Happy Friday! The weather cools, the Sun sets earlier and the end of August approaches. As the seasons change, so too does Second Half Games ramp up in the last months before release. Closed alpha playtesting continues, and we'd love to have you join us! See our Discord for more! Last time , we exhibited some shocking behaviour and fundamental changes to core gameplay. This week, we're doing va…
Happy Friday! Welcome to another ordinary edition of Friday @ Second Half! Yup, just any old edition of our now-weekly-again newsletter! Our closed alpha playtest is still running, and we'd love to have you join us and try out an early demo build! See our Discord for more! Last time , I let you behind the scenes to look at our player character iteration, and teased a new enemy! This week, we're…
Hi! I'm going to start posting these directly into our Steam blogs now, but if you'd rather read it on our website, I will always include a link here at the top of the page! Happy Friday! We've been BUSY. Playtesting continues and there's a new release for alpha playtesters going out today! There's still time to sign up, so check out our Discord server and say hi! Last time , we announced our f…
LOOK OUT! IT'S ESCAPED! It's Friday! Inform your local civil defence authorities immediately! It's time for: Friday @ Second Half #64 — The Darling Buds of May ! Read all about it on our website:
Greetings, heroes! Friday is upon us once more. Summer beckons, and the heat with it, but things are heating up at Second Half too! Observe only from a safe distance, with appropriate eye protection: Friday @ Second Half #63 — The Rocky Road to Reason ! Read all about it on our website:
Well met, friends! Undoubtedly, it is Friday again! 8 out of 10 dentists say Friday is the most whimsical day of the week. The other 2 really need a break. Feast your eyes on Friday @ Second Half #62 — TGIFSH ! Read all about it on our website:
What time is it? Saturday, Saturday! Robots have flooded our world! They're new, they're shiny, they're untextured! Also: get a sneak peak at MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80: The Musical . Two truths and a lie contained within Saturday @ Second Half #36 — Rigor Vitae ! Read all about it on our website:
It's Saturday! Come visit the wonderful trashfront vistas of Florida IX! Smell the freshly imported air and NEW! towering condominiums. It's Saturday @ Second Half #35 — Visit Beautiful Florida IX ! Read all about it on our website:
It's Saturday! We've been hiring, working on environment interactivity, and apparently drawing self-portraits for publication in the game's newsletter. All that and more in this week's Saturday @ Second Half #34 — Active Activatables Actively Activate . Read all about it on our website:
It's Saturday! Silksong is out! We're happy about that, but we're even more happy that you're here, reading this post about our game. Our game is great. Maybe even better than Silksong. Anyways! Please enjoy Saturday @ Second Half #33 — A Trip Down Memory Lane . Read all about it on our website:
It's Saturday! Labor Day weekend, no less!... and I have a nasty cold. What a bummer. That didn't stop me from taking the mantle of writing about our game this week. Harry's been taking too many of these from me, but together we've managed this for 32 weeks in a row! Please applaud. Anyways! Please enjoy Saturday @ Second Half #32 — The Anti-Attrition Campaign . Read all about it on our website:
Happy Wednesday! Err... Saturday! It's Saturday! The team apparently experienced multiple Wednesdays this week. I fear the incoming daylight savings vortex might be taking hold of everyone early. Please enjoy Saturday @ Second Half #31 — Not Wednesday . Read all about it on our website:
Happy Saturday! Harry wrote us all a wonderful summary on SATURDAY of the warpath we've been on and nobody ever put it onto social media. Whoops! Here's Saturday @ Second Half #30 — Let Me Paint You A Picture Read all about it on our website:
Happy Saturday! Harry wrote all this stuff on Friday and then got on a train. He tried to yell something out the window at me as the train was leaving the platform, but all I heard was "waaaaAAAAAAAAAAiiiiiiiit" as he went by. It probably wasn't anything important. Anyway, here's Saturday @ Second Half #29 — Trash Planet, Population: You Read all about it on our website:
Happy Saturday! Did you know that the developers of Valheim bought a horse after the game's success? We want to be successful, so we bought a horse too! Just kidding. I lied. I'm sorry. To make it up to you, here's Saturday @ Second Half #28 — Gift Horse! Read all about it on our website:
Happy Saturday! A wormhole has opened in the middle of our office and threatens to swallow all of the studio staff. This can happen even though we all work remotely—nay, because we all work remotely. Before we're consumed, however, we decided to share a blog post. Our priorities are right and our heads are on straight. Please enjoy Saturday @ Second Half #27 — Yeet Into Wormhole, before it's to…
Happy Saturday! Time zones exist, which means that, statistically, it's not currently Saturday for most humans. Still, by Orion Arm Senate Resolution #51,319, Second Half Games LLC was appointed exclusive rights and control over the definition of "Saturday" here on Planet Earth, the Home of Humanity. So, here is your legally-mandated Saturday: Saturday @ Second Half #26 — Setting Boundaries Rea…
Happy Saturday! This is Saturday @ Second Half #22 — Full Steam Ahead! Read all about it on our website: Or, enjoy some pretty picture highlights: Builds created by Harry for our build montage GIF on our new Steam store page. Procedurally generated junk piles by Laura and Eryn using Blender geometry nodes!
Happy Saturday! This is Saturday @ Second Half #16 — Elevated Spirits. We've got damage numbers, elevators, and a WIP stadium level by Harry! Read all about it on our website:
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