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Blood West gets a full release date!

[h2]Our journey through an Early Access stage will soon come to an end.

Blood West will launch on the 5th of December 2023! [/h2]

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Stay tuned, as along with the launch of the game, the final chapter of the game will be arriving for your enjoyment. More info coming soon!

Hotfix 2.3.1b

  • Some of the ladders that started working like high-velocity catapults should now no longer do so

Blood West Update 2.3.1

[h2]Buckaroos![/h2]

Today's fix to Blood West come's with an additional cool feature. We have received an offer from our community member, who previously helped us with translating ELDERBORN for a full translation of Blood West to Hungarian, and as of today you can play the game in this additional language! Many thanks to Brechler Zsolt for providing us with yet another game localization!

Other notable thing - the minimum requirement of 4GB RAM has been corrected to 8GB, and - with the game content growing and the 3rd chapter coming, the HDD space requirement has been changed to 5GB, preemptively.

And now, for the...
[h2]Full 2.3.1 Changelog:[/h2]
[h3]Major changes[/h3]
  • Fixed an issue with changing maps on systems with low amount of RAM
  • Chapter 2 Boss shouldn’t stand or walk in place anymore
  • Fixed a case of missing objects and assets at the cave under the Fort location
  • Raven Skull Necklace doesn’t provide immortality to the player anymore
  • Improved AI behavior when player is using Bows
  • Ladders and ropes should “feel” much better now
  • Added Hungarian language support (interface+subs)


[h3]Minor changes:[/h3]
  • Fixed issue with some enemies not being able to cross a doorway
  • Fixed other issue where some doors were impassable by enemies
  • Using Chicken Head won’t respawn enemies, in line with item’s description
  • Fixed an issue related to hit detection on Ethereal enemies like Spirits and Wraith when using Bows
  • Glove of Wyrdness doesn’t provide instakill bonus on melee attacks anymore
  • Further optimization for both available maps
  • Hiding in Bushes modifier could stay on the player even outside of said bushes
  • Skin Seeker enemy will aim for a short period of time, allowing player to take cover or take a shot
  • Some text typos and errors were fixed


[h3]Thank you, and see you next time![/h3]

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[h2]In the dreaded Blood West the ability to land a headshot can be the only thing that keeps you from a gruesome death! Time to practice![/h2]

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Blood West is an immersive stealth FPS horror set in a wicked Wild West. Brought back to life by strange native spirits, you will explore and scavenge, build up your arsenal and gain powerful perks, hunt your enemies quietly or meet them guns blazing. Take back the frontier, gunslinger!

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Pixels are blooming, discounts are singing - Steam Spring Sale is here!

What a beautiful day outside! On a day like this, folks like us should be playing some games! Today marks the start of the Steam Spring Sale and Hyperstrange has prepared some hyper-entertainment and hyper-discounts for you!



New bundles galore!


Bundles, you know 'em, you love 'em. Some of them have already stolen your hearts and if not, maybe these ones will:

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Many more great deals to discover in our sale page!

Upcoming games


If you are hungering for more '90s FPS shooters and feeling nostalgic for beautiful stylized pixels, then look no further, for GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead and Supplice will just hit the spot. Add them to your wishlist so that you don't miss them as they are right around the corner:

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1693280/Supplice/