- Anomaly Is Back in Active Development - 16 August 2026
Anomaly is back in active developmentIt's been a while. The last update was over three years ago now; that's too long, and I know that.Anomaly started as a small horror game built around a LiDAR-scanning gimmick, inspired by Scanner Somber, the LiDAR.EXE mod, and the Backrooms. But I got busy and was never able to finish it. Life happens. I've decided to pick it back up, and I want to do it right this time.What's changingThe entire codebase is being thrown out. Anomaly is being rebuilt from scratch in HELVE, an engine I've been building myself. That's not a small decision; it means starting over on everything. But the old foundation had years of compromises baked into it, and patching around them wasn't getting the game anywhere. A clean rebuild is the only way I can make Anomaly what it should have been.Years ago, I promised a list of features that never showed up. Those are finally ge…
- New Anomaly Coming Soon! - 30 September 2023
Hello everyone! Long time, no see! We're happy to announce that Bleeding Leprechaun Studios (The guys that have helped us with some of the maps) has joined us at Firelight Innovations to help with Anomaly and any future projects! We've been spending these last few months reorganizing the company and evaluating our options. Thus, we have decided to start from scratch with Anomaly. We do plan on bringing over some of our code base and assets, but most will be trashed. We will be working on a completely new design with better game mechanics. More thought and effort will be put into the maps and significant effort to increase their quality. We still plan on introducing VR and multiplayer. We will be enhancing the current modding system with a dedicated platform called Fire Engine, which we will develop in-house. This will allow modders to more easily create custom mods and maps for Anomaly…
- Anomaly Update v0.2.4 - The Taunt Update - 7 July 2023
Hello everyone! This is our first update to the game in a while and we are sorry about that! We have more in the works and will push out another update sometime next week with some new content and QoL updates. Changelog: Added backroom map Added death screen that shows stats Added Anomaly Taunt (Apart of the jumpscare system) Increased dot size by 50% Join our discord! https://discord.gg/ZwEn6wVMze Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZ4vGiG175JpIAuuI87NhQ -Firelight Innovations
- Get Anomaly 50% off! - 2 July 2023
Hello everyone! The 2023 Steam Summer Sale is now underway and we have decided to give a fat discount to the game! So if you or anyone you know wants to check out Anomaly, now is the time! Join our discord! https://discord.com/invite/ZwEn6wVMze Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZ4vGiG175JpIAuuI87NhQ -Firelight Innovations
- We're resuming development - 30 May 2023
Hello everyone! It's summertime in Texas now and the development team is no longer clogged up with schoolwork. We can finally end our hiatus and come back to working on the game. We have some significant changes planned to make Anomaly better and more fun. This includes: New jumpscare system Reworked Anomaly that is more random, dynamic, and vocal New volumetric and simulated 3D audio engine Longer, better, and more feature-rich maps Balances to player movement and the LiDar scanner Multiplayer VR Support Keybinds & accessibility menu Localizations And many more! It will take us some time to get this added, but we will continue through this quarter to get more added. We also have some news that we will be announcing regarding the company and some major changes we are making. Join our discord! https://discord.com/invite/ZwEn6wVMze Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel…
- Happy April Fools Day! - 2 April 2023
Hello everyone! Happy April fool's day! Sorry for the lack of updates, but we've been swamped! Many of us working on the game are in school and around this time of year, things start to pick up because of tests and other school events. We're still working on updates when we get the chance and plan on releasing new updates as soon as possible. Join our discord! https://discord.com/invite/ZwEn6wVMze Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZ4vGiG175JpIAuuI87NhQ -Firelight Studios
- Anomaly Update v0.2.3 - 13 March 2023
Hello Everyone! In this patch, we're polishing some UI features so that the game is compatible with more resolutions. Now that we have most of the bugs patched out and the game is more polished, we will be working on some new features like jumpscares and we plan on releasing a new and more interesting and intuitive map with doors that you can open, more intractable, and more lore behind the map. Changelog: - Fixed the main menu UI to look better on all resolutions - Fixed the escape menu UI to look better on all resolutions - Fixed the loading screen to look better on all resolutions Join our discord! https://discord.com/invite/ZwEn6wVMze Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZ4vGiG175JpIAuuI87NhQ -Firelight Studios
- Anomaly Update v0.2.2 - 5 March 2023
Hello everyone! We're pushing another larger patch for ya'll. We were playing around with adding new scanning methods such as a vertical scan but had some problems getting it to work. We plan on releasing another smaller patch sometime later before starting work on our jumpscare update. We will be getting that update out before the end of this month though, so don't worry! Changelog: - Added dial move based on scanning radius - Added FPS limiter + V-Sync - Added loading screen - Changed scanner VFX - Changed dot density higher - Changed the hue of the brown dot - Fixed spelling on a tutorial, goals page, SFX - Fixed Press "E" to escape text not popping up - Fixed performance meter not going away when pressing f3 - Fixed screen shaking & heartbeat when the anomaly is disabled - Fixed audio playing while paused - Fixed scanner VFX updating when paused - Fixed internal errors Join our disc…
- Anomaly Update v0.2.1 - 26 February 2023
Hello everyone! We're just publishing a bug fix for a few issues we found in the game. We will be releasing another minor update involving the scanner in the next few weeks. As for the jumpscares, we will be working on that after the scanner update. Changelog: - Changed tutorial next button font type - Fixed UI scaling issues - Fixed bug with goal UI - Fixed issue with escape menu UI showing in the main menu Join our discord! https://discord.gg/ZwEn6wVMze Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZ4vGiG175JpIAuuI87NhQ -Firelight Studios
- Anomaly Update v0.2.0 - The Tutorial & Goals Update - 20 February 2023
Hello everyone! This is our first actual update that isn't just fixing a few bugs. We are very excited! Sorry for it taking so long, we've been very busy behind the scenes getting the game ready for some future features and just busy with personal issues. Anyway in this update, we've added a new tutorial to help show players how to play the game. We've also added a goal list down the side so players know what to do and what is left to do. Changelog: - Added goal list - Added tutorial - Added performance meter (press f3) - Fixed scanning through wall bug - Fixed wrong font being used - Keys now emanate sound to help the player find them - Delayed the Anomaly spawn Join our discord! https://discord.gg/ZwEn6wVMze Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZ4vGiG175JpIAuuI87NhQ -Firelight Studios
- Anomaly Update v0.1.4 - 7 February 2023
Hello everyone! We just did some bug fixes on the game to fix some minor issues, we will be releasing a more comprehensive update that includes new UI features and a tutorial to show everyone how to play here later this week! Changelog: - Increased dot density - Fixed scroll window not starting at the top for official maps - Fixed workshop levels sharing the same icon - Fixed no dot object type of Motel map - Fixed Anomaly not wanting to spawn on Motel and Swan map - Fixed Anomaly dot type on Swan map - Fixed Swan map description - Fixed multiple doors being found on the Motel map - Fixed workshop map showing when not subscribed to any workshop maps Join our discord! https://discord.gg/ZwEn6wVMze Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZ4vGiG175JpIAuuI87NhQ -Firelight Studios
- Update Plans - 5 February 2023
Hello everyone! We've had a very smooth and successful launch of Anomaly. We will keep a close eye on the game and everything to ensure things keep going smoothly. We will release a minor bug fixing and polish patch in the next few days. For more major plans, we plan on starting work on a major update, the AI & Jumpscare Update. We plan on adding new jumpscares if you die. They will only happen some of the time so you won't know when they will happen. We'll also be adding an end-game report to see how long it took and other stats about your session. We potentially might add a leaderboard for each official map in the game so everyone can see who completed it the fastest. For the AI part, we plan on making the behavior of the Anomaly much more complex. He will be teasing you with fake anomalies that you'll be seeing around the map. He will also have a delayed spawn, making it easier to ge…
- We're releasing onto Steam now! - 3 February 2023
After 6 months of hard work, we have made it. We're finally releasing onto steam! We plan on releasing new updates within the next few weeks, mainly focusing on gameplay improvements, bug fixes, and some new maps. We will be adding multiplayer in the next few months and possibly different gamemodes for people to play the game on. We can't wait to hear from the community! Join our discord! https://discord.gg/ZwEn6wVMze Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZ4vGiG175JpIAuuI87NhQ -Firelight Studios
- We're releasing in 3 days! - 1 February 2023
Anomaly will be coming out on Friday, February 3, 2023! We've had some more time due to some events that have happened to get the game wrapped up and ready to ship. We will spend the next few days fixing any bugs or issues with the game so expect some updates after launch. We plan on developing new maps and gameplay features in the next few months. We will add more information on these when the time comes.
- We're releasing onto steam soon! - 3 January 2023
We are happy to announce that we will be releasing Anomaly onto steam on February 3, 2023! We're taking this as a big learning experience for us here at Firelight Studios so if anything goes wrong now is the time to fix it. We will be releasing 2 official developer-made maps and a tool to allow users to create their own maps. We hope that the game picks up some steam after release and if it does we will be updating the game by adding new maps and maybe even multiplayer. Can't wait to how things go after release!
