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You Won't Escape Bundle
Do you like murder houses? Want MORE murder houses? Pick this bundle up for double the horror escapes at 90% of the price. The Tartarus Key: There’s no way out for Alex Young who wakes up to find herself locked in a str…
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Badges, Trading Cards, Emotes and more!
Hi everyone, just a quick update to let you know that a whole bunch of community items just went live! We've got trading cards, badges, emotes, backgrounds, and even animated avatars for each character, complete with a…
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Patch V01.01b
Hi Everyone! We're rolling out V01.01b, this patch fixed a variety of issues that players have identified! These could potentially be considered spoilers, so if you're looking to avoid anything regarding areas of the ga…
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The Tartarus Key is Now Available!
After years of development, we are incredibly proud (and nervous!) to say that The Tartarus Key is now available! We hope you enjoy yourself, as much as anyone trapped inside a mansion with elaborate death traps and obs…
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Dev Log: Texture Trickery
We wanted to take a moment to talk further about some of the design choices we made in The Tartarus Key that we think adds to the game's charm and appeal, such as the deliberately low resolution of the game's graphics a…
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Dev Log: Maps
In The Tartarus Key, we take great care to ensure that every aspect of our game is designed with the player experience in mind. One detail that we're particularly proud of is the map system, which we've designed to be b…
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Coming May 31st: The Tartarus Key!
A dark and stormy night, a group of strangers, and one seriously strange house... The Tartarus Key reveals its mysteries when it launches on May 31st for Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and XBox! It's been a long r…
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Dev Log: Music
Music is a vital element in setting the tone and atmosphere of any game, and developing the soundtrack for The Tartarus Key was one of the pivotal processes in bringing our vision to life. Working alongside the incredib…
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Dev Log: Puzzle Progression and Mansion Gating
We put a lot of thought into the design aspect of gating access to the mansion and opening it up, as well as puzzle difficulty, to create the best possible player experience. Initially, the player is only allowed in a s…
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Dev Log: Paintings Puzzle
Today, we'd like to take a moment to share some insights into the puzzle development of The Tartarus Key. During the early stages of the game's creation, we experimented with many different ideas of varying complexity a…
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Dev Log: Text Accessibility
In The Tartarus Key, we place a lot of emphasis on story and narrative, which means that players will be reading a lot of text throughout the game. As a result, we wanted to make the reading experience as comfortable an…
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Dev Log: Sigil Symbology
We are thrilled to reveal further details on The Tartarus Key, and delve into the mysterious and enigmatic world of Sigil design in the game. The Tartarus Key is infused with Symbols, Sigils, Magical Circles, and other…
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Dev Log: Mirrors!
One of the most interesting aspects of our game, The Tartarus Key, is the implementation of reflective mirrors. While most modern games rely on screen space reflections or render targets to achieve realistic mirror effe…
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Dev Log #3: Atmosphere vs Jumpscare
Hey everyone! We thought this was a great opportunity for us to talk a bit about how we approached some of the scarier elements of The Tartarus Key, and why we often went with creepy vs cacophonous when it comes to our…
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Dev Log #2: People Then vs Now
Hey everyone! Dora here, your friendly neighborhood producer. While the team is hard at work polishing puzzles and blasting bugs, I thought I'd step in to share an update. The Tartarus Key has been in development with u…
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Tartarus Key Dev Log #1: Reinventing Retro
CW: flashing lights Hi there, Tartarus Key fans–Leo and Kevin here, and happy holidays! Vertical Reach has been hard at work on the game, so we wanted to give you a closer look at our progress throughout development, st…
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