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Progress Update: More Tools to Survive the Deep Dungeons

Hey Companions! Part two of our progress update continues. More items and facilities to help you last into Day 4 and beyond. Especially as the dungeons get deeper, players need more tools and strategies to survive.

[h2]Facilities[/h2]
These structures on the Island help with your overall strategy, whether to heal yourself, teleport to a team mate, teleport to the dungeon, and more.

[h3]Teleportaloo[/h3]

It's an outdoor toilet and a teleportation device! A magical outhouse that will teleport you straight to one of your team members. This will come in really handy when equipped with a Teleport or the Wayhome stone, so you can keep making runs back and forth, collecting as much Treasure as you can. Pro-tip, load up on the Queen's Favor potion to carry more Treasure in your inventory!

Note: not a real toilet 😎

[h3]Bath House[/h3]
Need to heal up? Head over to the Bath House where you can restore your health, remove toxins and other forms of virulent plagues.

[h3]Teleport Ring[/h3]
The Teleport Ring will randomly teleport you to a new location in the dungeon. But be warned you could end up deep in the depths! Make sure you bring along a Teleport Stone or a Wayhome Stone so you can make your way back!

[h3]Status Board[/h3]
With the Status Board, you’ll always know who’s alive and who’s dead. It’s a quick way to check the current game state and track the progress of your companions in real time.

[h3]Beacon Upgrade[/h3]
Say "I can see clearly now" in the Abyssal Lands, it now displays the Dungeon Side Entrances in red and Dark Shrine in purple. This will come in handy in the later stages of the game.

[h2]Items and inventory[/h2]
We're making an improvement to the items. Along with the coins, body parts, items now appear as loot in the Abyssal Lands and the Dungeons. Previously you could only buy it in the Shop, but now there is a chance the torch may drop, or a potion. It makes exploring more rewarding and also helps you survive better. Because of that change, we have also increased the number of items you can carry by default from four to five.

[h3]Boomer Mine[/h3]

A new explosive that’s triggered by a word! If you say the right word, the Boomer Mine will go boom, dealing damage to nearby players and stunning anyone who survives the blast. Use it strategically to slow down monsters... or your teammates.

[h3]Curse Remover[/h3]

Use the Curse Remover to scrub away any Death Curse you have. Useful if you keep stacking up those annoying curses. Expensive though, so you better collect as much gold as you can.

[h3]Cure-All Potion[/h3]

These potions are here to restore your health and remove any poisons, blight and more. Super useful! Very handy for advanced levels where monsters are aplenty! Or if you friends talk way too much and trigger your curse words by accident!

[h3]Cleansing Bell[/h3]
Got too many curses? The Cleansing Bell can transfer your curses to other players. Use it strategically to offload your bad luck onto someone else - perfect to cause total chaos!

[h2]New Decor and Furniture[/h2]

Decorate your house with brand new furniture items! From chairs to tables, we’ve got a whole host of new options to help personalize your space.

[h2]Conclusion[/h2]
This is not a comprehensive list of new stuff, there's a lot more we've not revealed. Just a little teaser of things you'd get when we launch the game into Early Access.

We're working to playtest these features so if you're interested, please hop to our Discord and give us a holler.

We're working hard towards the Early Access release this year, trying to ensure the experience is as great as possible. Stay tuned for more updates, and as always, WISHLIST!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3265230/Cursed_Companions/

Regards,
The Devs at Crimson Forge Studios

Progress Update: More Monsters, More Ways to Die

Hey Companions! It has been an exciting few weeks since our last update. NextFest in early March was great in giving us more exposure and boosting our wishlists. Lots of players played our demo and gave excellent feedback! We've been growing our community since then.

We've been hard at work, adding new features, balancing gameplay, and fixing bugs to make your Cursed Companions experience even more chaotic and fun. We're working towards releasing the Early Access of our game and this is a good time to share with you what's in store.



[h2]All new monsters[/h2]
First up in the series of upcoming updates - MONSTERS. Watching your streams and hearing your requests, you wanted a way to 'counter' the monsters. So we added a few more monsters that you could kill with your voice.

[h3]Chatterbox[/h3]

They may be small but they come in numbers. But easily dealt with. This is one of the first monsters you can kill with your voice.

[h3]Meatgrinder[/h3]

The Meatgrinder is a mechanical construct in the Dungeon. It's slow and but deals a lot of damage.

[h3]Blightwalkers and the Blight[/h3]

The undead walks among us! This is another way to die - the Blight. This virus infects players. There's always a chance to save your infected friend, so make sure you stay by their side and don't let them die!

[h3]Bile Burster[/h3]

This monster rushes toward you and explodes. Steer clear and you'll be safe.

[h3]Boomer Mine[/h3]

If you say the correct word, the Boomer Mine will explode, dealing damage to nearby players and stunning anyone who survives the blast. Use it strategically to slow down monsters... or your teammates.

[h2]Stay tuned for Part 2...[/h2]
So that about covers our new monsters but that's just a little of what we're revealing! We're adding more soon as we go along so stay tuned for more updates.

In the next post we'll talk about gameplay changes and new items in the game.

And as always - WISHLIST!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3265230/Cursed_Companions/

Regards,
The Devs at Crimson Forge Studios

Traitor Mode Super Mega Collab - 15 Mar, Saturday, 930PM (+8 UTC)

[h2]Traitor Mode Mayhem! Days of Ramadan Live Stream Super Mega Collab [/h2]

It's a special live stream for the Days of Ramadan Steam Festival, organized by SEAGamethetic.

Before we go on, check out all the games made in South-east Asia currently on discount and free to play demos here - https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45022621-South-East-Asia-Game-Aesthetic/sale/ramadanfestival2025.


These awesome SEA streamers are taking part live this Saturday 15 March 2025 at 9PM (SGT, +8 UTC):



[h2]Players/Streamers:[/h2]
  • Fuuwafu - (https://www.twitch.tv/fuuwafu)
  • Kertis Aran - (https://www.twitch.tv/kertisaran)
  • MrKariVT - (https://www.twitch.tv/mrkarivt)
  • Nemmy - (https://www.twitch.tv/nemmmy_)
  • Satoptato - (https://www.twitch.tv/satoptato/)
  • Axel Axotis - (https://www.twitch.tv/axelaxotis)
  • Podolz - (https://www.twitch.tv/podolzalkes)
  • Hondaki - (https://www.twitch.tv/Hondaki)
  • Paddyeans - (https://www.twitch.tv/paddyeans)
  • Starlesia - (https://www.twitch.tv/starlesia)
  • ElostVT - (https://www.twitch.tv/elostvt)


We have 11 streamers from SEA playing Traitor Mode! And the devs are joining them! So many people! Never been done before!! Mayhem and chaos guaranteed! (Crossing our fingers hope the game manages well)

📅 Date: 15 Mar 2025, Saturday
⏰ Time: 930PM (SGT / +8 UTC)
📍 Where: Right here on Steam and on their Twitch channels

Days of Ramadan Livestream Session - 15 Mar, Saturday, 3PM (+8 UTC)

[h2]Days of Ramadan Live Stream Collab: Session 1[/h2]

It's a special live stream for the Days of Ramadan Steam Festival, organized by SEAGamethetic.

See all the games made in South-east Asia currently on discount and free to play demos here - https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45022621-South-East-Asia-Game-Aesthetic/sale/ramadanfestival2025.


As part of the Festival, we're collaborating with the following awesome SEA streamers to stream the game live this Saturday 15 March 2025 at 3PM (SGT, +8 UTC):
  • https://www.twitch.tv/karinkishimei
  • https://www.twitch.tv/TalaVT
  • https://www.twitch.tv/sporesan




Get a first look at what’s coming in the demo, talk about what plans are ahead, watch us scream (and laugh), and ask us anything!

📅 Date: 15 Mar 2025, Saturday
⏰ Time: 3PM (SGT / +8 UTC)
📍 Where: Right here on Steam and on their Twitch channels

Patch and Update for Cursed Companions Demo

First of all, we want to thank you all for playing the demo. Steam Next Fest was great exposure for Cursed Companions and we were surprised at the number of players checking our demo out. We saw a huge uptick in our wishlists too. If you haven't wishlisted us, please do so by tapping on the ⭐!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3265230/Cursed_Companions/

Some of them reached out in our Discord channel and gave their feedback and bug reports. Some of them left feedback on Steam itself. We are so grateful! 🙏

So we saw some of the key issues and worked on fixing them immediately.

Here's a short list of the changes we made for the Demo.

[h2]Updates for Beta 0.9.2 (Demo)[/h2]

  • One of the main issues was players getting pushed outside of the dungeon when spawning in. So they fall and perish. This is because they spawn at the same time at the same position. We implemented a small fix for this. Falling off into the skybox should not happen now. 🤞
  • Some spell words fail to trigger more often than not, so we removed them, lengthy ones especially. (E.g., Let me put my gloves on and It's time for a check up). Hopefully this will be less frustrating.
  • Players found that some items can't be picked up from the floor (sorta 'embedded' into it), that should not happen again.
  • Increased the brightness of the Abyssal Lands
  • Some dungeon halls are now brighter.
  • Added a portrait of the Dark Queen


Some of the bigger bugs (such as players joining the game halfway and experiencing weird sync issues) will fixed later on. We are focused now on our next milestone: Early Access.

For more details regarding bugs and other issues, please check our Discord.

Thanks for playing and keep the feedback coming! We are so glad you enjoyed the game!