The Lost Legends of Redwall

The Lost Legends of Redwall is an official video game adaptation of the Redwall series that has been released on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and mobile app marketplaces. The series of several games were developed by Soma Games, Clopas LLC, Kaio Interactive, Redwall Abbey Company Ltd, Penguin Random House UK, Christopher and Allan Miller, and Lance Priebe. Jared Shear, Nat Iwata, Jeremy Adams, Erin Kays, Erin Marantette, and Max Wilson contributed artwork and designs. The writing team included Ren Alex-Rose, Heather Rose Walters, and Brittney Morris.

In total, seven Redwall video games were released from 2018 to 2024. The games are not direct adaptations of any Redwall books or stories, rather they feature original stories and characters in the Mossflower Woods setting.

Brian Jacques approved of the adaptation of Redwall into a video game prior to his death in 2011, and was fully on-board with the development.

Redwall Game Development History[]

In 2011, contact was first made with Brian Jacques for a "small mobile game" that would accompany another project. During Summer 2012, Christopher Miller and Alan Miller announced the Redwall: The Adventure Game project, with an intended release for autumn of the year. However, financial concerns called for the recruitment of a new partner.

In April 2013, Soma Games became involved with the project, and launched a Kickstarter in an effort to promote the game development efforts, now titled "Redwall: The Warrior Reborn", and finance a Minecraft map of Redwall Abbey. After achieving the fundraising goal, the Minecraft map, Redwall AbbeyCraft: The Corsair's Last Treasure, was released in August 2013.

In September 2014, Soma requested additional financial support. They announced a partnership with the Maclellan Foundation in February 2015.

In July 2017, it was revealed that the games would consist of an "episodic mini-series" that would "tell the story of three reluctant heroes who each find themselves inside Redwall Abbey for deeply personal reasons when it is besieged by Cluny the Scourge. Thrust into a suddenly dramatic situation the three strangers become fast friends and wind up in a critical, but as-yet unsung role in the events that bring the sword of Martin the Warrior to Matthias and the end to that villain Cluny the Scourge."

At the time, three episodes were announced, "The Scout," which would feature a mouse character; and "The Miner" and "The Archer", which would feature a mole and a squirrel. In December 2017, a fourth episode, "The Pirate", was announced, which was to involve all three previous characters uniting, as well as feature Cluny the Scourge. That month, the games were re-branded as "An Epic Tale of Redwall".

On March 19, 2018, the games were once again re-branded as The Lost Legends of Redwall.

In September 2018, the first episode, "The Scout", was released. In November 2018, an unrelated Redwall video game, Escape the Gloomer, a Soma Games-Clopas LLC collaboration, was released.

After the release of The Scout, the decision was made to extend the game's narrative and release it as three games or "acts" instead of the previously announced plan to develop three different games that focused on individual characters. In 2021, The Scout Act II and The Scout Act III were released, as well as The Lost Legends of Redwall mobile app and Feasts & Friends. The Miner, The Archer, and The Pirate were shelved.

In 2023, Soma Games partnered with Forthright Entertainment to publish The Scout Anthology, a combination of all three Scout acts streamlined into one game. The Scout Act I, The Scout Act II, and The Scout Act III were removed from Steam as a result.

In February 2024, The Scout Anthology was released, along with a PC version of Feasts & Friends.

The Lost Legends of Redwall Games[]

The Scout Act I: Lilygrove (2018)[]

Described as a "stealth-adventure game", The Scout is the story of a young mouse warrior-in-training who is forced to flee to Redwall Abbey when the Mossflower Woods village of Lilygrove is attacked by Scumsnout the Wearet and his crew of sea rats. Act I consists of five levels.

"The events of The Scout play out along the ancient, but now altered, course of the mighty River Moss. What was once a wide river is now the sunken bed of a seasonal creek that that runs east-west between Redwall Abbey and the Great South Stream that feeds the swamps south and east of Salamandastron. The player must find a way through the confusing snow-covered channel punctuated by occasional hedgerows, ancient stone walls, scattered shacks, and the few-and-far-between hearths of friendly woodlanders."

The game was officially released on September 14, 2018. It is no longer available on Steam as The Scout Anthology has replaced it.

Escape the Gloomer (2018)[]

Described as a "conversational adventure game," Escape the Gloomer features the tale of a young otter member of Skipper Warthorn's crew, Gillig, who pursues Verdauga Greeneyes' lost Scroll of Inheritance, the recovery of which could prevent the Great Mossflower War by revealing his heir.

The story plays out parallel to the events of Mossflower. It is entirely text-based.

The game was officially released on November 16, 2018, and is a collaboration between Soma Games and Scott Adams' Clopas LLC.

The Scout Act II: The Wraith (2021)[]

A "Puzzle-Adventure" follow-up to The Scout; Sophia and Liam are directed to visit Winsome Wraith, the home of healer stoats who could help Liam. Along the way, they rescue the residents of Lilygrove from sea rats. Act II has six levels.

The game was officially released on April 30, 2021. It is no longer available on Steam as The Scout Anthology has replaced it.

The Lost Legends of Redwall (app) (2021)[]

A mobile "interactive fiction" game consisting of multiple narratives, including The Wildcat Scroll, The Flowers of Icetor, and Caverns of Kotir. The game was officially released for Apple and Android users on November 21, 2021.

The Scout Act III: The Abbey (2021)[]

The puzzle-adventure follow-up to The Scout Act II; Sophia and Liam trek towards Redwall Abbey, where Liam could finally receive a cure for his wounds. They must escape Cheesethief and his sea rats if they hope to arrive safely. Act III has six levels.

The game was officially released on December 24, 2021. It is no longer available on Steam as The Scout Anthology has replaced it.

The Scout Anthology (2024)[]

This release combines The Scout Act I, Act II, and Act III into one game, and replaces the three previously released Acts.

The game was officially released on February 20, 2024.

Feasts & Friends (2024)[]

Feasts & Friends

A cooking simulation game. The game was officially released on February 20, 2024.

Passport to the Lost Legends of Redwall[]

Scheduled release: Unknown. Concept shelved.

Lost Legends of Redwall Timeline[]

The games featuring Lost Legends of Redwall stories do not occur in chronological order. There are characters and plot elements that connect all the games to each other, like the books. The following is a timeline of the games in which Lost Legends of Redwall events occur, in context.

Escape the Gloomer/Caverns of Kotir - As these two games feature the same narrative, these events occur simultaneously.
AbbeyCraft/The Flowers of Icetor - As these two games feature the same narrative, these events occur simultaneously.
The Scout Act I, II, III (main narrative featuring Liam and Sophia) - The winter before the events of Redwall
Feasts & Friends (main narrative featuring Rootsworth) - The winter before the events of Redwall
Redwall novel events
The Scout Act I, II, III (present background narration from Brother Jethro Barleyrow, many seasons later)
Feasts & Friends (present background narration from Brother Jethro Barleyrow, many seasons later)
The Wildcat Scroll

Lost Legends of Redwall Concept Artwork[]

External Links[]

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