The Séance of Blake Manor news & patch notes

Hello detectives, The Steam Summer Sale is live right now until 9 July 2026 and The Séance of Blake Manor is 30% off! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/ceb8a240b928b82c053a0b1628f7f10ba7db8aab.jpg A young woman has disappeared from a remote and mysterious horel in rural Ireland. You, Detective Ward, are hired to discover what became of her. However, as your investigations progress you start to realise that there are many supernatural happenings and secrets to uncover that you were not expecting! Do you have what it takes to solve the mystery because the fate of everyone at Blake Manor might just depend on you... The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

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Hello detectives, We are delighted to introduce our new Think Like a Detective Bundle with Shadows of Doubt. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/621f2a0279e59822fcc53b0850e35c7bd9a31aa9.png About Shadows of Doubt In Shadows of Doubt you take on the role of a private investigator attempting to solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated city. Every case is different and you will need to gather evidence, explore the city and test your investigative skills. You can explore anywhere in the city that is populated with individual citizens with their own names, jobs, apartments and daily routines. Think like a detective to solve the cases around you in this detailed sci-fi noir world. Complete the Set The Think Like a Detective bundle is a “complete the set” bundle, which means that you will pay for and receive just the items you do not already own in your Steam Library at the discounted price. Buy the bundle: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/69674/Think_Like_A_Detective/

Hello detectives, The Raw Fury Publisher Sale 2026 has now begun! There are awesome discounts across the Raw Fury catalogue of games. There are so many fantastic games with incredible discounts, so we highly recommend checking out the event page for all the information: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/rawfurypublishersale2026 The Séance of Blake Manor is delighted to be included with a 30% discount until 23 April 2026 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/3f3d33c20bf8efbe4872639686b30f7ef4b8876c.jpg Now is the perfect time to head to the remote Blake Manor hotel, begin your investigations into the mysterious disappearance of Evelyn Deane and try to get to the bottom of why everyone at that hotel appears to have something to hide. Use your wits, follow the clues and find Miss Deane as the fate of everyone at Blake Manor is in your hands. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, The Séance of Blake Manor is included in the Lovecraftian Days event until 16 April with a 30% discount. This is the fourth year of the event organised by Fulqrum Publishing and celebrated the influence of the works of H.P. Lovecraft and elements of cosmic horror in gaming. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/7dd0cfc975aebce4e8acf4e2fd846cea02747c7a.jpg The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery where you play as Declan Ward hired to discover what has happened to Evelyn Deane. You travel to remote Connemara and the mysterious Blake Manor hotel from where Deane has suspiciously disappeared. But once you arrive you begin to understand that the missing young woman is just the start of the strange happenings and other worldly experiences at Blake Manor... The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, We have released Patch 1.0.801.75 today. This update addresses issues reported by the community. Please be aware that the following changelog may contain spoilers. Changelog:

• Fixed an issue making the wine cellar lock invisible for some players
• Removed old game logic causing an issue with a “Longing” node from the Haunting Mind Map
• The game will no longer freeze when completing O Finn’s Hypothesis in the washroom
• Fixed a memory leak by stopping unnecessary texture instantiation on panoply panel texture updates

Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention and for your patience while the team worked to get these issues resolved. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, We have just released Patch 1.0.796.64 to address a number of issues reported by the community. Please note that the following changelog may contain spoilers: Changelog

• Updated a number of mindmap act node priorities
• Adjusted hotspot for carpet in room 7 and doors in stable
• Added missing dialogue for presenting cigar burns to some characters
• Adjusted some Mind Map connections so they now correctly turn green
• Deleting a save via the pause menu will no longer make the time/day UI disappear
• Interacting with the Percival Portrait will no longer spoil Deane's Bedroom Mystery
• Removed Campbell from church map at 12 day 3
• Fixed a typo on the Entertainment Schedule
• Addressed some miscellaneous lore issues
• Adjusted NPC class info UI
• Set FOV to default on certain cutscenes
• You are no longer blocked from talking to Varley/Doyle once a meal is over until the next hour
• Fixed some door transition sound effects
• No longer possible to spoil the Hedge Maze scene before starting the masked ball by ending Day 2 in the hedge maze
• Ruairi no longer stays in his room if you trigger the 9PM hour change on Day 2 while in his room with him after he has taken your picture
• Ward no longer knows how to lucid dream without learning how.
• Hedge Maze evidences is given on completing the Blake residence hypothesis
• Gates in Blake Residence are open or closed correctly after loading a save
• ]Information (blueprints) about the Strange Device from the atrium can now be found in the Blake Residence
• Action bar now appears on HUD post Séance
• Fixed some issues during the D'Arcy and Varley eavesdrop about her key
• Quinn mindmap: Learn about family history node should now dim and show on "current focus”
• Quinn mystery no longer shows the green "I helped to lift the curse from the Quinn family." connection after confronting her and before doing nothing else
• Painting added to Cathal’s room
• Now possible to get all of Varley's Evidence
• Hazel confront lead should close at the correct time
• Updated dialogue and description of wanted poster
• Added a new outcome for Mantovani if Ward solves every NPC mystery
• Observation text of family photographs now matches updated location of evidences.
• Improvements made to Mantovani mind map, including animation and updated connection descriptions.
• Some improvements for Ivy, Victoria, and Darragh’s mindmaps
• Some improvements for Doyle’s mindmap
• Added additional barks to clipboard in the basement
• Fixed an issue where teleporting from Varley's office resulted in not being able to enter the Lobby afterwards while Varley is there
• Fixed an issue where Ward could sometimes not enter Atrium door on Day 1

Thank you for your continued support of The Séance of Blake Manor and for letting us know about these issues so that they could be investigated by the team. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, We are delighted to share that The Séance of Blake Manor is included in the Games from Ireland event on Steam. This event celebrates games made in Ireland by Irish developers and games shaped by Irish creative talent and culture. Check out the event here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesfromIreland2026

Irish Punctuation Guide

As you know The Séance of Blake Manor is set in 1897 Ireland, steeped in Irish folklore, history and tradition. With all of this comes many new names that, for players that are not Irish, might appear difficult to say. With that in mind we thought that a guide of how to pronounce these names might be helpful.

Character Names

• Saoirse Murphy is pronounced Seer-sha Mur-Fee
• Seamus Doyle is pronounced Shay-mus Doyl
• Cathal O’Meara is pronounced Cah-hull Oh-mar-uh
• Ruairi Callaghan is pronounced Ru-ri Cal-a-han
• Fiadh Callaghan is pronounced Fee-uh Cal-a-han
• Domhnall O’Finn is pronounced Do-nul O-Finn
• Darragh Hunter is pronounced Dara Hun-ter

Mythology & Culture

• Séance is pronounced say-ons
• Tuatha De Danann is pronounced Too-uh-huh dey dah-nhun
• Tir na nOg is pronounced Teer nah Nohg (nohg rhymes with Vogue)
• Bean Draoi is pronounced Ban Dree
• Ogham is pronounced O-em
• Bean-night is pronounced Ban-Nee
• An Cailleach is pronounced On Kah-Iyakh
• Goibniu is pronounced Guiv-new
• Brat Bhride is pronounced Brat hreed-juh
• Brid is pronounced Breed
• Menhir is pronounced men-heer
• Samhain is pronounced sown (rhymes with down)
• Tobar Siofra is pronounced toh-bur-shee-fra
• Milesians is pronounced mill-ee-see-ans
• Aos si is pronounced Eas Shee
• Nectanebo is pronounced nek-tuh-nee-boh
• Draiocht is pronounced dree-uhkt
• Cloch fhada is pronounced cloch fad-ha
• Laighin is pronounced Lee-in
• Tailtiu is pronounced Tal-tee-oo
• Dha sheallach is pronounced Dha shall-okh
• Oisin of the Fianna is pronounced Un-sheen of the Fee-uh-nuh
• Bealtaine is pronounced Byaal tuh nuh
• Babd is pronounced bahv
• Immram is pronounced Im-rum

Locations

• Oweynagat is pronounced Oen-na-gat
• Connacht is pronounced Con-ucht
• Leinster is pronounced Len-ster
• Drogheda is pronounced dro-huh-duh
• Slieve Gullion is pronounced sleev-guh-lee-uhn

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Hello detectives, The Séance of Blake Manor is included in the Women’s Day Sale until 15 March 2026 with a 25% discount. The Women’s Day Sale is a celebration of the incredible work of women and other gender marginalised game developers and features a fantastic selection of games, demos and discounts. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/d5d11ff5896cbb75f2be11598d60eee0f3031e25.png The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery where you play as Detective Declan Ward. Ward is a godly man and steadfast investigator on the case of a missing young woman at a remote and mysterious Irish hotel. Can you discover what became of Evelyn Deane and get to the bottom of what is truly going on at Blake Manor? The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/1ed3992479e2dc2290929d65e2e82faf13240e54.png Hello detectives, We have released Patch 1.0.761.219 today. This patch addresses a couple of issues that were reported to us by the community. Changelog

• Completing Sinnott's quest should no longer lock you out of his room for the rest of the game (no longer blocking Saoirse's quest)
• Skipping the Mantovani flyer cutscene should no longer stop the correct evidence from showing up (no longer blocking Caitlin and Saoirse's quest)

Thank you for your continued support of The Séance of Blake Manor. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/3a52d00f976f2e231a693107beb56ddeb7517bec.png Hello detectives, We have released the latest patch for The Séance of Blake Manor, to address a number of issues reported by the community. Please note that the below changelog may contain spoilers. Changelog:

• Achievement are now unlocked on platform initialization
• A notification should be triggered when a new research topic is unlocked
• Talks: Options to Stay or Leave no longer switch places on Day 3
• Fixed map cursor pivot
• Removed weird signs from the library
• Updated character shadow textures
• Updated behaviour for luggage
• Made drawers free to use in telegram room
• Can now analyze Varley in the telegram room
• You can no longer take a certain item if Varley is inside the lobby
• Talking to Varley after he gives you the sign in book will not cause the thwump animation to replay.
• Updated grandfather clock game object (so parts don't turn black and white)
• Ó Finn's "Ogham" VO Delivery is now correctly affected by Master Volume.
• Fixed an issue where some THINK mindmap nodes would not dim at the correct moment
• Culprit Fact notification now fires when Miss Deane's Room's Quest is complete.
• Deane’s room quest logic now takes into account learning about Percival from talk
• Fixed incorrect mindmap behaviour with “Mary Blake”
• Fixed incorrect mindmap behaviour with “Clandestine Meeting”.
• What brought Deane to the Manor: Culprit fact information mismatch fixed
• Updated the occlusion culling in the ballroom drug sequence.
• The catacomb gates sounds now play correctly
• Removed lantern-less light from the post ball sequence
• Basement staff scene: Camera no longer cuts off bottom half of Saoirse Murphy's fact
• Wine cellar lock should not reappear after you win the combination lock minigame
• Fixed incorrect mindmap behavior for “staff rota”
• The icon for the crib in the Records now matches what the crib looks like in-game
• Added the basement key keyring in the stables area to make it stand out more
• Updated the doors in upstairs annex to they match the doors in the outer corridor.
• Time will show up in question marks in the pause menu if it's blocked during gameplay
• End chamber no longer plays the same dialogue as when you enter the room
• Mr. Blake is no longer semi-transparent in the end sequence
• Cathal will look at you correctly now If you discuss an item with him when he's not in his room
• Updated position of painting in Etienne room to fix clipping issue
• Corrected the amount of time the game tells you it'll take for Ruairi to take your picture misleading
• Discussion should unlock for the correct items with Arwa
• Some improvements to Varley’s mindmap behaviour
• Some improvements to Doyle’s mindmap behaviour
• Some improvements to Ines’s mindmap behavior
• Library unlock notification should no longer fire when you look at Ines's brooch
• The connection lines between the mindmap nodes are no longer missing in Ines’ mindmap
• Some improvements to D’Arcy’s mindmap behaviour
• Zoomed in ticket icon for Dupre case
• Saint Brigid's crosses now unlocks when you see the books in Dupre's room.
• Planchette in minigame no longer appears or makes sounds when the sentence panel is on screen.
• Presenting memento mori to Blake will now drop the correct evidence
• Some improvements to Quinn’s mindmap behaviour
• Some improvements to Victoria’s mindmap behaviour
• Some improvements to Ivy’s mindmap behaviour
• Some improvements to Darragh’s mindmap behaviour
• Lead is now given silently on day 1 for Varley's safe
• Connected Grand Seance to Profile Miss Mantovani
• Some improvements to Carmela’s mindmap behaviour
• Some improvements to O Finn’s mindmap behaviour
• Fixed the weird noise/double take when exiting the lock box view in Skerritt's room (room 18)
• Michael Skerritt Fact: Interacting with the will now unlocks the fact that Michael Skerritt can write.
• Some improvements to Skerrit’s mindmap behaviour
• Some improvements to Saoirse’s mindmap behaviour
• Added Cutscene skip to Mantovani Flyer scene
• Added Skip functionality to Skerritt Finale
• Added Skip Functionality to Crow Mysterious Figure scene.
• Added skip functionality to both Walled Lovers scenes.
• Added cutscene skipping to GhostRoom01

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/7a6ab9d35d8191d959388ceef301f83d1d455211.png Following reports from the community Patch 1.0.746.205 was released on 12 February to fix an issue where Steam Deck and Linux players were experiencing a black screen when loading a save or entering areas of the hotel. Thank you for your continued support for The Séance of Blake Manor. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/2ce7af1bde1005a8c842ba708bbc1f4d7fbf51ca.png We have released our latest patch that addresses a number of issues reported by the community. Please note that the changelog may contain spoilers. Changelog:

• Arrival mindmap: Coat Note is no longer floating if picked up before signing in
• Added extra tutorial panel explaining discussable states
• Updated tutorial to open on correct mindmap
• Book by fireplace now costs 1 tick to look at and a second tick to read, and is free to leave without reading
• Minor shadow flickering issue fixed under chair in telegram room
• The sigil in the hedge maze can no longer become non interactable without explanation when returned to
• The Bean nighe now behaves correctly after loading a save
• Stable Door Lock no longer goes behind the Stable Door after clicking on it in Analysis Mode
• During "The Fight", Mr Skerritt connection updates at incorrect time
• Game now waits for dialogue close before showing final comic panels
• Game now prevents player from going back into gardens during chase, plus changed anvil sound triggers to run in background
• Fixed birds during the ball so they will rotate to face the player
• Should no longer be possible to repeatedly skip 15 mins every time pre-ball autosave is loaded
• The Missing Person "Investigate Room 20" and "Staff" now has correct mindmap connection text/timing
• Ward’s bark now makes more sense If you try to enter the Lucid Dream without "Shared Dreams”
• Interacting with Eamonn's Painting from all angles no longer hides Goibniu and Deane from view, making the sequence unclear.
• Trying to sleep in the bed past day 1 now accurately displays time cost
• It's no longer possible to file mind map lead for research smiting in book of gods before you've seen the book of gods
• No longer able to get the black screen in the entrance hall by spamming enter at point of no return
• Fixed issue in the Catacombs where clicking on an object named “DOOR” makes one minute pass but not the location.
• Added failsafes to make sure Ward isn't killed by fae until after 9pm day 3
• Unknown Sigils now say "unknown" at the end chamber
• **3 visual variations of portal scenes added for each ending
• Fixed Visual flicker fix in store room after Arwa’s quest
• Darragh's voice line no longer duplicate and text has been adjusted to match
• Mysterious symbol inventory text reworded.
• Cathal, Ivy, Victoria and Arwa mysteries now unlock from eavesdrops in the women's changing room and graveyard
• Talking to Ines or Victoria for the first time on day 3 won't give you dialogue referring to day 2
• Changed how player's position is set up in final Ivy & Victoria scene
• Updated mind map connections for Ivy’s quest for better guidance
• Adjusted Victoria's dialogue to reflect her lore
• Fixed issue when clicking on “mystery” when speaking with Jonathan Blake First Voice Over line when discussing philanthropy with Skerritt is no longer missing VO
• Notification now triggered for cigar burn discussion unlock when presented with bridge game
• You will now not be able to enter Father Sinnott's room after solving his mystery.
• Discussion update notification should correctly trigger after talking to Dupre about the exorcism
• Made third aspect discussable with Dupre with dialogue from missing aspect, and updated cutscenes to remove overhead icons
• Can now speak to Dupre when he has an eavesdrop with Carmela at 2pm on Day 2
• Blocks on Ines’ puzzle box will now deselect properly on gamepad.
• Updated well minigame to add more guidance towards additional components
• Trash bin in Varley's room is no longer purple
• Adjusted position of treasure chest slightly to avoid clipping
• Silently drop safe code evidence if player doesn't have it when they open the safe
• Fixed an issue where the text after a comma was not rendering in credits
• Added ability to skip starting flicker on skip cutscene menu for credits.
• In Doctor Callaghan's room after he moves the camera out there's no longer a collision for the camera
• Fixed how Doctor Callaghan moves position when you save/load after he takes your picture
• Fixed the way highlights show up interactions in detective vision.
• Pushed max FOV to 105 for accessibility
• Plant texture in Drawing Room now turning to face the player properly
• Crouching footsteps now sound slower than walking ones.
• Analysis of all crosses (Caitlin, Doyle, Fiadh, Ruairi and Sinnott) should now unlock correct library topics and facts
• Book on table in Drawing room is now highlighted in detective mode
• Leaving a talk now costs 11 ticks, standardised all talk times to 30 mins
• There’s no longer a sound of a door opening after the Séance cutscene.
• Several typos fixed
• Skerritt is no longer clipping into the pews at 12pm on Day 3
• Clock in Varley's room and the taxidermy pheasant in O'Finn's room are no longer red
• Leaving and re-entering the east corridor closet will allow you do redo the panel combination even if you have already done it before
• Adjusted Darcy's position to make her look more directly at Varley.
• You should no longer be able to talk to Etienne through the bridge.
• Updated discussion unlock UI to fix spelling and image quality

Further update 21 January 2026:

• Fixed an issue where entering drawing room during the same hour caused soft locks and/or looping dialogue

Thank you as always for your support of The Séance of Blake Manor. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, Steam Detective Fest is live now. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/75e3761a7a24d495960c4412f4b558ceaa3af585.jpg The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective adventure game where you are hired to discover what became of a missing young woman, Evelyn Deane. She vanished from a mysterious and remote hotel in rural Ireland, but it appears there is more afoot here than meets the eye. Uncover secrets, unravel the tangled stories of the guests and staff who all have something to hide and attempt to save everyone...before it’s too late. The Séance of Blake Manor is 25% off until 19 January 2026. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, It’s that the of year again: The Steam Winter Sale! ❄️🥳 To celebrate The Séance of Blake Manor will have a 25% discount from now until 5 January 2026. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/c58557e43e2feb23aff78011c0e0e7bed430dd5a.jpg This is a fantastic time to undertake the case to discover what happened to Miss Deane at the remote and mysterious Blake Manor hotel. Was she ever there? Did she leave? And if she did, did she leave under her own power? So many questions and as you investigate you will learn that everyone drawn to the hotel whether for the Grand Séance or not, has something to hide. Can you crack the case, find out what happened to Evelyn Deane and save everyone before it’s too late?

New Bundles

We are thrilled to be included in a bundle with ROUTINE and Monsters Are Coming: Rock & Road. The Love, Craft, Robots bundle is now live on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/65718/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/589f9f4bc831fcba326bd3f6c70568f0274fc9b0.png The Séance of Blake Manor is also included in another bundle with ROUTINE, Blue Prince and Call of the Sea. The Mystery bundle is also available now: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/65717/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/67c156294f6ca565e16773831d17bb7360289c2b.png

Thank You for your Support

We have been blown away by the support for The Séance of Blake Manor since we launched in October this year. We want to thank everyone who has played the game, recommended it to friends and family, created content or left a review on Steam. All of this really does mean the world to our small team. We also wanted to acknowledge the lists where The Séance of Blake Manor has been included as part of the conversation around the best games of 2025. It’s wonderful to see The Séance of Blake Manor alongside so many incredible games from this year!

• AP News
• Rolling Stone
• New York Times
• Adventure Gamers
• Inverse
• Gamespot
• Second Wind
• The Ringer
• Game Rant
• The Gamer
• Gamespot Editor’s Pick
• Screenhub Australia

Also we’re thrilled to have been nominated for Best Puzzle Game at the IGN Awards and GameObserver Awards as well as Best Narrative at the Indie Game Awards that take place tonight🤞 The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/b3c9d1774ab784bbbfba49787b0906b4f147cf76.png Hello detectives, We know that we said the previous patch was the final one of 2025 but the team found time to address a few more issues ahead of the festive break in the full game and the demo.

• Fixed an issue where analyzing Jonathan Blake in the drawing room freezes the game

Demo Update The demo has been updated to be in line with released game, this included a number of minor tweaks and bug fixes already implemented in the full game. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/3328c594ffdae1bcce590bc1ab51a746f8a4c8aa.png Hello detectives, The latest patch for The Séance of Blake Manor is now live on Steam. Please note that the following changelog may contain spoilers. Changelog

• Fixed an issue where the camera dramatically moved around for about a minute after cancelling an analysis exit on the steam deck.
• Text in other languages should no longer lead to overflowing text boxes
• Added better glyph support for keyboards in other languages so push buttons should no longer say "Retur”
• Added an option that allows for disabling controller vibration
• Added improvements to stop some glyphs showing up as text for keyboards in different languages
• Researching Norman Blake in the library no longer freezes the game
• The door leading to unassigned room 21 now correctly shows it’s unlocked on the map, and the hallway that leads to Unassigned room 07 and Father Sinnott’s Room now both show up.
• Skipping time more than once now shows the correct time cost
• Fixed an issue with the east corridor closet where you’d be unable to interact with the panel to unlock the door to the changing rooms after loading a save with it completed already
• Game no longer freezes if you interact with Dresser Drawers in Ward's Room, then reload while they are open.
• Horse carriage interaction now correctly plays when it is in front of the manor
• CTA Bark and Verified False Connection now triggers correctly when reloading a save in any of the Unassigned Rooms
• The doors that lead from the west and east tower to the basement should correctly show their unlocked status on the map before interacting with them
• Room 7 should correctly show it’s unlocked status on the map before interacting with it
• Last letter of "reset" now fits correctly in the UI of puzzle boxes.
• Opening lines from Ward should match the VO “hello”
• Fixed Deane arrival hiring letter text flow on mindmap.
• Toussaint is now a topic of discussion
• No longer necessary to leave the room and re-examine everything in an unassigned room in order to get the CTA Bark and Verified False Connection (after reloading a save where this was done already)
• Reloading a save before Deane’s bedroom door no longer reloads all art including markings for the sigil.
• Mystery Unlocked notification for Who fought with Miss Deane now pops up correctly.
• Culprit fact notification pops up correctly when Who Fought with Miss Deane mystery completes.
• "The Fight" Mr. Skerritt connection now updates at the correct time
• In the catacombs, walking into this corner of cell 4 no longer causes you to fall through the map.
• Who went missing:
• You can now exit the Laundry Room in the Basement from both doors.
• Updated hotspot so it’s easier to interact with contract in Varley's safe
• Blowing yourself up during the chemical puzzle now advances time
• Ward’s VO lines at the Silent Dinner should now match the dialogue text
• References to “Teddy Bear” have been updated to stuffed bear
• Mister O finn's bloodline and Miss Deane's Bloodline nodes are no longer instantly filed into the mindmap on entering the Lab. Same with Tir na nÓg.
• Fail state: Slice SFX & Screenshake doesn't play if you run up the church stairs and get killed by fae
• Various sfx additions and fixes to the end chamber scene
• Hunter's Mystery no longer tells you to Investigate His Room for "Old Photograph", as it's in Ivy's Room.
• Mind map guidance added to find the 'Old Photograph' in Ivy's Room.
• The timetable UI now reflects Hunters timetable response.
• Hunter’s Timetable now reflects the hours he is at the Gardens in the evening.
• Mr. Hunter’s location while in the front courtyard is now correctly labeled on the timeline
• Victoria Lau no longer has a crossed connection after presenting Drugged Water Jug to her and/or confronting her, and Catacombs key is no longer floating.
• No longer able to spend infinite ticks on the bag of rings and the death certificate.
• D'Arcy's poison vial should remain the same after loading a save
• Father Sinnott's Journal now correctly updates the timeline.
• Skerritt's Schedule texture is no longer red
• Carmela VO and dialogue text now match for the line "Were it to cause much trouble, I would not do it."
• Dupre/Mantovani Day 2 at 2pm eavesdrop in Hedge Maze no longer stays available after moving Dupre to fire pit
• Can no longer spend infinite ticks on Irish Mythology Book in Dupre's room and Medical Cert in D'Arcy's Room
• Lloyd Dupré now has his correct name instead of "Guest" on the tooltip
• Fact UI: OFinn now correctly says "Missus Erickson", instead of "Miss".
• Quinn has been moved to the library at 7pm to resolve an issue where their quest could not be completed during the last few hours of Day 3
• "Profile Miss Quinn" lead now shows the correct name
• Arwa appears less suddenly after clicking the vase at the end of her quest
• A number of performance tweaks to hopefully reduce the number of game crashes
• Several typos have been fixed
• Corrected entries in Lau's profile that still said Lan Fen

This is the final patch for 2025 due to the holiday period and a well-earned break for the team. If you experience an issue or encounter a bug please contact the Raw Fury support team: https://rawfury.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1 The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, It’s been over a month since we launched The Séance of Blake Manor and we have been blown away be the reception to the game from press and players alike. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/306f91870cf55b71340428bf71b66b5697d711eb.png To celebrate we created our brand new Accolades Trailer. There have been so many wonderful articles about The Séance of Blake Manor if you’d like to read any of those included in the trailer we’ll list them here:

• 5/5 The Guardian
• Rock Paper Shotgun
• 4.5/5 Games Radar +
• 9.5/10 Comic Buzz
• 9.0/10 Indie Informer
• Polygon
• Eurogamer
• Total Apex Gaming
• 87/100 PC Gamer
• 10/10 Gamespew

We’re also delighted to be Overwhelmingly positive here on Steam with a 97% positive review rating and in the top 10 games of the year on the Open Critic 2025 Hall of Fame. Alongside being included in the Rolling Stone 25 Best Video Games of 2025, placing 6th on the AP’s list of 2025’s top video games and winning 2 NYX Game Awards it’s been an incredible month for The Séance of Blake Manor! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/da7399e63c83d3cfe0754ea7a11f9907963697b5.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/6175e1465bbfe44e673407252f76815506028bd6.png Thank you for all your enthusiasm and support of The Séance of Blake Manor. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, We are delighted to announce The Séance of Blake Manor Deluxe Edition. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/9edab65788de2cf93405838e400551d21060acf1.jpg The Deluxe Edition includes the game, the soundtrack and artbook. The Soundtrack The Séance of Blake Manor’s atmosphere and mood is created in large part by the incredible soundtrack by Clement Panchout. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/7f1d4ec30ab27a185a30ac142ee01fdd6584c770.png Artbook CEO and Art Director Paul Conway has created a digital artbook including concept art and explaining how the style of The Séance of Blake Manor came to be. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/7453890a2a90c3d7aeca490574da7ec79b91553c.png The Deluxe Edition is available now: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/63835/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor__Deluxe_Edition/

Darkside Manor Bundle

The ultimate collection of Spooky Doorway detectiveness is now available as Darkside Detective, Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark and The Séance of Blake Manor have now come together to form the Darkside Manor Bundle. About The Darkside Detective Darkside Detective is a multi-award winning comedic-serial adventure series where you join Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley to investigate mysterious happenings in Twin Lakes and beyond. The Darkside Manor bundle is available now: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/63726/The_Darkside_Manor_Bundle/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/8094b46ec272ccac1a352e909734f69427733f25.jpg The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/b6afe3afad1e8ca63d97513801c69fd537875d81.png Hello detectives, Our latest patch addressing a number of issues and fixes is now live. Please note that the changelog contains spoilers. Changelog:

• Magical Grimoire discussion topic now unlocks correctly
• Unassigned rooms should no longer appear as locked on the map
• The Lucid dreaming sequence should now behave as expected
• The Lucid dreaming sequence no longer breaks if trying at an hour change
• Fixed an issue where reloading a quick save could de-spawn some items that you interacted with after the save in the same room without saving them to your evidence records
• Being prevented from Lucid Dreaming no longer removes the time cost/tick cost permanently from the hotspot option
• The mindmap camera for The Fight should now be positioned correctly and not focusing on empty spaces.
• Ward's VO lines for "this evening's séance" have been improved
• Hunter's Mystery no longer tells you to Investigate His Room for "Old Photograph", even though it's in Ivy's Room.
• No longer able to pay double time cost in the library
• Saoirse mind map connections are no longer criss-crossed when presenting “Badly Written Note” to her
• An issue with Varley’s VO lines has been resolved
• D.Hunter will now appear in Walled Gardens late Day 2, to match his ‘Timetable’ response.
• During the Fight mystery, You now need the Staff (mainly Varley / Caitlin) to confirm Skerritt left the mark. This will unlock Cigar Burn as discussable for the Bridge Game Attendees, then you need one of them to confirm it was done by Skerritt at the time of the bridge game.

Thank you for your continued support of The Séance of Blake Manor. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, The Séance of Blake Manor is full of many interesting and mysterious characters, and we wanted to tell you a little more about some of them. Our next spotlight is Detective Declan Ward, brought to life by James Farrelly. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/8764e463ab4f98759885d5b2e51801f1c60593f1.png About Declan Ward Detective Declan Ward set off to Blake Manor at the request of a mysterious stranger to investigate the disappearance of young socialite Evelyn Deane. Pushing aside issues from his past with Miss Deane’s father and the death of his brother Eamonn, Declan arrives ready to solve the many mysteries that await him. During his time at Blake Manor it becomes clear to Declan that not only is there much more at play than he initially realised but that his brother’s death has affected him more than he knows. We wanted our protagonist to be out of place at the event, very out of his comfort zone. With the event taking place in the west coast, we decided to have him be from Dublin. Since the event was so deeply entrenched in various kinds of spiritual beliefs, it made sense for him to be a devout Catholic. Finally, we settled on a working-class background for him so he would be at odds with the upper echelons of society that had gathered there. We wanted him to also be struggling with grief, himself, so he could empathise with our cast and their various troubles, as well as hide a few of his own. To that end it was essential that he should not be a police officer – otherwise he would be dutybound to report many of the side stories, itself an act of judgement. Having him be a firefighter worked as an alternative path to establish a sense of duty and community in him, part of which drove him on. That also let us tie him in with the tenement fires of that time, which served as a way to again highlight some of the class struggles of that time (a downside to having the game set in the manor was that you see nothing really of the outside world at that time) as well as link him to Deane’s father, which created this throughline of “why am I doing this”. On a side note, we did toy with allowing the player to decide Deane’s fate at the end, based on what you had learned and how you felt about her and her family but that didn't feel right. Again, we also toyed with choosing to report others to the authorities which also felt off. About James Farrelly During the auditions we listened to a lot of great actors but many of them were playing the role with quite a tough, almost gangster, read. We didn’t feel those performances worked in the moments that Ward is scared, or questioning his fate, or listening to people confess their darkest secrets with gentle compassion. James’ performance felt like he could take us on Ward’s complicated journey through the manor. James Farrelly is a Dublin/Wexford based actor and comedian who really encapsulated everything we wanted Ward to be. Can Declan solve this case and find peace about what happened to Eamonn? The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, The Steam Award Nominations 2025 are now OPEN! We have been so excited to see the reaction to The Séance of Blake Manor, especially in relation to the story of the game. The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery that tells many stories. It was important to us to be as authentic and respectful as possible in relation to the subjects touched upon in the stories and motivations of such a diverse cast of characters. The game weaves these individual stories into a broader narrative creating a web of conspiracies and mystery that Detective Declan Ward must navigate to save Evelyn Deane and perhaps everyone else at Blake Manor. Due to the nature of the game we believe that The Séance of Blake Manor fits perfectly in the Outstanding Story-Rich Game category. We would be delighted if you would consider nominating us for this category. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/1a628fdfe8d3d3d909ed24428a4d2a51d8545456.jpg Nominations close on 1 December at 10am PT/6pm GMT. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, This weekend Treasa, Dave and Paul from Spooky Doorway are attending Adventure X in London between 22-23 November. If you’re unable to attend the event we’ll be running our pre-recorded stream where the devs sat down with our community manager to talk about the game, share tips and even some behind the scenes information about how the game came to be on: Today - 07:00PDT/15:00GMT/16:00CET Tomorrow - 07:00PDT/15:00GMT/16:00CET Tune in, it’s almost as good as being there: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/adventurex2025 The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, The Séance of Blake Manor is full of many interesting and mysterious characters, and we wanted to tell you a little more about some of them. Our next spotlight is Olivia D’Arcy brought to life by Sally Beaumont. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/72e3a87d4deeb2e41353f0dd937776fb300d0b16.png About Olivia D’Arcy Miss D’Arcy is an English fiction writer, specialising in gothic horror romances. She has a fierce yet playful personality that makes her difficult to read on occasion. Her motives for being at the Grand Séance could be two-fold on the one hand it would be wonderful research for an upcoming novel or perhaps it pertains to the tan line around her ring finger where a ring used to be... Development History We pitched the game to Raw Fury with a demo. That demo contained variants of D’Arcy, Dupré, Skerritt, Joyce, and Varley – through the gameplay, mystery, and overall gameplay structure was very different back then. These cast and their stories evolved as we went into full production but their essences were there. The original demo was fully voiced which was only feasible because of the small scope of the demo and the kindness of the actors involved. Missus Joyce’s VA (Meabh de Brun) returned to play both Saoirse and Fiadh Callaghan in the final game. We tried to bring back the male VAs Lorcan Mac Muiris, Stephen Lynch, Aidan Larkin and Gary Scales but we were unable to reach them or make the schedule work. Missus D’Arcy’s VA, Sally, returned, bringing our acidic novelist to light. Sally Beaumont is an English actress and voice actor known for her roles in Old Skies, Harold Halibut and Loco Motive among many others. With over 10 years experience in voicing video games and over 70+ roles Sally was the perfect fit for the mysterious and playful Olivia D’Arcy Like everyone at Blake Manor, there is much more to Miss D’Arcy than might be obvious at first glance. Do you have what it takes to uncover her secrets and solve the mysteries of The Séance of Blake Manor? The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, We are delighted to introduce the Blake and Blue Bundle. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/d24e53eed0015642ffebe59009c87f5c127dcb4d.png The bundle comprises our supernatural detective mystery, The Séance of Blake Manor alongside the atmospheric puzzle game Blue Prince.

About Blue Prince

In Blue Prince, you embark on a genre-defying experience, filled with a unique mix of mystery, strategy, and puzzles that weave together to create an unpredictable journey. Will your explorative steps lead you to the rumored Room 46?

Complete the Set

The Blake & Blue bundle is a “complete the set” bundle, which means that you will pay for and receive just the items you do not already own in your Steam Library at the discounted price. Grab the bundle now: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/63704/Blake__Blue The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/e519ec2f8882684226c269d6a11ffe051f770b16.png Hello detectives, The latest update for The Séance of Blake Manor is live now. As always thank you for letting us know about any issues that you experience so that these can be investigated. Changelog:

• Arwa should now be scaled correctly in the East Tower
• Miss Deane's Sparring Partner evidence should no longer seemingly drop out of nowhere
• Ines Barbosa should have the correct room number in mystery overview
• Fixed an issue where skipping Ruari’s spirit camera dialogue would cause an infinite load screen.
• If closing of the Wine Cellar cell doors is triggered before 5pm, Arwa will no longer be locked inside one of the cells
• Ines’ shoe size should now be added to the fact list
• Status Trigger for Fight Mystery should now be triggering
• Fiadh’s Timetable data no longer displays an inaccurate location for the Day 3, 7pm time slot. (She will be in the Library at that time)
• Notifications for Ogham research topic will fire even if player hasn't been to the library
• Fixed an issue where Varley would kick Ward out of the Manager's Office after getting permission to explore
• The shared dream mystery should now progress as intended
• Saoirse’s end cutscene will now play out before Doyle appears, also people should be sent back to default locations post cutscene
• Arwa’s mystery should unlock when you speak to her (this issue has been fixed, but people who have played on earlier updates might still have trouble unlocking Arwa. If this happens, reach out to us to with your save file and we can unblock you).
• Caitlin's quest should now progress correctly (this issue has been fixed, but people who have played on earlier updates might still have trouble unlocking Arwa. If this happens, reach out to us to with your save file and we can unblock you).

If you need to provide a save file for the team to unblock you please join our Discord server: https://www.discord.gg/spookydoorwaygames

Come and say Hello at Adventure X

We will be exhibiting The Séance of Blake Manor at Adventure X at LSBU Hub Building in London this weekend (22-23 November). {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/1406f9874ae30ca5ee26fe8c9e713e2bd55d3ba8.jpg Adventure X is dedicated to narrative-driven games, bringing together developers and gamers with a passion for interactive storytelling since 2011. We’re excited to showcase our game alongside so many other fantastic titles. Narrative Design and Lead Writer, Dave McCabe, will be joining Sally Beaumont (the voice of Olivia D’Arcy), Alasdair Beckett-King & Adam Riches for the Finding the Funny: Comedy writing in adventure games panel on Sunday 23 November at 5:30pm. To learn more about the event, check out the schedule of games and speakers or to buy tickets visit: https://www.adventurexpo.org/event-details/adventurex-2025 The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

Hello detectives, The Séance of Blake Manor is full of many interesting and mysterious characters, and we wanted to tell you a little more about some of them. We decided to start with the druid, Domhnall Ó Finn, brought to life by the talented voice actor Thomas Collins. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/414177f82dff525c8ef312f937151f4cc06baec2.png Ó Finn is a gruff but jolly character you encounter on your first morning at Blake Manor. It is easy to tell from his clothing that he is a Druid, tasked by his ancestors to protect the land and this duty is what leads him to be at Blake Manor ahead of the Grand Séance. Druids are the closest thing the Pagan faith has to priests. They are lorekeepers, storytellers, and trained healers. In mythology they are often believed to have magical abilities such as dominion over the elements and seeing the future. As somebody outside of the traditional social caste of the time, Ó Finn was freer to comment on things and provided one of the outsider views of the event, but in his case, an outsider from the same country and region. Another cool aspect of the character is that he is an Irish Traveller, an ethnicity in Ireland. They are a very spiritual nomadic people, which fitted Ó Finn well. They have their own language, Gammon, which we peppered through Ó Finn’s dialogue, too. We worked with Oein DeBhairduin, the Inclusive Histories Curator of Traveller Culture with the National Museum of Ireland, and a Traveller himself, to ensure he, his people and their language were accurately and respectfully presented in the game. As best we can tell, he is also the first Irish Traveller in a video game. This also means that Thomas Collins is the first authentic Irish Traveller voice to be heard in a video game. Thomas Collins is an Actor based In Dublin. He first started acting at the age of 14 when he joined Roundabout Youth Theatre. There, he played roles in youth theatre plays and workshopped with some of the best in the Irish Acting Industry. During the Dublin Fringe Festivals, he played many roles in various plays that were also nominated for the spirit of the Fringe award. As with all who find themselves at Blake Manor, Ó Finn’s fate rests in your hands. Can you find Evelyn Deane and save everyone at the hotel before it’s too late? The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39257154/f03479264988bdd75e54c43d3f7bf25c2230422e.png Hello detectives, We have just released Patch 1.0.619.818 that includes a number of fixes and improvements. Please note this changelog contains some spoilers.

Changelog:

• Miss Mantovani's lockbox and quest should no longer get automatically solved.
• Map cursor positioning is now accurate in Miss Deane's room.
• The items on the table in the centre of the Laundry Room should remember when the player has looked at them.
• Ward's map icon position now updates correctly in Northern Pass corridor.
• Spooky Typewriter should only occur on Day 1.
• Ruairi Callaghan is no longer fine with you unlocking and reading his Mantovani case files in front of him.
• Save/Load issues with the catacombs cell 9 door are fixed.
• Can no longer spend infinite ticks on Irish Mythology Book in Dupre's room and Medical Cert in D'Arcy's Room.
• Ines Barbosa’s mindmap is no longer missing the wanted poster if picked up before speaking to her.
• Asking Ruairí Callaghan about Fiadh Callaghan should not unlock Mary Blake.
• Players are no longer locked in a cell after time change.
• Jonathan Blake no longer does a double spin when asking him about "Mary Blake" - looks even worse when interacting with him from his left or right side.
• Fiadh Callaghan comic panel glitch during her talk is fixed.
• Going up/down north stairs now updates which floor you're on in the map.
• Domhnall O’Finn says ogham correctly in eavesdrop now.
• Right clicking through the Séance cutscene no longer causes some of the panels to get stuck on the screen.
• Basement Storeroom: Panel focus + "There is a ring of keys inside" no longer triggers even after you have the key.
• time.minutes should now always be synced to actual in game minutes.
• Strange Dreams/Lucid Dream can now progress.
• With long (several hours) playing sessions, loading times should no longer noticeably degrade.
• Scrolling on mind maps should no longer be too slow on mouse.
• Finding the book on Irish myths in Dupre’s room does not unlock Irish Mythology discussion topics with him.

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Hello detectives, The Séance of Blake Manor is out now, and we have been so excited to see how much you have all been enjoying the game. Today, we wanted to tell you all about THE CURSE- the strange occurrences that bled from the game into the real world and nearly killed us along the way... As with any game there were development setbacks and hiccups, but The Curse goes well beyond that... It could be said that this might have been a curse of our own making as someone thought it was a good idea to meet for a team sleepover in a haunted house in Dundalk... Of course we’re not pointing fingers. There’s been the usual spate of inconvenient illnesses throughout the entire development process, merges that wiped a bunch of pushes, the times that Gitlab space was totally full coming up to launch. There was the disaster with the voice overs, or should we say disasters: voice ID files were overwritten and half a day was lost to repair broken conversations in a game with over 100,000 words. Not to mention the issue with the VO mastering, that meant very last minute, very unexpected extra hours to get every one ready for launch. Then there was Unity. Pushing a big update to Unity Version Control caused a number of issues for 2-3 days and then a day to actually switch over to the new version. Add into the mix the security update that required the demo to be taken down and repaired that caused more behind the scenes problems. No, all that is par for the course with game dev. The real toll the curse took was on everybody’s health and homes – random stuff breaking, cars failing, and proper illneses - organ failures, appendicitis, feelings lost in one side of the body, stroke symptoms, and even – gasp – a poorly timed baby! (okay, the baby is lovely, but the timing was definitely cursed. Same due date as the game... Too very different launches, that). Misfortune was not limited to those working directly on the game, oh no. When friends of friends offered to help their family ended up in an accident. Another offered help and lost their job later that day. After that we stopped asking for help... And, finally, we lost count of the amount of times a cat sat on the power button of the build machine at just the exact wrong moment. It has been a challenging road to Blake Manor but now the game has launched we’re hoping that the curse has been appeased... The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/