Hey Everyone!

Today we're releasing an update to Portal Stories: Mel that makes the main branch be in-line with the beta branch again. This means that all the previous bugs fixed in the beta update are now live for everyone!




* Fixed lighting issues with modern AMD GPUs.
* Added Vulcan support for the Linux build.
* Fixed wrong icon showing up on windows.
* Removed confirmation prompts for graphics settings.
* Removed the outdated libSDL2-2.0 from the linux build.

~ Anna

Removed the outdated libSDL2-2.0 from the linux build.

Fixed a potential issue on OSX and linux.

Hey Everyone!

Today we're releasing a beta update for Portal Stories: Mel that should resolved various issues:

• Fixed lighting issues with modern AMD GPUs.
  
• Added Vulcan support for the Linux build.
  
• Fixed wrong icon showing up on windows.
  
• Removed confirmation prompts for graphics settings.

We're aware of an issue where the inside of the container blocks the visibility of the door at the start of chapter 2, on certain AMD GPUs, and are currently investigating a solution.

If you want to participate in the beta, and let us know if you're experiencing any issues:

1. Right click Portal Stories: Mel in your Steam library
   
2. Select properties.
   
3. Go to the betas tab
   
4. Select "beta - Public beta branch"

This should download an update that's about ~35mb on windows. And even less on other platforms.

Please let us know if you're experiencing any issues in the beta branch!

~Anna

Hey Everyone,

Good news! Today we've pushed a couple of updates to Portal Stories: Mel and its soundtrack, so they are now available separately! As an additional bonus, we've added four new tracks to the soundtrack:

• Troubled Water (Trailer Theme)
  
• Waking Up To Science (menu)
  
• Adjacency (menu)
  
• System Corruption (alternate)
  
• Time and Time Again

If you search your Steam library, the Portal Stories: Mel Soundtrack should now show up, ready for you to download. If it doesn't: you can now get the soundtrack directly from Steam, without having to install Portal Stories: Mel first!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/322420/Portal_Stories_Mel_Soundtrack/

We hope you enjoy the soundtrack!



- Anna

Hey everyone,

Today we've released a small update to the Linux version of Portal Stories: Mel.

This fixes an incorrect launch parameter, which should resolve a lot of launching issues on Linux.

We've also removed libc++.6.so , which also caused a lot of issues in specific Linux versions.

Today we are proud to release The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge on Steam after over a year and a half of production. This is our first commercial game since releasing the award winning Portal Stories: Mel.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/666630/The_Captives_Plot_of_the_Demiurge/

The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge is a game set in a fantasy world and features Souls-like combat mechanics, compelling storytelling and the ability to customise a new character before each new level. However, in a unique twist, after completing a level all your previously customised characters continue to exist within the game world. Thus, rather than a single protagonist, you will be developing a whole cast of characters to interact with throughout the game!

• Character customisation of appearance, stats and weapons
  
• Souls-like combat
  
• Levelling choices in each dungeon
  
• Focus on storytelling

Replay the game with special Challenge Runs, combinations of unique modifiers to the game.
These include Roguelike Challenge which randomizes your build each time you play through the dungeons and Soul Challenge which restricts the number of checkpoints in the game and changes how healing works.

With a variety of individual modifiers you can also tweak the game to create your own challenge runs or make things a little easier if you get stuck.



Prism Studios is a small video game company based in Northern Ireland. In 2015, we released the Portal Stories: Mel mod for Valve’s Portal 2 game which was downloaded by over 1 million unique users. Now we are hoping to follow that success with our current project, The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.

Getting this game to the finish line has been a challenge, especially since we are a tiny team trying to transition from the creation of an award-winning mod to a commercial product. Working without any budget or outside investment for over a year and half means that this project has been very much a labour of love!

You can keep up to date with our projects via

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrismStudiosUK

Hey everyone,

We're happy to announce that we've launched our Steam Store page for our upcoming game The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge. You can add the game to your wishlist and follow the page to keep up-to-date with the development of the game there.




Steam Page for The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.

Hey everyone,

We're happy to announce that we've launched our Steam Store page for our upcoming game The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge. You can add the game to your wishlist and follow the page to keep up-to-date with the development of the game there.




Steam Page for The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.

Hey everyone,

Today's updates adds Ukrainian translations to the game.
Huge shoutout to Rayfulrand and SHooZ for providing the translations!