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Update: Unlocking Meta Progression!

Our latest update for Cthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef has arrived! This update introduces a host of new features to enrich your experience, including a revamped Meta Progression system, an expanded Diary, and a new weapon unlock system in the Hut. Let’s dive into the details!

Meta Progression
Weapons you’ve unlocked in the Diary now appear on the Hut’s weapon wall, ready for selection. Instead of relying on random drops, you’ll gather a rare new resource — Dagonite — and trade it for new weapons within the your Diary. This system allows you to assemble your arsenal before setting out, granting greater strategic control and ensuring you're fully prepared for the nightmares that await.





Your Diary Unlocked
Your personal Diary is now accessible mid-run and now includes a Journal. As you encounter eldritch monstrosities, you’ll unlock detailed entries revealing their weaknesses, behaviors, and lore. The deeper you delve into Devil Reef’s mysteries, the more knowledge you’ll gain—knowledge that just might keep you alive.



New Weapon Upgrade System
Experience a new way to upgrade your chosen weapons. Fine-tune their attributes to gain crucial advantages, ensuring you’re prepared to face the horrors lurking beneath the waves.

Graphic Settings
You can now switch between different resolutions, refresh rates, and choose between windowed or exclusive fullscreen mode to tailor the experience to your needs.

This update also brings balance adjustments, UI improvements, and bug fixes for a smoother gameplay experience. We’d love to hear your feedback—join the discussion in our forums or on Discord!

Good luck, and may the Great Old Ones spare your sanity… for now.

First Break Labs - Lunar New Year Sale!

As we usher in the Year of the Snake, we’re excited to bring some great news for our loyal players and newcomers alike! To celebrate the Lunar New Year, we're offering fantastic discounts on four of our popular titles: Entropy Survivors, Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef, SPINGUN, and David - from now until February 10th. This is the perfect time to add them to your collection at a reduced price!

Here’s a quick look at each game:

Entropy Survivors

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!

Entropy Survivors - 20% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2602030/Entropy_Survivors/


Cthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef

Prepare for a chilling journey into the heart of darkness with Devil Reef, an action-packed roguelike co-op dungeon crawler developed by The Fine Arc Nordic AB. Immerse yourself in a haunting universe inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's twisted tales, where pixel-art graphics and atmospheric soundscapes pay homage to the golden era of 90s gaming.

Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef - 15% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2412200/Cthulhus_Reach_Devil_Reef/


SPINGUN

SPINGUN is a "manic two-button arcade shooter". Two buttons. One spaceship. Zero chance to survive.

SPINGUN - 50% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/548230/SPINGUN/


David

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.

David. - 50% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/346180/David/


Lunar New Year Sale Details:

The First Break Labs Lunar New Year Sale runs from now until February 10th.

Discounts:

Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef - 15% Off
Entropy Survivors - 20% Off
David. - 50% Off
SPINGUN - 50% Off

So, what are you waiting for? Head to our Steam store page, grab your favorites, and get ready to dive into these fantastic worlds at a fraction of the price!

Happy Lunar New Year from all of us – may this year bring you good fortune, thrilling adventures, and endless fun!

An Interview with Pirate Software!

A Pirate Has Arrived at Devil Reef...




We are excited to announce that we will be participating in a Dev Interview today hosted by the legendary Pirate Software. First Break Labs has teamed up with Pirate Software in their charity drive benefiting The Humane Society. Today's interview is in support of the Pirate Software charity stream, and we will discuss the development behind Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reach indepth! Watch us using the link below at 9:00 AM Pacific today!

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We're also excited to announce that Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef will be available for 15% off until February 10th, as part of the First Break Labs Lunar New Year Sale!



Happy Lunar New Year, everyone! Stay tuned for our next big Early Access update in early February!

Update: Echoes of the Abyss

Venture deeper into the unknown with this latest update, where both peril and mystery intensify. The horrors of the reef grow louder and the stakes, higher.
  • New Act II Soundtrack: Surrender to the haunting, ever-shifting Act II soundtrack, which ebbs and flows with the relentless tides of danger. New boss battle music heightens the monstrous horrors, amplifying their grip as Mother Hydra closes in on you.
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  • Refined Gamepad Controls: The gamepad stick now offers greater precision, allowing for more deliberate actions and better defense against the rising chaos that threatens your soul.

  • Segmented Boss Health Bar: The monstrous horrors of the reef now reveal their health as you progress. Once a threshold is crossed, their fury intensifies and each stage brings more brutal, malicious attacks.



  • Player Dialogue: Your beleaguered adventurer now murmurs fragments of resolve or despair, their voice echoing faintly in the void when waves of abominations are vanquished.

Other fixes and improvements have also been made, calming the chaotic forces of the reef. You can now focus fully on your grim task: surviving the horrors that await.

Whispers from the Deep: A Patch Beneath the Waves

This update fixes several bugs related to gameplay, minimap, music, and enemy behavior. It also adds death music and ensures proper boss area teleportation.

  • Fixed a bug where music would sometimes not play correctly.
  • Added death music.
  • Fixed a bug where the minimap could be visible when it shouldn't.
  • Implemented enemies chasing players from a long distance when injured.
  • Fixed a bug where players could walk out of bounds on the beach.
  • Fixed an issue where keys would sometimes remain visible on the minimap after being collected.
  • Fixed a bug where ammo pickups would sometimes bob up and down.
  • Fixed an issue where players were not teleported as a group to the boss area when encountering a boss.