Cursed Companions News

We recently ran a naming contest on our Discord, and the response was great - thanks to everyone who took part!

In the first round, the community submitted a huge range of creative (and slightly unhinged) names. We shortlisted a few, and then the community voted to decide the winners.

The contest was for two new Treasures coming in the next update:

[h2]Treasure #1 (working name "The Lantern")[/h2]

A mysterious light source hidden in the Dungeon. It works like a torch - no spells required. Just find it, and let there be light.

Several good names came up - Dimlit, Friendly Fire, Lucky Lumen, Gaslighter. The community eventually voted for ... drumroll🥁🥁🥁 GASLIGHTER

[h2]Treasure #2 (working name "The Revive Doll")[/h2]

A strange little figure with powerful magic. If a player carrying it dies, they are revived automatically.

In the shortlist of names - Random Human Name (like Peter or Fred), Do-over Doll, Plan B and Stitch-back Simon - and the votes went to ... more drumroll 🥁🥁🥁... PLAN B !!

And honestly… Gaslighter and Plan B are hilarious. These are too good.

Congratulations to our winners, who each received an Amazon voucher for their contributions!

If you’d like to take part in future contests, head over to our Discord to suggest ideas and vote on upcoming content. Your input directly helps shape the game.

These Treasures will be included in our next update, so stay tuned.

Steam Spring Sale is here everyone! And we're giving a 20% DISCOUNT on the game! It's for a limited time only!

AND we are pleased to announce that we now officially support four new languages in Cursed Companions. If you have been testing the game out in the 'language-beta' version of the game in Chinese, Spanish, Japanese or French, we want to thank you for giving your feedback and improving the game for your fellow speakers of your native tongue.

So we're celebrating this release of v0.9.20 with 20% off! As always if you have any feedback on the words, head on over to our Discord at https://discord.gg/cursedcompanions and chat with the devs, we're always here to listen.

Your feedback has been incredibly helpful in shaping the game, and we want to say thanks to everyone who has shared their thoughts with us.



[h2]Combining Spell Journal and Dungeon Codex[/h2]
Based on your suggestions, we've combined the Spell Journal and the Dungeon Codex into a single interface: the Spell Book, so that frees up one slot in your inventory space and simplifies the mechanics a little. Though we know some players prefer the old two book option, we feel it's the right move and lowers the learning curve a little while not impacting the gameplay heavily.



[h2]Lowering the difficulty[/h2]
We've also adjusted the difficulty of Act 1 and Act 2 by lowering the Treasure targets slightly, following feedback that the early game felt a bit too demanding. The other modes are still at the same difficulty, so for players who want a challenge, they can try the Challenge and Endless modes.

[h2]Other improvements[/h2]
In addition, we've implemented several bug fixes. Most notably, we've worked on resolving the issue where overlapping dungeon rooms could cause walls to intersect and trap players. This should now be fixed so players won't get stuck when dungeon layouts overlap. Hopefully we'll see the last of that.

Here is the changelog :

• v0.9.19 (Build ID: 22204249 and Build ID Language-beta: 22208418)
  
• New Spell Book! The Spell Journal and Dungeon Codex has been combined! Use the F and C shortcuts as per usual.
  
• Treasure targets have been lowered in Act 1 and Act 2. Now easier to get to the Boss.
  
• Added some new phrases (Thank you Daddy! 🤭)
  
• Updated Espanol and Deutsch word list
  
• fixed negative Gold in shop
  
• fixed show different map names for random map selection
  
• fixed dungeon overlap issues and blocked entrances (hopefully)
  
• removed boss maps for traitor mode (side door issues will put it back once fixed)
  

If you'd like to help shape future updates, join our Discord (discord.gg/cursedcompanions). Your feedback directly influences improvements like these, and we'd love to hear more of your ideas.

We honestly didn't expect these tracks to take off the way they have! We wanted some music for the Party Box for the holiday season, something fun and happy to dance to. So JaggedSky (our co-founder) looked around and decided to make some music for fun, trying some tunes, samples and remixes out.

And then what started as something JaggedSky made for fun in his spare time has turned into the most requested thing in our community! OMG! Totally unexpected!

Thus, by popular demand, the official soundtrack is now LIVE ON BANDCAMP!
[h2]Grab Your Free Downloads[/h2]
We want you to have these tracks for your own playlists, memes, and listening pleasure.

• The Deal: You can download the music for FREE (just enter $0 in the 'Buy Digital Track' box).
  
• The Catch: Bandcamp gives us 200 free download credits every month. Once those are gone, the site might force a minimum price until our "mana" refills next month.
  
• The Pro-Tip: If the credits are out, you can still stream the tracks here for free as much as you want!
  

[h2]What's in the Collection?[/h2]
From the frantic high-BPM energy of "Stop Sign" to the sophisticated jazz of "Simon Says Swing" (Simon's personal favorite), we’ve got all the songs in the game.

[h2]This is Just the Beginning[/h2]

We plan to add more songs on the way as the game expands. Whether you're dodging Simon's commands or just vibing in the Island, we want you to take the music with you (there's something in the works for that).

Cursed Companions Soundtrack on Bandcamp ➡️ https://crimsonforgestudios.bandcamp.com/album/cursed-companions

Play it, remix it etc. The songs are under Attribution Non-Commercial (From Bandcamp: This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms) so you can mix them however you want (but not resell them for profit)! Have fun!

Don't forget to join our Discord and give your feedback!

Mainly bug fixes and improvements for both the Main version and the Language-Beta. And also added a new cosmetic for our new community members. Hope they appreciate it. If feedback is positive, we'll add more. Join our community on Discord to tell us what you want! discord.gg/cursedcompanions.

• added new Skins and Achievement (El Dios and El Pelusa)
  
• fixed issue where boss dungeon not generated properly for mid-game drop-ins (players joining midway)
  
• fixed issue where all consumable items occupy an inventory slot when players swap inventory items before the consuming animation completes (Cure-All Potion, Lightning in a Bottle, Lungs Of Steel, Muscle Elixir, Queen Tonic, Stink Potion, Potion of Insight, Soul Potion, Windbreak Potion)
  
• fixed issue where Summoning Staff stuck on inventory after used
  
• fixed house decor not reloading after game restarts after the game is over
  
• fixed issue where players die instantly after entering the main Portal
  
• fixed issue where players drop items while scrolling their mouse (swapping inventory)
  
• fixed issue where some players get timeout and disconnected after portal is opened