Sup pals ːcleasunniesː! Hope you had a nice Halloween.

First, let me pay my respects to those who have conquered Clea’s campaign on Chaos+. This shoutout is for those who have cleared this mode without any special costume abilities, and with infinite saves unticked! That, after all, is the intended experience, and the ultimate challenge Clea has to offer.

For the past 3 or 4 months, I have been working through Doom 4 on Ultra Nightmare (1 life). I am on the final level now. Throughout the process, I have died several times after being trapped in bad situations. For example, being surrounded by Hell Knights.

My first question was, next time the Hell Knights cornered me, what should I do? Then, I thought about it some more, and my mindset changed to, “No, why the hell should I let them surround me in the first place?” As time went on, I played more and more aggressively. If I die, it will be due to my own mistakes, not because I allowed the demons to surround me while I cowered in a corner. I act, you respond on your heels.

Next thing I knew, I adopted that attitude onto my street basketball sessions, which then stretched to other areas of my life. This is the magic of games, or any great challenge. When you are pushed to the edge, you grow not only with the context of that challenge, but as a person.

So, if you have yet to beat Chaos+, I would like to invite, or even challenge you, to take it on. Are the Chaos Servants too fast and scary? What if you drew their attention on purpose, then snuck off and kept them at bay? They may be agents of horror, but you can still seize control. This is just one of the many ways players can approach Clea’s campaign. I hope you can continue to express your style through Clea, and any games beyond.

Thank you ːcleachaosː!

Sup friends ːcleasunniesː! Hope you have/had a happy Halloween. A colleague from my day job dressed up as a Harry Potter character, ready to attend a party last night, then at lunch, I saw a Sailor Moon cosplayer out and about. As for me, I look forward to the release of Bloom, a mod that fuses Doom with Blood. The devs promised a Halloween release, so I certainly hope so!

Remember my portfolio costume pack from launch week? If you have the pack, but do not own the games that inspired those costumes, well, these titles are on discount for around one more day during this Halloween sale.

Clea truly helped our community grow, and for that I am grateful. The more successful these games are, the more time I can dedicate myself to potential sequels and/or new series. I hope to have your support:

https://store.steampowered.com/developer/InvertMouse/#browse

InvertMouse pack:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1792024943

The sales period is about to end, but I will keep the Halloween dress up over the weekend. Please remember to download it via the in-game menu!



Back to work pals. Mouse out ːcleahappyː.

Hey friends ːcleasunniesː. Hope you have a happy Halloween up ahead! Clea is 10% off over the next few days to celebrate this occasion. On top of that, I have released a free costume mod, appropriately named the “Happy Halloween” costume.



This mod will be available to download over the Halloween period. As always, please fire up Clea, then click that link on the menu screen to download your costume. Why not put on the Happy Halloween dress, then take on some arcade mode high scores over the weekend?

Thank you ːcleahappyː!

Sup pals ːcleasunniesː. Now that Clea’s arcade mode has been released, I want to drop three tips that will hopefully make the scene more competitive, and most important, more fun!

Tip 1 – Chain your badges:



There are 3 badges to collect in each chapter, and if you have more than one active, your score multiplies. Yes, if you chain badges, that means you will run out of them sooner, but that multiplier more than makes up for it. If you ask me, I would say snatch the badges, collect your points, then get out of there.

Tip 2 – Stay near your foe(s):



Your score rises slowly while you have a badge(s) active. However, if you have an enemy (1 or more) nearby, you can rack up that score even faster.

See the heart icon on top of the screen? That indicates how fast scores are being collected. Bronze means there is no enemy in your area. Silver means there is an enemy in the same area, but he is far away. Gold means the foe is somewhat near. Chaos (red) means the enemy is dangerously close.

You guessed it; we want to stay in that gold/chaos range for as long as possible, and as frequently as possible. If you hide in a closet, your score rank will drop by one, so it truly is a test of risk versus reward.

Tip 3 – Get out:



Once you have used up your badges, your score will gradually drop back to zero. The higher your rank, the faster that score plummets. Ideally, we want to open that exit door the second our last badge expires. How will you plan out your route to achieve this? That comes down to your freedom as the player.

Hope these help! I would love to see more participation in arcade mode. The new achievement and dress should hopefully help with that. If you have yet to try the mode out, perhaps this is a good time to fire up Clea again? Test yourself, challenge your friends, and let’s see how far we can push that score as a community.

By the way, you can view all the leaderboards here:

https://steamcommunity.com/stats/981020/leaderboards/3764431

Thank you ːcleahappyː!

Hey buds ːcleasunniesː! I am back from an awesome 3 days at PAX Melbourne. It was great to be there not only for work, but as a lover of games. Perhaps I will write another post later to share my fun-filled journey.

Now, as promised, I would like to invite you to the newly released arcade mode!



Thank you himey for the artwork!

Like with other bonus features, players must complete the campaign once before arcade mode is unlocked. Beyond that, have fun! Great games, after all, should be explored rather than explained.



Now that we can compete online, to be fair to all players, costume abilities will be disabled in arcade mode. Even with the Chaos+ Dress or Invisibility Cloak on, only knowledge and prowess can save you.



By the way, I have also added a new achievement, which should hopefully serve as an introduction to arcade mode. Let’s get chapter 1 cleared, then continue to take charge and prove you are a Clea master.



If you complete the campaign on arcade mode with a chaos rank, you will unlock the super cute retro dress! Yet another fine piece to add to your collection. Oh, and of course, a new badge has been added to the difficulty selection screen, too.

I know many of you are Clea monsters at this point, running circles around the Chaos Servants, or even conquering Chaos+ Mode with ease. Still, I have been a street baller for 20+ years, and at some point, all hoopers must step out and see where we truly stand. That time is now for Clea, so let’s see your game!

In summary, more goods to collect, and more fun to be had. All of it in this free update, because you have been so supportive, and this is the best way for me to express gratitude.

Glhf ːcleachaosː!

P.S. If you spot any issues, please notify me. I pushed the update at this time, because I will be available over the next couple of days. This update involves online leaderboards, so it is arguably the most challenging update yet. I hope everyone can give arcade mode a shot. The more data we have, the easier it will be to spot potential issues.

Morning friends ːcleasunniesː. I am about to leave my hotel for the first day of PAX Melbourne. Before I head out, I have some big news I would like to drop.

You see, publisher Sekai Games and I will team up to bring Clea to the Nintendo Switch!



Thank you Strovi for the artwork!

We hope to publish Clea on the Switch in 2020, so please keep in touch for more updates.

See you at PAX ːcleahappyː!

Morning friends ːcleasunniesː. Clea will be at PAX Melbourne this week! If you plan to rock up, I would love to meet you at booth 3 over in the PAX Rising section.

To celebrate these fun 3 days ahead, I have put together a PAX color-schemed costume mod:



You can download this costume via a link on the menu screen. This mod is available until the end of PAX (Sunday), so please hop on quick!

Before I go, please let me say this. I hope you can keep an eye out this Friday, because I will have some big news to drop then.

Thank you ːcleahappyː!

Sup pals ːcleasunniesː. As usual, you know I deeply appreciate it when players share their Clea fan art. Thank you to the artists as always for letting me share their works here:



Artist: xcrycidex (https://www.instagram.com/xcrycidex/)



Artist: animator._.emok_fox (https://www.instagram.com/animator._.emok_fox/)



Artist: rseen_chan (https://www.instagram.com/rseen_chan/)

Now for an update on arcade mode. I could in fact push the patch next week. However, because I will be at PAX Melbourne next weekend, I will not be available to fix any reported issues. To be safe, I would like to add arcade mode the week after. If you are up for the challenge, I hope you have your Clea skills honed to the max.

Oh, and per usual, there will be a bonus costume for players to unlock:



How cute is this design by artist Arisa Chibara ːclealolː?

Mouse out ːcleachaosː.

Good morning pals ːcleasunniesː. Happy to announce Clea's new camera feature is now live! Please let Steam download that update, then you will find the camera function in the pause menu while you are in-game. I would love to see some nice shots up in the screenshots section. As always, if you spot any issues with the update, please let me know right away. This is why I always try to release these patches on weekends.

See you again soon ːcleahappyː!

Heya friends. Clea has been out for several months now, and I am happy to see players are still uploading new screenshots in our community. Best of all, some of the shots are pretty artistic. I see you lining up characters in the perfect spots for these snaps. Color me impressed ːcleasunniesː.

In response to this, alongside arcade mode, let me add a camera feature for you all to enjoy.



You know how in the trailer, there are shots taken from high/low angles, perspectives not available in the game? Well, this will no longer be the case. When the camera is active, your game will pause, then you can manipulate the frame as you see fit for that perfect shot. Exit this mode, and the game will resume as normal. In this upcoming update, all in-game characters will stay in their current animations when camera mode activates, which will allow players to take action shots.



At this pace, the camera feature will most likely be released before arcade mode. Please look forward to it ːcleahappyː!