- German Text Localization and Price Drop - 5 September 2026
Celebrating a bit more than a year since the release of A Doctor's Term, we're happy to finally announce the German localization of all texts in version 1.3 of the game! This turned out to be a bigger challenge than expected, so thank you all for your patience 🙌 How Does it Work? The game should detect a proper default system language. On German speaking systems it will detect German, otherwise English. In case you're not happy with the default language, it can be changed under the settings. Additional Fixes Fixed a bug related to reading letters, that caused the game to soft lock during the Sep 24 chapter. This bug was fixed thanks to the report of Darshana. Thanks a lot! Various visual bug fixes. Price Drop On top of that we decided to drop the price of A Doctor's Term after its first year of release! We want to thank everyone who supported us buying the game during the first year! T…
- Stability and Improvements Update v1.2.1 - 26 April 2026
It's been a while, but we're back with an improvement and stability focused update! What's New? Crash Fix: A crash when restarting the game came back due to a plugin update in the previous version and is now successfully fixed. Game Size: Size of the game has been further reduced to be slightly below 3 GB (both Windows and Linux) now! Consistency Fix: We received reports regarding issues making players stuck in the station after certain actions have been performed. After a longer investigation, we are very positive to have fixed all of those. Improved Ending: There were some claratiy issues with the decision making towards the end of the game that have been reworked. Fixed Second Playthrough: Fixed visual glitches when using second playthrough features at the beginning of the game. And More: During MagFest 2026, we took note of various other small issues all over the place that are now…
- Celebrational Update 1.2 - 5 January 2026
Celebration Update 1.2We wish you a great new year and wanted to use the opportunity to say: Thank you for playing and supporting A Doctor's Term so far 🎆 With the participation at the Super MAGFest 2026, one of the biggest games events in the US, we are pushing a big celebration update version 1.2! Lots of improvements and additional features are in this one, so if you didn't get to try A Doctor's Term yet, now is definitely a good time 🙌But First: Important NotesNote on Saved DataIn general, the update has been extensively tested and should go very smooth. However, as this version comes with a lot of changes, we wanted to be extra cautious in case save games and saved settings may get issues with it. Therefor, we keep the current version available in case you need to roll back. To go back to the previous version, go to A Doctor's Term in your Library, click ⚙️ > Properties... > Beta…
- A Doctor's Term featured @ DevGAMM Awards Celebration Steam Event - 4 November 2025
We are very happy to see A Doctor’s Term being part of the DevGAMM Awards Celebration Steam Event!The ministry awaits you, as it celebrates with a 40% discount until Monday, Nov 10th 2025 8:30 AM CET. Are you ready to step inside?Take a look at the event here:
- Update for running more reliably on Steam Deck - 11 October 2025
A minor update was submitted today for our Linux version. No changes to the game itself, but the execution of the game was simplified due to certain Steam Decks having issues executing certain commands needed to start the game. Now the game should run more reliably on deck.Regards,Council of Pure Sanity
- Update Notes for v1.1.2 - 1 September 2025
Update 1.1.2 Update 1.1.2 is here with various fixes and improvements! Major Fixes Fixed interaction transition causing whiteout effect when injecting samples! Crash Fix: Fixed story data not getting properly cleaned up when returning to start menu, causing crashes when going into the game again. Improved collision around several stair cases that were hard to climb under certain circumstances. Minor Fixes Fixed various lighting and shading glitches causing artefacts and popping (there is still room to improvement here and we keep working on it). Fixed surfaces looking bent even though they are flat on various hard surface objects.
- Steam Deck™ Compatibility Guide for A Doctor's Term - 24 August 2025
We started testing our game on Steam Deck™ early on and found it to have decent performance while plugged in or docked. However, even though the game runs fine on battery, we also noticed that there are some performance drops that can be mitigated by tweaking settings. Therefor, we prepared this guide to help you get the best possible experience of A Doctor's Term on deck.Playing on BatteryRecommended SettingsFrame Rate Limit: 60Render Percentage: 80% (up to 100%)Why These Settings?The Frame Rate Limit will help with capping frames in high performing areas (e.g. during text dialogue sequences) which helps saving power. This will avoid your deck getting hot (or at least not hotter) during these parts of the game and it saves battery. The Render Percentage on 80% is a good trade-off on deck. It helps with performance, while still maintaining the visual appeal of the game. Anything below 8…
- Polishing and fixes of recent settings update - 13 August 2025
Improvements and fixes: Made UI more consistent in settings after resetting a settings section Fixed wrong button assignment of controllers for switching tabs in settings screen Added fallback feature for saving game and settings in case no Steam ID is found (this should technically never happen, but it's always nice to have save-guarding) and added appropriate info message in start menu in case this occurs
- Enhanced Settings Update - 10 August 2025
Update v1.1 is now available with a fully refined settings menu! New Features:Resolution and screen mode settingsRender percentage settingFrame rate and VSync settings Bug Fixes:Fixed issue that caused settings to not get saved: Now the settings are the same every time you restart the game Note on settings + Steam Cloud:While graphics settings are very device specific, they will not be synced to your Steam Cloud. All audio and dialogue settings will remain synced though, as they are more of a preference. We hope this update enabled a better experience for everyone!- Council of Pure Sanity
- Added FPS limit of 120 for the beastier GPUs - 24 July 2025
We added an FPS cap of 120 (a value we feel safe with) so better GPUs don't go into giga frame rates and run super hot!
- A Doctor's Term - Now Available - 24 July 2025
Ministry of HealthRepublic Directive #072425-A Dear applicant,Your time has come.By order of the 4th Republic and the Ministry of Health, we hereby confirm that A Doctor’s Term is now officially released. Your assignment begins immediately.Be ready. – The Council of Pure Sanity
- New Trailer w/ Voice Acting of A Doctor's Term - 31 May 2025
Ministry of Health Republic Directive #072425-TR Dear applicant, Your orientation begins now. By order of the 4th Republic and the Ministry of Health, a new official trailer for A Doctor’s Term has been authorized for release. This material serves as a preliminary introduction to your duties, environment, and the standards expected of all personnel. You are instructed to review the footage immediately. Your term approaches. Be ready. – The Council of Pure Sanity
- A Doctor's Term Launches July 24, 2025 - 27 April 2025
Ministry of Health Republic Directive #072425 Dear applicant, Congratulations! Your application has been accepted and your term is about to begin. By order of the 4th Republic and the Ministry of Health, we hereby announce that A Doctor’s Term will commence on July 24, 2025. We expect you to report for duty without delay. – The Council of Pure Sanity
