Kosice, Slovakia – May 13, 2026 – The upcoming ARPG and extraction looter mashup Hellforged open its gates for all play-testers today! Players are invited to head over to the game Steam page to discover their next obsession and participate actively to shape the game development with their feedback (through the in-game form of the developer's Discord).

Join the Hellforged playtest on the Steam page [here]

About Hellforged

Hellforged puts players in the boots of the legendary survivors of a shattered expedition. Your mission: battle through hordes of bloodthirsty demons to loot epic gear with powerful modifiers. But in Hellforged, the greatest challenge isn't just surviving the bullet-heaven - it's knowing when to leave.

Players must navigate a unique mid-battle extraction mechanic. At any moment, you must decide: do you safely extract your hard-earned equipment now to secure your progress, or do you risk everything for even greater rewards? One wrong move could cost you the ultimate haul, but fortune favors the bold who stay to break the Blackpyre once and for all.

Game Features:

• Extraction Bullet-Heaven Action: Experience the tension of a loot heist combined with the sensory overload of a bullet-hell shooter.
• Risk vs. Reward Extraction: Safely recover gear mid-battle or push deeper into the corruption for legendary rewards.
• The Eternal Tree & Arsenal: Customize your fate with deep talent trees and an upgrade pool you can influence to match your combat style.
• Diverse Survivor Classes: Play as distinct heroes with devastating abilities and unique progression paths.
• Colossal Boss Encounters: Summon and defeat powerful Stygian threats to prove your supremacy and claim the world's most overpowered gear.

Visit the Hellforged Steam page [here]

About Moonpyre
MoonPyre Studio is a fresh indie team making action games with strong atmosphere, smooth controls, and a focus on gameplay that feels good from the first minute to the last. Founded by the co-founder of SquareNite, the studio behind Darfall (2025), MoonPyre was built around a simple idea - small teams can still make games that feel deliberate, refined, and rewarding to play. We believe polish is not about size. It is about care, clarity, and thousands of small decisions that make combat, movement, and progression feel right.


About Grindstone
Grindstone is a video game production and publishing company with a strong background in RPG development based in Slovakia. It was founded as a spin-off from the well-established Slovakian development studio Games Farm to create new opportunities and support game developers in delivering creatively and commercially viable games that can compete on global markets.
https://www.grindstone.sk/