Piotrek Modzelewski – The Astronauts

We are a small independent game developer located in Warsaw, Poland. Before The Astronauts, some of us worked on games like Painkiller and Bulletstorm.

Our latest project is Witchfire, a dark fantasy first person shooter set in an alternative world in which witches are real and very dangerous – but so are you, witchhunter.

Our first game was a weird fiction mystery titled The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. The game has won many awards, including BAFTA, and we sold over one million copies. It’s available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Click here for more details.

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Creating Witchfire Weapons

...and the first tease of Webgrave info

This one’s big and juicy – here’s what’s inside. First, we chat with one of our designers about how weapons are crafted in Witchfire. Then, we begin to pull back the curtain on the next major update called Webgrave. And finally, a fresh installment of the Hermitorium Archives, where we highlight the coolest things the […]

How to Make a Game That Punches Above Its Weight

Plus a new episode of Hermitorium Archives

Before we get to the fat community update, here’s a guest post from Adrian, our Creative Director, on the secrets of games that punch above their weight… Most of Witchfire was done by a team of twelve people. When we revealed that, people noticed: But this started earlier, with The Vanishing of Ethan Carter: It sounds insane today, […]

(Even) New(er) Witchfire Early Access FAQ

An updated compendium

Back in September, we wrote this FAQ. Since our game has evolved quite a bit in the recent months, it was time to update it to reflect the current state of things. What is Witchfire? Witchfire is a dark fantasy RPG first-person shooter. It’s dark fantasy because of its world and visuals – a universe […]

The Shape of Things to Come

An Update on the Roadmap and What Lies in Wait

Here we are – The Witch Mountain has been delivered, most (if not all) of you have already played it, and you’ve given us a ton of feedback. While we’re still digging through all of it (and it’s going to take a while), you’ve already started asking questions about the future, and it’s only fair […]

Summit in Sight

The Witch Mountain Arrives in 7 Days

I could begin with some inspirational quote about Patience and Time, but nothing quite fits – so let’s cut to the chase. The wait is almost over, and you’re surely itching for more info on what’s coming. The Witch Mountain Update has already been previewed in one – or even two – of our earlier […]

Crew Expansion – A New Relay for the Community

24-strong, just like the Apollo mission astronaut roster.

Let me begin by confirming what you already know—or at least suspect: this post is a bit different from the previous ones. Not only because it’s not strictly about Witchfire, but also because it’s written by someone other than Adrian—it’s written by me, Piotr (/Pete), your community manager. It was high time to say “Hi,” […]