Nightkey Studios
Aetherlink
Explore a world where living magic meets engineered power. Form bonds with Aetherkin, choose how you approach encounters and shape the paths your companions may take.
v0.4.1
26 September 2026
In this build
The top-down Glimmerwood slice connects movement, a following Kindlynx, a visible Spriglet encounter, battle, befriending and recruitment.
Testing next
Test touch movement, encounter discovery, battle clarity and performance on a range of Android devices.
What you can explore.
A look at the gameplay and systems represented in the current project.
Explore Glimmerwood
Move through the illustrated forest with a companion following you. Spriglet appears in the world before its encounter.
Choose your approach
Offer a Glimmerberry, keep exploring or enter a turn-based battle where Aether Energy and Link shape your moves.
Grow a bond
The prototype connects starter choice, training, a six-creature team preview and decisions recorded in the journal.
From the game.
Artwork and prototype assets from the project.
These are current prototype assets and concept visuals. Final game art and presentation may change.
Future updates.
The next areas of development, guided by playtesting and production needs.
Test the core journey
Put movement, encounter discovery, touch controls and battle clarity in front of external players.
Refine the art
Replace pre-production visuals with a consistent final-art forest and polished character and creature animation.
Expand the adventure
Develop more Aetherkin, branching evolution paths, battle formats and story beyond the opening slice.
Plans may change as the games develop. No release dates have been announced.