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Steam News14 April 20262mo ago

We are part of Lovecraftian Days! New playtest build to celebrate

Ahoy Captains! To celebrate we are part of Lovecraftian Days we decided to release a new playtest build. This comes with a bunch of new features and fixes but might not be as stable as the demo build.

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What changed

5 fixes5 additions3 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Balance
  • Server
addedTo celebrate we are part of Lovecraftian Days we decided to release a new playtest build. This comes with a bunch of new features and fixes but might not be as stable as the demo build. Here's all the new goodies:
changedNew featuresLots of improvements so UI is more mouse friendly
changedNew featuresReworked aiming UI so it’s more clear how you aim and also made it easier to stay on target
addedNew featuresAdded target lock mechanic. Once a target is in your sights you can lock it and weapons will keep aiming towards it
addedNew featuresAdded two new regular weapons, the mine and torpedo launcher!
addedNew featuresAdded three new Shaped weapons so you can go full Frankenstein with your ship!

Sea Of Rifts changes

addedTo celebrate we are part of Lovecraftian Days we decided to release a new playtest build. This comes with a bunch of new features and fixes but might not be as stable as the demo build. Here's all the new goodies:
changedLots of improvements so UI is more mouse friendly
changedReworked aiming UI so it’s more clear how you aim and also made it easier to stay on target
addedAdded target lock mechanic. Once a target is in your sights you can lock it and weapons will keep aiming towards it
addedAdded two new regular weapons, the mine and torpedo launcher!

Ahoy Captains!

To celebrate we are part of Lovecraftian Days we decided to release a new playtest build. This comes with a bunch of new features and fixes but might not be as stable as the demo build. Here's all the new goodies:

Steam post image Steam post image Steam post image

New features

  • Lots of improvements so UI is more mouse friendly

  • Reworked aiming UI so it’s more clear how you aim and also made it easier to stay on target

  • Added target lock mechanic. Once a target is in your sights you can lock it and weapons will keep aiming towards it

  • Added two new regular weapons, the mine and torpedo launcher!

  • Added three new Shaped weapons so you can go full Frankenstein with your ship!

  • Added weapon groups so you can be more strategic with what weapons you fire

  • Clearer when switching quests

  • If a story choice has a random outcome it is now telegraphed before you pick it

  • Rewamped tutorial

  • Color pass on the whole game to make it pop more

Balancing

  • Meals quality level difficulties rebalanced

Bug fixes

  • Weapons now reload when not aiming

  • Ship name now saved and loaded correctly

  • Meals of all quality levels now working. Thanks for reporting the issue @Beerpops and @Adder!

  • Needlers not chasing the player endlessly

If you have any feedback or bug reports please let us know on our Discord server or the Steam forum. Happy sailing!

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Steam News / 14 April 2026

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