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Founded in August of 2007, Puny Human is a game development studio based in Morrisville, North Carolina. Evolved from a group of people interested in modding games, Puny Human brings a fresh perspective to the idea of independently created video games.

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Indie of the Year 2014 - Players Choice

Indie of the Year 2014 - Players Choice

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The time has come, announcing the best Indie Games of 2014 as selected by you.

Team-based game mode, character attachments and FREE WEEKEND!

Team-based game mode, character attachments and FREE WEEKEND!

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We've introduced a new team-based game mode called Control Points, added more character customization and are having a FREE WEEKEND on Steam!

Monday Night Indie - 28th July

Monday Night Indie - 28th July

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Come get your weekly shot of indie gaming goodness with Monday Night Indie, featuring talks with the developers, giveaways & more!

Blade Symphony release teaser

Blade Symphony release teaser

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Blade Symphony is releasing soon, here's a teaser showing off the game's intricacies

Blade Symphony on Humble Store + Tournament Announcement

Blade Symphony on Humble Store + Tournament Announcement

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Just for today, Blade Symphony is 50% off on Humble Store! 10% of proceeds go to charity.

Tutorial added, 50% off all week!

Tutorial added, 50% off all week!

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Blade Symphony is 50% off, and we've released a new patch. If you haven’t picked up a copy of Blade Symphony yet, or if you have any friends who are...

Wushu Sword Fighting Lady of Death

Wushu Sword Fighting Lady of Death

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Blade Symphony has a new playable character. Her name is PURE, a wushu-trained Hokuten assassin. Check out the brand spanking new trailer.

Blade Symphony is now available for pre-order!

Blade Symphony is now available for pre-order!

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We’re proud to announce today that you can pre-order Blade Symphony from our website and start playing today. We’re really proud to show you what...

Scabbards, temples, and HUD dev

Scabbards, temples, and HUD dev

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Every week Blade Symphony devs meet on Google Hangout to show and tell what we've been working on. Check it out.

Blade Symphony Developers Show and Tell

Blade Symphony Developers Show and Tell

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This week we've got a video of our weekly meeting in which Blade Symphony developers show off what we've been working on and what we're working on next.

Video Update

Video Update

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Video update for Blade Symphony. Entirely new branch of Source engine, new attack moves for every character, brand new interface, new game mechanics...

We're legal!

We're legal!

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It took us forever to get back to you but here we are and we now have the Portal 2 engine.

Lack of updates, and Ryoku costumes update!

Lack of updates, and Ryoku costumes update!

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We give a little bit of insight as to the lack of updates (there's a reason for it, and eventually it will lead to good news.)

Dev Journal #5 - Sword and Character Selection

Dev Journal #5 - Sword and Character Selection

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This week's dev journal shows the sword selection and new character selection menu that the player can access. These menus allow the player to choose...

Dev Journal #4 - Parry Mechanic

Dev Journal #4 - Parry Mechanic

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Our third development journal shows off the Parry mechanic, which is a new alternative to blocking, which acts as a deflection of attacks. Parries are...

Evolving Blade Symphony aesthetics

Evolving Blade Symphony aesthetics

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Check out some recent changes to tracers, a popular Blade Symphony map and the arcade camera for spectators.

Judgement Costumes

Judgement Costumes

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This is the second development journal using a "micro vlog" style of video, in which we're keeping it short and sweet for 30-60s per video.

Dev Journal #1 - Charging Effects

Dev Journal #1 - Charging Effects

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We're starting a small video style of development journal videos. Our first entry focuses on changes to charging effects!

Blade Symphony on Kickstarter

Blade Symphony on Kickstarter

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Hello; we have a Kickstarter page! This post includes the answer to a few questions you might be asking yourself as a long-time supporter.

Build 7: District and complete rebalance edition!

Build 7: District and complete rebalance edition!

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Contains major gameplay overhauls as well as our long-awaited third map.

Build 6: I love swords!

Build 6: I love swords!

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Build 6 is out, and it contains a whole host of change - chief among them the fact that we've given swords gameplay stats and added an in-game currency...

We're PHANs of Japan

We're PHANs of Japan

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All donations that normally go to help Puny Human create and sustain free games like Blade Symphony and Dystopia, are going to charity until the end of...

Build 5 Released

Build 5 Released

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The new gameplay mode YOU requested! Also, fixes and HUD polishing and persistent XP/titles, but mostly the new gameplay mode, really.

Build 4 is live!

Build 4 is live!

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Build 4 of the Blade Symphony beta is live, bringing a host of bugfixes and changes suggest by our community as well as a new map, Monastery!

Limited amount of beta keys for Blade Symphony Build 3!

Limited amount of beta keys for Blade Symphony Build 3!

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It's the end of the week and we've released our third major build in two days, things are speeding up for us. If you're interested in playing Blade Symphony...

Blade Symphony Build 2 release and changelog!

Blade Symphony Build 2 release and changelog!

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Today we've released an update to our PHAN Club exclusive build of Blade Symphony. This includes a brand new map, duel_winter. To download, just open...

Blade Symphony releases privately on February 4th!

Blade Symphony releases privately on February 4th!

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This coming Friday, February 4th, we will be releasing Blade Symphony to our loyal P.H.A.N. Club, which include future members and past Dystopia Supporters...

Editors Choice - Best Upcoming Mod

Editors Choice - Best Upcoming Mod

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Mod of the Year 2010 Editors Choice - Best Upcoming Mod

Redmine: Some news from the back desk

Redmine: Some news from the back desk

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In this newspost, we kick off the first of our development blog features with a look at our project management tool. While touching on open-development...

MotY post #8: Winter, the secret Hokuten temple

MotY post #8: Winter, the secret Hokuten temple

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We take a look at map #2 -- Winter, a secret temple used by the Hokuten for training.