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Steam News26 January 20265mo ago

Demo Release & Feedback

Hello everyone! In case you haven't seen it yet, we released our demo last week. A huge thank you to everyone who played it already. Your incredibly positive and motivating feedback pushes us to continue doing our best.

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Full Tales of Fear - Episode Zero update

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0 fixes3 additions3 changes0 removals
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  • Compatibility
changedTales of Fear Episode Zero will be free upon release!That's right, the first three cases included in Episode Zero will be available to everyone for free. This is to give you a taste of what we will continue to do in the future. We plan for each episode to be about 45-90 minutes long (15-30 minutes per case) and are well on schedule with the first case.
addedTales of Fear Episode Zero will be free upon release!We are definitely focusing on quality and excitement rather than stretching out the playtime, because that's something we've learned from the past. We also want to continue improving the existing experience and add new things to ensure even more fun, so stay tuned!
addedDemo V1.0.1 PatchWe have added the voting results at the end so you can see the percentage of “Truth” votes
addedDemo V1.0.1 PatchWe have also added controller support optimized for Steam Deck
changedDemo V1.0.1 PatchWe have improved the shadow quality
changedDemo V1.0.1 Patch& made other various minor improvements

Tales of Fear - Episode Zero changes

changedThat's right, the first three cases included in Episode Zero will be available to everyone for free. This is to give you a taste of what we will continue to do in the future. We plan for each episode to be about 45-90 minutes long (15-30 minutes per case) and are well on schedule with the first case.
addedWe are definitely focusing on quality and excitement rather than stretching out the playtime, because that's something we've learned from the past. We also want to continue improving the existing experience and add new things to ensure even more fun, so stay tuned!
addedWe have added the voting results at the end so you can see the percentage of “Truth” votes
addedWe have also added controller support optimized for Steam Deck
changedWe have improved the shadow quality

Hello everyone!

In case you haven't seen it yet, we released our demo last week. A huge thank you to everyone who played it already. Your incredibly positive and motivating feedback pushes us to continue doing our best. We are constantly working on the game and have a lot of fun bringing you exciting stories.

Tales of Fear Episode Zero will be free upon release!

That's right, the first three cases included in Episode Zero will be available to everyone for free. This is to give you a taste of what we will continue to do in the future. We plan for each episode to be about 45-90 minutes long (15-30 minutes per case) and are well on schedule with the first case.

We are definitely focusing on quality and excitement rather than stretching out the playtime, because that's something we've learned from the past. We also want to continue improving the existing experience and add new things to ensure even more fun, so stay tuned!

Demo V1.0.1 Patch

  • We have added the voting results at the end so you can see the percentage of “Truth” votes

  • We have also added controller support optimized for Steam Deck

  • We have improved the shadow quality

  • & made other various minor improvements

Feel free to try it out and let us know what you think!

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Steam News / 26 January 2026

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