Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef News

Whispers of the Thousand Young bring new sounds, balance, and fixes to guide your path through the abyss.

Audio

• Added missing sfx for some continous/looping incantation effects
  

Balance

• Rerolls now cost a flat amount
  
• Adjusted Tommy Gun ammo pickups for better balance
  

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Deep One bullets could deal double damage (Community feedback: Good_Ol_Rusty)
  
• Bullets go through Saltwraith enemies while they are invisible (and hits enemies behind)
  
• Current gold is now displayed during incantation selection for re-rolls (Community feedback: Capitatum)
  
• Fixed Gamepad support in shop (Community feedback: Good_Ol_Rusty)
  
• Fixed an issue where the Watcher enemy could stop unexpectedly (Community feedback: Good_Ol_Rusty)
  
• Bosses has collider that stops player from moving through them
  
• Improved stability for certain enemy attacks
  

- The Dev Team

Hello First Break players!

It’s that time of year again!

From now until October 6th at 10AM PT, ALL First Break Labs games will be on sale for up to 80% off!

Entropy Survivors - 50% Off
Warside - 25% Off
Particle Hearts – 25% off
Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef - 15% Off
David. - 70% Off
Neighborhorde - 80% Off
SPINGUN - 70% Off

Grab’m while they’re hot!

Also keep an eye out for our upcoming games 😊:

- ILA: A Frosty Glide – out Oct 20th
- Baseless – out Dec 4th

More info soon!

- The First Break Labs team

[p][/p][p]The shadows stir, and with them, your arsenal grows ever more unsettling. This update reshapes the Touch of the Thousand set, sharpens the edge of your incantations, and deepens the horrors your foes will face.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]✦ Redesigned Incantation Set: Touch of the Thousand[/h3][p]The set has been fully reimagined, now invoking a darker, more versatile power. It includes:[/p]

• [p]Mindpiercer[/p]
• [p]Goat’s Touch[/p]
• [p]Thousandfold Pact[/p]
• [p]Goathide[/p]
• [p]Tendril’s Grip[/p]
• [p]Blighted Gait[/p]

[p]Each piece is crafted to bring fresh strategies and sinister synergies into battle.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]✦ New Effect: Panic Wave[/h3][p]A devastating new debuff washes over enemies, inflicting Panicked and breaking their composure. Use it to scatter, weaken, and dominate.[/p][p]
[/p][hr][/hr][h3]✦ Life Steal Rework[/h3][p]Life steal now scales with your maximum HP, ensuring that the stronger you grow, the more sustenance you tear from your foes.
[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]✦ Incantation & Visual Improvements[/h3]

• [p]Smarter, smoother incantation choice design for more tactical depth.[/p]
• [p]Striking new effects: bleeding wounds, fiery burns, searing life drain, and panic visuals that leave a mark.[/p]

[hr][/hr][h3]✦ New Audio Horrors[/h3][p]Your senses won’t be spared—fresh soundscapes have been unearthed:[/p]

• [p]Flames roaring and Crackling burns.[/p]
• [p]Panic-stricken and Slowed debuff tones.[/p]
• [p]Critical hits and Bloodied wounds tearing open.[/p]

[hr][/hr][h3]✦ Narrative & Atmosphere Enhancements[/h3]

• [p]A brand-new cutscene added to Act II, deepening the journey.[/p]
• [p]All cutscenes now carry titles, anchoring the new depth.[/p]

[hr][/hr][h3]✦ UI & Feedback Overhaul[/h3]

• [p]The Reef progression screen has been upgraded with animations, sound effects and particle effects to highlight your accomplishments.[/p]
• [p]Damage Labels are cleaner and clearer, featuring improved damage type icons and debuff notifications.[/p]

[hr][/hr][p]The Thousand reaches further, and their touch lingers longer.
Will you embrace the pact, or falter beneath the wave?[/p][p][/p][p]/ The TFA devs 🔥[/p]

Gameplay & Balance
• Weapon upgrades now properly save and load between sessions. (Community feedback: Hydremajor117)
• Damage multiplying effects are now calculated based on weapon base damage. (Community feedback: GoodOlRusty)

Audio & Visuals
• Fixed bug that caused audio settings to not apply to all audio instances due to duplicate audio mixers.
• Added new SFX:
  – Life Steal effect
  – Corruption-Fueled start and end
  – Ignited explosion

[p]Still feels like we're in the halcyon days of summer, doesn't it? We're not ready to dig out our leaf rakes yet, so we're discounting some games and launching a new one! [/p][p][/p][h2]Particle Hearts launches today![/h2][p]First up, today sees the release of our gorgeous 3D puzzle adventure Particle Hearts! Explore a world made entirely out of particles, and check out our launch trailer, too! [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Next up, discounts on all of our released titles. Check'em out, or get an even deeper discount when you snag them in a bundle![/p][p] [/p][h2]Warside | 25% Off[/h2][p]Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]Entropy Survivors | 45% Off[/h2][p]Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef | 15% Off[/h2][p]An action roguelike co-op dungeon crawler set in a lovecraftian universe.[/p][h2][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/h2][h2]Neighborhorde | 70% Off[/h2][p]Neighborhorde is a couch co-op shoot-em-up where you and your team of friends use toys as weapons and game-changing superpowers to try to survive the attacks of evil robots and zombie Abe Lincolns.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]David. | 70% Off[/h2][p]You play David, an awfully small abstracted chosen hero tossed into a blissfully simple world overrun by giant culminations of evil physics-beasts. As David, you are given a slingshot-esque gift that you will have to use to conquer your colossus foes. Be there AND be square.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]SPINGUN | 70% Off[/h2][p]SPINGUN is a "manic two-button arcade shooter". Two buttons. One spaceship. Zero chance to survive.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Check out Particle Hearts today and grab yourself a ganga while it's hot![/p][p][/p][p]-The First Break Labs team[/p]