- Lovecraftian festival BIG Munch rework, polish, bug fixes patch - 14 April 2025
Hey all, We've done a big overhaul of the game, so this update includes some major changes along with bug fixes and polishing. Would love to know what you think! We're already working on a few more bug fixes and polish for the next update. If you want to keep on supporting us, please leave a Steam review, it really helps! \m/ ------- Important: Since there are a lot of big changes, your old save file might cause some problems. I suggest deleting your old save file via the Options menu to avoid any issues. Game Structure & Progression Revamped Game Progression: We replaced the old Objectives-based structure with a vertical progression to make it clearer how to progress. Islands Update: We replaced the old large maps with smaller focused areas. Gameplay Changes Reworked Munch Mechanic: Instead of devouring countless small spheres, you now consume a single, big chunk of food as a reward. I…
- Next patch in the works, and a new demo - 23 January 2025
Hey there, We took some holiday time post-release, and during that time we starting working on a new smaller game to keep the studio going, but we are still planning the next patch for Munch. We’ve been pulling together a list of things to fix, and a few things have come up regularly that we're prioritizing, stuff like: - Invisible tentacles - Perma slow puddles - Soft-lock on Painkiller’s ability - Key rebinding issues (we thought we’d fixed this, but seems to still bug out sometimes) - Some UI issues - Canopyus teleport …quirks - Other visual glitches and bugs of course And some design / balancing tweaks we might squeeze in. So more fixes and updates are coming..!
- Content Creators: Stream as a Monster! - 21 December 2024
If you're a content creator and want to do something a little different over the Winter sale season, you can stream as Gutpuncher, Painkiller, or Ordo, using AnyMeCam. You'll show up as the monster in your stream and it'll track your facial expressions and hand movements! It's a little experiment we're trying to make the stream more intersting! Learn how to stream as a Monster here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ImSzF5QYzFat3v-Z_rJUmxflkulPY1QU/view?usp=drive_link
- Patch 1.53 with Bug Fixes (mostly) - 2 December 2024
A smaller bug patch we updated on Friday Nov 30, since they took a little longer to solve. Here's what's changed, mostly so Ordo stops going into unintentional God-mode: Fixed Ordo not getting damage after the arena Fixed crash happening after defeating Ordo Fixed some resurrected scouts on Ordo's fight not being ghosts Fixed minimap icon taking a while to disappear after killing an enemy Note these aren't updated on the Mac build yet - a little behind there, but it will be in a couple of days. More coming, but we wanted to get these ones out the door as soon as we figured them out!
- Patch 1.5 with Bug Fixes and small QOL tweaks - 23 November 2024
Hey folks, Still keeping up with more frequent updates with fewer changes, rather than less frequent but larger updates, at least while we iron out more of the annoying bugs. So a few more fixes and changes: Fixed enemies becoming invincible if they were stunned with the same hit that killed them Fixed some enemies getting stuck without attacking when trying to reach an unreachable point in the map Fixed various issues with various Apex Creature traits Health orbs are now visible behind objects Added the missing lights from the Guide, no more creatures in the dark Some minor art tweaks to vfx and health bars And in case you missed the minor update a couple of days ago: We've added Steam achievements! We also added and updated some objectives More soon!
- Small update with Steam achievements! - 19 November 2024
Hey there friends! Here's a small mid-week update: Steam achievements are here! ːsteamhappyː Slay the peasant objective made clearer, you should see him clearly now with his golden outfit. An extra objective added to free the captured Headbanger. We'll be squashing more bugs in the next update.
- Patch 1.3 with Bug Fixes, new languages - 15 November 2024
Hi metalheads, annnddd also everyone else, Here's a few things we've just patched up! These ones were a bit bigger bugs to squash: Added new objectives to help you get to fight Ordo Fixed the Moshpitter Enhancement which prevented them from being edible Fixed the relics that were not unlocking: Ordered Chaos, Metal Roulette and Venom Added Italian and Spanish A couple of days ago we did a mini-patch for these ones too: Language selection is now fixed for Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean Esc key now allows you to navigate back to previous screens, and also closes the pause menu Fixed a crash that would happen when opening the pause menu (typically for players that had a relic active) New patch coming next week!
- Quick patch to fix language selection and some crashes - 11 November 2024
This is a quick mid-patch fix: Language selection is now fixed for Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean Esc key now allows you to navigate back to previous screens, and also closes the pause menu Fixed a crash that would happen when opening the pause menu (typically for players that had a relic active) Previous patch had these fixed: Enemies no longer freeze if skip cutscenes is enabled Relics now deactivate properly Added delete save button Enemies should no longer spawn in unreachable places Beast Lair objectives should now complete properly when all the enemies have been killed Lava puddles no longer slow you permanently This still happens, but stepping in a puddle again removes the debuff Added missing SFX Your monster should no longer be invisible after being revived by the Last Burst trait Resolved some issues with Devouring an enemy whole Fixed main menu music stopping randomly L…
- Patch 1.1 with Bug Fixes + Content - 8 November 2024
Hello folks, Our first update fixes a bunch of bugs reported by players and unleashes a bit more content. Bug fix updates: * Japanese, Korean, Chinese languages now work * Enemies no longer freeze if skip cutscenes is enabled * Relics now deactivate properly * Added delete save button * Enemies should no longer spawn in unreachable places * Beast Lairs objectives should now complete properly when all the enemies have been killed * Lava puddles no longer slow you permanently * Added missing SFX * Your monster will no longer be invisible after being revived by the Last Burst trait * Resolved some issues with Devouring an enemy whole * Fixed main menu music stopping randomly * Loading time and performance improvements * Minor UI improvements Content related updates: ÖRDO HAS ARRIVED! Free the Gods of Metal and then defeat Ordo to let Metal reign supreme! There is an objective to follow to…
- CONTENT CREATORS: Stream as one of the Monsters or Gods! - 8 November 2024
If you're a content creator and want to do something a little different, stream as Gutpuncher, Painkiller, or Ordo, using AnyMeCam. We've worked with them to have a few of our Monsters and Gods turned into proper 3D avatars that track your face and hand movements. Learn how to stream as a Monster here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ImSzF5QYzFat3v-Z_rJUmxflkulPY1QU/view?usp=drive_link
- Working on 1st patch with updates! - 5 November 2024
Before we launched we already had a series of fixes and updates planned. We're also reading all the feedback on the discussion forum, discord and review pages. We know the game is not quite meeting expectations yet and there's a lot of work to do, but we're on it! Here's what we're working on updating immediately: PLANNED TO BE FIXED IN THE NEXT PATCH - General performance improvements like some loading times are long on the last Era - If you have Skip Cutscenes enabled, the enemies will be frozen until you use 'Devour' - When fighting a mini-boss, the Arena may spawn late and lock the game if you've killed the boss already. (Workaround: don't kill the boss before the arena spawns) - If you activate the Prison and move too far away, the Arena it will spawn without you inside it (Workaround: do not move too far from the prison after activating it) - Some SFX dropped out - Some traits don…
- Exclusive concert by Clifford Meyer for Munch releasing November 4th! - 29 October 2024
We’re happy to announce that Munch will be at Save & Sound starting November 4th! Save & Sound is an online music festival with sales and demos on Steam. Come celebrate headbanging soundtracks as well as unique implementations of music and audio in games. We’ll be participating in the festival with a soundtrack concert performed by Clifford Meyer (formerly of the bands Isis, Red Sparowes, Palms). Our soundtrack is a tour of the history of Metal and the evolution of different genres (black, death, power, thrash etc), with songs inspired by iconic bands like Manowar, Judas Priest, Metallica, Rammstein and Mayhem. The soundtrack will also be available for purchase for $6.66. 🤘 You can watch the showcase on Bedtime Digital Games’ channels: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bedtimedg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BedtimeDG We’re excited to share some good music and good times with you. Chec…
- We're doing a talk at the Roguelike Festival this weekend! - 18 October 2024
Our Art Director is presenting at the Roguelike Festival this weekend, so we're sharing some footage of his work in on our Demo! Max will be talking about how to keep things interesting in a procedural setting, and how to be efficient in creating rich environments. Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/RoguelikeCelebration2024
- Krakenstein - new demo character playable for Steam Next Fest! - 14 October 2024
We're working hard to polish the game and iron out bugs, but in the meantime we're adding a new character to the Demo just for Steam Next Fest. Give it a try and let us know what you think! Meet... Krakenstein, a symbol of Unrelenting Progress! It represents Industrial Metal, and has a soothing backing track inspired by Rammstein. It's main ability is a ranged stun called Molten Lash, but it also inherits a AoE attack from it's thrash metal forefather Whipflesh, and of course the base attacks hacking and slashing with its saws. You can access it by selecting Ore mutations in your second phase of evolution. The demo also lets you try Gutpuncher, Morbideath and Whipflesh. And of course, the Chaozborne! And... we're launching soon! Really soon! (like next month) Cheers Roof
- Demo update with new level, some teasers and other fixes! - 28 August 2024
We've been working on the full game ready for our release later this year. But in the meantime we merged a few changes into the demo based on the beta playtesting: Level updated with the new look, and hints at other biomes and enemies available from the full game. Some parts of this are blocked off. The level still stays the same each run, unlike in the full game where it is randomized. Many more mutations are available now, from Ore, Flesh and Nekro builds. You can still only evolve into pure Flesh or Flesh/Nekro monsters, but the new traits let you experiment with other builds. General updates to combat, animations, VFX and SFX Note the Japanese, Korean, Chinese translations are missing some descriptions, but we're adding these soon! Next update should have some UI and Music changes :) Rock on!
- Join our beta test! - 3 August 2024
We're starting to beta test in a week and looking forward to seeing what you think of the improvements we've made to the game! BUT for you to try the beta, we need to email you a key for access via Steam. So drop your email here and we'll send a key with other details. What's in the Beta: 10 playable monsters 3 bosses 9 enemy types Procedurally generated world with 4 biomes A lot of gameplay improvements over the demo Other stuff What's not in the Beta: The planned full-game UI The all full game’s playable content (more playable characters and bosses) The game's lore The soundtrack Full SFX / VFX Other stuff GO HERE TO JOIN THE BETA
- Live stream for Guerilla Collective, Best Indie Showcase and Women-led games - 6 June 2024
We'll have the stream up for the next week for the showcase featuring. You'll only see the monsters playable in the demo currently, but there are plenty more coming in the full game!
- Endless Replayability live stream with new demo content - 13 May 2024
Watch some of the new demo content, and then try it for yourself :)
- May demo update - more monsters, more upgrades, more metal. - 13 May 2024
We're hard at work on the main production of Munch, but decided to add a few more things to the demo in time for the Endless Replayability Steam fest. Here's a few things we've added and fixed. New stuff: A new enemy type: the scout (ranged) A new playable monster: Morbideath - a Nekro/Flesh hybrid. Since it's a hybrid, it has mixed characteristics - a bit of melee, a bit of ranged, but still 100% metal. To access it, make sure you choose a few Nekro mutations A new type of upgrade: Relics that can be acquired once you reach the second Era (only 1 in the demo) A new type of upgrade: Special limb attachments with power effects. Get these by fulling mutating your character in each era. 11 new mutations to select, from the Nekro branch Healing orbs now drop from some secondary objectives and buildings. Munch on these bad boys to recover some HP We also think we fixed these things, but you…
- Demo updates for April based on feedback - 8 April 2024
We got a tonne of feedback through our feedback form, YouTube comments, Discord, playtesting and the forum. So we focussed on improvements to: - Combat - Munching - Controls (incl. KB+M and rebindings) - Music It took some refactoring, but I think we're set-up for a better game. Updates: - Various improvements on combat mechanics - Added aim support (can be toggled off in settings) - Better control on enemy aim - Dash improvements (enemies don’t block you) - Movement improvements - KB+M support. Mouse for attacking + munching. Abilities shifted to be near WSAD - Munching can be done while moving, making it easier to eat - Nearby food of the same time will merge - Enemies AI improvements - Fixed key rebinding - Some music changes - You can now smash obstacles out of the way - No longer staggered as much when enemies are smaller than you Next update we're hoping to have some new content t…
