Elsie 40% off, other Playtonic titles in the Steam Spring Sale!
Hey folks!
Another week, another Steam sale! Yes, this time Spring has sprung a week early to give you glorious gamers the opportunity to grab some of our titles at deep, or even their DEEPEST discounts yet!
Check out everything in the Playtonic library that's in the Steam Spring Sale below!
Elsie has received a small update in size with substantial meaning!
Elsie is now playable in Korean, Chinese (Simplified) and Chinese (Traditional) courtesy of H2 Interactive.
It is because of your support that we've been able to extend the range of languages available to players so thank you as always for supporting Elsie, it doesn't go unnoticed!
If this is your first time reading about Elsie, check out the launch trailer below...
We'll see you soon! o7
Happy holidays, folks!
SUP folks!
The holidays are rapidly approached, but before we all sign off for the year, I just wanted to share an extended "THANK YOU" from everyone here at Playtonic and the folks at Knight Shift.
The support and feedback we've received on Elsie has been so, so appreciated by all of us here! We're ending 2024 with Elsie being the winner or runner-up in a number of awards, and for that we're very proud!
We'll see you in 2025!
Nominate Elsie for Best Game You Suck At!
Sup folks!
It's the time of year where all the awards are happening and we've got one big favour we'd like to ask! If you enjoyed your time with Elsie, would you be so kind as to consider voting for it in the "Best Game You Suck At" category at the Steam Awards?
By design, Elsie rewards you for learning the ropes and upgrading as you go along, getting better on each run! It's certainly the best game of ours that I suck at, so maybe that's worth something, eh?
Thank you so much in advance <3
🎉 ELSIE WINS BEST ARCADE GAME AT THE TIGA GAME AWARDS! 🎉
The Knight Shift Games team and Playtonic Friends are thrilled to announce Elsie just took home Best Arcade Game at the TIGA Game Awards! A massive thank you to everyone who has supported Elsie and made this possible!
We are also delighted to announce that, Playtonic was also nominated for Best Small Studio and Commitment to Workplace Wellbeing.
Elsie also recently received a substantial patch (Elsie v1.1.2), so now in the perfect time to jump back in on the action!
Thank you again,
Knight Shift Games and the Playtonic Friends Team!
Elsie v1.1.2! Patch rolling out now!
Sup folks!
First of all, thank you for bearing with us while the Knight Shift team ensured their safety last month during hurricane Milton, they've since been hard at work taking on a bunch of your feedback and making tweaks to improve the Elsie experience! A patch is rolling out now to address a number of issues and bring about some balance changes, please take a look at the patch notes below!
Elsie v1.1.2
Gameplay Changes
- Changed the pacing of how some lines of dialogue appear during the final boss cutscene to make more sense - Fixing a run on act 3 will no longer auto-teleport you into the Wharf. You'll get a chance to collect all the items and take the teleporter back home - Speedrun achievement now requires the true victory - Credits are now skippable - Heart Fragments can now drop from normal chests and rarely on enemy kills - Andru is at the Wharf from the start of the game - Jacky's vault is unlockable and viewable stats at the Wharf - Should be able to gain enough XP to reach level 10 by killing enough enemies by end of game
Balance changes
- Chalice nerfed from 10% to 5% bit gain - Deep Pockets nerfed from 50% to 35% bit gain - Collector nerfed from 10% to 5% of bits converted into damage - Pickpocket nerfed from gaining 50 bits to 15 bits - Celestia's base health decreased by 20% - Removed ability for normal chests from dropping bits - XP Gain now increased by 5% per Heat Level - Chain Lightning Dmg Scaling increased from 35% to 85% (of your combined damage + spell damage) - Burning Scaling increased from 25% to 65% (of your combined damage + spell damage) - Firefly Damage increased from 22.5 to 30 - Drone Damage scaling increased from 25% of weapon damage to 50% of weapon damage - Starting max drone count increased from 3 to 4 - Scattershot damage reduction reduced from 45% to 40% - Dubious Pen to destroy a chest reward from 50% to 25% - Lightning Walls should no longer deal damage to you if you have Gaia Armament - Guardian Trigger no longer causes Elsie to take more damage - Guardian Trigger charge up on enemy kill reduced from 8% to 5% - Counterattack Damage increased from 50 to 80
Bug Fixes
- Boomerang bullets should deal damage on return - Chests will no longer drop "nothing" or small amounts of bits - Fixed text on many items - Fixed soft-locks on boss fights - NPC chatter is gone after unlocking in the stage - Fixed issue where normal chests were not dropping spell damage increases - Fixed issues with parry and meal ticket achievements unlocking all at once
And that's not all! Elsie is also up for THREE awards over the next few weeks, Elsie has been shortlisted for a GWB Award on the 22nd of November, Best Arcade Game at the TIGA Awards on November 28th and for commitments to Accessibility at The Indie Game Awards on December 19th!
We're so honoured to see the game nominated among so many incredible games that came out this year!
Thank you once again to everyone who has played Elsie and provided feedback! Keep it coming as the Knight Shift team continue to tweak and look to the future of the game!
As it's been a few weeks since the first Elsie patch, I wanted to give you guys a quick update on where the dev team are at with the next patch!
The Knight Shift team have been working on what's coming next for Elsie, however, as they're based in Florida, they're currently taking precautions to protect themselves in the face of Hurricane Milton.
With this in mind, the next patch for Elsie may be affected by internet or power outages, or just generally by the team taking the time to ensure their safety. Naturally this is our priority and we'll provide more details on the next patch as soon as we're sure everyone can work safely and securely!
For anyone else within the community that's in the Florida area/path of Hurricane Milton, we extend our well wishes. Please be safe!
A big thank you to everyone who has picked up Elsie over the last week, and also to everyone who has been leaving constructive feedback in the forums since launch! Your feedback has helped give the devs a good idea of what to look at, while they're investigating some other things, here's a quick rundown on what to expect from the first patch dropping today!
Currently this update is only applies to Steam, we'll share more details for other platforms when applicable!
Fixes:
Fixed an issue where bouncy bullets and piercing bullets would hit more times than intended
Stopped Saws and Dodders enemies spawning an audio event per frame
Fixed issue with Drones attacking at the same rate as Elsie
Charge weapons no longer keep spawning infinite charging VFX
Camera transitions between rooms should no longer lag behind
Jacky's chatter no longer persists after unlocking her
Tuxedo item description fixed to show correct values
Spellmaster item description updated
Helix augment description updated
Fixed soft-lock when attempting to level up when leaving a challenge room
Fixed soft-lock when opening menu during boss transitions
Gameplay:
After defeating a boss, they will no longer appear until after you've defeated the Guardian of that world
Reduced bonus damage gained from Damage Up drops
Armor Plating reduced from 5 to 3
Reduced Unload's attack speed increase per bullet from 5% to 3%
Enemies now scale harder over multiple runs
Once again, thanks to everyone for trying Elsie and taking the time to share feedback! This isn't all the team are working on, and we'll have more news for you soon! Jump in the Knight Shift Games Discord to provide your feedback directly to the devs or pop it in the Steam forums!
Elsie in Game Devs of Colour Expo, nominated for TIGA Best Arcade Game!
Hey folks!
It's been just over a week since Elsie launched on PC, PS5 and Switch!
The dev team have been hard at work, reading and taking on board all of your feedback as we look to investigate reported bugs and look towards a first update. We'll have more news on that soon!
In the meantime, we wanted to share that Elsie is currently featuring in the Games Dev of Colour Expo event! The Knight Shift Team are incredibly proud of their heritage and Elsie is packed with references to that pride!
We're also super pleased to announce that Elsie has been nominated for an award in the TIGA Games Industry Awards for Best Game in the Arcade category!
If you haven't tried Elsie yet, it's still available with a 20% introductory discount, go onnnnn!
The Knight Shift Games team have been working so hard to bring this game to life over the years and we're all so HYPED for you to get your hands on the final game!
Get ready to dive in and dash, shoot and parry your way through a whole bunch of beautiful biomes, bots AND bosses in this gorgeous, technicolour love letter to retro action-platformers.
Ekis is in chaos as Dr. Grey's Guardians are missing. She's formed one final chance in Elsie, an android ready to kick bot butt and find the missing Guardians to restore order to Ekis!
With a whole bunch of abilities across procedural levels, no run will ever be the same, with different bots and varied builds to... build? before you face the Guardians!
