Next Fest & 0.8.0-demo Patch Note

Hamstory is Participating in Next Fest!

Hello, this is Dotori Doguldan.

Hamcho is visiting Steam Next Fest with a free demo!

Event Period: 2026/02/23 10:00 AM (PST) ~ 2026/03/02 10:00 AM (PST)

Support Hamcho and Hamstory by adding it to your WISHLIST! 💙

0.8.0-demo Patch Notes

🧀 indicates changes that reflect user feedback.

UI / Sound

• Updated leaderboard imagesSteam post image

  Now top 3 players receive special hamster medals!

  Check your ranking and your friends' rankings around you.

• Added settings toggle function to gamepad menu button

• Changed title BGM to original music

• Updated screen transition cloud images

General

• Added support for 8 new languages - French, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), Czech, Greek, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Hungarian

• Added auto-pause feature when gamepad is disconnected

• Fixed issue where jumping was possible immediately after NPC conversation ended

• Fixed unnatural diary description text

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where settings window would close while game was frozen

• Fixed issue where conversation was occasionally impossible when character position changed

• Fixed issue where settings window would open automatically on title screen

• Fixed font corruption in language selection dropdown for some languages

• Fixed font corruption when changing language with area UI active

• Fixed issue where area UI would not appear after returning to main screen from settings while area UI was active

• Fixed issue where dialogue animation would skip immediately after selecting dialogue option

Reporting bugs on Hamstory DISCORD or GOOGLE FORM would be a great help in fixing them.

Thank you,

— Dotori Doguldan