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Former Diablo Devs Launch Darkhaven Kickstarter and Free Pre-Alpha Demo

The $500,000 campaign seeks to accelerate development toward a Q4 2026 Early Access launch.

Overview

  • Moon Beast set a $500,000 funding goal with the campaign scheduled to end on March 21, 2026.
  • A free Steam pre-alpha lets players try the Witch to level 8 across three skill trees, with online play labeled experimental and subject to downtime.
  • Funds are earmarked for more classes and skills, additional enemies and NPCs, and new biomes.
  • Darkhaven emphasizes a procedurally generated world with deformable, destructible terrain that preserves player-driven changes.
  • The veteran team led by Erich Schaefer cites four years of development, a $25 entry tier that includes an Early Access Steam key, and no stretch goals at launch.