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Scarlet's Plushie is Here!

[p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/42625953/7df2e23bc38032f53acef2c9d08c2a573ff50907.png"][/p][p]Greetings, Ravens![/p][p][/p][p]They're here! In partnership with Makeship, we’ve launched a crowdfunding campaign for a Scarlet plushie! 🧸
[/p][p]The community has been requesting merch for Ravenswatch for a long time. We're really happy to introduce the very first and official goodies![/p][p][/p][p]How does Makeship work? We created a campaign with this partner for a limited-edition product. Once the campaign reaches at least 200 units, it will fund the production and make it happen! If the campaign doesn't reach the necessary goal, the plush will never see the light of day, and you will be automatically refunded for the full order. Wanna join?[/p][p][/p][p]The Scarlet plushie is $29,99 and will be shipped worldwide starting September 14. [/p][p]You have until June 21st to snatch yours:[/p][p]Get your Scarlet Plushie[/p][p][/p][p]If the campaign is a success, we'll extend the idea to other Heroes of the Ravenswatch! Can you imagine Geppetto Plushie?![/p][p][/p][p]We hope you'll enjoy this plush. We really enjoyed the design process with Makeship, and we're very pleased with the results. She looks both cute and fierce at the same time, just like Scarlet![/p][p][/p][p]GRAN SAYS HI! ☁️[/p][p][/p][p]Passtech Games Discord Ravenswatch Twitter Passtech Games Twitter Ravenswatch Subreddit Passtech Games Twitch Passtech Games Website[/p][p][/p][p]- The Passtech Team 🍉[/p]

Ravenswatch Hotfix (Crash at launch) - Version 1.2.02

Greetings, Ravens!

We're pushing a hotfix on PC today to address a crash related to monitor configurations.

Thank you for your feedback and your support on the Romeo & Juliet DLC! We love reading your thoughts on the cursed couple and look at your fun videos 🙏

Hotfix 1.2.02



Fixed crash:


  • Fixed a crash that occurred at the game's launch, which was related to unrecognized monitor configurations

Our Latest News



Read version 1.2's full patch note:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/2071280/announcements/detail/511833014974546236
Romeo & Juliet are available as a free DLC:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3607920/Ravenswatch__Romeo__Juliet/
A new cosmetic DLC is available for $4,99:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3607930/Ravenswatch__Romeo__Juliet_Skin_Pack/

Post-launch Roadmap





- The Passtech Team 🍉

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The Romeo & Juliet free DLC is live!

Greetings, Ravens!

The Ravenswatch is back! Romeo & Juliet join the other saviors of Reverie in this first Hero DLC. This free content is now live on all platforms.

Passtech Games and NACON are thrilled to release these new characters, along with a massive balancing and quality-of-life patch. Learn more about the new content and adjustments in the patch notes below.

In addition, the Romeo & Juliet DLC comes with a bonus Skin Pack available for $4,99. Wear six additional Outfits for the fated couple, in the colors of the Ravens, Nightmares, and their Eternal Love.


TL;DR



Because we know our patch notes are lengthy ones, and you probably want to play, here’s a “too long, didn’t read!” summary just for you:

DLCs


  • 2 New Heroes! Romeo & Juliet join the Ravenswatch (Free DLC)
    • Unique co-op gameplay style
    • Playable in solo as well
    • 3 New Achievements (Steam only)
  • Additional Skin Pack for Romeo & Juliet (Paid DLC)

Free Update


  • Multiplayer scaling balancing
  • Talents balancing
  • Magical Objects balancing
  • Quality of life and Bug fixes
Read the detailed patch note here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2071280/view/511833014974546235

Get the DLCs



Romeo & Juliet are available for free in this DLC:


https://store.steampowered.com/app/3607920/Ravenswatch__Romeo__Juliet/
Additionally, update the game on Steam to get all the balancing and quality of life improvements.

A new Skin Pack is available for purchase on Steam:


https://store.steampowered.com/app/3607930/Ravenswatch__Romeo__Juliet_Skin_Pack/

Ravenswatch is currently 50% off on Steam until June 2nd:


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2071280/Ravenswatch/

Get Ravenswatch on our official website:


https://www.nacongaming.com/en-US/ravenswatch

Updated Roadmap





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Ravenswatch Patch Note (Romeo & Juliet DLC) - Version 1.2.1

Greetings, Ravens!

The Ravenswatch is back! Romeo & Juliet join the other saviors of Reverie in this first Hero DLC. This free content is now live on all platforms.

Passtech Games and NACON are thrilled to release these new characters, along with a massive balancing and quality-of-life patch. Learn more about the new content and adjustments in the patch notes below.

In addition, the Romeo & Juliet DLC comes with a bonus Skin Pack available for $4,99. Wear six additional Outfits for the fated couple, in the colors of the Ravens, Nightmares, and their Eternal Love.



TL;DR



Because we know our patch notes are lengthy ones, and you probably want to play, here’s a “too long, didn’t read!” summary just for you:

DLCs


  • 2 New Heroes! Romeo & Juliet join the Ravenswatch (Free DLC)
    • Unique co-op gameplay style
    • Playable in solo as well
    • 3 New Achievements (Steam only)
  • Additional Skin Pack for Romeo & Juliet (Paid DLC)

Free Update


  • Multiplayer scaling balancing
  • Talents balancing
  • Magical Objects balancing
  • Quality of life and Bug fixes

Patch Notes (1.2.1)


🐦= Inspired by community reports and suggestions

Due to major content changes, any existing run in progress has been discarded. Your overall progress has not been affected. Finish your run before updating the game if you don’t want to lose it! Thank you for your understanding.

New content and features (DLCs)



ROMEO & JULIET JOIN THE RAVENSWATCH
  • Two new Heroes with a unique set of abilities and co-op gameplay style
    • Romeo, a fencing master, swinging his rapier with natural elegance
    • Juliet, a sharpshooter who wields her gun with a steady hand
  • Playable in solo
  • 2 Ultimate abilities each
  • 26 talents each
  • 14 pages of their Memoirs
  • 8 unlockable Outfits
  • 6 additional Outfits (Paid DLC)
  • 3 new achievements (Steam only)
GET ROMEO & JULIET FREE DLC

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3607920/Ravenswatch__Romeo__Juliet/
GET THE ROMEO & JULIET SKIN PACK
  • Ravens Outfits
  • Nightmares Outfits
  • Eternal Love Outfits
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3607930/Ravenswatch__Romeo__Juliet_Skin_Pack/


Balancing



GENERAL ADJUSTEMENTS
  • 🐦 Multiplayer Difficulty Scaling adjustments:
    • The number of additional enemies added by players has been decreased to +13% (from +17%)
    • The Standard Enemies’ health points by additional players have been decreased to +30% (from +40%)
    • The Elite Enemies’ health points by additional players have been decreased to +60% (from +70%)
    • The Standard Enemies’ Stagger by additional players has been decreased to +30/40/50% (Chapter 1/2/3, from +50/60/70%)
    • The Elite Enemies’ Stagger by additional players has been decreased to +60/70/80/90% (Chapter 1/2/3/Epilog, from +80/90/100/110%)
  • Leash mechanic: Changed Leashing behavior
    • The waiting time for enemies to "flee" (Leash) has been reduced to 3 sec (instead of 10)
    • The waiting time remains the same (10s) if a player within range of an enemy is at death's door.
      Design Note: This would result in situations where players could re-attract the attention of enemies they had long lost, simply by retracing their steps. This should now prevent players from aggroing back enemies by mistake.
  • 🐦 Abu Al-Jaan:
    • The mini-boss will not recover the stagger bar when he’s in the possession phase
    • Reduced Abu Al-Jaan’s maximum number of possession (maximum 2)


HEROES ADJUSTEMENTS
  • SCARLET

    • 🐦 Distant Blows: Special can now be aimed. The longer it’s held, the further it aims
    • Bones Cracker:
      • Human: Ash cloud now deals 87 damage per second (from 70) to enemies within
      • Wolf: Now deals 176 to 530 damage around (from 40 to 120) and its radius of explosion has been multiplied by 3
  • THE PIED PIPER
    • Explosive Rat: Not a Starting Talent anymore. Switched with Horde.
  • BEOWULF
    • 🐦 Dragon Flight: Wyrm now prioritizes enemies close to Beowulf
  • ALADDIN
    • Special: Now deals up to 90 damage (from 60)
    • 🐦 Wish of Omnipotence: The effect has been reworked
      • New effect: Casting a Wish using TRAIT grants OMNIPOTENCE to all nearby Heroes for 8 seconds. During OMNIPOTENCE, Heroes' abilities have a 0.5 sec cooldown
  • GEPPETTO
    • Rocket Science: Crossed DUMMIES now catch fire and deal fire attacks for a few seconds
  • MELUSINE
    • Bewitching Song: Not a Starting Talent anymore. Switched with Underwater Predator
    • Underwater Predator: Increase the movement speed of Melusine while underwater by 30%, but last 25% less than before
    • Sea Dance & Spring Water: Changed the meta unlock order to balance the character mastery
  • SUN WUKONG
    • Way of Awakening: Now, after blocking 8 times (from 10), the next Trait enters Awakened Stance for 12 seconds

MAGICAL OBJECTS ADJUSTMENTS
  • Goldilocks’ Porridge: The effect has been reworked
    • New effect: Healing Orbs now also heals 10% more (it’s also additive) and gives 8 sec of STRENGTH (not stackable)
  • Raven Eye: Now reduces Ultimate’s cooldown by 25% (from 20%)
  • Ring of Dispel: Dash now applies Vulnerable for 4 sec to enemies hit (from 3 sec)
  • Witch’s Broom: Any damage taken is now increased by +15% (from +25%)
  • Bloody Mary’s Mirror: The effect has been reworked
    • New effect: Gives +0.5 DMG per VITALITY. VITALITY now only increases maximum health by 0.5% points (from 1%)
  • Oni Mask: Armor -10 for each Legendary Magical Object (previously Vitality)

Design note: With this update, we took the opportunity to start tackling balancing issues. Since the release of Ravenswatch, we have received countless feedback, especially on Talents and Magical Objects.

In this update, you will discover the first wave of reworked Talents and Objects. The selection is based on the pick rate from players (data), internal ideas, and the resources that were available at the time of the development. As we were working on Romeo & Juliet at the same time, we prioritized Talents and Objects that could be reworked but not reinvented entirely.

For example, Bloody Mary was by far the object with the lowest pick rate in the Cursed category due to the effect being very niche. The new effect should bolster its popularity while opening new ways of playing. We applied the same logic to Heroes’ Talents, such as Wish of Omnipotence, and focused our attention on those that were underutilized. On the other hand, some Talents like Seductive Provocation need to be changed entirely and basically become new Talents.

Rest assured that it will be our top priority for future balancing waves!


General improvements and QoL



  • 🐦 Refugees: Interactions are now cancellable. It's now possible to talk to them again if the interaction was cancelled.
  • 🐦 Cyclops: Changed the grab window to make it more accurate with the visual
  • 🐦 Priest Cultists: Healing ability of the Cultists cannot damage Heroes anymore. The attack targeted at Heroes can still inflict damage
  • 🐦 Modifiers: ‘Bloodlust’ modifier doesn’t make the screen flash when losing HP anymore
  • 🐦 Book:
    • Added the possibility to consult Scarlet’s Wolf abilities in the Compendium
    • Added the possibility to consult Rarity changes on Talents in the Compendium
    • Updated the Quick guide with new Status and new Activities
    • Using ‘Random Hero’ will now also select a random unlocked Skin (Option available in the ‘Misc’ category, disabled by default)
  • 🐦 UI / Interfaces / FX:
    • Made the Inventory consultable when buying items at the Sandman’s shop or talking to a Refugee
    • Made the revive indicator more visible when another player is currently reviving a Hero
    • Made the attack indicator of the Dullahan more visible on the ground
    • Added the possibility to consult more tips in the Loading Screen
    • Added an Icon for the Omnipotence status
    • Added a new VFX for Hero’s Vulnerable status
  • 🐦 Options:
    • Added an option to mute the game when Alt+Tab on PC (enabled by default)
    • Added a button for mapping Push-to-Talk on gamepads
    • Added an option to dash towards the cursor
    • Added an option to disable the damage numbers in the UI
    • Added an option to select preferred controller inputs (PS4, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch) regardless of the controller used
  • Sound:
    • Added Victory and Defeat voice lines for all Heroes
    • 🐦 Added a sound FX when a player joins or leaves a lobby
  • Misc:
    • 🐦 Version numbers/watermarks now only appear at the top of the screen when the game is paused
    • Voice chat is now enabled by default (the setting is unchanged if it was manually changed at one point)
    • 🐦 Various localization fixes

Fixed bugs



HEROES
  • Scarlet:
    • Fixed an issue where Scarlet’s ‘Evisceration’ Talent’s VFX would continue playing after the affected enemy died
  • The Pied Piper:
    • Fixed an issue where ‘Sforzando’ would not attract enemies in multiplayer
    • 🐦 Fixed an issue where ‘Unchained Melody’ Ultimate could not be cancelled by pressing the input again
    • Fixed an issue where Dreamshard chunks' damage reduction would not count if ‘Low Notes’ was used
  • Beowulf:
    • Fixed an issue where Beowulf’s ‘Dragon Flight’ wyrm would not target Tentacles
    • Fixed an issue where the Wyrm’s Empowerment VFX was displayed on all abilities upon being revived or using a feather
  • Aladdin:
    • Fixed an issue where the Cursed status could disable Aladdin’s Trait
    • Fixed an issue where ‘Magic Carpet’ Ultimate didn’t give Intangible status right after using ‘Quick Ride’
    • Fixed an issue where Aladdin’s Defense Wish was conserved after a loading screen
    • 🐦 Fixed an issue where ‘Magic Carpet’ Ultimate could not be cancelled by pressing the input again
    • The description for Aladdin’s Defense Wish could be misleading; it now reads: Revives all nearby Heroes or fully heals them with a permanent 30 SHIELD
  • Melusine:
    • Fixed an issue where ‘Protective Flow’’s shield was scaling incorrectly
    • Fixed an issue where ‘Vortex Bomb’’s visual feedback was not replicated to other players in multiplayer
    • Fixed an issue where Dreamshard chunks' damage reduction would not count if ‘Aftershock’ was used
  • Geppetto:
    • 🐦 Fixed a crash that could occur with Geppetto’s ‘Overclock’ or ‘Hyperclock’ Talents
  • Sun Wukong:
    • 🐦 Fixed an issue where Wukong could get stuck in walls / OOB after a dash or a Power ability
    • Fixed an issue where effects stacked by Hungry Grass and Philosopher’s Stone were lost under Wukong’s transfiguration effect
    • 🐦 Fixed an issue where consumables granted by Horn of Plenty while transfigured were doubled
    • 🐦 Fixed an issue where the lightning effect for ‘Thundercloud’ was not triggered on enemies if they died before it could strike
    • 🐦 Fixed an issue where blocking with DEFENSE wasn't properly counted in with 'Awakened Stance'

ENEMIES
  • General:
    • Fixed an issue where status effects were not displayed on full HP enemies
    • Fixed an issue where Chilled and Ignite status effects were still displayed after enemies died
    • Fixed an issue where multiple Master Nightmares’ VFX and SFX were not correctly paused while in the pause menu
  • Wolves: Fixed an issue where Wolves could still trap Intangible Heroes
  • Master Nightmares:
    • Faceless Master Nightmare: Fixed an issue where the VFX from the floating eyes were not visible in multiplayer
    • Claw Master Nightmare: Fixed the speed of shooting orbs that did not increase when the Master Nightmare entered enraged phase

MAGICAL OBJECTS
  • Golden Egg: Fixed an issue where Dream Shards spent by Aladdin’s ‘Dream Wish’ Ultimate were not counted towards DMG increase for the Golden Egg
  • Fairy Dust:
    • Fixed an issue where Fairy Dust was not activated upon receiving a hit from Undead Hogs’ explosion and Efrit’s flamethrower
    • Fixed an issue where Baba Yaga’s skull and the Faceless Master Nightmare’s Eye Bomb damage did not trigger Fairy Dust

  • Dreamcatcher: Fixed an issue where the Sandman’s displayed prices were not automatically updated upon gaining the super effect of Dreamcatcher when buying Minor Shaping

  • Baba Yaga’s Mortar: Fixed an issue where other players’ HP bar was not properly displayed upon using Baba Yaga’s Mortar

  • 🐦 Tamatebako: Fixed an issue where Tamatebako would not work on Grimoire’s rerolls

ACTIVITIES
  • Blood Fountains: Fixed an issue where the Blood Fountain would not trigger properly
  • Blood Rituals:
    • Fixed an issue where Tentacles from the Summoner Cultists could spawn outside of the Blood Ritual arena on Dark Hills
    • Fixed an issue where Heroes were able to travel outside the arena while waves of enemies were spawning
    • Fixed an issue where the event would never fail if no Hero were present in the arena

  • 🐦 Pig’s Quest: Fixed an issue where Caves from the Stone quest would not open in multiplayer

  • 🐦 Morgan’s Quest: Fixed an issue where the following part of Morgan’s quest would not unlock after defeating the Knights and saving Morgan
  • Refugees:
    • 🐦 Fixed a crash that would occur if a Magical Object with a cooldown was removed by one of the Refugees
    • Fixed an issue where Crystal Shards earned by Refugees were not counted in the result screen
    • Fixed an issue where a choice could not be selected if the shards were acquired during the selection menu
    • 🐦 Fixed an issue where a Refugee could offer to duplicate a Legendary or Cursed object, resulting in just losing your shards…
    • Fixed an issue where Magical Objects offered to Refugees when not properly removed from the Inventory when Sun Wukong was transfigured
    • Fixed the fact that no audio or SFX were played when a choice was selected

  • 🐦 Astral Shrines: Fixed an issue where Wukong could lose all Talents if relearned at the Astral Shrine while transfigured
  • 🐦 Altar of Heroes: Fixed an issue where resurrected Heroes at the Altar of Heroes would sometimes reappear without a 3D model

UI
  • 🐦 General: Fixed an issue where the ‘OK’ button was not centered in the ‘Disconnected’ pop-up
  • Status:
    • Fixed an issue where the Curse and Strength status effects were clipping together
    • Fixed an issue where notifications for status effects were stacked together
  • Enemies:
    • Abu Al Jaan: Fixed an issue where Abu Al Jaan’s HP bar remained on the screen after the event timer ran out
    • Melion: Fixed an issue where Melion’s HP bar could appear prematurely on the screen
  • Results Screen:
    • Fixed an issue where Activities in the score details were not displayed for other players in multiplayer
    • Fixed an issue where Activities and Bonuses were not displayed in the Results screen if the count was over 30

  • Ultimates screen selection: Fixed an issue where locked Ultimates were not visible in the selection menu

  • Deathsdoor: Fixed an issue where the player’s revive timer was not displayed after using the last feather available

CAMERA
  • 🐦 Observer Mode: Fixed an issue where the camera continues to follow the spectated Hero after getting revived by a teammate
  • 🐦 Epilogue: Fixed an issue where a dead Hero’s camera was placed OOB after the cutscene of defeating Baba Yaga’s Hut

NETWORK
  • General: Fixed an issue where Players’ nicknames would disappear after any loading screen
  • Matchmaking: Fixed an issue where the matchmaking search would dysfunction after a 5 to 10 minute wait

SKINS
  • General: Fixed an issue where players could not select an Outfit if the Host chose a default Outfit

  • Carmilla: Fixed an issue where Blood Vials from Carmilla’s Unleashed Outfits would not display VFX for other players in multiplayer

  • Beowulf: Fixed an issue where Beowulf’s Wyrm would alter to its default skin color for other players in multiplayer when activating the Trait ability

  • The Pied Piper: Fixed an issue where the Pied Piper’s rats' Nightmares Outfit would not be properly displayed to other players in multiplayer

MISC
  • 🐦 Reroll: Fixed an issue where Rerolls were not usable if the Reroll and Contextual Actions shared the same button

  • 🐦 Charges: Fixed an issue where multiple abilities (charges) could be triggered if the ability button was held

  • Subtitles: Fixed some subtitles that were inconsistent with the voice-overs for Scarlet and Beowulf

  • 🐦 Achievement: Fixed the Master of Challenge achievement/trophy that would not unlock


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The Romeo & Juliet free DLC (Content Highlights)

Greetings, Ravens!

We’re a little over a week away from the launch of the free Romeo & Juliet DLC. It’s time to tell you EVERYTHING (or most of it) about the upcoming content and the free patch being released alongside it.

The Romeo & Juliet DLC comes out on May 27.

This update is the first Hero DLC released in Ravenswatch’s post-launch cycle. You can check our roadmap for Year 1 on our website. Now, onto the content highlights! (Beware of spoilers)

Romeo & Juliet



Base Kit




Last week, we showcased Romeo and Juliet’s gameplay styles in a video presented by Adrien, Ravenswatch’s Game Director. It was important for us to explain how the two heroes are connected and how they play in co-op to form the iconic lovers we all know.

As you may remember, the couple was first imagined as co-op exclusive characters, but, after the community’s feedback on this original take, we decided to make a broken-hearted version of Romeo and Juliet for solo players who want to experience their unique playstyle too.


Romeo is a fencing master who swings his rapier with natural elegance, while Juliet is a sharpshooter who wields her gun with a steady hand. We wanted to create a design that was both contrasting and complementary.


In solo, Romeo and Juliet have an alternative Trait that plays on Health as well. It could not be the same as the duo version as it requires another player to properly work.

Talents



You’ll unlock a wide variety of Talents for Romeo and Juliet. As they are two distinct characters with very different playing styles, there are 52 talents in total to experiment with. We cannot wait to see what cool synergies you can create with all those!

Take, for example, Romeo’s ‘Thorny Rose’ Talent, which grows paths of thorns stinging the enemy's feet.



Or Juliet’s ‘Volcanic Shots’ Talent, a very effective way to clear enemies and feel like you’re handling a Tommy gun.



And if you just want to kick Nightmares with the sole of your shoe or the butt of your pistol, go at it!



Outfits and additional Skin Pack



Alongside the eight Outfits you can unlock in the game by performing a few achievements, we will also release an additional paid Skin Pack for Romeo and Juliet. Wear six bonus Outfits for the fated couple, in the colors of the Ravens, Nightmares, and their Eternal Love. This additional DLC will cost $4,99.


Romeo & Juliet’s visual design



You’re keen to learn more about Romeo and Juliet’s conception? A few weeks ago, we published a new video of Ravenswatch’s Art Director, Valentin, who shared his creative process on the visual design of the iconic couple. Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeRquU6Twfc

Balancing



Multiplayer Scaling



Back in April, we answered a frequently asked question from the community: Multiplayer is considerably harder than solo, to the frustrating point. Do you plan to remedy this?

We gave a lengthy response on this matter in our latest Community Spotlight, but to make it short: Yes! There are several levers we've balanced to smooth the co-op experience, it was pretty fitting considering the addition of Romeo and Juliet in version 1.2.

You can read our detailed answer here:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/2071280/announcements/detail/511827941447959580

Heroes Talents & Magical Objects



The other thing we wanted to tackle in this update was a bit of balancing on overlooked Talents and Magical Objects. We were not able to go through the whole list of community-requested changes because our primary focus was on Romeo and Juliet. Some untouched Talents and Objects required more work, such as a complete rework or a major change, so they’ll have to wait for another update! (we’re thinking of you, Seductive Provocation 😒)

Here’s a little sneak peek at some changes on Talents:


Distant Blows: Highly requested by the community, Scarlet can now aim her bomb in a more significant way. It was one of the earliest Talents made and compared poorly with other abilities of the same type.


Wish of Omnipotence: This talent was particularly shunned by Aladdin players, it will now grant OMNIPOTENCE each time you use a Wish (and it’s not a fourth Wish anymore!).

Nightmares Unleashed Update



We’re also pushing some balancing adjustments to content released in the Nightmares Unleashed Update in this patch. We’re still experimenting with a few things that are not ready to be made public (like Tumors), but some no-brainer changes were able to make it into this update (such as a well-deserved nerf for Abu Al-Jaan).

Refugees’ interactions will now be cancellable, meaning you won’t be forced to choose when speaking to them (yes, even that little thief kid).

And more!



Quality of Life



We added a bunch of Quality of Life requests in this update, let's see a small selection:


It was probably one of the top three QoL requests; you will now be able to consult Scarlet’s Wolf abilities in the book. In addition, we also added a viewer for Rarity on Talents.


We improved the Cyclops’ grab to match the visual feedback better.

Of course, various other improvements and balancing changes in the update accompany the Romeo & Juliet free DLC. A list of many, many, MANY bug fixes is also included. Read the patch note on May 27 for more details (it’s eight pages long 💀).

Devstream



Bookmark our future Devstream to watch the dev team play and showcase Romeo & Juliet. Get your questions ready!

Romeo & Juliet Livestream:
📆 May 22
🕚 4:30 PM CET

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The Romeo & Juliet free DLC releases on May 27!

Greetings, Ravens!

The Passtech Games and Nacon teams are excited to announce that the Romeo & Juliet free DLC will be out on May 27!

This Hero DLC will be the first of Ravenswatch's post-launch cycle. You can learn more about Year 1 on our official Roadmap.


Get ready for May 27



ROMEO & JULIET JOIN THE RAVENSWATCH



DLC
  • 2 New Heroes! Romeo & Juliet join the Ravenswatch (Free DLC)
    • Unique co-op gameplay style
    • Playable in solo as well
    • New Achievements / Trophies
  • Additional Skin Pack for Romeo & Juliet (Paid DLC)
Free Update
  • Multiplayer scaling balancing
  • Talents balancing
  • Magical Objects balancing
  • Quality of life and Bug fixes

The Romeo & Juliet free DLC will be available on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.

Tune in next week on Steam for more information about the DLC and the Update!

Live Showcase and Q&A



Bookmark our future Devstream to watch the dev team play and showcase Romeo & Juliet. Get your questions ready!

Romeo & Juliet Livestream:
📆 May 22
🕚 5 PM CET

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Ravenswatch Community Spotlight (April 2025)

Greetings, Ravens!

New month, new Community Spotlight! We’ve got a ton of stuff to discuss today, so let’s see what’s been moving in the Ravenswatch community recently.

But first, just a little reminder that we’ve recently announced our free Romeo & Juliet DLC for May. Watch the announcement trailer here if you’ve missed it:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2071280/view/521959141351096441

1 Million Players




Passtech Games is so proud to announce that Ravenswatch has surpassed 1 MILLION PLAYERS since its first launch in Early Access back in April 2023. It's an incredible milestone for the game, but also for our studio. And it literally could not have been possible without you guys.

Thank you for your continued support 🙏

We're excited about what's coming to Ravenswatch in the next few months, and we hope you'll join us for the journey!

Community Survey



From the start, we've developed Ravenswatch with an open dev philosophy. That means we constantly examine feedback, videos, and data from our community.

We’ve prepared a Community Survey to gather information on previous and future Updates, from what was added recently to what you'd like to see arrive in the game in the future. This will help us in our efforts to improve Ravenswatch in the long run.

The survey takes around 10 minutes to complete. You can skip questions that are not relevant to your experience.



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Community Corner



You ask questions, we answer them!

We like to look at the community for hot topics. Many questions and concerns have been raised about the game's difficulty in multiplayer, so maybe it's time to respond!

Question:



Multiplayer is considerably harder than solo, to the frustrating point. Do you plan to remedy this?

Answer:



Before properly answering this question, we think it's best we lay out information we have on the matter:

The difficulty scales with the number of players in the game. Because more players are in the party, we need to adjust the game's difficulty so it doesn't get boring and effortless. Three different factors impact a run's difficulty in multiplayer:
  1. Number of enemies
  2. Enemy health points, depending on their category (standard or elite)
  3. Max "stagger" (stun threshold) of enemies, based on their category and the current chapter
Now, when we read the first community feedback on this matter, we confronted the reports with our data and noticed only a 7% difference in global win rates between the most successful party and the least successful one. Which are, in this order:
  1. Four Players
  2. One Player
  3. Three Players
  4. Two Players
The players' data is a great tool for supporting our vision or detecting irregularities, but sometimes, we encounter a situation where the data doesn't make much sense opposite the players' feedback. That's because we're people, not just numbers. The frustration emitted from the community reports is as real as the data collected with our tools.

We can't rely only on the numbers to balance our game; we must listen to the players' complaints and frustrations. What really came out from the feedback was how much it was more difficult once there were 3 or 4 players in a party (despite 4-player parties being the most successful combination). So, after taking all of this into consideration, we decided to make adjustments to all three of the previously mentioned scaling factors by reducing the multiplayer difficulty to make the game more accessible.

We hope you enjoy this transparency, as we know it's been a hot topic in the community for quite some time. You can expect those balancing changes in our next update (version 1.2), coming out in May with our Romeo & Juliet free DLC. Patch notes will detail the changes, as we're still currently testing and adjusting everything.

Ravenswatch remains a challenging game at heart, especially if you're deliberately choosing Nightmare difficulty haha. Consider using run modifiers to personalize your experience. Navigate to the 'Customize' menu to access the Custom Game Modes.

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That's it for today! See you next month for more information on Romeo & Juliet!

- The Passtech Team 🍉

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Important news about the Romeo & Juliet free DLC

Greetings, Ravens

We've got important news to share regarding the reveal of Romeo & Juliet. Please read this message from the Passtech and Nacon teams:


We heard you loud and clear, and we're excited to show you what's in store for the free Romeo & Juliet DLC (and especially how they are played with their unique abilities).

The DLC is still planned for May 2025, as announced a few weeks back. We'll share more as the release date approaches, so stay tuned!

- The Passtech and Nacon teams

Romeo & Juliet will join the Ravenswatch in May! (Reveal Trailer)

Greetings, Ravens!

Passtech Games and Nacon are incredibly thrilled to reveal the newest additions to the cast: Romeo & Juliet will join the Ravenswatch in May 2025!

The iconic couple will be available in a free Hero DLC. Will their bond be strong enough to survive the horrors of Reverie? 🌹

Watch Romeo & Juliet's reveal trailer:




TILL DEATH DO THEM PART

In Ravenswatch, Romeo & Juliet are cursed by the witch Baba Yaga after she interrupts their tragic death scene. One is a fencing master and a noble figure, while the other hides her sharpshooter game beneath her aristocratic lady airs. Together, inseparable, Romeo & Juliet survey the lands of Reverie in hopes of repelling the Nightmares and finding a cure to their malediction.

Get ready for May!



Romeo & Juliet will be the first Hero DLC available for Ravenswatch. The pair must be played together in co-op as they are truly inseparable, as the legend goes.

This DLC will be free for everyone to enjoy!

To celebrate the reveal, Ravenswatch is 50% off on Steam until March 13:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2071280/Ravenswatch/

- The Passtech Team 🍉

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Ravenswatch Patch Note (Lobbies and Crossplay) - Version 1.1.04

Greetings, Ravens!

Another day, another patch! We're pushing a small patch on Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox to restabilize crossplay on those platforms and fix recently reported lobby issues.

Don't forget to tune in tomorrow at NACON Connect for the reveal of the two new Heroes joining the Ravenswatch!



Patch Note 1.1.04



Fixed Issues


  • Lobbies: Fixed an issue where lobbies could be stuck
  • Unloading Crash: Fixed a crash that could occur at the end of a Chapter during unloadings on consoles
  • Crossplay: Crossplay has been reactivated between Xbox players and and Steam/PlayStation players
⚠ Disclaimer: The same patch will be released on Nintendo Switch in a few days to account for longer submission delays. As a result, the versions are currently desynchronized on this platform, which prevents using crossplay on the Nintendo Switch. We'll let you know when the patch is approved.

- The Passtech Team 🍉

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