The Last Sanctum - Dragon Survival Game

Welcome, current and prospective followers! #TheLastSanctum is an upcoming survival game where you play as dragons. Our current goal is to complete a free demo. When the demo is done, we'll release a #Kickstarter campaign! We're all volunteers working in our free time, so no estimate at the moment.

We started working on the model for a fish concept! How many braincells do you think it has? #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #unrealengine #3dart #cute

Not a ton of work to talk about this sprint, sorry! What was done will be talked about next newsletter. One thing we did work on was selecting potential foliage assets for collectible items in the demo, and assigning them elements and spawn areas, as well as names. All of this is subject to change!

Here's another angle of an underground cave system! (WIP) #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #dragon #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #unrealengine #3dart #terrain #map

Biweekly Newsletter October 02/2026 (2 images) #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #unrealengine #animation #blender #3dart #terrain #map

We're working on a large underground cave system. What do you think? (Still WIP) #dragon #gamedev #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #dragongame #survivalgame #UE5 #map #terrain

Biweekly Newsletter September 18/2026 (3 images) #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #unrealengine #animation #blender #3dart #terrain #map

We're finally touching upon the Lindwyrm concept! We've redone the lineart (still no default skin) and started its base model (WIP). Does it look like a huggable baby? #dragon #gamedev #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #dragongame #survivalgame #blender #blenderart

Biweekly Newsletter September 04/2026 (1 image, 1 link) Transitions/Broadcast Link: imgur.com/a/mDV23FP #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #unrealengine #animation #blender #3dart

Here's a heavy WIP of the initial VFX for Levin's Static Field ability. Still going to work on it a lot more! #dragon #gamedev #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #dragongame #survivalgame #wyvern #vfx #blender

Biweekly Newsletter August 21/2026 (1 image, 1 link) Skin Link: www.youtube.com/shorts/_hD_W... #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #unrealengine #animation #blender #3dart

Here's a WIP of a loading screen art based on a community member suggestion! Is the flock friend or foe? We will soon find out… #dragon #gamedev #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #dragongame #survivalgame #2dart

What do you think this art will ultimately depict? Discord members who participated in the loading screen art event will have some advantage guessing. #dragon #gamedev #speedpaint #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #dragongame #survivalgame #2dart

Biweekly Newsletter July 24/2026 (1 image, 1 link) Iceclaw Friendly: www.youtube.com/shorts/BP9BZ... #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #drake #map #terrain #unrealengine #animation #blender

The Colossal Cetapod has perished... #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #dragongame #survivalgame #3dart #blender #blenderart

Biweekly Newsletter June 26/2026 (2 images, 1 link) Flight Turning/Swamp Preview: imgur.com/a/jFrGnly #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #drake #map #terrain #unrealengine

Wyvern Model Speedpaint! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVLu... #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #dragon #dragonart #survivalgame #dragongame #blenderart #3dart #substancepainter

Biweekly Newsletter June 26/2026 (2 images) #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #drake #map #terrain #unrealengine

Announcing a new cosmetic Levin Darter Skin: Echo Storm! Based off an old scrapped wyvern concept. #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #dragon #dragonart #survivalgame #dragongame #conceptart #2dart

Biweekly Newsletter June 12/2026 (1 image, 1 link) Fire Breath: imgur.com/a/nKHu8RC #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #drake #firebreath #vfx #BlenderArt #unrealengine

Dragon roar behind the scenes! #dragon #gamedev #sounddesign #dragongame #indiedev #survivalgame #TheLastSanctum

Join us on our Discord server on June 13th for a skin painting livestream with the developers! discord.gg/thelastsanct... #TheLastSanctum #3dart #blender #blenderart #dragons #wyvern

Biweekly Newsletter May 29/2026 (1 image, 1 link) Climb End: imgur.com/a/M8lkLcQ #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #drake

We just finished the calls and animations for both the juvenile dragons! Reminder that these are both juveniles, so their calls are intentionally less unique and lower key. We save the interesting calls for the adult T4 wyrms! #TheLastSanctum #gamedev #ue5 #dragon #survival #blender #roar #audio

Biweekly Newsletter May 15/2026 (1 image, 1 link) Bite Hitbox: imgur.com/a/TymLlYj #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame

We've finished up painting the Poison Dart skin! What do you think? #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #blender #blenderart #3dart

Biweekly Newsletter May 01/2026 (1 image, 1 link) Animation: imgur.com/a/tbIr7MG #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame

The next wyrm on our hit list is Levin 🔫 #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #funny #animation

Biweekly Newsletter April 17/2026 (2 images, 2 links) Obstacle Course: www.youtube.com/shorts/bZrC0... Community Skins: imgur.com/a/U6bgdAN #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #substancepainter

We've finished painting one of our first accepted community skin contributions! Look forward to showing you soon! #TheLastSanctum #tls #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #Blender #3dart

Biweekly Newsletter April 03/2026 (1 image, 1 link) April Fool's Game: lindwyrm-studios.itch.io/the-last-san... #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #pixelart #aprilfools

Bweghh... here's another new death animation, for the juvie wyvern! #funny #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #Blender #3dart #wyvern

Biweekly Newsletter March 20/2026 (1 image, 1 link) Death Animation: imgur.com/a/F4C7Law #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #Blender #3dart

We expected climbing to not be working at all right now, but turns out that it does! Sort of! #funny #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #Blender #3dart #drake

Biweekly Newsletter March 06/2026 (2 images, 1 link) Basalt River: imgur.com/a/JSC3KS3 #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #Blender #3dart

Just coming in for a gentle landing... #funny #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #Blender #3dart

Happy Valentine's Day! Levin finally got Scoria to agree to that date. Including two versions of this picture so you can use it as a valentine if you'd like ♥️ #TheLastSanctum #tls #valentine #valentinesday #dragon #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #celebrate #3dart

As part of working on combat, we've gotten the UI hooked up to damage and stamina for testing! The visual is still WIP, and the drain values are higher than normal for testing. #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #dragon #dragons #dragongame #ue5 #unrealengine #flight #stylized

Biweekly Newsletter February 06/2026 (1 image, 1 link) VFX Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfrR... #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #Blender #3dart #pretty #flight #vfx

We just implemented speed lines and a small camera zoom for diving! (Note: we plan to allow players to disable camera movement in case it makes them nauseous!) #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #dragon #dragons #dragongame #ue5 #unrealengine #flight #stylized #dragonartists

Biweekly Newsletter January 23/2026 (2 images, 1 link) Collision Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oukY... #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #Blender #3dart #pretty #flight

Here's a closer look at our player HUD: top to bottom it's armour, HP, stamina, and anima (breath attacks), then hunger and thirst. The portrait changes depending on the wyrm you're playing, and body parts fade out as corresponding locational damage is taken. #TheLastSanctum #dragon #2dart #indiedev

Biweekly Newsletter January 09/2026 (1 image, 1 video link) Threaten Call: imgur.com/a/RupV7bS #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #Blender #3dart #scary #roar

Takeoff has improved- no more weird-lookin boost! And it works well on inclines too! #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #dragon #dragons #dragongame #ue5 #unrealengine #flight

Biweekly Newsletter December 27/2025 (2 images, 1 link) Wing Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNwv... #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #Blender #3dart #pretty #flight

Fire Dragon's Broadcast call and accompanying animation is done! With the juveniles like Fire Dragon, we're keeping the calls much simpler and shorter to allow the calls of the unique adult wyrms to shine. #TheLastSanctum #dragon #dragons #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #dragonartists #3dart

This is Iceclaw's Crescent Strike skin. Subtle but beautiful! #TheLastSanctum #dragon #dragons #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #dragonartists #3dart #survival #survivalgame #creaturesurvival

Biweekly Newsletter November 28/2025 (2 images, 2 links) Skin: imgur.com/a/pupsjU3 Flight Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTiw... #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #Blender #3dart #pretty #flight #texturepainting

We've been working on painting a new Scoria skin called Bushfire. What do you think? It's still work in progress! #TheLastSanctum #dragon #dragons #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #dragonartists #3dart #survival #survivalgame #creaturesurvival

Biweekly Newsletter November 14/2025 (1 image, 1 link) Flight Demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZGP... #TheLastSanctum #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5 #dragon #dragonart #survival #survivalgame #dragongame #Blender #3dart #wyvern #pretty #flight

We're not opposed to getting creative with environmental colours. Here's an example of how we can tweak the same water asset to take on different tints! (Make sure to click to see the full image!) #TheLastSanctum #tls #dragon #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #swamp #leveldesign #survival #ue5