Steam News1 March 20251y ago

Lone Soul - Demo 0.4 Update

Hello Conquerors, Steam Next Fest and recently finished Baltic Showcase helped us a lot gathering feedback from you, and today's update address two of the most common shared requests!

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What changed

4 fixes8 additions5 changes0 removals

UI and audio
Performance
Maps
Balance
Gameplay
Store

changedGamepad support & optimization improvementThe first of which is gamepad support. This is the first implementation though, focusing on combat, and Ui during a run. For the options menu, you still need to use a mouse and keyboard, but we will of course fix it in the near future.

changedGamepad support & optimization improvementThe first wave of optimizations is also here - improving the games load on your hardware up to 50% on certain configurations. If yo ur game runs below 60 FPS on 1080p resolution, please keep sharing your feedback with your hardware config - we will take a look and look for solutions.

addedNew enemy visualsWe keep introducing new enemy visuals, completing the set for the forest biome:

changedKnown issuesWe've just released the biggest update yet to our demo, reworking the overall balance and skill colliders! This is the third update during the last few days, and you can expect more down the line, including the gamepad support and more fixes.

addedKnown issuesSo grab the fresh new demo, and don't forget to share your feedback and add Lone Soul to your wishlist!

changedKnown issueshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3445960/Lone_Soul_Demo/

Lone Soul changes

changedThe first of which is gamepad support. This is the first implementation though, focusing on combat, and Ui during a run. For the options menu, you still need to use a mouse and keyboard, but we will of course fix it in the near future.

changedThe first wave of optimizations is also here - improving the games load on your hardware up to 50% on certain configurations. If yo ur game runs below 60 FPS on 1080p resolution, please keep sharing your feedback with your hardware config - we will take a look and look for solutions.

addedWe keep introducing new enemy visuals, completing the set for the forest biome:

changedWe've just released the biggest update yet to our demo, reworking the overall balance and skill colliders! This is the third update during the last few days, and you can expect more down the line, including the gamepad support and more fixes.

addedSo grab the fresh new demo, and don't forget to share your feedback and add Lone Soul to your wishlist!

Hello Conquerors,

Steam Next Fest and recently finished Baltic Showcase helped us a lot gathering feedback from you, and today's update address two of the most common shared requests!

Gamepad support & optimization improvement

The first of which is gamepad support. This is the first implementation though, focusing on combat, and Ui during a run. For the options menu, you still need to use a mouse and keyboard, but we will of course fix it in the near future.

The first wave of optimizations is also here - improving the games load on your hardware up to 50% on certain configurations. If yo ur game runs below 60 FPS on 1080p resolution, please keep sharing your feedback with your hardware config - we will take a look and look for solutions.

New enemy visuals

We keep introducing new enemy visuals, completing the set for the forest biome:

Known issues

We are still working on queueing system for combos
We are looking into improving the indicators for the combo attacks timings
We are working on improving lighting across the scenes

We've just released the biggest update yet to our demo, reworking the overall balance and skill colliders! This is the third update during the last few days, and you can expect more down the line, including the gamepad support and more fixes.

So grab the fresh new demo, and don't forget to share your feedback and add Lone Soul to your wishlist!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3445960/Lone_Soul_Demo/

Demo v.0.4 changelog

Design changes:

Added Xbox and PlayStation controllers support (without the options menu for now)
Rebalanced mana costs

Visual changes:

Added new enemy character models for spearman, healer and archer archetypes
Added new particle effects for tier 1 rock spells
Added new particle effects for dash
Added new visuals for some enemy attacks

Bug fixes and rebalance:

Fixed bugs with dash directions
Fixed various UI bugs

This is just the beginning—we’re planning to participate in the upcoming Steam Next Fest, and you can still expect more updates. Consider following us and joining our Discord to stay up to date!

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