Hey everyone,

Our very first community event just finished and honestly, we’re so excited (and a bit emotional) about it.

We didn’t expect many entries, but we got 7 amazing ones, and every single piece is so full of soul. Seeing people recreate what we created… it’s a hard feeling to put into words. Just pure joy.

So from the bottom of our hearts thank you to everyone who joined and shared their art.

To celebrate, we’ve created a Community Art Gallery on our website where you can see all the entries together.

And just so you know, you don’t need to wait for the next contest to share your art. Anyone is welcome to submit Celestial Return-inspired art anytime, we’ll keep featuring community creations in the gallery as they come in.

Take a look at some of the amazing entries:

Originally, we planned to pick our top three and then run a community vote but since we have only seven entries, we decided to include all seven in the community voting!

Voting starts tomorrow on our Discord!
Come say hi, leave feedback about the game, and help us pick the winners.

Join our Discord here!

Thank you again for making our first community event so special.

— The Metaphor Games Team

small bug fixes in Halloween Special

This update sets the stage for upcoming content 👀
Here’s what we’ve fine-tuned:

• Improved technical support (V-Sync support, global sensitivity adjustments, option to invert the vertical axis for controller players…)

• Caching system added for faster leaderboard loading

• Tutorial adjustments, preparing for a future little facelift 😉

• Tons of new achievements

• Various bug fixes and internal optimizations

💥 Teasing the next update… Fancy a little Boss Rush?

• Added a new stage, bringing the total to 36 stages.

• Fixed a bug in stage 34 that prevented progress from being saved.

• Fixed a bug in stage 35 that also prevented progress from being saved.

The Sweet Spot Playtest is available for a limited time to collect player feedback.

Download now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3810680/The_Sweet_Spot/

Warning: This is a test version of the game. You may encounter some problems during gameplay, which will be fixed in future versions. After playing, please fill out the feedback form, available in the main menu and on the game's end screen. Your feedback is very important to us!

Feedback Form: https://forms.gle/8pWDvB2LRj8pbktP7

Patch Notes:

• A bug in the final phase has been fixed that could cause confusion for the player when interacting with the phone, potentially skipping essential information needed to complete the game. This issue only occurred if the player kept the zoom active in that area. Now, the interaction and environmental elements are more intuitive, making it easier to understand the final objectives.

• A dialogue issue has been resolved where two lines from the main character could overlap, ensuring that text is displayed correctly and sequentially.

These fixes aim to improve the overall experience and prevent unnecessary frustration during gameplay.

I’m still working on the big update for the different game modes, which will be coming very soon.

Hello players! We are thrilled to announce that *Game Name* will soon be available!

This is a casual role-playing mini-game about delivering packages.

As a reward for clearing the game, you can enjoy a variety of exquisite character illustrations!

In the DLC version, you can still find numerous character animations and clothing variations.

Each character has an independent short story,

This game still features full Japanese voice acting for all characters,

You can hear various girls’ voices, with full voice acting for all variations and animations!

Now you can experience the characters' realistic performances!

If you’re interested in our game, please feel free to add it to your wishlist.

This will be a great help to us—thank you so much!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1872510/

Hey everyone,

We’ve pushed a small update to the Echoes Untold demo! This one focuses on improving movement feel and overall responsiveness.

What’s new:

• ⚡ Dash mechanic polish: smoother transitions, better directional control, and updated visuals for a more fluid experience.

• 🛠️ Minor bug fixes: general stability and collision improvements.

These changes should make traversal feel much tighter and more satisfying — especially during the faster sequences.

If you’ve already tried the demo, we’d love your thoughts on how the dash feels now! And if you haven’t yet, it’s the perfect time to jump in.

Thank you for all your feedback and support — it truly helps shape the final game.

— The Echoes Untold Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3822650/Echoes_Untold/

ADDED - New control tower piece, to prevent spamming the board with cheap pieces
ADDED - New config option to automatically save the game every time you press the end turn button. Enabled by default, but I hope to turn it off once the game is more stable.
ADDED - New config option to disable saving entirely (testing feature)
FIXED - Using a martyr on your own cursed pawn didn't mark it as moved

It was pointed out that it was too easy to fill the board up with cheap pieces, to the point that enemies were unable to spawn anymore.

So to address this, I've created a new piece called the Control Tower. By default, you can place 7 pieces on the board at once. But to increase this, you must build control towers which grant you 7 more slots each (6, including themselves).

You must defend these towers well, because if the enemy takes one, all the pieces that were using it become stranded and cannot move until you rebuild it. Each purchase of a control tower increases their price (and it doesn't come down again if you lose them).

You can also get control towers from cursed pawns, or via the pawn promotion menu. The CPU player is not bound by the same rules though.

This also opens the door for other types of stationary pieces / towers, such as sentry towers and whatnot. Sort of like artillery but only close range and without the limitation of a piece having to be guarded.

Something else interesting that I've found is that despite there not being any code to do so, enemies seem to naturally spawn near your control towers and head straight for them. So protect them well!

I've also added some more intensive saving options, so that if there's a crash, you won't lose much (if any) progress. This is also especially helpful for creating save files that reproduce crashes reliably (so I can fix the issues).

Hello players! We are thrilled to announce that *Game Name* will soon be available!

This is a casual role-playing mini-game about delivering packages.

As a reward for clearing the game, you can enjoy a variety of exquisite character illustrations!

In the DLC version, you can still find numerous character animations and clothing variations.

Each character has an independent short story,

This game still features full Japanese voice acting for all characters,

You can hear various girls’ voices, with full voice acting for all variations and animations!

Now you can experience the characters' realistic performances!

If you’re interested in our game, please feel free to add it to your wishlist.

This will be a great help to us—thank you so much!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1872510/