Book of Korvald
Released Jun 2024
Book of Korvald tells the saga of a Norse scribe, and his alliance with a parasitic eldritch entity. Join forces with beautiful warrior nuns, sexy mythical figures and lustful interdimensional creatures to prevent our world from being devoured. Can you contain your sexual urges and fight to survive?
92% positive · 113 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Steam $24.99
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Evaluation
Book of Korvald launched on June 16, 2024 and received a sustained run of updates through mid-2025. The most significant was the Christmas Update (Version 1.2.0) on December 28, 2024, which added five new areas, a new boss, new items, runes, allies, enemies, and scenes. Subsequent feature patches continued into 2025: Patch 1.2.86 on April 16, 2025 added a dungeon mapping system and overhauled saves, Patch 1.3.0 on June 11, 2025 added missing content and improvements, and Patch 1.3.1 on July 3, 2025 improved minigame systems and fixed various issues. That July 3, 2025 post is the last communication specifically about Book of Korvald.
The 10 most recent news posts scanned (the ones returned as most relevant) are all from February–July 2025 or earlier, and none of them announce new content for Book of Korvald. The posts from February 2026 and December 2025 promote entirely different games from Punching Donut's portfolio. No post announces upcoming content, a roadmap, or unreleased DLC for this game.
To assess whether the update pattern is still active, the cadence of major content for this game needs to be considered. There was one large content expansion (the December 28, 2024 Christmas Update) followed by a series of feature and bug-fix patches, with the last update on July 3, 2025. The developer has posted nothing about Book of Korvald since July 3, 2025 — now more than 14 months ago as of October 1, 2026. Meanwhile, the studio has clearly been active, publishing multiple other games and updates throughout 2025 and into early 2026. The sustained silence on this specific title, against a backdrop of active publishing activity for other games, indicates that Book of Korvald's update cycle has concluded. With no announced future content, no unreleased DLC, and no developer statement of ongoing plans — and with the studio visibly occupied with other projects — the game appears to have reached its final state as of the last patch on July 3, 2025.
Evidence
Developer's most recent news post promotes a different game (Heavy Hearts) — no mention of Book of Korvald updates. Studio is actively publishing but has not communicated about this title since July 2025.
Patch 1.3.1 improved minigame systems (Drinking Contest, Slot Machine) and fixed several bugs. This is the last known communication specifically about Book of Korvald.
Details
Developer
Publisher
Shady Corner Games
Achievements
32
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Book of Korvald tells the saga of a Norse scribe, and his alliance with an eldritch entity named "Qhroth'un".
History does not tell us that Norse clans had scribes of their own. Their folklore is said to have been preserved through oral traditions exclusively, but this is not the truth. Many written sagas were damaging to the reputation of royal families and expository to the church. So these writings, along with their authors, were aggressively purged from existence. Korvald was one such scribe.
Korvald's is not a tale of heroism and justice, but of deceit and suffering provoked by powerful religious empires and unseen cosmic forces. His story begins as so many are ended. Family slain and taken from his now destroyed village, Korvald is branded as a heretic and seemingly condemned to death. The true purpose of his capture and torment are part of a much bigger and far more sinister agenda. In his darkest hour, Korvald is approached by Qhroth'un and an agreement is made that will change everything...
- Over 50 different female characters complete with sexual encounters. All raw, hot and fully animated.
Maps / Environments / Areas:
- Each chapter takes place across an entire country, spanning over 30 areas. Starting in Denmark near the city of Ribe, drawing inspiration from the conversion to Christianity that took place around the 9th century in Scandinavia.
Weapons:
- 200+ different weapons to find or buy from various shops. Axes, Swords, Maces, Whips, Spears, Flails, Daggers, Shields, and Books (yes books).
Artifacts:
- 30+ different artifacts and special off-hand weapons to equip. You could raise the dead Templar knights as zombie minions, inflict plagues on nearby enemies, and even cause certain NPCs (and even some enemies) to strip naked (because... why not?).
Runes:
- Korvald will discover the true meaning and origin of runes and runestones. Utilizing his unique insight into this powerful language, he will gain the ability to harness many destructive and helpful forces. Unleash flaming cyclones, lightning storms, arctic blizzards, healing waters and even summon eldritch creatures to aid you in combat.
Even More To Behold
-A talent tree comprised of 15 different talents that you can customize
-Over 30 unique boss battles
-Minigames (fishing, farming, ale brewing, drinking contests, arena battles)
-A repeatable roguelike dungeon system
-Unlockable galleries for repeat viewing of cinematics and sex scenes
-Fully voiced characters
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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