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Our Playtest is starting NOW!
Hey there! This is your chance to experience and explore the game and provide valuable feedback that will shape The Necessary Evil’s future. Click the link below and then Play Now to join the Playtest: https://store.ste…
Patch notes7 changesBalance - The Necessary Evil
Devlog: Magic
Hello everyone, Box here. As promised, this time I’ll be going over the magic system in The Necessary Evil and how it differs from normal skills and other games. Last time, in the Skills devlog, I mentioned how there wa…
Event8 changesBalanceGameplay - The Necessary Evil
Our playtest will be live soon!
Hello! Our playtest is going live soon. Unfortunately, that won't be today. We had some delays in submitting the build to Steam, so we won't be able to actually open the playtest to the public yet. We're sorry for exten…
Patch notes1 changeFix - The Necessary Evil
Playtest is starting next week!
Hello there! Playtest is starting next week! Come and join us on the 24th of July! If you’re eager to jump into an early build of The Necessary Evil and join our dedicated team of playtesters, we’d be honored to have yo…
Patch notes - The Necessary Evil
Devlog: Skills
Hello everyone. Box here, game designer for The Necessary Evil. I thought it might be interesting to talk about the primary ways you can customize your roster and develop your tactics in the game: the skill system. Ther…
Patch notes16 changesBalanceMaps - The Necessary Evil
Open Playtest Starting Soon
When we first discovered how to enter the Dreamweb, we were ecstatic. I know now that its abundance drove us to delirium. I sent men in droves to map out the reaches of the realm. The first ones did not survive long. I…
Patch notes3 changesMapsGameplay - The Necessary Evil
Our Playtest is getting delayed
Hello there! Our Playtest is getting delayed. We are sorry to let you know that our playtest is being delayed. We are working on expanding and polishing so that it can be much closer to the quality expectation we have a…
Patch notes1 changeGameplay - The Necessary Evil
Playtest Sign-up is here!
Hello, there! Our 1st Playtest is coming soon! We are starting our playtest on the 26th of June! If you’re eager to jump into an early build of The Necessary Evil and join our dedicated team of laytesters, we’d be honor…
Patch notes - The Necessary Evil
Devlog: Inspiration for the game
Hello there! In today’s devlog, we want to share some insights about our inspiration for the game. Let’s jump right in! The moment that sparked the idea for the game was the announcement of Darkest Dungeon II and the re…
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