Tomorrow, BECROWNED will be at the Top Hat Studios Spring Showcase. There will be a major announcement regarding a window for when you will enter the darkened kingdom; these rotted industrial husks; and these strange, unrealised desires that manifest as your fears... yes, your greatest desire is to play BECROWNED. Learn more about that tomorrow, at these links below. The show will begin at the…
Hello everyone! We have released a new update for the BECROWNED demo, bringing a number of visual, technical, and gameplay improvements. Thank you to everyone who shared feedback — it directly influenced this update. Changes and Improvements Visual Updates · Updated lighting and environment details across several locations · Added new points of interest · Improved visual effects, including pudd…
Hello everyone! We're happy to announce that as part of our publisher's participation in this year's Horror Game Awards , we've debuted a brand new trailer. This trailer comes hot on the heels of our most recent demo update, which addresses much of player feedback, including adding reworked melee combat, rebalancing, and fixes to dialogue grammar. We are excited to continue to share more about…
Hello everyone! It’s been a little over a month since the release of the new demo. We’ve been carefully reading all your feedback and listening to every comment to make the game even better. Changelog v.0.3.6: · Reworked melee combat: new SFX, improved hit impact, and overall combat improvements · Added a visual targeting system · Added a dodge mechanic · Added the option to skip cutscenes · Ad…
Hello everyone! We’re excited to share that the updated BECROWNED trailer has just been featured during the Best Indie Games Winter Showcase 2025! BECROWNED is taking part in the Best Indie Games Winter Showcase 2025, running from December 2nd to December 8th on Steam. And as a reminder: a completely new demo version of the game has recently been released on Steam. We’d be incredibly grateful i…
Hello everyone! Ahead of the Steam Scream Fest launching later today, we're excited to announce our brand new demo is finally here! As opposed to our last demo which was more of a vertical slice of the game, this new demo instead features a gateway introduction into not only the beginning of the game, but what truly makes BECROWNED unique . Featuring revamped combat, new localization, completel…
Hello everyone! We're happy to announce that as part of next week's upcoming Steam Scream Fest , BECROWNED will be taking part...featuring a brand new demo! Since our last demo, we wanted to be sure to showcase to everyone how far the game has come and what to expect from the game on a deeper level. Take a look at the teaser for the new upcoming demo below: For those who enjoyed the old demo -…
Greetings! At the Top Hat Studios Tokyo Game Show Showcase 2025 , premiered the brand-new cinematic trailer for Becrowned — “The Judged.” The verdict is announced — only screams of despair and the clashing of chains fill the air… The audience holds its breath. In addition, Steam is now hosting a large-scale event dedicated to TGS 2025 , and Becrowned is proudly featured as part of it. This is a…
Hey everyone! In line with last week's announcement, we wanted to remind everyone we'll be participating in our publisher's showcase tomorrow with some exciting updates at 1pm ET / 10am PT / 5pm UTC . You can check out the showcase below: Check out the following links for mirrors: Twitch: Youtube: Steam: Other partners will also be co-streaming, including Gamespot. See you all tomorrow!!
Hey everyone! Happy to announce there will be news regarding the game in the Top Hat Studios Fall Showcase on September 23rd. Tune in at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 5pm UTC at any of the channels listed below (or here on Steam of course!). See you there! Check out a teaser for the showcase below: Twitch: tophatstudiosen Youtube: Steam:
Richard Torrance has recently received a new face. Development never stands still — the game is evolving visually, with older models being partially or completely replaced by new ones. New Richard vs. Old Richard As fans of classic survival horror, when designing Becrowned ’s bestiary we couldn’t resist including a quadruped monster. Blistering speed, a stagger attack, and a grotesque appearanc…
Hello everyone! Today is a big day for us — the new trailer for Becrowned just premiered during THE MIX Summer Game Showcase ! We're also incredibly excited to officially announce our partnership with a publisher — Top Hat Studios . They helped us bring this trailer to life, complete with voice acting for the main character, Richard Torrance. What drives him… Love? Hatred? And is he really a go…
Hello everyone, we'd like to let you all know about an exciting upcoming event for BECROWNED - on June 3rd, at 9am US Pacific Time , a brand new, deep-dive trailer for the game will premiere in The MIX Summer Game Showcase . Prepare for a window into the world of BECROWNED that you have never seen before, and an eye into the mind of our main protagonist, Richard. At the same time, the trailer w…
We’d like to share the development progress and show you what we’re currently working on. Let’s start with the Motel - a main location where Richard arrives in hopes of finding his missing wife and child. Like the Karpenter Asylum featured in the demo, the Motel is one of the key locations. It’s expansive, filled with puzzles, and offers a wide variety of rooms where players will face numerous…
Starting today, we plan to launch a devlog and share updates about the game’s development more frequently. It’s been a while since the demo version of Becrowned was released, and we’re excited to announce that development is in full swing. Several major story locations are already complete. To sum it up, including the demo’s location, approximately 35-40% of the game’s storyline is now implemen…
Hello, friends! The Becrowned Demo is participating in Steam Scream Fest. Halloween is the perfect time to play! Also, the new demo update is ready and available for download. Thank you for playing the demo and sharing your valuable feedback. I read every message, and our team reviews each piece of feedback and makes improvements based on it. Thanks again to everyone! Full Change Log v1.3: · Im…
Becrowned demo version will participate in Steam Next Fest which starts tomorrow and will run until October 22. Also, a new 1.2 update for the demo version is ready and available for download, which includes a lot of fixes and general improvements. I would be very happy if you play the demo version during the festival. It will help a lot to make the game known to as many people as possible. Ful…
Hello friends! The first big update of the demo version is ready and available for download. Most importantly, we have completely redesigned the cameras for the demo. Thank you for playing the demo and also for your valuable feedback. I read every message and we will try to handle your feedback as much as possible. Thank you. Full change log: · Big cameras update, playing should become much mor…
Hello friends! The demo version of survival horror game Becrowned is out and available right now. An extensive demo is waiting for you, showing a gameplay part from the middle of the main game. But it's also a finished story adventure with multiple endings, an unexpected twist and a bossfight. Dive into the crazy atmosphere of the Karpenter mental asylum and try to survive! It won't be easy, bu…
Hello everyone! Today is a big day for “13th Street Studio” - we’ve completed the development of the demo version of Becrowned. Release date: September 27th, 2024 . Mark your calendars! We put in a lot of work this year. We’re excited to share a piece of this ambitious project with you. You’re in for a big demo that showcases a gameplay slice from the middle of the main game. It’s a complete st…
Hi friends, thank you all so much for your feedback and support. We are actively continuing to work on the game itself and its mechanics. Today we have an important news. Work on the future demo version of the game is almost complete. In it we will show an extensive segment of gameplay, including a variety of locations and much more. The demo will show a large adapted excerpt from the middle of…
The development of the survival horror game "Becrowned" is in full swing! Our small but energetic team is diligently working on numerous exciting new mechanics, meticulous detail refinement, and filling the game world with immersive content. We are preparing a game demo and a big trailer that will be available very soon. And now, let me tell you about what we've been up to. We've updated the ap…
Hello, friends! The development of the survival horror game "Becrowned" is in full swing, and we are working on a variety of mechanics, details, and game content. We are preparing a game demo and a big trailer. Currently, almost half of the game is already completed. Now, let me tell you more about what we are currently working on. Combat System A significant amount of time is being spent on re…
I am actively continuing to work on the game. Very soon, I will tell you even more about the game details, and also show a full trailer with gameplay. Now, I want to show you a new game teaser that we recently finished making.
Hi all, I'm Ernest, the developer of the survival horror game "BECROWNED", which I've been making for more than a year. Thank you all very much for feedback, ideas, critics. It's very cool and motivates me to keep going. I also met a lot of great people, I am very happy about it. In this post I want to tell more about some details of the game without any plot spoilers, show new screenshots (WIP…
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