Picayune Dreams News

[h2]Today kicks of Steam's Space Exploration Fest[/h2]
[h3]Explore and infinity and beyond with a deep collection of spacing faring games of all sizes![/h3]

Picayune Dreams is running a 20% discount on it's own, while bundling up with Schism, another space-based bullet hell action roguelike that I believe will appeal to the same fanbase. Try out it's own demo, and grab the 2 games together if you like what you see!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/44629/Picayune_Dreams_x_Schism/

Or if you REALLY like space-based bullet hell roguelikes, you can add Paper Planet as well!
(Although it unfortunately isn't on sale during this event, as it is on a mandatory discount cooldown)

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37136/Interplanetary_Action_Roguelike_Variety_Pack/

[h2]BEST GAME 2024?[/h2]
If you previously missed the recent announcement, Picayune Dreams has been nominated for the GameMaker "Best Game 2024". Voting is open until September 11th!

Go, vote now before you forget! There are only 3 categories to vote in, so it should only take a minute. Your support is so greatly appreciated!!

[h2]The annual Steam Summer Sale is here!![/h2]


Thousands of games are on sale across Steam, including a 20% discount on Picayune Dreams! Consider grabbing the game bundled with 5 other unique and very positively received roguelikes for additional savings (or scope out one of the other bundles offered this sale).

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34319/We_Like_Roguelikes/

The entire 2 Left Thumbs publishing catalog is on sale. Be sure to browser that selection to see what other quality games might tickle your fancy.

[h2]COMING SOON[/h2]
A new roguelike published by 2 Left Thumbs is coming soon!

Keep an eye out for Gorgon Shield, from the creator of Swords and Sandals. It is a party-based RPG, arcade, roguelike. And I can guarantee you haven't played another quite like it!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2446920/Gorgon_Shield/

There is large demo for you to play around in. And please be sure to add it to your Wishlist!

[h2]ENDLESS REPLAYABILITY[/h2]

Picayune Dreams is 20% for Steam's Endless Replayability Fest! You can grab Picayune Dreams alongside 2 other space-based roguelikes published by 2 Left Thumbs bundled together for additional discounts!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37136/Interplanetary_Action_Roguelike_Variety_Pack/

[h2]UPCOMING UPDATE[/h2]
Hey! It's me, Stepford! I hope you all have been doing well! It's been a little while since I wrote an update like this, so I figured I'd pop my head out to update you all on how things are going on our end.

Since the last update, I took a long break to fully regain my energy from all the work that went into making the entire thing and the following month or two of post-release craziness. I struggled with motivation and focusing every time I'd go to work on the game so I kept putting it off over and over; but since the start of the month I've been working on it every single day. I feel a lot better and I'm having fun working on it!

Meanwhile, Andyl4nd has been busy working on Endacopia and I've been occasionally helping with programming on that. (Give it a wishlist to make him happy hehe :)) ) Milkypossum has been working on an album that you can see a teaser of HERE, it'll release on her Youtube, Spotify, etc. on June 7th!

WHAT can you expect from 1.0.1.0?
The focus for the update is to address some of the late game issues. The whole looping mechanic isn't particularly well balanced and fighting the same bosses that you have already been able to defeat (just with more health now) isn't all that enticing. As well as that, the update will add a small amount of content to just about every other corner of the game. New skills, new weapons, new enemies, new modifiers, new optional bosses. I want an update that's worth getting reinvested into the game, not just like... a few new toys you'll get bored of in an hour - which is why it's taking so long.



WHEN can you expect 1.0.1.0?
At this stage, it's hard to say! But the sooner I can get it out to you, the more happy both of us will be. I just want it to be BIG and tasty. What I will likely do is have the update release as a beta first, and then allow anyone to try it a week or two before it releases so that I can get some prerelease feedback and bugfixing done. I will probably do another announcement when that is ready, either here or in the Discord (which you can access in the main menu in the top left).

Thank you all so much for the love, the praise, the fanart; all of it! I couldn't've imagined the game would do this well and every interaction I've had with one of you has been awesome. Even if I sometimes go radio-silent, I'm always watching ... :catsack:

If you have any questions about the game, the update or about me, post them below and I'll do my best to respond!

[h2]RACK AND SLAY[/h2]
Your friendly neighbourhood Publisher here, Graeme!

The next game from 2 Left Thumbs is the roguelike billiards-based dungeon crawler: Rack and Slay!
The game will launch in just 2 weeks - and an extensive demo is available NOW.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2311990/Rack_and_Slay/

Rack and Slay will launch for just $6 (before the planned launch discount!)
So be sure to add it to your Wishlist so you don't miss out on a new banger roguelike!

[h2]3 YEARS[/h2]
A little over 3 years ago, I announced publicly that 2 Left Thumbs would be entering the indie game scene as a publisher, helping to bring Dead Estate to Steam! Never could I have guess what a smash hit that game would be.

Using that as a proper jumping off point, I worked hard to find promising new indies in need of some extra support. And as of today, there are 8 released titles in that catalog, with many more to come! It's my greatest privilege to be able to herald these great developers and their games, and to help them reach new audiences.



[h2]PUBLISHER SALE[/h2]
To celebrate this amazing milestone, the entire 2 Left Thumbs catalog is discounted! Several games are running their deepest ever discounts, while Picayune Dreams is running it's first ever sale (our apologies that the intended Launch Discount didn't apply properly...)!

If you want to REALLY show your support, the Micro-Publisher Mega-Supporter Bundle offers ALL these games together with an additional 25% off!!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33000/MicroPublisher_MegaSupporter/

[h2]BUNDLES[/h2]
If everything together is a bit much, I understand. There are a variety of bundles being run during this sale, designed to group together games I predict will have overlapping audiences.

Every bundle is a "Complete the bundle" style, meaning even if you own 1+ of the games, you can still buy the bundle for an additional discount without re-purchasing the game(s) you already own!!

[h3]Shades of Purple Action Bundle[/h3]
Dead Estate + Magenta Horizon

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/32852/Shades_of_Purple_Action_Bundle/

[h3]Interplanetary Action Roguelike Variety Pack[/h3]
Paper Planet + Picayune Dreams + Schism

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37136/Interplanetary_Action_Roguelike_Variety_Pack/

[h3]We Like Roguelikes[/h3]
Dead Estate + WizardChess + Paper Planet + Picayune Dreams + Schism

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34319/We_Like_Roguelikes/

ːNekoː WE ARE LIVE RIGHT NOW! Come ask us questions about the game! ːsteamhappyː

https://www.twitch.tv/stepf0rd