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Steam News30 March 20264mo ago

Steam's new Pricing System & Secret Route Update

Hey everyone, Steam has recently released an update that calculates the converted cost of games based on 'purchasing power'. I decided to try out this new system for The Donnerwald Experiment and The Murder Hotel.

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addedSteam has recently released an update that calculates the converted cost of games based on 'purchasing power'. I decided to try out this new system for The Donnerwald Experiment and The Murder Hotel .
changedMost regions outside the US will now see a price drop, while those that should technically have an increase in price (like Swiss Francs) will stay the same as they were before.
addedThe new prices might take one or two days for TMH until they get updated on the store page.

The Murder Hotel changes

addedSteam has recently released an update that calculates the converted cost of games based on 'purchasing power'. I decided to try out this new system for The Donnerwald Experiment and The Murder Hotel .
changedMost regions outside the US will now see a price drop, while those that should technically have an increase in price (like Swiss Francs) will stay the same as they were before.
addedThe new prices might take one or two days for TMH until they get updated on the store page.

Steam has recently released an update that calculates the converted cost of games based on 'purchasing power'. I decided to try out this new system for The Donnerwald Experiment and The Murder Hotel.

Most regions outside the US will now see a price drop, while those that should technically have an increase in price (like Swiss Francs) will stay the same as they were before.

The new prices might take one or two days for TMH until they get updated on the store page.

Secret Route Update

Regarding the update, I recently released a private demo accessable via discord to test the first part of the Strategy Session. The second part should be finished this week, while all that's left is the final court.

I expect the update to go gold in March, while the translations might take like 2 weeks ontop of that.

Again, I never expected this to take that long. Once the update is out, I will need two weeks of not looking at anything related to solving murder. Sorry for keeping you all waiting that long.

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Steam News / 30 March 2026

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