- Versus Evil Winter Sale Going on Now! - 21 December 2023
The Versus Evil Winter Sale is now live on Steam! Get up to 90% off! As we head into 2024, let's have a bit of a retrospective, shall we? 2023 marks 10 years since Versus Evil was founded, and we've built quite the portfolio over the last decade. We look back on early titles such as Yaga, Cardpocalypse, and Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire; we look back on recent notable titles such as First Class Trouble, Eville, and UnMetal; and now, we look forward to our upcoming slate of new releases such as Lil' Guardsman, Tamarak Trail, and Broken Roads. Whether you've been playing our games the day we started or are now just joining the fun, thank you for being on this journey with us. We're forever grateful. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1403440/Broken_Roads/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/Lil_Guardsman/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1591220/Tamarak_Trail/ https://store.st…
- Versus Evil Autumn Sale Going on Now! - 21 November 2023
The Versus Evil Autumn Sale is now live on Steam! Get up to 90% off! While you're browsing our catalog, why not check out our slate of upcoming titles if you haven't already: Broken Roads is a narrative-driven RPG that brings exploration, strategic turn-based combat and meaningful philosophical choices to an all-new Australian post-apocalyptic setting. In Lil' Guardsman, imagine you're a 12-year-old, suddenly in charge of the guard shed at the castle gate, where you decide if elves, goblins and 100+ other characters should be admitted. It's a wonderful combination of deduction, narrative and puzzle games. Tamarak Trail is a deck-building roguelike where you'll use a customizable dice set as you battle through randomly generated trails full of loot, mysteries, and danger to protect inhabitants from the evil that has corrupted the trail. Last, but certainly not least, introducing our most…
- Versus Evil Summer Sale Going on Now! - 29 June 2023
Hello, everyone! We hope the beginning of summer has been off to a great start for you all! Our annual Steam Summer Sale is going on right now where you can get up to 90% off, but we also want to mention Steam Next Fest where we debuted demos for several of our upcoming titles! We had not one, not 2, not even 3, but 4 demos to show off, and we thank each and every one of you who played them and spread the word. For those unaware, here's a short summary of what each title is about: Tamarak Trail is a deck-building roguelike where you'll use a customizable dice set as you battle through randomly generated trails full of loot, mysteries, and danger to protect inhabitants from the evil that has corrupted the trail. In Lil' Guardsman, imagine you're a 12-year-old, suddenly in charge of the guard shed at the castle gate, where you decide if elves, goblins and 100+ other characters should be a…
- Versus Evil Spring Sale Going on Now! - 16 March 2023
The Versus Evil Spring Sale is now live on Steam! Get up to 90% off! In addition to the sale, we want to shine a light on our most recently announced titles coming in 2023! First up is Broken Roads, an RPG that brings exploration, strategic turn-based combat, and meaningful philosophical choices in a rich, engaging narrative set in an all-new Australian post-apocalyptic setting. Next is Tamarak Trail, a deck-building roguelike where you'll use a customizable dice set as you battle through randomly generated trails. As a member of the Sturgeon Lodge, a secret society tasked with defeating a malevolent presence, you must protect all from the evil that has corrupted the Tamarak Trail. Finally, there's Stray Souls, a new third-person, action-horror game. Fight terrifying creatures, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel a horrid family secret to expose the chilling truth behind your existe…
- Versus Evil Winter Sale Going on Now! - 22 December 2022
The Versus Evil Winter Sale is now live on Steam! Get up to 90% off! Everyone is always trying to score the best deals during the holidays, and boy, do we have deals for you! Our newest title, Eville, recently launched a new DLC pack called the Frost Golem Pack! Become one of the mighty Frost Golems, an ancient denizen of the Frozen Tundra. This cosmetic pack includes several items including the Frost Golem Avatar, Ice Crystal Club Back-Item, Ancient Frost Mask Accessory, Making a Friend Painting, and Frost Golem Loading Screen! Celebrate the season with these winter-themed items! Want to experience more wacky antics with your friends? Then consider picking up First Class Trouble! More of a solo gamer? Not a problem! Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, The Hand of Merlin, Cardpocalypse, Yaga, and UnMetal are all lengthy single-player affairs that you'll end up dumping hours upon hours int…
- The Hand of Merlin 40% Off Sale! - 15 December 2022
If you missed out on last month's special deal, we're having another one, so act quick! Fantasy usually comes to mind when thinking about RPGs. How about adding sci-fi horror into the mix? In The Hand of Merlin, explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse while saving as many worlds as you can! Get The Hand of Merlin 40% off from now until December 20th! https://store.steampowered.com/app/600610/The_Hand_of_Merlin/
- Versus Evil Autumn Sale Going on Now! - 22 November 2022
The Versus Evil Autumn Sale is now live on Steam! Get up to 90% off! Can you believe it's almost Black Friday again? It's crazy how quickly time flies. What's even crazier is the discounts for our slate of titles are the highest they've ever been, so strike while the proverbial iron's hot! Check out our newest release, Eville! Eville is a new take on the social deduction concept with realtime gameplay and interaction. You find yourself in a village riddled by a series of murders. Some say it might have been you - or was it? Convince others you're not a murderer to stay alive! Best of luck, villagers! Want more multiplayer mayhem? First Class Trouble is available! In First Class Trouble, players must work together and against each other to survive a disaster. You either deceive or deduce your way to victory in a charming, yet unsettling and often mischievous environment. Whether you do i…
- The Hand of Merlin 40% Off Sale! - 14 November 2022
Fantasy usually comes to mind when thinking about RPGs. How about adding sci-fi horror into the mix? In The Hand of Merlin, explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse while saving as many worlds as you can! Get The Hand of Merlin 40% off from now until November 17th! https://store.steampowered.com/app/600610/The_Hand_of_Merlin/
- New Update Available Now - 7 October 2022
Since The Hand of Merlin’s release, we’ve received an incredible amount of feedback from the community and we’ve read every single request, suggestion, and bug report. We can’t thank you enough, and please keep them coming! We’re excited to share that we’ve just released a new update containing some new features, as well as a wide collection of general fixes and quality of life improvements. Read below for full details! New features: • Revamped the control scheme when using controllers. UI navigation should now feel more intuitive, and aiming in combat should be more precise as well. • Heroes can now be repositioned on the battlefield during the new Deployment Phase, just before battle actually begins. General fixes: • Fixed a crash when starting the game after having played with a Hero added via a mod and then disabling that mod. • Fixed a crash when starting the unmodded executable wi…
- Versus Evil Summer Sale Going on Now! - 23 June 2022
The Versus Evil Summer Sale is now live on Steam! Get up to 90% off! Put down those books and pick up a controller, because school's out, and it's time to play some games until the next semester begins! Want some stealth-action with a side of laughs? UnMetal is for you! How about saving the multiverse with some turn-based tactical combat with roguelite features? Give The Hand of Merlin a shot! From Cardpocalypse to Yaga to Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and everything in-between, we've got you covered no matter your favorite genre! There's never a dull moment playing First Class Trouble! The new Sci-Fi Noir Pack lets you channel your inner 1950s gumshoe with an assortment of classic detective-inspired items (with a sci-fi twist!) including trench coats, hats, shoes, a magnifying glass, a monocle, and a typewriter vruumba! How elementary! We love zany social deduction madness, and if y…
- Dev blog 124 - Post-release work - 23 June 2022
Hi folks! Our post-release work has been mostly focused on fixing all of the reported issues. This includes the very few crash reports we’ve gotten (stuff like mods and startup on other platforms) and implementing some misc features, but we’re not making any new content. We don’t have an ETA for these to go out in a patch yet, but when we do, we’ll let you know. We’ve also gotten some feedback about a few enemies being a bit too punishing (looking at the armor-bypassing bandits), and we’ve noticed a few things on our own while recording some new footage to get streamed on the store page. Our designer is taking a short vacation, so when she gets back she’ll take a look at those reports to see how to tackle the feedback for a few balance tweaks. We have been publishing these blog posts every week for the last two years, as it made sense to do so during development when there was a lot mor…
- Arthurian legend merged with sci-fi horror, The Hand of Merlin is out now - 17 June 2022
Ready for another turn-based RPG with some rogue-lite mechanics, with the addition of a pretty strange storyline? The Hand of Merlin is out now with Native Linux support. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/06/arthurian-legend-merged-with-sci-fi-horror-the-hand-of-merlin-is-out-now
- Patch Notes - Release Build 678883 - 17 June 2022
General fixes: • Fixed a bug where switching the graphics API to Direct3D 12 through the Options menu would lock the game in a grey screen, or a splash screen. • Fixed a crash when clicking on the Bestiary notification. • Fixed a bug where the Bestiary would stop showing the "unknown" beast names when clicking on any of the beast buttons. • Fixed a bug in Endless Mode where enemy wave spawning was not scaling correctly. • Fixed an issue where changing the Max Rendering Resolution setting in the menu would sometimes not be saved correctly. • Fixed a bug where user input was possible before the skirmish was fully prepared at the start, allowing abilities to be used sooner than normal. • Fixed a bug where a Pylon could die without properly stopping a delayed ability, or die playing the wrong animation. • Fixed a few mismatched icons for node tooltips on the World Map. • Fixed a typo in the…
- Dev blog 123 - Release - 15 June 2022
Hey folks! Yesterday we launched the game into its 1.0 incarnation! Endless mode is now available after you beat the game on any difficulty, and is retroactively enabled for everyone who had Hard+ mode already unlocked. First to address one issue most people have been experiencing: the bestiary notification on the left side of the screen is currently causing a crash, and we have a fix for it already and will push a hotfix later today, along with some other fixes. In the meantime, you can get to the bestiary if you open the book regularly via the button on the top, and clicking the bestiary bookmark on the top right side of the book itself. For our post 1.0 plans, there are a few things we are working on to be added in the near future. The first feature is the ability to reposition your units at the start of combat in a small area where they start. This should alleviate some frustrations…
- Patch Notes - Release Build 678860 - 14 June 2022
New features: • Added a new game mode: Endless. It's a survival gauntlet in a brand-new biome (the heart of the Cataclysm) which is unlocked after beating the Campaign once. General fixes: • Fixed a bug where Surge (from Ranger's Surging Shot) was being granted based on damage dealt by any member of the warband instead of the attacking Ranger. • Fixed a bug where Ranger's Hunter's Spree skill (upgrade of Shoot) and Hunter's Prize (upgrade of Hunter's Mark) interacted incorrectly with each other, causing only one of them to apply. • Fixed a few small visual issues with tooltips. Quality of life changes: • Enabled selection of graphics API in the Editor.
- Patch Notes - Early Access Build 678840 - 8 June 2022
General fixes: • Fixed an issue in the Lobby where Essence used for Blessings (when selecting a new Hard Mode+ run) was not returned upon returning to the difficulty selection screen. • Fixed an issue where reaction attacks could still trigger even if the reacting unit is stunned or staggered. • Fixed an issue where enemies could be revealed prematurely if Alain the White was in the warband. • Fixed an issue with Warrior's Sword Sworn skill not activating when the other sworn ally kills the target after the first has already hit it. • Fixed an issue with the Serpent Skin relic where it could apply Poison to its wielder in some cases. • Fixed an issue on Marca Hispanica's Inquisition combat maps where some props blocked visibility of walkable tiles. • Fixed an issue where some objects did not provide cover as intended on Marca Hispanica's River Path combat maps. • Fixed a visual bug with…
- Dev blog 122 - Nodes and hints - 8 June 2022
Hey folks! A week before release, I decided to finally do something about a few things that bugged me, one of which was influenced by a discussion here on Steam. Legend The legend is the information element on the right side of the screen that can be opened and closed and that ideally shows information related to nodes. When you hover over a node, it has a little label that shows the type (or name) of the node, and rewards you could get there. Some nodes also have a little banner above them with a number. The legend was there to explain the meaning of the various icons you could see on these node labels. The issue was that it didn’t really explain them well, it just told you what the icons are. A lot of the more important information was sorely missing. The legend was also already filled to the brim with text and didn't have enough room to add more information or reorganize it without i…
- Patch Notes - Early Access Build 678822 - 1 June 2022
General fixes: • Fixed an issue where some skills that target multiple units (like Ranger's Volley) could sometimes not be able to hit units in the same effect area with other units that could be hit. • Fixed Mystic's Reflective Empathy skill (upgrade from Empathy) from triggering from non-damage abilities. • Fixed some edge cases with Warrior's Sword Sworn skill, in case it was used twice in the same turn or by two different Warriors on the same ally. • Fixed an issue on the Herbal Shop set of combat maps (in Marca Hispanica) were some models were not correctly set up as cover objects. • Fixed an issue on Desert - Corrupted combat map (in al-Andalus) where less enemies would spawn than intended. Gameplay balancing: • Mystic's Hallowed aura can now stack if used by multiple Mystics. • Ranger's Hunter's Prize skill and its upgrades now only grant AP to the Ranger instead of the whole war…
- Dev blog 121 - Playstyles - 1 June 2022
Hey folks! It’s two weeks until 1.0 release, and we’re still playtesting and fixing reported issues. For today, we decided to do a round table for how the team actually plays the game. I think that an interesting takeaway from this is that even the members of our team play the game differently, and everyone enjoys the game in a slightly different way for a slightly different thing. Robert (programmer) I like playing on Hard+ mode and experimenting with different Blessings and Curses. Since I've played the game quite a lot, I know how skills and enemies work so it's fun for me to change things up and do challenge runs. I usually take a balanced party: one warrior (Safir), one ranger (Merewen) and one mystic (Morgan Tud). Safir is unique since his passive allows him to make an automatic attack when using a defensive skill, which lets me turn him into a proper tank and still deal good dama…
- Patch Notes - Early Access Build 678796 - 25 May 2022
New features: • Added a list of skills to the Codex, showing all the learnable skills in the game. Skills that were seen at least once (through rankup cards, unlocked unit base skills or unlocked by beating the game) are automatically marked as visible in the codex, otherwise the name is obscured and the icon is dimmed. General fixes: • Fixed a bug which caused the Million cuts achievement to stop working. • Fixed a bug with the Butterfingers achievement, which didn't work for all variants of Roland's Horn. • Mystic's Raze skill now correctly affects friendly units as well. • Fixed a rare bug with the Holy Grail where it would not grant mana on killing an enemy if said enemy was behind a cliff, abyss or high cover. • Fixed a bug where knock-back and pull-in effects could move units into abyss and cliff tiles. • Fixed a bug where Pylons in Mursiyah would not take damage from the Holy Gra…
