Another event is upon us, this time it's DreamHack Beyond, bringing a showcase of indie games, filled with demos, discounts and releases!
If you haven't yet, try the Exophobia demo and give your feedback in the Steam forums or join our Zarc Attack discord!
As some final news, I want to take this space to share that the game's release has been defined, but not yet announced. I decided to delay it to next year, as the end of this year won't be a great time to release games, so I'll take this extra time for some extra polish! Hope you understand, and see you in 2023.
Best, Zarc
Exophobia at Realms Deep 2022!
3D Realms and friends are once again organizing Realms Deep, an event showcasing retro FPS games and more, filled with special content like world-premieres, interviews and more! Check it out here: https://www.realmsdeep.game/
Exophobia will make a small appearance tomorrow, but the whole thing is worth getting comfortable to watch, so, grab a beer (or anything else you like) and don't miss the livestream starting today 12:00 PM PT!
Unrelated, but today is also my birthday! Would really appreciate you telling your friends about Exophobia as a gift *wink*. It's also cool if you just join the Zarc Attack Discord and meet other fans.
Hope you have a great day and enjoy the show! Zarc
Exophobia on Another Indie Game Showcase
Hey everyone! Still recovering from PAX West, it was really a blast! I want to thank anyone who came by and played the demo, had some really interesting interactions there and it's always great to see players reactions on their first time playing the game! I really missed these physical events.
Here's another indie game showcase Exophobia was part of, literally! The cool team at Duel Screens invited PM Studios to showcase their games in this nice collection of indies, check it out: Watch Another Indie Game Showcase here!
Well, time to get back to my regular life now, bye! Zarc
Play an exclusive Exophobia demo at PAX West!
Hey everyone! Exophobia will be showcased at PAX West in Seattle, September 2-5 and I'm specially excited because... I'm going to be there!! That's right, I will fly straight from Portugal to experience my first ever US event. So if you are attending PAX West, let's meet! I want to make the most of it! Oh and you can also play an exclusive Exophobia demo at the PM Studios booth made specially for this event. In it you will have a chance to fight the engines boss, which is pretty far in the game, so it can be a challenge to new players!
Let me know if you are going to visit, and see you there! See ya, Zarc
Exophobia at PAX Rising Online 2022!
Hello! Summer keeps going with the avalanche of events! Exophobia will be part of PAX Rising Online, an event celebrating indie games, July 9-10.
In this event you not only get to play demos, but learn more about game development. Exciting! Have you been enjoying Exophobia demo?
Best, Zarc
Exophobia at Save & Sound - A celebration of music in games!
Join us July 14 - 18 right here on Steam for one of the largest digital expos about audio and music in games. Featuring concerts, deep-dives, and mashups from 70+ developers from around the world, prepare your eyes & ears for a unique event!
Starting at 10am PDT / 7pm CEST, a 4-day live show from July 14 to 17 will stream showcasing all the wonderful content made just for Save & Sound.
If you enjoy what you have been hearing from Exophobia until now, don't miss this opportunity to hear a bunch of new exciting tracks in this OST teaser with a performance by the composer itself, João Costa!
Dancing is guaranteed!
Set a reminder to be notified when Save & Sound will go live! The Exophobia segment will be shown on July 16 at 11am PDT.
The show will be streamed on the Save & Sound website. Check out all the games part of the event on saveandsound.io
Have a good one, Zarc
Vote on Exophobia for Most Anticipated Game on GameMaker Awards!
Right on time for Steam Next Fest, Yoyogames announced their list of finalists for the GameMaker Awards, which includes Exophobia as Most Anticipated Game, and I couldn't be happier! Of course this wouldn't be possible without all of your support.
This is a public voting poll to pick the best games developed using Game Maker Studio 2.
If you are excited for Exophobia release, please consider leaving a vote on their page. Every vote is appreciated and is a huge help to get the game to more people.
It's an enormous pleasure to have a game selected by the GameMaker team and be among four excellent games. Get to know the other finalists here!
Many thanks, Zarc
Steam Next Fest June 2022 - Demo Update
Hey everyone! It's been a really hectic week, isn't it? Lots of demos, player feedback, and all of that. Hope you all have been having fun!
I just uploaded a new version of the demo, where I tried to fix all the game breaking bugs that appeared from all your gathered feedback and playthroughs I have been watching you share!
Fixes:
Saving system is working fine now. There was a key card door blocking the elevator room that sometimes disapeared, so you could just skip 80% of the demo by getting into the elevator sooner than normal. Yeah not very fun...
Found out a bug that randomly teleported you into a new game when pressing pause. Fixed now.
Boxes should not get stuck in the conveyor belts or flicker anymore, yay!
Tweaked the level a bit, so players wouldn't forget to save in the terminals as much. Please, save whenever you can, that's part of the game!
This new version includes a brand new performance system, so it might have some bugs, but run better. Let me know if the game crashes. Also, it's a known thing that if you have the window minimized on loading, it will show a warning, this is ok and will be fixed next update.
Among other many small tweaks for a better experience. Thank you all for your patience, it's not fun to see people give up on the demo because of these bugs, but I'm doing my best! And thanks to all of the commenters on the feedback discussion thread. If you are having trouble, feel free to write there or on the Zarc Attack Discord.
Have a great rest of the week! Zarc
Steam Next Fest June 2022 just started! Let's play demos!
Steam Next Fest June 2022 just started! A full week of playing upcoming games demos, including Exophobia's new demo.
We are going to celebrate with two developer livestreams, don't forget to setup reminders for those!
Here is an overview of what you can play in this demo:
In this new demo, you start at beginning of the game, no equipment at all. You'll face all the initial challenges of the game looking for upgrades and learning the basics, and if you are curious enough you can find some secret goodies! You'll fight Zarkonians topping it all up with climatic and intense ending! The demo ends once you leave the first floor of the spaceship. Estimated playtime: ~30 min.
Oh, and get all your friends to wishlist the game of course :D Have a great week, Zarc
✨ Developer Livestream: Exophobia Demo Gameplay and Q&A #1
Hey everyone!
To celebrate Steam Next Fest, I will be playing the public Exophobia demo live! Come hang out and see how intense the game can be... 👀
Of course I'll also be available to answer any questions you might have in the chat. It's going to be fun! Don't forget to set a reminder! If you miss it, don't worry, join the Zarc Attack Discord to be in touch. See you there Zarc
