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Eschaton screenshot
Steam
Genre: Adventure, Indie

Eschaton

Eschaton wins "Best Audio" at the Scottish Game Awards 2023
Eschaton won the 'Best Audio' at the Scottish Game Awards 2023.

https://twitter.com/scotgamesweek/status/1720162664700084417


https://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/what-to-know-scottish-games-awards-4264657


I'm glad all those evenings messing around tinkering with the atmosphere have paid off! Thank you for your support and for playing and enjoying my game. Keep up to date on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ja_bu_ga

Eschaton v1.2 - 08 May 2023
Eschaton v1.2 has been released and should be available to download shortly. Thank you for your purchases of Eschaton through the Ludonarracon event.


  • Multiple bug fixes pertaining to fixing the out of bounds issues, particle effects and general optimisation
  • Better effects in the ending scene and a better camera setup so you don't miss anything
  • Added subtle music zones with standard audio shenanigans
  • Fully removed motion blur (nobody liked it, I didn't either to be honest but I'd just gotten used to it)
  • Made the credits viewable without actually having to leave the game, also expanded the credits


Thank you for your support, for any questions please get me on twitter or the Steam forums
https://twitter.com/ja_bu_ga

Eschaton V1.1 - Achievements, Steam Deck, Fixes
Eschaton v1.1 has been released, containing some new features and bug fixes. The game also works completely on the Steam deck as well as having improved controller support.

There are five achievements to find in Eschaton, all are hidden from the start.

Updates:



  • Steam deck compatible
  • Full controller support
  • Steam achievements
  • Long overdue inverted view option
  • Fixes to sound levels
  • General bug fixes


Steam deck


Eschaton is fully playable on the Steam deck. Please use the community forum to report any issues

Inverted view


You can invert the Y-axis on the pause menu options ingame thanks to the maniacs who play like this

Fixes to sound levels


No more tinnitus as the sound levels has been normalised.

Thanks.

1.05B - Universal Gamepad Support
Expedited the gamepad support to come before V1.10, Eschaton should now be playable with any Steam compatible controller. Please raise any issues in the community hub!


  • Gamepad support implemented
  • The player is now unlikely to miss picking up the flashlight
  • The game menu and view sensitivity sliders have been updated to be even better than before
  • Updated menu with enticing 'Coming soon...' features
  • Further additions and bug fixes of minor item descriptions


V1.10 with the story content update, speedrunning and more is coming soon.

Build 1.05
QOL changes and updates based on feedback, as well as starting to implement some content which just didn't make it to launch. Thank you for the feedback so far, the game is still on sale if you'd like a spooky gift for your friends.

Changes in this update(1.05):



  • Restyled main menu to include speedrun option (currently locked)
  • Changed main menu to be better readable with mouseovers
  • Restyled the pause menu to be better readable
  • Added a binaural beat intensity slider (Meditation - Astral Projection scale)
  • Improved mouse sensitivity
  • Added a message at the start for videogame players not familiar with conventions of first person exploration games or first person games in general
  • Added more items to find
  • Fixed edge case issues where the player could get stuck requiring a reset
  • Fixed typos in minor item descriptions
  • Optimised assets and lighting
  • Fixed the water to have a better effect
  • Fixed the game icon
  • Added more easter eggs


Build 1.05 is the last major patch before 1.1, which will include all of the new content and features shown here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1951940/view/3425577645362605591

Find out more:


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1951940/Eschaton/

Follow on twitter:


https://twitter.com/ja_bu_ga

Eschaton V1.0 (13E)
Thank you so much for the feedback so far. The main feedback I received was down to the mouse sensitivity. There is now a slider in the pause menu where you can edit the mouse sensitivity. I have tried to make it accommodate everybody.

The current build is now 13E, which will be reflected on the version number on the main menu.


  • Fixed mouse sensitivity with a slider
  • Added some more interactive objects
  • Added an easter egg that literally nobody will find
  • Fixed some description spelling errors


Finally thank you for the support so far! Eschaton will remain on sale for the next week!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1951940/Eschaton/

Eschaton has been released!
I'm happy to announce that Eschaton has been released. Thanks to everybody who helped along the way. I am genuinely blown away by the support I have seen in the first few hours after publishing Eschaton.

Please considering checking out the recent gameplay trailer if you haven't seen it yet:


Post launch


Although Eschaton is only a short game, I always had plans to maintain it post launch with at least one big chunky update. Some new features will be implemented, as well as updates to the current content. These are features which were not planned to be implemented for the v1.0 release, including but not limited to:


  • Extra gameplay content, titled 'Memory'
  • Extra gameplay content, titled 'Decision'
  • Speedrun mode
  • Controller support (Currently the menu system does not support controller)
  • Steam achievements
  • Inevitable bug fixes
  • More hidden secrets


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1951940/Eschaton/

Be sure to follow on twitter:
https://twitter.com/ja_bu_ga

And thank you for your support.