Meridiem Presents the Illustrated Art of
The Bearer & The Last Flame
A carefully crafted artistic direction that reinforces the game's visual identity and narrative.
Meridiem is pleased to announce that The Bearer & The Last Flame will feature completely original illustrations created by artists Ion Ander Ramírez Rodríguez and Adrián Lucas Hernández, who is also responsible for the game's cover design. These works have been created by hand and digitally by the artists, reaffirming the project's commitment to human creativity and traditional art.
Ion Ander Ramírez Rodríguez, known as Ion Ander ART on social media, has been working as a freelance illustrator for several years. Although he practices various traditional techniques, such as oil painting and charcoal, he has specialised in digital techniques, which are currently the main focus of his work.
Throughout his career as an artist, he has collaborated as a cover artist and illustrator for several publishing houses (Eunate, Nowevolution, etc.), and has also worked in the field of board games and video games. He has also published several books on folklore and mythology through Amazon, one of the main themes of his most personal work.
He currently combines his work as a freelancer with his presence at numerous art conventions in Spain and Europe, where he presents and sells his own original work.
Adrián Lucas Hernández is an illustrator born in Tenerife, drawn to the art profession from a very young age thanks to impressive collections of storybooks his parents brought him, featuring fantastic illustrations made with pencil, tempera, and watercolor.
He is passionate about the narrative aspect of illustration and about telling stories through images. For this reason, he combines his work as a storyboard artist for animation companies (such as Mondo TV and currently Red Animation) with creating illustrations, either by collaborating with publishing houses (especially Celaeno Books on their Choose Cthulhu saga) or with video game studios.
Although he began in the video game industry creating concept art for Path Games, he produced his first cover art with Meridiem for the video game The Bearer & the Last Flame. Thanks to this, he has been able to collaborate with other studios and publishers, including Dojo System, Guarida Games, and Selecta Play, leaving his signature on games such as Dino Punk, Among Ashes, Die by Anything, and Dark Mass.
About The Bearer & The Last Flame
Developed by Dark Reaper Studio, The Bearer & The Last Flame is an epic dark fantasy action-adventure created by a single developer, inspired by the classics of the Soulslike genre, and will immerse you in a world ravaged by death.
Meridiem has been responsible for the design and creation of these physical editions: The Bearer & The Last Flame - Standard Edition for PlayStation 5 which includes the PlayStation 5 game and The Bearer & The Last Flame - The Knight's Edition which includes, in addition to the PS5 game, a game guide and a special sleeve.
- Watch the trailer of The Bearer & The Last Flame here
The Bearer & The Last Flame is now available to pre-order in physical format on PlayStation 5, and digitally for PlayStation 5 and Steam. It will be released on March 6th, 2026.
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About Meridiem
We are Meridiem, a video game publisher and distributor in love with its culture, which we protect and pass on in order to preserve it. We do this by fostering talent through investment in independent projects with potential, bringing back classic titles, promising indies and AAA games while continuing to support the physical format.
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About Dark Reaper Studio
Dark Reaper Studio was born from the determination of a lone developer with over 15 years spent forging worlds in the video game industry. After journeying through console, PC, and mobile projects, he transforms his experience into a singular and unshakable vision. This is the story of a creator who chooses to walk alone to build something no one else would dare attempt. A studio small in size but immense in ambition, mastery, and passion. Here, the know-how gathered over more than a decade becomes weapons, tools, and destiny. Dark Reaper Studio doesn't just make games — it forges universes meant to endure.
