The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith

Roguelike· JRPG· Mystery Dungeon· Crafting

Released Nov 2025

"Try all you can, through hell and fire's end..."Forge yourself the best weapon you can, and jump into the ever-changing dungeon searching for your memory and the truth of this world!Roguelike X Smithing X Souls-like. Turn-Based Strategic Dungeon Crawling RPG

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $19.99

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Evaluation

The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith launched on November 28, 2025 and received a steady stream of patches and feature updates in the months that followed. The key milestone came on August 9, 2026, when Ason shipped the free Epilogue Update — 9 new story Memories depicting events after the main game's ending, new cutscenes, a Story Gallery for replaying all in-game events, a Boss replay feature, a Casino mode, and the Art + Music Collection DLC. This update delivered the post-release story content the developer had been working toward since launch. On August 17, 2026, producer Hanji posted a lengthy personal letter reflecting on the entire development journey — from the game's origins to the challenges of production, the writing process, and the now-delivered epilogue content. The tone throughout is one of closure: expressing gratitude to players, acknowledging missteps, and celebrating the completed world they built. The post explicitly frames the epilogue as fulfilling a promise made since release, and describes the content as finished. A follow-up patch on August 16, 2026 addressed bugs introduced by the Epilogue Update, consistent with routine post-release maintenance. No future content, roadmaps, or unreleased DLC are mentioned anywhere in recent developer communications. The only DLC on the store — the Art + Music Collection — released on August 9, 2026 and is fully available. With the promised epilogue shipped and the producer's letter reading as a retrospective conclusion to the game's development cycle, the game is content-complete as of August 9, 2026.

Evidence

Producer Hanji posted a lengthy personal letter reflecting on the full development journey of Cursed Blacksmith, framing the epilogue update as fulfilling their promise to players since release. The tone is retrospective and conclusive, with no mention of future content plans.

news post · Aug 17, 2026 source development ending

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Free Epilogue Update released, delivering 9 new story Memories, new cutscenes, a Story Gallery, Boss replay, Casino mode, and balance updates. The post closes with 'That's all from us. May the horizon light guide you until the very end.' No future updates referenced.

news post · Aug 9, 2026 source content shipped

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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith - Art + Music Collection

Aug 2026

Media

Details

Developer

Ason

Publisher

Ason

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

JRPG Mystery Dungeon Roguelike Crafting Anime Souls-like Resource Management RPG Story Rich Turn-Based Tactics Dungeon Crawler Turn-Based Strategy 2D Strategy Cute

About this game

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EVERY STEP COUNTS, PLAN BEFORE EVERY MOVE

Think carefully before you move in this turn-based battle system where enemies move right after you.

Be aware of the Erosion. You won't last long when it reaches its limit.
Strategize one step ahead and utilize all your belongings to survive.

Stay vigilant; you never know when you'll encounter the deadly traps.

MORE THAN 100 WEAPONS TO FORGE RIGHT WHERE YOU STAND

Create different weapons based on the materials you choose.
Each and every weapon possesses an unique Skill, broaden your playstyle.

Make shattered weapons materials as well, inheriting their strength to the next masterpiece.
Craft and destroy weapons to find your own playstyle.

OVERCOME DEATH AND BECOME STRONGER WITH YOUR SOULS

Collect Souls for permanent upgrades and items.

Stride ahead against a variety of elite enemies.

Test your might and knowledge in challenging boss battles.
Find Memories to reach out to the truth of "this world."

Storytelling via both cutscenes and text-based novels with over 150K word count.
All 6 main characters and elite enemies are fully voiced by Japanese voice actresses, with real-time 2D animations.

Supports Steam Deck and controllers, with modifyable key configurations.

You opened your eyes, but nothing could be seen.
Suddenly, one string of dim light shone through the darkness.
As you followed the light of hope, it slowly turned from azure to crimson.
Once again, your consciousness faded away...

You opened your eyes, and found yourself in the middle of nowhere.
A mysterious girl, with her monotonous tone, spoke of various confusing matters.
Safe House. Purpose. Erosion. Death.
The only way to grasp the truth is to hold on the black sword of yours,

and fight against "This World," no matter the consequences...