Atlas Mystery V2.0 - Now with Multiple Language Support!
To bring The Atlas Mystery to a larger global audience, we've now added localization in:
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Korean
German
Spanish
French
Additionally, we've fixed some bugs and upgraded the overall user experience for our V2.0.
We hope you enjoy your journey through The Atlas theater. TRC, the developer behind The Atlas Mystery plans to continue improving the game so look for new updates in the near future!
ATLAS MYSTERY - New Updates Available!
Greetings Atlas patrons!
The team at Top Right Corner is dedicated to ensuring your experience at our historic Atlas Theater is a memorable one, so we are proud to introduce a host of both gameplay and graphics improvements!
Our halls have grown richer in visual detail, and you’ll find a variety of inventory, saving, and mechanics improvements to ensure you remain seamlessly immersed in one of the top VR escape room experiences out there.
And for our aspiring sleuths and private eyes - you can finally wear the hat in the Employee Lounge, for extra motivation as you crack the most heinous case in Hollywood history :tophat: Keep your eyes peeled for future updates… including some new layers to the mystery that might require further exploration of the abandoned theater… Enjoy your time exploring the Atlas!
Patch notes:
Improved Visuals throughout the theatre
Improved optimization
Improved In-Game Menu
Improvements to Inventory system
Made Keys easier to use
Fixed various menu/loading bugs
Added the ability to grab various puzzle elements that were non-grabbable before
Made the Hat in the Lounge wearable
Made Theatre doors open both ways
Made it harder to teleport to areas you should not be
Various save and loading fixes
Wiped all saves to allow for improved saving system
Made it harder to lose required items (reloading should ALWAYS give return items to your inventory if you have previously collected them)
Various bug fixes to puzzles
Enjoy!
Holiday Bulletin from the Atlas Staff
Hello!
To our loyal patrons - thank you for your support during the Atlas Theater’s first year of operation. It’s been thrilling to see so many players make their way through our puzzle-ridden halls, and the reception has exceeded our expectations!
Many secrets still rest within the Atlas’ sordid walls - along with general gameplay improvements and overhauls, there are more sections of the theater that have yet to be uncovered … and more mysteries to explore!
We’re planning to release some additional content for The Atlas Mystery in 2023, as we seek to build one of the most expansive escape room experiences for Steam, Quest and Viveport.
Be on the lookout for a new and improved v1.9 relatively soon with much bigger improvements to follow.
Keep your eyes peeled for further updates in the New Year! And thanks again for all of the support that allows us to continue building this experience, to offer new and exciting puzzles wrapped up in a polished and cinematic environment. We loved putting this tribute to old Hollywood together and there's a lot more to come.
Best,
The Atlas Theater Staff
Atlas Hotfix v1.8
Some quick minor fixes based on recent builds and feedback
Fixed perfume bottle allowing you to levitate
Fixed film not snapping into place for some players
Steam VR Showcase Game Update July 7.15.22
In advance of the Steam VR Showcase launching in a few days, we are posting a new version updated based on feedback from the Steam Summer sale. Thanks again for all of your feedback. Sometimes making small changes can make a huge difference.
Here are some of the changes:
Collision improvements on certain items
Minor visual improvements
Improved Radio Puzzle usability
Fixed item gravity bug
Improved certain key usability
Changed noise when putting key into backpack
Fixed being able to teleport with certain items you were not meant to
Minor performance improvements
Added some clarity to tutorial
If you have any (spoiler free) feedback for the Top Right Corner team on The Atlas Mystery, please let us know! We love making VR games for you!
Help us Expand The Atlas Mystery
The Steam Summer sale has brought hundreds of new players through the doors of the venerable Atlas Theater. Thank you again for your support. It means the world to us!
At Top Right Corner, we love puzzle and escape room games and we believe there should be a lot more of these on the VR market today. Since Atlas was released in mid April, several thousand of you have played the game across Steam, Oculus AppLab and via Viveport. Our goal now is to look towards expansion and improvements that we can make based on your feedback. So far, we have launched six game updates and patches since release and we will continue to support the game, its players and our fans.
That said, creating independently financed and produced games is tough - especially in the VR space - due to the increased challenges of hardware inconsistencies, optimization across different platforms and so on. To be perfectly transparent, out of every dollar that we make off of Steam sales, 57% comes back to us after VAT, local taxes, refunds and Steam's cut. This is roughly the same across Oculus with slightly better figures on Viveport Infinity, though the sales are calculated differently. The economics of VR are tough unless your game is featured prominently on Steam or on the Oculus store itself.
How can you help us expand the game and make more games like this one?
If you already purchased The Atlas Mystery, thank you! That is a huge help!
If you liked the game, please leave us a positive review on Steam. These really help us move up the rankings on Steam overtime, especially in a category of Escape and Puzzle games, where we can really stand out.
If you did't love the game, rather than leaving a negative review, please leave us a comment in our community board first. As developers, we've been extremely diligent about responding to every comment or note that has been posted there and you may find that the question you're asking about has already been answered by we the developer, or by another user. Rather than posting a negative review that will hurt our algorithm, please ask us here first and we will respond to you!
If you bought the game on Steam and have posted a review here, please also consider posting a review on Oculus as well. Our main goal towards financial viability and expansion is to get on the Oculus Main Store and to do that, we need as many reviews as possible.
We want to expand the game onto new platforms like PSVR2 when it is financially viable.
Lastly, let us know in the comments what you'd like to see in our next iteration of Atlas? Without giving away spoilers, it would be great to get a sense of what puzzles players really enjoyed and how we can expand the story - and atmosphere - of Old Hollywood mystique. We're considering adding more rooms, more characters and more immersion to the secrets of the Atlas Theater.
Thanks again for your help and support in making The Atlas Mystery the best VR experience it can be!
Sincerely,
The Top Right Corner development team.
Atlas Hot Fix v1.6
As a lover of puzzles, escape rooms and VR in general, the creators of The Atlas Mystery will continue to support and improve this game over time. As we get set for the Steam Summer Sale, we wanted to push the following slight improvements after listening to user feedback. Thank you for the all of the comments and feedback on the game.
- Improved floor texture on quest
- Made UI laser pointer come out of finger
- Fixed floor Z fighting issues
- Made force grab range lower to reduce accidentally grabbing far away objects
We're planning some larger improvements to the game in general but as an indie game, we need your help. If you enjoyed the game, please leave us a positive review on Steam and share it while its on sale with any VR enthusiast friends. As developers, we want to expand the puzzles and deepen the mystery at The Atlas!
Atlas Hot Fix v1.5
We love the feedback we've been getting from the customers at the Atlas.
Some of our foreign audience members have run into some rare bugs (due to how systems are configured internationally) that we fixed along the way in addition to some tweaks that just made gameplay better. We hope that some of our German and French players who were disproportionately affected will give us another chance! ːsteamhappyː
Many of you - especially you loyal streamers - have asked for sound settings in the menu. These have now been added!
- Fixed continue button not working in rare cases
- Fixed loading in incorrect location for non-NA/UK players
- Added collider to Grandfather clock
- Fixed misspelling in a clue
- Added Sound settings to menu
- Fixed prop-surfing on silverware
We LOVE escape rooms and puzzle games. At Top Right Corner, we want to bring you more and to expand The Atlas Mystery as we go.
If there's anything else you'd like to see from us or something that could improve the experience, please let us know!
-The Atlas Theater Staff
Atlas Hot Fix v1.4
Hello Loyal Atlas Patrons,
Building an VR indie game that is meant to function seamlessly on Meta Quest, Steam VR and Viveport is a challenge. There have been a few bumps along the road but we cannot stress how much we appreciate your notes and feedback. Many of you have taken the time to send us specific bugs and video captures that have led directly to these fixes. Thank you!
There have been a few saving / loading issues where players have spawned in voids that we've addressed. Please take a look at the list below and message our development team if there's something you'd like added for our next patch.
Additionally, many of you have pointed out the desire for achievements and we have added some public and secret discoveries for players to find when they explore the Atlas.
Made Elevator door open automatically when unlocked
Added safeguard to spawning outside of the map / endlessly falling into black void
Added Achievements!
Minor updates to hand position fixes
Fixed Jittering/stuttering at higher frame rates (PC ONLY)
Made sure Employee lounge door stays unlocked after loading
Minor clipping fixes
Fixed clue in lobby disappearing on load
Improved textures of a few puzzles (PC only)
Fixed flashlight working weirdly on load
Fixed lighting issue in auditorium on load
We will continue to roll out updates for The Atlas Mystery over the coming weeks. Thanks for your help and support!
Atlas Hot Fix v1.3
The Atlas Theater has been abandoned for over a decade, but this doesn't mean its staff is not hard at work behind the scenes to bring you the best gameplay experience possible.
Just in time for the weekend, we present the following small fixes and improvements in gameplay for The Atlas Mystery.
As an independent movie theater chain without a ton of resources, your feedback is immensely appreciated and we've tried to incorporate as much as possible into your Atlas experience.
Improvements:
Interaction Circles no longer appear behind walls/doors
Added Crouch Button to Tutorial
Let's just say the candy bar puzzle is better...
Added additional narrative loading screens when loading an existing game
Addressed feedback on the soda machine
Fixes:
Added protections from getting out of bounds
Addressed weird physics with a specific auditorium clue
Fixed documents with high aliasing
Made placed safe knobs save their location properly
