- Kona II: Brume is Out Now! - 26 October 2023
Greetings, fellow detectives, On October 18th, we released the next chapter in our thrilling saga, Kona II: Brume. Take a glimpse into the unfolding mystery with this trailer: Our tale resumes right from the conclusion of Kona. Venture further into Manastan's environmental enigma. Seek answers to Carl's unnerving hallucinations and uncover the cryptic tales entwined within Hamilton's properties. The North, Rendered Beautifully Kona II: Brume is crafted using Unity's latest High Definition Rendering Pipeline. Every visual element has been designed to harness its full potential, offering a visual experience that surpasses its predecessor, especially on top-tier hardware. A Different Experience Though Kona II: Brume shares familiar elements with the original, it ventures into uncharted terrain. While the first game had you combing through houses, this sequel guides you to Hamilton company'…
- Kona II: Brume Free Demo Live Now! - 3 October 2022
Hi everyone, As a follow-up to our presence at Gamescom 2022, we have decided to release the Kona II: Brume demo here on Steam for the Next Fest, a multi-day celebration of upcoming games! The demo starts at the very beginning of the game. The player steps into the shoes of detective Carl Faubert, and must explore his surroundings in order to find out more about a strange phenomenon called the Brume. It presents the first thirty minutes of the experience, and showcases several items useful to Carl's investigation —and survival. The demo is for Windows only, and requires a fairly decent GPU, such as Nvidia RTX 2060 or higher. The game is still in development, so you may expect a lot of improvements and optimisations in the final game. On top of this, we're revealing a new trailer: If you have any feedback or question, feel free to ask in the forums, or join us on Discord. We hope you'll…
- Kona II: Brume Continues the Story of Carl Faubert - 15 July 2022
Hi everyone, It’s been a while—four challenging years—since we last shared anything substantial with the world. There will be a time to discuss these extraordinary years, as well as to discuss an update to Kona, but today we're here with some other news. We are pleased to reveal the existence of Kona's sequel: Kona II: Brume. Kona II's mysteries revolve around the Brume, a bizarre, mind-bending mist engulfing the fictive region of Manastan, in Northern Québec, Canada. The game starts where its predecessor left off, in October of the year 1970, but explores new grounds, and a storyline that lives on its own. Kona II: Brume is carefully made to please fans of Kona as well as newcomers. Developed by Parabole and published by Ravenscourt on PC and consoles, the new adventure will be playable during Gamescom in Cologne (August 24th–29th) at the Indie Arena Booth. For those not attending, the…
- Daily Deal - Kona, 80% Off - 31 October 2019
Today's Deal: Save 80% on Kona !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Saturday at 10AM Pacific Time
- Kona VR Is Out Now - 19 June 2018
Kona for Virtual Reality has arrived, with support for Oculus, HTC Vive, and motion controls! Here is the trailer: https://youtu.be/HIpAa0fdwYo And for this special occasion, we have prepared a FAQ just in case you’re wondering how it all works: How Do I Get Access to the DLC? Kona VR is available on our store pageas part of a bundle for new players and as DLC for owners of the base game. So What’s Different on VR? Well, not much really. It is Kona, but in virtual reality :) The only big change we’ve made is introducing a safe mode that is always on in VR, which removes combat against wolves. Encounters didn’t feel right in VR and caused motion sickness for many players. What Happens to my Saved Game? Nothing. You may continue your progress in VR, and swap back to non-VR anytime. Kona VR is just another way to immerse yourself in the Manastan region. So What’s Next? We have been hard at…
- Daily Deal - Kona, 40% Off - 7 August 2017
Today's Deal: Save 40% on Kona !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Wednesday at 10AM Pacific Time
- Kona Now Localized in Simplified Chinese, and Daily Deal: 40% off! - 7 August 2017
Hey everyone! As you know, Canada is famous for its nice and warm weather (especially in the winter). We wouldn’t want to keep it for ourselves, so we make constant efforts to share it with more people around the globe. Today, we are happy to announce that a new Kona update is now live, and it includes Simplified Chinese localization, bringing the game’s famous blizzard on more screens! To celebrate, Kona will be 40% off as part of the Daily Deals! The sale starts at 1:00 PM ET! The patch also contains small bug fixes and optimizations. There is only one significant change (except for SC) in the patch: we changed the way “visions” are triggered. The reason is mostly tied to the end of the game, so we will not explain it here to avoid spoilers. If you really want to know, please let us know in the comments and we’ll create a sticky thread in the forums. Coming Next: Russian Localization…
- Kona Now Localized in Simplified Chinese, and Daily Deal: 40% off! - 7 August 2017
Hey everyone! As you know, Canada is famous for its nice and warm weather (especially in the winter). We wouldn’t want to keep it for ourselves, so we make constant efforts to share it with more people around the globe. Today, we are happy to announce that a new Kona update is now live, and it includes Simplified Chinese localization, bringing the game’s famous blizzard on more screens! To celebrate, Kona will be 40% off as part of the Daily Deals! The sale starts at 1:00 PM ET! The patch also contains small bug fixes and optimizations. There is only one significant change (except for SC) in the patch: we changed the way “visions” are triggered. The reason is mostly tied to the end of the game, so we will not explain it here to avoid spoilers. If you really want to know, please let us know in the comments and we’ll create a sticky thread in the forums. Coming Next: Russian Localization…
- Patch #3 - 21 June 2017
Hey everyone! That’s right, there’s a new update today! We know that some Mac and Linux players experienced issues with the last update and this is mostly what we improved here. However, we do not have access to a wide range of machines running on these operating systems, so if you encounter bugs, glitches, etc, please let us know in the forums or by email at [email protected]. FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS That being said, here is a glimpse of what today’s patch brings: Linux: The black screen glitch in the main menu should be fixed Linux: The mouse should now appear and work correctly in the main menu Mac: Bloom and Depth of field are now disabled by default as we are working on fixing compatibility issues with both effects (can be enabled if you have no issues with these options) Shader quality can now only be set at “high” if your graphic cards supports DirectX 11+ Fixed the ice spike at…
- Patch #3 - 21 June 2017
Hey everyone! That’s right, there’s a new update today! We know that some Mac and Linux players experienced issues with the last update and this is mostly what we improved here. However, we do not have access to a wide range of machines running on these operating systems, so if you encounter bugs, glitches, etc, please let us know in the forums or by email at [email protected]. FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS That being said, here is a glimpse of what today’s patch brings: Linux: The black screen glitch in the main menu should be fixed Linux: The mouse should now appear and work correctly in the main menu Mac: Bloom and Depth of field are now disabled by default as we are working on fixing compatibility issues with both effects (can be enabled if you have no issues with these options) Shader quality can now only be set at “high” if your graphic cards supports DirectX 11+ Fixed the ice spike at…
- Patch #2 - 18 May 2017
Hey everyone! An update for Kona has just been released! FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS Here’s a list of bug fixes and improvements that come with the patch: We removed two loading screens (on bridges, when leaving the General Store area) You can now delete photos (by clicking on a picture, a small window will open and let you choose) Mouse smoothing option has been added in the controls options In the same option menu, we also added an option to enable/disable autosaves We fixed unresponsive mouse and trackpad clicks in menus (when you have a touch screen) The yellow arrow in the middle of radial menus is now aligned accordingly We fixed a screen resolution display issue for Mac and Linux, which always showed the same resolution. This prevented players who changed it of bringing it back to its default value The first journal entry of “The Hunt” is now triggered automatically when approaching t…
- Patch #2 - 18 May 2017
Hey everyone! An update for Kona has just been released! FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS Here’s a list of bug fixes and improvements that come with the patch: We removed two loading screens (on bridges, when leaving the General Store area) You can now delete photos (by clicking on a picture, a small window will open and let you choose) Mouse smoothing option has been added in the controls options In the same option menu, we also added an option to enable/disable autosaves We fixed unresponsive mouse and trackpad clicks in menus (when you have a touch screen) The yellow arrow in the middle of radial menus is now aligned accordingly We fixed a screen resolution display issue for Mac and Linux, which always showed the same resolution. This prevented players who changed it of bringing it back to its default value The first journal entry of “The Hunt” is now triggered automatically when approaching t…
- NVIDIA Ansel Now Supported in Kona - 10 April 2017
Hey everyone! NVIDIA GeForce drivers that were released today unlocked NVIDIA Ansel support for Kona, which means that you can now take even more awesome screenshots! NVIDIA Ansel is a revolutionary technology that hands gamers the tools to capture unique, professional-grade 2D, 360° and Virtual Reality 360° screenshots on GeForce GTX graphics cards. http://i.imgur.com/nrhF3aE.jpg By pressing Alt-F2 in the game, you can capture personally-framed free-cam screenshots, adjust the field of view and rotation of the screen, add optional Instagram-style filters, and save to shareable file types with a single click. The game pauses during the process, so you don’t have to worry about freezing to death. Here are a few examples of filters you can apply on screenshots: http://i.imgur.com/OqaB13f.png http://i.imgur.com/qkrNRuv.png http://i.imgur.com/ZsSV8OO.png http://i.imgur.com/FQVcGu9.png Hope…
- NVIDIA Ansel Now Supported in Kona - 10 April 2017
Hey everyone! NVIDIA GeForce drivers that were released today unlocked NVIDIA Ansel support for Kona, which means that you can now take even more awesome screenshots! NVIDIA Ansel is a revolutionary technology that hands gamers the tools to capture unique, professional-grade 2D, 360° and Virtual Reality 360° screenshots on GeForce GTX graphics cards. http://i.imgur.com/nrhF3aE.jpg By pressing Alt-F2 in the game, you can capture personally-framed free-cam screenshots, adjust the field of view and rotation of the screen, add optional Instagram-style filters, and save to shareable file types with a single click. The game pauses during the process, so you don’t have to worry about freezing to death. Here are a few examples of filters you can apply on screenshots: http://i.imgur.com/OqaB13f.png http://i.imgur.com/qkrNRuv.png http://i.imgur.com/ZsSV8OO.png http://i.imgur.com/FQVcGu9.png Hope…
- Patch #1 and Soundtrack DLC - 31 March 2017
Hey everyone! It’s been two weeks now since we have launched Kona on Steam. It looks like both the press and you guys are enjoying it! Since launch, more than 5,000 additional players bought Kona and joined us on Steam and 36,987 persons added the game to their wishlists! We’ve had some solid press coverage too: A 8.5/10 review from Destructoid A great unscored review from Rock, Paper, Shotgun A 15/20 review from jeuxvideo(dot)com (in French) While this is all good news, it’s certainly not going to stop us from improving the game! FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS Here are the things we fixed in the latest patch... We fixed the headlight bug and hid a second one, just in case You can now keep all random pictures you take (new tab in the journal) We fixed the disappearing Iron Box bug (it should reappear in your inventory) We fixed “The Hunt” achievement (it will unlock when you reload a save in wh…
- Patch #1 and Soundtrack DLC - 31 March 2017
Hey everyone! It’s been two weeks now since we have launched Kona on Steam. It looks like both the press and you guys are enjoying it! Since launch, more than 5,000 additional players bought Kona and joined us on Steam and 36,987 persons added the game to their wishlists! We’ve had some solid press coverage too: A 8.5/10 review from Destructoid A great unscored review from Rock, Paper, Shotgun A 15/20 review from jeuxvideo(dot)com (in French) While this is all good news, it’s certainly not going to stop us from improving the game! FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS Here are the things we fixed in the latest patch... We fixed the headlight bug and hid a second one, just in case You can now keep all random pictures you take (new tab in the journal) We fixed the disappearing Iron Box bug (it should reappear in your inventory) We fixed “The Hunt” achievement (it will unlock when you reload a save in wh…
- Wot I Think: Survival meets adventure in K na - 24 March 2017
Survival-meets-adventure K na feels like a game that admirably comes in the wake of Campo Santo’s wilderness wonder Firewatch . But it’s worth noting the Kickstarter for the game launched years before Firewatch released. Still, I suspect lessons have been learned and added in the last year, and they’re very welcome, as this proves to be a fascinating game. …
- 70s Canadian survival adventure Kona launches, eh? - 17 March 2017
I’ve little interest in most survival games because survival for survival’s sake isn’t enough for me. And in the game. Kona has caught my eye for bringing a purpose to survival. It’s a first-person survival explore-o-adventure set in ’70s Canada, with a detective investigating a town that’s mysteriously deserted during a fierce blizzard. I’m up for that. Kona first caught my eye in 2014 while crowdfunding and now, following a year in early access, the full game has launched. Peep the launch trailer: …
- Kona Is Now Officially Out! - 17 March 2017
https://youtu.be/iHdcOzC1UJc Hey everyone! After a year on Early Access, Kona is now officially out! We’d like to thank all our early supporter who gave us all the helpful feedback we needed to make Kona what it is today! What’s new If you played Kona on Early Access, you probably wonder what will change starting today. During early access, approximately 30% of the game content was available. Starting today, you can finally discover the rest! You will also be able to find and drive a snowmobile and you can expect new encounters, among other things (we wouldn’t want to spoil the whole thing now, would we). Original soundtrack DLC Along with the official launch, the original soundtrack will be available soon as a DLC on our store page. We will publish another article when the time comes. Kickstarter Shout Out Our friends at Borealys Games, an indie studio from Montreal, just launched a Ki…
- Kona Is Now Officially Out! - 17 March 2017
https://youtu.be/iHdcOzC1UJc Hey everyone! After a year on Early Access, Kona is now officially out! We’d like to thank all our early supporter who gave us all the helpful feedback we needed to make Kona what it is today! What’s new If you played Kona on Early Access, you probably wonder what will change starting today. During early access, approximately 30% of the game content was available. Starting today, you can finally discover the rest! You will also be able to find and drive a snowmobile and you can expect new encounters, among other things (we wouldn’t want to spoil the whole thing now, would we). Original soundtrack DLC Along with the official launch, the original soundtrack will be available soon as a DLC on our store page. We will publish another article when the time comes. Kickstarter Shout Out Our friends at Borealys Games, an indie studio from Montreal, just launched a Ki…
