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[April Fool's Day] Introducing the Arachnophobia Mode

Hello friends!

If, for whatever reason, you still find time to pay attention to what your spider looks like in the heat of battle, then we have some great news!
Today we are bringing you a new way to play SpiderHeck - Arachnophobia Mode!

[h2]What the heck[/h2]
Yes. You can choose from a few different options that suit you best. Fully transform your spider into something completely different, add your own face and more! Let us show you!

[h2]‘SpiderSnek’ or ‘the more you know’ paragraph[/h2]
Originally, we wanted to go with butterflies and all. Still, it turns out there’s a Lepidopterophobia, so we would end up in a situation where we would have to develop another phobia mode, so we scraped this idea.



[h2]Not quite a spider[/h2]
Alternatively, you can upload your own photo (Terms and Conditions apply. Read the 187-page end-user licence agreement) and literally be in the game! We know it's not exactly a full-fledged replacement for our cutest little spiders, but we do want to give you a choice!



[h2]IF NOTHING ELSE WORKS[/h2]
If you still can't play SpiderHeck with your eyes open, this option is definitely for you! Simply disable the legs display and turn your spider into a ping-pong ball.



And if that is still not enough…
FEAR NOT - NOW YOU WON'T SEE ANYTHING.

Completely turn off the spider models so nothing will distract you from the intense gameplay. Just remember to wear a hat so you'll at least have a rough idea of where the heck you are.



We hope this game mode will finally help you and your friends truly enjoy the crazy gameplay full of incredible parkour, powerful explosions, OMG moments and treacherous "completely accidental" friendly fire.

Let us know what you think in the comments below!

NEW Playtest!

Hiiiiiiii everyone!

We’re back with an all-new playtest for every SpiderHeck owner on Steam to enjoy!


[h3]How To Join[/h3]

Go to Steam Library -> Right click on the game -> Properties -> Betas -> Change the branch to 'public_test' . The game will download the playtest version.

The name of the app will change to: SpiderHeck [public_test]


[h3]Playtest Special Rules[/h3]

The 'Parkour' and 'Map Editor' are both enabled.
‘Parkour’ has 8 default maps that we’ve created JUST FOR YOU!
Feel free to download any Custom maps from Steam Workshop.


The following has been temporarily disabled for the playest:
  • Versus mode
  • Survival mode
  • Tiers of Heck
  • Multiplayer

Afterwards, please take a moment to provide feedback over on Discord in the #playtest channel.


The playtest will end at 16:00 CET February 27th!

UPCOMING CONTENT, WOW!

Hiiiiiiii everyone!

Okay, here’s what’s coming soon, and then we’ll tell you about more stuff that will come after the “soon” stuff.


[h3]‘Our Park’ Update [/h3]
Coming soon. April 2023

· Parkour Challenges Game Mode (like the game, but with even more PARKOUR!)

· Parkour Map-Creator integrated with Steam Workshop (you make the levels, we’re tired.)

· New weapons: Gravity Saw and Gravity Grenade (to slice and kaboom your enemies away)

(Gravity Saw in action)


· New Hats (cuuuute!)

(Hats: Fox, Winner and Precious)



Take a look at one of our Parkour Levels in action, made by one of our totally normal, human, non-gamedev testers:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Sometime in the near future, we’ll also expand the Map-Creator to support versus maps and MORE! (but what could the “more” mean?! *child-like imagination unlocks*)


[h3]‘Content Update With Shiny Things’[/h3]
Coming soon-ish. Q2-Q3 2023
. . . . .
maybe more hats?


Along with our exciting content updates, we’ll be looking into ways of improving multiplayer, and we’ll also be releasing small fixes here and there throughout the year.


[h3]Platform Cross-Play[/h3]
We’d like to take this opportunity to announce that cross-play between PC and Xbox will be available this Summer, with PlayStation joining slightly later in the year! YAAAY!

With Platform Cross-Play, there will be many more Heckers for you to play with and shorter queuing times when jumping into a server.


[h3]NEW Playtest![/h3]
A new playtest will be available tomorrow!
We’ll tell you more tomorrow.



Thanks for hangin’ with us!

Join us on Discord (please)


SpiderHeck is 20% OFF

Heya!

SpiderHeck is part of the tinyBuild Vintage Sale with 20% OFF until January 27th and blah, blah, blah.

Seriously though.
Crush your opponents, pull some incredible web tricks, and tell your friends that this is the best company game out there, and now is the time to finally buy it already!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1329500/SpiderHeck/

SpiderHeck is 30% OFF



Heya!

SpiderHeck is part of the tinyBuild Vintage Sale with 30% OFF until January 27th and blah, blah, blah.

Seriously though.
Crush your opponents, pull some incredible web tricks, and tell your friends that this is the best company game out there, and now is the time to finally buy it already!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1329500/SpiderHeck/