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Genre: Adventure, Indie

Fear of the Dark

Fear Of The Dark Update 2.0

Hey everyone!

Apologies for the silence following the crazy release. I've been issuing minor updates here and there but never really addressed the bigger issues as noted by the community. Also, a slight delay on my end as I've been starting a new job.

Here are the patch notes for everything in this big update titled "Resurrection":


  • Completely revamped tutorial – now easier than ever to jump in and start playing!
  • Added a new Journal system – view active missions and objectives so you're never lost!
  • Added greater functionality to the pause menu – you can now open the map, swap weapons, and view the instructions again!
  • Added an Easy Mode that highlights hidden objects, starts off the player with more items, and enables auto-saving by default!
  • Added an option to enable and disable auto-saving.
  • Changed the map to make certain doors more visible.
  • Fixed a fatal bug which caused saved files unable to be reloaded due to a code conflict.
  • Fixed a crash due to an audio file being renamed in a previous update.
  • Fixed a crash due to image files being renamed in a previous update.
  • Weights puzzle is now solvable when an incorrect combination is entered the first time. This was due to the weights total not being reset.
  • Weights puzzle has been simplified so it no longer requires a maths degree to solve.
  • General code refinements; more streamlined, uniform code; no longer two separate builds for PC and mobile.
  • Fixed some minor spelling and grammatical errors.
  • Replaced some out-of-date and default sprites to the current tileset.


As always, any bugs and issues please let me know in the community, I promise to try to be more active there! Hopefully, this addresses the major issues raised by players.

I've probably missed some things, it's difficult testing as a one-man team, along with doing everything else.