Earthblade is developed by the indie studio Extremely OK Games.[8][9] The development began in 2019, though it was first publicly announced in April 2021, when the studio also released fragments of its soundtrack composed by Lena Raine.[1][10][11] The game's logo was designed by Pedro Medeiros.[10] "When we started working again, we had this urge to run as far away from Celeste as possible", developer Maddy Thorson said.[12] The studio later agreed to include elements of Celeste.[12]
Upon the game's first announcement, the studio first announced the game to be potentially released in 2023, though Thorson said that the game's development "could take longer".[1][13]Playtesting of the game began in April 2022.[14] Thorson said that the studio would playtest the game each month and hoped to release the game in 2023.[5][8] Thorson later showcased the first footage of Earthblade at The Game Awards 2022, where it was announced that the game would be released in 2024 instead.[6][15] The studio announced in March 2024 that the game would be released after 2024, with Thorson adding that the development of the game had not become dormant.[16] In the same announcement, the studio announced that indie developer Kyle Pulver, who previously worked on Super Meat Boy Forever and Offspring Fling, joined the game's development team as a designer.[7][16][17]
The game is present on Steam and is set to be released for Windows platforms.[6][8]
Reception
Chris Moyse of Destructoid praised the game's music and looks, as seen in the game's footage at The Game Awards 2022.[6] Shubhankar Parijat of GamingBolt also praised the game's looks in the trailer.[18]
