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New free game: BACKPACKWARD

We have a new sad story for you.

You’ve lost your stupid job at the Jack of All Fruits smoothie bar. Your friends and family have had it with your anger management issues. Your only hope is that your backpack appears to be a portal to medieval times. 

Play BACKPACKWARD for free as part of the 31st Annual IFComp. There's lots of great interactive fiction this year, and you can cast your vote if you play at least 5. 

See if you can make life rule again: https://ifcomp.org/ballot#entry-3192

Performance update

Caps frame rate at 60FPS to prevent CPU overuse

Sub-Verge is Now Available for Mac!

Greetings! It's been a month since the release of Sub-Verge, and today we're back with a one-two combo of cool news for you (quite literally, as it goes).

Firstly, the Mac version of Sub-Verge is available now. If you've been holding off and waiting for the game to arrive on your preferred OS, then now's the time to jump in.

In other news, Sub-Verge - a game designed and developed by New Zealand's Interactive Tragedy - has been selected for Frosty Games Fest, as part of the wider Summer Games Fest moment. Frosty Games Fest is a "a new digital showcase featuring the coolest upcoming and recently released games made in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand!"



How to Watch Frosty Games Fest
The first ever Frosty Games Fest will broadcast on June 8 AEST (June 7 for our friends in the US). Check the time zones below to find out when you can tune in worldwide:

Australia: 9am AEST | 8:30am ACDT | 7am AWST (June 8)
New Zealand: 11am NZST (June 8)
Japan: 8am JST (June 8)
USA: 4pm PDT | 7pm EDT (June 7)
UK: 12am BST (June 8)

Thanks, and until next time...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3487020/SubVerge/

Transmission #6 | Set Afloat

Firstly, before we dive into the next Transmission, a huge THANK YOU to everybody that has picked up Sub-Verge so far and supported us with the launch. Sub-Verge is a small game, but the world and lore surrounding it is rich and deep - the game very intentionally leaves space for you to interpret and inject your own ideas and explanations into the gaps in the story.

It's been hugely rewarding to see all your responses and reactions to the game so far, and we're looking forward to shining a light on other areas of this world - and the characters within it - as our Transmission series continues.

Speaking of which!



Sub-Verge is OUT NOW!

Hark! It's the big day! Today, the debut game from both Interactive Tragedy and Pantaloon lands on Steam, launching straight into day one of everybody's favourite narrative games festival: LudoNarraCon.



We hope you enjoy the game. It's a labour of love from a team that love stories, and the way only games can deliver certain type of narrative experience. Sub-Verge is a small game, but does big things in the way it combines its story and characters with its puzzle logic.

Let us know what you think! The game's story is ripe for discussion and further conversation, so join us in the Steam discussions or over on Discord to delve deeper.

Some other exciting bits and pieces relating to the release...

[h2]Launch Broadcasts![/h2]
We're really excited to be hosting Raygan and Laura from the Short Game Podcast, for a special LudoNarraCon stream of the game. You can find this on the game's Store page now, where we'll be rotating this with a fireside reading of Subtle Mind...

There is also an upcoming podcast about the game, which we'll keep you posted on once it goes live.

[h2]Subtle Mind...?[/h2]
Indeed! Today also marks the release of Subtle Mind; the prequel novella to Sub-Verge, exploring events prior to the start of the game. Interactive Tragedy is led by Zach Dodson, an author and book-publisher who is bringing his literary prowess to both Sub-Verge itself, but also this accompanying work of fiction which expands the world and generally enriches the whole experience. If you're into the game and simply need to know more, this is the best place to start...



[h2]Sub-Verge Bundles[/h2]
We're incredibly excited to be partnering with two fantastic developers for some exclusive bundles here on Steam.

First, expanding on the themes of water and the sea in general, we've chummed up with Gareth Damian Martin (Jump Over The Age) and Fellow Traveller for the Strange Seas Collection - giving you Sub-Verge and In Other Waters in one package.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/890720/In_Other_Waters/

We've also worked with the fine folks at Wispfire to pop the game into a bundle with Herald: The Complete Edition, which also launches today into LudoNarraCon. Herald is an interactive period drama, and choice-driven adventure set on the high seas...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/Herald_The_Interactive_Period_Drama__Complete_Edition/

[h2]There's more to come...[/h2]
While we've hit launch day, we still have entries from Zach's Transmission series to share with you over the course of LudoNarraCon, delving deeper into both the game's world and lore, and the development of the game behind the scenes. Keep an eye out for this in the coming days...

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Huge thanks for taking the time to read this and check out the game - we hope you enjoy your time navigating the dark depths of Sub-Verge's world.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3487020/SubVerge/