Your journey in our 2D realm has been incredible! If Elypse has touched your gaming soul, consider nominating us for the Steam Awards 2023. Share the love, and let's give Elypse the "Outstanding Visual Style" nomination. 🚀🎮
Thank you for being part of the Elypse universe! 🌌✨
✨ Nominate the indie game now and let your voice be heard amongst the mainstream .🎮
Also, this is a suggested category, do not hesitate to nominate in another category if you feel it fits better!
Fellow indie game enthusiasts and console gamers, it’s time!
PID Games and Hot Chili Games are glad to announce that Elypse, our challenging 2D platformer, is out now on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch today, on 02 Aug 2023, at 17h CEST.
✨Available 02 Aug 2023 on PS5 & Switch!✨
Unleash your inner heroine and dive into Elypse today. Priced at 19.99 EUR/USD on both PS5 and Switch, it's a journey you don't want to miss.
Play on PlayStation5👇
Help Fay to escape the grasp of the Abyss in our arduous, story rich 2D adventure!
Platforming - A challenging story rich platformer in the mesmerizing hell of the Abyss.
Controls - Combine dash and slash plus precise maniability for a unique gamefeel.
Capacities - Unlock and enhance capacities to make your way easier through the Abyss.
Discovery - Discover a world full of mysteries through a great artistic direction and OST.
Accessibility - Acessibility mode made for everyone to enjoy Elypse despite the challenges.
Will you be able to escape the Abyss?🔥🌶️
"TOTAL ELYPSE" of The Heart!
📢 Hello, Abyss Explorers !
Brace yourselves, console gamers and indie game enthusiasts!
The moment you've been eagerly awaiting has arrived. PID Games and Hot Chili Games are thrilled to announce that Elypse, our heart-pounding 2D platformer, is making its way to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch on 02 August 2023.
✨Available 02 Aug 2023 on PS5 & Switch!✨
Prices for both PS5 and Switch are planned to be 19.99 EUR/USD. Get ready to save yourself and unleash your inner heroine when the game launches on Aug 02, 2023, on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.
Wishlist on PlayStation Store👇
Help Fay to escape the grasp of the Abyss in our arduous, story rich 2D adventure!
Platforming - A challenging story rich platformer in the mesmerizing hell of the Abyss.
Controls - Combine dash and slash plus precise maniability for a unique gamefeel.
Capacities - Unlock and enhance capacities to make your way easier through the Abyss.
Discovery - Discover a world full of mysteries through a great artistic direction and OST.
Accessibility - Acessibility mode made for everyone to enjoy Elypse despite the challenges.
Will you be able to escape the Abyss?🔥🌶️
Patch Note 1.0.12
Hey there,
Here's a new patch note for Elypse correcting last few hickups on the game.
Patch note Elypse 1.0.12
-Improved Japanese translation. -Tutorial inputs linked on controllers are fixed.
Cheers, Hot Chili Games.
Patch Note 1.0.11 - SteamDeck
Hey everyone 📢
I hope you're doing good. Hot Chili Games is coming back with yet another patch to resolve Steamdeck compatibility. The game runs now smoothly on Steamdeck.
⚙️Patch Note 1.0.11⚙️
Steam deck compatibility
Cheers, Hot Chili Games
Elypse Patch Note 1.0.10
Hey everyone,
We're back with another patch that fixes all the reported issues during the launch. If you stumble upon any bugs, don't hesitate to report them on our discord or on the community hub.
Elypse patch 1.0.10:
-duplication of items for sale in the beggar shop fix -bug with interaction with the beggar -fix boss reset when dying during attack -fix boss animation getting stuck after respawn -fix player getting stuck during respawn, depending under certain condition
Cheers, Hot Chili Games
HotFix Elypse1.0.9
A new patch has been deployed:
-Fix resolution system -Cooldown Nyx help abilty reset on death -fix some colliders -fix fightroom enemy respawning -Fix some missing killzones
Cheers, Hot Chili Games
Elypse Patch Note 1.0.8
Hey everyone, 📢
So here's a new important patch! This one is here to discard what was our "assist mode" and change it into "Difficulty Settings".
Among other bugs fixes, we also patched the resolutions issues and 4K is now available.
⚙️ Patch note Elypse 1.0.8 ⚙️ - Resolution issues fixed - 4K is now available - Difficulty settings added - Nyx not following Fay anymore corrected - Some killzones and colliders adjustments - Game duration statistic issues fixed
Thanks for following and supporting our work, we are doing our best to adapt to your feedbacks.
Cheers, - Hot Chili Games.
Q&A with Hot Chili Games - Developers of Elypse
So we had a lot of questions from the players who tried the game or heard about Elypse. We decided to pick and combine the most commonly asked questions from the community and here they are:
Is Elypse a Metroidvania?
We got asked this question a lot and there were some initial misunderstandings/miscommunication and assumptions that it was a Metroidvania when the game was initially announced. We would just like to emphasize the fact that we never wanted to call it a Metroidvania and tried to avoid using the term. But everyone knows how the digital space is out of our control as a small team of indie game devs.
Honestly speaking, we drew inspirations from celebrated titles, including Ori and the Blind Forest, which influenced the aerial aspect of the controller, providing a sense of freedom and fluidity in movement. Celeste served as a structural blueprint, shaping the game's platforming challenges, and delivering a captivating narrative that unfolds with each step of the adventure. Taking cues from Super Meat Boy, Elypse features a dynamic controller and the exhilarating die-and-retry aspect, ensuring an adrenaline-fueled experience that will keep players hooked.
We tried our best infusing Elypse with their spirit while adding our own innovative gameplay elements. It's a fusion of platforming, challenging gameplay and storytelling that offers players a fresh and challenging adventure. While Elypse shares some artistic similarities with metroidvania games, it is more of an action-adventure 2D-Platformer, and we tried to offer a unique experience that sets it apart.
How many years and people did it take to work on Elypse?
The journey of developing Elypse has been an incredible one, shaped by the passion and dedication of the talented team at Hot Chili Games. Over the course of two years, a close-knit group of friends and developers poured their hearts and souls into this project. Hot Chili Games, founded in 2020, brought together individuals who shared a common vision and an unwavering commitment to creating remarkable gaming experiences.
We were five people in total, 1 producer, 2 artists and 2 developers. The actual game development took about 18 months. Through countless hours of hard work, collaboration, and overcoming challenges, Elypse has evolved into a labor of love that showcases the team's talent, creativity, and determination.
When is the console version coming out and does the PC version of the game support controllers and Steamdeck?
Yes, the game has been out on PC since 17 May 2023, and it does support controllers. It is available on Steam, GoG, Epic stores. I think we got some player feedback about the game running smoothly on their Steamdeck. Also, we would like to add here that a lot of people were looking for the demo and as per tradition/usual, we took off the demo on the day of the release.
Regarding the PlayStation and Nintendo Switch versions, while it's not officially confirmed, I can share with our curious and supportive community that they can expect it very soon, possibly within the next month.
If you have any other questions for the devs, don't hesitate to ask on the social channels.
Thanks again for the feedback you gave us on bugs, it helps to locate and correct everything 🤓 So here we are with another patch to fix a bunch of reports! 🔧⚙️
Patch note: - Black screen during respawn fixed - Killzones colliders issues fixed - Cutscenes are working on every Steamdeck version
We will be coming back with a patch on accessibility & other reported issues. We noticed that few were tweaking the difficulty of the game. We will make it more obvious for you to customise challenge that Elypse proposes 👀
