📢 Steam Announcement — Before the Haunting ✨ Full Act 1

After several weeks of intense work, Before the Haunting reaches an important milestone.

👉 Act 1 is now fully available, featuring a complete narrative arc, improved pacing, and stronger emotional impact.

🌍 Game Translation

👉 The game is now available in both French and English.

You can switch the language at any time from the in-game options.

🎬 A New Visual Identity

The main menu has been completely redesigned to deliver immersion from the very first seconds:

A cinematic introduction (PALOMA’S STUDIO)

A surveillance camera-inspired atmosphere

Subtle appearances of the entity

👉 The goal: immerse you… even before you start playing.

🎭 Character Redesign

All main characters have been fully reworked.

Their creation follows a hybrid artistic process, carefully crafted and fully intentional:

Characters are first hand-drawn, with a clear artistic direction

AI tools are then used for colorization, detail refinement, and visual consistency

Each visual is manually adjusted to ensure a cohesive and faithful artistic vision

👉 The objective: deliver expressive, consistent, and lifelike characters, while preserving a strong human artistic foundation.

🛠️ Improvements & Fixes

This update also includes:

Bug fixes

Improved audio and visual transitions

Better UI readability

Overall stability improvements

🌑 What’s Next

The journey is just beginning.

Upcoming updates will introduce:

👉 Full Act 2

👉 Permanent character death system (your choices will have lasting consequences)

👉 Gallery menu to revisit key scenes

👉 Detailed character profiles

👉 Steam achievements to unlock

👉 Exclusive concept art

Thank you for being here…

and for stepping into the darkness with me.