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POLISH GAMEDEV TAKEOVER!
From Poland With Love is Live! 🇵🇱🎮 Hey Hyperstrange folks! You know that legendary Polish hospitality where nobody is allowed to leave hungry, right? Well, we’re applying the same rule to your Steam library. From Pol…
Store1 change - EMPTY SHELL
Take Cover - Summer Sale Heatwave Incoming!
Stay Hydrated, Stay Strange. The Steam Summer Sale is here, and it's melting our prices! It’s that time of the year again. Summer is here to remind us how crucial a good desk fan is, and why heavy blackout curtains are…
Store4 changesUI/audioPerformance - EMPTY SHELL
Because sometimes, loneliness is the fiercest enemy
Hey, everyone! Long time no see : ) I've just updated EMPTY SHELL with some new content, specifically new gameplay modifiers (and some minor fix). Each of them add either a realism element or a difficulty detail, plus a…
Event15 changesFixGameplay - EMPTY SHELL
HYPERSTRANGE JOINS THE STEAM WINTER SALE!
We’re back with another round of discounts, and this time there’s even more to grab! After a marathon like this, these prices might need some time to cool down and catch their breath, so this could be the best moment to…
Patch notes1 changeBalance - EMPTY SHELL
HYPERSTRANGE CHILL & KILL DEALS ARE LIVE!
‘Sup folks! How's December treating you? Getting cold out there, huh? Since nobody likes freezing their ass off, we figured it’s the perfect time to crank up the heat. We’ve got a lineup packed with blood-soaked action,…
Event1 change - EMPTY SHELL
Flashlight drone fix
Hey, everyone! Just a quick fix for a bug related to the flashlight drone: dropping any gadget from the inventory was causing the flashlight drone to disappear (and needed to be equipped again). Now it's fixed : )
Announcement2 changesFix - EMPTY SHELL
Quick Unity Fix
Hi everyone! Just a quick update to fix the recent security vulnerability issue that may affect all Unity games built in the past few years. The volunteers already have their own problems... they don't need any more vul…
Security1 change - EMPTY SHELL
Gadget amount fix
Hey! Just a quick patch: using the "Ammo Scarcity" modifiers was zeroing the amount of gadgets bought from the Upgrades Station. Now it's fixed.
Announcement1 changeFix - EMPTY SHELL
Difficulty resetting bug
Hey everyone, a quick patch to fix an issue that appeared after the latest major update. In some cases, the difficulty would reset to "Easy". This problem has now been fixed. Sorry about that and thanks for pointing thi…
Announcement1 changeFix - EMPTY SHELL
Scalable NG+, Gameplay Modifiers and more
Hello, everyone! This update introduces two major features, along with a few QoL improvements (including a couple that have been requested for a while). SCALABLE NG+ The first big addition is Scalable NG+: NG+ used to b…
Patch notes4 changesGameplayBalance - EMPTY SHELL
Small tweak for That One Level
Hey, everyone! Since I've been told more than once that one particular level might be a bit too harsh (even by EMPTY SHELL standards), I decided to make a simple change that should make things feel a little less unfair,…
Announcement2 changesBalanceGameplay - EMPTY SHELL
EMPTY SHELL 2 DEMO OUT NOW
Hey, everyone! A bit out of the blue, I'm thrilled to announce that the demo for EMPTY SHELL 2 is now available on Steam! Which also means that the second chapter of EMPTY SHELL is well into development! The game is a d…
Store6 changesGameplay - EMPTY SHELL
Main menu button
Hey, everyone! I've just added a new button to the main menu :)
Announcement1 changeUI/audio - EMPTY SHELL
Pixelation? Scanlines?
Hey, everyone! I need your help to clear something up... do you usually play the game with PIXELATION set to "normal", "low" or you just turn it off? And what about SCANLINES? Do you keep them on or off? Just testing th…
Announcement - EMPTY SHELL
HAPPY SECOND BIRTHDAY!
Wow, two years have already passed! Since the release of the Prologue on January 6, 2023, over one hundred thousand volunteers have entered the Facility... and far fewer have made it out! :(I'd say it's time for some an…
Announcement - EMPTY SHELL
Melee hits small fix
Hey! If you were experiencing issues with melee hits not registering at times, this should now be fixed :)
Announcement1 changeFix
