The first AWAKEN - Astral Blade patch and New Halloween costume are here!

Greetings all players!

Since the launch of AWAKEN - Astral Blade, we have received a lot of feedback and suggestions from you, our community, streamers, your Steam reviews, and discussions on other social media platforms. After carefully gathering, analyzing, and discussing your feedback, we made the decision to improve the early game experience and several convenience mechanics while retaining the core gameplay of AWAKEN - Astral Blade.

Our first patch brings a range of adjustments, improvements, and fixes — and it's now available to download. Please update the game to the latest version for the best possible experience and claim a new FREE Halloween costume.

Thank you to everyone who has already purchased AWAKEN — Astral Blade. Let us know what you think about the game by writing a review here on Steam, posting it in the Discussions, or chat with us on the official ESDigital social media accounts. Our journey is just beginning, and we can’t wait to share more information and updates with you.

Full patch notes are listed below:

• New Halloween costume — Witchcraft Set (Karpas Energy Acquisition Speed is increased by 20%)!
  
• All available NPCs and cats will now appear on the minimap as separate mini-icons when approaching them.
  
• Hardcore game mode is now available when you first start the game.
  
• Improved and refined the parry effect in conjunction with its skill.
  
• Optimized the time-slowing effect when hitting an enemy.
  
• Fixed an issue where some bosses could hit when they shouldn't or behave incorrectly in combat.
  
• The mouse cursor automatically hides on the screen when a controller is connected.
  
• Fixed an issue where some puzzles could be more complex and not display correctly on the screen.
  
• Fixed and improved camera placement in some cutscenes.
  
• Fixed an issue where purchasing items in the store would not add items to the backpack. You will automatically receive all missing items after updating the game.
  
• Updated and improved the drone pursuit mission guide (it will now be much harder for you to get lost).
  
• New Feature: Jump Challenge Assistance. Provides players with extra help for difficult jump sections in the game.
  
• And many other bug fixes, general optimization improvements, and much more.

Thank you for all of your comments and suggestions! We'll keep working to improve AWAKEN — Astral Blade and provide you with a better game experience as well as new content in the coming days!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1716310/AWAKEN__Astral_Blade/