{"id":8106,"date":"2026-05-25T17:03:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/?p=8106"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:44:05","slug":"alabaster-dawn-x-crosscode-x-shade-protocol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/?p=8106","title":{"rendered":"Alabaster Dawn x CrossCode x SHADE Protocol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RFG_Shade-Protocol-Collab.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8113\" src=\"http:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RFG_Shade-Protocol-Collab-600x338.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RFG_Shade-Protocol-Collab-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RFG_Shade-Protocol-Collab-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RFG_Shade-Protocol-Collab-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hello everyball and everycabbage!<\/p>\n<p>Some days ago, we teased that Alabaster Dawn and CrossCode would be part of a collaboration with another game.<\/p>\n<p>Today we can finally reveal what that game is:<\/p>\n<p>It is&#8230; <b>SHADE Protocol<\/b>!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"SHADE Protocol x Alabaster Dawn x CrossCode: Collab World Reveal\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZZUg983MM9s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For those who have not seen it yet, SHADE Protocol is an upcoming <b>cyber-fantasy Metroidvania<\/b> with fast combat, stylish abilities, and a wild <b>world-cutting mechanic<\/b> that lets you slice and reshape parts of the environment.<\/p>\n<p>What caught our attention is that the team seems to care about many of the same things we do: expressive combat, secrets, ambitious pixel art worlds, and game systems that can get a little bit ridiculous in the best way.<\/p>\n<p>So yes&#8230; mystery solved!<\/p>\n<p>Together, CrossCode, Alabaster Dawn, and SHADE Protocol are planning a crossover collaboration with content in both SHADE Protocol and Alabaster Dawn.<\/p>\n<p>And all of it is being planned carefully so it does not interrupt or delay the development of either game.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Content in SHADE Protocol<\/h2>\n<p>In SHADE Protocol, the current collaboration plans include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UNLOCKED: <b>Secret bosses<\/b> inspired by CrossCode and Alabaster Dawn<\/li>\n<li>UNLOCKED: <b>Special CrossCode and Alabaster Dawn themed Harmonies<\/b>, huge cinematic skills similar to Level 3 Combat Arts from CrossCode<\/li>\n<li>Stretch Goal: <b>Guest music by Shirakumo Nagi<\/b>, composer of CrossCode and Alabaster Dawn!<\/li>\n<li>Stretch Goal: <b>New Protocols<\/b>, essentially game-changing \u201cbuild\u201d options, that give players more ways to play!<\/li>\n<li>Stretch Goal: <b>Potentially a full DLC<\/b> with a new area, a self-contained storyline, and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of more ambitious plans are locked behind &#8220;Stretch Goals&#8221; for their upcoming <b>Kickstarter campaign<\/b> that will launch on <b>June 4<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You can check out the Kickstarter campaign and follow it here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/littlelegendary\/shade-protocol\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/littlelegendary\/shade-protocol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And you can find SHADE Protocol on Steam here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/widget\/3581730\/\" width=\"646\" height=\"190\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Content in Alabaster Dawn<\/h2>\n<p>It wouldn&#8217;t be a proper collab if we wouldn&#8217;t do anything, right?<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s what we plan to add for <b>Alabaster Dawn<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SHADE Protocol themed Divine Arts<\/b>! Expect some really cool stuff here!<\/li>\n<li><b>Zura<\/b>, SHADE Protocol\u2019s Instrument-wielding, world-cutting main character, will become a <b>playable reskin<\/b> for Juno in Somu\u2019s Dream, our rogue-lite mode!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In general, we take this opportunity to think about ways to make crossover collaborations like this work well with the more fantasy-esque setting of Alabaster Dawn.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, our <b>prioriy will be getting the game completed first<\/b>, so collab content like this will be the focus in <b>later development<\/b> and potentially for post 1.0 updates.<\/p>\n<p>And some of you might wonder: Does that mean that <b>Lea will be in Alabaster Dawn as well<\/b>? Well&#8230; we&#8217;ll see!<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for today!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks a lot for your support, and we hope you look forward to this very unusual crossover!<\/p>\n<h3>Credits<\/h3>\n<p><b>Key Art<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/yuikannon.carrd.co\/\">YuiKannon<\/a>, our lovely community member!<\/p>\n<p><b>Animation<\/b>: Studio CLICKBOOM (support animation studio for FATE\/strange Fake and more!)<\/p>\n<p><b>Trailer Music<\/b>: SHIRAKUMO Nagi (original composer of CrossCode and Alabaster Dawn)<\/p>\n<p><b>Pixel Art<\/b>: Little Legendary (studio behind SHADE Protocol)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyball and everycabbage! Some days ago, we teased that Alabaster Dawn and CrossCode would be part of a collaboration with another game. Today we can finally reveal what that game is: It is&#8230; SHADE Protocol! For those who have not seen it yet, SHADE Protocol is an upcoming cyber-fantasy Metroidvania with fast combat, stylish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,19,4,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alabaster-dawn","category-collab","category-crosscode","category-crowdfunding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8106"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8127,"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8106\/revisions\/8127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalfishgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}