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Steam News9 December 20256mo ago

Demo Update - 0.3.1

At AdventureX 2025, dozens of players and fellow indie game developers fully completed our demo. They were kind enough to also share with us their thoughts on where they struggled and what they would like us to improve.

In this update4

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What changed

5 fixes4 additions6 changes3 removals
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
changedFrom these discussions, we compiled a detailed list of improvements and issues. This is the first of many updates, but hopefully this version addresses the most common issues and frustrations we observed.
changedUI ChangesEver since Feedback Quest 8, where “Controls / UI” was our lowest-rated category, we’ve been steadily improving the UX/UI. This update continues this trend by improving the navigation for existing zoomed-in scenes.
addedUI ChangesThe players can now click on the inventory when it’s empty to exit a zoomed-in scene. We also disabled the ability to click on the area beneath the inventory to prevent players from clicking there when the inventory gets full of items to avoid frustrating misclicks.
addedUI ChangesAlthough our game displays a tutorial hint explaining how to exit a zoomed-in scene, many players still felt this wasn’t enough. To solve this, we added an indicator in the bottom left corner.
changedFull ChangelogIMPROVED: Some players found the description of which storage unit to open confusing. We improved the phrasing to avoid the confusion.
changedFull ChangelogIMPROVED: Some players found the hint for the safe location confusing. We simplified the hidden message to be more direct.

Ashwood Conspiracy changes

changedFrom these discussions, we compiled a detailed list of improvements and issues. This is the first of many updates, but hopefully this version addresses the most common issues and frustrations we observed.
changedEver since Feedback Quest 8, where “Controls / UI” was our lowest-rated category, we’ve been steadily improving the UX/UI. This update continues this trend by improving the navigation for existing zoomed-in scenes.
addedThe players can now click on the inventory when it’s empty to exit a zoomed-in scene. We also disabled the ability to click on the area beneath the inventory to prevent players from clicking there when the inventory gets full of items to avoid frustrating misclicks.
addedAlthough our game displays a tutorial hint explaining how to exit a zoomed-in scene, many players still felt this wasn’t enough. To solve this, we added an indicator in the bottom left corner.
changedIMPROVED: Some players found the description of which storage unit to open confusing. We improved the phrasing to avoid the confusion.

At AdventureX 2025, dozens of players and fellow indie game developers fully completed our demo. They were kind enough to also share with us their thoughts on where they struggled and what they would like us to improve.

From these discussions, we compiled a detailed list of improvements and issues. This is the first of many updates, but hopefully this version addresses the most common issues and frustrations we observed.

Noteworthy Changes

Safe PIN Hint

We noticed players struggle with the safe PIN hint because:

  • Many forget about it since they encounter it early in the game.

  • Many struggled understanding how to use the hint to get the PIN.

  • To solve the safe PIN puzzle, players often wrote the hint down on a piece of paper.

To hopefully address all these issues, we made the safe PIN hint an item that players can pick up.

UI Changes

Ever since Feedback Quest 8, where “Controls / UI” was our lowest-rated category, we’ve been steadily improving the UX/UI. This update continues this trend by improving the navigation for existing zoomed-in scenes.

The players can now click on the inventory when it’s empty to exit a zoomed-in scene. We also disabled the ability to click on the area beneath the inventory to prevent players from clicking there when the inventory gets full of items to avoid frustrating misclicks.

Although our game displays a tutorial hint explaining how to exit a zoomed-in scene, many players still felt this wasn’t enough. To solve this, we added an indicator in the bottom left corner.

Full Changelog

  • IMPROVEDSome players found the description of which storage unit to open confusing. We improved the phrasing to avoid the confusion.
  • IMPROVEDSome players found the hint for the safe location confusing. We simplified the hidden message to be more direct.
  • IMPROVEDWe added a hint to pick up the key from the letter as some players missed it.
  • IMPROVEDWe added an indicator in the bottom left corner to help players exit zoomed-in scenes.
  • FIXEDWe fixed the issue where players were unable to drag the letter to scroll.
  • FIXEDWe fixed the missing vent hotspot highlighting issue.

  • FIXED: The phone home screen showed incorrect text if the player accessed the unread messages from inside the messages section instead of the home screen.

  • FIXEDW fixed incorrect cursor appearing on top of the closed storage unit door.

  • FIXED: Navigation hotspot indicators sometimes wouldn't disappear.

  • CHANGEDPolaroid and teddy bear UI rotate buttons have been removed in favor of clicking on each item instead.
  • CHANGEDClicking below the inventory has been disabled to avoid frustration caused by the tiny clickable area, especially on non-16:9 screens.

  • CHANGED: Empty inventory items no longer block navigation.

  • CHANGED: The safe PIN can now be picked up.

  • CHANGED: Clicking the empty socket now gives you a dialogue hint.

Source

Steam News / 9 December 2025

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