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[p]It's time for our favourite kind of development update - a sneaky look at our upcoming new map! This time, it's The Carnival, due for release mid October. As before, our annual Halloween event will launch at the same time, so it'll be a busy time for DEVOUR players. Development is moving at a good pace - we don't have a precise release date yet, but we'll get it to you as soon as we can. Read on for a closer look at what's in store for our next big update.

[/p][h2]Story[/h2][p]At the age of 32, Kai Rewiti moved from New Zealand, where he experienced an unhappy childhood, to Los Angeles, USA. After spending much of his life drifting from place to place, Kai finally felt he'd found a sense of purpose when he was befriended by members of the satanic cult The Watchers of Azazel. He soon became the group's newest recruit.[/p][p]While working part-time as a circus clown in LA, Kai began to experience a creeping mania, greatly exaggerated by witnessing the happy children and families he encountered - a stark contrast to his own upbringing. After luring a group of victims to an underground lair, murdering them and gouging out each of their eyes, Kai performed a ritual learned during his time with the cult, with the intention of taking revenge on a world that had let him down. However, the ritual summoned the demon Azazel, and Kai became possessed by him. It will be your goal to undo the ritual and banish the evil.

[/p][h2]Assets[/h2][p]Take a look at some of the handcrafted objects that will be important in The Carnival.

Music box
Maybe this is one you don't want to wind up...


[/p][p]Coins
This time, you'll be paying with more than just your sanity.


[/p][p]Tickets
Well, you can't enter a carnival without a ticket, right?


[/p][p]Big top entrance
It's really fun inside, promise. We'd never lie to you.

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Concept Art[/h2][p]Please note: the following images are not fully representitive of in-game models.[/p][p][/p][p]Doll
We can't decide if these little guys are cute, downright creepy, or both. One thing's for sure, nobody's pulling their strings anymore.

[/p][p]Demon Kai[/p][p]The man himself - or should we say, the clown. He's got a few nasty tricks up his sleeve, some bad jokes to tell, and he just can't stop smiling at how much fun you're going to have together at The Carnival...

[/p][p]The Carnival marries our commitment to body horror and classic, heart-thumping scares with a sense of fun and absurdity. We are a small, diverse development team, but we share a love for dark humour, and it shines through in this map. We are so excited to share it with you. [/p][p]A huge thank you, as always, to all our amazing players and supporters. We wouldn't be here without you.[/p][p][/p][p]X: @DEVOUR_GAME
Discord: https://discord.gg/q4tTa2Z [/p]

[p]Want to have your DEVOUR fan art included in our upcoming map? Check out details of this year's contest below! [/p][p]Since we regularly receive fantastic DEVOUR fan art we run an annual, optional contest where submissions have a chance of appearing in our upcoming map. This time, the winner will be included in The Carnival - check out our latest teaser of the map here. We'll also be posting another exciting map teaser in a couple of weeks' time. [/p][h3]
Contest Rules[/h3][p]The theme this time is a wall poster advertisement for a circus attraction, ride, performance or game. Some examples: a haunted house ride, hall of mirrors, clown show, fire eaters, win a teddy bear stall, and so on. Anything that fits with what you might find at a typical American circus or funfair is acceptable. If you'd like it to fit the design of the map more closely, stick to any shows that you might find in a classic 'big top' tent, like acrobatics, clowns, magicians, animals (and any others you can think of here).
[/p][p]All art styles and ability levels are welcome. You may submit multiple entries if you wish. Please note that we will not be accepting AI generated submissions. We reserve the right to use our own judgement for this, so if you're concerned about this being an issue you may want to have some evidence of process.[/p][p]The contest is open for 5 weeks from now until 31st July 2025 at 10am PDT. Art should be submitted via the #art-contest channel of the DEVOUR Discord server. You can join the Discord server here. High resolution PNG or JPG image files over 2048x2048 only, please.

Please note, all text in the poster should be in English. If English isn't your first language and you would like to check phrasing or spelling with us, please contact us on Discord by sending a message to the #art-contest channel. We're more than happy to help![/p][p]After the contest ends, the development team will review all submissions and vote for a winner. The winner will be notified directly, and we'll also publish a Steam news post featuring the winning piece of work. Please feel free to get in touch with any questions in the comment section below or in the Discord #art-contest channel.

Check out last year's winner and runners up here.
[/p][p]Good luck![/p][p]X: @DEVOUR_GAME
Discord: https://discord.gg/q4tTa2Z [/p][p][/p][p][/p]