• Add the special items in the first 10 floors. Complete the follow-up part of special item addition.

• Adjust some characters' dialog

• Adjust the UI style and color

This update is now only available for alpha test player. If anyone wants it, please come to the patreon and ko-fi and subscribe the membership to get it.

Besides, the beta test branch will update it after three days. And one week later, all other branches will update it at the same time. So please stay tuned.😉😉😉

Hello everyone,

I’ve noticed quite a bit of negativity in the reviews — loud words about the game being a scam and so on. I’d like to try and explain the situation, and then it’s up to you to judge.

I have my main project, YAR. I’ve been developing it for three years now, every single day. It’s a single-player role-playing adventure in the spirit of the classic Gothic and The Witcher. Elder Rus: Survival was created by my friend Konstantin on the foundation of my game YAR. He wanted to try himself as a developer, and we decided to release the game in Early Access, to see how it would go and how the project might evolve. Whatever people say, Konstantin spent a year working on it, and he expected the project to at least pay off. He had many ideas for improving the balance, adding new biomes, and so on — it was all in the plans.

However, the game was released and failed. It didn’t even recoup a single month of development costs and time. Because of that, we decided to put it on hold until better times — which, most likely, may never come. We simply don’t have the resources to continue its development.

The real issue is that we only announced this on Discord, which many people don’t have access to, while we should have posted it on Steam half a year ago. Better late than never: now I’ve updated the store page to show that development has been paused, so as not to mislead people. Believe me, we never wanted to “scam” anyone — we’re just ordinary guys making games. It just didn’t work out. Sometimes things don’t “hit,” that’s life.

You can even contact Steam support, and they’ll tell you directly: Early Access games may never be finished. Steam itself warns developers when filling out the Early Access description — “Promise nothing, because you don’t know if the game will actually be completed.”

So I honestly don’t understand why people keep calling this a scam. The game costs about 300 rubles, and is often 70% off. There’s still a fair amount of content — enough for several evenings of fun. And most reviews are actually positive.

I hope you can understand the situation. But if not — I’ll accept it, because it’s not exactly black and white. Honestly, I myself didn’t expect it to turn out this way, since all of my focus is on the main game, which I really am making with full dedication. In fact, a very big update is currently in the works. As for Konstantin — he never really took it that seriously. For him, it was more of a hobby. At his main job, he earns more in two weeks than the game has earned in its entire lifetime. Just do the math: take the number of reviews, subtract Steam’s cut, refunds, taxes — that’s roughly half — and you’ll see there’s no way this could be about “scamming.” If you can make more in two weeks at your regular job, why spend a year “scamming” people for peanuts? That’s just not who we are.

Of course, the judgment is yours. People nowadays often don’t trust anyone or anything. But I’ve tried to explain things as they really are.

P.S. Here’s what Steam itself says about Early Access games, right on the store page below the trailers and screenshots:

“Note: Early Access games are still in development. They may change in the future or remain in their current state. If you’re not excited about what the game offers right now, we recommend waiting to see how it develops further.”

Steam explicitly allows developers to release a game into Early Access without ever bringing it to full release. You’ve been warned — and if someone didn’t read this, well, not knowing doesn’t remove the responsibility.

Greetings to all the influential figures of the empire!

Starting from 10:00 AM (JST) on August 15th, we will be updating the supply and ROM.

The demo sessions and stage event held at the PLAYISM booth were a great success.
We would like to sincerely thank everyone who joined and watched.

The Lulunasayka illustration featured on the pin badge distributed to demo participants is now available in-game as a new emote, so be sure to check it out!

For the stage event, we have also prepared a livestream archive.
If you were unable to attend the show in person, please take a look!


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For a limited time until October 7, HEART of CROWN Online is available at 20% off.
Don’t miss this chance to grab HEART of CROWN Online at a discount ahead of the Steam full release on December 18!

A free demo is also available, so if you’d like to learn the rules, be sure to give it a try!

The Nintendo Switch version is also scheduled to launch on the same day as the Steam full release, December 18.
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Pre-orders are now open, so be sure to check it out!

hello Sir!

This is Sato from Cheeseburger Studio!

Finally, Soul Demon Hunters - Demo is now open.

Try Soul Demon Hunters before the official release.

Enjoy the cute dot-style characters, fun story, and thrilling gameplay!

The full version will be released on October 31st.

We also participated in Steam Next Fest starting October 14th, so please show us your support.

P.S.)
Soul Demon Hunters is a game for everyone, not just for adults.
I.P.U will also be released soon. >_<//

We have fixed some bugs related to achievements. If there are any further problems, please let us know!
And have fun with the game! :)

Here are the latest work-in-progress clips. Some UI/FX are still temporary.

They move unpredictably and are hard to beat—but they’re worth big points.

In this clip I raised their spawn rate for testing; in the actual game they appear much less often.

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From here on, I'll introduce the game by referencing past WIP videos.

This video shows a full round of versus play, including the result screen.

Please note that several features are still placeholder/under construction.

From Mode Select → Story Mode top → Map intro

→ Hardy the Crimson Sorcerer (Forest) intro scene → Stage → Clear scene.

Timestamps:

• 2:11 Ruins Stage (2P co-op)

• 2:51 Mummy-Joe Stage (Dunes Stage)

Nearly identical to the original iOS/Android version.

Collect spices falling from the sky to make curry. Pick the same color to chain.

Will you stack chains for a huge score, or rush to level up—while dodging each level’s unique hazards?

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I exceeded my September goals—mainly because I was able to put in a lot more development time.

• Post progress videos more regularly.

• Create a proper trailer and update the store page video.

• Refactor code to make it more robust.

• Start Stage 6 and implement all basic elements.

• Fix bugs up through Stage 5.

• Keep tuning 2-Player mode.

I’m having a lot of fun building this. Thanks for following along—and feedback is always welcome!

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Our family birbs :)

Kiwi the King of Polite.

Gumi the Destroyer, or the Licking Monster.

Lemon the Rubbing Monster.

Kohaku the Summoner of Cthulhu.

\[Lament]
Now hold left mouse button to fire, right click is now charge function,when full,left click to shoot charged shot.

Charged shot now cost 5 ammo.

Magazine 10→15.

Some Modifications has been changed to fit.
--This is to correct the uncomfortable mechanic in older version.

\[Shredder]
Rate of fire is slightly lower to help CPU,bullets damage is higher.

Some Modifications has been changed to fit.

\[Mechanics]

The Modifications need \[Stand still] now need \[on the ground/not flying], standing still in a FPS game is bad idea.

\[BugFix]
Fix that human enemies shoot with stumps after losing their gun/arms.

Fixes
• Crash fix; shipping build reinstated with debug symbols for crash reporting
• Fixed safezone doors causing characters to stick when opening or closing

UI
• Additional UI improvements

Hey everyone!

We’ve just rolled out a new update focused primarily on improving stability and squashing bugs. Here’s what’s been fixed:

• Multiple crash issues resolved

• Various UI glitches cleaned up

• Improved performance in several areas

• Fixed bugs affecting gameplay mechanics

• Minor localization corrections

Thanks so much for your feedback and continued support — it helps us make the game better with each update. As always, if you run into any issues, let us know in the community hub or via support!

Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!

QoL features:

• UI is working properly on ultra-wide monitors

• "Saving..." text now appears after reaching new save point

Fixes:

• Softlocks in multiple zones has been fixed, including: Planetarium, Metal Bridge, Painting, Mines, Church of the Pigs

• Lightning in some areas has been optimized

• LOD's has been optimized to reduce texture-popping

• Collision on several objects were removed to prevent stucking

• Updated decals in Eyecave to remove confusion about the use of Stigmata

• Fixed an issue, that caused gate to not unlock after triggering the pyre cutscene

• Added a sound to the gate leading into the village

• Fixed the village crank not having a sound on the 2nd and 3rd interaction

• Fixed an issue, that caused snake to not being rendered

• You can no longer clip through her finger after being lifted up to the island

• Fixed a bug which caused hands to not align on ladders when using a higher pixelation setting than intended

• Fixed the clipping water plane in the side room of Submarine