Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a great week. I've worked hard to Fix some bugs, improve localization and complete the Traditional Chinese Language option. I hope more people in Taiwan and Hong Kong can enjoy time with Hachishaku! I've also worked on some future features that are not quite done yet, so please wait just a bit longer for them! I plan to implement them with the gravure mode update this month!

- Added Traditional Chinese Language Option
- The Dressing Room and Game Over screens now reflect Hachishaku's current Size (but not height).
- Improved certain physics
- Added Alternate colors for All Hat Items (except the Noh Mask)
- Added 4 new Outfit Colors
- Added 3 New Hair Colors
- Further adjusted the conditions and logic for the photo collection achievement. (I've personally tested it 12 times and believe it is fixed, but I never knew it was broken before player bug report, so Hopefully it's working this time)






Coming Soon

- More Costumes (new types/models!)
- Super Ripe Melon Bomb
- Smoke Bomb Selector function
- More Achievements

Hi contenders,

I wanted to share some quick news and set your expectations for the road ahead!

Release Window:
I’m aiming for an August release for Chains on Sand. I haven’t decided yet whether it will be a full launch or an Early Access release—but if it starts in Early Access, it won’t stay there for long. The main goal is to polish the experience, squash bugs, and make sure the core gameplay feels as satisfying (and brutal) as it should.

Demo Before Launch:
Before release, there will be a public demo so everyone can get a taste of the arena—test the combat, character creation, and some of the early progression. Your feedback will help shape the final experience and make the game better.

What’s Next:
I’ll be posting regular updates as we get closer to release—showing new features, behind-the-scenes development, and hopefully getting your input on balance and ideas.

Thank you so much to everyone who’s wishlisted and followed the project so far! If you know anyone who loves tactical roguelikes or gladiator games, please share the page—it really helps!

Let me know what you want to see or test in the demo.
See you in the sand!

Step into the ritual circle and help us shape what comes next
We’re inviting you to join our community and help shape the development of Demon Bluff.

Public playtests are coming soon, but in the meantime, we’d love to hear your thoughts, ideas, and feedback!

🗨️ Join our Discord here:
https://discord.gg/shGVFhjJMe

Inside, you’ll find:

• Playable prototype
  
• A place to share feedback and suggestions
  
• Game design discussions
  
• Sneak peeks of new cards and game mechanics
  
• A group of other sharp-minded deduction fans
  
• A direct line to the dev

Whether you are a fan of deduction games, card games, roguelikes, or stylish dark fantasy — we’d love to hear what you think and build a better game together.

See you in the circle. 🔥

Cheers,
- Piotr

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OI LADZ! Quick one here...

We needed to drop a heads up about some very exciting SPEED FREEKS news we'll be sharing tomorrow, May 16th!

Unfortunately, as a byproduct of the exciting changes, SPEED FREEKS is going to be unavailable to download for new players for a period of time while we re-tool some things on the backend. Existing players will be unable to connect to matchmaking and play during this period.

This downtime was something we expected to occur tomorrow afternoon, but ended up taking effect 12 hours earlier than anticipated - so we apologize for the inconvenience. But we expect that our players will be quite happy with what we are going to reveal once we do.

We'll share additional information ASAP as to when players can can get back to racin' n' krumpin', plus drop the exciting news about the future of the Speed Freeks tomorrow.

SEE YOU'Z THEN!

- Shoulder controller buttons now take screenshots (L1) and toggle transmissions (R1)