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Ending 2 bugfix
-Fixed a bug that prevented players from unlocking ending 2. The reason? I wrote “cd” instead of “CD” in the code. Programming errors are like politicians, the dumber, the more dangerous.
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Pseudo-Haunting
Also known as Pseudo-Haunting, ph, pseudo haunting
Fend off spirits by ripping your spirit off your body. Explore a glitched haunted house. Recall twisted memories. Get out alive.
Last update
19 May 2026
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Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
- July 2024
- Minor update-Changed the trigger warning screen to include mentions of disorienting visual effects -Fixed a typo on the difficulty selection menu (How did this slip in?)
- June 2024
- I'll be honest: VERTIGROWL is basically vent art about how working on banking IT feels like. You'll fight obtuse systems, perform repetitive tasks, wonder what the hell are you doing, receive almost no prior info, and t…Store
- May 2024
- Minor updateAdded a combat tutorial for chill difficulty since the default one was not appearing due to being tied to the (disabled in chill) random battles.
- Quick bugfix-Fixed a bug that made the "Not a Safe Place" exit door lead nowhere. -Fixed a series of dumb mistakes that made the final vending machines unable to give the CD collectibles.
- April 2024
- "Main menu disabled" bug fixedFixed a bug that disabled the main menu if you pressed "Enter" too early.
- Game releasedIt’s been 6 months of figuring out how 3D works and facing the overwhelming dread that civilization might collapse before I finish this game, but it’s done. Making a retro survival horror was much more traumatizing than…
- March 2024
- 05 / 04 / 2024It’s time. The game is done and tested, only minor improvements are left. I decided on Friday 5 for a release date so I can respond to bug reports or questions about puzzles during the weekend, if I released it during w…
- Devlog 3 - Gone goldIt’s been a really weird journey. Despite all of the murder ghosts, odd puzzles and existential dread, you made it to the end. Pseudo-haunting is complete. I’m not going to spoil the last “chapter”’s gameplay gimmick, s…
- February 2024
- Devlog 2Obvious spoiler warning for the gameplay! Personal space please So for the last devlog we had a bunch of separate levels, each set messing with a separate mechanic. Now the logical route would be mixing them for this ch…
- January 2024
- Devlog 1So it’s been a while. Turns out making a classic survival horror takes time even if the backgrounds are close to minimalistic. Gamedev is a prison, and I have Stockholm Syndrome. Former laboratory The main bulk of progr…
- November 2023
- Minor demo updateFixed a bug that made some enemy bullets phase through the player’s real body even if they touched it. Reworked the pause menu. Added the option to disable the dither effect.
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