{"id":25952571,"date":"2025-11-17T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/?p=25952571"},"modified":"2025-11-18T08:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T16:57:02","slug":"how-under-the-stairs-wacom-movink-grimroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/how-under-the-stairs-wacom-movink-grimroll\/","title":{"rendered":"How Under the Stairs is using the Wacom Movink 13 as they develop their latest video game, Grimroll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, Wacom was happy to feature game development studio <a href=\"https:\/\/underthestairs.studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Under the Stairs<\/a>. We <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/under-the-stairs-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interviewed them<\/a> about their studio, how they use Wacom tablets for game design, and about their upcoming game, Heritage. Well, they're hard at work on their next game, Grimroll, and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3411790\/Grimroll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently released a playtest on Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-movink-dth135k0a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wacom Movink 13 OLED pen display<\/a> played a major role in the development process for this game, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Grimroll Trailer\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gcbpEy9HYNk?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grimroll was <a href=\"https:\/\/underthestairs.studio\/how-a-simple-genre-sparked-our-next-big-game-idea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inspired in part<\/a> by the board games that the development team often played in the office. One designer loved roll-and-write dice games, and another loved roguelite video games. They decided to combine the two ideas <a href=\"https:\/\/underthestairs.studio\/designing-the-narrative-of-grimroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">along with inspiration from a classic Croatian fairy tale<\/a>, into Grimroll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/11\/Grimroll-1-1080x607.jpg\" alt=\"Grimroll Croation Fairy Tale Image\" class=\"wp-image-25952575\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/11\/Grimroll-1-1080x607.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/11\/Grimroll-1-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/11\/Grimroll-1-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs an artist, I use my Movink at every step of the workday and privately on my own projects,\" says Vladimir Bogdanic, director of Under the Stairs. He uses it for the entire art design process:  \"I start by doing a quick and messy sketch, which lays out the basic shapes for what's to come, I then combine using the touch screen to rotate and zoom into different bits and the pen to precisely lay down the line art ... After that, I choose the fitting colors and color them. If it's characters I'm working on, I chop them up and head over to animate them, where I also make use of the touch screen to move pieces of the characters around, so they feel organic with their animated motions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He wasn't an easy convert to using the Wacom Movink, either. But he believes it has greatly enhanced his workflow. \"At the start of getting the Movink, I honestly didn't think I'd make much use of the touch screen. But it's an absolute necessity now, and speeds up navigating through pieces by miles, providing precision I couldn't get with a mouse.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to check out Grimroll? <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3411790\/Grimroll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out the demo on Steam<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/10\/under-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-817815\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/10\/under-logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/10\/under-logo-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the studio<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/underthestairs.studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Under the Stairs<\/a> is a small indie game development studio based in Zagreb, Croatia. Led by a tight-knit group who grew up playing all sorts of games across all sorts of genres and mediums, Under the Stairs is a place where imaginations and hobbies run wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The studio released the critically acclaimed game <a href=\"https:\/\/eyesinthedarkgame.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eyes In The Dark<\/a> in 2022. Their next game, Grimroll, is set to be released soon!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We interviewed Under The Stairs about their game studio and how they use Wacom tablets for game design. They&#8217;re hard at work on their next game, Grimroll, and utilized the Wacom Movink 13 on it as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":25952574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2345,2908],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25952571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-movink"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25952571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25952571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25952571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25952574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25952571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25952571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25952571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}