We have made the difficult decision to officially remove Countersnipe from the Steam, Google Play and iOS stores, as servers have shut down and singleplayer is no longer working. We had high hopes for this evolution of the original Countersnipe Flash game, but sadly the world wasn't ready for an 8v8 synchronous game of Where's Waldo with Guns.
Thank you to everyone who enjoyed and supported the game. While this is the end for Countersnipe, our team continues to work hard on our existing portfolio of awesome games as well as several exciting new games. We hope you’ll all continue to support and be involved in our community!
1. This prevents the player from getting a crash or a softlock in the Jail of the Forsaken map. Because the cutscene director object was not properly disabled after the cutscene, you could still hold pause to "skip" the regular dialogue interactions with any of the characters in that room. Depending on the situation, you would either get a crash or a softlock. This has been fixed.
We have planned the 1.2.9 Demonlore mega-patch to go live on the public test branch at the start of next week. We just wanted to let everyone know in advance that active runs will be abandoned due to significant changes. So if you are in the middle of a run that you want to finish, you still have a few days to smash the remaining skellies!
Meta-progression already earned in Demonlore will not be affected (you will keep your existing gems).
We will post the full patch notes once the new version is active so keep an eye out for those.
Sale Upcoming!
Riftbound will be part of the Steam Tower Defense festival next week, for everyone looking to purchase the game, that is going to be a great time to grab it!
The Demonlore Expansion
Just a quick note of how we decided to roll out the expansions for Riftbound. Just like the previous expansion (Summoner's Path), the new Demonlore expansion will be rolled directly into the base game once it is live (you won't need to download a separate DLC or anything like that). Also it is free to anyone that currently owns the game, and will be free to anyone that purchases the game after the expansion is released.
Reminder for Demo Players
The demo features a short roguelite run from the upcoming FREE Demonlore content expansion. Once you purchase the game all of this new content is available, but you do need to change to the public test branch to access it. Please see the forum instructions on how to do this. (This is only required while we finalize testing, in the coming months when Demonlore is fully released this will not be necessary).
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Join Us!
We are very active devs, so you are more than welcome to join our discord or leave your feedback on the Steam forum with anything you would love to see in the future of the game. This is just the beginning of very exciting times ahead! Join discord here
Welcome to the Official Twilight Monk Team Development Log.
Follow along and get an exclusive look at the Kung-fu fantasy metroidvania game releasing in 2025! If you’re interested to see more exclusive gameplay videos and screenshots, don’t miss out on the action on our official X page!
This month we’ve been continuing refinement of the Eastern continent and two major locations that are directly pulled from the original Twilight Monk novel series! This should be exciting for fans of the books as they can see two iconic locations brought to life!
The Darkroot Forest
Though last time we accessed the Jabah Dooba desert via boat, this time around Raziel will have to ride the very spooky ghost train to reach his destination…
We wanted the conductor to be a little comical, with some cheesy Halloween style jokes in his back pocket.
Stylistically, this has to be one of the team’s favorite dungeons so far! It took a lot of inspiration from games like Legend of Zelda which always have some sort of “lost forest”. You’ll find yourself a bit lost at times as this dungeon is particularly maze-like. Here’s a look at the result of polishing this time around.
The overworld area received a rework to have a richer purple tone, as well as a strong light emanating from the entrance to the Dark Forest so it’s a little bit easier to know where to go.
Many areas that were still in a preliminary state have been finalized with atmosphere and detail.
Refinement of new mechanics in this dungeon, as you can see there is a fireball that gets released when you’ve used the Phantom Pillar to activate it. You can kick it around and burn vine walls that block your way!
The color scheme has been adjusted quite a bit to be a little darker and moodier, and effects and details have all been added in at this stage. More NPC portraits this time around, including our cute little friend Amiku!
Giant’s Crown
Giant’s crown is a city overrun by the “Cannon Ballers”, a group of Sky Pirates at war with the residents seeking to defend their territory - the “Blokes”.
We’ve put a lot of special attention into designing diverging paths for the player to explore. You’ll be navigating the dungeon and restoring power to various sections to activate elevators and contraptions.
Some more underwater chasms that connect to old mining areas as well! We tried to create lots of optional paths within this dungeon so we hope when you play you’ll enjoy going back and discovering all the secrets.
Additional Content
Besides these two locations, we’ve added in some new content including these cute little guys, Bojo Birds!
They will be collectible throughout your adventures in Speria, so see if you can manage to collect them all!
To find out where they’re hiding, leave it to the “papa Bojos” who will show you the way to their locations.
Plus a few new enemies, such as these cauldron enemies which suck the life force out of Raz until he’s able to successfully destroy 5 of them.
We hope there’s something among the new content that piques your interest! Thank you always for following along and we’re looking forward to sharing more progress and sneak peaks in the next update.
We are more than happy to announce that Kill the Shadow, a suspenseful detective role playing game set in a post-war divided city has launched its free demo on Steam! In this game, you will take on the role of Detective Ah Guang, using their wit, eloquence, and unique ability to revisit crime scenes through shadows (and even resort to violence) to solve mysterious cases and uncover a shocking secret.
Demo video:
Hints and Evidence Freely choose to enhance your abilities—strength, spirit, charm—and select your own methods to investigate cases—psychological warfare? Bribery? Or simply beating up suspects? Deduction System: Collect, analyze, and connect related clues to create your own unique investigation path!
Seeing the Past "The Shadow", a strange creature attached to you that reads memories and reconstructs the traces of the deceased! "Don't worry, Ah'Guang, we're just using each other. You use me to find the culprit, and I, well, I love tasting those bizarre stories, hahaha!", says the Shadow.
The Ways of the World Meet various characters in the city: the energetic girl with a camera, the elegant Mrs. Ruan, the rumored goddess who can cast spells, and the elderly fish-selling lady. Discover the stories behind them. Encounter characters like the self-righteous Captain Wang, Lao Citou's son Xiao Citou, the foul-mouthed Little Rascal, and the deceased Master Ruan. Earn your favorite characters' hearts by numerous events!
Retro and Neon The combination of 3D environments and 2D pixel characters creates a unique artistic style with a striking contrast between modern and retro. Explore a variety of diverse and freely explorable scenes: the dilapidated steel forest factory, the muddy shipwreck dock built on water, the Zhulong Walled City blending the fictional traditional Ma Island and Imperial culture, and the bustling old city district.
* These quests will be unlocked after clearing "Watch out for oil spills!" They are optional side quests, so you can proceed without completing them.
In these quests, you will find it easier to obtain items such as S-E with freezing effects, S-E with paralysis effects, and armor. Be sure to enjoy them if you want to be fully prepared before facing the tough enemies ahead.
◆Other Updates
Minor bugs fixed
Thank you for your continued support of METAL DOGS.
