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Jaws of Hell

Also known as Jaws of Hell, jaws of hell, jaws-of-hell

A psychological boomer shooter set before The Hive Pandemic. Play as Clark—ex-farmer, husband, and future bounty hunter—who escapes to Mars after losing everything. But when alien tech surfaces and visions of your ex-wife Angela pull you into the Hive, reality begins to fracture.

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3 Aug 2026

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Patch notesPublished 26 Dec 2025

Autonomy, Moral Tragedy, and Ethical Coherence in Complex Societies

Autonomy, Moral Tragedy, and Ethical Coherence in Complex Societies Author: William McCain Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract Contemporary moral philosophy remains divided among deontological, consequentialist…

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19 updates

July 2026
1.0.2.3Fixed a trigger in the 0001 level. added text to the intro of the 2044 CyberTech city cut. I will be rendering down all cutscenes to make skippable cuts that also load the next level. Text, journal and cuts are being wo…v1.0.21 changeFixUI/audio29 Jul 2026
1.0.2.2When you update you will probably lose your save so hold off if you are an hour or more in. Fixed the saves that let you skip to the end. I uploaded the build after testing and those were my saves... So my bad. I also a…v1.0.21 changeFix27 Jul 2026
Level Streaming Fixed 1.0.2.0Jaws of Hell Level streaming is fixed. LOD settings and 4k texture maps now displaying 2k texture maps in most situations. Loading screens will be slightly longer but garbage collection and level streaming are handled m…Announcementv1.0.24 changesFixMaps24 Jul 2026
1.0.2.0Auto saves will be lost when you update. Fixed Level streaming and garbage collection issue. Reduced 4k texture map lod settings to 2k in most situations. Runs much more efficiently. I will have another update later tod…v1.0.21 changeFixUI/audio24 Jul 2026
1.0.1.1Fixed the issue on the Angela Ring level or "Angela?" level. It runs perfectly on my old pc without a hitch. Working on the Level streaming update next. I already use level streaming in most all scenarios but it could b…v1.0.11 changeFixPerformance22 Jul 2026
Level StreamingFirst thank you guys so much for the support it means the world and thank you guys for reaching out with issues and I am on it! After much testing I have found two things to fix that will help the frame rate. The games…Announcement2 changesFixGameplay22 Jul 2026
1.0.1.0Don't update unless you are ready to lose your save! Update can delete your save. Fixed save game issues on early levels, added a book to fill in the history of Angela and Clark, Fixed a few graphical issues.v1.0.11 changeFix22 Jul 2026
Hot Fix! 1.0.0.1Fixed some small issues and one big one. I had a "big bang" vfx pop in during an early scene but it keeps freezing my old computer. I have the game running on lower settings on my 2019 Accer nitro 5 and I am trying to k…v1.0.01 changeFix19 Jul 2026
The Hive is HereI am about to release Jaws of Hell! For those who have sent me an email about a copy of JOH for your YouTube, or Curator page; please send me a new email to the jawsofhellthegame@gmail.com email that I updated today...…Announcement3 changesGameplayUI/audio19 Jul 2026
March 2026
New Demo Soon...JOH Development Update: Consciousness, Time, and the Nature of Self Hello everyone, I wanted to share a deeper update on Jaws of Hell and some of the ideas shaping the opening of the game and the upcoming demo and Beta.…Event6 changesCompatibilityUI/audio13 Mar 2026
February 2026
Expanded Intro and PuzzlesHere is a look at some of the new additions and expansions added. The game is almost ready for playtesting. Also, I will get the new version of the demo up for those who are not going to be playtesting.Announcement1 changeGameplay01 Feb 2026

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