This is a nice little patch, not much to talk about beyond the star of today's show: improved saves. We were getting some reports about certain issues with saves and launch from some of you, guys - this should happen no more!
Changelist: - lots of bug fixes, - improved saves system that will help deal with a bunch of technical issues, - added MORE app in the main menu - go check it yourself!
Have fun! SUPERHOT Team
SUPERHOT Team checking in.
Long time no see, huh? We hope you guys are staying safe and healthy.
I’ve been pondering on writing this for some time now, thinking that we owe you guys a sign of life of some sort, that maybe we should let you guys know what’s happening with the studio, with SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE, office doggos, SUPERHOT Presents and a bazillion of other projects. So here it goes - we’re alive and kicking. Let me put my work pyjamas on and let’s go.
Times are weird at the moment for everyone and it’s no different for us. SUPERHOT Team had to adjust to what’s now called “everyday life” and the whole studio went full-on remote.
How our studio currently looks like.
We stole every last bit of toilet paper from the office together with a couple of VR headsets, quite a few vodka bottles, and went into full lockdown mode. There is work to be done, be there virus or any other distraction.
Surprisingly the transition to remote work went quite smoothly. Everyone managed to rearrange their workflow accordingly. We’re doing a little more online meetings. Office parties transformed into online get-togethers. We play a bit more games than usual (for reference purposes…). Additionally, some people are doing actual work. Technology is awesome, but still - nothing beats old school, face to face interactions.
Work on SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE continues. I’d say that we can even see a ray of light at the end of this white concrete tunnel. The end is near (relating to the development, not the world) but I’ve written this so many times I won’t blame you for not believing me ;) I can’t give you dates or specifics because there is a lot of things connected to releasing a game that are in constant motion. But It’s so damn close. So close.
SUPERHOT Presents helped publish another wonderfully weird game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf62lt5QCZ4 Say hi to Procession to Calvary, a hilarious game cooked out of renaissance paintings, Monty Pythonesque humour and a bit of nude men wrestling. It’s outlandish as hell. I love it. Pro tip: killing everyone might not take you far in this game. It is fun though...
That’s all folks. Use this time to chill. Maybe beat some SUPERHOT endless high scores. Stay safe and wash those damn hands.
Szymon from SUPERHOT Team
SUPERHOT 1.0.15 patch
Hey there!
Are you bothered by weird formatting bug in menus? Can't sleep because you can't upload your badassholyshithowdidhedothat replays to https://superhot.video? Never again! We have a fix for that!
fixed problem with uploading replays to https://superhot.video
fixed formatting bugs in menu
minor bug fixes
Stay healthy folks! SUPERHOT Team
SUPERHOT is 4 years old!
"SUPERHOT Team, minutes after releasing SUPERHOT on Steam"
This superbly taken photo is already 4 years old! Wow, 4 years. Time truly moves when you are having fun right? Thank you for being with us this whole time. You guys are awesome. I remember that right after the release of SUPERHOT, we've celebrated for only a few minutes. Then we jumped straight into bug reports, forum threads and fan emails. Our workday finished around 5 AM but we had just too much energy to burn. That was a crazy day.
To celebrate SUPERHOT's birthday we have prepared a few presents for you guys.
SUPERHOT in Cooking Simulator!
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Our friends from Wastelands Interactive designed this awesome SUPERHOT cameo in their game Cooking Simulator. There is a whole friggin mode where time moves only when you cook. They have put a lot of effort and heart into this mode. It’s quirky, it’s fun, it’s definitely worth checking out.
Continuing with birthday celebrations. We have set up a week-long discount for both SUPERHOT and SUPERHOT VR. Great opportunity to complete your game library or spread the system to your friends ;). Until 2nd March you will be able to get: SUPERHOT -60% SUPERHOT VR -30%
Thank you again for being with us. You helped shape SUPERHOT. You have spread the system. You guys are one of us.
Time moves only when you are having fun and boy did it fly by at a crazy pace! It has been an amazing journey and it’s all thanks to you guys! You people are awesome. To celebrate our anniversary we prepared this lovely flash sale. ;)
For a very limited time, you will be able to get both SUPERHOT and SUPERHOT VR at a very low price. If you are still short on Christmas gifts this is a great time to grab a last-minute present.
SUPERHOT VR 3 years birthday flash sale ends on Tuesday 10AM PST.
Thank you for being awesome. SUPERHOT Team
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE Beta 4.0.0 is live!
The following is a devlog for MIND CONTROL DELETE, the Early Access standalone expansion to the original SUPERHOT. Check it out HERE
It’s a Christmas miracle!
Not really a miracle, but rather a major update, and it’s not Christmas yet, but it almost checks out. It’s getting really cold here.
Let’s make it SUPERHOT then.
We bring you a multitude of changes to Hacks, including: lots of new ones, reworking some of the existing ones, and cutting out or merging those that couldn’t compete with others. The difficulty curve and game flow design got an overhaul. Besides that, there are audiovisual uplifts, remade levels, stability improvements and bugs executed with surgical precision. Certain parts causing issues from a player's point of view got fixed and there’s also some music.
Before we jump into specifics though, we’ve prepared a small thank you for you guys. You’ve been with us during this crazy journey for quite some time now. We are really grateful for that. So if you'd like to land in MCD credits and become immortal, here is your chance:
https://superhotgame.com/more-thanks-always-more/
In this update, we focused heavily on a fun factor that depends on… all the elements of a game, really, but the first thing we uplifted was the difficulty curve. Based on your feedback, the current curve will feel much more natural and the farther into the game you go, the more rewarding will it feel, granting a whole new sense of fulfillment after each kill.
Hand in hand with difficulty tweaks go changes to the layout of the RUN select map; this is aimed mainly at improving the overall flow of the game, giving it more coherence.
I assume (tell me if I’m wrong) that you’re wondering “why is he rambling about some curves and layouts, I want to know about grenades from that gif up there”. Right you are, we added some hacks. We’ve also removed some other hacks and merged some together. It’s all for the greater good, we promise!
You’ve been asking for grenades in SUPERHOT and we were a bit reluctant to the idea but lo and behold: we had a change of heart. Not exactly traditional grenades, this lovely hack will turn throwables into bullets spawning death dealers.
Another exciting hack is Headshot flow. Once unlocked, your bullets will fly from headshot to headshot. Clearing enemies in the nearest vicinity. Quite flashy.
Some hacks needed to be cut out as they simply weren’t useful or impressive enough to compete with others; a major example is Random Melee hack that didn’t seem like a competitive enough choice, but you know what?
We really do know which melee weapon you like the most, so there’s a new hack that lets you start with a katana already in your hand, no matter which MIND you chose to play.
There’s no point in going through each Hack change in detail and I wouldn’t really spoil the fun. For each Hack that needed to be cut out two more were added or created by combining others. You’ll see it when you play it. Try out different builds with different MINDs and tell us what you think!
Audiovisuals have been polished quite a bit, bringing new visual effects, remade levels, uplifted sound effects and added music leading players into key areas of the game. Yes, music. In a SUPERHOT game.
On the purely technical side of things, we have also killed about a bazillion of bugs and looked in distress at all the remaining ones that we’ll have to work on still. There were game stability improvements the descriptors of which can twist a healthy mind. Finally, replays should work better now.
That’s it for now. We had to make some design choices and fight hordes of bugs, and now MCD plays better than ever. Play the game and tell us what you think of the changes, how the game plays for you now, and what crazy combinations of hacks you managed to make.
We greatly appreciate your feedback. Keep it coming! You can always reach out to us via Steam forums, our social media, or our Discord.
Have a nice Winter Holiday! SUPERHOT Team
MIND CONTROL DELETE Beta 4.0.0 update changelog:
Difficulty curve improvements
Changes to the layout of the map
Removed some hacks – for instance, Deflect Bullets became a basic ability available to all MINDs by default
Added twice the number of hacks we removed – y’all want some Mass Deflect or Lightning Reflexes?
Merged some hacks together to make choices more competitive – who needs Iron Fist or Strong Punches if you can have two for one as Super Punches?
New graphic effects
Spoiler-ey locations got reworked
Levels have been visually polished
Music (yes, really!) added to some key locations
Polished SFX in menus and gameplay
Improved replays
Squashed tons of bugs to a pulp (small infestation is still there)
After much debate we added a feature that allows players to fast forward credits with any button and exit them at any time with ESC button. It’s a highly experimental mechanic that might be subjected to change.
SUPERHOT 1.0.14 patch - hotfix
Hello all!
This week we learned that:
you really do like uploading videos to superhot.video
the video uploading utility in SUPERHOT worked less than perfectly lately.
It should be fixed now. If you notice any further issues, please check your Internet connection first and if it’s good, do inform us about any problems with uploading a vid either at our Steam forum or via superhot@superhotgame.com.
Just to do this by the book, fix list:
Fixed a bug causing issues with uploading a vid to superhot.video.
Have fun sharing your favourite bits of gameplay!
SUPERHOT Team
SUPERHOT available now on Nintendo Switch! (also: discounts for SUPERHOT and SUPERHOT VR)
Hey
As part of a super surprise announcement, SUPERHOT Team is incredibly proud to reveal that the multi-award-winning smash hit SUPERHOT is available right now on the Nintendo Switch!
To celebrate the launch we've set up discounts for SUPERHOT (-60%!) and SUPERHOT VR (-40%!) on Steam!
https://youtu.be/zUp13S_XBg4
We love Nintendo and wanted to make sure SUPERHOT on Switch was the best it could possibly be. We've gone whole hog in making sure the game runs smooth as butter on Nintendo's console and went the extra mile with a few shiny new features.
Taking full advantage of what the Switch has to offer, the biggest change awaiting both new and returning players is the addition of optional gyroscope aiming. These intuitive new mechanics allow an extreme degree of aiming precision not previously possible. Players can also hack, slash, shoot and swipe with the Joy-Cons to shatter the Red Dudes with just a flick of their wrist. SUPERHOT on the go has never been so accessible or so fun.
Feature List:
All new adjustable gyroscope aiming
Optional motion controls
Fully optimized for the Switch
Silky smooth 60 FPS
Full support for docked and handheld play
Have a lovely day
SUPERHOT Team
Introducing SUPERHOT PRESENTS!
We set out on a mission to find cool, fun, unusual games that might need some help (funding) and support (still funding but also unsolicited advice and mentoring). We wanted to focus on developers in a similar time zone to help with communication, games that feel sort of like SUPERHOT (puzzles, shooters), and with a corresponding artstyle.
With that in mind, we’ve signed two games from Australia (really the worst time zone for us), neither of which are anything like SUPERHOT, and both with a unique-artstyle that doesn’t relate to anything we’ve ever done.
Please now give your undivided attention and love to the Frog Detective series by Grace Bruxner’s new studio “Worm Club”, and Knuckle Sandwich by Andrew Brophy.
THE FROG DETECTIVE SERIES
Wherein the frog solves mysteries, by Grace Bruxner's "Worm Club"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzHDU47MeRk
SUPERHOT supporting Frog Detective is the crossover no one asked for. The series is about a frog detective solving a mystery. It’s simple. It’s perfect. We love how wholesome and warm and funny it is, we enjoy the game, we like the team, so we offered to help.
You’ll be able to play the newest game at PAX West (go buy a plushie from Grace at their stand!). Props to Grace for being the first person brave enough to sign with SUPERHOT PRESENTS. She will forever remain in our hearts as someone to be afraid of.
A word from Grace Bruxner
“Here’s the real story of how this happened. SUPERHOT noticed my cool frog game and were like “hmmm,,, what if,,,,, money?????” and I was like “…ok fine but I will only agree if you send me lots of superhot t-shirts because I need clothes to wear around the house when I make the game” and they said “weird request but ok” and sent me a big box of shirts. And that’s all I wear now. Also my dog Noddy wears them too. That’s how business deals work in this industry baby!! Get used to it!! Anyway, Frog Detective is very good (I know this because I made it) and I think you’ll enjoy it even though it’s not even a little bit like SUPERHOT. There will be no slow motion murdering!!! See ya.”
The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game, is a game about a sloth. To be specific, it’s about a small sloth that has been haunted for weeks by a mysterious ghost (WooOOooOO). There’s a mystery afoot! The only one who can solve it is the renowned investigator known as The Detective! That’s the frog, by the way. Find clues, question suspects, look at things through your frog-sized magnifying glass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjtvusfoUVk
Knuckle Sandwich is a game that asks you for your name but doesn’t really care. It’s an RPG about a boy looking for work in a new city. It’s weird. It’s wonderful. It’s dripping with style. It’s got a free demo on itch here that you should check out right now. The demo is a little old but that’s fine. We talked to Andrew for the first time about a week before we sent a contract. It was easy peasy for us to get excited by working with him. Also he forced us. Please help.
A word from Andrew Brophy:
“I am very excited for this opportunity to work with SUPERHOT as I approach the final stages of Knuckle Sandwich’s development. With their support, I can confidently make my game the best version of itself and bring it to as many people as possible. That’s really cool! Thanks! xo”
8 chapters, painfully hip soundtrack, SEVERAL party members to play as, and another mystery (ooOoOOOoo). The game will reward you for exploring, but won’t make you feel bad if you don’t have the time to look at everything in the game. You should feel bad though, the game is pretty.
and those of you who really like long blocks of text
We’d like to work with developers that don’t need or want a publisher, but just need some finishing (or starting) funds. We’ll serve those funds with a healthy side of mentoring and advice, but ultimately we’re not going to do everything a publisher would do for the games… there are publishers for that, they’re excellent.
We want to help enable a few more properly independent studios exist in the world. Weird but smart money to weird but smart developers.
We don’t blame you if you’re wondering what on earth SUPERHOT has to offer other indies. We use things like “data” and “knowledge” and “gut feelings” to make decisions as a company., We’re doing pretty well by it – we have no less than 4(!) businessy-type people at SUPERHOT., They help make sure SUPERHOT stays alive and thrives so our developers can keep developing. It’s going great, honestly, and we feel we can use their brains for more than just SUPERHOT.
We absolutely copied the name from Double Fine. We like the name. We like Double Fine. They said it was OK but there are no takesies backsies. We hope they don’t sue though. SUPERHOT PRESENTS was a placeholder, but as I’m sure you’ve guessed, since our company and our games are all called SUPERHOT, we’re not very good at naming things. We asked Twitter and there were some excellent suggestions: “PlayPal”, “Insert Credit”, “The Grace Bruxner Fund For Games That Callum likes”, and others. We’ve ignored them all.
So what does this mean for SUPERHOT company:
Mostly, nothing. The teams working on games will still work on games. We’ve added people to the company over the past couple of years (those businessy-types), and these are the people who are doing these fun side-projects. We’re becoming a little more distributed, with 4 employees in the UK, 1 in the Netherlands, 1 in Australia (that timezone thing again), and some other Polish locations. We’re still a game development company, we’re working hard on our own games, we just think putting some money back into the industry so more cool things can be made is a nice idea.
“This is one of the worst ideas I’ve ever heard of” Devolver
Fork Parker
“It’s the most innovative games fund we’ve seen in years”
Double Fine
“I’m 8 years old, I don’t think I’m legally allowed to sign contracts.” Grace Bruxner
“Again, this is V O L V O. If you’re not going to buy the XC90,
then I’m going to have to ask you to leave” Valve
Matt
“Don’t fuck this up.” Raw Fury
“We wish SUPERHOT invested in us instead because we love money in general” 11 Bit Studios
"We would have provided a quote but they didn't ask us" Kowloon Nights
We think the success of SUPERHOT is somewhat down to it being a slightly unique, slightly weird game made by weird people – but with a focus on polish and attention to detail, hopefully we can find that in other games too. We’re already in discussions with other developers that we think you’ll love.
Hugs and kisses,
SUPERHOT Team
Exciting times at SUPERHOT Team.
Hey there.
We’re staying super busy here at the SUPERHOT studio. The team has grown a lot since 2016 and tons of very clever friendly people joined us to help. We came up and stayed properly indie - with no publishers or investors to answer to, nobody is holding us back from doing weird and crazy things. And with the team expanding, more clever people can help us go do things bolder and crazier than ever before.
One of the final updates for Mind Control Delete landed on Steam just this monday. We’re close to the finish line for this 3-year long production project - a title that’s shaped up to be over twice as large and as polished as the original SUPERHOT, and that we’re making free for the 2+ million owners of the first game on Steam.
SUPERHOT VR launched for the Oculus Quest a couple of months ago. The game had to be effectively rewritten for a standalone headset 50x less powerful than your usual VR PC. It took a year of developer blood, sweat, and tears, but every last bit of that effort was absolutely worth it. It’s been the biggest VR launch we’ve seen so far - Quest is just breathtaking.
Arcade Edition of SUPERHOT VR is being played 24/7 in hundreds of arcades all around the globe and Game Pass is steadily bringing SUPERHOT to droves of new people. Our goal to put every man, woman, and child into our games is inching ever closer.
With a hefty collection of other exciting SUPERHOT and non-SUPERHOT things still in the works - some announcing as soon as next week, some announcing next year - we have been keeping ourselves properly busy here at the studio.
One reason that allows us to keep that busy - to keep exploring, to keep running headfirst into challenges, and to ruthlessly drop projects if they aren’t up to snuff - is our independence. We were lucky to build SUPERHOT at a time when support from our amazing Kickstarter community, the support we got from within the gamedev industry, and our own foolhardy nature were enough to build a healthy studio with nobody but ourselves calling all the shots.
We want to give other foolhardy, upstart indies a hand now. Shipping a game without a publisher or investors is daunting. It can feel like a huge leap of faith. We’ve been working on a couple of big projects that should help make that leap of faith a little less scary for indie developers.
Today feels like a good day to announce one of those projects!
