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Hello, this is Wayway.
After a long development journey, Aksun will launch in Steam Early Access on July 21 at 10:00 AM GMT.
The Early Access version includes:
Aksun’s core combat and chain-reaction systems
Multiple playable weapons
A variety of Artifacts and build combinations
Permanent and run-based progression systems
Multiple areas, enemies, elite encounters, and bosses
The main gameplay systems that will form the foundation of the full release
Aksun is not yet complete. The Early Access version does not include:
The complete story
All planned chapters and areas
The final boss and ending
The full selection of weapons, Artifacts, enemies, and bosses
The final level of balancing, optimization, and polish
Throughout Early Access, we will continue improving the game based on player feedback.
The Early Access base price has been set approximately 20–30% lower than the planned full-release price. We hope this gives more players the opportunity to experience Aksun early and join us as we continue developing the game. The price is expected to increase when Aksun reaches version 1.0, reflecting the additional content and improvements introduced during Early Access.
During Early Access, we plan to add:
Final boss chapter
New enemies, new encounters
Additional weapons
New progression and build options
Story content, including the final chapter and ending
Combat improvements, balance updates, optimization, and quality-of-life features
More information about the upcoming content and our development plans can be found in the Early Access Roadmap announcement
We sincerely appreciate everyone who played the demo and playtests, shared feedback, wishlisted the game, and waited for us throughout development.
This launch is not the end of development. It is the beginning of the next stage of Aksun’s journey.
On July 21, the seal of Aksun will be broken.
Thank you. Wayway
Hello everyone,
Thank you so much for playing the Aksun demo.
Thanks to your support, feedback, streams, reviews, and bug reports, we are now moving into the final preparation stage for Aksun’s Early Access launch, planned for late July.
As part of this transition, the current demo will remain playable until:
Sunday, June 28, 11:59 PM GMT
After that time, the demo will be fully deactivated. This also means that players who have already downloaded the demo will no longer be able to play it until we determine how to bring it back or reshape it after Early Access begins.
This is not the end of the demo journey, but a step toward what comes next. While our focus is on delivering a richer Early Access experience, we are also considering the possibility of reintroducing a more streamlined version of the demo alongside the Early Access release.
The Early Access build will include more content, more polish, improved balance, and many changes based on the feedback we received from players during the demo period. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who spent time with Aksun and helped us shape the game.
We are now focused on making the Early Access release as strong as possible.
Thank you again for your support.
See you in late July.
Wayway Aksun Development Team
We've put together a 2026–2027 Aksun development and launch roadmap just for you. This marks our fourth year of development — so much has happened along the way, and now that release is finally drawing closer, we're feeling both nervous and excited. We hope sharing this roadmap sparks the same anticipation in you for the great journey ahead with Aksun.
We need your feedback! If you remember the initial version of the game, you will see just how much has changed. We take player feedback very seriously—it serves as our compass and often provides the inspiration for entirely new features. Thank you for playing. We truly believe we are building this game together with our community.
Aksun is part of Steam Next Fest, running June 15-22! Our biggest demo update yet is live all week, and we'd love for you to play it and tell us what you think.
New here? Aksun is a hack & slash roguelite rooted in Korean shamanic mythology. You descend through the Six Realms of the dead, chain over 120 elemental artifacts into devastating reactions, and try to break the cursed cycle. It is often compared to Hades, reimagined through Korean folklore.
Run Progression: new flow for how you advance through chapters
Combat Encounters: more varied and intense battles
Narrative+: deeper world-building and story woven into each run
Skill Key Guidance: cleaner onboarding for the Shift mechanic that tripped a lot of you up
Combat Visibility: enemy projectiles and attack ranges are much easier to read now
Basic Options: volume control, windowed mode, and resolution settings are in
Artifact illustrations are currently being updated (working from high rarity to low rarity).
Some images may appear as temporary placeholders.
Please be aware that Demo save data may not carry over to the Early Access or Full Release versions.
We need your feedback! If you remember the initial version of the game, you will see just how much has changed. We take player feedback very seriously—it serves as our compass and often provides the inspiration for entirely new features. Thank you for playing. We truly believe we are building this game together with our community.
Balanced enemy density and removed enhanced monsters in Normal difficulty to improve early-game progression.
Refined Artifact acquisition mechanics and polished associated Talent systems.
Enhanced VFX and indicator decals for clarity, including boss clear effects and particle layer optimizations.
Various minor UI and UX adjustments, such as menu lockout during boss cinematics and smoother combat transitions.
Resolved various script errors and logic issues related to Bow skills, Skill Experience, and Faith mechanics.
Fixed character movement and collision issues, specifically regarding teleport skills and large monster interactions.
Corrected behavior and scaling issues for several summons and possession-based abilities.
Addressed general system stability issues, including input freezes, combat report cleanup, and build-related errors.
Thank you for playing the Demo ver.0.9.8b. We have recieved a lot of feedbacks and heartwarming reviews from all around. This is helping us so much with the development, the things we should focus on and the things we over thought about. We appreciate it all and we are pushing ourselves to make a better game. Thank you!
Play the demo and push its limits
Tell us what you think — report bugs or share feedback via our Steam Discussions or Discord
Wishlist Aksun to support the team and stay updated on our next chapters
Here is our official Discord server for deeper discussions, lore theories, and development sneak peeks. Come say hi. Or scream with us.
The Aksun Playtest branch will officially close on September 3.
However, you will still be able to keep playing the same build through the Aksun Demo branch (already updated). Only your tutorial progress data from the Playtest will be carried over to the Demo build.
Why this change?
We originally planned to update the Demo in mid-September with our roadmap announcement.
But because so many of you requested a build to keep playing, we’ve decided to make the Demo available earlier than expected.
How future builds will work
Each Demo build will first be tested through a closed Playtest.
Then, 4–8 weeks later, it will be made public as the next Demo update.
If you’d like to experience new builds early or help us by joining future Playtests,
Please sign up here: Apply for Future Playtests
Next Steps
The official Roadmap Announcement will be shared via Steam in mid-September.
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/ZcAeRzdbUg
Thank you for your incredible support, and see you in the next run!
— The Aksun Dev Team
Hello Wanderers,
The playtest has now wrapped up! Huge thanks to everyone who took part and shared feedback - it’s already proving very helpful as we refine and expand the experience of AKSUN.
If you haven’t had the chance to submit feedback yet, you can still do so here: https://forms.gle/Xb8NV5TQb39LAwP86
We’ve got plenty of exciting stuff to share soon, so keep an eye on Discord and Twitter.
ːccheartː Wayway Inc
Hello Wanderers,
We’re thrilled to announce that AKSUN’s first Public Playtest is now live!
Dive into this Korean shamanic Roguelite packed with evolving builds, wild elemental combos, and rich lore - and be among the first to experience the opening two chapters.
Your feedback will play a key role in shaping the game’s future.
Join Playtest, and let us know what you think - we can’t wait to hear your feedback.
Feedback Form (also available in-game): https://forms.gle/Xb8NV5TQb39LAwP86
And if you’d like to chat with us and other players, join our Discord!
ːccheartː Wayway Inc
Hello Wanderers,
We’re excited to invite you into the Seal on August 15 for AKSUN’s first public playtest. Aksun is a Korean shamanic roguelite filled with evolving builds, wild elemental combos, and deep lore, and you have a chance to be among the first ones to play first two chapters of the game and help shape the future of the game!
Note for all Humble Choice users: You can grab your Aksun Playtest key right from Humble and jump in a week early! Your feedback will help us make open Playtest even better for all the participants.
Sign up now, play, and let us know what you think - we can’t wait to hear your feedback.
And if you’d like to chat with us and other players, join our Discord!
ːccheartː Wayway Inc
From July 18 at 9AM KST, we'll be streaming a continuous gameplay session where one of our team members plays through the newest version of Aksun — bringing you deeper into the action roguelike experience with a much more intuitive and three-dimensional progression system.
📆 Streaming all day long, for three days straight 📍 Come see us in person at Booth 1F-D43 if you're attending Bitsummit! 🎮 Don't miss this chance to witness the evolution of Korean shamanistic action — and try the demo yourself on Steam!
We look forward to your interest and support!
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the differences between our demo and the private playtest build, so here’s a quick overview and a look at what’s coming next.
Current Status
Both the public demo and the private playtest builds are live.
Over the past month, our team focused development on the private playtest version.
What’s Different in the Private Playtest
Improved progression system for better flow and pacing
Core combat mechanic refinements
New monsters
Greater map variety
9 additional languages
Settings now save between sessions
Various VFX polish and balance adjustments
Demo Build
Updated on August 8 but does not include all of the above changes
Will be updated again in September–October, incorporating bug fixes and improvements from the playtest
No major content increase is planned for the demo
All new content will be tested first in the closed playtest branch(Sign up for it!)
Upcoming Private Playtest Schedule
2nd Private Playtest – Around Paris Game Week (October)
New Chapter (total 3 chapters playable)
New boss
Artifact balancing
Potion system added
Flesh Reward improvements
Echo Reward improvements
3rd Private Playtest – Expected November or January
Meta progression system added
Final boss added (total 4 chapters playable – same full run length as launch version)
New Artifacts and weapons
Story elements added
Plans are still subject to change, but we hope this gives you a clearer picture of the differences between branches and our upcoming milestones.
DIscord Link: https://discord.com/invite/ZcAeRzdbUg
Thank you for your continued support!
— The Aksun Dev Team
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