PR EMBARGO: 17.07.2025, 2 pm MET (9 am EST)
July 17th, 2025
The indie studio Pithead Studio, founded by the industry veterans Björn and Jenny Pankratz, is working on it’s immersive sim dungeon crawler Cralon and is very happy to announce that the game will not only be released on PC but also on Xbox and Playstation.
Therefore they collaborate with the brand new Indie Publisher Artex Software, who also was founded by industry veterans, to realize the porting.
„We still remain independent for the release of Cralon for PC, but we are super happy that we found a partner who we have known personally for decades and with whom we can now expand to more platforms with our game.“ – Björn Pankratz
Pithead Studio and Artex Software will both attend Gamescom 2025. Cralon will be playable as part of the Indie Arena Booth with a Big Booth in Hall 10.2 F010g – E019.
Press requests to: welcome@pithead-studio.com
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJH0KM-II2Y
Download the assets: https://pithead-studio.com/en/#pressKits
Links & Info
Website Pithead Studio: https://pithead-studio.com/
Website Artex: https://artexsoft.com/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3440060/Cralon
Epic: https://store.epicgames.com/p/cralon-12e9d3
Xbox, Playstation
About Pithead Studio
After their former studio was closed due to the economic situation after more than a quarter of a century of successful role-playing game development, Jenny and Björn Pankratz decided to found their own indie studio to start from scratch.
In July 2024, Pithead Studio was brought to life and symbolizes both the light at the end of the tunnel and the love of the industrial culture of its home region, the Ruhr area. Now Pithead Studio is developing its first brand-new project Cralon.
About Cralon
Cralon is a rare 3D immersive sim dungeon crawler with RPG and adventure elements, inspired by the ultimate dungeon classics and developed with the Unreal Engine 5.
Hunting a demon, you fell into the abyss of an old mine. Equip yourself, fight creatures, solve quests, uncover secrets and find a way out.
Key Features
With its genre mix of immersive sim, dungeon crawler, RPG and adventure, Cralon combines a variety of interlocking game elements that enhance the immersion of exploration and storytelling. Inspiration is provided by classics such as Arx Fatalis or Ultima Underworld. Cralon represents a modern indie version and offers a huge dungeon with seamless levels and environmental variety, as well as a deep main story with side quests, twists and dialogues with different choices. The opportunity to upgrade and improve the character, combat, hidden puzzles and traps and a lot of lore, like documents and pictures with clues and background information, also contribute to the experience.