SmileByteStudios

Shards of Nidon is an old-school fantasy RPG about dangerous discoveries, the people beside you, and the consequences you carry home. Explore a richly textured world, assemble your company, and uncover a mystery that reaches from a troubled town to the heart of a warlord’s power.

You arrive in Brennovik carrying a sealed letter for Warden Aldrik Venn, the man who once gave you shelter. Now he barely recognizes you. Bells ring on their own. People are becoming hollow, and the authorities seem to know more than they will admit.

Your delivery has become something much more personal.

Build a company worth coming back for

Travel with up to seven companions, combining weapons, skills, spells, equipment and individual orders. A healer reaching you in time can turn a desperate fight. A companion taking an extra watch can give you breathing room on the road.

Your company has more to contend with than enemies. Hunger, wounds and hard choices affect morale. Trust influences support. Early companions remember important moments in their own words, and some relationships carry secrets that can put your loyalty to the test.

Bring discoveries home, and watch the news spread

What you uncover can matter beyond the dungeon.

Return with evidence from the Old Watchtower and decide whether to warn people openly or entrust it to a smaller circle. Word takes time to travel between settlements. Different people hear different accounts, and replies can bring hospitality, warnings or practical help.

Check your journal and the Courier Post. Someone may have heard what you did.

An adventure with room to wander

Explore towns, wilderness, mines, crypts and ancient ruins. Follow conversations, clues and landmarks toward discoveries beyond your immediate objective.
Choose turn-based or real-time play. Plan your company’s actions or keep the adventure moving.
Develop your own approach. Build your character through attributes, equipment, spells and skills. Use combat, conversation and stealth where opportunities allow.
Make expeditions count. Manage provisions, tend wounds, find shelter and decide when to press deeper.
Uncover a larger story. Investigate the hollowing, confront the Ashen Vigil and discover how your journey connects to Kruel the Bloodthirsty.
Reach multiple endings. Major decisions shape how the campaign concludes.
Connect through couriers and challenges. Exchange letters and items through shareable courier codes, and invite other players to tackle challenges.

Classic RPG spirit, a world of its own

If you miss the curiosity of exploring an unfamiliar world, keeping track of clues, and discovering that an ordinary conversation leads somewhere unexpected, Nidon invites you to take the next road.

Play free in your browser. Help shape what comes next.

Shards of Nidon is an actively developed early alpha from solo developer SmileByte Studios. The latest update adds companion memories, morale, traveling news, cleaner combat feedback and more detailed dungeon floors.

Tell me about your adventure: the discovery that surprised you, the companion you cared about, the fight that felt great, or the moment you lost your way.

Play, leave a comment, and follow for the next chapter of Nidon.

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SmileByteStudios6 days ago

my first early release on itch.io SHARDS OF NIDON. It's a retro inspired top down action rpg. open world. Ultima and Wrath of Denethenor influence. URL: https://smilebytestudios.itch.io/shards-of-nidon PLAY TESTER PASSWORD: NidonBegins1234! please email any feedback to benisgreatguy@gmail.com

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Shards Of Nidon by SmileByteStudios

retro tile based action rpg. A browser RPG made in HTML5