Thank you once again for your engagement and reports. Your feedback significantly helped us uncover the root cause of the issues you described, and we have successfully resolved them! The game's audio is back up, and the mandala has been oiled and is ready to spin. The minor bloc
First of all - thank you to everyone who picked up Threshold of Awakening , shared feedback, reported bugs, and joined us on this journey. Seeing people finally step into our world after all these years has been incredible. We've noticed that some things in Threshold of Awakening
After months of hard work, we are incredibly proud to finally share our new visual horror novel with you. Threshold of Awakening is currently available with a 10% release discount. Jane Ferguson’s world shattered the moment her husband vanished without a trace , forcing Jane into
The moment we’ve been working toward is finally here. We’re beyond excited to announce that Threshold of Awakening will officially launch on Steam on June 26, 2026 . This project has been a long journey for us. Development process was filled with experimentation, iteration, and a
The mystery in Threshold of Awakening is more than a puzzle. It’s a journey between worlds. Alongside Jane Ferguson, you step into a multi-layered story: uncover what really happened in Tibet while confronting dark family secrets that were never meant to surface. And this is only
What's better than a Christmas present? An early Christmas present! We want to share with you a few graphics decorating Threshold of Awakening's achievements on Steam. An octopus charm - how many people thought of Lovecraft? We won't hide it, we're fans, but maybe it's a referenc
Not the Great yet, but... a boy's body in the water? But what are those mysterious black spots doing here, and those golden eyes? Equal week before the release of the comic book, we present you the cover of the comic book “The Grief”. Want to see what's inside?
Almost all of our studio's productions are horrors. So it probably won't surprise any of you when we say that our team are fans of the genre. But what attracts us to them? What makes us choose stories that make our hair stand on end? What scares us in horror? Our tastes may diffe
There are places that are more than just space. They are unique not only in terms of landscape or architecture, but also in the atmosphere that surrounds them. They form an almost living organism that attracts, stimulates the imagination, and inspires the recreation of this space
A call that blended reality into fiction. In the opening hour of Threshold of Awakening, Jane receives a phone call from Tibet. An ordinary ordeal today, but our game takes place in 1969. Was it possible for such a call to transpire? This question vexed us for weeks, until our Ga
Astrolabe Stories is not only game-studio, we also work on a comics: New York, 1960s. Thomas is a small-time crook who forges documents at the port. The man has never stopped blaming himself for the loss of his son, who was taken by the sea several years ago. One day he gets an u
From the very beginning, Astrolabe Stories' goal has been to tell unconventional stories. Stories that explore the intersection of emotions or extremely different worlds, which, when juxtaposed, reveal the truth about human nature. It was this theme that led us to New York in the
What does it take to change one’s mind? At first we thought that making Mark, Jane’s lost husband, a CIA agent, would be cliché. But fortunately, during our research on the game we stumbled upon a treasure trove of information. How a few hundred pages of paper and ink changed our
Almost everyone has heard of Buddhism. Its practices have infiltrated Western thought in various ways through elements of meditation or tantra. The case is different with the more mysterious variety of this religion - Tibetan Buddhism. Deciding to create a game set mainly “on the
In 1950, the People's Republic of China began annexing Tibet to its territory. Tension was rising in Lhasa. In early March 1956, the Dalai Lama received an invitation to a “theatrical performance and tea” at a Chinese army headquarters. News of the invitation quickly spread among
Molding dreams into reality is what we artists do. The mind is a powerful tool. It can create countless stories and images only visible by those who dreamed them. But with a bunch of black strokes on white paper, we can give tangible shape to intangible thoughts. Manifesting them
Born on August 20, 1890, during his lifetime, Lovecraft's stories were not widely known. However, over time, his work gained popularity and became firmly rooted in pop culture. This was undoubtedly influenced by numerous inspirations from the Cthulhu mythology. Stephen King has m
Deep beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean lies a sunken corpse-city. Built eons before recorded history, R'lyeh is the prison of the sleeping Cthulhu. The discovery of this place was described by the protagonist of one of Lovecraft's stories, Norwegian sailor Gustaf Johansen:
We needed a good role model for Jane, our protagonist. So when it came to seeking inspiration for Jane, main character in our game we looked to her namesake. And so a renowned actress and activist, Jane Fonda, became our muse. As a homage to her, we included a creation Jane Fonda
The most famous character from H. P. Lovecraft's myths, Cthulhu, the Priest of the Ancient Ones, sleeps in the underwater city of R'lyeh. However, this does not mean that we are safe. The monster can haunt people in their dreams and cause nightmares. Thanks to this activity, it m