In-game event7 Apr 2026Update 1.2: Excavation: Beta #3Patch Notes: -Overhauled settings menu to be not broken, settings now correctly apply and save after leaving game and switching between maps -Optimized Game in many different ways (mostly making far away objects disappear), Game should run alot better now -Fixed startup credits not playing -Shotgun sound now doesnt play at startup -Fade into main menu is now alot shorter -Weather sounds now fad…
I've been working super hard and am happy to announce progress on The Rake: 2015 Map Remake is going insanely well and fast and should be out December. The City campaign is officially being delayed to Campaign #3, instead for Campaign #2 the main character will take a detour through the original forest of Rake (2015). I figured it made more sense story wise to do this campaign first, its highly…
Patch Notes: -Working on campaign #2 (Rake 2015 Remake) -Overhauled Sky/Weather Hells Valley to match quality of Rake 2015s Map improved Sky/Weather -Retconned Final Quest Document of Campaign #1 to lead into Campaign #2 -Removed AIs creating puddle ripples (performance issues) Fixes: -Fixed Grass floating in some areas on landscape (finally, this was annoying the hell out of me) -Fixed Rake be…
Update 1.1: Heavy Weapons New Trailer: Discord Highlights: -New Ranged Weapon: AK-47 -New Area/Main Quest Mission: The Sewers -New Area: The Military Base -New Melee System/Weapons: Axe & Crowbar -Overhauled Rakes Animations & 3D Model -Overhauled Rakes AI to be more dynamic with retreating, bleeding, stunned, screaming, charging, and more -Overhauled Rakes Audio/Sounds -New Dynamic Sky & Weath…
Highlights: -Rake now bleeds when hurt and you can use the blood stains to track him -2 New Achievements -Added Nebulas in the sky at night -New Weather: Heavy Thunderstorm -Overhauled Auto-Performance Mode -Overhauled Keybind Menu -Lots of fixes to cams and beartraps (it is now actually possible to pick them up and move them/put them back in your inventory on controller and mouse/keyboard) Pat…
Patch Notes: -New snow deformation system that allows the player, rake, and the fox to now leave paths in the snow -Beartraps and cams now sink into the snow -Gloves & Arms now collect rain, snow, and dust -Tweaked some of the weather -Coil guns texture now looks better -AK has new texture, working on making it so when guns/melee weapons spawn they can have a random texture -Rakes original mode…
Patch Notes: -Street Lights now turn off during the day -Trees movement is now affected by wind speed/weather -Game now shows PS4/PS5 button icons when using PlayStation controllers -Redoing Keybind menu -All Weapons & Gear now have water dripping off it when its raining, dust on them from dust storms, and snow on them from snow storms -Rakes Skin is now affected by the weather, you can now see…
Patch Notes: -Farm House is now accessible, detailed, and with new loot and furniture. (no lore yet I am planning on going through the entire map for 1.2 and adding more lore/cool details) -Added details around the map -Made fog better -Fixed Rake not being able to walk off ledges causing navigation issues -Added “Are you sure you would like quit to main menu” to stop player leaving unintention…
Patch Notes: -Rake default model is now the new one and the old one is rarer -Redid all achievement Icons -Redid all weather and times of day to look better -Rain sounds now don't play in lab -Lightning Strikes have their own setting that turns off automatically if your pc cant handle it. -Added 2 achievements for using beartrap on Rake and getting Night Vision Goggles -Snow and wetness now app…
Patch Notes: -Released first dlc: Starter Pack (Lets player get golden aku, crowbar, nightvision, and ammo early) Fixes: -Tweaked world brightness and fog colors (still working on) -Lightning Strike lighting that causes performance dips can now be turned off by putting effects on medium (will make them automatically turn off on low end pcs next update) -Finally fixed the world going black -work…
Highlights: -Entire Sky & Weather System has been ripped out of the game and completely replaced with a new dynamic one that changes weather and overall looks and works 100x better -Built in PS5 & PS4 Controller support with the color on the controller displaying your health and flashing orange when firing your gun (Planning on adding adaptive triggers to all guns as an option in settings enabl…
Patch Notes: -Beartrap boxes now randomly spawn with either 1,2, or 3 beartraps -Added a few small locations and campsites with loot around map -Lowered horizon fog opacity & sped up clouds -When walking outside or inside the ambience will now smoothly transition between them instead of jumping from super rainy ambience to super quiet inside ambience -All guns except pistols (with the exception…
Patch Notes: -All old car models have been replaced with better ones -FInished overhauling entire north of map with more loot and locations (Sewers, Military Base, etc) -Rakes footstep sounds are now significantly quieter -Delayed press L to disable camera shake tip til after earth quake is over -Fixed some issues with the performance settings that automatically apply if bad fps is detected at…
1.1 TRAILER : Patch Notes: -New Area: Military base has been overhauled, theres now a huge tunnel that leads to the sewer/labs in the base and alot of loot and cool details -Detailed and added loot to military base -Beartraps now leave bloodstains when activated -Weapon lockers around map now have ammo -Overhauled store pages description, screenshots, and released new trailer -Lowered bloom a b…
Patch Notes: -New Rake 3D Model (Rake will randomly swap between his new and classic look) -New Area: Abandoned Military Base with tunnel leading to sewer -Made powerlines in town have wires (WIP) -Detailed lab locations more -Switched Merch link to icon on main menu instead of in extras menu -Buffed Rakes retreat speed -MP5 is now more obvious -Added New Desktop Wallpapers -Detailed Empty sect…
Patch Notes: -New Scope Attachment that can be used on ARs & SMGs like the AK, AKU, M4, & MP5 (Scope can be found near the sewers entrance in a camper or at the end of the main quest, it is scattered in 1-2 other places around the map) -Motion Sensor now makes sounds when detecting motion -Rake is now more active and screams more often when encountering the player -Added Sensitivity Settings fo…
Patch Notes: -Tweaked Stamina -Buffed M4 firerate -VHS mode is back -Flashlight can now be dropped and is non essential -Updated some thumbnails/icons for inventory items -All menus now have sounds -Picking up items & interacting now has controller haptics & sounds -Interacting with beartrap boxes and radios/audio logs now has haptic feedback -Interacting with lights and light switches now has…
Highlights: -New Weapon: Crowbar -Fog Overhauled -Motion Sensor Overhauled -Rake Navigation Overhauled -Rake can now be stunned occasionally with guns or more frequently with melee -Polished up the new main menu -Added some new areas/overhauled some old ones -Fixed alot of bugs -Made fog more oppressive and dense (still going back and forth in my head whether I like the super dense fog or not,…
Patch Notes: -Made vent section in lab longer and added loot -Made power room locked until player gets second key card -Made glock & glock with red dot sight more accurate -Overhauled main menu -Removed load save game from menu -Replaced patreon with post launch content -Added social media icons to menu -Delayed thud sound from rake dropping a deer on the floor when you are in the basement -Rak…
Patch Notes: -Added 3D Main Menu -Updated Steam Page to be better and more accurate Fixes: -Fixed issue where there was no floor in the vents in the lab which prevented progression -Fixed Collision issues -Fixed some Stairs having no collision -Fixed some stairs being stuck in ground/placed incorrectly -Fixed Broken Electrical Tower Collision -Fixed Glock, Glock Auto, & Glock with red dot sight…
Quick beta update with some cool new stuff while everyone waits for the full 1.1 update. Highlights: -Overhauling Map -Tweaked Stamina -New Sewers Area & Quest -New AK & Quest -New Achievements -New Areas & opened up previously inaccessible areas -Night Time is darker -VHS mode -Big Optimization Improvements (Game is now on averaging a solid 30-40 FPS on steamdeck with no settings tweaking whil…
Quick Hotfix while I work on the full 1.1 update -Fixed Rake not retreating when player is unreachable -Fixed Rake attacking through walls -Fixed Glock Switch not being able to be combined with glock or glock with red dot sight -Fixed rotation issues with all jumpscares -Fixed wrong text when picking up beartraps -Fixed Black world on settings change -Fixed Patch size -Added better underwater c…
Highlights: -New Melee Weapon (Axe) -Beartrap Overhaul & Beartrap Boxes around the map -5 new achievements and overhauled old ones -All TVS/lights can be shot out now -Better respawn system -Better player home & tips -Over a dozen bug fixes to beartraps, cams, and pc alone -Multiple rake & general fixes -Better sounds & fixed missing ones (fox) -Big fixes and overhauls to the player home, pc, c…
I made some really big improvements to The Rake, visuals, and the overall game that I wanted to get out asap since its already done and should be how the game is experienced while I work on the rest of the update. The full 1.1 update will include more content & improvements like overhauled & new areas, new guns (AK & UZI) with side quests to get them, player home & first impression overhaul, be…
Patch Notes: -Changed Rake’s Run Animation to a better one -Changed Rake’s AI to roam around map more -Changed Rake's AI to lose player faster -Changed Rake's AI to be in hurt mode for longer -Changed Rake's Sight Distance to be lower -Changed Rake’s Scream Volume to be lower -Changed Rake’s Step up height & Walkable Angle -Changed Rake's footstep sounds -Changed Rake’s Speed to be more balance…
-Made Default Brightness Higher -Made Arms/Sleeves Look Better -Fixed Yellow lines in road being able to cover the player, fox, and rake if they stand on them -Bumped Rakes Default Speed a bit -Making PC more polished (Adding Journal Logs to Notes App Soon) -Lowered Cam Shake Intensity -Fixed Glock showing Aim Dot when aiming on first time picking up -Fixed Cave #1 Navigation Issues
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