Steam News25 February 20264mo ago

Playtest Details and New Backgrounds

Playtest Details There is now an option to join the playtest on the Steam page - so press that and you'll be notified when it launches! I'm pushing back the targeted start date to March 6th (apologies for the delay!

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addedPlaytest DetailsI'm pushing back the targeted start date to March 6th (apologies for the delay!), and it will last for a week. There's a few more features I want to add / waiting for approval from Steam on the initial build.

changedPlaytest Detailsupgrade system

changedPlaytest DetailsThe game is still in early stages, so there will be a lack of polish in several areas - I'm mainly trying to get feedback on the overall game loop and catch technical issues before the public demo.

addedNew BackgroundsI've updated the background style for consistency between levels - they're now more colorful / more abstract! I'm excited to add more backgrounds, which is a lot easier to do with the new style.

Diatonic changes

addedI'm pushing back the targeted start date to March 6th (apologies for the delay!), and it will last for a week. There's a few more features I want to add / waiting for approval from Steam on the initial build.

changedupgrade system

changedThe game is still in early stages, so there will be a lack of polish in several areas - I'm mainly trying to get feedback on the overall game loop and catch technical issues before the public demo.

addedI've updated the background style for consistency between levels - they're now more colorful / more abstract! I'm excited to add more backgrounds, which is a lot easier to do with the new style.

Playtest Details

There is now an option to join the playtest on the Steam page - so press that and you'll be notified when it launches!

I'm pushing back the targeted start date to March 6th (apologies for the delay!), and it will last for a week. There's a few more features I want to add / waiting for approval from Steam on the initial build.

Here's what to expect from the playtest:

7 different songs of varying levels
roguelike learning system
upgrade system
progressive difficulty system

The game is still in early stages, so there will be a lack of polish in several areas - I'm mainly trying to get feedback on the overall game loop and catch technical issues before the public demo.

New Backgrounds

I've updated the background style for consistency between levels - they're now more colorful / more abstract! I'm excited to add more backgrounds, which is a lot easier to do with the new style.

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Steam News / 25 February 2026

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