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Thank you! + Franchise Page Now Up
There's now a franchise page for Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee! If you'd like one place to check the current state of the series, look no further: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46102296-Amadeus-A-Riddle-for-Thee/…
20% Off Episode 1! Celebrating Episode 2 Store Page Launch
I'll keep it short! Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz is on sale for 20% off until Sunday, May 10 to celebrate the launch of.... The Episode 2 ~ Reharm Store Page Episode 2 ~ Reharm on Steam —wishlist now!…
Episode 2 ~ Reharm Status Update
The bulk of development progress that occurred since the last post can be summed up in this screenshot: Solea has in-game legs now! Episode 2 has its first fleshed-out background image! And... that pretty much covers it…
Episode 2 Title Reveal & Sneak Peek
The same foundation... but a new perspective. 🎵 Reharm Make a song more ‘jazzy’ – that is, more harmonically and/or structurally complex; Personalise a song and make it your own. 🔪 Re-harm To harm again. Amadeus: A Ri…
Soundtrack Out Now
Release includes mp3s with unique track art, plus a "wav" subdirectory with lossless files if you prefer. Free. With this, Episode 1 is fully complete—thank you for playing! Add to your library here. Next update will be…
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Status Report
Amadeus Episode 1: v1.1 out as of January 28, 2026 Patch notes here All major pain points addressed; Episode 1 ~ Waltz is complete! Episode 1 Soundtrack: Coming FREE to Steam very soon. The page is up, so if you like, y…
v1.1 Patch Notes
Bugfix patch is live! It is 100% compatible with existing save files, but please let me know if you experience any issues. Fixes: Piano tuning is now correct Notebook glossary navigation works properly when entries are…
Thank you!! (Launch Week Recap)
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz 's launch week has exceeded all of my expectations and provided what I need to prepare for Episode 2. Thank you so much for your support! The numbers are humble, but as thi…
Episode 1 ~ Waltz Available Now!
The moon Aska rises full this night. Amadeus, our titular 16-year-old werewolf, makes a (n inadvisable) deal out of desperation. He sells his own memories to a Witch, in exchange for a notebook and a promise... Amadeus:…
Steam Deck Compatibility
UPDATE: As of November 16, 2025, the on-screen mouse click calibration issues on Steam Deck have been fixed. -- After some thorough playtesting, in my opinion... it runs very well! Because the game is designed around us…
Episode 1 Coming November 21, 2025
I'll keep it short! Episode 1 is just about ready and will release on November 21. The build does need to be reviewed by Steam but barring something major we should be set to go for this date. Thank you for your continu…
September Devlog: The Home Stretch
The game is being playtested and is in the final stage of development. Early in September, I created a checklist of tasks to complete in order to ship Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz. That checklist is no…
Hungry Ghost Festival live!
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz is one of many game demos in the Hungry Ghost Festival presented by Southeast Asia Game Aesthetic! While Amadeus is included among with many games from all over the world,…
News; Portraits; Pathfinding
The pathfinding for Amadeus's point-and-click movement scheme has now been significantly improved so it can handle complex geographies like the WASD scheme. Check out some gameplay footage of this in the area by the Wat…
Good News
Development update: Started working on an improved pathfinding algorithm for the point-and-click scenes Did not meet other benchmarks due to illness, but... IRL Situation update: The developer has been placed on adminis…
Episode 1 ~ Waltz... Is Built!
The long and short of this update is that, as of the end of June, Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1~ Waltz is built. It was such a relief to reach this milestone that, after reaching it, posting the announcement he…
OST Update; Two Scenes To Completion
Devlog TLDR BandCamp album of the soundtrack has been updated with all tracks & discounted to $5 Track embeds with art & story snippets can be accessed on my website here Game is now 2 scenes away from being built (with…
Indie Assemble! (+ Updates)
First: Amadeus is part of Excalibur's Indie Assemble, a Steam sale celebrating indie games all over the world, which you can check out right now here! Second: below is an overview of last month's work to show that the g…
Major March Milestones
There are 2 big highlights I'd like to celebrate from last month in this update: WINGS Women's Day Sale (huge marketing boost) Development Progress (exciting stuff) A longer and more detailed version of this update can…
Women's Day Sale + February Progress
First things first— Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz is part of the WINGS Women's Day Sale on Steam! I'm really thankful to be included alongside this banger lineup of games. Definitely go over to the sale…
