Exophobia News

Hey everyone!

If you haven't noticed yet, Save and Sound 2023 is happening and I highly recomend you watch the livestreams happening there. Lots of content from your favorite games and audio teasers for your most antecipated ones!

If you remember last year, we did an OST preview DJ mix, which you can check here if you missed it. That's why Exophobia has that cool banner on the top of the page and is part of the 2022 selection.

So, rock on and have fun!
Zarc

Hey, Zarc here, long time no see!

Just a heads up, I've been very focused on the development of the game to make sure I deliver it this year. Still no promises or release date, but you can be sure it is getting there and looking more and more awesome! So I haven't had much time to market the game and it's been getting hard to get into festivals lately.

But starting today, Exophobia is part of DreamHack Beyond 2023, bringing a week of showcase of indie games, filled with demos, discounts and releases! I'm beyond excited for a new event like this :)

I don't have anything new to show to comemorate this, but if you haven't yet, try the Exophobia demo and give your feedback in the Steam forums or join our Zarc Attack discord! I have been sharing a lot of stuff there from the final game.

Enjoy your week,
Zarc

Hey everyone!
As I'm packing for a long trip to get to PAX East, I couldn't leave the rest of you without any new stuff.
So I uploaded a new version of the demo that has been available for quite a while. This new version just adds the general polish I've been working on lately for the conclusion of development, so no new features of course.
But go ahead and replay it, maybe you'll find hidden things ;)
Also, let me know of any bugs, as my testing has not been extensive ahah.

See you at PAX, and if not, have fun with the demo!
Zarc

Hey there, it's been a while!

PAX East 2023

I'm super excited to share the news that I will be traveling from Portugal to Boston next week for PAX East 2023!! All this wouldn't be possible without PM Studios, so I'm very thankful for the opportunity to get to personally experience another video game event and of course, showcase my own game!

Let's meet at the PM Studios booth, kiosk number 15055. I will be showcasing the first ever additional content for the game, Infinite Mode, which is an endless arcade run. Full health bar, full weapon upgrade, how long can you survive and what will your highscore be? Be the first to try it!

If you can't attend, I will be uploading an improved Steam demo version online, which fixes some nasty bugs (they have been there for a long while now, sorry!) and polishes some bits. Please say hi online either way!


Development Update

IT'S BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE I POSTED HERE?? Time sure flies and it always feels there's something left to do... I'll give you a status update.
The game is in its last stages of development, which everyone says its the longest.
Testing and fixing bugs, finishing quality of life stuff, tweaking level layouts (level design is really hard sometimes!), working together with the audio team to make sure everything *sounds* perfect (those guys can hear things I can't, I swear). So basically tying everything together, and it's taking more time than expected (I'm always afraid of leaving something behind!). But I'm finally seeing an end line and it's getting closer, so thank you so much for sticking there. Let's hang on Discord through this last stage: https://discord.gg/Qb5Kd3p

So, hope you are still there waiting for the release, I'm counting on your support, which I am super grateful to have!
And if you're attending PAX East don't miss the PM Studios booth!
See you soon, Zarc

How you going? Zarc here.

This is huge news, I'm super excited to announce that Exophobia is part of the next edition of Day of the Devs, which is celebrating it's 10 year anniversary!
Double Fine and iam8bit bring you a selection of amazing indie games for a digital AND in-person event, happening at The Midway in San Francisco, on November 5th, and everyone can join for free! So if you are around, don't miss out this event. If you are not, you can still catch it live online!

Anyway, I'm super excited to have Exophobia among all these great games and be invited to such an important event for indie games. Wish I could go to San Francisco, but it's a big trip, so my friends at PM Studios will enjoy the event for me (I'm jealous!). Check out the past edition here, looks fun!

RSVP here if you want to attend!

Until another time,
Zarc