BOSS ARENA 1.0 – A New Chapter Begins

🎮 BOSS ARENA 1.0 – A New Chapter

BOSS ARENA originally began as a free experience where we could test combat, enemies, and mechanics that could also be used in Goldilock One: The Mists of Jakaira.

But during development, we realized it could become more than just a testing ground.

Over time, we expanded the experience with new weapons, armor, abilities, and level-based attribute progression, creating more build possibilities and giving the game an identity of its own.

At the same time, we want to preserve its original purpose: to remain a place where we can experiment with new enemies, Bosses, and combat systems.

⚔️ More Progression, More Possibilities

Version 1.0 offers a much more complete experience than the one that first entered Early Access.

Players can now:

• Progress through XP and levels.
• Distribute Attribute Points.
• Experiment with different weapons and armor.
• Create different builds and combat styles.
• Face a wider variety of challenges and Bosses.

Our goal is to keep expanding these possibilities over time.

🧬 The Next Enemy Is Already on the Way

We can already confirm the next challenge.

The Infected Cupendipe, a creature born from a failed mutation, is planned to arrive within two months after launch.

Our goal is to try to maintain a pace of at least one new enemy every two months, whenever development resources allow it.

💎 A Free Experience

BOSS ARENA will remain free.

The Crystals available in the game can also be earned simply by playing. Purchasing them is mainly intended as an optional way to support the development of the project.

We hope to keep expanding the game through this support, as well as through the continued development and success of Goldilock One: The Mists of Jakaira.

👥 An Independent Project

Our journey began in 2019, involving university students, countless versions, tests, feedback, mistakes, and lessons learned along the way.

We are an independent team, and we have done our best with the resources available to us throughout this journey.

Version 1.0 does not represent the end of BOSS ARENA.

For us, it marks the moment when that small combat laboratory finally became an experience of its own.

Thank you to everyone who played, shared feedback, and followed the project along the way.

See you in the Arena. ❤️

If you'd like to learn a little more about our main project, which inspired the creation of BOSS ARENA:

https://store.steampowered.com/widget/2427790

We are a small indie studio, which means the boundaries between roles are often crossed and shared.

Whether for the health of the creative process or out of necessity and team versatility, we are always striving to become more well-rounded, capable, and professional developers.

We continue to give our best to this project every step of the way, and we are incredibly proud of how far we’ve come with the brave exiles who keep moving forward.

A special thank you to all the spouses, partners, and family members who supported their loved ones throughout this journey.

A special thank you to those who are still with the studio, and our gratitude as well to those who have contributed their time and effort along the way.

Management and Planning

Ramon Ton - Technical Producer

Will Emmerich - General Director and Executive Producer

Game Design

Andre Brandão - Game Designer and Script Writer

Cabral - Game Designer

Ramon Ton - Game Designer

Wallace - Game Designer

Will Emmerich - Game Designer and Script Writer

World Building

Alexandre Ferreira - Lead Environment Artist, Level Designer and Tech Artist

Ana Rocha - Environment Artist

Garibaldi - Environment Artist

Ian - Concept Artist / Ilustrator

Mixael Pereira - 3D Artist

Rafaela Lucci - Concept Artist / Ilustrator

Sarah Emmerich - Environment Artist

Will Emmerich - Creation and Art Director

Applied Development

Addison Viana - Principal Developer

Alexandre Ferreira - Environment Systems and Unreal Generalist

Breno Souza - Principal Developer

Bruno Sidarta - Animation Blueprint Systems and Unreal Generalist

Felipe Oliveira - Unreal Programmer

Uarlley Amorim- VFX Artist / Developer

Ruphius - Unreal Generalist

Characters and Creatures

Alexandre Ferreira - Tech Artist

Bruno Sidarta - 3D Animator

Danilo Donanzam - 3D Artist

Gabriel Bragazzi - 3D Artist

Icaro Soares - 3D Animator

Jean Leoni - 3D Artist

Luhan Santos - 3D Artist

Rob Junior - Concept Artist and Ilustrator

Will Emmerich - Creation and Art Director

Social Media

May - Social Media

Thiara - Social Media

Will Emmerich - Social Media and Publishing Planning

Sound Design

Cainã Morellato - Promotional Trailer and Music

Ready 2 Rumble - General Applied SFX and Music Creation

Mentees Nuno Andrade Felipe Pereira Bernardo Teixeira