Journey For Elysium 1-Year Anniversary and Halloween Sale
1-Year Anniversary
We launched our Virtual Reality adventure game one year ago, on the 31st of October 2019. That's right, on Halloween, even though it's not a scary game at all - we promise. Though the grim atmosphere present in the ancient mythological underworld is an experience you should really try to see for yourself if you haven't yet: Be sure to make good use of the 50% discount we have running!
Releasing our first commercial game has been a tremendous learning experience and we're proud of what we've accomplished. We hope there will be many more games to come!
Deck of Haunts
We've since starting working on our next project: Deck of Haunts. It's a deck-building game where you play as a Haunted House, seeking vengeance on those that have wronged you in life.
Got your attention? Be sure to stay tuned for more!
Now, it wouldn't be a celebration without GIFTS, now would it? Because we're feeling generous, and it's pretty hard to share some cake with you all, we've organised a little GiveAway where you'll have a chance to win one of ten copies of Journey For Elysium!
Journey For Elysium is 50% off during the Steam Summer Sale
50% off!
Journey For Elysium is 50% off during the Steam Summer Sale, which means you can now experience our VR adventure at the lowest price ever. For only five golden coins, you'll be allowed to cross the River Styx and discover the many mysteries hidden in the ancient mytholigical underworld.
Earn 500 points!
Steam has launched the Points Shop alongside the Summer Sale, which will now be open year-round and lets you earn points as you shop. You'll earn 100 points for every dollar you spend,. Those points can then be redeemed for Profile or Chat items, including animated avatars, frames, backgrounds, and badges.
You can also redeem your points to get a background or emoticon for games you already own, including those that were previously associated with trading cards. Another new feature: Community Awards, which let you reward reviews or other user-generated content that you find particularly insightful, heartwarming, or notable in some other way. There are also badges you can earn by rewarding others' content.
Unlike previous Steam sales where items you earned expired after a certain amount of time, any Point Shop items will be yours to keep and have unlimited uses, with the exception of a special Summer Golden Profile that you can purchase--it'll display for up to 30 days.
Journey For Elysium gets a permanent price change
We're happy to see many new people picking up VR or dusting off their headsets in the last few days. As many VR players are currently looking for more immersive adventures, we've decided to sweeten the offer for Journey For Elysium, our story-driven VR game, by slashing the price in half!
We're proud of what we have achieved with Journey for Elysium and are certain it will offer a memorable experience so we would be thrilled to have more players exploring our VR underworld adventure!
Henceforth, the recommended selling price of Journey For Elysium on all store fronts will be:
We hope this change will help reach new people as well as convince those who've been keeping Journey For Elysium in their wishlist.
We are eternally grateful to everyone who has already bought our game and to everyone who has taken the time to play it. Your actions have given us a boost of confidence which we will use to work on our next games.
Interested in staying up-to-date about our games?
Keep an eye on our Twitter account for all the latest news on those developments: https://twitter.com/Mantis_GamesBE
Or if you would like to discuss our games and get in touch with the developers, please feel free to join our discord: https://discord.io/Cronosinteractive
Journey for Elysium has been nominated for 4 Belgian Game Awards!
The nominees of the Belgian Game Awards have been announced. We are delighted to have Journey For Elysium be nominated for 4 (!) categories.
Journey for Elysium is nominated for:
PC/console Game of the Year
Best narrative
Debut Game of the Year
Audience Award.
If you want to have an impact on this last award you can cast your vote untill the 9th of February via this link (it is in Dutch): https://www.gamemania.be/Articles/stem-op-de-beste-belgische-game-belgian-game-awards-finale
The winners will be announced on the 21st of February at 1UP (Kortrijk, Belgium) Clear your schedule and bear witness to the rise of BGA legends!
*Full list of Belgian Game Awards Nominees here: https://awards.belgiangames.be/games/nominations
Journey For Elysium - Lunar New Year Sale
The year of the rat is upon us!
If you've been waiting for a discount on Journey For Elysium, we have good news: Our VR adventure through the mythological underworld is now 32% off during the Steam Lunar New Year sale! Grab yourself a copy as the lucky promotion is only available till 27 January.
Why 32%? Well, it seems like those are the lucky numbers for this lunar new year and GOLD also happens to be one of the lucky colours. Coincidence, we think not!
Journey For Elysium - Steam Winter Sale
The Gift of VR
This holiday season, gift the joy of VR gaming to yourself or a loved one. During the Steam Winter Sales, Journey For Elysium will be discounted by 50%
Journey for Elysium is an award-winning, immersive VR adventure that tells a story of love and loss. Embark on the River Styx and see if you can rise to the challenge.
Press Quotes
"The game itself is visually stunning, with a unique black-and-white color theme that is punctuated by gold items that you are able to interact with. All in all, it looks nothing like any VR game you’ve ever seen." - Travis Scoundrel, Nerds + Scoundrels
"Just the right length for a VR-game with new mechanics being introduced throughout the game. It has some impressively grand scenes and a touching story that makes excellent use of the 1st person view. Journey for Elysium is a VR Ace, maybe too ambitious in some cases, but it always lands on its feet." - Ronald Meeus, 9lives
"I found Journey for Elysium to be a totally awesome VR experience, full of style and engaging storytelling that had me on the edge of my seat the entire adventure. This is easily one of the best VR adventure games I’ve played this year." - Mark Smith, Game Chronicles
"The unique visual style certainly adds a special sauce, what with its black & white aesthetic with golden highlights. It's certainly worth a try for fans of the better VR adventure." - Seppe Vanden Broucke, Gameplat
Watch the latest trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt28jyxIJiI
Journey For Elysium Nominated as Best VR Game at Unity Awards
Journey for Elysium has been selected by Unity as one of the finalists to win the Best VR Game of 2019 Award.
We can hardly believe it ourselves, but we're incredibly proud of this achievement! We would really appreciate it if you could help us go the extra mile and take home the award, so please vote for Journey For Elysium & spread the news.
Great news for all Valve Index users that have been wanting to play Journey For Elysium. Our developers have managed to fix the major issues we were experiencing with the headset & controllers. It's now been QA tested and approved, so we're happy to share this information with you.
Valve Index Headset + Index Controllers
You can play Journey for Elysium with this combination, but we would like to mention a few elements to take into account
The Inventory can be opened via the Grip button, but it will not be highlighted in the first tutorial. It will be indicated correctly though.
You can also open the Inventory with the "A" button. (Recommended)
Turning the camera is mapped to the Touch Pad and isn't 100% as responsive as we'd have liked due to the small surface of the Touch Pad on the Index Controllers.
There is no Finger Tracking support
Valve Index Headset + Vive Controllers
This should work perfectly and we recommend this setup for Index users who also own Vive controllers. There have been no reported issues for this combination.
Should you discover any other issues, we are always happy to read your feedback in the comments or on our Discord.
Journey For Elysium on YouTube
Journey For Elysium has been out since the 31st of October and we've already seen quite a few VR YouTubers play the game. We wanted to share some of our favourite videos with you.
The Hidden Object Guru played the first half hour and had this to say: "I can recommend this game wholeheartedly. The puzzling is fun, the world looks great, the story is fine so far. Thumbs up emoji all around, guys!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9-qszCYyGE
PhilanthroPwn said this about his experience: "The game has exceeded my expectations. It's got some very cool concepts on how you do puzzles and reminded me of my favourite VR game Twilight Path." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg3m7dnq7bo
THE VR GRID shared their first impressions: "What's here artistically is pretty impressive. I'll have a review up for you soon." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWndRuSZcds
A wolf in VR praised it: "Journey For Elysium is a story-based puzzle game with an amazing visual style. Seriously. The game is absolutely gorgeous. The effort that went into this world is very impressive." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQmhpoMcUZg
Rhys Da King beat the game and uploaded it in two parts: "What a fantastic game I enjoyed it from start to finish!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPgRiKppy-I
If you've spotted any other great videos or if you made one yourself, be sure to let us know and we will update this post ːsteamhappyː
You can let us know in the comments or on our Discord:
Journey For Elysium is OUT NOW!
Journey for Elysium is now available for purchase. We're launching with a week-long 15% discount so make sure you don't miss out!
Navigate the treacherous underworld in this adventure built from the ground up for VR. Journey For Elysium will be playable on Oculus & HTC Vive systems at launch, with support for other devices being looked into.
Check out our new Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt28jyxIJiI We hope to see you all on the Styx!
If you want to chat with the developers or give us any feedback, feel free to join our Discord: discord.io/CronosInteractive
