When does DragonSword : Awakening release?

DragonSword : Awakening releases on July 2026.

What platforms is DragonSword : Awakening available on?

DragonSword : Awakening is available on PC.

Who developed DragonSword : Awakening?

DragonSword : Awakening was developed by Hound13 Inc. and published by Hound13 Inc..

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DragonSword : Awakening

July 2026•Hound13 Inc.•PC

Action RPGOpen WorldAnimeAdventureRPG

An anime-style open-world action RPG from Korean studio Hound13, built in Unreal Engine 5. Explore the Continent of Orbis, recruit unique companions, and unleash spectacular Status Ailment tag-team action as you journey to save the world from a Dragon reawakened after 60 years. The game is a single-purchase package title with no gacha mechanics and no monthly subscription, featuring both single-player and online co-op modes. Launching on PC via Steam in July 2026, with a playable demo during the June 2026 Steam Next Fest.

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DragonSword : Awakening

July 2026•Hound13 Inc.•PC

Action RPGOpen WorldAnimeAdventureRPG

An anime-style open-world action RPG from Korean studio Hound13, built in Unreal Engine 5. Explore the Continent of Orbis, recruit unique companions, and unleash spectacular Status Ailment tag-team action as you journey to save the world from a Dragon reawakened after 60 years. The game is a single-purchase package title with no gacha mechanics and no monthly subscription, featuring both single-player and online co-op modes. Launching on PC via Steam in July 2026, with a playable demo during the June 2026 Steam Next Fest.

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An anime-style open-world action RPG from Korean studio Hound13, built in Unreal Engine 5. Explore the Continent of Orbis, recruit unique companions, and unleash spectacular Status Ailment tag-team action as you journey to save the world from a Dragon reawakened after 60 years. The game is a single-purchase package title with no gacha mechanics and no monthly subscription, featuring both single-player and online co-op modes. Launching on PC via Steam in July 2026, with a playable demo during the June 2026 Steam Next Fest.

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July 2026

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Hound13 Inc.

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Heroes

DragonSword: Awakening has nineteen playable Heroes, each with a distinct Status Ailment kit. All are unlockable through story and in-game play under the buy-to-play Western release. Six Heroes have been individually named as playable so far: Lute, Castella, Aria, Kalien, Theresia, and Ornette. A seventh publicly named character, Johnny, has not yet been confirmed as one of the playable nineteen.

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Heroes

DragonSword: Awakening has nineteen playable Heroes, each with a distinct Status Ailment kit. All are unlockable through story and in-game play under the buy-to-play Western release. Six Heroes have been individually named as playable so far: Lute, Castella, Aria, Kalien, Theresia, and Ornette. A seventh publicly named character, Johnny, has not yet been confirmed as one of the playable nineteen.

Lute

Lute is the young-boy protagonist of DragonSword: Awakening. Travelling toward the kingdom of Orbis, he is swept into mercenary life alongside Johnny, Castella, and Aria. He fights with a greatsword, stacks Stun and Knockdown, and heals his allies through the Goddess's power.

Kalien

Kalien is a playable Hero in DragonSword: Awakening. A Spiritist of the Red Fox Mercenary Corps, she fights with fire-element Sur, a fox spirit, and specializes in the Stun Status Ailment.

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Active Skills

Active Skills are the per-Hero ability loadouts that form the mid-combo layer of DragonSword: Awakening's combat system, sitting between Status Ailment setup and the Signal Skill payoff.

Familiars

Familiars are the collectible mount companions in DragonSword: Awakening. They follow in miniature form on foot, grow to full size when ridden, and include plants, beasts, birds, insects, and dragons.

Co-Op

DragonSword: Awakening is primarily a single-player RPG. Co-op is opt-in for Battle content (2 players) and Raids (3 players), joined through invite codes rather than matchmaking.

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Overview

DragonSword: Awakening is a buy-to-play single-player open-world action RPG from Hound13, launching on Steam in July 2026 with a demo at Steam Next Fest in June. Nineteen Heroes, Switching Signals tag-team combat, and the Continent of Orbis.

Platforms and Release

DragonSword: Awakening is confirmed for PC via Steam in July 2026, with a demo at Steam Next Fest in June. Steam Deck support is in preparation; console and mobile are not planned at launch.

Getting Started

How to get into DragonSword: Awakening: pick a Hero, learn the stack / extend / finish combo loop, explore the Continent of Orbis, and use the June 2026 Steam Next Fest demo as your on-ramp before the July launch.

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Continent of Orbis

The Continent of Orbis is the open-world setting of DragonSword: Awakening. Orbis is both the continent and its first human kingdom, menaced by a reawakened Dragon 60 years after six Heroes of Old saved it.

Organa Order

The Organa Order is a religious-judicial faction in DragonSword: Awakening. It fields ten Heretic Inquisitors with authority to execute heretics on sight across the Continent of Orbis. Two role tiers are publicly named: the Heretic Inquisitor Theresia and the Saintess of the Dawn Ornette.

Red Fox Mercenary Corps

The Red Fox Mercenary Corps is the first named faction of DragonSword: Awakening. It is the mercenary outfit that Kalien, the corps' Spiritist, belongs to, and it carries her cross-continental search for Dana's missing mother across the Continent of Orbis.

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Hound13

Hound13 is the South Korean studio behind DragonSword: Awakening. Founded in 2014 by Dragon Nest veterans and led by CEO Park Jung-sik, the studio's prior work includes the mobile action RPG Hundred Soul.

Buy-to-Play Model

DragonSword: Awakening is the buy-to-play Western release of a previously free-to-play Korean game. All 19 Heroes and equipment come from the story; only cosmetic costumes, Familiars, and expansion packs are sold.

Webzen Publishing Dispute

The Webzen publishing dispute is the contractual breakdown that pivoted DragonSword from a Korean free-to-play live-service launch into the Steam-published, buy-to-play DragonSword: Awakening. Hound13 terminated the contract in February 2026; Webzen filed an injunction in April 2026.

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DragonSword : Awakening

July 2026•Hound13 Inc.•PC

Action RPGOpen WorldAnimeAdventureRPG

An anime-style open-world action RPG from Korean studio Hound13, built in Unreal Engine 5. Explore the Continent of Orbis, recruit unique companions, and unleash spectacular Status Ailment tag-team action as you journey to save the world from a Dragon reawakened after 60 years. The game is a single-purchase package title with no gacha mechanics and no monthly subscription, featuring both single-player and online co-op modes. Launching on PC via Steam in July 2026, with a playable demo during the June 2026 Steam Next Fest.

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DragonSword : Awakening

July 2026•Hound13 Inc.•PC

Action RPGOpen WorldAnimeAdventureRPG

An anime-style open-world action RPG from Korean studio Hound13, built in Unreal Engine 5. Explore the Continent of Orbis, recruit unique companions, and unleash spectacular Status Ailment tag-team action as you journey to save the world from a Dragon reawakened after 60 years. The game is a single-purchase package title with no gacha mechanics and no monthly subscription, featuring both single-player and online co-op modes. Launching on PC via Steam in July 2026, with a playable demo during the June 2026 Steam Next Fest.

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An anime-style open-world action RPG from Korean studio Hound13, built in Unreal Engine 5. Explore the Continent of Orbis, recruit unique companions, and unleash spectacular Status Ailment tag-team action as you journey to save the world from a Dragon reawakened after 60 years. The game is a single-purchase package title with no gacha mechanics and no monthly subscription, featuring both single-player and online co-op modes. Launching on PC via Steam in July 2026, with a playable demo during the June 2026 Steam Next Fest.

Release

July 2026

Developer

Hound13 Inc.

Platforms

PC

Featured

Characters

Heroes

DragonSword: Awakening has nineteen playable Heroes, each with a distinct Status Ailment kit. All are unlockable through story and in-game play under the buy-to-play Western release. Six Heroes have been individually named as playable so far: Lute, Castella, Aria, Kalien, Theresia, and Ornette. A seventh publicly named character, Johnny, has not yet been confirmed as one of the playable nineteen.