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Exographer v58: Patch notes
Hi explorers. ScifunGames and Abylight Studios want to thank you for playing Exographer and your positive reviews. Have you discovered the Natitan legacy yet? An exciting journey awaits. We are back to announce our thir…
Security4 changesFix - Exographer
Devlog #12: First speedrunners!
Developing a metroidvania inevitably brings speedrunning into the picture. While we were building Exographer, we knew some players would be tempted to speedrun it. We even left a few “design flaws” here and there for th…
Event6 changesServerGameplay - Exographer
Devlog #11: Running on handheld devices
It’s summer — the perfect time to load up some games on our Steam Decks and Switches. Good news: Exographer is fully verified for both devices. But what does it really take for a game to run well on small screens and mo…
Announcement3 changesPerformanceMaps - Exographer
Exographer v57: Patch notes
Hi explorers. ScifunGames and Abylight Studios want to thank you for playing Exographer and your positive reviews. We are overwhelmed by the great reception of the game, and these help us to reach new players. Have you…
Store25 changesFixGameplay - Exographer
Devlog #10: Telling two stories
Exographer is primarily focused on its gameplay mechanics (see devlog #6), and its storyline emerged after all the design was essentially complete. Most of the text is used to solve puzzles, and it is revealed through t…
Announcement3 changesGameplayWorkshop - Exographer
Exographer v56: Patch notes
Hi explorers. ScifunGames and Abylight Studios want to thank you for playing Exographer and your positive reviews. Have you discovered the Natitan legacy yet? An exciting journey awaits. We are back to announce our late…
Event12 changesFixGameplay - Exographer
Devlog #9: Designing characters
In Exographer, two types of character were to be distinguished: the Natitans, repositories of knowledge and inspired by real scientists who discovered elementary particles (see devlog #4), and Ini, the player character,…
Event3 changesGameplayMaps - Exographer
Devlog #8: Composing the music
Exographer’s music was scored by Yann van der Cruyssen, author of the Stray and Seasons after Fall soundtracks, among others. Yann confesses that producing a soundtrack for a game with retro graphics is always a tricky…
Announcement1 changeWorkshop - Exographer
Exographer is perfect for Steam Deck
We have good news for all those users of Valve's handheld consoles, Steam Deck or Steam Deck OLED, who want to play Exographer. This 2D exploration adventure game is fully compatible with the Steam device. Enjoy Ini's a…
Announcement3 changesGameplay - Exographer
Devlog #7: Physics in the analyses
In Exographer, you'll spend a (small) part of your time searching for new elementary particles in images closely resembling those manipulated by physicists at CERN or elsewhere. And you don't even need any prior knowled…
Announcement3 changesGameplayWorkshop - Exographer
Devlog #6: Varying puzzles
To repair the giant machines of the Exographer world, you'll have to solve puzzles. To design them, our game designer Pierre-Alban Ferrer had to meet various design objectives: simple or advanced learning of a power (se…
Event3 changesGameplay - Exographer
Devlog #5 : Designing absurd materials
In Exographer, your enemies are four materials with strange properties. One of our challenges was to represent these so-called "absurd" materials. Inherent to the gameplay, they block progress, and some are even deadly!…
Announcement3 changesBalancePerformance - Exographer
DevLog #4: A not-so-unknown civilization?
In Exographer, you follow in the footsteps of nine enigmatic academics from a forgotten civilisation. These ‘Natitans’ once built colossal machines to discover the inner structure of matter... But they all seem to have…
Event2 changesGameplay - Exographer
Exographer Next Fest Demo Stream!
Watch developers play Exographer, an exploration adventure based on science with beautiful pixel art. Steam Next Fest demo includes the first levels of the game; arriving to an alien planet, discovering new particle phy…
Store1 change - Exographer
Exographer Next Fest Demo Stream!
Watch developers play Exographer, an exploration adventure based on science with beautiful pixel art. Steam Next Fest demo includes the first levels of the game; arriving to an alien planet, discovering new particle phy…
Store1 change - Exographer
DevLog #3: The logic behind the power-ups
In Exographer, the character acquires powers that are directly inspired by the interactions between elementary particles. This key element of the game is also a major design challenge, which can be summed up as follows:…
Event3 changesGameplay
