Death Squared News & Patch Notes

If you update Death Squared now you'll fine 42 new hand crafted two player levels to enjoy! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26563430/ffbe30cc39a505563761d5647bc8fcf0951552cf.png FOR FREE!! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26563430/8d8802ee984d2f2fa3f8e1174a6acf87ecf7dcb0.png Oh we also fixed (at least think so) the achievement bug for the secret pickups! The save game issue was fixed also as it was looking for a new folder :/ It's been almost 6 years since the last update and we thought we'd see what happens if we did an update. This is what Pat the creator of Death Squared looked like when we launched Death Squared and now. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26563430/06baf3443ec2c1e234389dd26137ff9ced608b66.png We've thought about making a Death Squared 2 but it's hard to know if there's still an audience out there. So we thought we'd test the waters. This coincided with the Box Pushing Steam sale which performed really well (we sold roughly 30% of all units sold on Steam during that week!) So to celebrate these new players we fast tracked the levels. We had an intern, Oscar, come in and he wanted to make some levels as part of his time with us. He did such a good job we thought it'd be a shame if no one could see them. Pat fired up the project again and dropped a few new levels in as did Brodie who previously worked on Moving Out. So part of this was to see how we get back into the groove of making new levels. Plus we received some previously 90% done levels and tidied them up. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26563430/f1ce951747c992f1a2328694ab1fc76ec6eff107.png The levels are in VAULT: BETA so if you have an issue with a level we can blame it on the BETA! So dive in and let us know what levels you like in the comments. And we might even look to do some 4P free levels if this goes well.

We're doing a free levels update soon (in the next few weeks)! Which is good timing as the Box-Pushing sale has resulted in our best Steam sales days by a huge margin! It's 88% off now! Which is so cheap it makes my eyes water. Also if you JUST bought the game we'd love a review also! During development back in 2017 we had a lot of levels that were left on the cutting room floor. Some of these were "too hard" or "too small" or "potential softlocks" or "WTF" or just "too similar to what we already had" and thus languished in a file for no one ever to see. Even 4 of these were just released as Switch only levels. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26563430/5fcf6ccbadefbf5018928d7224171c947d9864ca.png But now in 2025 we've found a small slither of free time and had fresh eyes look at these levels and looking to re-release them for free.

Why Free?

There's a few levels which break some of the fundamental rules of the core game (ie the level requires precise timing) but rather that let these sit in a level design purgatory we'll let players enjoy them. Without the worry of a curated and focussed level experience, or any more narrative overhead we're free to just release some of the level design chaos. And for free so if anyone complains that's our excuse. We'll focus on the 2P levels first and the update could be anywhere from 10-50 new levels. The number will depend on how many Ash (Studio Head) can convince Pat (Designer) to be "fine" with. I've already started to wear him down!! hahah (Ash is writing this) These will be added as a new Vault section with a BETA label. As the levels will not have the same level of external playtesting we did back in 2017. By giving these away for free YOU are the BETA testers! ~Excellent~

Why update a 8 year old game?

It's also an experiment to see what doing an update like this does to the long tail sales. Is there interest in a Death Squared 2? This is a better way for us to gauge this than starting a totally new project.

You've seen that we've scheduled our moving date and you've chosen your favourite F.A.R.T, so probably think you are now all set to Move Out now? WRONG! We've one last thing for your checklist...

PRE-ORDERING MOVING OUT 2!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42849904/c5dec40175fdb159950ef1c9a987e5cd7a949a29.jpg Moving Out 2 is now available to Pre-Order so you can finally get ready for our August 15th launch date! We've different options available for pre-order available so you can get the right version for you! Here we are going to unpack what comes in each version available to pre-order

Standard edition

Moving Out 2 base game.

Moving Out 1+2 bundle

The ultimate Moving Out experience - a copy of both Moving Out 1 & 2 base games in one neat bundle! (This will become available on launch - August 15th)

Digital Deluxe Edition (PC Exclusive)

There's no better way to move than with the Digital Deluxe Edition of Moving Out 2. Includes:

Moving Out 2 base game
The Art & Design of Moving Out 2: A 250+ page digital art book
Jumbo Super Silly Activity Book: A digital kids activity book
Behind the Scenes Commentary: Over 4 hrs of behind-the-scenes commentary on the making of Moving Out 2 from SMG, Brad Gentle the composer and Sub Zero the sound design team
3D Printable Models: Print your own movers
Soundtrack: 24 Original Tracks composed for the game

F.A.R.Tastic Four DLC Pre-order Bonus

Every pre-order of either the Standard or Digital Deluxe versions of the game comes with The F.A.R.Tastic Four Pack, a pack of 4 additional movers for Moving Out 2 absolutely free as a little thank you for your eagerness to move out!

Unpack our Pre Order Trailer now!

Once pre-ordered, you'll be ready to move into Packmore and its surrounding dimensions ready for launch day! 📦 Click this link to get on board the Smooth Moves Van on its destination to our official Discord server! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34085797/3cdb10ed146028163e872a5d71fdcf4f75dcfb61.png

Other Links!

Keep up to date with the latest Moving Out news: Moving Out on Twitter Moving Out on Facebook Team17 on Twitter Team17 on Facebook Team17 Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42849904/8d67179e3a4a3339f163485cb6d53d4e7f550234.gif https://store.steampowered.com/app/1641700/Moving_Out_2/

FIXED: Bug that could cause infinite loading and crashing on load.
FIXED: Keyboard / Controller combination wackiness in 4P mode.
FIXED: Save games getting corrupted. We've added a way to provide us with your save game if it has a problem so please let us know,

Patch Notes - Controller input fixes - Fixed some crashes on startup - Minor language fixes - Updates to make sure it works with crazy fast graphics cards and newfangled monitors with high refresh rates - Other miscellaneous minor bug fixes

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26563430/17be429795e597e98c98501d2916a28c46e1c346.jpg We're in the exciting and nerve-racking month lead up to Moving Out's release. The game is pretty much done. We've had a few months of polish and it's looking and feeling great. It's a different game than Death Squared in many ways but also similar in that it's a game you can play with your friends and family, even if they arent usually gamers. You can download the free demo, wish-list and hey even pre-order to get 4 extra mover characters for free! Here's all the trailers to help get you up to speed. You might recognize the voice from the trailers ;) Fun Fact: Moving Out is part of the SMG Extended Game Universe (SMGEGU) Ominicorp started as Smooth Moves LLC in Packmore in 1982. Through aggressive M&A become Ominicorp some 100 years later. The bot testing lead to military contracts, that lead to them eventually starting private military arm which was Herocorp, a subsidiary of Omnicorp, and the plot of OTTTD.

Are you ready to get real hands-on mover experience? A free Steam demo is available now for our new game coming in 2020 Moving Out as part of #TheGameFestival! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26563430/a572a56f9d5cd424f92e271956b290e7aedbe875.gif But be quick, it will only be playable for the next 48 hours 😱 Play it, wishlist it, do all the things!

Good news everybody! You can now play Death Squared online using Steam's Remote Play Together feature. To celebrate we're 75% off as part of the sale. That's the highest discount ever and the highest we'll go for another 12 months. Best thing (for you) is that you only need one copy of the game. So buy once and up to 3 others an play together. Bargain! Let us know what you think of Remote Play and what other games you're excited to finally play online!

A free major update is here.

15 new levels in the vault (some really crazy ones)
3 New Game challenge modes (Unlock in the settings, only for those who have finished main game as makes the game MUCH harder)
Rotate Camera (because so many asked for it)
Color Blind Filter (Let us know if we can make it better)
Update to hopefully fix some controller issues (so many variables here)

Want to help us out? And it'll cost you nothing?

Leave a review! Seriously this helps way more than you think.
Post a screenshot or anything to the community section
Comment below!
Tell a friend about the game
Send us a message about the game.

Reminder: You can play online multiplayer using Parsec. It's free and awesome. https://parsecgaming.com Or wait for the new Steam BETA which will enable this right from the Steam client! TODO for us:

Re-mappable controls
More controller fixes for the edge cases

If you're in LA you can play Death Squared at the Two Bit Circus arcade! Along side heaps of other titles, VR rooms. It's an honor for us to be part of this new form of of adult/family fun. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26563430/9e6d85b2bbd948ba687459ea9ee398713d930e4e.jpg

We had a demo of https://parsecgaming.com and was blown away! Even playing Sydney AUS via SF, USA it worked well. So if you want to play Death Squared online (and many of you seemed to want to) you can now with a simple install of Parsec. Seriously give it a go it's easy!

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26563430/219b793fc0eff54c80bf8695c543edb6abccb461.jpg You can now buy Death Squared plushies, pins, T-shirts and limited art prints from The Yetee

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26563430/9edd88a23bc8bdd34e32132fa7f56224e8948b06.png HATS! SOMBREROS! 帽子! шапка! chapeau! Hut! 帽! chapéu! 모자! HATS! SOMBREROS! 帽子! шапка! chapeau! Hut! 帽! chapéu! 모자! HATS! SOMBREROS! 帽子! шапка! chapeau! Hut! 帽! chapéu! 모자! HATS! SOMBREROS! 帽子! шапка! chapeau! Hut! 帽! chapéu! 모자! HATS! SOMBREROS! 帽子! шапка! chapeau! Hut! 帽! chapéu! 모자! HATS! SOMBREROS! 帽子! шапка! chapeau! Hut! 帽! chapéu! 모자! HATS! SOMBREROS! 帽子! шапка! chapeau! Hut! 帽! chapéu! 모자! HATS! SOMBREROS! 帽子! шапка! chapeau! Hut! 帽! chapéu! 모자! HATS! SOMBREROS! 帽子! шапка! chapeau! Hut! 帽! chapéu! 모자! HATS! SOMBREROS! 帽子! шапка! chapeau! Hut! 帽! chapéu! 모자! HATS! SOMBREROS! 帽子! шапка! chapeau! Hut! 帽! chapéu! 모자!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26563430/784ea0f23af0cb12ea4fdbbf8a177ea91ce5856e.jpg Not sure about Death Squared? The reviews are good, the price is cheap, you've seen the let's plays and they are fun but something just hasn't pushed you over the edge. Got no one else to play with and worried the single player game will be too hard? There's no online play so you can fly solo in Death Squared and it's like any other puzzle game. Or have a +1 to play with but worried they'll not appreciate the fine art of being told what to do?

Well dip your toes into our Employee Evaluation DEMO

This is the DEMO we have been showing at PAX shows for the last year with a custom fully voiced story VO. Enjoy! Support us. Tell your friends. Invite them to play! Invite your parents over for some co-op action.

Well dip your toes into our Employee Evaluation DEMO

We've uploaded a patch for Death Squared. This patch addresses a bug that was causing the game to go looking in the wrong location for existing save data.

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26563430/4a8095ab73bfa7963bb7d0ec5387bf421fca1e23.png We are happy to release Death Squared V1.1.0. This is our largest update to the game since launch and includes some long requested features and adjustments. This update includes:

Translations and Subtitles: The game now supports multiple languages in the UI and new in-game subtitles in the following languages:
- English
- Spanish
- German
- French
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Japanese
- Korean
Enable subtitles and change language from the settings menu.
It is now possible to play Party Mode on a keyboard. Hold down the left and right shift keys to toggle between Red/Yellow and Blue/Green bots respectively.
Fixed various bugs that can occur when combining keyboard and controllers to play.
Fixed a bug that was occurring for some players that caused goal circles to repeatedly turn on and off.
Level fixes and balancing.
Support for more controller types.
Various input system fixes.

Translations and Subtitles: The game now supports multiple languages in the UI and new in-game subtitles in the following languages:
- English
- Spanish
- German
- French
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Japanese
- Korean
Enable subtitles and change language from the settings menu.
It is now possible to play Party Mode on a keyboard. Hold down the left and right shift keys to toggle between Red/Yellow and Blue/Green bots respectively.
Fixed various bugs that can occur when combining keyboard and controllers to play.
Fixed a bug that was occurring for some players that caused goal circles to repeatedly turn on and off.
Level fixes and balancing.
Support for more controller types.
Various input system fixes.

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26563430/c4b20305a549942fbdeadee6254c8c4a0dceda63.png We're at PAX WEST and to celebrate have the game at 30% off.

This will be the cheapest you can buy the game on Steam in 2017

So if you've been waiting then NOW is the time to buy. And if you are at PAX West come visit us on Floor 6. We have a special "$100 Challenge" awaiting you and the last set of plushies, Pinny Arcade pins and signed Nintendo Switch cases!

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26563430/3f5ee174cd1fb3de48b8ffd8ec088020082a3839.png We've been busy with the Nintendo Switch version (out now and doing well for us) and currently working on the Japanese build which has subtitles and hats. Yes hats!!! This means we'll be able to update steam with all of this and some new vault levels to boot! We have translations planned for Russian, German, French, Spanish, Brazillian Portuguese, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Korean. Thanks for the support and we'd really appreciate a Steam review! cheers Ash@SMG

It may seem like a small thing but it's a big thing for developers like us to get feedback on the game. So if you have a spare couple of minutes pop a review of the game up and let us know what you liked, didnt like and want more of?

We've finally hit the big button. Get your team ready for action. Huge thanks to everyone that's helped us along the way, to all the players at PAX, RTX, all the testers, and all the awesome people that helped us get here. Shout out to all the streamers for all the laughs watching you guys solve the levels. Future thanks to the first person/team that cracks the vault content. KUDOS! Happy dying!

Death Squared news & patch notes

Death Squared news & patch notes

Why Free?

Why update a 8 year old game?

PRE-ORDERING MOVING OUT 2!

Standard edition

Moving Out 1+2 bundle

Digital Deluxe Edition (PC Exclusive)

F.A.R.Tastic Four DLC Pre-order Bonus

Unpack our Pre Order Trailer now!

Other Links!

Well dip your toes into our Employee Evaluation DEMO

Well dip your toes into our Employee Evaluation DEMO

This will be the cheapest you can buy the game on Steam in 2017

Steam news for Death Squared