Ravenswatch News

• A patch to fix reported crashes is in the works and should released sometime next week, if everything goes according to plan
  
• A detailed overview of the new content of the Nightmares Unleashed Update will be posted here

• We discuss the Consoles release and show you how we celebrated at Passtech!
  
• We talk about our next Hero DLC, which will be free!
  
• We take a look at what happened in the community last month;
  
• And finally, we’re talking about our next video, which will showcase an important part of the Nightmares Unleashed Update

2024 has been a great year for roguelikes all around, but one of my favorites has been Ravenswatch. At first look, you might be forgiven for thinking it's in the Hades mold, and there are certainly some similarities, but developer Passtech Games has built a much more open-ended ARPG with character-driven combat reminiscent of games like Diablo. Filled with a fantastic cast of immediately recognizable fairytale faces, Ravenswatch has won itself a 'very positive' Steam rating so far, and it's about to get even better in 2025 with the addition of not one but two new heroes coming as free DLC.

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• Crash occurring when using Beowulf's Fireball talent during the Epilogue fight
  
• Crash occurring during the unloading of a run (when finishing a game)

Originally posted by André-Terramorsi

“Almost four years ago, we set out to make a game that would build and improve upon the foundations that were our previous titles. The obvious challenges would be crafting a good multiplayer experience and growing the studio to tackle a bigger development scope than ever before. Artistically, we knew we wanted to keep our stylized approach to making good-looking games, and with the world of Reverie where tales and legends coexist, it just felt obvious to embrace an illustrative art style.

"Make a screenshot look like it could have been hand-drawn” was perhaps a bit ambitious as a goal, but it is the kind of compass you need to guide you through a game’s development. It always felt like we, 2D artists, were illustrating a book that 3D artists magically brought to life. As is often (if not always) the case, we didn't nail it on the first try; but I never doubted that we were on the right track, all thanks to the talented people I have the honor and privilege to lead at Passtech Games (AND the rest of the studio of course, but we’re here to talk about art, sorry guys).
It is a bumpy ride trying to achieve such a distinct look while continuously improving your home-made engine. Looking back, I can’t believe the amount of basic tools we had to build from scratch, and how many tricks and techniques we had to come up with so that one could immerse themselves in this aesthetic. It can be frustrating to think that most of those efforts end up being invisible to the players’ eyes. On the other hand, we’ve seen countless reviews praising how the game looks, so I can safely say it wasn’t all for nothing.

Also, the fact that you are reading this means that some of this background work is about to get the audience it deserves!

Allow me a cheesy analogy: Ravenswatch started from the idea that we could make a game starring heroes that would come together to face titanic challenges, each with their own personal strengths. I hope you understand where I’m going with this while browsing through the work of the Ravenswatch artists. I genuinely mean it.“

• 🐦 Crossplay: Play along with your friends on all platforms, from PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series
  Note: An option is available in the Options menu to disable this feature.
• HUD: Brought back the stats in the main HUD!
  
  • 🐦 Stats are now placed next to the health bar (same as Early Access)
    
  • Teammates are now placed above the mini-map
    
  • Stats tooltips have been localized in all languages
• Fog: Fixed an issue where the Fog would not reset in between runs, leading to no fog at all in the following runs
  
• Mini-Bosses: Added barriers to the Mini-bosses' caves to replicate the same behavior as the Cyclops and Dullahan fights. Edit: This change was an oversight in the patch note.