Spindle news & patch notes

🏆 Help Us Win a Steam Award!

Dear Players,

Thank you for your unwavering support! This year, Spindle is eligible for the Steam Awards, and we would be honored to have your nomination! 🙏

🌟 Our Dedication to the Experience

• An immersive and compelling narrative world

• Deeply crafted characters with emotional depth

• Story moments that evoke genuine feelings If these narrative experiences have ever drawn you in and stayed with you, please consider nominating us for the Outstanding Story-Rich Game award.

🗳️ How to Vote

If you are willing to support us, please go to the Nominate Section at the top of this announcement (or on the Store Page).

Please nominate us for:

• Outstanding Story-Rich Game

❤️ Your Support Means Everything

Every single vote fuels our passion to keep creating, updating, and perfecting the game.

Whether it's a nomination or a review on the store page, we appreciate you being part of our community.

Thank you for being with us. Let's make a splash at the Steam Awards together! 🚀

Hello everyone!

First of all: thank you everyone for helping us get past the 100 review mark! We're incredibly happy and thankful for everyone who enjoyed Spindle and about all the feedback and love we've gotten over those last 2 weeks! 💖

We prepared another update for you that not only covers some miscellaneous bugs, but also updates several bosses and rebalanced a certain upgrade you get in the second half of the game!

We wish everyone a fantastic week!

Changelog:

• Fixed a bug that prevented the final scene from triggering

• Iron barrels in the heating plant now protect against fire projectiles

• Several errors in the German texts have been corrected

• The world map now shows the player’s exact position where it makes sense

• The chase sequence has been simplified on Easy difficulty

• The power you obtain in the fourth dungeon now has higher range and is more robust

• Fixed two softlocks

• A new salamander has been hidden somewhere

• Removed a duplicate NPC

• Big pots now wobble when you try to suck them in, suggesting that you can interact with them

• Pits you’re allowed to fall into no longer block the player

• Several bosses have received updates

• Many smaller fixes :D

Hey everyone!

That was quite a launch week. And we are super happy with the feedback we got so far. Thank you everyone for your super positive reviews so far (hey, as the time of writing 2 are missing for the Very Positive Rating). And thank you for reporting all the little errors you found. We've been working hard to fix everything you found as quick as possible. We've already released two mini fixes.

And today we're releasing the first more complex fixes (well, rather small issues for you but technically a bit more complex to fix on our side). And on top we've also updated the Traditional Chinese translation.

Happy weekend and thank you for playing Spindle!

Changelog:

• You now really have to catch all fish to receive the reward, and Christoph no longer needs to be spoken to twice,

• A bug in the first dungeon has been fixed (we can’t tell you which one ),

• You can now still obtain Jane’s battle license even in the after game,

• Minor graphical glitches have been fixed,

• A softlock in the temple ruins has been resolved,

• Additional hints have been added for Chapter 3,

• Typos in several languages have been corrected (German, English, Chinese),

• A new music track has been added after the fourth dungeon,

• Enemies and drop rates have been rebalanced,

• Minor adjustments to the ending credits

• The final boss can now be defeated even if the player has died once,

• Two softlocks in the Ancient Ruins have been fixed,

• A crash that occurred when getting hit while having a fish on the line has been fixed

• The color glitch for the Switch 2 has been fixed (the update has been submitted to Nintendo and should be reviewed and released within the next 5 to 10 days),

• The 30 fps mode on the Switch has been improved,

• The Shift key can now be used in key remapping,

• In the remapping menu, the arrow keys are now displayed as a secondary control option (some players were confused about why they couldn’t assign the arrow keys),

• Additional minor color corrections,

• In the second dungeon, there’s now an extra hint teaching the player that the Power can also be controlled,

• The timer in the exit rooms has been made more robust,

• A few additional colliders have been added,

• The Traditional Chinese translation has been improved,

• Minor dialogue errors have been fixed,

• A softlock caused by the boat has been fixed

Hi everypig! 🐷

Can you believe this? Spindle is finally here. We can't believe it just yet. It's been a wild ride, we can tell you that. From the first idea to this day exactly 3198 days have passed. Not all of them full time as obviously in the beginning it was a side project. But still. 8 Years and 9 months. That's a long journey. And the journey isn't over just yet, but an important milestone.

We want to take the opportunity to thank our families and beloved ones. Our friends. Our partners. Our Kickstarter Backers. Everyone who wishlisted Spindle so far. And everyone who's reading these words. And those who just buy the game without even reading these words. Without all of you this journey wouldn't have been possible. Thank you.

And now... enjoy the game. We've put our hearts into this and we hope you'll love it.

~ 💀🐷🖤

🎉 It’s official: Spindle releases on Friday Monday, October 13th! 🎉

Hi everyone 👋

After a long and incredible journey, we’re thrilled to finally share with you the official release date: October 13th! Mark your calendars - it’s almost time ⏰

Our release date trailer...

And to celebrate this exciting milestone, we’re sharing a brand-new trailer to give you a taste of what’s ahead. Our Release Date Trailer offers a glimpse at the hurdles Death and Pig will face as they uncover the secret behind it all 🔍

Watch it now on YouTube!

With your scythe sharp and your wits even sharper, explore twisting dungeons filled with cunning foes and clever riddles as you unravel the mystery bit by bit. The deeper you go, the more the shadows seem to watch… ready to find out what’s really waiting in the dark? 

... and a few final touches!

This project has been a true labor of love, and we couldn’t have made it this far without your incredible support. As we near the finish line, our final closed beta test is in full swing 🧪

Thanks to the invaluable feedback from our amazing Kickstarter backers, we’re putting the final touches on everything to ensure a smooth (and exciting) launch.

We’re almost there - October 13th is right around the corner, and we can’t wait to share the full journey with all of you!

~ 💀🐷🖤

Hi everyone!

Some familiar sights, but so much more to explore

Let us know what you think

Hi everyone!

Great news: we're almost at the finish line, and we can now give you a better hint on when you can expect to start adventuring with Death and Pig 💀🖤🐷

And now, drumroll please...

Spindle will release in ***ber 2025 🎉

We know, we know - it's not quite a specific date yet. However, it won't be too long until we can tell you more!

In the meantime, check out our new Release Window Trailer to discover some new areas, enemies, and obstacles that you'll need to overcome in Spindle. We've come a long way since we began development, and we're extremely proud of our progress.

Also: stay tuned! Another update is coming next week, and it may be related to Gamescom and our Demo... 👀

Our brand-new Gameplay Trailer!

• After 30 seconds you can pet the pig!
• Improved the basement of the mill
• Coins now have 1, 4 and 10-Steps
• Fixed multiple transition bugs
• Improved the analog stick controls
• Title Screen has a small Kickstarter Info