We are thrilled to announce the release of the first content update of Act 2 for REMEDIUM!
Today’s content update is the first stage in the full Act 2 release, including a new location, new mutant types, boss and new story content being made available for players to experience. A further two locations, enemy types, bosses and additional story arcs will be released over the coming weeks to complete the full Act 2 launch.
We also pleased to announce that there will be NO price increase for REMEDIUM following today’s content update. The price will only increase when we are happy with the content and quality of the game in general and Act 2 in particular. For now, the focus is delivering the most polished and content-complete version of the game during its Steam Early Access phase.
Since the launch of Act 1, we’ve been busy gathering your feedback and introducing many quality-of-life improvements and new features, many of which were requested by players already active on the Steam Early Access release. Some of these quality-of-life improvements include the balancing of battles to make weak enemies more dynamic, a reworked dash movement, new enemy spawn mechanics, improved VFX, blood effects and HUD, as well as many other cosmetic enhancements to the game world. We will continue to work with the community on today’s update to improve and polish the upcoming content ahead of the full Act 2 release and extend our thanks for the support and feedback on REMEDIUM’s Early Access launch so far and look forward to further collaboration throughout the development journey.
Following directly on from the devastating boss battle at the end of Act 1, REMEDIUM Act 2 opens a new chapter in the hunt for a cure to the Grey plague and to your very survival in the world ravaged by hordes of mutants and chimeras. Armed only with your journal, you must navigate the snowy mountain paths and survive the onslaught of warring tribes of mutants spread across three village locations. In each new location, the blood thirsty mutants are protected by a terrifying and unique boss, which must be defeated in order to unveil the path to the cure for the disease and the survival of the remaining humans.
REMEDIUM Act 2 features:
Act 2 will introduce three new locations with unique mutant types and terrifying bosses.
Today’s update unveils the new Fort location along with new mutants and boss type - Despite their beast-like looks these mutants wear armor and use human weapons like clubs, spears and even mortars. They inhabit a ruined fortress nestled into the mountainside protected by a deadly new boss. Mutant types: Grunt, Pikeman, Gunner. Boss: Huntress. Two more locations (Mine and Abbey), mutant types and bosses, will complete Act 2 and be released soon.
Continuation of the intriguing storyline of the hero’s deadly journey.
Players can craft new parts for their weapons (to further customize them and deal different types of damage) with the new reagents found in Act 2.
Updated visuals and player accessibility for an enhanced gameplay experience.
An improved upgrade system where players can now spend resources to become stronger.
Dash movement and Almalgams use have been split for greater accessibility.
Language support for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean, with further enhancements to be added.
Scholar of the Arcane Arts is 25% Off During Steam Autumn Sale!
Get the game at the best possible price during the Steam Autumn Sale until November 28! Don’t miss out on this great deal!
We have prepared an excellent competition for you as part of the speedrunning of the game. Can you complete Scholar of the Arcane Arts in under 30 minutes?
A total of three winners are planned. Participants who complete the game the fastest from the moment the hero is loaded in the starting village until the statistics screen is shown after the titles will receive:
First place: $100 and steam keys for the games REMEDIUM, REMEDIUM: Sentinels, 9 Monkeys of Shaolin, Unusual Findings and Tetragon ($100 + five games).
Second place: steam keys for the games REMEDIUM, REMEDIUM: Sentinels, 9 Monkeys of Shaolin (three games in total).
Third place: steam key of REMEDIUM game.
To join you need:
register on the speedrun website (https://www.speedrun.com/);
record a video of the game being played within the “any%” rules;
You can send materials until 8:00 AM EST Nov. 14th. There will also be some live streams from some of the competitors on November 13th, so check out the broadcasts to wish them luck even if you can't attend!
The Prologue for Cats on Duty is now available to download for free!
Good news everyone!
The cat-tastic playable prologue for Cats on Duty is now available to download for free!
It’s a purr-fectly hilarious and action-packed blend of real-time strategy, tower defense, and match-3 mechanics, where heavily armed battle-hardened cat veterans of rodent skirmishes and yarn tangles take charge in defending their homeland (and litter boxes) against the forces of great evil!
The Steam Prologue contains the whole first chapter of Cats on Duty spread over 10 captivating levels, each showcasing a unique challenge and certain game feature. There is even a minigame, and a full boss fight to get your claws into, to prepare you for what’s to come in the final game.
Here you can also try out the co-op mode with your friends or family. One player focuses on the tile-matching field of the game screen to win the food needed to recruit and upgrade your battle cats while the other builds an unbreakable line of defense. Co-op mode can be easily activated or deactivated from the start menu or as you play.
With ‘cat’ and ‘kitten’ difficulty levels available, you can adjust game difficulty on the fly should you find the current level too hard or too easy for your skills or mood. You will also be able to carry over your Prologue save files into the main game so you can either continue from where you left off or reset the game progress in the settings menu and start over!
So try the free Prologue and add Cats on Duty to your wishlist!
Head over to the EndoOnYouTube channel at 19:30 CEST tonight (13:30 EST)! Endo will tell you about the Drifter deckbuilder game, which can be played inside the Scholar of the Arcane Arts. Get ready for an in-depth look at the game’s mechanics and a hands-on demonstration of how to play! Don’t miss this exciting live stream!
BattleJuice Alchemist transmutes into action!
ESDigital Games and Alchemical Works are delighted to reveal their action adventure RPG title BattleJuice Alchemist and its new announcement trailer!
BattleJuice Alchemist is a complex alchemy RPG that adds an equipment-based skill system to the classic aRPG formula. Focus on top-down combat or opt for JRPG-style one-on-one fights. Explore the wilderness, learn ritual magic, and craft potions to fight demonic hordes overrunning the lands.
Juice, the alchemist, is called to Caribou Creek to fight the demons that roam the lands. As your unique version of Juice, you explore the wilderness that once was New England. Fight evil in classic action RPG isometric top-down view and in bullet-time close combat.
Find and craft items with game-changing powers. Master BattleJuice Alchemist’s deck-building mechanics by arranging your compilation of flasks to suit your playstyle. Accentuate your character beyond character customization by using ritual magic as long-term buffs. Meet strange creatures from the Crossroads while the dark plot of BattleJuice Alchemist unravels.
UNIQUE ITEMS AND CHARACTER BUILDS
Loot and Craft: As an alchemist you wear no armor and wield no sword, but you rain down fire on your enemies. Find flasks with unique properties in the wilderness or craft them at your workbench. In deck-building fashion you create a compilation of flasks which you randomly draw from.
Unique Skill System: In BattleJuice Alchemist, your flasks are your skills. Every flask can be used the normal way and at times in a supercharged, "jucified" way for stronger effects. Some flasks have powers attached to them that drastically change their effects when used, which allows you to develop your own playstyle.
EXPLORE A DARK WORLD
Procedural Landscapes, Hand-crafted Towns: The world of BattleJuice Alchemist is separated into vast levels of procedural landscape. Every valley, sea, river, mountain, building, stone, tree and item is placed by a unique algorithm. This allows you to continue exploring after you completed the main story. Quest locations are still hand-crafted to tell compelling stories.
Dark Lands to Discover: You are influenced by daytime and weather effects and so are your enemies. But they are also buffed by the evermore spawning demons’ presence. Find dark altars to hold their influence at bay and discover many other secrets.
ENGAGING COMBAT
Classic isometric ARPG action: Fight your enemies from afar in classic top down view. Throw explosive or freezing flasks at them, prepare ambushes of explosive barrels. Use the “Frog Hop” flask to jump away from danger or right into close combat.
Close Combat with Bullet-time: Enter close combat with an enemy, where you can interact hands on by dodging or using smoke flasks to avoid being hit. Manage your resources and flasks during these intense one on one battles against your awe-inspiring enemies from the Crossroads.
Patch 0.3 Lyric Edition
Hey Scholars! I’m so excited to introduce the collectible card game into Scholar called Drifter! On top of that I’ve added a spell codex so you can keep track of all the wild combinations you’ve been making. There’s also a new npc, new buildings, a crafting minigame and plenty of secrets that have been added. This is one of the biggest updates to the game!
New Spells
Summon Zombie Summon a zombie which will attack other monsters for you. It will decay and lose health over time. This spell can be combined with others.
Lava Shoot a trail of lava on the ground which will damage monsters over time. This spell can be combined with others.
Angel of Mercy Pay a blood sacrifice to spawn blades out of your soul. This spell can be combined with others.
Whirlpool This can only be found by beating a secret Miniboss. This spell can be combined with others.
Spell Updates
Seren’s Falling Star can now be combined with Necromancy.
Scattershot can now be combined with Necromancy.
To-neis burst Old damage scaling: damage = power level New damage scaling: damage = 50% of power level.
Raincloud Placement hitbox has been made smaller so it's easier to cast the spell in tight corridors.
New Card Game: Drifter
There is now a collectible card game called Drifter in Scholar! An NPC named Dewey has a chance to spawn in dungeons. Speak to Dewey and he’ll come back to Villa with you.
Dewey will teach you how to play Drifter. It’s a card game that involves summoning monsters on the field, and equipping the monsters with spell cards. After the tutorial you’ll be able to challenge each villager to a game of Drifter.
Dewey will also have a shop where he can sell you more spell cards.
Monster cards can only be found in dungeons. The following monsters have a chance of dropping their card after being defeated:
Deadwood
Brawllusk
Babung
Smush Smush
Flightless Dragon
Piety
Archolyte
Pujari
Squage
SeaSpawn
Mudmage
Rockshell
The following spells have cards that will appear in Dewey’s shop:
Fireball
Icedrill
Rockwall
Icewall
Deluge
Thornpatch
Lifeshield
Mudball
Bubbler
Serens Barrage
Rock throw
Firewall
Tonei’s burst
Splash
Solaris
Expect more monster cards and spell cards in future updates!
Gameplay Update
Dungeons have been shortened to encourage multiple runs. There is also a visual distinction between floors.
Spell Codex has been added. Press tab to open your spellbook and the bookmark for the codex will be at the top. As you use and combine spells the codex will fill itself out to explain to you exactly what is happening with each combination.
Spellbooks found in chests will always be an upgrade to its primary school of magic’s damage. It is no longer completely random.
You will randomly come across knights fighting in the dungeons. Try and help them and they’ll escort you to the exit!
Piles of leaves can now be lit on fire.
Altur’s shop dialogue has been updated to be easier to read when upgrading Cast Times.
Vera’s shop dialogue has been updated to tell you exactly what level spells you can block with your defensive spells with each upgrade.
The amount of zombies that Thnyx spawns to sacrifice into his acid bowl has been cut in half.
A Secret Miniboss has been added to the Water Domain.
Secrets are more likely to spawn during a NewGamePlus run. The chances of secrets spawning goes up with each loop of NewGamePlus.
If a monster is Invulnerable to damage their healthbar will turn blue after you attack them.
Deadwoods can drop wood upon death.
Defensive Spells Rework:
Previously defensive spells were strong against two schools of magic, weak against two schools of magic, and just good against its own school of magic. This is unneeded complexity, especially for new players. So moving forward defensive spells will be strong against three schools of magic (including its own), and weak against two schools of magic.
Example Icewall at level 5:
Old version can block Level 14 Pyromancy and Necromancy Level 10 Hydromancy Can not block Geomancy or Aeromancy.
New version can block Level 14 Pyromancy, Hydromancy and Necromancy Can not block Geomancy or Aeromancy.
Town Upgrade
You can upgrade Abuela’s shop to level 3. This will allow you to refund up to 10 spells every time you visit the Villa.
New Buildings: Brick Oven, Sawmill
You can now build planks of wood and bricks in town. You’ll need to upgrade Abuela’s shop twice. Once you’ve done that she’ll add a quest on the town board to build a brick oven and a sawmill. Speaking to Dewey also unlocks the brick oven and sawmill.
Creating planks of wood and bricks involve a rhythm mini-game. If you play it successfully you will receive twice as many materials! There is no punishment for failing this mini-game.
Bug Fixes
Listen, we all love Abuela, but Vera wouldn’t stop talking about her. I fixed it so she’ll mention Abuela once and then go back to her normal talking points.
Raincloud was not telling you its upgraded damage properly. It now displays correctly in Vera’s shop.
Tremor properly states that it Instantcasts at level 12.
Abuela’s shop was only refunding currency based on the cast time level. This is fixed so she refunds based on both cast time, and power level.
Chests were showing the wrong stats if both options were a spell. This has been fixed!
REMEDIUM Combats Fate in Compelling First Chapter Today!
GREAT NEWS EVERYONE! REMEDIUM, the twin-stick shooter set in the grim post-apocalyptic Renaissance, engages the unforgiving wilds in the first chapter, is now available on Steam Early Access with a 20% launch discount!
Set in the same decaying universe as REMEDIUM: Sentinels, REMEDIUM’s second and third installments will enter the fray later this year.
Decades after the horrific Grey Plague wiped out nearly all human life, turning unfortunate souls and delicate fauna into decaying, hungry beasts, little remains. The few remaining survivors desperately fortify their defenses while searching for a cure, but hope dwindles for one as when a mission outside the fortress walls results in the infection invading their veins. He must scour the devastated landscape in search of a cure or be cast from the encampment forever.
Slay abominable mutants in perishing biomes, ready to strike in deadly droves. Evade chimeras, gargoyles, golems, elementals, and more with skillful dodging maneuvers while tearing through them with powerful combinations of firearms and alchemical ammunition. As the infection grows stronger, make the most of its horrific symptoms by using them as battle advantages.
Search every dark corner for vital ingredients to upgrade weapons, armor, strength, and stamina in the form of amalgams, injections, and potions. Inoculate as needed to enhance combat abilities, or weave mysterious elemental power into dwindling ammunition to make every shot count. Fight through every last beast and boss to survive long enough to find the antidote!
REMEDIUM: Sentinels Unleashed Today! Embark on an Epic Adventure Now!
Today is THE DAY, fellow Sentinels!
REMEDIUM: Sentinels has officially released, and we couldn't be more excited. Get ready to immerse yourself in an extraordinary experience filled with new features and improvements that have been implemented since the game's Early Access phase.
Prepare for an expanded world of possibilities as we introduce a range of exciting updates. We now boast an impressive roster of 8 playable Sentinels, each with their unique abilities and playstyles. Traverse meticulously crafted locations, soaking in the atmospheric environments that will captivate your senses. Arm yourself with a diverse arsenal of weapons and upgrades to take on the hordes of adversaries that await. These additions were not available during the initial release, making the game even more engaging and dynamic.
But that's not all! We have gone above and beyond to enhance the player experience. Significant improvements have been made to the HUD and interface, ensuring smooth navigation and seamless interaction. Prepare to showcase your skills and compete with players globally through the introduction of world leaderboards. We are committed to making the leaderboards even more engaging and exciting for you! Additionally, we have expanded the list of achievements, satisfying the insatiable quest for glory of achievement hunters. And rest assured, we have plans to continue adding new achievements in the future.
To further enhance gameplay, we have implemented quality of life improvements. Discover new interactive objects that grant additional scores when standing nearby, providing strategic advantages in the heat of battle. For example, in the "Mines" level, now you have to push the minecart to earn points. To make it happen, the Sentinel needs to be next to it while fending off hordes of enemies (they haven't gone anywhere)! Furthermore, we have introduced additional elemental versions of weapons, each with its unique effects, bringing more diversity and dynamism to combat encounters.
Today's release of REMEDIUM: Sentinels marks an exciting milestone in our journey. We are determined to deliver an exceptional gaming experience, and we can't wait for you to join us. Embark on an unforgettable adventure of survival and discovery, and let the world of REMEDIUM: Sentinels captivate you.
Get ready to push your limits, showcase your skills, and become a true Sentinel. Today is the day we've been waiting for!
Stay strong and PUSH THE PLAY BUTTON!
Only few days left until REMEDIUM: Sentinels launch on July 18th
As the release date of fast-paced roguelite auto-shooter REMEDIUM: Sentinels approaches, the developers from Sobaka Studio shared some exciting updates that have been implemented since the game's Early Access phase. They have been hard at work, and thrilled to announce the incredible additions and improvements that await players in the full release on July 18th:
"First, let us highlight the significant content expansions that have taken place thus far. Brace yourself for the sheer variety available: we now boast a whopping 8 playable Sentinels, each with their unique abilities and playstyles. Traverse through 6 meticulously crafted locations, immersing yourself in the atmospheric environments we've created. And prepare for a vast arsenal of weapons and upgrades that will aid you in your battles against the hordes of adversaries. All of this was not present during the initial release. Delve deeper, and you'll discover a wealth of new content, including a plethora of enemies, bosses, and maps that have been introduced since the game's initial Early Access launch.
But that's not all! Our dedication to enhancing the player experience extended beyond the content itself. We've made substantial improvements to the HUD and interface, ensuring seamless navigation and interaction. Additionally, the introduction of world leaderboards will enable you to showcase your skills and compete with players globally. Achievement hunters will be thrilled to know that we've added more achievements to satisfy their insatiable quest for glory.
We didn't stop there. We've incorporated quality of life improvements that enhance your overall gameplay experience. Discover new objects that grant additional scores when standing nearby, providing strategic advantages in the heat of battle. Moreover, we've introduced additional elemental versions of weapons, each with its unique effects, allowing for more diverse and dynamic combat encounters.
Looking ahead to the release on July 18th, our team is determined to deliver even more! We have exciting plans to introduce additional achievements, ensuring that your journey remains challenging and rewarding. Furthermore, we're committed to making each game mode distinct and unique, offering exclusive gameplay mechanics for victory and progression. This dedication to variety and innovation will significantly increase the game's replayability, making every playthrough feel fresh and captivating.
Finally, let us remind you that the release is only a mere 5 days away, scheduled for July 18th! Don't miss out on the opportunity to experience REMEDIUM: Sentinels in its full glory. Mark it in your calendar, add it to your wishlist, and get ready to embark on an unforgettable journey of survival and discovery!"
