Water of M: Beneath the School news & patch notes

Water of M is A third-person psychological survival horror game set in a corpse-strewn school. Explore twisted halls, solve tense escape room puzzles, evade relentless pursuers, and uncover the truth behind a hidden paranormal research facility.

It is a small story set in the same mysterious school. The protagonist is the person who left the paper crane letters scattered throughout Water of M.

With Exit 8-style gameplay, it is a short and simple horror experience.

I hope you enjoy it!

Hello everyone,

Water of M is now available with a limited-time 50% discount.

The game has also been updated to Version 1.2.0. Thank you for all your feedback and support. Your feedback has helped this indie game continue to improve.

If you have been following Water of M for a while, this might be a good time to give it a try.

I hope this horror story beneath the school can offer you a unique experience.

Thank you!

• Added German
• Added Spanish
• Added Portuguese
• Added French

Optimizations:

• Added subtitle: Beneath the Campus

• Added a loading tip: Weapon controls can be viewed in the backpack.

• Added a collectible item after opening the 3D fire door.

• Enlarged the toad’s collision box.

Bug Fixes:

• Adjusted the final boss’s collision box to prevent issues where it was hard to hit without lock-on.

• Fixed an issue where some text would not display after switching the language to English.

Thank you all for your continued support.

If you enjoyed Water of M, please consider leaving a review. It means a lot to an indie developer.

Explore a seemingly ordinary school, solve puzzles, escape danger, and uncover the secret experiment hidden beneath it.

If you enjoy psychological horror, mystery, and story-driven puzzle games, now is a good time to enter the school.

• Adjusted some text to display on a single screen for better readability.
• Extended the time limit for the Minesweeper puzzle to reduce the overall difficulty.

The nightmare is no longer just in the dialogue.

The 15-minute high-intensity Demo for Water of M is LIVE!

Put your headphones on. I dare you to finish it without throwing your mouse across the room.

• Condensed early-game dialogue.

The discount runs for one week (February 17–February 24).

Year of the Horse is here—wishing you good fortune!🎉

This 1.1.4 update mainly tackles the “I’m stuck and don’t know what to do next” problem. We’ve added an objective hint system—just open your inventory to see your current objective, so you can always confirm where to go and what to look for, without running in circles and guessing the progression.

It also continues our previous puzzle and guidance improvements (less distraction, clearer clues, and more non-text hints), making the overall experience smoother and harder to get lost.

• Added an objective hint system (your current objective is now shown when you open the inventory).

Previous Update Notes

• Removed text from some wall posters to reduce distractions.
• Improved text hints (Security Room).
• Added clearer environmental visual guidance (1st floor).
• Added an explanatory dialogue when the Power Room door is locked.
• Adjusted item appearance (Biology Room).
• Added non-text hints for some puzzles (including: 1st-floor Power Room, Art Classroom, Biology Classroom).
• Improved overall objectives and clue hints by rewriting text and highlighting key information.

• Added a “Retro Filter” option in Settings (off by default).
• New flashback sequence(s).
• Added B as a Back/Return function in multiple UI screens.
• Updated the chaser’s appearance (including its weapon).
• Added a gore/violence toggle in Settings (off by default).
• Lighter fuel lasts longer.
• Disabled the FPS display.
• Added weapon usage instructions in the inventory UI.
• Improved some materials and atmosphere details.
• Increased lighter fuel available at the start of the game.
• Added one more lock-on tutorial prompt.
• Improved collision boxes in some areas.

• Made the chaser’s behavior clearer during the first encounter.
• Fixed an issue where picking up fuel after the lighter ran out would not show a pickup prompt.
• Fixed occasional random chaser behavior that could cause failed escapes.
• Fixed an issue where useless items could remain in the inventory after solving puzzles.
• Fixed a rare issue where dying in certain locations could create a “softlocked” save.
• Prevented Tongyuan Daozu from getting stuck/locked in Room 308.

• Polished the Japanese localization.
• Added two previously missing translated lines.
• Added Russian.
• Added Korean.

This update adds a new option that many of you might enjoy: the Retro Filter.

I personally love playing with it enabled—some scenes can suddenly bring me right back to my FC days. It’s only for a moment, but the feeling is strangely magical. If your school years happened to fall in the “pixel era,” you might understand the kind of nostalgia I’m talking about.

Puzzle clues have been specially adjusted, so they remain clear and readable even with the Retro Filter turned on.

As for the UI style, the interface hasn’t been fully pixelated—at the moment, only the item icons are pixelated.

You can toggle this effect on or off at any time in the settings, so it’s very convenient.

Hope you enjoy it!

• Added Retro Filter option (disabled by default)

Water of M will be joining the Winter Sale! If you’ve been on the fence, now’s a great time to jump in. Add it to your wishlist to get notified when the discount goes live.

We’ve also released a small 1.1.2 update to further polish the experience:

Localization

• Refined the Japanese localization text

• Added two previously missing translated lines

Improvements

• Added new flashback scenes

• Added a B button Back function across multiple UI screens

Thanks for all your feedback and support — hope you enjoy the game this winter! Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.

• Refined and polished the Japanese localization text.
• Added two previously missing translated lines.

• Added new flashback cutscenes.
• Added a “B” button back function across multiple UI screens.

Hi everyone!

The visual update in Version 1.1.1 mainly focuses on two things:

• Updated the pursuer’s appearance (including its weapon).

Location shown below:

• Added a "Gore Effects" toggle in Settings (Disabled by default).

• Clarified the Chaser's behavior during the first encounter.

Hello everyone!

We are excited to announce that Version 1.0.10 is now live. This update brings new language support, along with gameplay adjustments and bug fixes based on your feedback, all aimed at providing a smoother gaming experience.

Update Details:

Localization:

• Added Russian language support.

Optimizations:

• Lighter fuel now lasts longer.

• Removed text from certain wall hangings to reduce visual clutter.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the pickup prompt would not appear when collecting fuel while the lighter was empty.

• Fixed an issue where occasional random Chaser behavior caused escape failures.

Thank you for your support and feedback. Happy gaming!

Localization:

• Added Russian language support.

Optimizations:

• Lighter fuel now lasts longer.

• Removed text from certain wall hangings to reduce visual clutter.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the pickup prompt would not appear when collecting fuel while the lighter was empty.

• Fixed an issue where occasional random Chaser behavior caused escape failures.

Hello everyone!

If you enjoyed the quiet yet steadily unsettling atmosphere of Water of M, I’d like to share a small piece of news with you:

My new short horror project, “Only Me on the 8th Floor”, now has an official Steam store page. It’s a compact horror piece inspired by comments from Water of M players asking for a story featuring a female protagonist.

🔗 Steam Page (Add to Wishlist)

This isn’t a sequel to Water of M. If anything, its timeline takes place before the events of the main story. If you enjoy eerie spaces, looping floors, and anomaly-spotting gameplay, I hope you’ll give it a look. There are many games in this genre, but I’ve tried to bring in some new twists— …hopefully nothing overlaps with other titles too much.

🎮 A Demo will be available before the upcoming Steam Next Fest.

Thank you all for supporting Water of M. I’ll continue doing my best to create more experiences you’ll enjoy.

Hi everyone! A small but important update has just been released for Water of M. This patch focuses on improving puzzle clarity and fixing some rare bugs reported by players.

Optimization

• Added non-text hints to several puzzles (1F Power Room, Art Classroom, Biology Classroom).

• Added weapon usage instructions in the inventory.

• Improved certain material details for better atmosphere.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where unnecessary items could remain in the inventory after solving certain puzzles.

• Fixed a rare save corruption issue when dying in special locations.

Thank you for all your feedback and reports — every comment helps us make Water of M better.

• Added non-text hints to several puzzles (including: 1F Power Room, Art Classroom, and Biology Classroom).
• Added weapon usage instructions to the inventory.
• Adjusted certain materials.

• Resolved an issue where useless items sometimes remained in the inventory after a puzzle was solved.
• Fixed a bug that caused save corruption when dying in certain special locations.

What’s going on? The lotus flowers in the school… have been replaced by some kind of strange fruit. Is this an invasion from another world—or an anomaly?

Find them, take a screenshot, and post it in the community to earn points!

A special edition playable only during Halloween! Lotus lanterns → Pumpkin lanterns

Wishing everyone a quiet Halloween!