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Published on September 10th, 2024 | by Andrew Bistak

Bad Ridge Games Announces Delay for Mirthwood Launch Until November 6th, 2024

Bad Ridge Games, the two-man development team behind the highly anticipated fantasy life-sim Mirthwood has announced that the game’s official release has been postponed to November 6th, 2024.

The decision to delay the launch comes from a desire to deliver a more complete and polished experience. “We want Mirthwood to be the best it can be on day one,” said Daron Otis at Bad Ridge Games. 

“As a small, passionate team, we’ve worked tirelessly to create a world that players will love, but we felt there were still key areas, like performance optimization, localization, and some of the systems, that need to be fleshed out and more attention before launch.”

The extra development time will allow Bad Ridge Games to fine-tune the gameplay experience, improve overall performance, and ensure Mirthwood is fully localized for players worldwide. “Releasing a game that isn’t 100% ready isn’t something we want to do,” said Michael Brown, CEO of V Publishing.

“We’re committed to ensuring that when Mirthwood reaches players’ hands, it’s as polished as possible. The fans of the game are the most important thing, and making them happy is more of a priority than hitting a date, no matter what.”

Key Features:

  • Cultivate Your Homestead: Build a farm, plant and harvest crops, rear animals, and upgrade your facilities to craft items and gear.
  • Explore the Freelands: This open world comprises six diverse regions and three distinct towns, with much to discover. Travel on foot or by mount through mystical forests to boggy swamps.
  • Brawl and Skirmish: Take up a sword or prepare your bow in real-time combat. Mirthwood pits you against various enemies. Find and equip various loot and hunt down rare, powerful items.
  • Be Who You Want To Be: Your skills improve through your actions. By performing these actions, you’ll gain access to skill cards that you can equip and unlock powerful modifiers. Will you choose to be a lovable rogue or a sword-swinging master farmer?
  • A Fully Simulated Realm: Mirthwood is a fully simulated world and economy where NPCs go about their daily lives. Your choices impact the world and shape events.
  • Embrace Your Sense of Adventure: Embark on quests, encounter dynamic events, and investigate mysteries across the world.
  • Mix and Mingle: Meet and befriend (or insult) any NPC, and unlock new social interactions as your relationships and reputation grow. You can also recruit companions and pets to take with you on your journey.

While the delay is disappointing, Bad Ridge Games and V Publishing are confident that this decision will provide players with a more content-packed, enjoyable experience from day one. The team looks forward to welcoming players into the world of Mirthwood this November.

Mirthwood will be released on November 6th. Eager travelers who wish to start their journey can wishlist the game on Steam today and enter the giveaway for a custom Mirthwood Steam Deck.


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When he's not trying to save the world, Andrew enjoys travel (although loathes turbulence), going to the movies, reading and being a dad to his two dogs (and now twins) with his wife.


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