The Killing Stone
@thekillingstone.com
From the makers of The Blackout Club and The Magic Circle comes a new deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Demo is out now! Wishlist us on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/The_Killing_Stone/
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The Killing Stone
@thekillingstone.com
· Aug 20
The Killing Stone on Steam
Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of de...
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Question are proud to announce **The Killing Stone** , a new deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Check out the announcement trailer and wishlist it on Steam to stay up to date!
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Greetings #PitchYaGame,
We invite you to Våkenatt and bid you welcome. Please warm yourself by the fire and indulge a demon in a friendly game of cards.
Though we must ask: Do you have a soul? The stakes, you see, are quite high.
Wishlist the Killing Stone. Coming early 2026.
We invite you to Våkenatt and bid you welcome. Please warm yourself by the fire and indulge a demon in a friendly game of cards.
Though we must ask: Do you have a soul? The stakes, you see, are quite high.
Wishlist the Killing Stone. Coming early 2026.
November 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Greetings #PitchYaGame,
We invite you to Våkenatt and bid you welcome. Please warm yourself by the fire and indulge a demon in a friendly game of cards.
Though we must ask: Do you have a soul? The stakes, you see, are quite high.
Wishlist the Killing Stone. Coming early 2026.
We invite you to Våkenatt and bid you welcome. Please warm yourself by the fire and indulge a demon in a friendly game of cards.
Though we must ask: Do you have a soul? The stakes, you see, are quite high.
Wishlist the Killing Stone. Coming early 2026.
Tips and tricks for besting the demons on the battle line.
Even though you can't control the cards in your hands, you can control where you place your pieces. My strategy: clear the demon's creatures and prepare to dominate the next round.
This is how you keep a demon on his toes.
Even though you can't control the cards in your hands, you can control where you place your pieces. My strategy: clear the demon's creatures and prepare to dominate the next round.
This is how you keep a demon on his toes.
November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Tips and tricks for besting the demons on the battle line.
Even though you can't control the cards in your hands, you can control where you place your pieces. My strategy: clear the demon's creatures and prepare to dominate the next round.
This is how you keep a demon on his toes.
Even though you can't control the cards in your hands, you can control where you place your pieces. My strategy: clear the demon's creatures and prepare to dominate the next round.
This is how you keep a demon on his toes.
Polite cosmic horrors? We’ll take it.
If you're on the edge let me endorse is to you - in this game you literally bargain with Demons before fighting them, and thats hella cool. Also the demons are polite cosmic horrors, so that's a bonus.
Happy #WishlistWednesday!
The Killing Stone - dark folk horror for deck-builder sickos - two things that go together like bones and steel.
If this is your thing (and how can it not be?), please help us reach 5,000 wishlists before the end of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
The Killing Stone - dark folk horror for deck-builder sickos - two things that go together like bones and steel.
If this is your thing (and how can it not be?), please help us reach 5,000 wishlists before the end of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Polite cosmic horrors? We’ll take it.
How does an #indiestudio create a soundtrack for their 17th century folk horror game?
Step one: Hire a badass audio team.
Step two: let them be their weird, wonderful selves.
@chrisrickwood.bsky.social made his own tagelharp (YES - handmade!), then he also tracked down a hurdy-gurdy just for us.
Step one: Hire a badass audio team.
Step two: let them be their weird, wonderful selves.
@chrisrickwood.bsky.social made his own tagelharp (YES - handmade!), then he also tracked down a hurdy-gurdy just for us.
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
How does an #indiestudio create a soundtrack for their 17th century folk horror game?
Step one: Hire a badass audio team.
Step two: let them be their weird, wonderful selves.
@chrisrickwood.bsky.social made his own tagelharp (YES - handmade!), then he also tracked down a hurdy-gurdy just for us.
Step one: Hire a badass audio team.
Step two: let them be their weird, wonderful selves.
@chrisrickwood.bsky.social made his own tagelharp (YES - handmade!), then he also tracked down a hurdy-gurdy just for us.
Happy #WishlistWednesday!
The Killing Stone - dark folk horror for deck-builder sickos - two things that go together like bones and steel.
If this is your thing (and how can it not be?), please help us reach 5,000 wishlists before the end of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
The Killing Stone - dark folk horror for deck-builder sickos - two things that go together like bones and steel.
If this is your thing (and how can it not be?), please help us reach 5,000 wishlists before the end of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
The Killing Stone on Steam
Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of de...
store.steampowered.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Happy #WishlistWednesday!
The Killing Stone - dark folk horror for deck-builder sickos - two things that go together like bones and steel.
If this is your thing (and how can it not be?), please help us reach 5,000 wishlists before the end of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
The Killing Stone - dark folk horror for deck-builder sickos - two things that go together like bones and steel.
If this is your thing (and how can it not be?), please help us reach 5,000 wishlists before the end of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
If you enjoyed the Killing Stone demo, come join us on Discord!
It's a community of folk horror sickos who also happen to like deck-builders and cats and movies and...secrets.
Join the Question Games on Discord, and be the first to know all of our game's secrets before anyone else.
It's a community of folk horror sickos who also happen to like deck-builders and cats and movies and...secrets.
Join the Question Games on Discord, and be the first to know all of our game's secrets before anyone else.
Psst, if you like The Killing Stone and want to play a bit more than the demo, before anyone else, join our Discord. I can't say more than that. 🤐
discord.gg/TyzEjb9ZnD
discord.gg/TyzEjb9ZnD
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If you enjoyed the Killing Stone demo, come join us on Discord!
It's a community of folk horror sickos who also happen to like deck-builders and cats and movies and...secrets.
Join the Question Games on Discord, and be the first to know all of our game's secrets before anyone else.
It's a community of folk horror sickos who also happen to like deck-builders and cats and movies and...secrets.
Join the Question Games on Discord, and be the first to know all of our game's secrets before anyone else.
Halloween may be over, but that doesn't mean you need to put your devilish desires to rest.
Instead, indulge your thirst for folk horror with The Killing Stone. Our demo will be available through the end of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
Instead, indulge your thirst for folk horror with The Killing Stone. Our demo will be available through the end of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
The Killing Stone Demo on Steam
Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone Demo lets you try out the deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining a...
store.steampowered.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Halloween may be over, but that doesn't mean you need to put your devilish desires to rest.
Instead, indulge your thirst for folk horror with The Killing Stone. Our demo will be available through the end of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
Instead, indulge your thirst for folk horror with The Killing Stone. Our demo will be available through the end of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
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I am so very proud of this extraordinary game. Come dance with the devil and see what you find..be careful what you wish for. The superb and wonderful team @questiongames.bsky.social have outdone themselves again. Head over to Steam - play on the fabulous demo store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I am so very proud of this extraordinary game. Come dance with the devil and see what you find..be careful what you wish for. The superb and wonderful team @questiongames.bsky.social have outdone themselves again. Head over to Steam - play on the fabulous demo store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
How to kick a demon's ass.
The key to winning our card battles is optimizing moves. Notice how I'm willing to hold a card between turns, undo my moves, and discard cards that are clogging up my hand. Watch your tooltips and pay attention to how keywords interact. The results can be devastating.
The key to winning our card battles is optimizing moves. Notice how I'm willing to hold a card between turns, undo my moves, and discard cards that are clogging up my hand. Watch your tooltips and pay attention to how keywords interact. The results can be devastating.
October 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
How to kick a demon's ass.
The key to winning our card battles is optimizing moves. Notice how I'm willing to hold a card between turns, undo my moves, and discard cards that are clogging up my hand. Watch your tooltips and pay attention to how keywords interact. The results can be devastating.
The key to winning our card battles is optimizing moves. Notice how I'm willing to hold a card between turns, undo my moves, and discard cards that are clogging up my hand. Watch your tooltips and pay attention to how keywords interact. The results can be devastating.
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Now through November 3, The Blackout Club is 50% off as a part of the Steam Scream Fest IV.
Return to Redacre and face your fears.
It's time to scream.
store.steampowered.com/app/599080/?...
Return to Redacre and face your fears.
It's time to scream.
store.steampowered.com/app/599080/?...
October 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Now through November 3, The Blackout Club is 50% off as a part of the Steam Scream Fest IV.
Return to Redacre and face your fears.
It's time to scream.
store.steampowered.com/app/599080/?...
Return to Redacre and face your fears.
It's time to scream.
store.steampowered.com/app/599080/?...
What do you know? It works!
This is Harley, one of the manifested familiars of @questiongames.bsky.social.
True to her nature: where is box, there is cat.
Tell us, if you put a box on the floor to manifest a familiar of your own, what would it be?
Bonus points for pictures.
This is Harley, one of the manifested familiars of @questiongames.bsky.social.
True to her nature: where is box, there is cat.
Tell us, if you put a box on the floor to manifest a familiar of your own, what would it be?
Bonus points for pictures.
October 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What do you know? It works!
This is Harley, one of the manifested familiars of @questiongames.bsky.social.
True to her nature: where is box, there is cat.
Tell us, if you put a box on the floor to manifest a familiar of your own, what would it be?
Bonus points for pictures.
This is Harley, one of the manifested familiars of @questiongames.bsky.social.
True to her nature: where is box, there is cat.
Tell us, if you put a box on the floor to manifest a familiar of your own, what would it be?
Bonus points for pictures.
"Pay me no respects?"
Oh, but we have so much respect for the talented and gracious @emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social for voicing our Mariken, the dark matriarch of #theKillingStone.
There could be no other. Listen to that voice. Who else could transcend death?
Oh, but we have so much respect for the talented and gracious @emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social for voicing our Mariken, the dark matriarch of #theKillingStone.
There could be no other. Listen to that voice. Who else could transcend death?
October 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Pay me no respects?"
Oh, but we have so much respect for the talented and gracious @emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social for voicing our Mariken, the dark matriarch of #theKillingStone.
There could be no other. Listen to that voice. Who else could transcend death?
Oh, but we have so much respect for the talented and gracious @emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social for voicing our Mariken, the dark matriarch of #theKillingStone.
There could be no other. Listen to that voice. Who else could transcend death?
@tiny-gaming.net proving, yet again, we should let them do our talking for us.
The best way to desribe my experience was, at first, I thought the tug of war combat system gonna be simple, rudimentary and easy to master.
Then the game proved I am a dum-dum and I need to be WAY more careful about my placements, unit use and resource management to not get brutally spanked. 10/10
Then the game proved I am a dum-dum and I need to be WAY more careful about my placements, unit use and resource management to not get brutally spanked. 10/10
How it feels to play our indie game.
Demo available on Steam. Play and wishlist.
We'd love to hear what you think.
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
Demo available on Steam. Play and wishlist.
We'd love to hear what you think.
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
October 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
@tiny-gaming.net proving, yet again, we should let them do our talking for us.
How it feels to play our indie game.
Demo available on Steam. Play and wishlist.
We'd love to hear what you think.
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
Demo available on Steam. Play and wishlist.
We'd love to hear what you think.
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
October 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
How it feels to play our indie game.
Demo available on Steam. Play and wishlist.
We'd love to hear what you think.
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
Demo available on Steam. Play and wishlist.
We'd love to hear what you think.
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
An accurate reenactment of production and design defining the scope of The Killing Stone.
October 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
An accurate reenactment of production and design defining the scope of The Killing Stone.
The way every new game at @questiongames.bsky.social starts.
I’ll just make a simple prototype, no writing necessary…
1000 strings in the loc table so far
1000 strings in the loc table so far
October 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The way every new game at @questiongames.bsky.social starts.
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Some kind words for The Killing Stone in this. Also some cool-sounding demos that escaped my notice during Next Fest.
New episode! We each played 10 or so new games during Steam Next Fest. Some were great, some were nonsense.
Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/2Lja...
Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/2Lja...
Episode 250: 10 Games We Enjoyed During Steam Next Fest – Plus a Handful of Duds
open.spotify.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Some kind words for The Killing Stone in this. Also some cool-sounding demos that escaped my notice during Next Fest.
What's your game about?
It's a question devs get all the time, and sure, I could write out some dry prose, but wouldn't you rather hear @voiceofobrien.bsky.social explain the game of souls?
Of course you would.
Sound on, and let him whisper in your ear.
It's a question devs get all the time, and sure, I could write out some dry prose, but wouldn't you rather hear @voiceofobrien.bsky.social explain the game of souls?
Of course you would.
Sound on, and let him whisper in your ear.
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
What's your game about?
It's a question devs get all the time, and sure, I could write out some dry prose, but wouldn't you rather hear @voiceofobrien.bsky.social explain the game of souls?
Of course you would.
Sound on, and let him whisper in your ear.
It's a question devs get all the time, and sure, I could write out some dry prose, but wouldn't you rather hear @voiceofobrien.bsky.social explain the game of souls?
Of course you would.
Sound on, and let him whisper in your ear.
Thanks to @backpagepod.bsky.social for including The Killing Stone in their Steam Next Fest podcast. We thoroughly enjoyed your gallant attempt to summarize our Shakespearean novella for "deck-builder sickos."
This podcast is full of spot on observations and great design feedback. Notes were taken.
This podcast is full of spot on observations and great design feedback. Notes were taken.
New episode! We each played 10 or so new games during Steam Next Fest. Some were great, some were nonsense.
Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/2Lja...
Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/2Lja...
Episode 250: 10 Games We Enjoyed During Steam Next Fest – Plus a Handful of Duds
open.spotify.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Thanks to @backpagepod.bsky.social for including The Killing Stone in their Steam Next Fest podcast. We thoroughly enjoyed your gallant attempt to summarize our Shakespearean novella for "deck-builder sickos."
This podcast is full of spot on observations and great design feedback. Notes were taken.
This podcast is full of spot on observations and great design feedback. Notes were taken.
Prithee, bid us thou art a writer of game l're without telling us thou art.
did you know a phone is susceptible to one's own brainrot?
Mine just tried to autocorrect "you" to "thou"...
I am most thoroughly cooked, O gentles
Mine just tried to autocorrect "you" to "thou"...
I am most thoroughly cooked, O gentles
a man in a red outfit is saying i am not a merry man
ALT: a man in a red outfit is saying i am not a merry man
media.tenor.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Prithee, bid us thou art a writer of game l're without telling us thou art.
We have an internal quote channel at the studio, but every now and then @nullspeak.bsky.social says something that's too good to keep to ourselves.
DL = demon lord, and of all our demons, this is the one I can't wait to set loose on the world. She is 🤌.
DL = demon lord, and of all our demons, this is the one I can't wait to set loose on the world. She is 🤌.
October 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We have an internal quote channel at the studio, but every now and then @nullspeak.bsky.social says something that's too good to keep to ourselves.
DL = demon lord, and of all our demons, this is the one I can't wait to set loose on the world. She is 🤌.
DL = demon lord, and of all our demons, this is the one I can't wait to set loose on the world. She is 🤌.
Take a break from wrestling your own demons, and come battle the demons of Våkenatt.
That's right! Steam Next Fest may be over, but our demo will be available through #Halloween.
All you risk is your soul.
#indiegames #deckbuilder #horrorgame
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
That's right! Steam Next Fest may be over, but our demo will be available through #Halloween.
All you risk is your soul.
#indiegames #deckbuilder #horrorgame
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
The Killing Stone Demo on Steam
Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone Demo lets you try out the deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining a...
store.steampowered.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Take a break from wrestling your own demons, and come battle the demons of Våkenatt.
That's right! Steam Next Fest may be over, but our demo will be available through #Halloween.
All you risk is your soul.
#indiegames #deckbuilder #horrorgame
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
That's right! Steam Next Fest may be over, but our demo will be available through #Halloween.
All you risk is your soul.
#indiegames #deckbuilder #horrorgame
store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...
When we were refining the card battle interactions for The Killing Stone, we needed an undo button so we could test out various card combos. We loved the results so much, we made it a feature of the game. Here's how to optimize Undo in battle, and put those demons in their place. #indiegames
October 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
When we were refining the card battle interactions for The Killing Stone, we needed an undo button so we could test out various card combos. We loved the results so much, we made it a feature of the game. Here's how to optimize Undo in battle, and put those demons in their place. #indiegames
Reposted by The Killing Stone
Just finished the demo for The Killing Stone (store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...)
From @questiongames.bsky.social
The story drew me in, and the combat was fun.
Definitely, 100% pick Period Dialogue if you try it. Not only is there some great voice acting, but the tone is that much grimmer.
From @questiongames.bsky.social
The story drew me in, and the combat was fun.
Definitely, 100% pick Period Dialogue if you try it. Not only is there some great voice acting, but the tone is that much grimmer.
The Killing Stone on Steam
Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of de...
store.steampowered.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Just finished the demo for The Killing Stone (store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...)
From @questiongames.bsky.social
The story drew me in, and the combat was fun.
Definitely, 100% pick Period Dialogue if you try it. Not only is there some great voice acting, but the tone is that much grimmer.
From @questiongames.bsky.social
The story drew me in, and the combat was fun.
Definitely, 100% pick Period Dialogue if you try it. Not only is there some great voice acting, but the tone is that much grimmer.
Thanks to @tiny-gaming.net for diving into our demo, and for giving us this quote.
October 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Thanks to @tiny-gaming.net for diving into our demo, and for giving us this quote.