Hello witches, We hope you've been enjoying the warmer weather (even though we are yearning for autumn!). Firstly, thanks for bearing with us while things have been a little quieter. There's been some decisions happening behind the scenes which we can now update you on. As many of you know, we were planning to launch REKA into 1.0 on August 18th next week. We've been working so hard to reach th…
Hey everyone! just a quick hotfix for yesterdays update! · Large houses do not freeze the game anymore when loading · "The Witch in the Woods" Point of Interest no longer causes the surrounding area to be barren
HI Witches! We're excited to announce that our latest update is now available for everyone to enjoy! This update contains a huge batch of quality-of-life improvements for REKA, alongside plenty of bug fixes and polish across the game. While many of these features were originally planned for the 1.0 release, we felt they were too exciting to keep locked away any longer. Important Notice!! After…
Hello witches! 💜 In case you missed it, a brand new trailer for REKA 1.0 was shown during the Mix Summer Game Showcase! You can check it out below: And we revealed a very important piece of information... REKA 1.0 is launching August 18th! 🦌 1.0 will bring more content, smoother gameplay, and the final chapter of Reka and Baba Jaga's story. It's a witchier, cozier, and more polished version o…
Hello, witches ✨ Each month we're getting closer to REKA 1.0, so we wanted to do another little round-up of where we're at and what's to come! So, here's what we've been working on over the last few weeks: Bug fixes... The next patch! 🩹 Before we conclude Reka and Baba Jaga's story and bring more content to the woodlands, we want to release a patch that will address many of the bugs you've bee…
Hello, witches! Spring is beginning to bloom, and as nature comes back to life, it feels like the perfect time to talk about what's coming next to REKA . 🌱 We've been reading through all your feedback and comments, on Steam and on our Discord/socials, and we've been narrowing down what content you'd want to see added to our cozy little witch game. While we can't announce everything just yet, w…
Hello witches, We hope you're keeping warm and snug in this colder weather! Now's the time to be curling up underneath mountains of blankets and pillows, and baking festive treats to enjoy by a log fire... So, we thought we'd make the witchy world of REKA even cozier! But firstly, some news we are VERY excited about: REKA is now Steam Deck verified! ✅ Alongside this new content, we're so excite…
Hey everyone! Thanks so much for all your bug reports, it's been so helpful. We've made the below changes to help improve your witchy adventure: Changes: - At the Siva Shrine you no longer need to destroy all of the bushes, to avoid confusion. - Updated credits. - Restructured the intro dialogues for the Souls chapter, to decrease confusion. Fixes: - Berries can now spawn in the Beech Forest. -…
For changes and fixes directly affecting quests like the scarecrows not appearing on the Leshy’s Trial map or the ghosts to fully work you will need to travel onward to a new map. Changes: · Villages in “Learning the Ropes” chapter increased in size, to make it possible for more quests to spawn there. · Added a pop up to ask for your content warning preference when you first open the game. Perf…
Here is a list of patch notes for the Ashes & Ancestors update! Content New Chapter: Dziady New Points of Interest · The Carver · Lost souls · The Drowned Witch · The Murderer · The Deceased · The Feud · Basic Lost Soul · Dziady Other new Points of Interest · Lutki ritual place · Ghost Release · Cursed Spirit · Bound to the Bog New Biome: The Spruce Forest New Crafting Stations · Spell Binding…
Hello witches, It brings us great excitement to say that the Ashes & Ancestors update is now live on Steam! What's new to REKA? This update brings loads of new content, including: · Talk to spirits with the Dziady mask: With this mask, Reka can speak to spirits from beyond the grave, and is able to see and interact with them. While some ghosts need help with moving on, others are cursed or want…
Hello witches, We wanted to give you a little update on the latest with REKA! Things have been quiet recently while we've been working hard on the next chapter of our game, so we thought we'd let you know what to expect! Our next big content update will be coming in October Alongside the new content (a little hint for you... it may or may not involve speaking to ghosts !), we will have fixed ma…
Hello, witches! 🧙♀️ Is anyone else super excited for autumn? As much as we've been enjoying the warmer weather, we can't wait for crunchy red and gold leaves and cozy evenings in with candles and pumpkins and lots of good books! While getting ready for the best season of the year is something we're very passionate about, we're also focused on our next REKA update. Behind the scenes we've been…
Hello, witches! 🧙♀️ REKA is part of the amazing Games Forged in Germany Steam event from 24th - 31st July! We're so happy and flattered to be able to share the spotlight over the next week with so many great games made in Germany! While we recommend checking out all of them, we’d like to take a moment and highlight a couple of our personal favourites from our friends. Star Birds First up is S…
Hello, witches! Summer solstice has arrived and warmer weather is now in full swing. With bees buzzing and flowers blooming, we wanted to give you a little update on the gardening content and what we're currently working on. ❤️ The Curious Case of the Little Straw Doll 🌾 Firstly, we noticed a few comments about the straw doll not working properly. We've looked into this and believe we have mad…
Hey witches! Thanks to everyone who has been submitting bug reports. We noticed a Leshy bug that was preventing players from progressing in the game, so we've been investigating the cause of this. We believe we've found the fix for this now, so coming to today's patch: · Fixed Leshy’s help dialogue being triggered after completing the respective tasks. If you still experience issues with this,…
Hello, witches! Our Roots & Remedies Update Patch has been moved onto the main branch and is now ready for everybody to play! This patch features lots of fixes and polishes that should make your time in the woodlands even more enjoyable! Thanks so much to everyone who tested this update on the Beta branch, it was super helpful. You can read more on what's coming to the patch below, but first we…
For those of you who are playing on the Beta Branch , here's a couple updates we've made based on your feedback! We'll be aiming to update this build onto the public branch later this week. <3 - Added an additional safety to make Leshy appear at the tree when you collect one of the cones, if he hasn’t appeared yet - Fixed green apple - Fixed travel screen appearing empty - Fixed Leshy deer jour…
Hello, witches! We've been working hard this week on our latest patch and we're looking to release it on the main branch next week . However, if you'd like to try it out before then, we've added it to the Beta branch ! Here's a wrap-up of some of the new fixes that are now on the Beta branch. We hope these will really help improve your gameplay experience. <3 What's changed? Changes: · The time…
Hello, witches! We just wanted to jump on here and firstly say a big thank you to everyone who has left us feedback since our Roots & Remedies Update launched. It's been really helpful in pointing us in the right direction of where we should be focusing our efforts. With your feedback we have already fixed the crows not collecting wood , so please do continue to let us know if you spot anything…
Hello witches! It's finally here - our gardening update is ready to play! We've been so excited to share this content with you, and we can't wait to see your witchy gardens. Roots & Remedies will have you growing your own crops and flowers, concocting magic and healing potions, and uncovering more quests and points of interest. With loads of pots and planters to unlock, you can really get creat…
Hello, witches! Spring is in full bloom, and what better way to celebrate this season than by growing your own herbs and vegetables? We've made that possible in REKA's next update, Roots & Remedies , coming this month on May 12th ! Grow your own way There's loads of pots and planters to unlock in this new update, as well as different vegetables and flowers to grow! From pumpkins to poppies, fur…
Hello, witches! 🧡 We're back with another mini dev update to show you what we've been working on behind the scenes! Lots has been happening, and while we focus on the content for our next big update, there's a few exciting things we wanted to mention. 🧙♀️ A sneak peek at flax flowers! Gardening will be coming to our next major update, and we've been having so much fun adding different plants…
Hello witches, This is just a gentle reminder that the previous Beta branch updates will now be going live on the Main branch today. These updates included bug fixes to the Halloween update and overall performance improvements. Here's a list of all the patch notes . Thanks to everyone who played the Beta branch and left us feedback. Because of your help, we were able to make the following chang…
Hello, witches! Alongside bug fixes and gameplay improvements, we've been dedicating our time to working on our next big update. This upcoming update will have a wholesome new feature that we know many of you have been requesting: Gardening ! ✂️🌳 This is all very much a work in progress , but we wanted to give you a little sneak peek into where we're at so far. A first look at Gardening in REK…
Hello, witches! 🧙♀️ Thanks so much for all your feedback on the latest Beta branch patch. We have two things we’d like to let you know in advance: Tomorrow we’ll be updating the Beta branch again with some of the fixes we’ve made so far from your bug reports. This update will include: · Fixed discord art contest winners Building Blocks (Painting of a Cake & Painting of green hills) not showin…
Hello witches! 🧙♀️ Our latest patch featuring loads of fixes and improvements is out now on the Beta branch! We really hope you'll enjoy the improvements we've made and that your journey through the woodlands will be an even better experience. 🧡 To read the full patch notes, click here . Please note: Your save files will be affected! For this patch only, due to a much bigger optimisation iss…
Here's the latest changes that have been added to the Beta branch for you to test. Thank you! <3 Changes: - Optimized the way points of interest spawn, so that they are distributed further apart on the map Performance: - Slightly improved RAM usage by destroying submeshes of paths that are no longer necessary after the environment generation is completed - Added “Quadtree Culling” a system that…
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