This War of Mine 2nd Edition

I owned this game for a little bit. But I knew it was challenging with the rules and kind of a downer of a game. So I sold my copy. I expect I’ll be backing this. And I expect that Awaken Realms is going to have improved upon the game play and the rule book. T

he game still looks beautiful and challenging and something that I enjoy. Plus I love solo games and this being that is definitely catching my attention as well. The main question I have is do I want a game that is this heavy in terms of the story? And it sounds like they know they can improve the experience and have plans to make it easier to get into and play.

You can follow the campaign here. It’s coming in Q2 of 2025.

Agricola Special Edition

Thank you Awaken Realms for making these games. I did end up wanting Castles of Burgundy because I found I loved it. But I won’t lie, Agricola is one that I’m not that interested in. If someone were to get this, I’d play it for sure. But I know that it’s not going to be one that I’m going to back. I think that a lot of people are going to love this. And I appreciate that a lot of things they do for the game make it great looking but also make sure that it’s highly functional and be enhanced.

You can follow that campaign here. Launching in 2025 quarter 2.

Agricola Dead Harvest

This is a new Agricola game coming as well. And this one is coming in 2026. I’m not sure what it’s going to add in there and it’s going to add zombies in as well. They wanted to try and make it a bit more Awaken Realms like with the zombies. It’s going to be a standalone game that still have that farm management to it, but during a zombie apocalypse. Which, this is pretty wild, but I’m sure some people will love this game.

You can follow that campaign here, it’s coming in 2026.

B.E.L.O.W. The Asylum

Oh boy, this fourth one is definitely going to interest me. I love horror themes and Awaken Realms is going to make it dark with an asylum. So I’m not sure if this is Lovecraftian, yet, but it’s looking dark and gory and wonderful which I adore. And you are a group called BELOW who are going to be stopping this from happening, it’s 100% my jam. I’m going to say that about 100 times more, but oh boy this is amazing. And it’s designed by the designer of SETI a very popular game last year.

This is a cooperative game which is important for me. I don’t know that this is a campaign game, maybe a one off scenario or just face off against the game. It sounds like there is going a more horrific world and the real world and you work between the two. That sounds super awesome to me, like I said, I’d say it more.

You can follow the campaign here. This is a Q3 or Q4 2025 game.

Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon Video Game

The video game is finally coming out in a full release. This is an open world game. And it looks amazing. But it’s a video game so I might get it eventually, but it also looks first person action game. They are going to release a special collectors edition as well, which is fun. It’s just going to give you stuff that you don’t need, but might want because they look very cool.

Follow the campaign here coming in Q1 of 2025.

Labyrinth Chronicles

This is going to be an combination of Ravensburger and Awaken Realms making a “deluxe” edition of Labyrinth. I have actually never played Labyrinth, but it looks fun as a mass market game. This is not just a straight reprint with Awaken Realms stuff to make it look fancy. They are still keeping it a lighter game, but it’s a bit more of a “gamer” game which a few more decisions. There is going to be a campaign more as well, which is a fun thing as well. I do enjoy a good campaign game. But it’s still going to be a family game as well. I might get this to play with my kid.

Follow the campaign here. It is coming in Q1 of 2026.

Dragon Eclipse Season 2

Yes, this game just delivered and is just delivering. But now there is another one coming out. And this one is called Dragon Eclipse The Grand Quest. I am intrigued by this because I got the game. But I want to get it played before I say anything more on it. There is an adventure mode which I should play and really see if this is a game for me. And you can play PvP and more on this one. And the aesthetic is great. They are smart with it, and it’s coming in Q4 of 2025 so people will have a bunch of time to play it. And even the language editions will be delivered.

Follow the campaign here.

Final Thoughts on Awaken Realms Next

Alright, let’s talk about what I’m likely to back. That’s what you want to know, I’m sure. And I think you can already start to guess. I think I’ll guess Dragon Eclipse The Grand Quest. I think it sounds like a ton of fun. And then the Labyrinth Chronicles sounds really fun. I think it’d be fun to do that as my kid is starting to get into games more. And he’ll probably be ready to play this by the time it comes in. And This War of Mine Second Edition as well, though I might wait on that. But finally, of course, then B.E.L.O.W. The Asylum which is 10000% my game.

But what game is the most interesting for you, let me know down in the comment section below.

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Awaken Realms NEXT 2024

Castles of Burgundy Deluxe Reprint

You miss out on getting the fancy Castles of Burgundy, I did, but didn’t at the same time, you can get it now. I need to play the game now. I don’t think it’s ever one I’ll go all fancy on, but it’s tempting. Instead, this might be the one for you, if you love the game and now you’ve seen the production, you have a chance to get it without paying scalper prices.

Follow Castles of Burgundy Deluxe Reprint here.

Puerto Rico Deluxe

This is another one that really isn’t for me. But Puerto Rico is a classic worker placement game. And I know a lot of people are going to be intrigued by this. Do you need a massive deluxe version, probably  not. Will it make your old version obsolete, absolutely not. But might it be cool if this is a game that you play a ton, probably. So one to checkout in what seems to be a growing line of deluxe euro game versions. This is Q3 campaign for 2024.

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AR Vault

Last year they did some dice. Which I have a set of those dice coming eventually. Do I need more dice, no. But this year it’s miniatures. Awaken Realms is a miniatures company, at least in terms of what they started out as. And their games, Etherfields, Tainted Grail, and more have come with amazing miniatures. So if you’re looking for some awesome looking miniatures, this is going to be the spot to get them. For me an okay announcement, I don’t really get miniatures unless they are for a game, so while I’ll look at them, not going to be one that I back. This will be coming back in Q1.

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Grimcoven

This is a big boss battler game. Do I need more boss battlers, absolutely, especially anything that is done by Awaken Realms. I like the idea of a boss battler, I need to dive more into the ones that I have. But coming in Q2 of 2024, from Awaken Realms you know that it’s going to drip with the aesthetic. And I’m hear for this witch hunter feel as you are a hunter battling against these bosses.

It’s interesting, it’s just a boss battler. Kind of like Primal how it can work that way. But it’s going to not have a campaign to it. So that’s nice, because you get to dive in and experience it and then be out of it. I hope that the world is strongly built for the game. But sounds like you do evolve your character, but it happens during the game, which I like the sound of. And each hunter is going to be different. Color me very intrigued overall.

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Lands of Evershade

It’s a board game, it’s an RPG, and it’s going to be massive and epic. Let’s say, as much as Grimcoven looks awesome. Lands of Evershade looks even more awesome. It’s really the type of game that I just adore with massive amounts of story and them. This, to me, is what Awaken Realms does best. I need to get back Etherfields sometime to play that, but I’ve loved their big story games with ISS Vanguard and Tainted Grail. This is coming in Q4 of 2024.

The trailer looks amazingly epic. And I want to know more about it and everything that is going on in it. The aesthetic is completely one that I like. And it’s supposed to be more RPG like in that it won’t drive your directions maybe as much. Though, I feel like Tainted Grail, while it has chapters, gave you sometimes new ways to handle it. And ISS Vanguard brought you into a solar system where you could go wherever. I hope this builds upon what they have learned from those games.

It’s also a game system. I am curious to see what that means. It is supposed to give you a lot of freedom to create your own character. It’s going to be RPG like in how creation of character. That is cool, there are some very sandbox games, but it might limit you. But it’s also going to have dungeon crawler elements and combat elements. I think it sounds very fun that way. But it’s also going to be very narrative heavy.

I’ll leave the world building something for you to dive into. They talk about it a bunch in the video, and if you’re curious, it’s definitely worth checking out.

Follow Lands of Evershade here.

Final Thoughts

Last year Dragon Eclipse was the game that interested me. The rest of them were just okay for me. STALKER definitely was interesting. Here are there are two games that really stand out to me. Lands of Evershade is an instant back. And Grimcoven also looks amazing. I think that type of game works really well for me because it’s what I want in a game, heavily thematic, and knowing Awaken Realms, going to have a lot of interesting mechanisms. But it’s a one off game, which to me is a great option for how I play.

Which one of these games or projects interests you the most? Do you want a deluxe version of a game like Castles of Burgundy or Puerto Rico? Or are you more into the heavy story and them like I am?

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