I Hate This Place News

[p][/p][p]The new story trailer gives a quick taste of the twisted tale taking place on Rutherford Ranch.[/p][p]Check it out below!

[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]As for the date change, while the game was originally planned for November 7th, 2025, we recently decided they wanted a little more time to better incorporate some changes and features gathered from community feedback.[/p][p] [/p][p] [/p][p] “We had a lot of good feedback gathered from events like PAX, Gamescom, Tokyo Gameshow, and then from our recent public demo on Steam. The vision for the game stays the same, but this feedback highlighted a few tweaks or features that would really help the game feel just that much better. As we got closer and closer to release, we had to keep moving many of these additions to post-launch support. But we feel the game deserves to make a good first impression so we rethought things and together with Broken Mirror Games decided to move the date to January 2026. We know it’s last-minute, but we hope fans will understand. We’re doing a multiplatform launch, so if we want to get these changes in and tested on all versions, we’d need a few more weeks.” - Janusz Tarczykowski, Our Game Director from Rock Square Thunder[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Can't wait? You can wishlist the game now![/h2][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Thank you for all your continuous outpouring of support and love - you give us motivation each day to keep improving the game further. You are awesome! 🖤

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[p][/p][p][/p][p]If you haven’t managed to play I Hate This Place at any previous events, then fret not! With Steam Next Fest October 2025 in full swing, we are joining in on the fun with a brand new demo version of our game! [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]WHAT TO EXPECT INSIDE[/h2]

• [p]Monsters you dread seeing when under sleep paralysis[/p]

• [p]Thrill-packed survival action with a dynamic day/night cycle[/p]
• [p]New building system to spruce up your Ranch[/p]
• [p]Some new faces recognizable for those familiar with the original comics by Kyle Starks & Artyom Topilin [/p]
• [p]and more!
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[p][/p][p][/p][p]We don’t want to spoil all the fun in the game - that would be lame! So go ahead and play the demo now during Steam Next Fest: October 2025! 🙂[/p][p][/p][p]We would appreciate any feedback that you have - check the link below for the feedback form.[/p][p]https://forms.gle/wrqdirCVRjTtnAJRA[/p][p][/p][p]Feel free to also join our Discord and discuss the demo there[/p][p]https://discord.gg/xDKBG2VS8S[/p][p] [/p][h2]Can't wait? You can wishlist the game now![/h2][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Thank you for all your continuous outpouring of support and love - you give us motivation each day to keep improving the game further. You are awesome! 🖤[/p][p]
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[p]Hi![/p][h2]Tokyo Game Show 2025 starts today!

[/h2][h2]You can visit us and play I Hate This Place early at Makuhari Messe in Tokyo :) [/h2][p][/p][p]Inspired by Skybound’s Eisner award-nominated comic book series created by writer Kyle Starks and artist Artyom Topilin, I Hate This Place plunges players deep into a supernatural world where the rules of reality come undone.
[/p][h3]Can't wait? You can wishlist the game now![/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Thank you for all your continuous outpouring of support and love - you give us motivation each day to keep improving the game further. You are awesome! 🖤[/p][p]
You can also follow us on Social Media :) X/Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok[/p]

[h2]Welcome![/h2][p]Last time in the Dev Journals, we discussed how I Hate This Place’s story originated from a comic book series of the same name created by Kyle Starks and Artyom Topilin. However, the game is much more than just the plot![/p][p]Today, we want to take you a little deeper into sound design - how we’re using it as more than just atmosphere. In I Hate This Place, silence isn’t simply golden — it can mean the difference between life and death.[/p][p]
[/p][p]The world of I Hate This Place is filled with a lot of nightmarish, otherworldly creatures from a rather eerie and distorted world.[/p][p]But what might not be so clear is that many of these hulking monstrosities can barely see. Instead, they stalk their prey (you) by sound, so all your actions and movements need to be thought out. Every footstep, every gunshot, every clang of metal can give off your location. [/p][p]So whether you’re creeping through overgrown woods or navigating decrepit facilities, the surface beneath your sneakers matters. A slow, crouched shuffle across grass will likely be ignored. A careless stomp on broken glass, not so much.
[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Just as sound can get you killed, it can also be used to your advantage and become your most useful weapon. With a bit of strategy and planning, you can lure monsters away from key areas or into your cleverly laid traps. Tossing an empty can down a hallway or into the underbrush might attract a nearby creature, giving you the opening you need to escape. Or you can herd enemies into one spot and proceed to throw a molotov right in the middle. [/p][p][/p][p]Choose your battles wisely - many of the creatures you’ll encounter are brutal, and even more so when night falls. Going in guns blazing is doable, but maybe not always the right move.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]To take the noise system in I Hate This Place further and make it more clever to players, we also made sound into a visual language, where noise is color-coded. It’s a unique visual system inspired to tie in with the game’s comic book art style.

For example:[/p]

• [p]Green footsteps mean you’re quiet, crouched, moving slowly, minimizing risk[/p]
• [p]Yellow signals you’re walking at a normal pace and making moderate noise[/p]
• [p]Red means you’re running or being loud, and you’re a beacon for danger[/p]

[p][/p][p]This color-coded feedback system doesn’t just apply to footsteps, though. Gunfire, thrown objects, even the howls and attacks of enemies all follow the same noise-visibility rules, helping you judge just how much noise all of your actions are creating.[/p][p][/p][p]That’s all for now. Let us know if you would like us to continue sharing our journey with you through the Developer Journals! We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments 🙂[/p][p][/p][h3]Got you interested? Wishlist Now![/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Thank you for all your continuous outpouring of support and love - you give us motivation each day to keep improving the game further. You are awesome! 🖤[/p][p]
You can also follow us on Social Media :) X/Twitter | Facebook | Instagram[/p][p][/p]

[h2]Hi there![/h2][p] Some of you had a chance to play an early Steam version of I Hate This Place during From Poland With Love event.
Since then, we had created a new version to showcase during Gamescom 2025, but we doubt all interested people managed to get to our booth and experience the game hands-on. That's why we are releasing a brand new public Demo build for you! [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p] You may be woindering - but why should I play this demo version if I have played the previous one already? Well, simple- because it's very different!

In this demo version of I Hate This Place, you will be able to:[/p]

• [p]Explore a brand new area of the game with unexplored rooms and other mysteries.[/p]
• [p]Familiarize yourself better with the in-game crafting system [/p]
• [p]Fight some more monsters from the crazy I Hate This Place universe
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[p][/p][p][/p][h3]Got you interested? Play the demo NOW![/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Thank you for all your continuous outpouring of support and love - you give us motivation each day to keep improving the game further. You are awesome! 🖤[/p][p]
You can also follow us on Social Media :) X/Twitter | Facebook | Instagram[/p][p][/p]