Fulqrum Publishing was kind enough to invite Exophobia to take part in this year's Lovecraftian Days celebration! Exophobia will be part of a selection of games featuring out of this world horrors, and what are Zarkonians if not "cuter" versions of Cthulhu? :P (minus the wings)
During the duration of the event Exophobia will be 25% off, so take this opportunity to experience it for the first time! Exophobia might be action and puzzle focused, but it's mood and scares are not to be overlooked!
Also, I will have something great to announce before the end of the week related to this sale, so stay tuned! Best regards Zarc
Exophobia is Steam Deck approved!
Hey everyone! Sorry for being a bit inactive lately, been focusing on a lot of other stuff (maybe news soon!) So, Steam finally approved Exophobia to play on Steam deck, so you now see the green symbol on the handheld.
The best part was that I had to do nothing! The game has always been working well on Steam Deck, but I guess Steam goes at each game individually and approving it.
So yeah, have fun with Exophobia on the go!! Zarc
25% off at Spring Sale!
Hey everyone! If you're still on the fence to buy Exophobia, it is now at 25% off for the first time! Also it is already Steam Deck approved if you like to play on handlheld ;) Hope you have fun Zarc
Exophobia nominated for Best Iberoamerican Videogame Animation!
Hey! First time posting since the new year! Hope you are all doing well and happy with how the year is going so far. For me it has been progressing at light speed, and excited with the potential of great things coming up this year.
I'm just taking the time to announce that Exophobia got nominated at Quirino Awards, for the category of Best Iberoamerican Videogame Animation! I'm going to be honest, I wasn't expecting my pixel art to have a chance at competing with the other games in the same category. I submitted it just because, well, there usually isn't much portuguese representation in stuff like this, and it is an IBERIAN award show after all. But as a big fan of the animation medium, as in cartoons, shorts and yes, videogames, this gives me a lot of motivation to push my art to new places :) even if I never felt like a full artist myself.
So here's some positive news about the game, with a tease of something more to come this year. I haven't been focusing too much on it yet (I'm taking my time with sorting all other aspects of my life first) but I'm slowly getting more and more excited to eventually update this game with new content!
So see you soon, and keep working on those new years resolutions! Best, Zarc
Steam Winter Sale discount and Japanese localization!
Hey! Just a reminder that the Steam Winter Sale just started and it's another opportunity to grab the game with a 20% discount. Perfect game for to keep you warm during festivities!
Also, last patch of the year everyone! Just added japanese localization by Hiroshi Ashida, a fan of the game that offered to help! If you would also like to translate the game to your language let me know. I had to tweak some code to make it able to see japanese characters, but it looks awesome! Only thing is that you can't switch the font type with japanese language selected, unless you know legible and cool 'sci-fi' and 'pixel' japanese fonts I can use.
Also, explore the 3rd floor during Christmas eve and day for a little festive surprise :) Happy holidays and see you next year! Zarc
Dec 22 2024 Update - v1.1.2
Last patch of the year everyone! Japanese localization by Hiroshi Ashida, a fan of the game that offered to help! If you would also like to translate the game to your language let me know!
Also, explore the 3rd floor during Christmas eve and day for a little festive surprise :)
Vote for Exophobia at the Steam Awards 2024!
Hey everyone! Along with Autumn Sale, there came the Steam Game Awards!
Very thankful for all your votes and support! Thank you Zarc
Exophobia at 20% discount in Steam Autumn Sale!
Hey everyone! Just a reminder that the Steam Autumn Sale just started and it's another opportunity to grab the game with a 20% discount. Perfect game for those cozy rainy afternoons :v
Hey there! You might have noticed the Exophobia page has a DevGAMM banner. That's right, I forgot to make an announcement again and the event ends tomorrow lol
Last week I had the pleasure of participating in DevGAMM Lisbon, a B2B game development event right in my country! And it was a blast!
Saw old and new friends, attended great talks, and even won a "Person of the Year award" at Spotlight Awards by Game Dev Lisbon (a local organisation for game devs here in Lisbon). It's great to see the recognition of my work by my colleagues and how the community is growing strong together!
The highlight of the event for me was meeting the legend John Romero! We had a little chat, he signed a poster and I gave him a physical copy of Exophobia for Switch (he prefered it over the PS5 one). What a cool guy and a dream come true!
And that's it, hope to have more news before the end of the year. Checkout all the other European games at the DevGAMM Steam page.
Best, Zarc
20% discount on Exophobia during Indie X event!
Hey, long time no see! I've been quite busy with my other job, and because of that and other life stuff, I've been offline a lot. But I want to bring you some good news when I can!
You might have noticed, but the game has been with 20% discount for the last days, because of Indie X, an indie game celebration event created here in Portugal. Exophobia is not part of this year's selection, but as a past participant it has been featured in the Indie X page!
This is your chance to play Exophobia until the end of the year, as no deeper discounts are planned until then! Also take a look at all the games featured in Indie X page, with focus on the portuguese game selection (we have few games, but they are cool!)
