Oct 23

Shroud of Gloom - MadChirpyGames

Play the demo today!

I’m happy to announce that the demo for Shroud of Gloom is out!

The demo explores some of the first areas in the game, to give you a taste of what the full game will be like - go play it, solve some puzzles and get a bit scared! I’ve worked very hard on this, and I truly hope you enjoy this experience!

How you can help:

Your feedback will help us improve the game - please consider leaving a review on Steam to let us know what you liked and what you think could be improved. There’s also a feedback form linked in the game where you can report any potential bugs or translation errors, as well as provide more feedback in general.

Join the Discord community:

https://discord.com/invite/cFFBq6g

Watch the development:

https://www.twitch.tv/madchirpy

Thank you for your support, MadChirpy

Oct 23

A Spooky Update - More Halloween Content and Custom Chat Channels,

BitCraft Online - CL-Lutra

More Seasonal Content,

This week's update brings some more seasonal content, this time of the spooky variety. We've added some new uses for your pumpkins to make them a bit more festive as well as a new furniture set for your house.

We also wanted to clarify that the fall seasonal resources (sunflowers and pumpkins) will be respawning from Oct 09 - Nov 20, after which they will slowly be let to go extinct as what's left is gathered.

Beyond the resources themselves, no recipes will be removed so any items still in circulation can be used to craft even after the event has ended.

Custom Chat Channels,

This is something we've been working on for a while and it took some time to get it working properly. This is the first version of a system which allows players to create their own chat channels to make communicating with groups of friends possible, and allows for you to more easily form larger group chats, be it for a settlement, an empire or just some shared interests.

Currently you are able to own/administrate only 1 chat channel, but can be a member of up to 5. We will likely expand this in the future, but this limit allowed us to keep the current UI relatively unchanged.

Like whispers, these custom channels are not automoderated, however reports are still acted on and the community guidelines still apply. We hope that this gives players a space to take banter with their friends or townmates, without clogging up region chat, and without the risk of getting auto-muted.

We'll be listening to your feedback to decide how to evolve this feature going forward. We have a lot of ideas of how to expand to make it better but wanted to get the first version in your hands to hear what you think and see how it ends up being used.

More Quality of life,

We also have a few more highly requested quality of life features, including the ability to change the bind for (or unbind) moving on the map. Another nice one is the ability to see the wind direction near your minimap.

Patch Notes

Added,

Halloween decorations and collectibles,
Gothic furniture set,
A new type of pet,
Private chat channels,
Separate keybind for moving on the map,
More stats to deployable tooltips,
Wind indicator next to the minimap,

Changed,

Dungeon icons on the map now show the dungeon's name and tier,
'Fill deployables first' inventory setting to 'Disable auto-pickup',
- Because of the confusion around the inventory setting changes we reverted the functionality to what it was on the server and we'll consider more what the best solution here is.
  The intent was to give the option to go hunting without a deployable and have loot drop on the ground so it wouldn't slow you down by going on your back. However we are listening to player feedback and this was clearly confusing and had side effects that we hadn't considered.
  The UI will still show the new text until a new client is available later today.
  With regards to the barter stall change we are investigating a bug where market mode orders aren't showing up anymore after the update (they should have been showing as 2 distinct orders) and will look into ways to preserve old functionality like having 0-cost orders.
When a siege on a watchtower starts, all marks for siege are now removed,
Market-mode on barter stalls has been discontinued in favor of the marketplace,
Pumpkin and sunflower hats are now tradeable,

Fixed,

Not being able to interact with entities when the cursor is over a cliff,
Being able to phase through obstacles with deployables,
Position of the waystone not being updated on other regions after being moved inside the claim,
Deployable’s inventory window closing after picking up dropped items

Oct 23

Train Simulator Classic 2025 Update Out Now!

Train Simulator Classic - DTGJamie

Train Simulator Classic, the ultimate railway hobby, is back for 2025 with three iconic routes from the wide world of railways. Click here to visit the store

The Chatham Main Line is featured in its entirety from London Victoria to Ramsgate and Dover via Faversham. The Sheerness Branch is also included, as is London Blackfriars, totalling over 130 miles of South East railway to explore. Also featuring are a selection of Southeastern EMUs, including the BR Class 465/9 for long-distance Networker action.

The historic Norfolk Southern (ex-Southern Railway) Saluda Grade route extends 70 miles from Asheville, North Carolina, to Spartanburg, South Carolina, and includes the legendary and daunting 4.7 per cent railroad grade that ascended the east slope of the magnificent Blue Ridge Mountains. You’ll climb aboard three types of authentic Norfolk Southern diesels and experience extraordinary and memorable mountain railroading.

Konstanz and Villingen are connected by more than 90km of scenic inter-city rail. From Konstanz, the line starts off as the Upper Rhine Railway, which has followed the path of the great river since the 1840s. The Upper Rhine Railway stretches all the way from Mannheim down to the Swiss city of Basel, before sharply darting east and following, plus frequently crossing, the German-Swiss border all the way to Konstanz. You will experience all of this from the cab of the BR111 and the BR 189.

Get more out of Train Simulator Classic with the optional Rail Subscription. The perfect way to get started with the ultimate railway hobby, this includes the base game along with a selection of curated routes and locomotives ready to play. Get started here.

Train Simulator Classic, the ultimate railway hobby!

Oct 23

The Demo for Shutter Story is playable now!

Shutter Story - Armaan

Hi everyone!

I'm excited to announce that the demo for Shutter Story is playable NOW on Steam! It consists of the first ~45 minutes of the full game, and a total of 19 photos and videos for analysis along with some first person exploration sections.

I truly hope you enjoy it, and please do let me know if you run into any issues, bugs or have any feedback for the game!

Bug reports can be shared here -

https://steamcommunity.com/app/3798860/discussions/1/

And feedback can be shared here or on the demo's Steam page reviews -

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7Yvjpo7l9uKZBpPC_jIqAUaRTaOJGsha1cQ7Pd1yYvgzXAw/viewform

Thanks for all the support!

- Armaan

Oct 23

Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 Release Date

Scarlet Hollow - Black Tabby Games

"You two can be the family you were always meant to be, free from the sins of generations past, if you let me do what needs doing."

Hey folks!

After years of your patience, we're thrilled to announce that Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 finally has a release date: February, Friday the 13th, Valentine's Day Eve. And what better way to celebrate than with a breathtaking animated trailer put together by our dear friends at SmallBu Animation.

Thank you all so much for being the best community we could ask for, and for supporting through so many years of development. Episode 5 is going to be monstrously big, with well over 200,000 words of intricately branching dialogue and reactive narrative for you to make your way through.

If you've yet to pick up the game, it's on sale right now on Steam, and the entire first chapter is free for you to explore to your heart's content.

Each chapter in Scarlet Hollow has a self-contained story that fits into a larger overarching narrative. An anthology of many games where your character and their choices carry on.

If we've yet to see you in the Holler, we hope to host you soon, and if you're a regular guest, we can't wait to welcome you back home.

Best wishes, and until we meet again, very very soon,

Abby and Tony

Oct 23

CAKE DAY: MISERY is available now!

MISERY - Ytopia

Survivors, we all waited for this day, and the wait is over.

MISERY has just hit the Steam store, and you can play it now. And it is already trending in the charts, all because of your support.

Thank you so much for making our dream happen!

Please enjoy a release discount and bundles with awesome games you suggested we collaborate with.

We also prepared a deeper collaboration with KLETKA, and you can find outfits from KLETKA in MISERY and vice versa.

You can choose to purchase a Zaslavie Supporter Pack as well. The Zaslavie Supporter Edition is for those who wish to go the extra mile to support the team. This edition includes a beautiful WHITE FUR USHANKA HAT as a token of appreciation. It does not give you any in-game advantages and is not required to have the full experience of MISERY, but it just looks badass.

The game will continue development in accordance with the roadmap, so you can expect more content coming!

We also prepared a cool new trailer you can watch here:

Today we will eat this cake in our bunker for you, comrades!

Za Zaslavie!

Love U,

Dev.