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MONTREAL, AUGUST 7th, 2025 - As part of the Kitfox Games Festival, developer A Sharp are weaving dreams of the underworld in their tactical narrative game Thousand Hells. Taking place in a new fantasy setting, Thousand Hells is a departure from the world of Glorantha from A Sharp’s previous games, King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages. Kitfox Games will be publishing the game, revealed in a new trailer that shows off the mythological setting and gameplay:
A Sharp’s founder David Dunham had this to say about Thousand Hells:
“I’d like to push procedural storytelling in a new direction, both in how the quests are generated and with the narrative game that lets you use your team’s traits to resolve situations by making story choices, not just dice rolls. And it’s fun to see the system that Robin Laws and I designed put to use by other writers.“
Kitfox Captain Tanya X. Short is also excited to be teaming up with A Sharp once again:
“King of Dragon Pass is part of why I became a game designer, and I'm glad to help David continue making his systemic storytelling games for as long as I can, especially for epic underworlds like Thousand Hells. Plus, who doesn't love Orpheus?”
Four heroes descend into hell in a tactical narrative game blending mythology and surrealism. Each hero is procedurally generated with fears, desires and personalities. Recruit your team, choose your path, and overcome the trials of the underworlds, inspired by various myths including ancient proto-Indo-European, Norse, and Mesopotamian, with a dash of Heironymous Bosch. It’s a whole new systemic storybook experience from the designers of King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages.
Thousand Hells features:
- Dynamic Narrative Encounters: Choose the best option and use your party’s skills to advance with your body and mind intact
-Highly Replayable: Create a new unique quest or retry failed missions. Your cast of helpers changes each time
-Experience Every Underworld: Whether you’re following in Orpheus’s footsteps to rescue a loved one or save the Eternal City from an insect plague, the underworld you visit and how you tackle its challenges will change the way the story plays out.
-An anthology of mythic-surrealist journeys imagined by 7 different writers, with hundreds of hand-painted illustrations
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About Thousand Hells
Thousand Hells is a tactical narrative game where your choices determine your fate and change your party forever. Assemble a team that can handle the physical and mental trials of hell, or at least the demons, guardians, and gods in the one you’re visiting today.
In the underworlds, you and your team must fulfill your contract with the mysterious Ambassador, which changes with every mission. Planning helps, but no job ever goes according to plan...
Thousand Hells takes place in a stand-alone fantasy world from the designers of King of Dragon Pass and the Six Ages series. This anthology narrative was pulled from the minds of 5 different writers and is supplemented by gorgeous hand-painted illustrations. Each hell is distinct, with its own palette and idiosyncratic threats to survive.
What’s Next
Kitfox Games, publisher of Dwarf Fortress and Caves of Qud, has joined A Sharp to help publish Thousand Hells, release date unknown.
We’ll have more to announce as we approach the launch, you can join the Kitfox Discord to meet and chat with other A Sharp fans about the game.
For more information on Thousand Hells, visit https://a-sharp.com/1000hells/
Follow A Sharp on Mastodon, Bluesky, Facebook and Twitter.
For special interview requests or any other requests, get in touch with alexandra@kitfoxgames.com
For screenshots, key art and more, you can find the presskit here.
Find the game on Steam.
About A Sharp
A Sharp, LLC is a small software development house, located in Seattle. Led by David Dunham, A Sharp is the team behind King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages.
Learn more about A Sharp at https://a-sharp.com/
About Kitfox Games
A scrappy Canadian games studio focused on creating dangerous, intriguing worlds to explore. The Kitfox co-founders are Tanya X. Short (Designer) and Xin Ran Liu (Artist). They started working together in 2013 on Shattered Planet with the gracious support of the Execution Labs incubator. Currently working on: Streets of Fortuna. Games previously developed: Boyfriend Dungeon, Moon Hunters, The Shrouded Isle... and more! Published: Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud, Ostranauts, Six Ages 1 and 2, Thousand Hells... and more!
For more information on Kitfox Games, visit http://www.kitfoxgames.com.
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PRESS CONTACT
Alexandra Orlando (Kitfox Games Community and Marketing Manager)
alexandra@kitfoxgames.com