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Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure

Awe of Despair

Patch Notes 1/29/2018
-All lights in the Apartment level can now be turned on and off with switches located in the Apartment rooms and hallways.
-All lighting in the Apartment has been reworked on this level.
-The walls and the ceiling of the Apartment level have been retextured.
-Faceless movement speed has been dramatically increased.
-Faceless now randomly spawn when the lights are off in the Apartment. Keep the lights on for safety.
-Brightness of the lighting in the level after the hospital and in Hell level.
-Fixed footstep audio in Hell level.
-The phone model has been replaced with a different one.
-The game now has automatic difficulty scaling.
-2 bodies have been removed in the hospital morgue.
-Difficulty has been reduced on the level after the hospital by removing player movement restrictions.

This is the largest update I have introduced to the game since launch. As a result, there is a big possibility of new bugs to occur. If you find anything that seems to be not working as intended, please post in the Discussion thread on Steam.

Patch Notes 12/18/2017
-The elevator section of the first level does not get skipped anymore.
-Enemies now follow you onto the elevator.
-Henry AI is now more aggressive.
-Henry's attack animations are sped up by 30%.
-Removed the duplicate input settings in the options menu.



If you find any bugs, please let me know in the discussions section on Steam.

Patch Notes + Anti-Piracy measures now live
-Fixed issue where your gun would not raise after sprinting.
-Improved controller support.
-The Y-axis no longer inverts on it's own when changing other settings.


Last patch I implemented my own way of preventing piracy. Here's what happens when you run a pirated version of the game.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR_Q6cLFSnE

Patch Notes 12/11/2017
- Improved controller support.
- Fixed bug with Faceless AI.
- Replaced "Weapon Drawn" text with weapon icons.
- Increased max pistol ammo held from 100 to 125.

Demo is now available!
After some wait, Steam has approved the demo version of Awe of Despair. The demo is free to download for anyone. Hope you enjoy!

Having a poor experience? Tell me!
I made an update in the last patch that broke the game. I was completely unaware of the effect it had on the gaming experience until I watched videos of people having bad experiences. That is NOT the experience I want people to have with my game.

If you play the game and you aren't pleased, something is most likely not working as intended. Best way to contact me is by email at adrian.swearengin@gmail.com .

Patch Notes 11/26/2017
Added a hidden condition for Henry to spawn on the first level.
Added "Brightness" setting in the options menu.
Fixed collision issue with spiders.
Fixed minor issue with the main menu sequence.

Patch Notes 11/22/2017
- Made Henry more aggressive(The guy in the suit).
- Fixed minor lighting issue on ending level.
- There is now a new main menu background sequence.

Awe of Despair is now available!
Awe of Despair is now officially available on Steam! My current #1 priority is fixing any bugs players find. Please email me at adrian.swearengin@gmail.com with any issues you have with the game. Write a brief description of what happened and what you did that you think caused the bug to happen. A video of the bug occurring is most valueble in figuring out what caused it. Thank you!