The Crimson Maid

It's been a little under two months since the release of The Crimson Maid. We've seen playthroughs, read reviews, and took in your feedback. We are grateful for all your support and your kind words of praise. This game has been with us for …

The estate awaits your arrival. Return home to a fractured family, uncover long-buried secrets, and decide Marius' ultimate fate in a tale of romance, mystery, and murder. Stay up to date with the latest news by following our official socia…

We are are just a few days away from the release of The Crimson Maid! We wanted to take this opportunity to go over what's included in the game. Let's talk numbers!The Crimson Maid has sixteen chapters, with an estimated playtime of about f…

It's official, The Crimson Maid is coming to PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X|S on July 14th. You'll finally be able to unravel the secrets of the Rosenthals and decide Marius' ultimate fate. Take a look at the glorious, brand new trailer, which tea…

We have some great news! We've updated our demo to feature chapters 3 and 4 from The Crimson Maid for Steam Next Fest. While the first two chapters were great for mood setting and to get an initial idea of how the game feels and plays, the …

We're proud to be nominated for Best Upcoming Romanian Game at this year's edition of the Romanian Game Awards, a celebration of the most notable games in our local industry taking place in a few weeks, on June 9th.There is also an open vot…

Catalin from GrimTalin here, game director. I've been traumatized. In a game, I clicked on a door, but, to my folly, I was too close to it. As it opened, it hit me in the face and pushed me into the wall. I got stuck between door and wall, …

It's been a long road, but we're nearing our destination! Catalin from GrimTalin here, game director.We started working on The Crimson Maid in January 2023. We've revealed our first demo in December of that same year. Since then, there were…

Irina has been employed as a maid for the Rosenthals for less than two years. As such, she hasn't had a chance to meet Marius before he left for the seminary. She only heard stories about him from the rest of the family and, considering the…

You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone with anything bad to say about Dr. Filumen. He has been caring for Leon Rosenthal since soon after his symptoms began. Although he has failed to cure him, the family agrees that his endeavors slowed down…

Poor Remus! Always in last place, even when running alone. Despite having stayed with his parents when Marius, his brother, abandoned the family, he never felt gratitude for his commitment. Even as he assumed the unwanted role of being in c…

Coming from a military family herself, Catrina married up in the world. Despite her not being of noble lineage, she married Leon Rosenthal due to the friendship between their fathers. Though an arranged marriage, it proved a fortunate one, …

If you've played any of my games before, you know I always have controller support in them - not least of all because all my games also release on consoles, so it's a must. The Crimson Maid is no different, of course. But, for this game, I …

Leon is the heir of the Rosenthal noble family and a much esteemed pillar of the community. He is married to Catrina and they have two sons, Marius and Remus. Coming from a long line of military figures, Leon himself is a decorated war hero…

We're back from Dev.Play 2025, which was a blast! Good talks, great people, lovely times. During the Indie Festival hosted by the conference and streamed online, The Crimson Maid was voted Most Popular Game, for which we are truly grateful!…

The Crimson Maid tells a mature story with complex character arcs and motivations. When we set out to write it, we haven't imposed ourselves any artificial boundaries, but rather we defined our characters, their history, their desires, and …

We see The Crimson Maid, if we're allowed to be a tad pretentious, as an evolved point-and-click adventure game. You have dialogue trees, exploring, inspecting, finding items, and, of course, puzzles. But our goal is to make a game that is …

Reboot Develop 2025 is over, leaving behind good memories of fun times, friendly people and insightful talks. Showcasing your game to the public is always a good idea, as it leads to valuable feedback and potential collaborations. Everyone …

We'll be showing our gaming at Reboot Develop 2025 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, between April 14-16. If you're in the area, come meet us and try the game. Last year's edition brought us a lot of valuable feedback and much needed praise from the m…

It's no secret that The Crimson Maid is a heavily story driven game. The narrative is the main raison d'être of our game. Below are some of our approaches in creating this compelling story. Character driven story The core of our narrative a…

We've been rather quiet lately, but that's only because we put our heads down and focused on making the game. And it has paid off so far, as we've just hit the 75% milestone! That's right, only one quarter of the game left to make, plus som…

We have some exciting news! We just updated The Crimson Maid demo with a new version that includes lots of improvements. Excited to find out more? Here are some of the changes: lots of UI improvements and animations to make the game more in…

We attended Reboot Develop 2024 in scenic Dubrovnik, Croatia and it was a blast! We met awesome people. We got great feedback on the game. We also won the Visual Excellence award and were nominated for the Game of the Year award, which made…

Happy New Year, dear adventure fans! May 2024 be a peaceful and productive year for you and may you find plenty of time to play the games that bring you most joy! This week we'd like to talk about one of our core pillars: meaningful explora…

In this week's post we continue with our dive into the core pillars for making The Crimson Maid, with the second part about optional depth. As stated in the first part, there are plenty of ways to get more out of the game, but it's up to yo…

One of our core pillars for making The Crimson Maid is optional depth. To put it simply, there are plenty of ways to get more out of the game, but it's up to you if you want to explore them. Below you can find a few examples of optional act…

We are so happy to have finally announced The Crimson Maid to the world, accompanied by a playable demo! We hope you had the chance to try the game or at least you're planning to soon. We wanted to follow up with a Q&A about the game and th…

To celebrate the announcement for The Crimson Maid and its playable demo release, we are discounting all our other games this week. You can get the best deal with the Games by GrimTalin bundle. Take advantage of the discounts for all includ…