We just passed the 2 year anniversary of Egression, and wow - it has been a blur. From the initial and ongoing positive reactions, to the launching of the lobby puzzle runaround, to joining along with a steady stream of streamers streaming to their audiences, it's been an absolutely amazing ride.
It's seriously incredibly humbling to watch people play something we created, and we can't thank you all enough! We've had so many of you react so positively to the experience - such gems as:
"Feels like a true IRL escape room experience."
"The graphics and VR controls are absolutely top-notch, both feel very realistic."
"Excellent puzzles and clever world design that goes far beyond just doing isolated escape rooms."
"Absolutely a marvelous escape room game."
To celebrate this milestone, we are pleased to announce that Egression is now available at its steepest discount ever! So...
If you haven't yet played - we'd love to see you in there!
If you have already played - we hope you enjoyed the experience! Tell your friends!
And as Joe sometimes says when you exit your puzzle-solving journey - "Don't forget to leave a review!"
Thank you all!
- The team at Hyperquad Studio
Cerebral Puzzle Showcase starts today!
Egression is so excited to be a part of this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase!
Be sure to check out all the amazing games on the official page here.
For any newcomers: we're active on Discord if you have any feedback or want some puzzle hints!
Nominate Egression for the 2023 Steam Awards!
Hello all you puzzlers out there! It's time for the 2023 Steam Awards, and we would be oh so honored if you have it in your hearts to nominate Egression for the Labor of Love award.
After Egression's initial release in October 2022, we heard your calls for more content - who doesn't want more puzzles after all! And just before the 1-year releasiversary, we put out an entire additional set of puzzles - The Lobby Runaround! (If you haven't checked that out yet, get back in there!)
We hope that you were pleased with the new puzzles, and that you see the care we continue to put into the game. Regardless of your vote, we thank you for giving Egression space in your puzzling brains. And if you do choose to nominate Egression - thank you for that too!
New Free Puzzle Series Out Now - The Lobby Runaround!
Hello Escapers! We have heard your requests for more content, and we are back to deliver another round of puzzles. The next time you enter Egression, Inc., you will find a bunch of changes throughout the lobby and hallways. And so, we immediately welcome you to your new puzzle challenge - The Lobby Runaround!
To celebrate, we are offering Egression at a 50% discount (our biggest yet!) - so, welcome newcomers, and old-timers go tell your friends!
We are quite excited to have you all run through this next set of puzzles. Many of you will quickly notice our sources of inspiration, as we are paying homage to some of our favorite puzzle games this time around.
And one more thing: We added trophies! Head over to the trophy case at the back of the lobby, and you'll see 4 spots, 1 for each of:
The Game Room
The Deep Sea Lab
The Lobby Runaround
??? (This is a nudge to all you existing players who never discovered the "something extra" about the original game - if you never found the credits, you've got more puzzling to do!)
This new content would not have been possible without all the gracious help from our puzzle-loving community, and as such we must send a big thank you to our play testers and beta testers. So testers: THANK YOU for everything you have helped us achieve!
And more thank yous:
Thank you to our families for bearing with us through late nights of art creation, puzzle design, code writing, testing, planning, and chatting.
Thank you to our Discord community for all your support and positive vibes.
Thank you AGAIN to our lovely play testers and beta testers - every time you broke the game, you helped the next player receive a better experience.
Thank you to all the players who have patiently awaited more puzzles - we hope you enjoy this next round!
Thank you to all the newcomers who are about to experience Egression for the first time - we are so excited you’re here!
Lastly - we’d love to see you in Discord! If you want to chat about puzzles, join us here!
Be a play tester for the upcoming puzzle round!
We've made a ton of progress on the upcoming lobby run-around puzzles, so much so that we are now looking for play testers to help us make sure everything is working as intended!
If you're interested in helping bring these puzzles to the world and being part of the Egression development process, please fill out this form.
We're super excited to get this next round of puzzles out later this summer, and happy to have any help from the community along the way! Thank you all for supporting Egression!
Simfest starts today!
Egression is pleased to be a part of Simfest 2023! Check out all the great games, and be sure to take advantage of the discounts!
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/simfest
And of course, if you're so inclined, join the community on Discord if you have feedback, need hints, or just want to chat puzzles!
Patch Notes - April 23
Thank you to everyone for your amazing continued support for Egression! We've got a few tweaks that went out in this last patch, plus if you jump in-game you'll notice some coming soon content - details below!
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Made improvements to distance grab - in particular, this will execute the grab slightly more quickly now, which should make the interaction feel a bit more natural
Made improvements to how keys and locks interact, especially when using distance grab
Fixed an issue with floor height unintentionally resetting when returning from out of bounds
Fixed an issue where fuses would fall through floors if thrown just right
Content
Added several "coming soon" items in the lobby, with some hints at what exactly is coming soon (*cough* another round of puzzles
cough*) - check them out, get excited, and stay tuned for more coming this summer!
As usual, if you have any feedback on Egression, or just want to chat about puzzles, please join us on Discord!
Nominate Egression for the Steam Awards!
Egression fans, hello! The annual Steam Awards are upon us, and we need your help!
You should see an option to nominate Egression for an award, and the next steps are all on you! Let the world know that your favorite VR escape room game is worthy of your praise! Together we can spread the word of just how good puzzles can be in a solid VR experience!
Thank you to everyone who has given amazing feedback on Egression so far! Our first patch is now out the door - see the release notes below for details!
Features
Added support for distance grab to pick up items from the floor without bending down (with an option to distance grab from non-floor locations for sitting players or limited play spaces)
Added a button to the Tablet's exit screen to reset progress (great for letting friends/family start playing from scratch!)
Added a confirmation screen for graphics quality changes (previously, players could inadvertently make the game unplayable at too high a setting, and then be unable to change it back)
Added automatic graphics quality adjustments when framerate is consistently poor (to keep the game in a playable state)
Increased allowed floor offsets for extreme cases and to allow young/small or sitting players to reach higher (combine this with the new distance grab feature to avoid needing to change floor height constantly)
Added a deadzone for locomotion controls for aging controllers (no more drift!)
Content
Added an instructional sign behind the tablet on the intro table, to let players know not to try to put the tablet back in its holder (press the appropriate button on your control to put the tablet away and take it back out)
Added a splash of fall to the kiosk area (gourds and turkeys galore)
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where a hand could disappear until the tablet is used
Fixed an issue where the player’s view would jump when using Pimax headsets
If you have any feedback on your play experience, please feel free to join us on Discord and let us know!
Egression Is Now Available!
Today's the day! After 2+ years of development, the doors of Egression, Inc. are now open to the world!
We are so excited to have made it to today! And we couldn't have done it without the amazing support we've gotten from the gaming community, which was punctuated by Egression making it to the #2 spot in Popular Upcoming for VR in Steam's Next Fest!
As it says on our Steam page: You're here for puzzles, and that's what you'll get. We are proud to present Egression to you all, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the experience.
Happy puzzling!
And of course - feel free to join us wherever you spend your free time: Discord: https://discord.gg/m6J5WcjjB6 Twitter: https://twitter.com/HyperquadStudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hyperquadstudio Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/HyperquadStudio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HyperquadStudio Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGE8eNAwlLBJWPysuK-bpew
