Join Erika and friends in an empowering coming-of-age turn-based RPG as they journey into a mystical book realm. Equip unique items and tailor your party’s abilities to battle vicious monsters. Test the strength of friendship, teamwork and personal growth as the secrets of the book unfold.

In this heartwarming and empowering coming-of-age RPG, explore the young minds of a group of ragtag friends as they uncover magic, mayhem, monsters, and find themselves along the way.

Join Erika, Viva, Cap as they fall into the mystical book of Caldria and explore the dynamic world filled with menacing creatures and otherworldly discoveries. How they defeat sinister enemies and the decisions you make about the personality flaws they possess, play a critical role as to who the characters become.

As memories and stories of life in Grifford Academy are revealed you get to decide: Will Erika become a better leader by listening to her friends? Will Viva transform from self-doubt to self-trust? Will Cap muster up the courage to stay in Caldria and help Erika find her missing brother? And will these three high school misfits gain confidence in who they are while successfully saving their missing friends, trapped within the ominous world of Caldria?

Immerse yourself in the rich narrative, while battling dark forces in strategic turn-based combat, and rescuing friends who need your help. After thoughtfully selecting your items and weapons from the shop, increase your skills and level up your combat effectiveness.

LandShark Games has just released a new demo for Grifford Academy, alongside a brand new trailer for the game.

Tying all this together is the news that Grifford Academy will be launching into Early Access on PC/Steam on July 8, 2025.

“Our intention with Grifford Academy was to boil down the RPG formula to its most engaging component parts, without the baggage of complex systems,” said Paul Naylor, Founder of LandShark Games. “We wanted to craft an experience that puts character growth front and center, both in terms of the choices and consequences affecting combat, but also the relationships connecting a group of teenagers that start out as classmates, but become something much more.”

“The Early Access version of Grifford Academy is planned to include all story content, allowing players to experience the full narrative experience and core gameplay. During this period, we plan to refine the game by addressing bugs, improving balance, enhancing mechanics and polishing the overall experience. We also plan to test the viability of select ideas arising from player feedback, but only in cases where we believe they will significantly improve the players' experience. Our goal is for the 1.0 release to be as polished, engaging and immersive as possible.”

As you join Viva, Erika, and Cap in battle lost friends will be rescued and unnerving memories of Grifford academy will be brought to light. Can you help Erika save her friends and put an end to evil within the book of Caldria?

With plenty of strategic depth and striking visuals, Grifford Academy is an uplifting adventure about feeling lost, the impact and importance of friendship, and the powerful journey to self-empowerment and self-discovery.

Key Features:

• A rich, compelling coming-of-age story about three complicated and relatable teenagers where they learn to nurture and value one another’s strengths
• Play an active role in how the character’s personalities grow and evolve as the game progresses
• An RPG created with accessibility in mind; no steep learning curve and intuitive combat system
• Equal emphasis on memorable story and characters as well as satisfying combat and store experience
• A family-friendly, compact game experience
• A dynamic soundtrack with original tracks from Pearl Yim, Kiat from Syndicate and IMBA

Grifford Academy is coming to PC (Steam) in late 2025/early 2026.