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We're very proud to announce we've teamed up with Choo Choo Charles and Finding Frankie for The Ultimate Mascot Horror Bundle!
It's a "Complete The Set" bundle, which means you get 10% off any games you don't already own. So even if you already bought Dark Pals, you can still get the discount on the other games.
Being part of this lineup honestly means a lot to us, so go check it out and support these amazing creators!
We were overwhelmed by the amount of fan art you send us for the contest! Thanks so much!
It was very difficult choosing a top 3 out of the countless submissions we received over the past few weeks, but after much deliberation, the grand winners are...:
Rand0m_
しんしん
BerryTheBear
The winners will receive a key for the Digital Artbook, the Desktop Companions app and the Official Soundtrack (in lossless quality). Congratulations!
But even if you didn't make the top 3, we want you to know you filled the devs' hearts with joy. Seeing all the work you guys put into these was simply amazing and motivates us to work even harder for future Dark Pals content!
Even thought he contest is over, keep sending your fan Art on our ever growing Discord, and make sure to grab the base game below while before the Summer Sale discount ends!
We have something fun for you today, plus a quick look at what's ahead.
We've been thinking about a fun way to celebrate all the creativity in this community and give something back to the people supporting Dark Pals ❤️
The idea is simple: create fan art inspired by Dark Pals. Inky, Binky, Chompy, the facility, a scary moment, a cute moment, your own interpretation of the characters, or even something completely original based on the world of Dark Pals.
It doesn't have to be perfect or professional. We want to see your creativity, your style, and how you imagine Dark Pals through your own eyes.
We'll pick the 3 best submissions based on visual impact, originality and creativity. The winner receives the Dark Pals Art Book PDF, packed with behind-the-scenes visuals, concepts, environments, creatures and development material from the game.
We honestly can't wait to see what you make. Dark Pals started as our little weird horror world, but seeing you guys create art around it means the world to us!
For more details, head over to our Discord!
With the storm of the release largely behind us, we've started looking at the future of Dark Pals. We have some extremely exciting things in the pipeline that we can't talk about yet, but expect to hear more in the coming months. In the meantime, we're working on a big quality of life update for the game, including an upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.7 and lots of other improvements.
Stay tuned!
Send us your best Fan Art on our ever growing Discord, and make sure to grab the base game below while it's on discount!
Another week, another update. And this one's a little different.
Do you want Omeletteman, Binky, Inky and Chompy running around your desktop all day? Now you can! We just released the Dark Pals Desktop Companions. Drag them around, drop them, have them follow your cursor, or just listen to their cute (or annoying) sounds!
With the release of the Desktop Companions, the Supporter Pack is now complete! The bundle includes the base game, Digital Artbook, Original Soundtrack and Desktop Companions, all in one.
It's 20% off, and the individual items still have their launch discounts for another week. After that the separate items will only have occasional 10% discounts in the future, so if you're planning to pick up more than one, now is the best time! And if you already own some of the items, Steam automatically deducts those from the price.
After Update 1.2 we noticed a few minor issues that we've addressed with today's hotfix. Most notably, not all supporters who bought the plushie bundle were showing up correctly in the end screen credits. That's fixed now.
Full changelog:
Added blinking lights to draw more attention to the ticket slot.
Items are now dropped when starting the Cookie Clicker, so they don't obstruct the minigame.
Minor visual improvements to the Cookie Clicker.
Fixed an issue where the Plushie Bundle supporter credits were cut off, not showing all supporters.
Fixed an issue where you could move the character while in the menu.
The turtle head in MD2 no longer animates when players jump on the turtle shell after the head was blown off.
Various visual and audio fixes.
Let us know how you're liking the Desktop Companions on our ever growing Discord, and make sure to grab the Support Pack Bundle while the discount is high!
Today we're celebrating The 1st Floor's one-month anniversary with the first content update, and it's starring everyone's favourite "mascot": Omeletteman!
One downside to making mascot horror games is that most players finish them in a few hours and don't have much reason to come back. We've hidden a lot of lore throughout the game that you might not catch on a first playthrough, but we also wanted to give you something fun to return to. So we added a little minigame that fits right into the narrative. And who knows? Perhaps you'll find a secret or two.
Added an Omeletteman-themed Cookie Clicker minigame, playable in the Staff Kitchen and from the main menu. How many BBWC cookies can you bake?
Supporters who bought the full Plushie Bundle are now credited in the game's end screen!
Increased visual quality of Binky and Chompy on High or Ultra graphics settings.
You can now see how many collectibles you've found in the pause menu.
Added "Paused When Minimized", allowing the game to pause or remain active while Alt+Tabbed.
New animations draw more attention to gameplay objects and add to the narrative of the game.
Your friends can now see what area you're exploring on Steam.
Improved the range within which the kid ghosts would trigger.
Updated the credits.
The game is now paused when you open the menu (Esc).
Pressing Esc while in the menu now dismisses the menu.
The game menu no longer fades in very slowly on startup.
Graphics settings no longer reset when reopening the settings menu.
Fixed an issue where the settings menu was sometimes triggered twice.
Fixed an issue where ink would sometimes disappear.
Fixed an issue with Inky's movement-based ragdoll when using a controller.
Fixed the credits roll cutting off early.
Fixed an issue with the water mill animation.
Fixed kitchen belt spline and door animations.
The kitchen mixer button no longer remains active after shooting it.
Various visual and audio fixes.
We've got a bunch of new stuff for you today!
We just released our first ever Digital Artbook, taking you behind the scenes of Dark Pals: The 1st Floor. We go into our design process, the storytelling, and share early designs for our creatures and game world. It's our first time making something like this, so we'd love to hear what you think. Too much? Too little? Anything you wish was in there? Let us know!
Go check it out!
If you can't get enough of Dark Pals and want to own the full collection, we've also launched a Supporter Pack Bundle on Steam. This gets you the base game, the Official Soundtrack, the Digital Artbook and (soon) the Desktop Companions all at once, with a nice discount. If you already own one or more of the items, Steam automatically adjusts the price so you don't pay twice.
A big thank you to everyone who already bought it! Your support helps us make more Episodes and means the world to us!
Last but not least, we launched Steam Trading Cards last night. We know many of you love collecting these, so we hope you like the ones we cooked up! Let us know what you think!
Let us know what you thought of the Digital Artbook and the Trading Cards on our ever growing Discord, and check out the Support Pack Bundle below so we can make Episode 2!
We just released the Official Soundtrack on Steam in lossless quality!
Your support helps us make The 2nd Floor and means the world to us, but if you can't spare the money, you can still listen to our music on other streaming platforms for free.
Music has always been an big part of our identity, and many people at Skunx have been making music for most of their lives. Did you know that Skunx reached the top 100 US & global music charts multiple times?Let us know what your favourite track is on our ever growing Discord! You can get the Official Soundtrack and support us here:
Baking cookies is not the only thing Omeletteman does! Check out his latest song below to find out his newest gig!
Check out Merchandiseman's plushies! Buying them helps us make The 2nd Floor! ❤️ thank you all for your support, it means the world to us!
Let us know what other Merch you'd like to see on our ever growing Discord. And don't forget to actually buy the game so we can make The 2nd Floor!
Dark Pals is much more than just a Steam game! There's the lore-heavy website, the plushies, but there's also a whole YouTube Series that closely ties into the story behind the game. The third episode of this side-story, that tells you more about what the Dark Pals are really about, just went live.
If you haven't seen the first two Episodes, we highly recommend you watch those first (here). Otherwise, enjoy Episode 3!
Let us know what you thought of the Episode and what you'd like to see in the future, on our ever growing Discord. And don't forget to actually buy the game so we can make The 2nd Floor!
While we're working hard on Update 1.2, we wanted to take some time to thank the community for all the amazing fan art we've seen. It's incredible!
It's been really cool watching all the love for Dark Pals and our creatures & characters! He's a compilation of some of the art you guys cooked up!
This is only a small piece of all the amazing fan art we've seen so far, but we love each and every one of you who's taken the time to express their love for the game. Thanks so much!
Keep sharing your fan art, clips and feedback on our ever growing Discord, and don't forget to actually buy the game so we can make Episode 2!
Today we're talking about what's coming next for The 1st Floor, plus something a little different at the end.
Last week we released Update 1.1, where we fixed the infamous Binky vs Chompy multiverse fight and some of the biggest issues you reported. But we have more on the agenda!
Next is Update 1.2:
While 1.1 consisted purely of bug fixes and other improvements, 1.2 will also contain some fun extra content. We think it'll give you a good reason to return to UpWard if you've already completed the game, and expect you'll LOVE it!
If all that wasn't enough, we're also launching the official Dark Pals: The First Floor Soundtrack very soon! You can already listen to it on Spotify or your favourite streaming services for free, but if you want to support us or simply enjoy owning things outright, you'll soon be able to buy the full Soundtrack in lossless quality here on Steam!
In case the Omelette Man song and the rest of the soundtrack weren't enough of a tell... at Skunx we don't just make games but also love writing catchy tunes. We just released our first official song on the Horror Skunx YouTube channel, the place where everything once started.
Have a listen, and let us know if it can compete with the Omelette Man song for biggest earworm of 2026!
Keep sharing your feedback, clips and love on our ever growing Discord, and don't forget to actually buy the game so we can make Episode 2!
Can't believe it's already been over a week since release. We've been swept away by the overwhelming amount of videos, livestreams, reviews and feedback we've seen from everyone. It means the world to us!
Later this week we'll share more about the future of Dark Pals: The 1st Floor, but first we want to take a moment to thank the community for their amazing response!
In the first 1.5 weeks after release, we've seen hundreds of channels play the game on YouTube and Twitch. Together you've watched 100K+ hours of Dark Pals on Twitch alone, which is roughly ten times the amount it took our team to make the game. At the peak, almost 20K people were watching someone play Dark Pals, putting us in between Overwatch, Rust & PUBG. That's CRAZY!
If you enjoy watching people play Dark Pals as much as we do, keep an eye on our YouTube channel for more funny compilations and clips like this!
Got clips that deserve to be in a future compilation? Share them in the comments or on our Discord!
We've been thinking about ways to actually thank you all for your support... THANK YOU so much ❤️
Our biggest dream is to continue with The 2nd Floor and grow our YouTube series about Dark Pals. The only way to get there is to keep growing awareness and sell more games here on Steam. And as small indie devs, we can't do that without you.
So here's the idea: make as many shorts as you can about Dark Pals and post them on YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels, or X. Doesn't have to be polished. Doesn't have to be long. Whatever feels right to you. Post as many as you want. Your best-performing one counts for the contest.
1st place:
The plushie trio (Binky, Chompy & Inky), credits in the game as a Supporter, 5 Steam keys for friends or giveaways, and early access to The 2nd Floor with the option for a small cameo if you want one (zero pressure, no obligation).
2nd & 3rd place:
One plushie of choice, credits in the game as a Supporter, and 3 Steam keys for friends or giveaways.
Keep sharing your feedback, clips and love on our ever growing Discord, and don't forget to actually buy the game so we can make Episode 2!
Thanks for all your feedback on our Discord, Steam and in the countless livestreams over the past week! We've fixed some of the most pressing issues, like players spawning under the floor or getting stuck in a Cinema chair.
We've also fixed an issue that prevented you from getting the KREW Nightmare Teddies achievement, and we hope we've fixed the crazy multiverse Binky vs Chompy fight, where the animation was sometimes duplicated after dying. This was a very difficult bug to find, so if anyone still encounters it after the 1.1 update, please let us know!
Gameplay in the final room is now much clearer!
Made it clearer where to go during the first part of the Binky chase scene.
The peeking minigame in Male Dorms is slightly easier.
Increased SFX volume after completing the peeking minigame.
The TV in the Projector Room can now be interacted with from a larger distance, as many players missed this.
Added a feedback animation to Inky when trying to shoot a charge object without charge.
Replaced papers scattered around the facility with lore-accurate texts.
Added a button to the main menu that brings you to the plushie merchandise store. Your support helps us A LOT!
Hopefully fixed the unintended Binky vs Chompy multiverse fight, where the animation would play twice.
Players no longer spawn underneath the floor after loading at specific locations.
Players no longer fall through the floor occasionally during the end sequence.
Inky no longer occasionally respawns during the end sequence.
The camera no longer clips below the floor when respawning.
Entering the Cinema chairs very quickly no longer soft-locks the player by not playing the video.
Shooting 5/5 KREW Nightmare Teddies now correctly awards the achievement.
Fixed minor issues with the amount of Ghost and Insignia collectibles required to get the achievement.
Disabling head bobbing no longer disables footstep SFX.
Removed an invisible collision in the final room.
Fixed various clipping art assets.
Various audio and minor bug fixes.
Don't forget to check out our Discord and connect with our awesome community. We'd love to hear your feedback!
Tomorrow is the big day! Dark Pals: The 1st Floor will release on May 1st around 3pm CEST / 9am EST. HYPE!
We couldn't be prouder of how the game turned out, and can't wait to finally see people enjoy the full version! We'd love to see your streams, clips and videos, so definitely send them over in our Discord channel!
Just one... more... day...!
See you guys tomorrow! Don't forget to check out our Discord to join us for the release, and wishlist Dark Pals here:
Only two more days until Dark Pals: The 1st Floor is live. It's getting so close now! Who's your favourite mascot? Binky Drinky, Chompy Chasey, or Inky?
See you guys on Friday! Don't forget to check out our Discord to join us on Friday, and wishlist Dark Pals here:
The release of Dark Pals: The 1st Floor is rapidly approaching. We're going live on May 1st around 3pm CEST / 9am EST, and we can't wait!
If you want to join us on Friday, join our awesome community over on our Discord channel and share your thoughts once you get your hands on the game.
Since the demo release we've seen many of you asking for plushies, and we can finally share that we've got you covered! Can you recognise which mascots we've got in store for you?
Head over to our website to join the mailing list and be informed as soon as they're available!
Sometimes Dark Pals feels a little like a fever dream, and the latest video we release today is one of those times. Don't let it fool you though, there's meaning behind everything...!
See you guys on Friday! Don't forget to join us on Discord to join us on Friday, and wishlist Dark Pals here:
It's official, Dark Pals: The 1st Floor releases May 1, 2026. Mark it, wishlist it, tell all your friends. This is the complete release of The 1st Floor. No early access, no waiting, just the full first chapter!
Watch the official Release Date Trailer, premiered on IGN:
Are you hyped for release? Join us know on Discord so you don't miss a thing, and don't forget to wishlist the game here:
📓 D.A.R.K. Blog – The 1985 Raid Briefing
Author: The Archivist (Unit 734)
Subject: Operation UpWard / Motivation Protocol
Date: \ / Original File Date: 1985
The dust in the bunker is thicker today. I had to clean the VCR heads three times just to get a clear picture. This tape... it was hidden at the bottom of a locked metal crate. The label simply says "1985 - ALL HANDS."
This is the briefing right before the UpWard raid. The big one. The children's asylum.
Listening to the tape now is difficult. I was so motivated. We truly believed we were going to march in there, clean out the monsters, and come home heroes. It is hard to watch, knowing what we know now about that building. I know the kinds of things that wait in those halls.
But I also know the Dark Pals. They were the best we had. Even if the raid went wrong. I know some of them are still out there fighting. They have to be. I will keep the lights on down here until they return.
They walked into the nightmare so the rest of the world could sleep. Do not let them be forgotten.
Keep the feedback coming, let us know on Discord what you're hoping to see in the full release, and don't forget to wishlist it here:
What a week! Steam Next Fest came and went by in a flash. Seeing so many of you play the demo, share your reactions, and hop into our Discord was honestly surreal. Thanks everyone!
We've been going through your feedback nonstop and already fixed a bunch of the issues you flagged. Some of the bigger requests are making it into the full release too, so your voices are definitely being heard.
Now that the festival is behind us, it's all eyes on the release. We're heads down finishing things up, and expect to have news on timelines in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
We also just dropped the final part of Episode 2 of our YouTube series. If you're into the lore behind the game, this one connects some big dots. You don't want to miss it!
Keep the feedback coming, let us know on Discord what you're hoping to see in the full release, and don't forget to wishlist it here:
It's already been more than a week since we revealed Dark Pals: The 1st Floor, so we figured it was time for the very first Dev Blog!
It's been super cool to watch everyone play our demo and share their feedback, and we've already released two updates to address the biggest issues and most requested changes.
We just released a brand new Gameplay Trailer, giving you a sneak peek of what you can expect in the full game!
Starting tonight, we're participating in Steam Next Fest! It would mean so much to us if you'd add The 1st Floor to your Wishlist and share it with your friends. Every wishlist helps us climb the Steam algorithm this week, and we want to reach as many people as possible.
In case you've missed it, our YouTube series contains a ton of lore about the Dark Pals universe! You can now watch the first two parts of Episode 02!
Keep the feedback coming, let us know on Discord what you're hoping to see in the full release, and don't forget to wishlist it here!
Over the first days we've gathered as much of your feedback as possible. Update 0.12 contains the most requested changes, like an option to disable Motion Blur and lots of bug fixing!
Full changelog:
Changes:
Added an option to disable Motion Blur.
Added a first launch check that sets graphic settings to match the player's hardware.
Improved the visuals of the Demo End Screen.
Reduced the intensity of the UI glitching effect.
Improved the audio transition from the intro cinematic to gameplay.
Added additional audio to the first Chompy appearance in the Library.
Added more lighting emphasis on the first Chompy plush with the key.
Improved clarity of the Chompy plush key hole.
Updated references to Binky that still used his old working title name (GooGoo).
Improved another something we won't spoil in a changelog.
Bug fixes:
Fixed ventilation shaft resetting position when loading the game.
Fixed an issue where a blue canister was floating in the destroyed library.
Players can no longer move for a short period after interacting with a bookcase, which allowed them to get stuck.
Removed a long delay between the "Tour Start" video ending and the door to the Hallway opening.
The Wishlist button is no longer squished.
Fixed visible LOD-switching issues.
Fixed an issue that occasionally caused Inky to keep spamming his squeak SFX.
Improved a transition between two floor tiles to look more natural.
The Chompy kill SFX is no longer cut off.
Fixed an issue where the door to the Lobby wouldn’t close and lock after entering the Hallway.
Fixed an issue where the door to the Cinema wouldn't lock during the Chompy chase scene.
Fixed minor visual, audio and collision errors.
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