- Hidden Arcade - Patch Update V1.3.2 - 9 October 2025
Heyo! This game now runs on the latest Unity 6.0LTS instead of legacy 2022.I removed all issues I found from the big version change, but if there are any left, please let me know! Yippie. :)
- Hidden Arcade - Update V1.3.1 - 28 April 2025
Heyo! Very small patch to add to yesterday's big update. :D Changes: Removed collider from Ghosts that have already been clicked / are going up into the counter. This should make faster times possible and remove jank. New dialogue prevented Ghost face change from occuring at the right moment. Fixed that. Yippie. :)
- 🐑 Free new level - Sheepy Runs! 🐑 - 27 April 2025
Heyo! I put out an update today with a free NEW LEVEL - Sheepy Runs! :D Check it out right here: You can both see the gorgeous 2D art made by Leonie Droege, as well as hear the amazing soundtrack made by Simon-Benedikt Scholz! If you haven't plaid the game yet, this level integrates into the main story seemlessly! If you have already plaid the game, you can just check out the level! :) Very excited that I've managed to put this one out before my birthday. I know I originally considered that I would be able to put out a paid DLC with 4 levels by this time, but since this did not turn out to be feasible and the other levels are not done yet, I figured giving this one out for free would be the best way! :)) Alrighty that's everything for now I guess, hope u enjoy and ya see ya around goodbyeoo!
- Hidden Arcade - Update V1.2.0 - 16 February 2025
Heyo! This is a rather small update, but I got some feedback, felt productive and put it together today. :D Quality of Life: Timer Popup: In the game, in all three levels, there is a timer in the top left corner, and at the end of the level, you are put up against everyone else globally in a list, consider it a "speedrun timer". Now, there has always been the option to disable it in the Setting in the Main Menu, but for players who would not know that the timer was auto-enabled, it could feel as if they were not in full control of whether or not their data should be stored, and whether the timer is active. For that reason, for anyone new starting the game, or any other player who never made a conscious choice before, there is a one-time popup when you start the game now, asking for your preference. Permanent Progress Saving: Not everyone wants to complete an entire level in one sitting,…
- What does the future look like for Hidden Arcade? - 10 February 2025
ːluvː Heyo! I wanted to talk a bit about the future of the game! ːLIS_pixel_heartː We're very excited that the launch of the game went so incredibly well! We're overwhelmed by the positive feedback and have decided that it is most definitely worth it to put more time and effort into the game! Thank you very much to anyone who has played the game, or even reviewed it, or even created a custom level! How about updates and patches? First off, I am very engaged and dedicated to providing updates and patches to any issues that might still exist! My goal is to put out one update / patch a week. The only issue I am currently aware of seems to be that sometimes, the Steam Workshop back-end for uploading and downloading user created levels acts up, and as this has already been a major focus in past updates, it will continue to be in future ones so that it works on any machine, with any internet…
- Hidden Arcade - Day 3 Patch - 4 February 2025
Day 3 Patch: Bugfixes: Custom Player: Previously, when subscribing to custom maps, you had to either refresh multiple times or leave and enter the Custom Player machine again for the newly downloaded map to work - now, you can just refresh once and it will (/should) work. Custom Player: Playing a map, then loading another one will now properly reset the timer, reset the score to 0, and put all the Ghosts back where they belong, and scale them regularly again. Custom Player / Creator: In the custom maps, the Magnifgying Glass button sometimes took the camera to a random empty spot - no more! :) Hub Area: Previously, if you disabled the speedrun timer, the toggle would not remember that. It would still be turned off in-game, but the toggle thought it is on again. No longer! :) Day 2 Update: Quality of Life: Any Level: Additional UI elements like the home button, black-and-white toggle and…
- Hidden Arcade - Day 2 Update - 3 February 2025
Day 2 Update: Quality of Life: Any Level: Additional UI elements like the home button, black-and-white toggle and the info icon will toggle off after a few seconds. You can toggle them on and off anytime using the escape key. This will prevent accidentally hitting the home button or b-w toggle. Any Level: Moving the image using either your mouse or WASD is now more dependent on the zoom level - the closer you're zoomed in, the less distance it covers. This prevents disorienting dragging. 2nd Day 1 Patch Notes: Bugfixes: Custom Creator: Ghost images now get saved properly. Custom Creator: Ghost positions now get saved properly. Custom Creator / Custom Player: Uploading and downloading custom levels should now work fluently. Day 1 Patch Notes: Bugfixes: All Levels: Fixed Leaderboard entries - displays you on top for now, then the 9 people worse than you. Custom Creator: Loading / selectin…
- Hidden Arcade - 2nd Day 1 Patch - 2 February 2025
2nd Day 1 Patch: Bugfixes: Custom Creator: Ghost images now get saved properly. Custom Creator: Ghost positions now get saved properly. Custom Creator / Custom Player: Uploading and downloading custom levels should now work fluently. Day 1 Patch: Bugfixes: All Levels: Fixed Leaderboard entries - displays you on top for now, then the 9 people worse than you. Custom Creator: Loading / selecting pre-existing levels refreshes properly. Quality of Life: All Levels: Added tool-tip for magnifying tool when hovered over. All Levels: Added info i to level that shows / explains controls when hovered over. All Levels: Changed tool-tip background textures for all Custom Creator buttons and adjusted colors. Custom Creator / Custom Player: Moved background texture to load in first to give clearer sign of progression. Custom Creator / Custom Player: Made it so that all Ghosts exchange their texture at…
- Hidden Arcade - Day 1 Patch - 1 February 2025
Day 1 Patch: Bugfixes: All Levels: Fixed Leaderboard entries - displays you on top for now, then the 9 people worse than you. Custom Creator: Loading / selecting pre-existing levels refreshes properly. Quality of Life: All Levels: Added tool-tip for magnifying tool when hovered over. All Levels: Added info to level that shows / explains controls when hovered over. All Levels: Changed tool-tip background textures for all Custom Creator buttons and adjusted colors. Custom Creator / Custom Player: Moved background texture to load in first to give clearer sign of progression. Custom Creator / Custom Player: Made it so that all Ghosts exchange their texture at once instead one after the other. Day 0 Patch Notes: Bugfixes: Main Menu: Fixed the very glaringly obvious bug of clicks causing either the settings menu to open or the application to close. Custom Player: Fixed copying and loading cus…
- Hidden Arcade - Day 0 Patch - 31 January 2025
Bugfixes: Main Menu: The very glaringly obvious bug of clicks causing either the settings menu to open or the application to close. Custom Player: Copying and loading custom Ghost textures properly. All Levels: Clamping magnifying tool properly into image. Quality of Life: Custom Creator: Added button to batch change all Ghost textures at once. Custom Creator: Added unique ID to user created levels that deals with multiple levels having the same name. Custom Creator / Custom Player: Added Ghost animation for texture exchange.
- Hidden Arcade - Release Now! - 31 January 2025
It's finally release time! YAAYYY!! You can find our Release Video right here: Q: What is this game about? A: 💗 Find and free the hidden Ghosts spread throughout distinct Arcade Game Worlds, and create your own ones! 💗 Hidden Arcade is a Hidden Object point-and-click game in which the player has to find Ghosts inside of different Arcade Machines! ✨ Q: Why this game and not any other hidden object game? A: The game's unique selling factor is that it innovates on the genre in many ways: 1) To add replayability, each level has a timer as well as a global leaderboard so that people can improve their times! You can of course turn it off if you would like a more relaxed experience. ✨ 2) To add functionality, people can create their own levels using the Custom Creator! Pick your own background image, drag Ghosts around, scale them and exchange each Ghost's texture, insert custom sounds, give…
