David Gaider Reflects On 15 Years Of Dragon Age 2 - A Fan-Favorite Story That Was The Team's First Draft David Gaider talks us through a story that had to be written so quickly that his team had no time to doubt themselves.

It's here! This has been an utter joy to work on for Dragon Age 2's 15th anniversary. Huge thank you to David Gaider for taking me through how he and all of the writers managed to get this fan favourite story finished, with no time for redrafts www.thegamer.com/dragon-age-2...

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Malys Art of the protagonist, Noah, standing next to his motorcycle in a darkened city, as he stares up at a sky of swirling purple and orange.

New Year's Resolutions:
- Drink more water 💧
- Touch grass 🌱  
- Stop an ancient demon 😈

Malys can’t help with the first two, but it will give you a deck, a badass bike, and a demonic threat to end. 

Out now on Steam. Start the hunt today 🔥🃏

bit.ly/playmalys

Malys on Steam Expose, endure and expel evil from innocents on your hunt through a corrupted city. As Noah, former priest turned demon-hunter, you'll perform exorcisms, forge precarious alliances and strengthen your deck of arcane tricks in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder.

Can you believe it's been ONE WHOLE WEEK since Malys, our demonic deckbuilder dropped? 👀

Us either!🤯 

Major thank you to everyone playing and reviewing and logging bugs - we couldn't do this without your support! 🖤

Naming our meeting rooms "PURGATORY", "VALHALLA", and "DAMNATION" is maybe not the best decision @summerfallstudios.com has ever made, but it's up there

Image of a grotesque demon made almost entirely of awful fingers. Two comments have been overlaid. Text reads 'Irungol: I do not like Mr. Fingers. Felomelore: I like Mr. Fingers.'

The duality of man ✨

http://bit.ly/playmalys

An image from Rocky where Rocky is punching another fighter but it's been crudely edited to have Noah from Malys in Rocky's place and the logo from Malys is over the person being punched. The image is simulating that Noah is punching 'Malys'.

YOU CAN PLAY MALYS RIGHT NOW! 🙌

Our unholy roguelite has been released on Steam and you can play it! 🔥

Hunt down the wretched demon Malys and sock 'em in the kisser for me!!* 🥊

*'Sock 'em in the kisser' not an endorsed exorcism tactic...unless 👀

https://bit.ly/playmalys

Malys on Steam Expose, endure and expel evil from innocents on your hunt through a corrupted city. As Noah, former priest turned demon-hunter, you'll perform exorcisms, forge precarious alliances and strengthen your deck of arcane tricks in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder.

If you've been playing our exorcism roguelite Malys maybe consider leaving a review on Steam?👀 

It's one of the best ways you can support us! 🙌

Well, that and telling your mates!...or performing an ancient dark ritual the likes of which mortals have never seen. Up to you!

Yes! You can report a bug via bit.ly/malysbugreport :)

Malys General Discussions :: Steam Community Malys - Exorcise the infernal and exact vengeance in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder from David Gaider and Summerfall Studios. The city teems with demons and among them lies your prey: Malys, a demon of extraordinary cunning and power. As you pick your path through the city, you’ll encounter its denizens - some friendly, some not so much, and some possessed by demons that you’ll need to exorcise. Use your deck to expose the rot within. Find unique combinations and strategies to withstand the miseries. Help the hopeless and free the possessed, or die in the attempt… over and over again. As Noah, former priest turned exorcist and demon hunter, you’re armed with your faith and a variety of tools ranging from the holy to the dark and arcane… but you’ll need much more for this hunt, and there will be precious few allies to provide them.Written by David Gaider (former BioWare Lead Writer on the Dragon Age series and Creative Director on Summerfall’s own Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical), Malys is our unholy roguelite deckbuilder, with a beautifully hand-illustrated style. Your cards reflect your actions - invoking holy and ancient powers through prayer and chanting, or equipment like holy water and purified salt. In order to play cards, you must burn cards first to light candles - making every hand a series of strategic decisions and sacrifices. Succeed at exorcisms and receive a reward of Faith, a currency you can spend along your path. Use it to add, upgrade or remove cards, heal your Will, or buy Curios, run-long passive effects that add both power and different ways to play. Improve your strategy and chance of success. Fail, die, and try again.In an exorcism, your candles will light the way. You'll encounter a possessed host, desperate for your help. Burn cards in your hands to light candles, and use their holy power to play the other cards in your hand. Every hand is a choice: Which cards will you burn and which will you play? Candles are persistent between turns, and become a strategic challenge; will you use all your remaining candles this turn, or preserve some for the next?Manage your Will, Noah's capacity to endure evil. Completing an exorcism does not restore your Will, and you'll need to decide what sacrifices to make and what paths to take in order to succeed. Run out of Will and your night comes to an end.Demons hide within their hosts to maintain their power, and the first step to wrestling that power away from more powerful demons is to reveal their True Name. You’ll need to Expose these demons in order to gain the upper hand and begin to take control of the exorcism.Now revealed and threatened, you must Endure the full measure of the demon’s wrath. Use every part of your arsenal to destroy its Will while protecting your own. Fail, and lose yourself and the host to darkness.Once weakened, the time comes to Expel the demon for good. But beware — a desperate demon may draw on the life force of its host to power its most terrible abilities: protect the host or all is lost.In Malys, death is not the end. Start the night over from the beginning, with only Noah and a select few aware of the horrors that have occurred. Noah must begin his hunt again.A variety of playable cards each with custom art, abilities, and interplayA hellish menagerie of demons, providing different challenges and encountersNumerous adaptive stories that change and shift as you progress through the gameA new world, story, and characters from David Gaider, former Lead Writer of the Dragon Age seriesA deeply reactive soundscape that shifts and changes based on your choices...and much more to come!We'll be posting most updates on our devlog online which you can find on our website, Otherwise, you can stay in touch with us via our mailing list, Bluesky, or TikTok! 

And for our hardy exorcists already in the fight - if you enounter any bugs that AREN'T demonic, please let us know via our Steam forums! 🐛

Malys on Steam Expose, endure and expel evil from innocents on your hunt through a corrupted city. As Noah, former priest turned demon-hunter, you'll perform exorcisms, forge precarious alliances and strengthen your deck of arcane tricks in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder.

It's been ONE WHOLE DAY since Malys was unleashed 🔥

Have you been playing our unholy roguelite? Do you want to be?? 👀

Join the hunt today! 🕯️

Malys 1.0 Launch Trailer Malys is OUT NOW on Steam!Play the game via bit.ly/playmalysExorcise the infernal and exact vengeance in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder from David Gaider ...

🔥 Malys is OUT NOW in 1.0! 🔥

For a game about demons, you've all been absolute angels - thank you for your support along the way & we're so happy to share Malys' full release with you 🖤

Check out the launch trailer and then get exorcising below!

Add the Malys Original Soundtrack to your arcane arsenal! 🔥

You know the music is fire when the dev team STILL bops along to the core exorcism music - even after hours and hours of playtesting 🙌

We couldn't have made Malys without you 🖤

Thank YOU for scoring our dreams - and our nightmares!

A bit of Summerfall Studios lore:

One day in 2019, and we were all very exhausted and punchy at the time, Liam responded to a long work thread on Slack with "praise Satan" but autocorrect corrected that to "praise Sarah" and the rest of us were VERY confused. Who is Sarah? What do you mean by that?

WHAT THE 🔥🕯️HELLY🕯️🔥?!
Summerfall's latest game Malys (MAL-iss) is out now on Steam?!
Battle your way through horrific demon encounters, expel them from their possessed hosts, and journey to hunt down your mark, Malys, in this infernal unholy roguelite deckbuilder?!

Sounds twisted, I'm in 😎

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Malys on Steam Expose, endure and expel evil from innocents on your hunt through a corrupted city. As Noah, former priest turned demon-hunter, you'll perform exorcisms, forge precarious alliances and strengthen your deck of arcane tricks in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder.

🕯️JOIN THE HUNT 🕯️

Malys 1.0 Launch Trailer Malys is OUT NOW on Steam!Play the game via bit.ly/playmalysExorcise the infernal and exact vengeance in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder from David Gaider ...

🔥 Malys is OUT NOW in 1.0! 🔥

For a game about demons, you've all been absolute angels - thank you for your support along the way & we're so happy to share Malys' full release with you 🖤

Check out the launch trailer and then get exorcising below!

The Muppet Show logo but the word 'Malys' has been akwardly placed on top of the word 'Muppet' and Noah replaces Kermit.

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🔥 EXORCISTS! 🔥

Important news for hunters who have been playing our roguelite Malys in Early Access: your EA saves will not pass over into full release. 

For the story and meta progression systems to function correctly in 1.0 we must begin the hunt anew.

A map of the world with LA, New York, London, and Melbourne highlighted. Dates read: PDT, Oct 23, 4pm EDT, Oct 23, 7pm BST, Oct 24, 12am AEDT, Oct 24, 10am

Light your candles, stack your deck. Malys is imminent. 🔥

Now is your LAST CHANCE to get Malys at a heavily discounted price for early access! 👛

See below for when we go live in your timezone with our global 1.0 release tomorrow! 🕯️

bit.ly/playmalys

Two images side by side, one of the character Noah from Malys and the second of the hot priest from Fleabag. Text reads: Spot the difference (you can't).

They're the SAME picture: 

- Emotionally distant
- A (former) priest
- Hot

Learn more about Noah, OUR former priest turned demon hunter on October 24th when our unholy roguelite deckbuilder Malys releases!

https://bit.ly/playmalys

Malys on Steam Expose, endure and expel evil from innocents on your hunt through a corrupted city. As Noah, former priest turned demon-hunter, you'll perform exorcisms, forge precarious alliances and strengthen your deck of arcane tricks in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder. Releasing V1.0 on Oct 24th AEDT!

Can you smell that? The sulfur rises and the rot decends. 

It's almost time to expel evil and help the hopeless.

Are you ready to find Malys and save the innocent in our roguelite deckbuilder? 🔥

October 24. Join the Hunt 🕯️

BRRRR ITS COLD IN HERE THERE MUST BE - AN IMPENDING RELEASE OF A DEMONIC ROGUELITE - IN THE ATMOSPHERE 🔥

I SAID -

Light your candles for warmth AND to banish your foes in Malys on October 24!

https://bit.ly/playmalys

An image of an illustrated person screaming, in the center of what looks like a pentagram. The word 'Malys' is in gold text above their head. At the bottom, a blue banner reads 'SXSW Sydney 2025 Official Game Selection.'

SXSW People's Choice Awards are TONIGHT! 🙌

Have you voted yet? There's a certain exorcism roguelite that would happily take your vote 👀

Just access the voting link via the app 🔥

One week remains. 

Malys is imminent.

https://bit.ly/playmalys

Want a cool Malys sticker of your own?

If you're in Sydney, drop by booth 3 today and play the game to take one of these literal baddies home, ahead of Malys' launch into 1.0 next week!

bit.ly/playmalys

Graphic showing a map for SXSW Sydney. Text reads: We're showcasing Malys today at the Games Festival Showcase on Level 2 of the ICC on Table 2! Come and play the build and score yourself a freaky deaky little demon sticker of your choosing, designed by Art Director Benjamin Ee! See you soon!

Find us at SXSW!

We’re on Level Two of the ICC at booth two today (just inside the doors!) showcasing all things demonic.

And hey, if you’re not here, you don't have to miss out! Check out Malys on Steam & grab a bargain - before the price goes up for 1.0 next week!

bit.ly/playmalys

An image of an illustrated person screaming, in the center of what looks like a pentagram. The word 'Malys' is in gold text above their head. At the bottom, a blue banner reads 'SXSW Sydney 2025 Official Game Selection.'

Did you know that there's a SXSW People's Choice Awards? 👀

Did you know that Malys is eligible?? 🔥

If you're at SXSW this week check out our unholy roguelite and then find the voting link via the app! 🖤