- That's All Folks - 25 July 2026
2026-07-25 : It has been 10 months since my last app update, and I have to say I'm not making any more updates currently. I was pretty satisfied where it is at, I had considered redoing the graphics and music, if I ever do I'll call it 2.0 and do another free update here i imagine. Truly I delisted the app in the 2 app stores today, Steam doesn't seem to mind leaving everything as is, I figured I would make a post so there's no question about the state of this app.I certainly had fun making it, and all manually, right before AI started taking over coding duties everywhere eh ;) I feel like I could repeat all the code better in a week now, but half the fun was figuring out the how. Obviously I was not interested in support and marketing, sorry my bad. Maybe some day if I get a monster idea i'll have to make it, the "next project" was a Terraria clone with a factory-like crafting mechanic…
- Version 1.2.6 : Fall Fits - 21 September 2025
Version 1.2.6 will be submitted for reviews Sunday September 21, Patch Notes Are Here Now! Even better than the previous sale, the base price across all 3 stores is now permanently reduced by 57%!! There's no time like the present to Start Healing! This update is small but exciting, with the usual background additions of course... But now, Crew Fits are unlocked for everyone even new players, with a new Halloween fit for scaring the patients! Look spooky while trick and treating! Other project has been moving forward, minus a lot of day job time creep... There are some pretty neat core systems in place making the magic possible, crafting and questing being a couple major functional components, my test guy is wearing some of the first armor set... Still a ton of content mountains to climb, some things to code like more resources, combat, travel to other places... So much left to do, I ha…
- Version 1.2.5 : Summer Fun - 21 June 2025
Version 1.2.5 has been submitted for reviews, Patch Notes Are Here Now!HTS will be joining the Steam Summer Sale on June 26, with matching sales in the mobile app stores as well! Two exciting new updates to get you through the dog days of Summer! Ruff!This update is admittedly small, just something new and seasonal to go with the sale. In other news, The Next Game is 4+ weeks along now, I have been sticking to my training regimen, every day I try to learn or read something new about Godot, and also about Pixel Art, as well as make progress on The Game code and content. I even got the ok to go nuts on my udemy account, I'll be watching a bunch of interesting art/godot courses there shortly once I run out of Godot Reference pages to read. I doubt there will be any pre hype, much like with HTS I want to drop it all at once when it's ready, with even less post-release work necessary I hope.…
- Version 1.2.4 : Exposé - 11 May 2025
Version 1.2.4 is submitted for reviews, Patch Notes Are Here! This patch features tons of Unlock and Statistics data and information that was never available on screen before! Every percentage change, every tick of regen, every point of power in every tool, is now displayed on screen, either when Leveling Up or in the pause menu. I still didn't spell out which skill buffs which calculation, but the descriptions are meant to give you a clue (hint : beefcake increases Player Sleepiness (HP) max value). Even the Tool Evolutions show you how much power is added! As mentioned previously, this is the last "Scheduled" patch I have planned for now. This entire game was based on "no plans" (no you don't say), this started as a Godot tutorial that got me so excited, I had to bring it to release. I want to start working on "The Next Game", though I honestly do not have a specific plan set in stone…
- Version 1.2.3 : Rando Nando - 27 April 2025
Version 1.2.3 is being submitted for reviews today, Patch Notes Now! This patch is all about Randos, in the form of new buttons and selections in almost every screen and menu, to add a bunch of Randomization to the game. Play random crew, visit random incidents, and let Nando choose your upgrades and levelups for you! In one week, it will be the one year anniversary of me starting this project. 6+ months to release, and 5+ months of biweekly upgrades, has made this game everything I ever imagined it would be and more. That Being Said... I am low on ideas that can be done in a couple weeks, I have a couple unimplemented plans, but they would almost certainly mean I call it HTS 2.0 if I added that much content. Reaction was mostly favorable, but lack of advertising and promotion means there was almost no response past direct word of mouth from me to friends. As much fun as it has been, it…
- Version 1.2.2 : Mega Cheev Mints - 13 April 2025
Version 1.2.2 is now submitted for review, you get new patch notes today! This patch is all about in-game Achievements of all kinds, with some updates to the menu page to go with them. 75 new achievements to work on, from the very easy to the very hard to the where the heck is it?!? There will be at least one more regular patch, whose theme is in mind, and maybe another, before we reach our anniversary and start making new plans for summer... Heal The Survivors Patch Notes App Version 1.2.2 : Mega Cheev Mints 2025-03-31 - 2025-04-12 Achievements - added 75 new In-Game-Only Challenges to be achieved! - some so easy you just have to visit the main pages... - some so hard you can't get touched by a patient at all! - some just take a lot of work on your career... - some you can't even see! 0.0 Same But Just The Menu Page - improved pagination code - added a Filter for Achieved/Not/All to he…
- Version 1.2.1 : Next Steps - 30 March 2025
Version 1.2.1 has now been submitted for review, that means new patch notes today! A little bit of here and there additions and fixes, some beefier than others... New pickups and things to do, lots of new themes and backgrounds, new audio and art, and lots of cleanup and triple checking things. Looking ahead, next round might have a more directed plan, if we can make enough work out of it... Heal The Survivors Patch Notes App Version 1.2.1 : Next Steps 2025-03-17 - 2025-03-29 Gameplay - Vacuum pickup iems created for the end of non Career games... since we seem to have the technology right! - Supply Crates now appearing in all modes and difficulties, stay near them for a few seconds for some bonus rewards! - added even more patients running around not paying attention to you in new patterns - adjusted so Sun heals even during invulnerability frames Customization - added new backgrounds…
- Version 1.2.0 : Career Mode - 16 March 2025
As promised, four weeks of work has brought us Career Mode, a whole new way to play Heal The Survivors! Level and unlock each crew separately, same for maps, with 30 new in-game only Achievements to work on. New features like Room Effects, end-of-scene Vacuum All, and Special Patients are only found in Career Mode, so far... Heal The Survivors Patch Notes App Version 1.2.0 : Career Mode 2025-02-21 - 2025-03-15 Career Mode - new main menu item opening a huge new game mode! :O - level up each crewmember through a new gameplay experience - upgrade with coins, levels, and even other crew's levels! - new healing scenes detailed across the maps you know and love - a new set of Unlocks, new Stats per crew and map, and 30 new in-game challenges to achieve! - new Special patients, bigger and faster than anything you've seen before! Tools - buffed Oxygen base min heal 1->2 Maps - fixed transparen…
- Version 1.1.4 : Jukebox - 2 March 2025
Version 1.1.4 has been submitted for reviews, patch notes while you wait! This smaller patch brings a whole new Main Menu item, the Jukebox! Now you can listen to every "song" and sound in the game, with controls to repeat and pitch shift it! Yeah Boy! Progress on the Next Big Thing is coming along well, hopefully ready in a couple more weeks, there are a few more mechanical things to set up before I start playtesting and balancing... as long as I can keep HoH2 and DRG at bay ;) It has definitely been "interesting" having 2 active branches, 1.1.4 got merged into 1.2.0 branch twice this cycle... /gitflex/ Heal The Survivors Patch Notes App Version 1.1.4 : Jukebox 2025-02-17 - 2025-02-26 Jukebox - new main menu item where you can listen to the "soundtrack" as much as you please! :D - all sound files available, categorized, named, iconned, and described - super familiar controls just like…
- Version 1.1.3 : Changing Seasons - 16 February 2025
Version 1.1.3 is now submitted to stores for review, patch notes right meow! This round of changes includes 2 powerful new pickups, some new art, and audio / UI fixes and improvements. The next scheduled update might be small, or posts only, as work on the next "minor" version 1.2 is about to commence! I may have some small updates/fixes, but most efforts will be going into something that might take more than 2 weeks to finish. :D Heal The Survivors Patch Notes App Version 1.1.3 2025-02-03 - 2025-02-15 Gameplay - new pickup : Snow, rare to find, but it will freeze all patients in their tracks for a few seconds! - new pickup : Sun, rare to find, but it will give all nearby patients a big heal! - patients-near-player area increased 25->35 for improved autotargeting and Sun reach - pickups 10% bigger art/collision Customization - added 2 new seasonal backgrounds - added 5 new player trail…
- Version 1.1.2 : More Things - 2 February 2025
This round of changes includes a couple Gameplay additions, some new art, a bunch more UI improvements continuing from last patch, and a ton of backend reworks and cleanups. This patch will go live early this week, as soon as all stores are ready to publish. Heal The Survivors Patch Notes App Version 1.1.2 2025-01-20 - 2025-02-01 Gameplay - once you get past the Pharmacy for the first time, random patients will leave sickness on the floor, that slows down anyone who stands in it! - once you get past the Doctor's Office for the first time, random patients will stop following you and go where they please! Customization - added 2 new seasonal backgrounds UI - reworked a dupe button theme into the main one - added theme colors to progress bars in Upgrades / UMM menus - applied theme colors to new main menu highlights for text/icons, removed old static image - created proper greyback theme,…
- Version 1.1.1 : UI - 19 January 2025
Guess what I updated this time... considering HoH2 came out this week, and D3/D4 seasons about to restart, we're lucky I got anything done at all, much less another feature update like this! This version will go live as soon as all stores are reviewed and ready (expected Monday 1/20). Heal The Survivors Patch Notes App Version 1.1.1 2025-01-06 - 2025-01-18 Customization : Themes - added Themes option to Customization menu, no unlock required - added 7 new Theme color choices besides boring old Blue - applied Theme standardization to most menu screen elements : titles, buttons, popups UI - fixed missing title on Upgrades screen - increased font size for unlock hints on Customize - added search icon to all hints - added Crew Fit selector to Gallery menu, unlocked if the same selector in Customize is unlocked - added highlighting on focus to main menu icons to match text highlight - improv…
- Version 1.1.0 : Umm... - 31 December 2024
Version 1.1.0 will be submitted for release this coming weekend, with the major feature of a New Game Mode, initial tests and balancing are done! Details and patch notes will follow shortly, for now I leave you a few clues around this post... Sunday 1/5 : uploaded to all stores and awaiting reviews, v1.1.0 Ultra Mega Mode will go live this week! Heal The Survivors Patch Notes App Version 1.1.0 2024-12-16 - 2025-01-04 Ultra Mega Mode - added a new mode to start game menu, unlocked after Hospital @ BLS - added 12 upgrade extensions that only apply to this mode - added 5 new tracked challenges in-game only - added rewards : trail, background, crew fit Customization - new item Crew Fit, play new mode to unlock the first new player look - new options for Player Trail and Background UI - added progress bar behind level up choices that are already taken Tools Stethoscope - nerfed max range fro…
- 1.0.1 Patch Notes - 14 December 2024
These changes will be posted for review Sunday, and will go live as soon as all stores are ready for simultaneous deployment... a much larger update is in progress in another dev branch, hoping to have that ready for after New Years! Heal The Survivors Patch Notes App Version 1.0.1 2024-12-02 - 2024-12-14 Unlocks added Red and Purple options to Player Trail added unlock award for Triage Patients on gameover after finishing Concert @ Transport Audio added subtle siren reminder when your shift is over fixed effects volume not being applied to xp, coins, menus, ambulance sounds UI added a few new messages to each random message set added map fade-to-black on lose game Backend reorganized random message blocks that were spread all over reorganized all static data out of main script into data nodes reorganized all timers and audio into folder nodes alarm-clock and game-over main-thread-waits…
- Coming Soon : v1.0.1 - 7 December 2024
Fri 12/13 : I finally beat the other game and turned it off I promise... I should have lots of time to prepare v1.0.1 and get it out the door this weekend, I have a new branch for the first major new feature started too... I am guessing v1.1.0 will include that some time after new years. More added to 1.0.1 now, to be sent for reviews on Sunday.... Sat 12/7 : 1.0.1 is in progress, I may allow 2 weeks for this update, as I am at Aquilo trying to get a base started... productivity might return if I ever finish this playthrough rofl. Updates so far are minor, but at least one bug fix, so I won't let it lie for long... they are also leaning towards backend changes and setup for future plans, code cleanup that won't have any immediate effect on app functionality (we hope right!). I said no roadmap, and yet I am low on "little things", so it may be time for larger additions, which may not fit…
- 1.0.0 Patch Notes - 1 December 2024
Heal The Survivors Patch Notes App Version 1.0.0 2024-11-25 - 2024-12-01 This version will be posted on Steam as soon as Mobile Reviews are passed. Now even more official than ever, this is 1.0.0, this is everything I imagined the game would be at release, and more. I still have lots more ideas to work on in the coming months, no preset roadmaps or anything, I will add and improve as I feel necessary... I know my main save game has a lot of coins I'd like to find an extended use for. There's also still a lot of room on the Customize menu... More updates to come soon as time and Factorio allow! Visual - improved key store art, app icons, and splash screen - added Rays background, made it default if none saved - added Player Trail option in Customize menu, unlocked after finishing Hospital @ Transport - updated xp icon to be lighter and have a light border - updated coin icon to be higher…
- Initial Patch Notes - 17 November 2024
Heal The Survivors Patch Notes App Version 0.9.8 2024-11-15 - 2024-11-20 This version has now been uploaded to Steam for Release Day Nov.27! General - collision updates to pushback less on patients - added a little more funk to the main menu music, because that's how Mikey likes it - iOS : added achievement integration with Game Center - android : added achievement integration with Play Store - adjusted initialize to send all achievements earned in game to store, in case some were earned offline UI - added Patch Notes button on Options menu with these notes as first entry - replaced missing Find-A-Medic logo on Start Game screen - added time limit hints to difficulty text, and faxed speelling - added time limit hints to Tutorial screen - copied main menu's Quit confirm dialog to the pause menu's Exit To System button Balance - patient health in ALS 10->7 (i could beat it, but still) Too…
- It's Go Time! - 16 November 2024
Heal The Survivors will be available on STEAM for PC & Mac on November 27! Eager players may find it today on mobile stores, but for full Achievement Integration, the Steam version will be worth the wait. This project was kept Top Secret until this week, the first playtest reactions will certainly bring a Balance Patch soon after release. Until then, we thank you for wishlisting or just checking out our silly little game! For example, tonight I increased Stethoscope tool distance 3x, based on initial reports of the first level being a bit hard, for non gamer testers so far. I knew it was a bit difficult for a starting tool, but I really want to start with that, now more range should make it more usable. I also added a Patch Notes button on the Options Menu, gave it full controller/mobile support, and added these updates as the first notes. That version may not be available for a few day…
