Grindstone has revealed Conan: The Black Pyramid, an officially licensed action roguelite role-playing game (RPG) from Slovak developer Games Farm. It was shown during the Golden Joystick Awards, and it is coming to PC through Steam in 2027, with consoles to follow.
According to a release, the reveal took place on November 11th. An announcement trailer was released alongside the news. Price is yet to be announced. The Steam page is live, and playtest sign-ups are open; the first playtest starts “soon”, with no date given.
How Conan: The Black Pyramid plays
The game is set in Robert E. Howard’s shared universe, made under official license (the release credits Heroic Signatures). Conan, Solomon Kane, Dark Agnes and other heroes wake up inside the Black Pyramid, a labyrinth that ignores the rules of space and time and changes with every descent. Each run brings them closer to one question: who summoned them?
Roguelites are built around repeated attempts, known as runs, where failing sends players back to the start. Here, five playable characters mix melee, swordplay, gunfire and magic. Every fight builds toward a brutal execution, and the player picks when to unleash it.
Warrior Memories, ancient artifacts and Combat Masteries shape each build. Players also collect dice during a run, which can be spent on better loot right away or saved for higher stakes. The game can be played solo or in two-player online co-op, with individual rewards and progression, according to the release.
What the developers said
“We’re thrilled to bring a legendary hero like Conan back to the modern gaming world,” said Games Farm CEO Peter Nagy. “Robert E. Howard’s stories mean a lot to us, as they do to generations of readers, and we’re approaching them with all the care and respect they deserve.”
Marcos Cronander, president of Heroic Signatures, pointed to the stranger side of the character: “Eldritch horrors, reality-warping sorcery, ancient beings from other worlds, these lesser-known aspects are some of the coolest parts of Conan, and players will finally get to experience them.”
Games Farm is an independent studio of more than 50 people based in Kosice, Slovakia, with over 20 titles released and the Heretic Kingdoms franchise among them. Grindstone, a publisher founded in 2017 as a spin-off from Games Farm, is also based in Slovakia.
The following was sent as a press release to Inven Global.
