Animated by hand
Every swing of Kladenets and every landing of the Wolf is animated by hand, key by key, by the people whose names go in the credits.
A forgotten magic has been unleashed, and the most infamous legends of Slavic and Balkan folklore are coming back. Ivan and the Grey Wolf face them in a hand-crafted Metroidvania, hybrid 2.5D and 3D.
Demo out now · Built in Unreal Engine 5 · Live orchestral score
The pact
Two ways through the same forest
The switch is one button, and it is also the map.
Hold the rune of Veles and you are Ivan
KladenetsThe legendary sword of the fairy tales, now in Ivan's hands.
The bowFor whatever the blade cannot reach.
Rune magicA shaman's ritual pulled the runes out of the world. Ivan takes them back one at a time.
Let it go and you are the Grey Wolf
Scent trackingA wall is a wall for Ivan and a scent trail for the Wolf.
A short teleportThrough what Ivan would have to climb.
SpeedFor the stages that ask for mobility and tactics.
Trailer
See it move
Captured from the demo build, the one you can play for free on Steam today. Visuals and mechanics are not final.
The video loads from YouTube only when you press play.
Made by people
100% hand-crafted
No generative AI in the art, the animation, the writing or the sound. That is the reason the project exists in this shape.
Painted by hand
Environments painted by hand, concept through to final. The lilac fog, the wildflower meadows and the lanterns all started as paintings.
A live orchestra in a room
Twelve musicians recorded the demo's score at Wooden Envelope Studio in Thessaloniki in 2025, instead of a sample library on a laptop. Watch the session.
On Kickstarter · 30 October to 9 November
Baba Yaga's hut, ready to print
The izba on hen's legs, prepared for printing at 75 and 150 mm: three parts that key together, or one piece. Pay what you want from one euro, for ten days.
It opens on 30 October, the same day as the boss fight demo. Then it hands over to the campaign it exists for: Baba Yaga herself, cast in resin.
Newsletter
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