- Straying Rules Demo Patch Notes 0910 - 10 September 2026
Added screen effect for low stamina and reduced the delay in stamina recovery after stopping running.Optimized the umbrella model and added a durability indicator for the umbrella.Optimized ranged attack detection for better accuracy.Added special sound effects for melee attacks against certain enemy.Optimized player collision to trigger under stricter conditions.Optimized some rule and tutorial text.Fixed and adjusted several minor issues.We are looking forward to your feedback, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- About Game Crash - 4 September 2026
Hello everyone: We’ve recently encountered several instances where laptops with Intel CPUs experience crash upon launching the game. This issue might be caused by the need to update the NPU driver. Players experiencing this issue can try updating the NPU driver (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/794734/intel-npu-driver-windows.html). If the issue persists after updating both the NPU and graphics card drivers, please leave a comment or contact us via Discord; we’ll do our best to help resolve it. Additionally, we have noticed an issue that recent demo has a low probability of causing the host to crash during gameplay. We’re currently investigating this issue and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
- Straying Rules Demo Patch Notes 0826 - 26 August 2026
Various bugfix and optimisations.We are looking forward to your feedback, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules Demo Patch Notes 0819 - 19 August 2026
Tweak enemy AI.Various adjustments to environments.Add an option to disable film post-process effect.Other minor bugfix and optimisations.We are looking forward to your feedback, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules Demo Patch Notes 0701 - 1 July 2026
Rebalanced Difficulty: Enemy health is now lower at Rule Levels 0–2, and the attack and stamina boosts at Rule Level 0 have been removed. *This narrows the difficulty gap between Rule Levels 0 and 1, encouraging players to choose an appropriate starting level and to challenge higher levels.Adjust some texts to better indicate game mechanics.Other minor bugfix and optimisations.We are looking forward to your feedback, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules Demo Patch Notes 0620 - 20 June 2026
Added life regeneration on rule level 0.Fixed incorrect enemy behavior caused by 0614 update.Other minor bugfix and optimisations.We are looking forward to your feedback, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules Demo Patch Notes 0616 - 16 June 2026
Update voice plugin to improve voice quality. (Please report if you encounter any issue)Modified tutorial and some hints for better indication.Other minor bugfix and optimisations.We are looking forward to your feedback, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules is now on NEXT FEST - 16 June 2026
Hello Gamers,Straying Rules is officially available on Steam Next Fest. Over the past few weeks since the demo was released, we’ve rolled out several updates based on your feedback to fine-tune the game’s balance and fix any issues. Whether you’ve played before or not, we’d love for you to jump back in and try out our latest version!If you like the game and want to participate to our development, remember to ❤️ WISHLIST the game and join our discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules Demo Patch Notes 0615 - 15 June 2026
Add highlight effect to sleeping characters.Tweak time penalty upon violation of certain rules. The penalty is reduced on standard difficulty and below.Other minor bugfix and optimisations.We are looking forward to your feedback, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules Demo Patch Notes 0614 - 14 June 2026
Various AI adjustments to slightly lower the combat difficulty.Other minor bugfix and optimisations.We are looking forward to your feedback, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules Demo Patch Notes 0610 - 10 June 2026
Fixed public rooms cannot be found and join.Other minor bugfix and optimisations.We are looking forward to your feedback, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules Demo Patch Notes 0606 - 6 June 2026
Janitors will now respond to specific actions.Tutorials will now be enabled manually.Fixed Invite button not working caused by last update (Apologies!).Other minor tweaks and optimisations.We are looking forward to your feedback, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules Demo Patch Notes 0603 - 3 June 2026
Adjusted the entry of final stage.Adjusted certain sound mixing effects and visual effects.Fixed navigation issues with controllers on certain UI.We are looking forward to your feedback, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules Demo Patch Notes 0527 - 27 May 2026
Fix not able to interact after knocking over.Fix knocking over too easy to trigger.Modify tutorial layout to better indicate that there are multiple pages.Other misc fixes.We are looking forward to your feedback, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules Demo is Now Available! - 24 May 2026
Hello, players!The official demo for Straying Rules is now available! The demo includes the full content of the Kindergarten level, with each playthrough lasting approximately 15–30 minutes. The game features a degree of randomness and challenge, so you may need to play through it several times to get the hang of it before you can complete the level and experience all the content. If you’ve played our previous playtest version, we invite you to give it another try. We’ve made numerous optimizations based on the playtest, including but not limited to: · A redesigned tutorial · A difficulty system (one Easy mode and multiple Challenge modes), with the default difficulty slightly lowered · An optimized combat system, where some enemies can now be defeated · Redesigned music and fully optimized sound effects · A character color-changing feature and new character interactions · Optimized rul…
- Straying Rules playtest has now concluded - 6 May 2026
Hello everyone: The playtest for Straying Rules has now concluded. Thank you very much for your support and feedback. If you’d still like to play the beta version, you can find the archived version on itch.io: https://huzhangyang.itch.io/strayingrulesWe will be releasing an official demo version later this month. It will still feature the Kindergarten level, but based on your feedback, we’ve made significant changes to the game mechanics, audio and visual presentation, and peripheral features. We look forward to you trying it out. Meanwhile, development of the full version is in full swing, and we hope to release it to you as soon as possible. If you’re interested in the game’s future plans, don’t forget to add it to your wishlist!
- Share Your Thoughts on Straying Rules Playtest! - 26 February 2026
Hey everyone,Straying Rules playtest has been out for over a month, and we think it would be great to hear what the community thinks about it. If you have played the game, please tell us your feelings of any kind:🧭 Game Objective – Do you clear what your goal is and what you’re supposed to do?👻 Horror Factor – Does the game deliver enough intensity to you?⏱️ Game Content – Which part of the gameplay do you like / dislike and why?Your feedback will help us to make the game better. Looking forward to reading your experiences and opinions!Also you can join our Discord to discuss: https://discord.gg/BsK77nwvEv
- Straying Rules Playtest now Available! - 11 January 2026
Hello everyone,We're a small game development team from China. Straying Rules is a co-op adventure game we've been developing over the past year, and we are thrilled to announce that the playtest of the game is now available!The playtest version includes a full experience of Kindergarten level, and the session length is estimated to be 15-30 minutes. The playtest period is expected to last for one to two months, during which registration will remain open.Your feedback is very important to us, and we will keep improving the game. Please leave your thoughts in the forum or you could join the official Discord: https://discord.gg/EvXsNCZf.
