- RE-DEVELOPMENT LOG PART 4 - 9 August 2026
Howdy, Whitaker Meta-pham!Lots has been going on and such. We wanted to let you know of some of the new features of the 2.0 update that have been finished this month.New types of puzzles have been added. I don't want to spoil anything but let's just say you should pay attention to lore. The Title menu has been completely overhauled.The Yoga minigame has been rebuilt. You can now see your inputs and the process for increasing stamina has been re-worked. A D-Pad prompt has also been added.Puzzle Data is now handled different and will allow puzzles to change more fluidly each game.The entire soundtrack has undergone a compression run.Event sequencing and triggers have been separated and re-worked.We have a whole new drop-in tutorial system! Tutorials will now pop up for events the first time you encounter them. These can be skipped in Options.Steam features are more dependable now and achi…
- REDEVELOPMENT LOG PART 3: Brain Food - 4 July 2026
Greetings, Whitaker Metapham. I'm copyrighting that, don't steal it, please. That's mine now./R continues redevelopment unabated - even while on the Summer Sale. For anyone reading right now, any updates I am talking out will be free when 2.0 patch inevitably launches. I am aiming for the last week of October to have the game rebuilt for 2.0/IDE Upgrade. Don't hold your breath though. I am one person.However, some new milestones to celebrate.Puzzles will now have better UI and feedback (as well as improved control) to make them more enjoyable and less clunky. You'll also receive system alerts when a puzzle is solved correctly.Some other new puzzle types are being added to deepen gameplay. We're not gonna make you do rocket science, but your brain will get some exercise as well as Lydia's feet.One of those new types are more locked containers. I want players to feel they earn things and…
- RE-DEVELOPMENT LOG: PART 2 - 13 June 2026
Howdy, Whitaker Meta-fam.Still hard at work at rebuilding the game here and there are some things to celebrate. While there is still a ways to go, here's what has been updated:IMPROVED HUD AND IN-GAME MENU: Let's face it. The old in-game menu sucked and the HUD didn't say much. Here is what we changed.There are now system alerts on the top left that will tell you if you are exhausted, have escaped, are safe, and more. This can also be disabled in Options now.The in-game Menu now doesn't conflict with player input: a frequent problem in the original build.You can now Exit to Desktop from the in-game menu.You will also see messages notifying that the game saves are successful.Item pickup messages are now a larger font and will also display stat changes with the top-left alerts. This should make information clearer for players.NEW AND IMPROVED OPTIONS: The Options menu is cleaner now and h…
- RE-DEVELOPMENT LOG : Part 1 - 16 May 2026
Howdy, Whitaker Meta-fam. You might recall that this title recently went into Maintenance Mode, or you're a sane person who is not a sadist and would rather enjoy the games they play.Turns out, the engine I used upgraded partway through development and I was also a VERY green developer when I started it, so I have been rebuilding the codebase from the ground up. I got pretty tired of things breaking every patch.Basically, I am also going to take this time to make the game more fun. But I'll try to post these updates periodically so those who do care can see the effort being put in.Here is what has been done so far.The first change? The lead. Her face and eyes are more defined now and her animations have been cleaned up. Also she has brown eyes now, because they just look better against the red and purple motifs of the game. In addition, there is now a visual indicator when you are in a…
- Patch 1.5 - Game in Maintenance Mode until 2.0 - 17 April 2026
Howdy folks. The last patch broke a lot that I fixed. Tee-hee. Options button also now works in the Pause menu.Full disclosure - I was a rookie developer when I started making this game myself in 2023. The game engine I used has released a whole new version (halfway through my three years of solo development) since then and I have made many other smaller projects that aren't nearly as broken as this one. In addition, it is reaching a point where my updates are band-aids to bad programming rather than true fixes. Also, GodotSteam, my API wrapper, is no longer officially supported for Godot 3.Therefore, the game will be receiving this last update before it goes into "maintenance mode." This will involve me moving the whole codebase and assets over to Godot 4, which will take time. But by then, this game will be more playable.... plus some new things.Cheers,xoxoxo.negDev
- Patch 1.3 - Belated Anniversary Performance Update - 26 March 2026
Howdy, Whitaker Meta-fam.This latest update aims to improve loading on the backend and moves loading to a separate thread. For players with low performance, this should make a visible improvement, especially when changing rooms and opening the map. In addition, Options should now reflect player preferences at the Developer Splash screen vs waiting for a game load.Sorry for a lack of info soon but hello to all our new victims players. We may have some rather large updates coming soon.As always, use the official bug report thread for all issues or email us at [email protected],negDev
- PATCHES HAS PATCHES ARGH - 22 November 2025
Howdy, Whitaker Metaphysical fam.I know it's been some time, but this update is a big one. Just did a big massacre of bugs and also solved some outstanding issues. Here;s a list of what's been fixed.The red coloration glitch effect during chase scenes has been removed. It was causing a major performance drain and players should notice an uptick in speed. The CRT Filter and the fluxing effect is still there and can still be adjusted in Options (the gear icon).The menu no longer can open while hiding.The Archives menu no longer opens outside of the Pause screen. Several players have noted this bug.Frame rate descriptions in the Options menu are now fixed.Enter Prompts on some doors were stopping when animated. This has been fixed.The house portrait in the museum was canceling player presence for no reason. It should work now.Teleportation destination hints now hide before you discover tel…
- Patch 1.2.2 - Performance Boost - 24 August 2025
Howdy, Whitaker Metaphysical patients. The latest update is small and while you may not notice anything at first, we have made some changes on the backend in the hopes of boosting performance as some players have noted a performance drop on some lower-end systems. One huge change:You can now adjust the speed of the chase filer on the options menu. Feel free to adjust this and you will likely see a performance increase.Other code and randomization elements have been tweaked on the backend to allow for better load handling by the game engine overall.If you have not seen any performance problems while playing, you will likely not notice much difference.If you experience any new performance issues, be sure to check in on our Community Hub and report the bug, even if its already listed.Thank you all for being here. Sorry for the wait on this update. Ah, the perils of one-person development.X…
- Audio Updates and Improved Audio UI - 27 July 2025
Howdy, Whitaker Metaphysical family. This latest patch fixes some longstanding audio issues and improves audio functionality and stability. While these changes are small, they are substantial to sound quality overall.Audio buses have been re-arranged for better spacing in audio and sound objects should now reflect these value better.Ambient sound effects (like the air conditioner drone) are now separately processed from short sound effects (like light switch flicking). This was leading to audio distortion issues that have been resolved.Reverb has been turned down on ambient sound effects for better performance.The music volume of exploration and chase scenes should now be more consistent.On the Options Screen, volume levels are now portrayed as 0 to 100 versus the old decibel method. This confused most players and was not very intuitive in portraying volumes in a way most could understa…
- VERSION 1.2 - Archives Mode, A Fighting Chance, UI Updates and more! - 25 July 2025
Howdy, Whitaker Metaphysical family. A massive new update has been released. It includes the following new features:ARCHIVES MODE NOW AVAILABLEDue to this being a story game, I began to realize that having to sit through the same story elements when trying multiple attempts is probably boring. In addition to some UI updates to make getting through repetition faster (most cutscenes are escapable or can be breezed through), we have added the ability to view Lore without having to go all the way back to it. You know, like, every other horror game ever. I promise I'm a professional.This mode can be accessed from the main menu and the pause screen.Most lore you find, watch or listen can now be recalled across multiple playthroughs. This means if you hit a permadeath, you can still see lore you have achieved to that point even on a new run.Lore is unlocked when it is read. You do not have to…
- Minor bug fix - 26 June 2025
Howdy, Whitaker Meta-fam. This update fixes a bug with the hidden room in the Maze and fixes the sound levels of the Nightmare door that appears in random spots. Large update coming soon.
- Patch 1.1.4 - More post-Mercy patch improvements - 18 May 2025
Howdy, Whitaker Metaphysical test subjects. The latest update includes the following improvements: MAP OPTIMIZATION: The Map Update was causing some performance churn on older systems. We have rearranged architecture in game to make this less taxing on less speedy CPUs. The map now also interacts correctly with the HUD. YOGA BUG: The Yoga event was causing players to move while the map was opened. This has been fixed. NEW DEFENSE ITEM: A defensive throwable item is now added to the Culture Tower. This was added due to a deadend we found where players could become trapped by Patches. DEFENSE ITEM PROMPTS: Defensive throwing items now have prompts to help you locate them easier. hint: they have text to read when the enemy is not present. IMPROVED EVENT QUEUE: We quietly added a queueing feature to prevent events from "stacking" on top of each other. We have expanded this functionality to…
- Patch 1.1 Follow-Up (Bug Fixes) - 16 May 2025
The current patch deals with the following bugs: The visitor in Maze A5 had a glow appearing in the wrong spot. This has been fixed. Soft locks would happen on entering the maze. This has been fixed. Soft locks would happen when leaving the painting sequence in the culture tower. This has been fixed. Truths found was not updating correctly on the HUD when completing the hedge maze. Fixed. Volumes of some sound effects during an event launch in the maze were not reflecting global levels. Enemy frequency has been adjusted following the recent balance patch to be more dynamic.
- Minor patch for Update 1.1 - 3 May 2025
Hello. This was a small patch to quash some bugs introduced with Patch 1.1. Namely: - Patches was calling to Lydia when invisible some times. This has been fixed. - Enemy frequency modulation was not at the right rate. This has also been fixed. - There was a soft lock in the Private Loft/Studio. This has been fixed. - Some rooms were showing the player in the wrong room on the map. This has been fixed in every instance found. - Part of the Map was sometimes showing up behind static background/foreground elements. This has also been fixed.
- Patch 1.1 - Maps, Difficulty and Videotapes : THE MERCY PATCH - 27 April 2025
Howdy, Whitaker Metaphysical test sub.... er.... I mean fans. /R has been a massive undertaking for me in the last three years. I learned a lot about programming and game design as I made the game, so as I progressed, some ideas I had become obsolete and some evolved. And during some livestreams recently, we realized that there are some things we can do to the game to make it more enjoyable for players. We want this game to be challenging, not vexing and certainly not impossible. Here is a host of new features for you. MAP SYSTEM - We have now added a Map with current player location and points of interest to the HUD. You can access this with M on your keyboard (Back/Share/Select on supported controllers) and it manages to hide spoilers too. This has been long requested by players - and now you have it. This should make learning the layout of the mansion easier. You cannot access the ma…
- minor patch update - 18 April 2025
-Hello fam. Just a small update to address the chase filter, which has been suppressed lightly for better visibility and some updates to options menu text for better descriptions of Quality-of-Life features. Free demo coming soon!
- Patch 1.095 - Controller Optimization and More UI Updates - 11 April 2025
Howdy, Whitaker Metaphysical family. Our latest patch has the following updates: ANALOG CONTROL OPTIMIZATION - Deadzone and auto-run options were not responding to player settings. This has now been fixed. In addition, greater precision has been added to deadzone and autorun control. IMPROVED UI ELEMENTS - More UI improvements have been added. You will now see prompts at Quick Travel events after a certain event occurs (hint: the Culture Tower) and more prompts have been added for story events so players miss less. OPTIONS BUTTON - The Options button menu will now not stick when selected with the keyboard or D-Pad on the Pause menu. SMALL VISUAL FIX - The prompt for the picture in Lydia's Solar is now at the correct level. IMPROVED CONTROLLER DETECTION - More updates have been added to text for when a controller is connected to reflect proper input. In addition, the Title Screen's "STAR…
- Patch 1.09 - UI updates, analog control improvements and more - 28 March 2025
Howdy, Whitaker Metaphysical family. We have recently finished a new update with major UI improvements among other features ahead of schedule. This also features some more guidance at the start of the game as well as the end point and a host of other upgrades to make playing easier. UPDATED 4/11: Additional patches have also been included to address some analog input issues. - You can now see important player stats in the pause menu for those who like the nitty-gritty details. This includes STAMINA levels both current and max, stamina RECOVERY RATE, WALK SPEED, RUN SPEED, ENEMY SPEED and LUCK level. Previously only the TRUTHS level was available. - Analog controls were not responding to the user input settings in Options (Analog Deadzone and Autorun, specifically). This has been fixed and greater precision has been added to the settings. In addition, Autorun will disable when controller…
- Patch 1.08 Live - UI, Sound and Puzzle improvements - 27 March 2025
Howdy, Whitaker Metaphysical family. The latest update contains the following improvements: - A recent review mentioned that puzzles did not give players enough guidance when completed. Major puzzles that have unlocks now have announcements and the truth announcements have been made larger and more prevalent to emphasize their importance. Thanks for the suggestion! - Various events in the Maze and the Library (*such as the Isolation Room and the Fantasma Communis] were not reflecting global sound values. This has been fixed. - The enemy was appearing in the Circulation Room but not responding to the player. This has been fixed. - The birds in the Maze were not responding to running, but to walking and only upon input. This has been fixed. - Lydia's breathing sound when exhausted would stop when entering another room. This is now fixed. - Passages in the maze now have a buffer to prevent…
- Patch 1.07 now live - Controller interface and sound improvements - 21 March 2025
Howdy, Whitaker Metaphysical family. A small update just pushed out. This update will now detect if joypads/controllers are connected and will update input prompts accordingly to reflect the current input. In addition, a recent review (and others) have mentioned the default sound values are uncomfortable when first starting. These settings have been changed to be quieter at the start for a more comfortable starting experience. Thanks for playing and see you in Whitaker Manor. XOXO, NegDev
