- New Chapters! Chapters 18 & 19 are now Available for Early Access players! - 25 August 2026
Chapters 18 and 19 are officially live in Utopia: Birth of the Heroes. We are very excited to share these two chapters with you as they're two of our most favorite chapters from the game, so after you finish updating the game and finish chapter 19, please let us know what you think. We'd love to hear from you. This update pushes the story beyond Chapters 0 through 17 and brings the battle for Oase to its finale. You will also see a major confrontation between two key characters that sends the story in a new direction. These chapters wrap up a big arc and open the door to new developments, new mysteries, and deeper character moments that will shape the journey ahead! And to celebrate this update, we released a new Character Spotlight Trailer for Emilia Annot. She is one of the key supporting characters in the story, and this trailer is part of our ongoing Character Spotlight Series of tr…
- Small Update / Patch Notes - 10 August 2026
Fix small visual bugs on the UI. - There was an error in which the frame for the save files in the save & load menu was not showing to users, it has now been fixed so it is visible for all players. - The space between the save files, delet button and the pages within the save menu sometimes overlapped with each other, it has now been fixed so no overlapping occurs.
- Utopia: Birth of the Heroes is now live in Steam Early Access! - 29 July 2026
Utopia: Birth of the Heroes is now live in Steam Early Access!Today marks a major milestone for us in Mana Core Game Studios: players can now experience Chapters 0–17, the entire first half of Utopia’s arcane fantasy narrative. Early Access includes around 8–10 hours of story, new regions, new characters, political intrigue, and the turning points that set the stage for the journey ahead.Early Access is also a collaboration with the community. The team will be gathering feedback on narrative pacing, clarity, English localization, UI presentation, and overall experience as development continues toward full release.As such, we have prepared Early Access RoadmapBelow is the planned schedule for new chapter releases. This development schedule might be updated depending on player feedback and development pacing.Chapters 18–19 — August 24th Chapters 20–22 — September 21stChapters 23-25 — Octo…
- Utopia: Birth of the Heroes Enters Steam Early Access on July 27 - 11 July 2026
Hello Everyone!How the time flies... Last time we were reaching out talking about the update to our five-chapter demo, and now, well, we got some big news.Utopia is releasing on Steam Early Access this 27th of July!And this is not just double amount of chapter we are bringing, it's over three times.The Early Access Build will come with access with chapter 0-17!! That's close to 8-10 hours of narrative-driven gameplay! You will see a lot of our three protagonists, a lot of all our cast, and the story, but that's not all, we've structured and prepared our workflow for this day.We will be sure to update the Early Access build regularly, not just to do any fixing that might come up, but to bring you more chapters as we build up towards the full release later this year with all our 32 chapters of the game.While chapters 18-32 are still in development, we are very confident about how they are…
- Demo Update, Two New Character Trailers, and New Key Art! - 27 May 2026
Hey everyone! Dante and Daniel here. 🙋♂️🙋♂️ We've got A LOT for you today including an update to the game demo, two new character spotlight trailers, and refreshed key art - and it’s live on Steam! Demo Update is Now Live and includes:A new in‑game Gallery and EncyclopediaLocalization improvementsMinor UI polishVarious bug fixesAdjustments to text boxes and font sizes across multiple languagesSteam Achievements integratedThe demo update adds a fully featured Gallery Mode that includes Character Art, Story Scenes, and Background Art albums, all of which contain dozens of entries that unlock individually as players progress through the game. The update also adds the in‑game Encyclopedia, which contains a rich collection of world‑building lore and character information that expands as players advance through the story. So, for those of you who’ve yet to play through our five-chapter de…
- What We’ve Been Working On - A Sneak Peek at What’s Coming Next - 5 May 2026
Hey everyone! Dante and Daniel here. 🙋♂️🙋♂️We wanted to share a quick update on what we’ve been working on, what’s coming next, and what you can expect in the very near future.First things first. Thank you again to everyone who has downloaded and played the 5‑chapter demo, left feedback, and added the game to your Wishlist. Your support is appreciated more than you know. Demo Improvements in ProgressWe’ve been working on a number of demo updates based on our findings and your feedback coming out of Next Fest. These include updating the demo with:A new in‑game Encyclopedia and GalleryLocalization improvementsMinor UI polishVarious bug fixesAdjustments to text boxes and font sizes across multiple languagesThese changes are coming along nicely, and we will share more once everything is finalized and tested. Character Spotlight TrailersWe have also been working on a series of character…
- The Utopia: Birth of the Heroes Demo Is Live! - 27 February 2026
Hey everyone 👋 So… funny story. We meant to publish this post a few days ago. We had pretty much everything \ all written out, proofread, polished, and ready to go up… aaaand we got wrapped up in the beautiful chaos that is Next Fest prep, social posting, chatting with other devs and players, reaching out to press and content creators, and running around like two brothers trying to run an indie dev studio working toward releasing their first game. Which, to be fair, is exactly what we are. 😅 But now that we’ve come up for a breath of air, we’re excited to announce: The Utopia: Birth of the Heroes demo is now live for Steam Next Fest! In the demo, you'll be able to play through the first 5 chapters in both English and Spanish and experience the game's first major story arc. We hope you’ll take the time to enjoy the experience and the world we’ve been creating over several years. Oh, an…
- The Journey Begins: Introducing Utopia: Birth of the Heroes - 24 January 2026
Hey everyone,We’re Dante and Daniel, the two-brother team behind Mana Core Game Studios, and yesterday was a very special day for us. After years of crafting this story and building this world bit by bit, piece by piece, we were finally able to announce our debut game, Utopia: Birth of the Heroes. Utopia: BotH is a fantasy visual novel set in a medieval war-torn world forged by war, ideals, and the cost of chasing a perfect society…the perfect Utopia. In this game, you’ll be following three protagonists, each with their own vision of Utopia, and the choices that you make with them will shape the story and their Kingdoms.And that’s really our core vision for this game: to deliver a meaningful story and experience that pulls you into the world and encourages you to form your own emotional connections and bonds with its characters, while also developing your own perspective on what “Utopia…
