- Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward Is Available Now! - 19 August 2026
The doors to the Forgotten Ward are officially open. After a year of solo development, Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward is now available on Steam with a 10% launch discount!Explore the abandoned asylum, solve its mysteries, and survive what lurks inside.Thank you to everyone who supported, wishlisted, tested, streamed, and followed the game. I hope you enjoy your time in the Ward.Good luck and don’t look back. 🫁
- Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward launches August 19th - 18 August 2026
After more than a year of development, the day is finally here. Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward will launch on Steam on August 19th, 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT. I built this game alone, and reaching this moment means more than I can explain. Thank you to everyone who supported me, played the demo, shared feedback, or followed this journey. I cannot wait for you to step into the Forgotten Ward. See you soon.
- Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward - Announcement Trailer - 3 August 2026
The Forgotten Ward is waiting.I am excited to reveal the announcement trailer for Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward. Explore an abandoned asylum, uncover the secrets left behind, and discover the truth hidden within the Forgotten Ward. Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward is coming August 2026.Wishlist now on Steam to follow the journey. Thank you to everyone who has supported the project so far.
- MASSIVE DEMO UPDATE: Expanded Gameplay, Performance Boosts & Fixes! - 31 July 2026
Hey everyone,I just pushed a major update to the Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward demo! This update expands the demo loop, gets you into the action faster, optimizes performance, and cleans up the UI based on your feedback.🩸 What’s NewFaster Game Start: Streamlined the intro so you can get directly into the gameplay much faster.Expanded Gameplay Loop: The demo no longer ends abruptly. You must now collect all 4 key items (Glasses, Locket, Patient File 1, and Patient File 2) to escape.Readable Lore Rework: Significantly reduced and formatted the walls of text on lore documents so they are much faster and easier to read.New Objective HUD: Press TAB anytime to view your current objectives and tutorial info.Room Narration: Added protagonist voice/narration triggers to key areas throughout the asylum.Performance Optimizations: Major under-the-hood graphics and rendering tweaks for si…
- Steam Next Fest update – thank you + demo live - 18 June 2026
Quick update during Steam Next Fest 👀First, thank you to everyone who has already checked out Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward. The response so far has been way beyond what I expected for my first major Next Fest.If you haven’t tried the demo yet, it is still completely free to play during the event.You can also wishlist the game here if you want to support development: Current wishlist count: ~940+ (and growing during the event)I am actively playing feedback and watching everything closely. Thank you again for the support.
- Ashes of the Damned Demo is Live for Steam Next Fest - 15 June 2026
Steam Next Fest is here, and the demo for Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward is now playable.Step into an abandoned asylum and uncover the truth hidden inside the Forgotten Ward. Explore the halls, find patient files, use Spirit Vision to reveal hidden clues, solve puzzles, and survive what is stalking you in the dark.This demo is a work-in-progress slice of the full game experience, and your feedback, wishlists, and support help me keep improving the game.Play the demo, wishlist the full game, and let me know what you think.Thank you for supporting Ashes of the Damned.
- Ashes of the Damned Demo is LIVE! - 20 February 2026
The demo for Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward is live right now! You wake up in an abandoned ward that feels like it remembers you. Explore, piece together patient records, and use the glasses to activate Spirit Vision and reveal what the ward is hiding. In the demo you will:Explore the ward in first personUse Spirit Vision to uncover hidden clues and collectiblesCollect puzzle pieces to complete the combinationUnlock the safe and push deeper into the storyExperience multiple fear layers: encounters, scare beats, and psychological dreadIf you enjoy grounded, atmospheric horror with heavy story tension, add it to your wishlist and check out the demo now. Your feedback helps shape the full release.
- 📢 Official Discord Has Moved - 17 December 2025
We’ve moved to a new official Discord server for Ashes of the Damned and all Crimson Cloud Games projects. This new server will be the main place for: • Development updates • Demo feedback and bug reports • Announcements and playtests • Lore discussion and community chat If you were previously in the old Discord, please join us here: 👉 https://discord.gg/5xd6ZF8JMp Thanks for being part of the journey. See you there.
- Official Partnership Announcement – The Forgotten Ward joins indie.io - 29 October 2025
I’m excited to share that Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward has officially partnered with indie.io!I started working on the game in July 2025, and these past few months have been an incredible journey of building the world, the scares, and the lore behind it. What began as a simple idea to create an unsettling, atmospheric horror experience quickly grew into something much larger. Every day of development pushes me to make it more immersive and terrifying.For those of you who may not know, working with a game publishing platform like indie.io greatly helps indie developers focus on game development while they handle all the behind-the-scenes magic. From helping manage store pages to crafting marketing campaigns and even helping the game shine at both digital and live events, indie.io helps in all the aspects that indie developers often struggle with alone.I chose indie.io because…
- 200 Wishlists Reached + A Small Apology - 2 October 2025
Hi everyone,First, an apology for the recent silence. I’ve been heads-down in development, working on some things I’m dying to show you, but I need to keep them hidden a little longer. Trust me, it will be worth the wait.In the meantime, I’m excited to share that we’ve crossed 200 wishlists! That may sound like a small step, but for a solo horror project like this, it’s a huge milestone and a real motivator to keep going. Thank you all for your support 🖤Here’s a new glimpse inside the asylum while you wait:Want to join the community and talk with other survivors? 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/EbW7suVmgS 🎮 Steam: Stay tuned. Something very special is coming soon…
- The Forgotten Ward Is Opening - 26 July 2025
You awaken in a place you’ve already been.The walls hum. The halls stretch. And something in the dark… remembers you.🩸 Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward is a slow-burn, psychological horror game about guilt, memory, and the things that never stay buried.There’s no combat. No map. Just a flashlight, fragments of truth, and a ward that always wanted you back.🔍 Wishlist Now on Steam Every wishlist helps a solo developer keep this project alive.💬 Join the Community We’ve opened the Discord - meet other patients, get dev updates, or just leave something behind in the ward. https://discord.gg/EbW7suVmgSThe ward is open. We’ll be waiting.
