Hello, Stalkers. We will be conducting maintenance to address unauthorized program users and fix various errors.

Date & Time: August 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM (2 hours)
Purpose: Strengthening countermeasures against illegal programs, bug fixes, and service stabilization

Please note that the game will be unavailable during maintenance. Further details will be provided in the patch notes.

Thank you.

fixed bugs

• Added 4 new creatures to the world.

• Added a new quest – discoverable in Paradise Lake.

• Added a new special accessory item.

• Added a couple new consumable items.

• Added 5 new encounters discoverable across the world, including in Springdance Plains, Feywood Forest, Capital City Outskirts, Rocky Path, and other places and regions.

• Fixed an issue where the Compendium would sometimes fail to open, displaying “Compendium not available for demo” instead.

• Fixed a bug where the “Lost Merchant” encounter could not be completed. This quest has been re-added to the quest pool for players who had to remove it.

• Fixed a bug that sometimes resulted in a game crash upon creating a magic wielding character.

• Fixed an issue that made magic mushrooms impossible to find when gathering mushrooms.

More content updates are coming every Friday this month!
This week focused on launch stability and bug fixes, but next week’s update will bring significantly more content, including new encounters, quests, and other additions.

• You will need to sprint around prioritizing survival over shooting

• switch weapons more instead of reloading

• use Slam Away strategically (kills with Slam Away reload all guns)

• use pickups strategically (when you have 100+ HP/Armor you get 30% from pickup)

• Slow loading time, especially on lower end CPUs - this will be improved

• Crashes, especially on lower end CPUs - weaker CPUs often crash apparently, looking into that also

• fixed that sometimes difficulty incoming damage multiplier didn't work

• adjusted difficulty presets - all levels below normal now have much lesser values

Thanks to all the feedback we improved and fixed some stuff.

• Added Tutorial for ramming
  
• Map selection UI Navigation improvements
  
• Enemy balancing
  
• Boss balancing
  
• UI Input sprites fixes
  
• Pause UI fixes
  
• Berlin being stuck in collisions fixed
  
• Settings UI fixes

Update 3 is also coming with a lot of other improvements! 🔥

Hello everyone,

big update today.

Better Than Dead now has a publisher... MicroProse.

As a long-time PC player, that name takes me back to my first serious games... my first sleepless nights... and my first dogfights. Working with them is an honor.

Nothing changes on my side — I keep building, same pace, same direction. But their experience and support will surely help the game’s development.

If you want to follow closer or say hi, here are the community spots:

Discord: \[Link]

X/Twitter: \[Link]

Thanks to everyone following the project. Your support keeps this moving.

...And remember to Wishlist Better Than Dead here on Steam!

-MonteGallo

• Further fixes for some names not being replaced correctly in dialogue
  
• Fix for rare issue with master builder not having dialogue options
  
• Fix for turning down blizzard queue quest
  
• Properly renamed dog in all places
  
• Fix for pausing during timed responses
  
• Further typo fixes
  
• Fix for some dialogue lines when giving provisions being said by queen incorrectly
  
• Fix for a rare issue when calling prisoners from dungeon in a certain order
  
• Fix for starting sat bar breaking in specific situations, locking the player in the pause menu
  
• Fix for agents taking hidden wounds sometimes, making healing items appear to not work

The Time Rift event begins on August 15 at 10:00 UTC!

Inara had always dreamed of rising to fame. Her desire was so strong that the dream finally came true — Lady Messalina took notice of her. And then one day, in the middle of a performance...

Enter the Time Rift and uncover the memory that holds a special place in Inara’s heart.

Climb through three enchanted floors filled with PvE battles and magical challenges. Fight your way through and earn Memory Shards. And don’t forget to find the Mirrors — they’ll unlock the true potential of your girls.

See you in the dream, Archmage!

Hell is Us features captivating exploration and discovery, exciting combat, elaborate dungeons and puzzles, as well as countless secrets. All these fundamental elements are intricately woven together thanks to the emotional odyssey at the heart of the game: Remi’s journey. 

As we travel through Hadea, we encounter allies, enemies, and ordinary Hadeans simply trying to survive a brutal civil war—with all the deep physical and psychological wounds that come with it. 

To convey this emotional range, Rogue Factor brought together a talented and diverse cast of voice actors you may have already seen or heard in your favorite films, TV shows, or video games. 

Here is English voice cast of Hell is Us. 

Elias Toufexis (Remi) 

If you’re a gamer, chances are you’ve already heard his voice. Montreal-born Elias Toufexis is best known as the voice of Adam Jensen in Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. 

You’ve also seen him on screen in sci-fi series like The Expanse, where he played Kenzo, and Star Trek: Discovery, where he portrayed L'ak, a member of the Breen species. Although the Breen were first introduced in Star Trek: The Original Series in the 1960s, Elias Toufexis is the first actor in the franchise’s history to show the face of a Breen! 

You’ve also heard his voice in video game franchises such as Dynasty Warriors, Starfield, Death Stranding, and Fallout, among many others. 

Patricia Summersett 

None other than Princess Zelda herself! Yes, the Canadian actress lends her voice to the Hylian princess in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. 

In addition to her work in major franchises like Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Star Wars Outlaws, she has also appeared on the big screen, notably in Mother! by legendary director Darren Aronofsky. 

On television, you may have seen her in Star Trek: Discovery (also playing a Breen) and Three Pines, among others. 

Caroline Dhavernas 

Caroline Dhavernas is a Montreal-born actress who has found success in both French- and English-language television and film. She is best known for her roles as Jaye Tyler in Wonderfalls and Alana Bloom in Hannibal, for which she received a Saturn Award nomination. 

Her career began at a young age in Quebec, with numerous roles in children’s and teen shows, followed by appearances in films such as Fathers and Guns and Hochelaga, Land of Souls. In the world of video games, you’ve heard her as the narrator in Child of Light and as Theodrate in Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. 

Hell is us also features the voices of : 

Hello, Commanders! A new Alliance Wars season will begin on Monday, 12:00 UTC.

This means:
• Supertwins' levels will reset
• New Androids will arrive
• You will be able to claim your rewards for this season


Beware, the current season will end on Sunday night / Monday morning at 00:00 UTC. Hurry up to climb higher on the leader board to claim hotter rewards! You can always check how much time left of the current season in the upper right corner of Alliance Wars Leaderboards screen.

Thank you for playing and stay tuned for more exciting news!