Project Songbird news & patch notes

Hey there, everyone!

It's been a while since I've posted an update here, but that isn't the worst thing in the world! Just haven't had as much that's needed addressed recently!

Just coming here with some minor fixes and improvements since I've had a bit of time to address them. Version 1.2.4 has the following changes...

• Edge case where resolution setting could fall out of your device's range has been resolved.

• Health now resets at the start of each act.

In addition to this, version 1.2.0 of the Project Songbird Teaser has been uploaded! This update serves to bring the demo up-to-date with all of the changes made to the base-game's controls, enemy behavior, balancing, etc.

A few other things to note here are just some updates surrounding the game and my life in general. To start, Project Songbird will be making a big announcement during tomorrow's Midsummer Night's Scream Showcase presented by the Horror Game Awards! Be sure to tune in tomorrow, June 1st at 2pm ET to be the first to catch that news, as well as a host of other big horror game announcements!

In addition, I just have some general life updates! I haven't been posting as much on here on on my socials, and that's mostly been due to me getting a new job and finally fully moving out. Indie game dev has never been a full-time career for me, and unfortunately is something I can't focus as much time on as I'd like to, but that doesn't mean I'm stopping any time soon! This means that updates to Project Songbird will be slowing fairly substantially from now on, but I believe that the game is in a state that I am very happy with.

Thank you all for the overwhelming support, and I can't wait to see whatever comes next :)

Conner

Hi everyone!

Just coming on briefly to let everyone know that I've collaborated with the incredibly talented Puck Games to bring you all a killer bundle of 2 cinematic narrative horror games at a great price!

Puck's new game, CAPTURED 2, which has been receiving incredible acclaim within the indie horror sphere, is now bundled with Project Songbird at a 10% discount on both! Both games having such an emphasis on storytelling, heavy atmosphere, and cinematic presentation make them a great pairing for your next dark and stormy night.

Grab the bundle today on Steam!

Thank you so much to Puck Games! I can't wait to see whatever you do next :)

Conner

Hello everyone!

Coming atcha today with a bunch of changes and additions! Most are minor, but the big one here is that Project Songbird now supports Steam Cloud Save!

The changes in version 1.2.2 are as follows:...

• Added Cloud Save Support! Based on my own local testing, this seems to work okay, but it's my first time handling saves this way, it's my first time supporting cloud saves, and the testing is pretty limited, so please let me know if there are any issues that arise!

• Fixed “last saved” timer in pause menu not resetting during certain checkpoints in the forest (saves were working fine, the text just did not reset).

• Fixed some journal entries in Italian and Portuguese writing the wrong language.

• Fixed journal not properly saving in Italian and Portuguese

• Adjusted hand positioning when adjusting FOV to prevent clipping

• Made the short FMV clips that randomly precede the main menu skippable

• Fixed rotation UI displaying during the short film segment on consoles.

• Fixed paintings not showing up in key item UI during Act III

• Fixed bug where enemies would ignore player if they were standing on the body of another dead enemy.

Thank you all again for the support I've seen on Project Songbird! It's been amazing seeing so many people enjoying the game so much and feeling so impacted by the story. It's been amazing shaping the game into an even better state along side you all as well, so I'm definitely excited to see what comes next!

Take care, and I'll chat with you all again soon :)

Conner

Hello everyone!

Not much changing here, but with the console publisher getting ready to push the first post-launch patch to consoles in the coming week, I wanted to ensure that I updated as much as possible so that more changes can hit that console update!

The changes in version 1.2.1 are as follows:...

• Changed the gunshot sounds for both the revolver and the rifle. I wanted these to feel more explosive and impactful!

• Intensified the screen FX for firing the rifle and revolver (same reason as above).

• Mildly adjusted some journal entries.

As always, I will continue working to improve anything I possibly can. Thank you all so much for playing, and I hope you're enjoying your time with Project Songbird :)

Conner

Hello everyone!

Hope you're all having a great day, and I hope that you've all been able to check out the newly released soundtrack! I know that everyone involved, in particular Jacob Noska and Jonah Henthorne, worked incredibly hard to get this haunting collection of recording together, and we're all so excited to finally have that music out there for all of you to listen through!

I've been reading all of the comments and reviews you all have, as well as watching streams and let's plays of the game to see where things can be improved, and I'm coming here with some new patches and features that, while small on their surface, definitely lend to a much smoother experience!

The changes to version 1.2.0 are as follows...

• Added current goal tracking UI! Now, you can view your current objective in the pause menu at any time. This also allowed some extra little narrative details which I had a great time thinking up!

• Improved enemy stealth, patrol, and chase behaviors. You can now more easily lose enemies and hide away after aggroing an enemy, making stealth a much more viable option (especially useful on survival difficulty).

• Improved Axe Blocking Logic so that blocks will now register much more accurately than before.

• Improved some minor lighting in the office space for visual clarity

• Fixed some enemy sightline issues in Act II

• Fixed Day 2 loading issue.

Sorry that this update was a bit slower to get out. In a bit of a small life update, I got a new puppy! So I've been doing my duties as a dog dad and making sure she's happy and healthy :).

It's been great getting Project Songbird into a better and better state every day, so thank you all for helping me to find all of these points to address!

Until next time!

Conner

We got some more improvements to Project Songbird coming in hot! Nothing incredibly major here, but some quality of life fixes nonetheless, especially to shooting mechanics!

The changes to version 1.1.1 are as follows...

• Changed bullet trajectory logic to more accurately represent firearm sightlines.

• Added new journal entry to clarify objective in day 2.

• Improved Act II Enemy Pathing

• Updated enemy door opening logic

• Sped up clock winding speed in Act I clock puzzle

• Fixed minor animation bug on firearms

• Adjusted some minor UI positioning

• Increased visual speed of resource pickups

• Fixed bug where record player could be interacted with during Night 25 animation

• Improved gamepad camera controls

As always, thank you all so much for playing, I hope that you're enjoying, and please let me know if there's anything you'd like to see in future updates :) !

Peace out!

Conner

Hello everyone!

I'm so excited to announce that I'll be releasing the Official Soundtrack of Project Songbird along with Dakota's demo tapes as a double LP on Wednesday, April 15th!

I've been receiving so, so many requests to make the music of the game available, so I've been super antsy to finally get this thing out for all of you to listen to and revisit your time with Project Songbird!

The game's soundtrack was primarily composed, performed, and recorded by my good friend, the ever-talented Jacob Noska. These haunting guitar-driven soundscapes paint a dark picture of a Appalachian history and messy, harsh danger. It's the perfect accompaniment to Dakota's artistic journey.

And on the note of Dakota's journey, their demo tapes recorded in that secluded log cabin will also be available! This record, created by the incredible Jonah Henthorne, contrasts the game's soundtrack through its pure, catchy, energetic fun.

I'd also like to give major thanks to musicians Tyler Rosier and Mango 4th Ridge who also contributed some songs to the game's soundtrack along with myself!

The full album will be available to purchase right here on Steam. You will also be able to stream the full album on all major streaming services (excluding YouTube music as to avoid any potential copyright issues for content creators on the platform).

Thank you all so much, and I hope you enjoy :

Conner

A new update for Project Songbird coming at ya!!!

Still working hard to get the game to the best possible state it can possibly be in! Much appreciation to anyone that's reached out with bugs, especially those who've worked alongside me to diagnose underlying problems! Getting those 1:1 interactions is beyond helpful.

The changes in version 1.1.0 are as follows...

• Added combat difficulty setting! The changes are fairly simple between settings (adjustments the health, damage output, speed, and stealth systems of enemies), but this should help those who are wanting less struggle in the stealth and combat, as well as those who want a bit of an extra challenge.

• Fixed Tombstone triggering record player on day 19

• Fixed phasing through floor in Act III

• Fixed enemy’s hitting player through walls Act III

• Improved Console Performance

This is also the version that will likely go up as the first post-launch update for consoles! Excited that the publisher over in PS5 and Xbox land will be getting the game up to parity with the PC version!

Thank you all again, and looking forward to how the game evolves from here! :)

Conner

UPDATES UPDATES UPDATES!

I'm back with another round of improvements for Project Songbird. I know there've been a lot the past few days, but I won't sleep until the game is as good as it can be haha.

The changes in version 1.0.10 are as follows...

• Tied the sickness screen FX to lens distortion, allowing them to be toggled.

• Added 3 new checkpoints to the Act I office space.

• Added slight glow to coffin lock to highlight the unlock button.

• Added more visible button model to radio tower switch puzzle to make it more apparent.

I've also heard some more reports of people being soft-locked on the clock puzzle. I've still yet to witness this or experience this myself, and I can't seem to find any footage of any streamers or creators running into anything similar. If anybody has any leads on if and when this bug is happening, please send that to my discord (connerrush) or email ([email protected]) and I'll be able to better give it a look!

And as always, be sure to comment anything you'd like addressed in the game, and I'll do what I can to make this game experience as smooth as possible :)

Until next time!

Conner

Hello everyone!

Not a ton of changes to report here, but some little quality of life things that I feel make the game experience just a bit better!

The changes for version 1.0.9 are as follows...

• Added some additional UI text to the Act III hallway puzzle. It serves to both clarify the puzzle solution, while also expanding on aspects of the narrative!

• Fixed a bug that caused players to have 0 health upon save, leaving the player to respawn functionally dead.

• Fixed an Act III journal entry being blank in non-English languages

• Adjusted some UI text.

Cloud save functionality is still being tested to ensure that the save system is still working as intended, so some more time is needed until that goes live, but things are looking promising!

That's all for now, but remember, I'm always doing what I can to improve the experience, so feel free to leave suggestions for the next version of Project Songbird! As I've said before, I am just a 1-man team, and I have work and life outside of this, but I will do everything in my power to make the experience the best it can be :)

Until next time!

Conner

Hello everybody!

I'm still working hard every day to make sure that Project Songbird is the very best it can be, and with that is a few patches to the game in the latest update, version 1.0.8!

The changes include:

• Disabled Permadeath setting as the default.  Ultimately, this feature was an experiment that seems to have not panned out as well as I’d have liked, but it can still be toggled in the settings menu!

• Added Audio Mixing to the settings menu.  You can now independently adjust vocal, music, ambient, and SFX volume.

• Changed clue visuals for Act I clock puzzle.  The puzzle is effectively unchanged, and the solution remains the same, but some clues have just been written out in a different way with some symbols swapped

• Fixed minor collision issue in Act III

I am also currently investigating getting cloud saves up and running. The current save system isn't compatible with cloud saves, so getting this working is going to require a change in how saving is being handled on PC. Definitely doable, but it'll require a lot of thorough testing, so hopefully we can see that in a future update soon!

Also, I have seen a few reports of people saying that the clock puzzle in Act I is soft locked, but I have been unable to recreate this on my end, and I've yet to see any footage to conclude that a soft lock is actually happening. If anybody is encountering a block at this point in the game, and can provide any media of this soft lock occurring, it would be much appreciated, and maybe help me deduce the issue if its present!

With all of that said, thank you so much for all of the amazing messages and feedback, and I'm going to head back to work. Until next time!

Conner

Hello everyone!

I want to start by saying thank you so much for everyone who's shown Project Songbird such an overwhelming amount of support over the past few days! It's been truly incredible to see everyone playing the game and engaging with the story on such a personal level. The amount of people I've seen and heard from who have expressed how closely the narrative touched them is so heartening to hear, and I can't wait for even more of you to take that journey into the Appalachian woods!

I've been working hard to address some issues people have found during their playthrough, and those changes are now live! Below is a list of all fixes made to the game over the past few days that are now live in version 1.0.7:...

• Improved bottle throwing logic for enemies and stealth behavior

• Balanced flashlight battery life to last longer, with more variables for dynamic battery life adjustment

• Fixed bug in whisper puzzle

• Fixed some enemy pathing issues in Act III

• Fixed minor foliage rendering issue

• Improved padlock hitbox

• Added failsafe for 100% achievement (if your achievement was bugged, and you have have all other achievements, it should now trigger as soon as you enter the main menu)

• Updated credits to reflect name change

• Fixed Japanese font error

• Fixed outhouse door animation bug

• Fixed final dialogue being skipped on day 4

• Fixed Journal to reflect puzzle change made in Act II (Piano puzzle now has a tombstone symbol, not a skull symbol).

I'm still continuing to look for updates to make, so don't hesitate to reach out if you need a fix! Thank you, and I hope you all continue to enjoy your time with Project Songbird :)

Conner

Hey there, everyone!

I just wanted to pop on here really quick to share that Project Songbird has just surpassed 25,000 wishlists on Steam!

I've been so overwhelmingly busy this past week with ramping up to the release of the game on March 26th, but I wouldn't be doing it if I didn't love it.

What a wild ride this has been and will (hopefully) continue to be! Can't wait to see y'all on release day :)

Conner

Howdy!

Super excited to announce that Project Songbird will be debuting a brand new trailer LIVE at GDC as a part of Future Games Show's Spring Showcase!

I can't express enough thanks them, especially Matt and Amy, for giving me this opportunity to showcase Project Songbird on such a big stage before release. This entire game rollout has honestly felt like such a fever-dream, and it's surreal to me that my little passion project has been given as many amazing opportunities as it has!

You can catch the FGS Stream HERE on March 12th

Project Songbird is releasing March 26th (just 19 days!) on Steam, PS5, and Xbox. Thank you all so much for a\\everything, and I can't wait to finally get this game to all of you :)

Conner

Hey there, everyone!

I just wanted to pop on real quick and say thank you so much to everybody for such a great Steam Next Fest! This has been so incredible getting to see you all enjoying the demo for Project Songbird and helping me find ways to improve and refine it (this demo will continue to be live for anyone who missed out during Next Fest by the way)!

With that said, another great outcome of Steam Next Fest is that Project Songbird has just surpassed 20,000 wishlists on Steam alone!

Not long ago, I thought I'd be incredibly lucky if my game even reached 5,000, but the support you all have shown to the game has been outstanding and beyond any expectations I could have ever set. Thank you so much for the outpouring of support; it has me more excited than ever to finally get the game in your hands come March 26th.

In addition, Project Songbird was just featured on IGN's list of Biggest Game Releases of 2026! You can check out that video HERE

More announcements are around the corner before the release of Project Songbird in nearly 3 weeks, so keep a look out, and I can't wait to talk to y'all again!

Until next time,

Conner

Hey there!

Just popping on with a small fix for the demo for Project Songbird! I noticed that there is an edge case where getting killed by a certain enemy would not trigger the death screen, so that has now been addressed in v1.1.1

Thank you so much and I hope you all are having an amazing Next Fest!

Howdy everyone!

I hope you're all ready for an incredible STEAM NEXT FEST!!! I implore you to please dedicate as much time as you're able into supporting so many small developers by playing through their demos, wishlisting their games, and leaving reviews. This is an amazing opportunity for so many people, and showing up for developers means more than you can imagine!

To celebrate Steam Next Fest, I have an update to push for the Project Songbird Demo, entitled Project Songbird Teaser: Faceless, with some things I'm very excited about!

Version 1.1.0 includes...

• Updated creature designs (very curious to hear what you all think!)

• Improved axe gameplay

• Updated color correction

• General optimizations

I should also have new creature animations coming your way soon, but these are currently still in-progress (the in-progress clips are looking extra creepy though...).

I hope you enjoy, and I can't wait to see everyone checking out the demo and giving their thoughts. The full release of Project Songbird is coming March 26th, 2026 to Steam, PS5, and Xbox

Play the demo HERE.

Y'all are the best! Until next time!

Conner

Hey everyone!

I cannot WAIT for Steam Next Fest tomorrow! Currently working hard to get these updated creature designs in for the event, so hopefully those will be up and ready for all of you to take a peak at!

With launch roughly 1 month away (I know, wild!) I was provided an incredibly exciting opportunity to sit down with Harrison Abbott of Bloody Disgusting to chat about Project Songbird along with my incredible leading actor Valerie Rose Lohman!

Taking part in this interview was incredibly exciting! We tap into the creative process, the films of Robert Eggers, and the idea of emotional truths. I had the pleasure of meeting Harrison in-person during my visit to London for the Horror Game Awards, and it was an honor to talk with such a skilled interviewer and journalist yet again.

You can read the full interview HERE

Project Songbird is releasing March 26th, 2026 to Steam, PS5, and Xbox. More exciting news still yet to come, so keep your eyes peeled, and I'll talk to you again soon!

Conner

Hey there! Conner Here!

While I've been busy prepping for the upcoming release of Project Songbird (which is happening March 26th, 2026 if you missed the announcement), don't think I've forgotten about this teaser!

I'm so excited for the start of Steam Next Fest, and I hope you all are gonna be busy playing some incredible demos by some incredible developers!

You can watch the Project Songbird Steam Next Fest Announcement Teaser HERE

A lot has been done with Project Songbird since the release of the Faceless Teaser, so I wanted to finally push some of those updates here! The changes in version 1.0.16 are as follows...

• Rebalancing of player controls and combat

• Enemy AI improvements

• Adjustments to inventory controls

• Adjustments to tutorial UI

• Slightly increased flashlight brightness

• Changed flashlight input control (now F on PC and R3 on Gamepad)

• Changed painkiller input control on PC (now C)

• Swapped out some SFX for axe

• Changed text to reflect official release date

• Updated in-build trailer to the new release date announcement trailer

• Some minor bug fixes

• General optimization and compression

Plus, another update (1.1.0) will be coming prior to Next Fest, which will include...

• Enemy model redesigns

• Enemy animation reworking (more to come)

Thank you all so much for all of the overwhelming support recently! Wishlists have been on a steady incline for the past month or so, and it feels like everything is finally coming together!

Can't wait to see you all on March 26th, 2026 when Project Songbird finally releases on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S

Hey there!

Just hopping on really quick to give a massive thank you to all of you for getting Project Songbird's wishlist count past the 15,000 milestone!

With the release date finally announced (March 26th if ya missed it), it's great to see that so many people are getting excited for the upcoming drop of Project Songbird! The wishlist increase rate is also increasing steadily day by day, so I have no doubt that we'll hit 20,000 or higher in no time at all!

You've all shown so much love and support for this game, and it's going to be incredibly finally seeing you all play it in the end.

Thank you so much, and I can't wait to see you at that finish line :)

Conner

Hey, y'all! Conner here!

It's with great honor that, in partnership with PlayStation, I get to tell all of you that Project Songbird is releasing on March 26, 2026!

Developing this game has been a difficult, stressful, but incredible journey! I appreciate all of you sticking with me through it.

It's still so hard to believe that game development has gone as far for me as it has. I'm just a dude making games in his bedroom out of pocket, and never could I have imagined having a game of mine officially featured through PlayStation. Thank you so much for the overwhelming support and for helping Project Songbird get to the place that it has!

You can watch the official PlayStation release date trailer here:

I can't wait to see you March 26th, 2026 at the finish line.

Thank you all!

Conner

Hey there, everyone!

I just wanted to pop on real quick to say thank you so much to all of you for supporting Project Songbird, as the game has officially reached over 10,000 total wishlists!

Not since Summerland have a seen such an outpouring of excitement, well-wishes, and overall anticipation. The opportunities this game has brought me has been beyond my expectations, and I couldn't have done it without all of you and the push you've given it!

Developing this game mostly solo has been a very stressful undertaking, but seeing a milestone like this be hit makes it all feel worth it.

I can't wait to get Project Songbird in your hands Q1 2026!

I had the most incredible opportunity to sit down with Em Stonham, a writer for The Escapist Magazine, to chat about Project Songbird!

We had the pleasure of meeting during the 2025 Horror Game Awards, and immediately started chatting about the behind-the-scenes process of making Project Songbird. That interview was published yesterday, and is linked below for you to give a look.

I can't thank her and those at The Escapist enough for taking the time to listen to lil ol' me, and I hope you enjoy the read :)

https://www.escapistmagazine.com/project-songbird-interview/

Can't wait to have more news about Project Songbird coming soon!

Hello everyone!

I hope you're all doing well, and I hope you're all maintaining your sanity relatively well with the upcoming holiday seasons in full-swing!

I'm coming to you to share the excellent news that I had the pleasure of flying out to London from the US to attend the Horror Game Awards 2025. Not only this, but I was asked to present the awards for best art direction AND debut a new trailer for Project Songbird.

I can't thank Will, Ashe, and Phil enough for the incredible night, as well as the folk at Lost in Cult for making it all possible!

It was amazing making so many new friends in the space, I can't wait for next year.

Check out the new trailer for Project Songbird, as well as the rest of the incredible showcase, here!

Happy Steam Scream 4 Fest Everyone!

Very happy to have Project Songbird's demo included in the mix, and why not celebrate with a quick patch? Here are some of the changes!

• New prompt on start asking how you'd like your flashlight controls configured

• Misc. optimizations

Happy Halloween, and I hope Project Songbird Teaser: Faceless gives all of you a good scare :)

Conner

The stress is never-ending, the work is relentless, and the abject horrors of existential dread continue to creep into the depths of my being... yet I remain silly.

Time for another update!

Changes:

• Fixed bug where player would get soft locked sometimes during a particular ending

• Improved the headbob animations

• Improved the lighting during the PART 3 basement area

• Further optimized lights and reduced geometry complexity

Thank you all for keeping me on my toes and I look forward to getting you all more content soo!

Conner

Good morning (2:00pm) everyone!

I've got a small set of changes / fixes to update to the playable teaser for Project Songbird! Nothing major, but hopefully some of these alterations can help to smooth out some problems and add a bit to the overall experience!

• Added some additional environmental details.

• Altered some UI text

• Removed unused assets from the demo (leftover from the full release) to hopefully reduce load times and prevent crash on load.

• Fixed bug where tutorial prompt is showing up at wrong times

I'll keep on grinding away at the demo as long as you guys have things you'd like worked on! Thank you as always for the support, and I'll chat with y'all later!

Conner

Happy 2:30am everyone!

As always, I'm up far to late to bring you an update to the playable teaser for Project Songbird! Version 1.0.5 just has some little tweaks that I feel improve the overall experience, but nothing major here to be found.

• Fixed bug where flashlight was sometime not turning on during the opening hallway of the house

• Added addition SFX

• Adjusted ambient occlusion

Like I said, just a baby update! I've been watching the let's plays and reading the reviews, and I can't thank all of you enough for giving this demo a spin! Can't wait to show you what else I've been cooking up in the lab (my desk).

Goodnight, and I'll be back tomorrow!