First of all, I want to say a big thank you to everyone who has played Left Alone since its release in 2016 on Unity 4! Can you believe it's that old? It's crazy, haha.
It's been such a long time since I last posted, but I have been supporting everyone with answers to queries every single day since release back in 2016. It's been a real labor of love for me, and I've loved hearing from everyone! You can also send me an email, message, or check me out on:
I wanted to take this time to announce that I'm working on a brand new update to Left Alone - This will allow everyone to relive the adventure with new features, better graphics, greater usability and general gameplay improvements that were needed and suggested BY YOU! :)
I want to make the rework of Left Alone a more interactive and immersive experience with far more puzzles, story elements, locations and surprises along the way. I will be improving ALL systems related to the game, especially the gripes that everyone had. The game will move from Unity 4 to Unity 2022.3 which is a massive upgrade to core features that can be added.
I hope to see you along this journey!
STORY RELATED & ENVRIONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS:
Rework of all major outdoor areas: All with expanded play areas, brand new redesign of forest location. A lot more things to find, discover and visit.
New models, textures, lighting, and environmental effects: I will introduce new PBR terrain and in-game models to make the environments feel more believable and up to date with modern techniques, brand new higher resolution textures and lighting. New custom post-processing and VFX due to an upgrade in the engine.
Brand new never before seen areas: I intend to add never before seen areas, locations to add more story related elements and immersive moments.
Brand new story elements: I will be adding new puzzles, notes, lore and important sources of information for your journey and may have some secrets in store too! ;)
GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS:
Brand new character controller: The new controller will have added fluidity to camera movement to make it feel more immersive when traversing and also include new sound effects for all underfoot surfaces.
New Inventory system and interactive puzzles: The game will feature a brand new inventory system which allow you to pick-up more items, which can be examined, used and combined for gameplay purposes.
Improvements to the flashlight system: The old flashlight system was a drag, so this will be updated to be more efficient, less of a crutch but also beautified to make it more appealing for usage.
Improved note system and phone system: All notes will be re-written and new content will be added to add more story, background and information. All notes will be collectable and can be re-read after leaving a particular location.
Adding new clues for puzzles and tough areas: this is to improve flow and reduce player frustration from feedback I have received over the years.
USABILITY FEATURE IMPROVEMENTS:
Full controller support for all controller types
New graphics options and menus across the entire game
Improvements to the core save system
Steam achievements
Full re-write of the game code for efficiency and better performance
Wishlist Left Alone: Rebirth Today!
Left Alone: Rebirth is a first-person psychological thriller, with a heavy focus on story and exploration. Delve into a sinister winter wonderland, with atmospheric and chilling interiors. All is not as it seems in these eerily tranquil and gut wrenchingly realistic environments.
It will be a brand new game, loosely based on the original title - Featuring some of the same names and characters you may have heard before but with a brand new setting, environments, puzzles, gameplay features, story and so much more! A much larger world, an increased level of immersion by using Joel's military experience to help you through the game, as you fight for survival in the cold lands of Mount High and also some things that may be lurking in the dark!
We'll have upcoming blog posts about the development, videos, screenshots and so much more to show you!
Be sure to let us know what you think in the discussions, twitter or on YouTube! Thanks so very much for the support.
Easter Sale!
Hello Everyone,
A very big thank you to all those who have purchased and played "Left Alone" over the last year, we wish everyone a happy Easter (To those that celebrate this occasion) and we are having a special 30% off sale for the next two weeks. Ending on the 24th April.
Kind Regards,
Team Volumetric.
Easter Sale!
Hello Everyone,
A very big thank you to all those who have purchased and played "Left Alone" over the last year, we wish everyone a happy Easter (To those that celebrate this occasion) and we are having a special 30% off sale for the next two weeks. Ending on the 24th April.
Kind Regards,
Team Volumetric.
Trading cards added!
Hello,
This is a note to all players, that 5 trading cards have been added to the game and have been published today. You can get hold of some game related backgrounds and emoticons if you complete the set.
If you do manage to collect any cards, let us know what you think! Thanks for all of the support as ever, I hope people carry on collecting! ;)
Kind Regards,
Team Volumetric.
25% off during the Autumn sale!
Grab yourself a bargain this Black Friday. Pickup Left Alone for 25% off it's original price, thanks to everyone for playing and taking the time to give their feedback! :)
Spooky Halloween Sale! 25% Off!
Left Alone is 25% off until November 1st! Give yourself the scares and chills over the Halloween weekend!
Make your way through the terrifying woods of Wisconsin and uncover the mysterious secrets of Mount High!!
Thanks to everyone for playing the game and giving their feedback, we really appreciate all the help and support. We wish everyone a safe but horrifying Halloween! ːsteamhappyː
Thanks to everyone / Update 1.1
Hello,
We’d like to thank everyone for playing Left Alone over the last month or so and thank those that have taken the time to bring forward any issues they found throughout their play through. We are two fairly new developers and this game has taken us around two years of development time to complete.
We have been working on this update since release with the features that have been widely requested, along with fixing some minor bugs to make the game more immersive and make the overall experience more enjoyable!
Patch Notes: V1.1
IF THE GAME IS NOT LAUNCHING – Right click “Left Alone” in your library > “Properties” > “Local Files” > Click “Verify integrity of game cache”.
Major Features:
- Invert Y control option added to the game main menu.
- Mouse sensitivity has been reduced (Main menu slider works effectively)
- Full keyboard remapping in the Input manager before you launch the game (Remember the remapping in this manager will not affect some UI suggestions in-game)
- The game auto-saves as soon as you enter a new scene.
- Flashlight battery length has been increased.
Minor Fixes:
- Minor hints added throughout the game, to help those who may have struggled if you're observant enough.
- Can now re-use gas mask when entering ‘toxic waste’.
- Small note added to controls screen to inform players of saving and remapping changes.
- Fixed many collider issues within the school.
- Fixed many collider issues in the outside area.
- Added various fences and collisions in the outside area to make the game feel more believable.
- Various texture and material fixes for outside and inside areas.
- Fixed an issue where the player would be able to run out of the school grounds before the gate closed which caused progression issues.
- Fixed an issue where sounds of birds would carry on through to the dark scene if you had quit the game in the daytime scene.
- Default Unity icon for desktop build in the taskbar has been updated.
