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Genre: Adventure

Ghost Watchers

Huge October UPDATE

We are glad to announce our new huge update of the game. Thank you for being with us all this time! This update you may see:

MAIN FEATURES



• Added a new location - The Church
• Added new ghosts: The Dream Devourer and The Nun
• Added new items: ectoplasm developer, ectoplasm collector, ectoplasm detector, notepad
• Added ghost materialization mechanics
• Added the first modifier of the game - collecting ectoplasm
• Added an undefined ghost

IMPROVEMENTS

• Added hands to characters
• The ghosts go deeper inside the house as they weaken
• Added new session tasks
• Added a new evidence to identify the ghost
• Updated some sounds
• Redesign of locations (Abandoned House, School, Police Station)

FIXES

• Fixed bugs with collision on locations
• Fixed voice chat (work by button now)
• Fixed the display of traces
• Fixed bugs with the behavior of ghosts
• Fixed spawn of items in the van
• Fixed bugs with the appearance of screamers on locations.
• Fixed a bug with the inability to take a picture of the traces of blood
• Fixed a bug with the spawn of a child's toy in the office






Developer's Diary: OCTOBER

We've been working on a major update for the last 1.5 months, in which players are waiting for a new map, new ghosts, new tools and even new game mechanics!

Now the update is almost ready for release, it remains only to test. We decided to publish it on October 25, during the STEAM SCREAM FEST.

To brighten up the remaining 2 weeks of waiting, we post a video showing a new map and one of the new mechanics:

UPDATE AUGUST 18

Patch notes:

  • Ghosts are now divided into 2 ranks. The second rank is more dangerous
  • Ghosts now appear on the ceiling. Their animations have also been improved
  • Ghosts go deeper into the house as they weaken
  • Added a new ghost - The Puppet
  • School and Office locations have become smaller
  • Added character selection screen
  • You can buy a drone that will provide constant light
  • Added a new type of attack for Rank 2 ghosts
  • Ghosts now have more immunity to protective items
  • Improved tab with evidence
  • Improved sounds
  • Changes in the gaming economy
  • Now you have one free dagger at the beginning of the game






UPDATES AUGUST 3-5

August 5:

  • Added a new type of ghost attack!
  • Changed the lighting at the Abandoned House and School level
  • Fixed a bug with cursed mirror
  • Reduced the size of child's footprints
  • Updated translations
  • Fixed a bug with exiting the game to the main menu
  • Session tasks that cannot be completed due to the features of the ghost will no longer be shown


August 3-4:

  • Fixed the lobby list
  • Fixed a bug with the display of session tasks
  • Added sounds when taking instruments in hand
  • Improved stability of Asian servers
  • Mouse inversion now works
  • Fixed a bug that allowed you to protect yourself from a ghost with items that should not protect you from it
  • Ghosts no longer drag players to the same place in a row
  • Ghosts are now better at catching players who have risen above the floor
  • Fixed a cursed mirror that allowed you to revive dead players and climb on other objects
  • Fixed a bug with doors that opened and closed themselves
  • Fixed a bug with a ghost hanging during an unsuccessful attack

UPDATE AUGUST 1

Update:

  • Plasma Absorber and Withering Light now have 3 charges (after which they break)
  • A hint about the last action to weaken the ghost is now displayed at all difficulty levels (in the van)
  • 2 ladders have been added to the School to make it easier to move around the location
  • Fixed bugs in the use of protective items
  • Improved ghost logic (if the ghost cannot attack the player in a closed space, it will drag him away)
  • The lighting system has become brighter



UPDATE JULY 30

Update:

  • Added the demonstration of the last correct action to weaken the ghost (in the van)
  • Fixed some translation errors
  • Improved text formatting in descriptions

Fixed bugs:

  • Sometimes the hands were not displayed when dragging
  • Players spawnpoint
  • Motion blur
  • Player visibility
  • The sound of heavy objects falling
  • And some other small bugs

UPDATE JULY 29

Update:

  • Fixed a bug with death at the beginning of the game
  • The hint with weakness is more understandable now
  • Fixed a bug that catching a child did not give the achievement
  • Fixed a bug with the task to TURN OFF ALL the LIGHTS when the bulbs are blown up
  • Added display of game server load
  • Fixed a bug that made players invisible
  • The cooldown of the withering light and the plasma absorber has been increased
  • Fixed a bug with vertical synchronization
  • The volume of loud screamers has been reduced
  • Fixed a bug with cameras
  • Added a HOW TO PLAY button to main menu
  • Fixed some translations
  • Corrected the description of the items to more understandable ones

Developers Broadcast

The broadcast will start soon!

RELEASE 28 JULY

We have chosen an early access release date. Ghost hunting will be possible from July 28

At the start of the game will be done:

  • 7 ghosts
  • 20 tools for protection and ghost hunting
  • 3 locations


Several new images of ghosts and tools: