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| Community | This is NOT your typical post about winning an award. People of the DARQness, TL;DR: This is NOT your typical "Hey, we won this award, bye!" post. WHAT HAPPENED? DARQ won a Webby Award (Audience Voice) in the Independent Creator category. I must say, it feels crazy to see DARQ featured alongside NASA, Star Wars, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Billie Eilish , etc. etc. I'm pinching myself. Does it feel nice? Yeah. My ego is happy I guess. I don't ca… | — | |
| Community | DARQ is nominated for a Webby Award, alongside...NASA! Please vote for us. Hi DARQ fam! What happened The craziest thing just happened. DARQ got nominated for a Webby Award , in the "Independent Creator" category. Other category nominees include NASA, Stephen Colbert, Seth Rogan, Billie Eilish, The Star Wars app, and many more familiar names & brands. You probably know my story by now - I have to say, coming from very humble beginnings, this nomination feels completel… | — | |
| Community | DARQ. DARQ. DARQ! Physical & Kindle: OUT NOW ːlloyd_happyː This 60-page graphic novel answers many questions about the game and reveals numerous secrets hidden in it. But there's much more to it. It also greatly expands upon the DARQ Universe with new characters, new locations & events not shown in the game. The comic book represents a full-fledged story in which the events shown in the game are just the tip of… | — | |
| Community | DARQ Comic Book Trailer! DARQ Comic Book is finished! A 60-page DARQ graphic novel , over 1 year in the making, is finally finished and ready to be released. I'm super excited to share with you this trailer: (epic voiceover alert: sound ON ) Art Directed by a former Disney, Dreamworks, and Universal Studios artist. · You can preorder it on Kindle here ːlloyd_happyː. The paperback version is coming on March 15th. Comic… | — | |
| Community | DARQ wins the Game of the Year Award! Hi everyone! I have a few updates to share! Game of the Year Award I'm excited to announce that DARQ: Complete Edition has just won the Game of the Year Award at the Overcome Festival! I’m honestly super humbled by this. I had no idea the game would end up winning so many awards when I was working on it, not to mention an award like this! It really means a lot to me (as a reminder, I had to clu… | — | |
| Game update | Patch 1.3.2b Hey Dreamers! My apologies for the blunder - the 1.3.2 version came with an unexpected bug. This little patch should fix the black screen / soft-lock issue when switching between the head and the body in several spots of The Crypt. A big THANK YOU to Dean C. and Georgie G who submitted videos, which made it so much easier to pinpoint the issue . Thank you all for understanding & your patience!… | — | |
| In-game event | Patch 1.3.2 Hey Dreamers! A big thank you to those of you who submitted videos & stayed in touch to help me troubleshoot & bring you an even better, more stable build! Fixed issues · Some of you reported a soft-lock after solving the Bell Puzzle in The Crypt. It's now fixed. · Some of you reported an issue that involved the head resetting its position in the rotating disk/coin puzzle. It's now fixed. · Som… | — | |
| In-game event | Patch 1.3.1 Hey Dreamers! Thank you all so much for submitting bug reports! I really appreciate your patience, positive attitude & understanding (It's genuinely difficult to release a perfect & bug-free build on day one, especially when a team is small and the level (The Crypt) quite ambitious and non-linear. ) I'm happy to say that most of the bugs that have been reported are now fixed . Some issues I was… | — | |
| Major update | DARQ: Complete Edition is OUT NOW! Hey Dreamers! Today we celebrate the release of the final content expansion for DARQ: "The Crypt." The base game + two DLC's are now called DARQ: Complete Edition . How to Install "The Crypt" · Simply update DARQ and you're done ! ːlloyd_happyː · The game should update automatically. If it doesn't, just restart Steam and it should do its thing. · While "The Crypt" and "The Tower" DLC's will rem… | — | |
| Community | "The Crypt" DLC is coming Dec. 4th Hey, Lloyd's friends! Lloyd needs your help to get through the mysterious crypt, and he needs it soon! Mark the date - The Crypt DLC is launching next week, on December 4th ! As promised, it will be free for all of you to enjoy. Check out the new trailer (which features some never-before-seen footage of The Crypt )! Excited for The Crypt ? Keep reading! The Crypt The Crypt will be at least twic… | — | |
| Community | DARQ Comic Book Series? Hey DARQ fans! I'm super excited to announce DARQ: Dream Journal - a comic book series that will reveal many secrets hidden in DARQ and will expand upon the story of Lloyd and the DARQ Universe. Expect the comic books to be released in 2021 (print & digital). The art is being created by Kelsey Haley, known for her work for Dreamworks, Disney , and Universal Studios . Sign up for our mailing lis… | — | |
| Community | The Audiobook is out! Happy Spooktober! I'm excited to announce that my book "GAMEDEV" is now available as an AUDIOBOOK - it's narrated by Yong Yea , and he's amazing at it! · Audible ( Free with Audible Trial - bounty link) · Amazon (audiobook, ebook, and paperback). What is the book about? This book assumes no knowledge of game development on the reader's / listener's part . It offers a sneak peek into my story an… | — | |
| Community | The Crypt Gameplay Reveal at Gamescom 2020 Hey there! The Crypt Gameplay Reveal With My Commentary I'm excited to announce that DARQ's second DLC "The Crypt" will be featured at Gamescom / IGN stream . You'll be able to watch the gameplay reveal with my commentary live on Saturday, August 29th , at 1pm PT / 4pm EDT / 10pm CEST. You can watch the event live on · IGN homepage · IGN Facebook · IGN Twitter · IGN Twitch · IGN YouTube · And m… | — | |
| Community | "The Crypt" Development Update + Console Releases Hi Everybody! This week marks DARQ's 1st Anniversary , so I've got some big news to announce! The Crypt The 2nd DLC is still in development, but it's for a good reason. I set the bar high, especially that "The Crypt" will be the final content expansion for DARQ. I want to bring you as much value as possible - my goal is to make it as amazing as it can be. The level became quite ambitious. It's… | — | |
| Community | If you want to make games for a living, I've got a book for you Hi everybody! While "The Crypt" DLC is still in development, I've got something important to announce. In the time of lockdown, I've been working on one special book. I felt it was important to do something that could potentially help some people. The book might not be useful to most, but those of you who happen to discover a passion for game development, as I did a few years ago, might find it… | — | |
| Community | "The Crypt" DLC first preview Hey! I hope you all are staying safe & healthy during this world crisis . Covid had an effect on our team (everyone is healthy, thankfully), but due to supply challenges & internet access problems in Italy (where some of our key members are located), this DLC is being developed completely solo (at least for now). Because of the amount of work involved (level design, modeling, texturing, animati… | — | |
| In-game event | X Box Controllers Support & D-Pad Dear DARQ fans, This patch (1.2.2) is here to fix some of the issues you might have encountered when trying to play DARQ with X Box controllers. A few notes and commonly asked questions & answers: · What controllers are supported as of now? X-Box One (Wired / Wireless), X-Box 360 (Wired / Wireless), Steam Controller. Also, as per your request, D-Pad is now functional. Support for more controlle… | — | |
| Game update | 1.2.1 Controller Patch Dear DARQ fans, I appreciate all of your reports regarding a controller bug that came with 1.2 Update. In some cases, the bug made it impossible to play the game with controllers that were supported in the previous build. My sincere apologies for this blunder - lesson learned. I'll do my best to prevent issues like that from happening in the future. Patch Notes · As we spend much-needed time wi… | — | |
| Release | "The Tower" DLC is out! I'm excited to announce that today marks the release of "The Tower" - a free DLC that I'm so thrilled to share with you. How to play "The Tower" · This DLC requires a 1.2 Update (or higher) , so make sure your DARQ build is up to date. When in doubt, you can verify the version you have in the pause menu (upper-right corner). The 1.2 build has DLC section in the pause menu: · Go to "The Tower" p… | — | |
| Major update | 1.2 Update is here (required to play DLC) 1.2 Update is now out! Make sure you update the game before you play "The Tower" DLC , (which launches tomorrow). Notes: · This update introduces 4 achievements. Two of them you can unlock in this update even today, as you wait for the DLC release. The other two are unlockable in the DLC (tomorrow) and their description will show up as the DLC releases. · Perceptive Trigger 3 secret encounters… | — | |
| Community | DLC Development Update Dear DARQ fans, It's been a while since the last update, and I wanted to be transparent with you all and let you know about what's happening. My intention was to release the first DLC by the end of 2019, but due to unexpected family emergency I have to postpone its launch (as a reminder, we're still a very small development team and most of the work is done by one person - me). My sincere apolo… | — | |
| Community | Steam Award Nomination + DLC Update Hi & Happy Thanksgiving! A few people have posted comments about nominating DARQ for a Steam Award. Thank you so much for your vote of confidence and all your support, it truly means a lot to me! If you haven't voted yet, please consider nominating DARQ for one of those awards - it would be a dream come true for me to see DARQ get a nomination. DLC Update I'm excited to say that the first DLC (… | — | |
| Community | Upcoming DLC + BONUS DLC Announcement Thanks to the overwhelming support we've received from the community we were able to expand the team and begin production of the first DLC. Since the recent update we've been hard at work on the first expansion: "The Tower." We'll be able to announce the release date soon. The DLC will launch quite soon though, so it won't be a long wait! As promised , this and future DLC's wil… | — | |
| Community | DARQ: 1.1 Update Hey everyone! Thank you for your patience as we were preparing this update. There's a few more things left on our to-list that we're currently addressing (thank you for reporting issues and suggesting improvements). More updates will follow. Update Notes: · Controller · In addition to Steam Controller , DARQ now supports X-Box One and X-Box 360 controllers , both wired and wireless . · Now runn… | — | |
| Community | Thank You For Your Support & Surprise Announcement Thank you! The amount of support DARQ has received from the community has been incredible. I didn't expect my blog post ( Why I turned down exclusivity deal from the Epic Store ) to result in so much good will and support. Please know that I don't take any of it for granted and I'm truly grateful . Unfold Games will always be on the side of its customers. Upcoming Patch We've been working on a… | — | |
| Community | DARQ is now out! Happy Launch Day! DARQ is now available to purchase on Steam. We hope you have a blast playing the game and enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it! A few quotes below: | — | |
| Community | DARQ is launching tomorrow! It's TOMORROW Hey dreamers! The launch day is almost here! DARQ will launch tomorrow, August 15th at 10am ET ! Thank you everybody for wishlisting the game and patiently waiting for its release. We couldn't be more excited to share this game with you all. Launch AMA Two hours after the launch, at 12pm ET, the developer of DARQ will be answering questions in the AMA format on reddit, in r/Games.… | — |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.