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Survive In A Scorching Desert In The First Demo For Snowcastle’s Lysward, Available Now

Use Amri magic, craft, use your speeder and team up with your companion to endure extreme heat in the fantastical world of Umbra

Oslo, Norway - March 26th, 2026 - Independent developer Snowcastle Games have today released the first demo for Lysward, their in-development desert survival game. Lysward is a single-player survival adventure set in a vast and unforgiving desert in the fantastical world of Umbra. You will explore, craft, team up with your companion, and leverage Amri magic to endure the heat.
 

In the new demo, you can take your first steps into a treacherous desert where the sun’s relentless heat can defeat you quickly. The demo allows you to play through the first act of the story, where you recover your lost memories with the help of a friendly hogbunny called Gjorna. Other features in the demo include:

  • Two unique abilities that function as essential tools for survival
  • A fast, drivable vehicle to cross the sands and reach distant points of interest
  • Craftable recipes, including upgraded gear to withstand the relentless heat
  • Core areas to explore and scavenge for vital resources
  • Desert creatures that may be of some use to you - or hunt you

Whether you’re facing scorching heat, treacherous terrain, or mysterious foes, Amri magic will be your greatest asset. Learn to harness its power to grow plants and trees to harvest resources, or to deal with dangerous desert creatures. Search for the remnants of advanced technology left by ancient civilizations, unravel the mysteries of this forlorn place and find a way to survive.

 

About Snowcastle Games Snowcastle Games is an independent game developer founded in Oslo, Norway in 2009 to create games we love and would want to play ourselves. Snowcastle Games is known for creating EARTHLOCK, a passion project inspired by the developer’s childhood favorites that has over 8 million downloads across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch.  Snowcastle Games most recently released EARTHLOCK spinoff, Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch and is currently working on Lysward. For more information on Snowcastle Games, visit https://www.snowcastlegames.com/.