MISERY News

Update Live: new items, QoL improvements and bugfixes

[p]Hello Survivors,[/p][p]Over the last week, we have been releasing small hotfix patches, and today we released a patch with major bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements, and new content.[/p][p]Thank you for your support, comments, suggestions, and reports. We read each and every comment and track all the complaints and requests. MISERY development is going strong, with the primary focus on fixes and performance optimization, and we are planning a big update for December with new mechanics and content. Meanwhile, we will be issuing regular small patches, fixing the nastiest issues, and adding nice little things here and there.[/p][p][/p][p]Also, thank you for so many amazing arts, videos, and screenshots — they give us a chuckle and help us survive these difficult times. Except for the one where a survivor humps a dwarf - this one is...questionable.[/p][p][/p][p]Here is what has changed since the release:[/p]

[p]New pack of furniture - almost two dozen new items to find in expeditions and bring back to your bunker, including new carpets![/p]
[p]You can now attack and switch a flashlight on/off while running - it improves the experience a lot![/p]
[p]You can now build on the lower level of your bunker[/p]
[p]Infinite jumping bombs bug fixed[/p]
[p]Artifact effects fixed - now they work in accordance with the description[/p]
[p]Tactical Helmet description fixed[/p]
[p]Corrupted saves issue fixed (or at least seriously improved!)[/p]
[p]Friends Only servers feature added! Now you can limit who can join your world to your Steam Friends and avoid griefers and trolls. Further improvements in server management (bans, etc.) are coming in future updates[/p]
[p]Gravity anomaly visibility improved. Now it is easier to avoid if you pay attention[/p]
[p]"Please Save" warning on exit added to prevent exiting without saving your world. Autosaves are WIP and will probably come in future updates[/p]
[p]Mouse sensitivity improved. The scale is now x2, so you can tune sensitivity more precisely[/p]
[p]Disconnect warning and confirmation added to prevent accidental disconnects[/p]
[p]Wall placement behind the Crematorium fixed, now you can build there[/p]
[p]Cabinets placement improved; now you can space them as you wish so your bunker looks neat.[/p]
[p]Garbage bags bug fixed[/p]
[p]ESC crash fixed. It was caused by a Windows microphone permission issue. However! There is another double ESC crash bug - it is not fixed yet, as it is rare, and we are still investigating.[/p]
[p]Voice Chat high-pitch sound bug fixed[/p]
[p]Nights got brighter and more moody.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]What we are still working on and will fix with the highest priority:[/p]

[p]FPS drops while jumping[/p]
[p]Memory leak in long sessions[/p]
[p]Double ESC crash bug and other Fatal Error incidents[/p]
[p]Desyncs are not yet completely eliminated, but we have made good progress on this[/p]

[p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p]Besides that, about 50 fixes and improvements are on our task list, and as we read through your comments, we add more. All that + everything we stated in the roadmap, so stay tuned![/p][p][/p][p]If you are enjoying MISERY, please leave your review on Steam! It really helps and motivates us to move forward in development.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you again for your incredible support and bravery in the Zone.[/p][p][/p][p]Za Zaslavie![/p]

222k copies sold, new horror trailer and Steam Scream Fest featuring

[p]MISERY has sold over 222k copies since its release last week and is taking part in the Steam Scream Fest IV organized by Valve! Thank you all for your support![/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

MISERY is a new rogue-lite Stalker-like co-op survival game

A rogue-lite Stalker-like to play with friends designed to look like a game from retro consoles? You can sign me up for some MISERY right now.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/misery-is-a-new-rogue-lite-stalker-like-co-op-game/

First impressions and hotfixes

[p]Hello Survivors![/p][p]So the first day in the Zone was brutal. MISERY has become one of the hottest releases on Steam![/p][p]We are happy to see so much excitement, and are crushed to hear that some of you are experiencing bugs and glitches. We read all the comments, and here we want to address the most popular and nasty ones.[/p][p][/p][p]So let's have a shot of vodka and begin.[/p][p][/p][p]First of all, being a solo developer or a low price is not an excuse, and players deserve a high-quality game. We are now working hard to make MISERY as good, smooth, and polished as you expect. [/p][p][/p]

[p]Mic chimpunk glitch. Some players experience a glitch when their voice chat becomes very high-pitched and distorted. It is a known issue with the sound packet rate, typical of the plugin we use (the same as in other games like Abiotic Factor). The good news is that it can be fixed, and we are working on it now, and it will be fixed ASAP. Meanwhile, you can use Discord when playing with teammates. Voice chat is a super cool feature that adds a lot to immersion.[/p]
[p]Location desyncs in multiplayer. Some weird bug happened in the release build. It was not there in the Demo and we did not catch it while testing the game before the release. We believe we fixed it in the patch today, but please let us know if it still happens. It should be absolutely fixable, and most probably it was a silly mistake on our side. [/p]
[p]Lost saves. Not a bug, just a bad design. Right now, you (host) HAVE to manually save your world so you can return to it. And there were no warnings about that on exit. The game is p2p, hosted on the host's machine, with no dedicated servers. We will now add a warning on exit and will add the autosave feature in the upcoming patch. Meanwhile, please SAVE regularly! We understand that hurts when you invest your time in building a nice cozy bunker and forget to save your world. We will fix it, promise.[/p]
[p]Same thing happens when players lose their loot while disconnecting from the host as guests. We cannot save other players' progress on the host machine, but the loot obviously should not vanish in these cases. We will make a good decision on how to handle these situations. [/p]
[p]Crash on Esc. Weird one. Investigating. Will be fixed, no doubt. If you can, please send us your crash logs when it happens - it should be in your clipboard after the crash, just paste it somewhere.[/p]
[p]FPS drop while jumping. This is the last instance of the FPS drops. We fixed all the other cases already and are working on this one. Number one priority atm.[/p]
[p]Other things we will add\\change in the nearest hotfixes: flashlight switching while sprinting, furniture pickup confirmation to prevent accidental destruction, aim toggle, fov swithing in the main menu, missing symbols in traditional chinese font, anomaly detector sound.[/p]
[p]We will NOT remove poo![/p]

[p][/p][p]We issued the first hotfix today, more hotfixes are coming in the following days, and there will be a big patch next week or so. So please bear with us![/p][p][/p][p]But other than that, we are extremely happy and excited!!![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you so much for all your support, for playing MISERY, for sharing content, for writing guides, and for sharing feedback and questions. We are 100% committed to making the MISERY live up to the trust you place in its potential![/p][p][/p][p]Za Zaslavie![/p][p][/p][p]PS. As many people ask who are "we"? We are Dev + Publisher. Dev = Platypus Entertainment (Maewing), a 19 years old solo developer. Publisher = Ytopia (two-person band). So all the kudos for the game to Maewing![/p]

CAKE DAY: MISERY is available now!

[p]Survivors, we all waited for this day, and the wait is over. [/p][p]MISERY has just hit the Steam store, and you can play it now. And it is already trending in the charts, all because of your support. [/p][p][/p][h2]Thank you so much for making our dream happen![/h2][p][/p][p]Please enjoy a release discount and bundles with awesome games you suggested we collaborate with.[/p][p]We also prepared a deeper collaboration with KLETKA, and you can find outfits from KLETKA in MISERY and vice versa.[/p][p][/p][p]You can choose to purchase a Zaslavie Supporter Pack as well. The Zaslavie Supporter Edition is for those who wish to go the extra mile to support the team. This edition includes a beautiful WHITE FUR USHANKA HAT as a token of appreciation. It does not give you any in-game advantages and is not required to have the full experience of MISERY, but it just looks badass.[/p][p][/p][p]The game will continue development in accordance with the roadmap, so you can expect more content coming![/p][p][/p][p]We also prepared a cool new trailer you can watch here:[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Today we will eat this cake in our bunker for you, comrades![/p][p][/p][p]Za Zaslavie![/p][p][/p][p]Love U,[/p][p]Dev.[/p]