Candle Prick News

[p]Hope you've all been enjoying your eternal punishment! If you have, please consider leaving us a Steam review! 🗨️ Getting to 10 as soon as possible gives us a boost in Steam's algorithm, which is super important to a small team like us 🥺 [/p][p][/p][p]Oh, and if you're grinding for best times in the leaderboards, consider joining our Discord, as players have been using it as a hub to discuss strategies![/p][p]https://discord.gg/xp6dhY65As[/p][p] [/p][p]We have also just pushed a quick patch to round off a few corners. It's nothing major, but here's what changed![/p][p]▶️ Corrected spelling mistake in credits[/p][p]▶️ Fixed out of bounds issue in Olympus[/p][p]▶️ Updated a couple sound effects in Hades[/p][p][/p][p]Finally, if you enjoyed Sisyphus Is a Bug, also consider taking a look at our prior game, Candle Prick, which is 75% off right now to celebrate this launch![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Happy dung rolling! 🟤[/p][p]Moraguma[/p]

[p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]We're happy to announce that THE SISYPHUS IS A BUG DEMO IS OUT NOW [/p][p]As punishment for dirtying Olympus's marble halls, Sisyphus, the dung beetle, must push his ball of dung up and down Mount Olympus every day, for the rest of his life. That is, unless he can complete the seemingly impossible task of reaching Olympus before the sun sets... [/p][p]This demo was made for Steam Next Fest, which starts on October 13th, but you can play it starting right now! It includes the first and smaller campaign out of the two that will be featured in the full game. For now, you can... [/p][p][/p]

• [p] Live through your punishment one day at a time, learning new ways of movements along the way [/p]
• [p] Use your knowledge to reach the top before the time limit [/p]
• [p] Experience Sisyphus’ story through storybook-styled cutscenes [/p]
• [p] Earn demo-exclusive achievements along the way [/p]
• [p] Compete for the best times in an online leaderboard [/p][p][/p]

[p]Don't hesitate to send us your feedback and bug reports![/p][p][/p][p]See you in Olympus![/p][p]Moraguma[/p]

[p]Hi![/p][p]Today's announcement is a quick one. We've opened a Moraguma Discord! This is a gathering place to talk about everything related to our games. This includes Candle Prick and the yet-to-release Soulchain and Sisyphus Is a Bug, but also the many other games we've published on Itch.io for free![/p][p][/p][p]You can join the Discord through this link![/p][p][/p][h3]Sisyphus Is a Bug Closed Beta[/h3][p]Additionally, we'll also soon be opening applications for the Sisyphus Is a Bug closed beta, which we'll be using to fix bugs before the demo releases (that's right, we're getting a demo!) and also before the full release. [/p][p]The opening of applications will be posted on the announcements channel in the Discord, so make sure you join if you're interested![/p][p][/p][p]See you there![/p][p]Moraguma.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Hey, it's been a while. We have news![/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]The Soulchain team participated in this year's GMTK Game Jam, which had the theme Loop. The game we made is called Sisyphus Is a Bug, which is a little knowledgevania about a dung beetle called Sisyphus. After dirtying the marble halls of Olympus with his ball of dung, Zeus punishes Sisyphus to rolling it up and down Mount Olympus every day, for the rest of his life. The only way to escape his eternal punishments is to complete a task that seems impossible: reaching Olympus before the sunset.[/p][p][/p][p]In the game, you'll play through Sisyphus' punishment one day at a time, during which you'll have 60 seconds to explore before tumbling down the mountain, learning new ways to move along the way. The game is a knowledgevania platformer, just like Soulchain! Given the attention we got, ranking among the top 20 most rated and placing among the top 1% in score, we thought this would be a nice little project to expand into a full release before the year ends. You can wishlist it now![/p][p][/p][p]Can you reach Olympus before the sunset? Learn, improve and find happiness when Sisyphus Is a Bug launches on the 14th of November! [/p]

• [p]Will a demo of the game be made available?[/p][p]Yes! You can expect a Steam demo for Sisyphus Is a Bug in the next months.[/p]
• [p]What will be the difference from the game jam version?[/p][p]Aside from a few quality of life improvements, we're planning on adding achievement and a whole new campaign. This will result in a game with something between 2 to 3 times the content of the original.[/p]
• [p]Will this impact the development of Soulchain?[/p][p]No! Sisyphus Is a Bug is a much smaller project than Soulchain. We're using it as a way to take a break and explore some design ideas that will eventually make their way back into Soulchain. If you're waiting for Soulchain, you can think of this as a little entrée before the main course.[/p]

[p][/p][p]We presented Soulchain on a couple of events in these past few months. Here's a couple pics of the team at Gamescom Latam and the State University of Campinas's Unicamp Portas Abertas[/p][p][/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]We're super excited to share with you the full release of Sisyphus Is a Bug, and for Soulchain news to come! [/p][p]See you at Olympus when Sisyphus Is a Bug launches on the 14th of November![/p][p][/p][p]- Moraguma[/p][p][/p]

Hey, candle stabbers! Been a while, huh?

I've come to announce the launch of the Steam page of the new game we've been working on, Soulchain!



https://store.steampowered.com/app/3383610/Soulchain

Soulchain is a non-linear, physics-based platformer about using your soul as a grappling hook. It demands a fair amount of precision and quick reflexes but, above that, traversing the seasons of the Afterlife is all about using your soul creatively, so there's plenty of puzzle-solving to be found. The game's world is heavily inspired by knowledge-based metroidvanias, in the sense that everything is accessible from the get go, and your only limitation is your knowledge about the game's movement mechanics.

This is a project I've been very passionate about since even before Candle Prick was out, so it's really exciting to be putting this out. I hope you're as excited for the full launch as I am!



Oh, and for those of you close to São Paulo, Brazil, I'm also happy to announce that we'll be at Gamescom Latam's Panorama Brasil between the 1st and the 4th of May with a Soulchain demo! I hope to see you there!

- Moraguma