Steam Next Fest is a multi-day celebration where fans can try out demos, chat with developers, watch live streams, and learn about upcoming games on Steam.
We are very excited to announce that we are taking part with our newest game, WooLoop.
From the 3rd of October to the 10th of October you can download a demo of the game for free for you to try it for yourself!
Livestreams
During the Steam Next Fest, we will be streaming on 2 separate occasions! We are scheduled to go live on:
Tuesday the 4th of October at 7PM BST
Thursday the 6th of October at 1PM BST
Unlike our previous developer streams here on Steam, the purpose of these live streams is not to QA the game but to show off what the game has to offer and, more importantly, interact with you!
Stop by to say hello and ask any questions you may have regarding us and our Games.
Join in
As well as watching us play our relaxing new game, we invite you to download the Demo for free so you can experience WooLoop first-hand.
Once you have given the Demo a try, let us know what you think, most of the updates we have added over the last couple of weeks have been directly from the player feedback, we can't thank you all enough!
You can give us feedback on the after-game questionnaire or you can jump into our Community Discord Server and chat with us at any time!
Wishlist WooLoop now to stay up-to-date with development all the way to launch in January 2023!
Developer Broadcast - Watch us QA the game!
Streaming Live!
The final QA Stream before Next Fest! We have made many changes this week, most of which have been recommended by you the player!
Stop by and say hello whilst I QA the game before the start of Next Fest
WooLoops Demo build is live!
WooLoop Demo!
The free WooLoop Demo is available right now! We have made the game available early, ahead of the October Next Fest starting next week. So if you would like to give our game a try now is the time to do so!
The full release of the game will be free so the Demo shows off a snippet of what the game will be upon release. Jump in now to try a variety of 18 different levels - many more of which will be available at the full release of WooLoop next year.
We are still in the process of developing WooLoop so expect there to be differences between the Demo experience and the final product.
With that in mind, we are actively seeking feedback. Please fill out the after-game questionnaire to let us know how you found your time with WooLoop! As well as this, please jump into our Discord server where we have dedicated chat rooms to talk directly to the Devs about WooLoop.
A lot of the updates you see below come from community feedback!
V0.106 Patch Notes
New Features
Added new Accessibility tab in the Settings menu
Added new setting "Edge Of Screen Panning" (defaulted to on) - When enabled, the screen can pan when you reach the edge of the screen with a rope.
Added new setting "Panning Speed" (defaulted to 1x) - This setting lets you control the speed at which the edge of the screen panning setting and keyboard controls move the camera.
Added new setting "Dark Mode" (defaulted to off) - Requested by our community, so we did it <3. This is a work in progress, we hope to add more to this feature in the future.
Bug Fixes
Reduced Panning Speed and made slight adjustments based on how zoomed in you are
Fixed multiple occurrences of anticlockwise instructions sometimes being incorrect
V0.103 Patch Notes
New Features
Added a Game Tutorial
Added Game Localisation to Steam store pages for multiple languages
Added screen panning when dragging the rope to the edge of the screen
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug where occasionally the "X" icon could appear as the wrong colour
Fixed a Spelling mistake on the main menu
Made corrections to various levels, including the Cacti broken level
Fixed a bug that would incorrectly inform you of making a mistake interacting with a starting instruction
Fixed multiple occurrences of anticlockwise instructions sometimes being incorrect
What's Next
We are collecting and reviewing all of the feedback being provided by our players. From this, and our in-house QA, we are constantly improving the WooLoop experience to make it the best we can!
You can follow along on our progress on all of our socials or by stopping by on Fridays on the store page to watch the Devs live stream WooLoop.
Give the demo a try today and watch how the game progresses up to release!
Developer Broadcast - Watch us QA the game!
Streaming Live!
We are going live on Steam with WooLoop now! No changes to the game this week but we are testing out the new Stream overlays whilst we play test some more levels!
Developer Broadcast - Watch us QA the game!
Streaming Live!
We're still in the early stages of development but a lot has changed in WooLoop since last week!
A lot more levels and a UI overhaul, all of which we'll be testing today - for a full list of updates check our previous post here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1878910/view/3403055194043520507
We'll be going live around 1pm for about an hour so tune in to watch us play and chat with us live.
Streaming schedule
No changes to the schedule yet.
We are aiming to be streaming every Friday around the same time in the build-up to the Steam Next Fest so make sure you stop by to watch the ongoing development of WooLoop.
Any changes to the schedule will be updated during the week.
Developer Progress Update: 14/04/2022
What we have done
Firstly we want to thank all of you who stopped by to watch us broadcast the early stages of WooLoop last Friday! <3
If you missed it and want to watch us play the game in its early stages, keep your eyes out this Friday for us to stream it live again!
Since the stream, Rob has made some considerable changes to the game.
Bug Fixes:
Fixed the Music slider in the Audio Settings
Added Keyboard controls for camera movement
Fixed Instruction Icons so they point in the correct direction all the time*
Correctly detect when you are touching the wrong pin*
New Additions
Added a Discord link button
Added an end of the level process
Added a "Full Disclosure" message for the Demo build
Added an optional Demo questionnaire to get game feedback
Added 9+ new levels!*
* These fixes are still in the QA process so we'll be looking out for them on Friday's live stream
What's coming next?
The biggest news we have this week is that the demo build has been approved by Steam and will be going live next week on the 22nd!
This is so we have the Demo live and ready for the Steam Next Fest that is beginning in October - feel free to download the from the store page when it comes out but please note the game is due multiple updates and changes in time for the Next Fest.
As well as this, we will continue to stream the game on Fridays and follow up each week with dev updates.
Thanks for stopping by and please let us know any feedback you may have once the demo is live! <3
Developer Broadcast - Watch us QA the game up to release!
Streaming Live!
Get the very first public look at WooLoop gameplay directly from the developers today!
We will be streaming some of the currently ready levels today to show off what the gameplay will look like as well as allowing us to test the game and note down any bugs or features that need addressing.
We will be streaming live at around 1:30PM BST for about 30 to 45 minutes (no strict time frame) with chat enabled so if you want to come along and say hi and ask any questions, please do!
I am currently setting up the hardware in our new office so we expect a couple of teething issues with the first stream or two, we thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
p.s. The game is still in its very early stages so we expect to find a few problems and things like the UI and game menu aren't finished yet
Streaming schedule
We are aiming to be streaming every Friday around the same time in the build-up to the Steam Next Fest so make sure you stop by to watch the ongoing development of WooLoop.
Any changes to the schedule will be updated during the week.
What is WooLoop?
WooLoop
If you already follow our other games on Steam, you may have seen snippets of WooLoop in our Dev Vlogs over the past year. A project Rob started in his spare time last Christmas!
A different take on our beloved game Coloring Pixels. The same relaxing and rewarding game feel but this time in a more creatively expressive manner!
What is WooLoop?
WooLoop is a game of creation. You build up great works of art by dragging your yarn in loops around various pins in your canvas. Slowly, one thread at a time, patterns will form, until eventually, you construct a beautifully woven masterpiece.
Wrap, weave, and wind your wool! Build works of art strand by strand, one loop at a time, in this tranquil game of craftsmanship. Draw inspiration from the large exhibition of levels available and unwind with the soothing soundtrack.
Follow Our Progress!
WooLoop is still a work in progress. Make sure you check out our Weekly Dev Vlogs on YouTube as well as Wishlisting the game on Steam to be kept up to date with all of the progress we make!
We are planning to hold weekly Developer Broadcasts here on the Steam store page every Friday around 1 pm British Time so make sure you tune in for live interaction about the game!
Milestone updates will be available here on our Website and on our Social Media.
Release Date
We are preparing to offer a Steam Demo during the October Next Fest next month!
The full release of the game will be in early 2023, with exact dates to be confirmed
Patreon
A message to our Patreons, as promised in your tier offers, we will be releasing early access build to our Toastie Heros a few weeks before release and a Beta Access build to our Toastie Members shortly after!
If you are not a Patreon and are interested in playing WooLoop early, take a moment to check out our Patreon tiers!
