Hound13

Hound13 is the South Korean studio behind DragonSword. For the Western release, Hound13 is self-publishing on Steam under the retitled DragonSword: Awakening brand.

Korean Release History

The original DragonSword launched for PC, iOS, and Android on January 21 in South Korea, published through Webzen under a free-to-play model. That version ran into issues when Webzen failed to pay the remaining minimum guarantee tied to the publishing deal, which prompted Hound13 to pivot.

The Pivot

On April 10, Hound13 formally announced the self-published Steam rework. The studio renamed the game to DragonSword: Awakening, opened a Steam page and YouTube channel, and announced a July 2026 release with a demo at Steam Next Fest in June.