Developer posts and news about this game.
Hey Swordmasters, We’re 3 days away from our 10 year anniversary Direct and livestream on September 6th! Right after the Akupara Direct, we will be livestreaming quite a few games from the Akupara Games library! Come join on September 6th at Noon PT for hours of announcements and
Hey Swordmasters, The GIGASWORD Artbook is available now! There are over 100 pages of artwork, character portraits, bios, sketches, merch designs, behind the scenes and more! You're going to find something new each time you open it up! ...Probably. Check out the artbook here! Vie
Hey swordmasters, We have released a new patch that fixes the long freezes when loading and saving that have been reported. Unfortunately, saves affected by this issue will not be fixed by this patch. This patch only prevents future saves from being affected. If you have been exp
Hey Swordmasters, We released a new patch which adds highly requested map pins as well as a couple other bug fixes. Here is the full Patch Notes! Patch Notes 1.2.0 Bug Fixes: Pins can now be placed and removed on the Map Screen. Secret items, like carrots or scrolls, are now disp
Hey Swordmasters, Omari plush is now available for preorder! We partnered up with Youtooz to design the adorable 9 inch plushie. Bring the plush to your home and let Omari guide you through your adventure. Check out the plush here! -riv otter
Hey Swordmasters, We released a hot fix which fixed an issue with Fast Travel, and moved the auto-save from after opening a Grand Key rather than defeating a boss. Here are the full patch notes. Fixed an issue with Fast Travel not unlocking the regions on existing save files, eve
Hey Swordmasters, New Patch Alert! Fast Travel Unlocked! We have been taking in the feedback from you guys and Jack, the solo developer on GIGASWORD, is playing Santa by giving us fast travel this patch! There are a couple other fixes in this as well, that you can read about belo
Hey Swordmasters, We are still hard at work on GIGASWORD. Going over feedback and bug reports that you have been sending us. I do want to thank you for sending those feedback and bug reports so we can improve GIGASWORD. I do have a favor to ask though! If you enjoyed GIGASWORD, p
Hey Swordmasters We have released a new patch which fixes mana statue text box, fruit plant maxlength and more! Here are the full patch notes if you would like to read them! Bug Fixes: Fixed the Mana Statue textbox issue Fixed Fruit Plant maxlength issue Fixed One Way Doors not o
Hi Giga-Friends! GIGASWORD has been out for a week now, and the response has been amazing. It’s been such a pleasure watching you guys solve puzzles, react to cutscenes, and just generally have a great time with the finished game. That being said, there have been plenty of bugs a
Hey Swordmasters, New Patch Alert! We released a new patch which updates some map displays, Ore being lost after death, and more! You can read the full patch notes below! Patch Notes Current Area is now correctly set when travelling from the Depths to the Waterway Bridge in the G
Hey Swordmasters, We have released new patch notes that address feedback and bugs related to the initial cutscene, along with other hotfixes! You can read the complete patch notes below! Patch Notes - 11/15/2025 Fixed intro cutscene. Made text slower. Split the music into three p
Hey Swordmasters, We have released a new patch notes which fixes "press B to skip" prompt not going away after cutscene has ended, removed visible debug numbers from the Ring Switch object and more! You can read the full patch note below! Patch Notes Fixed a Pushblock in the Nort
Hey Swordmasters, GIGASWORD is out now! Thoenhart is on the edge of collapse. Plagued by famine and disease, humanity’s last hope rests in the hands of Ezra and the mighty GIGASWORD. Balance the weight of the sword as Ezra traverses through the hostile halls of the Nestrium. What
Hey Travelers, GIGASWORD will be launching on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox on November 13th! We wanted to give console players the opportunity to experience GIGASWORD and discover all the different secrets that lie within alongside PC players SO we’re moving the PC laun
Hey Sword Masters, GIGASWORD is one month away from launch! To be honest, we were a bit worried about Silksong news impeding this launch but I think we lucked out there. I talked with Jack on how they are preparing for the launch of GIGASWORD. Hi there giga-friends! GIGASWORD’s r
Hey Swordmasters, We are two months away from the launch of GIGASWORD on October 2nd! Which one of you are counting down the days? I talked with Jack, the solo developer on GIGASWORD on how they are feeling with the launch inching closer and closer. Hi Giga-Friends! I hope you're
Hey Sword Masters, Ready your swords; GIGASWORD is releasing October 2nd! Ezra is sharpening his wits AND his sword preparing for the fight of his life later this year. Can you aid Ezra on his journey to save humanity or will you succumb to the heavy weight of the GIGASWORD? View
Metroidvanias have a long history of speedrunners trying to beat the game as fast as they can. In the Akupara Discord, I hosted a Speedrun Competition for the Demo of GIGASWORD! We had two speedrunners jostling for the fastest time. Currently .techhead. on Discord has the fastest
Hey Sword Masters, I’m challenging you all to a race in the GIGASWORD demo for prizes! To enter, record your gameplay of beating the demo and submit your entry in the #gigasword-demo-speedruns in the Akupara Games Discord . The prizes are Steam keys for one of our titles of your