Eclipsium news & patch notes

• Fixed an issue, that caused certain sound effects to behave abnormally

Ayo! Grand Ayo, even.

First off, we wanted to once again thank you, the players, for your continuous support of our project. Since release, together we’ve been stabbing our hearts, burning our hands, bleeding, slowly (sometimes too slowly) walking through surreal landscapes and, of course, petting hogs.

Before the year is over, we wanted to bring out some extra polish and a few quality of life features into Eclipsium. And we did! Here is the list of changes:

• Added chapter selection menu. Yes, you can replay each level individually. Hooray!

• Keyboard control remapping. Choose freely which button you want to use to slowly walk forward.

• Increased size and readability of text in some parts of the game

• Added Community Items. Yes, we have an emoji of the hand giving you the middle finger. You’re welcome.

Want to take a look at the latter? We bring you mind-bending trading cards, emoticons, badges and even profile backgrounds! Check some of them out:

Oh, and before we forget, one more thing. Eclipsium is on discount right now as a part of CRITICAL REFLEX Publisher Winter Sale! If you still, for some reason, didn’t get your hands on the game up to this point, you better do it now. We’re done asking. Also check out some other games while you’re at it.

Once again, thank you for your continuous passion and support for Eclipsium. Stay tuned for more news!

Housefire & CRITICAL REFLEX

Nominate Eclipsium for Outstanding Visual Style at the Steam Awards!

So, consider nominating us for the Best Soundtrack as well!

• Fixed an issue, that caused the cutscene in the "Village" area to load improperly

• Fixed an issue, that caused flame particles to render incorrectly

• Other minor visual/collision issue has been fixed

• Fixed an issue, that caused game to crash after the opening cutscene

• Fixed an issue, that caused the iron gate not to open after the “fire” cutscene

• Several performance fixes

• Additional savepoints were added to the Submarine level

• Fixed an issue, that caused several objects in the Hospital level to act abnormally

• Fixed an issue, that caused visual bugs in the “looping” areas of the game

• Improved the readability of the “Settings” menu

QoL features:

• UI is working properly on ultra-wide monitors

• "Saving..." text now appears after reaching new save point

Fixes:

• Softlocks in multiple zones has been fixed, including: Planetarium, Metal Bridge, Painting, Mines, Church of the Pigs

• Lightning in some areas has been optimized

• LOD's has been optimized to reduce texture-popping

• Collision on several objects were removed to prevent stucking

• Updated decals in Eyecave to remove confusion about the use of Stigmata

• Fixed an issue, that caused gate to not unlock after triggering the pyre cutscene

• Added a sound to the gate leading into the village

• Fixed the village crank not having a sound on the 2nd and 3rd interaction

• Fixed an issue, that caused snake to not being rendered

• You can no longer clip through her finger after being lifted up to the island

• Fixed a bug which caused hands to not align on ladders when using a higher pixelation setting than intended

• Fixed the clipping water plane in the side room of Submarine

• Base movement speed for the player has been increased

• Fixed an issue, that caused temporary slowdowns from specific interactions to never reset, making it impossible to complete certain puzzles

Ayo!

You read the title of this post, so we’ll keep this short and sweet. 

Eclipsium is OUT NOW on Steam, so come feast your eyes, ears, and hand(s) on our equally heartbreaking and disturbing little story!  

Here’s what awaits you in Eclipsium:

• A layered story through a nightmare-fueled world, that we’ve infused with as much emotional weight as we possibly can.

• Fantastical body horror that will hopefully make you squint your eyes a little. And maybe say “Ew!”. But, it’s tasteful also.

• Unique handcrafted locations: church like slaughterhouses, cursed forests, at some point you’re falling in a neverending, repeating space!

• Visuals have gotten a glowup: we have honed and refined the art style that defines Eclipsium, while minimizing pesky head aches.

• Over 20 tracks of custom-written, intense songs to go with the dreamlike visuals. Each one a banger.

Eclipsium is also 10% off during the launch week as a part of CRITICAL REFLEX Publisher Sale, so make sure to grab it (pun not intended) while it lasts!

The journey to release was both exciting and terrifying, and getting there is even more so. Eclipsium came a long way since its inception as a little GMTK Game Jam title, and we are beyond grateful for all the support from everyone’s been around since way back then!

Please, enjoy Eclipsium, contemplate over it, have fun, get emotional — we hope you like it. And see you on the other side.

Staying with you in sickness and health,

Housefire Games & CR Channel Crew

Ayo!

The release day is right around the corner (for those of you who forgot already — it’s on September 19!), and we prepared yet another cool dark and gloomy trailer for you to enjoy! It really does come in handy for those who can’t wait until release. Handy, got it?

And, while you wait to get your hands (get it again?) on Eclipsium, check out CRITICAL REFLEX Publisher Sale! Grab both classics, such as Buckshott Roulette and Arctic Eggs, or newest releases — No, I’m Not a Human, Troleu — with a great discount!

Also, go and wishlist Eclipsium. Now.

‘till next time!

Housefire Games & CRITICAL REFLEX

Ayo!

You read the title, you clicked “Read more” you know what time it is. Hope you brought your headphones!

We’re beyond excited to announce that Eclipsium will finally launch on Steam on September 19th! That’s less than a month from now and, to be honest, that’s equal parts exciting and terrifying. It’s our first game as a studio, and, frankly, the release date is a pants shitting level event.

Here’s what we’ve cooked up for you:

• A layered story through a nightmare-fueled world, that we’ve infused with as much emotional weight as we possibly can.

• Fantastical body horror that will hopefully make you squint your eyes a little. And maybe say “Ew!”. But, it’s tasteful also.

• Unique handcrafted locations—church like slaughterhouses, cursed forests, at some point you’re falling in a neverending, repeating space!

• Visuals have gotten a glowup—we have honed and refined the art style that defines Eclipsium, while minimizing pesky head aches.

• Over 20 tracks of custom-written, intense songs to go with the dreamlike visuals. Each one a banger.

But, don’t take our word for it-you can experience a slice of it for yourself: we just dropped a new demo!

What are you still doing here? Try it out right this instant.

Please let us know what you think about it!

And if you’re looking for other games to tickle your nerves, take a look at Carimara: Beneath the forlorn limbs – a creepy whimsy about asking the right questions to the weird inhabitants of its grove. Are you willing to lay your head in order to realise someone else’s wish?

‘til next time!

Housefire Games & CRITICAL REFLEX

Ayo!

We’re stunned and deeply touched to announce that Eclipsium has entered the Top 500 most wishlisted games on Steam! As developers, releasing anything is a constant roller coaster of excitement and despair, but your tremendous support and the Eclipsium Demo’s positive reception is frankly overwhelming. Thank you for taking the time to play it and for giving us your invaluable feedback! Now, that energy is fueling us to deliver a game that will literally melt your minds. 

While we’re at it, we’d like to address some of the feedback we’ve received during the demo and trailer reveal. We had a few reports about the visual style being too eye-straining and some people experiencing motion sickness, so we went over the palette and adjusted contrast levels, softening the granulating and smoothing lightning, adjusted the tractor beams, made some sacrifices to the appropriate lesser demons and out came a reimagined shader that keeps the haunting atmosphere that defines Eclipsium. Let us know what y’all think about the changes plz!

We keep pouring our hearts and souls into Eclipsium, and are doing our best to give you all an experience that lingers long after the screen fades to black. So thank you once again, and see you soon.

The light fades. The release draws near.

Housefire Games & CR Channel

We’ve recently hit an amazing milestone! Eclipsium is now officially among the Top 1000 Most Wishlisted Games on Steam!

Nomination

Reminder

Ayo!

What will change?

• You can now leave a review on the demo!
• It's easier to manage the demo in your Steam library
• The demo page can appear in more places on Steam

Why are you telling me this?

Is the demo updated?

Ayo!

Let's start of with : Wishlists!

Can't forget : Events!

Last but not least : Playtesting!

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Ayo!

- Development

- Graduation

- Thank you

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Ayo!

What's next?

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