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Kindred Fates

Skymill Studios

Kindred Fates is an action combat, open world, monster battling RPG with permadeath. Forge your path through a shadowy winding story, and form lifelong bonds with powerful monsters in this unforgiving world.

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Explore an unforgiving open world, teeming with Kinfolk to befriend and bond with. Forge your path through a shadowy winding story full of meaningful choices. Build the perfect team, customize their abilities, and control your Kinfolk in real-time combat. Form lasting bonds with your team members to unlock their full potential.

But never forget that death looms around every corner. Consider your actions carefully, or you could lose your companions forever…

Core Features:

  • Action Combat
    Battles are fast-paced and happen in real-time. You'll need good aim, quick reactions, and an awareness of your environment if you want to survive.

  • Story
    A carefully crafted narrative filled with branching paths and morally grey decisions.

  • Open World
    Hinterlock is yours to explore! With the help of your Kinfolk, journey across land, air and sea to discover all the secrets this world has to offer.

  • Perma-Death
    If your Kinfolk falls in combat, they don’t faint – they actually die.
    When they die, their soul materializes as a small blue flame. Collect it in time, and you can revive them. If not, they're gone forever. Visit the Memorial to pay respects to the friends you've lost.

  • Element Based Playstyles
    Each element type has its own distinct playstyle. Air types are often speedy glass cannons, while Fire types ignite the battlefield with ranged attacks! Each has its own favorable and unfavorable matchups, but skill (not numbers) will determine the victor.

  • Bonds
    Form bonds with your Kinfolk to unlock their full potential! Strengthen your bonds by winning battles, cooking, stargazing, or just talking around the campfire.

  • Branching Evolutions
    There's always a choice! Will you take the path to the left, or the right? Each path leads to a new Kinfolk and there’s no turning back, so choose wisely.

Community Activity

  1. Kindred FatesSteam announcement

    Community Newsletter: August 2026

    Progress Since we’ve been making so much progress on Deerdog/Humble_Shepherd, why don’t we get more acquainted? Internally, we’ve been referring to this character as Bargeist!…

  2. Kindred FatesSteam announcement

    Community Newsletter: July 2026

    Progress Humble_Shepherd is our next focus for animations! We’re currently working on their standard animations, which you can see an early work in progress video of below.…

  3. Kindred FatesSteam announcement

    Community Newsletter: June 2026

    Progress With the help of our community members on Discord and Bluesky, we now have an official name for Hull_Piercer! Please welcome Ravanuuk to Kindred Fates! Big thanks to…

  4. Kindred FatesSteam announcement

    Community Newsletter: May 2026

    Progress Nyazen’s unique body type continues to give us a fun challenge as we work on their standard animations! Most recently, we’ve been blocking out a rough version of their…

  5. Kindred FatesSteam announcement

    Community Newsletter: April 2026

    Progress We’ve come a long way on Nyazen’s model and animations this month! The majority of the rigging is done, except for the smaller details of the fur on their ears and sides…

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