On Tuesday we plan to do an update to our server.
The update will take place at 9 am CET and will last approx. 2 hours.
During this time quests will not work.

Downtime Countdown

The Winterdream Festival has begun!



Patch notes:

Added: 8 new skin items (skin set ‘Winterdream Sentinel’)
Added: Option to switch off the timer for automatically starting the match in custom games
Added: The skill chicken wears a christmas hat during the Winterdream Festival event

Changed: A group in Creative Mode no longer gets unselected if shift is held and the ground is clicked
Changed: Reselecting a group member in Creative Mode no longer unselects the whole group but removes that prop or structure from the group instead
Changed: Performance optimization for the ‘Dunes ground tile’ structure
Changed: A warning has been added to the skill selection screen to inform mid-game joining players that they cannot earn achievements during the ongoing match

Fixed: Mode toggle in Creative Mode now possible again without placing prop first
Fixed: Mini cannon can be fired multiple times again
Fixed: Light of spotlight prop can now be toggled
Fixed: States of action props like Lantern lights turned on or off set back to their usual look on all maps
Fixed: Removed useless K input possibility in Creative Mode
Fixed: Second player entering Fly Mode in Creative Mode no longer visually changes the host’s HUD to Edit Mode
Fixed: Third person view back in Creative Mode’s Default Mode
Fixed: Negative props and structures count in Creative Mode
Fixed: Popcorn prop effect

Also, the shop has reopened. --> Shop




Happy Holidays! ♥

Jingle Jam is global charity event aimed to raise funds for fourteen charitable projects, based in the UK and worldwide. You can donate £35 (around $47) in one donation, ensuring the reward is selected, and you will receive Steam keys for 55 games (including Witch It)!

The bundle this year includes 55 full games with a combined value of over £650 ($875+). Rewards are limited to the first 100,000 eligible donations. Alongside Witch It, the bundle contains incredible games from our friends at Daedalic Entertainment, as well as other talented developers and publishers! ːpurplewitchhatː

💰 Donate and receive your keys by clicking here!

📖 Donation Information:
All codes are sent to the email address used at the time the donation is made within a donation confirmation from Tiltify. If you created a Tiltify account, you can review your donations and donation confirmations by going to "My account" > "Donations". Codes may expire if not redeemed before January 1st, 2022. You don't need a Tiltify account to make a donation, but it is recommended so you can keep track of your donation.

Click here to read the Jingle Jam FAQ.

Jingle Jam 2021 Begins: December 1st, 2021 (5pm GMT)
Jingle Jam 2021 Ends: December 14th, 2021 (11:59pm GMT)

If you've donated, please let us know below or in our Discord server! 🤍

Envious of his brother's spectacular palace, the Djinn's twin brother is deeply frustrated.
"Nobody wants to party at my palace. Even my own father refuses to step inside..."
To add to his embarrassment, even the witches avoid targeting his unsightly home!
The Djinn's twin brother raised his pickaxe, and echoed his voice across the land. Enough is enough.



🗺️ Theme:
Palace - You must build the Djinn a palace!
The map can be located entirely outdoors, entirely indoors, or a mixture of both - think about how you wish to tackle the theme and be creative with your gameplay choices!

🃏 Wildcard Rule:
Mystic Sands - You must use at least some of the new Mystic Sands structures and props, but you may combine this with any Creative mode content already available.

🥇 Main Prizes | Official Implementation:

We are looking for three Palace-themed maps, which will be added to our Official servers for voting! ✔️

Each contributor in a winning map will also receive:
- 1x Witch It Steam Key (Giftable)!
- 10x Crystallized Moonlight!
- Your name added to the description of a Creative Mode structure!
- @Grand Architect Discord Role!

🥈 Secondary Prizes | Community Voting Rewards

When you post a map entry, you will receive the @Architect role... or @Architect (x2) if this is your second time entering a map contest (only applicable for Discord entries).

At the end of the contest, each entry will be voted on by the community in three areas: 🎲 quality gameplay, 🎨 artistic masterpiece, and 💡 creative visionary. Voting will be exclusively on Discord and any entries uploaded on Steam will be automatically posted to our Discord at this time for voting. Votes can only be cast through discord.gg/witchit.

Community voting will begin on 25th January 2022 (after contest deadline)! 🗳️

Secondary prize winners will receive:
- 10 Crystallized Moonlight!
- Your name added to the description of a Creative Mode structure!

✔️ Participate in just 5 steps:

1. Create a custom Witch It map following our theme, rules and advice below!

2. Upload your map to the Steam workshop!

3. Upload at least ONE screenshot onto your workshop page!

4. Add the hashtag #mapcontest2021 in the description - this helps us organise entries, as well as lets us know we can use your map on our servers!

5. Finally, post your entry in http://discord.gg/witchit or underneath this contest announcement on Steam!

🧠 Are you still unsure what to do? View our detailed participation guide here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2203730812

⚠️ [Important!] Rules:
> You must build on an empty map containing no structures (interior, town day, island day, town night, ice day, graveyard night, magical forest, desert day, desert sunset)!
> You can submit as many maps as you want (however, quality is always better than quantity)!
> You can either make your map solo, or collaborate with up to 3 other creators - please mark them as a contributor to your workshop item!
> You cannot enter using other creator's maps that you are not an original contributor on (we will check for stolen work)!
> You must design an entirely original map - it cannot be based on an existing map from another game!
> Offensive/NSFW content is strictly prohibited!
> All users can enter, including Grand Architects (previous winners) and staff members!

🔨 Breaking these rules may result in disqualification from the contest!

📖 Advice for Creating Official Maps
Below is some advice for creating maps for our Official servers. Please read each section carefully!

📕 Broken Hiding Spots
Combining structures together can sometimes lead to small gaps in which props can fit into. This is most often seen with world boundaries, rocks, and ice structures - but can easily be avoided by vigorously checking intersections of structures. One small gap in a structure leading to a impossible-to-reach area for Hunters will result in a broken map. Please be mindful to ensure your maps have no broken hiding spots on them (we recommend you test during and after the building process).

📙 Gamemode Compatibility
Your map must be compatible with Hide & Seek, Mobification and Hunt a Hag. Please consider using a variety of props and gameplay options for both teams, and take into account the skills each team may use.

📒 Testing Your Map
A great looking map may be unapprovable if the gameplay mechanics are inconsistent or broken - please test your map throughout the creation process to make sure it plays as intended! Some things to watch out for include stairs that don't work, ladders that cannot be climbed, doorways that are too small etc. Hunters should have a spawn area that they cannot leave until the hiding period is over.

📗 Optimise Your Maps
Ensure your map is smooth to run by optimising your structure and prop use - rather than using small wall segments, can you scale a single wall up to create the same effect? Have you removed objects in areas that aren't visible to the player during gameplay? Are there too many props?

Our recommendations:
- Stay below 1,000 props
- Use any amount of structures
- Do not stack lights or jump pads
- Frozen props shouldn't glitch when touched

📘 Consider Size
Your map must support 16-player lobbies! With this information, please consider the size of your map. If it's too big, your map will be favoured towards Witches. If it's too small, your map will be favoured towards Hunters. We're looking for maps that are balanced somewhere in the middle. For reference, feel free to explore the default Witch It maps to get an idea of size.

⌛ Deadline
We are closing this contest on Monday, January 24th 2022.
Once the contest ends, we will review your entries and decide on the winners, which will be revealed shortly after.

We hope you enjoy creating your maps! #mapcontest2021

Barrel Roll Games deserve so much praise for all the magnificent content they've provided us this year, so if you wish to send your support please nominate Witch It! 💖



https://store.steampowered.com/steamawards/nominations

We also invite you to post a positive review for Witch It as we come closer to the end of 2021 and pass our first year out of Early Access - every review, big or small, helps us immensely! :hunterface:

In addition, Witch It is -70% off until 1st December, 2021... tell a friend! :purplewitchhat:

~ The Witch It Community Team

Patch 1.2.2 (Mystic Sands Creative Mode)

This update focuses on the Creative mode, we added a ton of new content. A new map contest will start soon, so stay tuned!

Added: 105+ New Mystic Sands structures to Creative Mode
Added: 2 New Mystic Sands themed blank canvas maps
Added: ‘Shard of Wiqqarra’ & ‘Amara’s Fountain’ to Creative Mode
Added: 40+ player suggested structures to Creative Mode
Added: Greenscreen utility for Creative Mode
Added: Vulkan support
Added: Show FPS option in video settings





Changed: Sound of the Legacy Potato is now retro again
Changed: Secret codes on ‘Shard of Wiqqarra’ & ‘Amara’s Fountain’ reflect now the names of their finders
Changed: Updated the used Video codec to Bink to save decoding performance and have the movies play on Linux
Changed max amount of players back to 16, because more than 16 players was crashing the game.

Fixed: Witch item crafting recipe is working again
Fixed: Tornado trail no longer stays after the player got out of it
Fixed: Occasional prop placement instead of structure in Creative Mode
Fixed: Structure group behavior in Creative Mode
Fixed: False information in Creative HUD
Fixed: Search bar now able to find all owned skin items and sets by name
Fixed: Spectator camera in Wood Chop Task in Impostorous
Fixed: Hunters win will now work on custom games when being caught as the last witch.

Mystic Sands is here, packed full with all-new props, locations, and clothing items - a filmmaker's dream!

This contest, we're looking for short video entries, rather than GIFs. You can now upload videos with sound to make your stories and creations that much more interesting!



In our previous contest, pumpkin22/7, CandyBober and Gelato won the "Fruit Parade" with their incredible entries. Here are our previous winners:

pumpkin22/7 - "From Hunter To H(a)unted"
https://imgur.com/a/mtJJ2Bj

CandyBober - "This is what I call a real artist"
http://imgur.com/gallery/Ttu3zWm

Gelato - "Fruit Festival"
https://imgur.com/a/hnIVZpK

🌟 The Prizes:
We're looking for three talented creators to impress us with their short videos...
Each winner will receive a GIF Masters Hat, and 5 Cryptic Artifacts!
Cryptic Artifacts can be used in obtaining our brand-new Mystic Sands event items.



🌴 Theme:
The theme is Mystic Sands - your short video must be located in Shard of Wiqqarra or Amara's Fountain!

🧙‍♀️ How do I participate?
Post your entries below this announcement or in our #mystic-entries channel over on http://discord.gg/witchit!

📜 Rules [Important!]
Videos must be between 1 and 30 seconds. Longer entries will not count!
You can edit your videos with text, images and other media - copyrighted media will be deleted!
Your friends can help you record and edit if necessary - but only the person uploading is eligible for the prize!
Entry filetypes can be MP4 or a YouTube Link. GIF is permitted if you upload using Imgur!
Winners of the Fruit Parade are not eligible for prizes this contest to allow for others to win. Winners of earlier GIF contests can enter but can only compete for one of three hats.
Community staff can enter but cannot vote on their own work.
Offensive/rude content is prohibited. Rules still apply to competition entries!
Twitch Clip Links are permitted, but only if you're the streamer featured in the clip!
Your videos can include gameplay, or be completely animated in another software - as long as it distinctively relates to Witch It and primarily features at least one of the new maps!
You are limited to ONE ENTRY - make it your best work! You may delete, replace or edit your entries as much as you want during the contest period. Entries edited after the deadline will become void!

Important Tip: Toggle your in-game UI while recording by pressing ALT-J!
(In most cases, we highly recommend this as this may improve your chances to win)

Entries Open: 6th November 2021
Entries Close: 20th November 2021 @ 11:59pm (UTC)
Use https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter to convert the deadline to your local time!

Winners will be judged by Barrel Roll Games and the Community Team!
Enjoy yourselves!

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Update: All codes have been found. Thanks for participating! ⚠️⚠️⚠️

We've hidden some secret codes within the new Mystic Sands content...

Find one of the codes and post it in discord.gg/witchit under our new #ancient-keys channel - if you're the first to find that code, we'll grant you a special reward...

Find multiple codes and combine them together to discover a bonus reward...

See you in the hunt! ⭐

Important Notice: We'll update this announcement when all codes are found!
Only one code can be posted in #media per person. Ancient key owners cannot participate.

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Added: Hidden secret game codes on ‘Shard of Wiqqarra’ & ‘Amara’s Fountain’

Changed: Collision of the Hunter start zone Pyramid on ‘Shard of Wiqqarra’

Fixed: Several stat saving issues including leveling exp, cauldron exp, achievement granting and daily quest progress
Fixed: The collision of the campfire so the Chimneys are back to normal
Fixed: The witch was unable to climb a specific ladder on Amara’s Fountain (Hunt a Hag)

Enjoy!

Most of the issues, especially the crucial ones, have been fixed.

As compensation, every player receives 5 extra Cryptic Artifacts! (For those who have played by now, you might have noticed already.)
This means, if you lost all your Cryptic Artifacts you would now have 20 of them.

Sorry again, for the inconvenience! >_<°

Unfortunately we're suddenly experiencing major issues with our backend. This breaks many of ingame functionalities like leveling up, quests, steam connection, ... . We're currently doing our best ( and even more >_<° ...) to find a solution!

We're really, REALLY sorry, especially since you guys told us already how happy you are with this update, sorry for the inconvenience!