Recollection
Demo Update
Highlights of this update include:
- a refined mechanic for the fragile mountain interaction
- new music for fragile mode
- a reworked menu, including many new settings, especially for texts and visuals, but also a difficulty setting for fragile mode
- ingame tutorials, updated fonts, reworked credits, and much more!
I'm very excited to release the full version of the game in April '23! Until then, I'll do my best to smooth out some remaining rough edges, fix as many bugs as humanly possible and add support for more languages.
Cheers,
Erkberg
New cover artwork!
This beautiful piece has kindly been provided by my talented friend Veronika Fleischer aka Fronke Feronke and I'm beyond grateful for her help!
Check out her Instagram for more artsy goodness here.
In the meantime, the production of Recollection has advanced much further. The game is almost content complete and the planned release month is now April '23.
Cheers,
Erkberg
Demo Update & New Release Date
Here's the full changelog:
- updated controls and added a new controls menu
- made the game's visuals brighter
- added UI sounds
- added a warning text for fragile mode
- added a sound while finding an object
- the help line for finding objects now appears a bit faster and the moon is a bit more visible to help at the start of a new game
- the fragile mode glitch has been updated and received several fixes
- the player character now animates slower when moving slower and transitions smoother when entering an object
- the speed transition when using the slow cursor has been smoothed
- music transitions have been fixed and improved
- mountain visuals have been improved
Along with this comes the announcement that the release of the full version has been postponed to early 2023. I want to make this game as enjoyable, polished and awesome as possible, and it just needs a little more time to get there :)
Hope you enjoy this update!
Cheers,
Erkberg
Bugfixes and improvements for the demo
Here's the full changelog:
- added a little help line that appears after some time and points towards objects, to help when objects are not found
- fixed a bug that could result in fragile mode glitches becoming faster and crashing the game
- adjusted continue and new game menu header texts to make them more clear
- fixed a bug that highlighted neighbor stars that are already connected and make highlights appear a bit more often
- when using a gamepad, the slow cursor tutorial is now shown at the start of every interaction
- fixed an audio bug for the moon in fragile mode and decreased moon vibration (it was a bit much)
Hope you enjoy these little improvements!
Cheers,
Erkberg
Big demo update!
Most prominently, you can now try out the second game mode ("fragile" mode), after having finished the demo in "natural" mode. (keep going at the end to unlock it)
Also, the game now saves your progress in both modes and lets you continue or start a new game.
I hope you enjoy the new content :)
Here's a little playthrough video for both modes:
Cheers,
Erkberg
UI update for the demo!
It is now much cleaner, easier to read, and you can see the game in the back!
The credits now list all tools I use for development, if you're curious.
The player characters eyes watch closely what you're adjusting. :)
But my favorite is the animated cursor, so lively!
Short video comparison on YouTube
Cheers,
Erkberg
Recollection Demo for Steam Next Fest
That means there is now a free demo available for you to try out.
It has a playtime of around 5-10 minutes and contains three out of the 11+ objects from the full version for you to discover and experience, as well as a (quite subtle) sneak peek for the second game mode.
I hope you enjoy playing as much as I do creating it. :)
Let me know how you like it in the comments, on the Steam forums and on social media. And thank you so much for trying out my little indie game, it really means a lot to me!
Cheers,
Erkberg