Parasite Black News

Hey guys, it's time for some official news!

New Artist Joins the Team

First and foremost, we've brought on a new artist to the project: Shamp Shamp! We believe they'll not only help speed up production, but also bring some truly amazing new art to the game. We're dying to show off their work to you guys! :)

Huge Update Incoming

On the development side, we're continuing to implement the script while gathering the remaining assets for the next update. Please bear with us a little longer — this upcoming update is one of the biggest we've ever put out (despite a few production hiccups along the way).

There’s a lot to be excited about in this update, including:

- New lewd scenes (spicy content for our adult adventurers!)
- A whole new city to explore (welcome to Hamun!)
- Major lore drops in the main story (big reveals are coming)
- New OST tracks (fresh music to set the mood)
- Additional QoL improvements (for a smoother gameplay experience)

Keep your swords (and claws) sharp...

Prequel Project: Dreams of Celeste

Meanwhile, development is also moving smoothly on our prequel game, Dreams of Celeste. We're busy gathering character models and other assets for that project as well. (More on that soon!)

The City of Hamun

Our new city Hamun is shaping up nicely! Our first goal is to make sure the city is at least functional (shops, basic services, etc.). Ideally, we want to include a few fun things to do in Hamun for this release, but how much we can pack in will depend on our timeframe. Once the city is a bit more stable and everything's working as it should, we'll share some footage of Hamun in action to show you guys. We can't wait to give you a sneak peek of this exciting new location!

That's all for now. But don't worry, more news and plenty of crazy things are coming soon! Stay tuned...

In the meantime, what new feature are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments below — we always love hearing your thoughts. As always, you guys are awesome — you keep the lights on around here!

Love,

The Damned Studios Team

Hey everyone,

We’re back with an exciting progress update on Parasite Black! This update is shaping up to be huuuge! There’s a ton of new content in the works, and things are coming together nicely. That said, with so many assets to prepare, we don’t want to lock in a release date just yet — but rest assured, we’re getting closer every day.

What’s Coming: Act 1 – Our goal is to round off Act 1, setting the stage for the next big steps in the story.
Act 2 – We’re aiming to add a small portion of Act 2 as well.
Free City of Hamun – We’re working hard to make the Free City of Hamun fully functional, introducing new places to explore and characters to meet.
Barati Card Game – We’re hoping to roll out the card game Barati as a new mechanic — it’s still in development, but it’s looking very promising!

Regina Update:
We’ve started preparing Regina’s assets and received some spicy new material from the artist recently. However, the majority of Regina’s content will likely come in a later update, as communication with the artist remains tricky. We’re exploring all options and hope to have more news on this soon.

Moving Forward:
This update should bring a lot of new lore, exciting gameplay, and meaningful story progression. We’re genuinely excited about how it’s coming together and can’t wait to share it with you!

If you’ve got any questions, drop them here or join us on Discord, we’ll do our best to get back to you.

Exciting things are on the horizon!

The Parasite Black Team

Hey guys, we have a bit of important news to discuss some potential changes coming.

As some of you are aware, recently, one of our artists has been missing. While they have managed to make contact and deliver some work, communication lines with them are very difficult. We have managed to get a hold of them, maybe once or twice a month. We've been holding back on commenting further on the issue in the hopes that it resolves itself soon, but this does seem to potentially be a long-term issue.

Unfortunately, and while I can't delve too deep into their personal issues, for context, they live in a relatively unstable area in one of the south Americas, with both limited internet issues and rampant gang violence that seems to be having a flair up recently.

We've attempted to find an artist to fill in the void while hopefully things settle, and while the art produced was very high quality, unfortunately, for PB we fear it will just create more inconsistencies in the long run.

Furthermore, we're not exactly thrilled at the prospect of kicking someone while they're down, (aka, firing them and replacing them altogether), due to circumstances completely out of their control.

As such, when we did manage to have contact with the artist, with their permission, they agreed to allow us to use AI when necessary, based on their art to create new scenes possibly given the circumstances.

I want to stress that none of the art staff are being let go, in fact, we've hired on MORE art staff recently and their regular work will continue as normal.

Furthermore, any AI art produced, we plan to have the existing artists check it over to ensure it's the highest quality we can get it.

We further hope, of course, this approach will help speed up our production, but we are still entirely committed to delivering the highest quality we can.

We haven't made this decision lightly, we had many internal debates, and we're aware of the sensitive nature of AI, but we hope given the circumstances, and how we're handling things, you and the rest of our fans will be understanding.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. If the situation changes for whatever reason, we will let you know.

Thank you.

-The Damned Studios Team

Hey everyone,

Just a quick update! Parasite Black is currently 10% off for a special week-long discount, so if you or a friend have been thinking about picking it up, now’s a great time!

Development Update

Work on the next update is progressing well, though given its scale, we may release it in two parts to get new content into your hands sooner. The Second Great Siege of Novaras is turning into a massive undertaking, and rather than delaying everything, we’re considering moving The Free City of Hamun and its content to the following update, depending on how things go. Our goal is to balance quality with a steady release schedule, and we appreciate your patience!

New Artists Join the Team

We’re also excited to announce that Sizebrush and KRWdraws have joined our art team! They’ll be contributing some fantastic new work to the game, though we’re keeping the details under wraps for now… stay tuned.

That’s all for now! We’re still hard at work and will have more to share soon. Thanks, as always, for your support!

– The Parasite Black Team

Hello everyone!

Thank you so much for your patience and support—this update took a little longer than expected, as we needed to ensure everything was fully TOS-compliant with Steam. But the wait is over, and we’re thrilled to share some exciting news with you!

🎵 Parasite Black OST
The Parasite Black Original Soundtrack is now available for purchase! It includes some previously unused tracks as well as sneak peeks at future ones. Perfect for fans who want to immerse themselves even deeper in the world of Parasite Black.

✨ Premium Support Pack + Cheat Codes
We’re also releasing the Premium Support Pack, which includes:

Exclusive posters
Concept art
Cheat codes
A comprehensive Guide

This pack will be updated with each release to reflect changes to the cheat codes and include any new exclusive content, like posters or additional surprises. Supporting us through this pack not only helps us continue development but also gives you some awesome perks in return!

Once again, thank you all so much for your continued support. We’re so excited for what’s ahead and can’t wait to show you what’s coming next!