- Nonbinary Coded Games Event - 13 July 2026
This is 💛🤍NONBINARY CODED GAMES💜🖤!July 14th is International Nonbinary People's Day, so we're showcasing games by devs who are nonbinary, genderqueer, and outside the gender binary, along with games that have nonbinary rep!Take a look and see the spectrum of what we have to offer 🌈You can Wishlist They Speak: Zenith and play the public demo NOW!And be sure to also Wishlist the upcoming full They Speak From The Abyss title!
- 2026 Publisher Sale - 7 February 2026
Today kicks off the big 2 Left Thumbs Publisher Sale!Explore the full event page to scope out loads of discounts, free games, bundles and more! NEW RELEASEYesterday saw the release of Underboard, a new team-based tactical roguelike autobattler!(The lead artist of which did the awesome custom art for this sale!) COMING SOON 4 more games have received official release dates! Each of which offers a public demo.Dice A Million - Dice-rolling Deckbuilder Roguelike - February 25thCrawling Angels - Physics-based Puzzle Horror - March 13thWasteland Bites - Survival Horror Food Truck Manager - April 3rdBesmirch - Survival Horror Farming Sim - May 11thWHAT ELSE?There were too many announcements this year to include in store page post.Check out this news post with EVERYTHING related to this year's 2 Left Thumbs sale!FOLLOW ALONGFollow 2 Left Thumbs on social media to stay up-to-date on all the late…
- Demo Update V0.1.16 - 2 October 2025
ADDITIONS"Emblem" and "Sigil" items now added to the area to provide support to certain under represented element types in the demo.\ Emblem: Increase \ damage, increase \ cost.\ Sigil: Decrease \ damage, decrease \ cost.New Skills added to the Aria:Bloom - Heals HP proportional to the amount of ST used to cast this skill.Blossom - Weak HP heal proportional to every affinity the user is WEAK to.CHANGESChanges in dialogue to the following demons:Damocles no longer asks for all Stamina, only to take a small fraction."Shatter" now costs ST to use."Rearrange" options now consumes ST, and can't be used if ST is too low.Changed wording on Immolation EffigyFormerly read "User enters the battle with \Burning]."Now reads: "After the first round of battle, the user gains \Burning]."Duration of "Bless" and "Curse" spells is now determined by basic status effect duration + bonus from Bless/Curse af…
- Patch notes V0.1.12 - 19 September 2025
ADDITIONSAdded an "All" button to the Quintessence menuMap can now be toggled between "Small." "Large," and "Off"Added "Reflective Water" Rite to Doll's Shop. One time enemy analysis items.Added a progression block in Dis, a key is now required to progress to the Back Alley. This was meant to encourage the player to explore the lower level areas first.Subject to change.Added an array of new items to the Quintessence shop in the area to better show what the system can do.Mascot Charm - If the user strikes a weakpoint, apply \ to the user.\: Gain an extra action on the next turn. Does not stack.Devil Tongue - Increases chance of Flesh skills dropping items.Yellow Bile - \ has a chance to apply \, \, or \.Blessed Inhaler - Increases the amount of Stamina (ST) restored by Rest.Morbid Charm - When \ is used, apply \.Fluffy Pillow - When \ is used, apply \.Lidless Thermos - \ enemies take inc…
- All New Demo OUT NOW - 17 September 2025
After nearly a year of continuous work updating, refining and polishing the demo it has finally taken its final form! I didn't really like the old They Speak: Zenith demo, I felt like it wasn't super strong and broke way more than I would like. I'm very happy with the new one though. Who would have thought that a full year of work would make a game better.Unfortunately there aren't really "patch notes" to share as nearly every system, mechanic, element of UI, visual, balance, and everything in between has been improved from where it was a year ago. THIS is finally something that feels reflective of the full vision for this game/series. I feel like I learned how to make the game feel more cohesive. I'm happy with how all the systems are starting to click together after spending so long as a rough "Yeah, I want to do this eventually" thing. I've also had a lot of fun learning how to do ca…
- The Home Stretch - 8 August 2025
Coming in 2025!Now clocking 2 years longer than initially planned, They Speak From The Abyss: Zenith is in the home stretch of development!What was once intended to be a small free prequel has blossomed into a standalone title that feels worthy of a price tag. We estimate the game will take the average player about 8 hours to beat (closer to 5h if they're absolutely flying through it, and 10h+ if they take their time exploring every corner).We'll be sure to announce a release date and final price here once that has been set. We don't want to make the same mistake twice, blowing past a publicly set date. But we're feeling VERY good about a 2025 launch!!UI ImprovementsAfter much playtesting the UI has continued to evolve a great deal. Micro improvements along the way have made it both easier to navigate, while also giving it more of a prestige feel. It looks and functions in a way that no…
- 2025 Publisher Sale - 7 February 2025
Today kicks off the big 2 Left Thumbs Publisher Sale! Explore the full event page to scope out loads of discounts, free games, bundles and more! How about a FREE game?! Croak Crusader: Spawn of the Spore Spectre launched TODAY, and is available 100% for free! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2997920/Croak_Crusader_Spawn_of_the_Spore_Spectre/ This free title introduces the general gameplay, protagonist and antagonists of the upcoming (paid) release, Croak Crusader: the Champion of Canada. Be sure to add that to your Wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3152060/Croak_Crusader_the_Champion_of_Canada/ COMING SOON Very VERY soon! Novus Orbis is a combo-based roguelike deckbuilder, set to release into Early Access on February 10th. There's already dozens of hours of content, and the game will only be getting deeper and more varied from here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/243733…
- Aug 2024 Development Update - 8 August 2024
UPDATE Crazy as it sounds, we've crossed over 1 YEAR since Zenith was originally slated to release... Nikki has been running monthly updates over on the Kickstarter page. As those are limited to backers of the main game, we thought it was high time we ran a new update on the Steam page. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2393290/They_Speak_From_The_Abyss_Zenith/ WHAT HAPPENED? There isn't really any one single thing that slowed down the production of Zenith. This projected was begun as a trial to iron out any kinks ahead of tackling the FULL release. Piece by piece, as Zenith was added to and improved upon, it would shine a spotlight on other areas that were no longer up to par. Often this sort of revisionist approach would be the death of a game. But this was done by design here! Even if our estimates on the timeline were significantly off... Through private playtests, attending events…
- Steam Next Fest - Demo available NOW! - 5 February 2024
PUBLIC DEMO They Speak From The Abyss: Zenith has it's first public demo available NOW! Here is a presskit for any creators who want to give this game a whirl. This game has improved by leaps and bounds the last few months, and we feel it is finally ready for a public debut. This whole journey started nearly 2 years ago with the release of a demo. The interest shown in that simple build encouraged us to pursue a Kickstarter campaign, that funded the next stage of development! Zenith is a standalone prequel, featuring a separate protagonist, story and events from the full They Speak From The Abyss game - setting the stage for the upcoming full release! WHAT NEXT? Development has been happening behind closed doors for a long time now, doing our very best as a small team of 3 to playtest this game and polish it as thoroughly as possible. The game is very much still under active development…
- Realms Deep 2023 & Development Update - 29 September 2023
REALMS DEEP 2023 We are thrilled to have Zenith chosen to take part in Realms Deep 2023! This project has always been rather niche. So having an event as prominent and well regarded as Realms Deep single us out is both incredibly flattering, and motivating!! We fully intended to have a playable version available for this event. Our apologies to anyone who landed on this page from the "Games with Demos" category. I don't think there's any way to drop out of that list at this stage?? The why is a bit longer of a story... DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Zenith is a standalone Prequel to They Speak From The Abyss. This isn't a glorified demo, uploaded as a "Prologue", which has become a rather common developer trick here on Steam. While Zenith features locations and character from the Main Game, it is fully it's own game and experience! Zenith will no longer be free Our initial decision to make this Pre…
- A short delay... - 17 July 2023
We regret to share that the game will not be releasing today. However, the Steam page is locked in at "July 17th", and we are unable update the date at this time. Steam stops you from doing so to avoid developers abusing the system, with their game continuously being promoted in an "Upcoming" release state. The long and short of it is that Zenith is substantially larger now then when it was first planned. It has served as a sandbox of development: testing, altering, refining and generally experimenting with mechanics and concepts. But that doesn't mean we want to rush out a buggy build, with corners cut. You have all been so wonderfully supportive, and deserve the best! This Free standalone title (it will remain Free!!) is our opportunity to refine the mechanics and vision that will serve as the foundations for the full THEY SPEAK. Nailing down combat has been the greatest challenge. Th…
