- Version 1.0 - Out Now! - 29 January 2026
Patch Notes v1.0.0UpdatesAdded Story ModeAdded Arcade Mode to preserve existing infinite-round gameplayOverhauled visuals and enemy modelsAdded a new weapon, unlockable in story modeAdded additional musicAdded custom player hands to replace third party hand assetsAdded a new model for the Weighted Dice itemAdded additional achievements to be unlocked in Story ModeBugfixesFixed crashes that sometimes happened with the Overgrowth magic abilityFixed an issue where enemies could get knocked outside of arena walls and remain alive indefinitely
- Transfusion Full Release - This Week! - 25 January 2026
Version 1.0 - Story Mode!We've been hard at work overhauling the visuals and gameplay of Transfusion in order to bring you a fully featured story mode! Climb through the ranks in the Arena, earn the favor of the Patrons, and bring an end to the cycle of violence. Let's take a look at some of the things that await you in the Arena this time around.A New Look!We've given our Lacerites a bit of a makeover! With their bulkier form, sharper teeth, and piercing eyes, running into them in the Arena should be quite intimidating indeed!In addition to the new design, we've altered the way our shading works, offering more well-defined shadows, more detailed hatching, and outlines that make everything pop.New Challenges!In this version we're implementing a new system called Boss Rounds. At the end of a trial, you'll face tougher waves of enemies with a variety of gameplay effects. Sometimes, enemie…
- Introducing the Firestorm Fist - 30 November 2025
Fight Fire with Fire!The Firestorm Fist is our newest weapon in Transfusion. In contrast to our existing weapons that feature slashing and stabbing, the fist specializes in bashing. Simply punch your foe to deal damage, and if you hit them enough times in quick succession you'll send them flying!Using blood magic with this weapon imbues it with blood-flame, dealing either a devastating blow to one Lacerite OR a powerful area of effect attack.Please enjoy using this new weapon, and let us know what you think on Bluesky or Discord!Patch Notes v0.9.0UpdatesAdded Firestorm Fist weaponBugfixesFixed a bug where enemies sometimes attacked after death
- Patch Notes v0.8.1 - 13 November 2025
UpdatesChanged platform flow - platforms now start at the top, and lower once the player leaves their starting elevatorReduced time to unlock/use relics, and allow relics to be used by smashing them with a weapon or against an objectInterrupt outlines on enemies are now blueSignificantly increased enemy damageAdded a small haptic when holstering a weaponAdded damage scaling to slashing weapons dependent on velocity and swing widthBugfixesFixed a bug that occurred while simultaneously throwing a weapon and moving backwardsUpdated lower graphics presets to keep 100% resolution scaleActivating the Pause Menu now pauses platforms and elevatorsFixed right hand being slightly misalignedFixed a bug that happened when stabbing an enemy and allowing the stabbed weapon to automatically return to its holster
- Relics! - 22 October 2025
Relics!Our newest update brings a huge change to the gameplay loop of Transfusion. Between waves of enemies, you'll now have the ability to pick between two relics before proceeding. These items will offer improvements to your stats, like health and damage upgrades, as well as some other unique abilities...Unlock new items in the hub level using blood to add them to the rotation in the Arena. These item abilities stack, so we're excited to see what sort of interesting builds you are able to create!Patch Notes v0.8.0UpdatesAdded unlockable items in hub level that can be used in-between roundsAdded the ability to interrupt enemy attacks by hitting them during their windupAdded the ability to delete save filesUpdated the look of platforms that are about to fallAdded a new scene upon death that displays statistics for the most recent runBugfixesFixed visual bug with shadows on medium graphi…
- Meet the Cauterizer! - 23 August 2025
Feel The Burn! Cauterizers are our newest enemy type, and they can be found in the Arena as of the 0.7.3 update to Transfusion. Unlike all the enemies up to this point, which rush and overwhelm you, this fearsome foe will try to keep its distance and throw fireballs from afar!These fireballs deal a considerable amount of damage, but take note that you're not the only one that can get hurt by them...Patch Notes 0.7.3Updates:Added a new enemy type - Cauterizers. These enemies will attempt to keep their distance and throw fireballs at the player.Added graphics settings in settings menuAdded “holsters” at the player’s sides to hold weapons when not in useAdded invisible walls while platforms are raising with new enemiesEnemy tails now move with ragdoll physicsBugfixes:Some changes to the save system to track settings separately from game progressMovement vignette now accounts for vertical m…
- Bugfix Patch v0.6.1 - 27 February 2025
Fixed a bug that was preventing earning progress towards the achievement "Heads Up"
- Patch Notes v0.6.0 - Achievements! - 21 February 2025
Updates Added initial set of achievements Randomized order that platforms lower in Arcade Mode New effects when unlocking weapons Slight improvements to tracking weapon velocity Bugfixes Fixed an issue with hit reactions Fixed a bug that could cause the player’s hand to disappear after picking up a dismembered limb Other misc code optimizations
- Achievements Coming Soon! - 19 February 2025
Keep an eye out for an update this Friday where we'll be dropping a few updates to the Arcade mode, some visual and audio updates, and adding our first Achievements! Heads up - the achievements will be active on Steam for a couple days beforehand for testing purposes, they'll be unlockable after the patch this Friday!
- Patch Notes v0.5.1 - 15 January 2025
Fixed a bug where depending on play space, the player could spawn on the arena elevator outside of the trigger for making it go up to start the level
- Transfusion is OUT NOW! - 13 January 2025
We've hit the big green button, and now you can play the early access version of our game! We're a small group of hobbyists, we've been working on this in our off-time for the better part of three years, and we're so proud to be able to share what we've made with you. We hope you enjoy it. We're going to continue adding content and polish, so if you have any feedback for us please join the discord, or reach out on Bluesky or the community tab of YouTube to let us know what you think - you could help steer the direction of the final release! To everyone that's kept up with the project over the years, playtested our numerous rough drafts, pitched in a helping hand, offered feedback and advice - from the bottom of our hearts, thank you!
- Transfusion Release - January 13th! - 6 January 2025
Hey Everyone We're so exited to release the game in Early Access next week! It's been a crazy 3-year journey creating the game so far, and it's awesome to have something that we're ready to share with the world. Our initial release will have a fully playable Arcade mode version of the game, and as we continue to work on the game we'll be adding new content and working on a Story Mode! Thank you for checking out our game, and we hope you enjoy!
