Hello everyone, and happy new year! There’s still a few more hours before it rolls over here on the west coast of the US, but we know several of you are already living in the future. No matter what kind of year you’ve had, we hope your 2022 is even better. We don’t have a […]
It goes without saying that 2020 was a hell of a year. We had a lot of cool plans fall through because of Everything Going On, but still managed to accomplish a lot. Every year when I sit down to write these posts and reflect on what we’ve done, I’m a little surprised. It ends […]
Hey there, everyone! I’m Rachel, writer/director for Lock and Key. We’ve had quite a year, huh? It certainly doesn’t feel like it’s been that long since we announced Lock and Key last December, but here we are again! I still haven’t forgotten how excited you all were back then, and I can’t thank you enough […]
minyate talks about doin art with adi!
Today, we’re excited to announce our new publishing wing: Bellhouse, by Studio Élan. At Bellhouse, we’ll be publishing small games that we didn’t make ourselves, but that we think are neat. Many of these titles will be side projects from Studio Élan members and friends. One thing they’ll all have in common is the most […]
365 days. 365 days ago, Heart of the Woods was released into the wilderness of the internet. Every day since then we’ve been more and more grateful to the community that’s formed around it and the people who’ve shared their love for it. You guys have helped all of us share the stories we want […]
2019 is finally wrapping up. As we prepare for a new decade full of hopes and opportunities, we’re giving ourselves the chance to look back and soak in all that happened for us at Studio Élan this year – and, gosh, what a year it’s been. February 15th saw the release of Heart of the […]
Today, we announced the development of Lock and Key! It boasts a fantastical Chicago setting, mystery elements, and several endings shaped around your interpretation of the magical girl genre. You can find all the info on the game’s page here, and for press, you can find a full kit on our press kit page. We […]
Meowdy! minute here with a devblog post, just updating The World on what i’m personally working on in Élan Samayuuni art dev is going really well! adi and i call ourselves “minrose” as our art name, and minrose is kami. together, we’re working on a ton of the first CGs, design sheets, and more! we […]
Something we’ve always wanted to do is foster a more open, transparent approach to how we make our games. After all, a lot goes on behind the scenes of our hilarious Twitter posts and CG updates! This dev log will serve as a diary for all of us to write in. Sometimes we’ll talk about […]
