Introducing Leopold and Reginald + First Post-Launch Patch
Overtrick launched on Monday, and tons of challengers have stormed the House of Diamonds! If you’ve managed to defeat Ada and Zelda, congratulations, and well played! But in the Hearts Tourney, you’ll find some new opponents, including the proprietors of the House of Spades: Leopold and Reginald. Next week, you’ll find Leopold and Reginald in the Clubhouse. They can be a tricky pair to take on,…
Get ready to welcome Lillian and Ruby to Overtrick! For the week of August 10, they’ll be waiting for you in the Clubhouse. Backstory and Art Process Lillian and Ruby are teacher and pupil, and bring elements of the game of Hearts into Overtrick. Like many of the characters in Overtrick, their designs are borrowed from French fashion magazines of the 1920s. As the solo developer of Overtrick, I…
Overtrick's Demo is now available in five languages! Thanks to our wonderful translation team, you can now play in Chinese, English, French, German, or Portuguese . If you see any issues or want to suggest changes, I’d certainly appreciate you letting me know ( join our Discord server! ). We also localized the game trailer for all languages, and I wanted to write about making that happen! Norma…
Mark your calendars, because August 24th is OVERTRICK RELEASE DAY!! To celebrate this, we are expanding the demo. You can now play ALL THREE MATCHES in the House of Diamonds!! Tread carefully, though. Wesley and Edward have even more tricks up their sleeves. And Ada and Zelda aren’t messing around. What’s next? You’ll have to wait until release, but the full game will feature two entirely new g…
Want even MORE Overtrick? I do, and step one is making a bit more space in the UI. Game Mode Selection Hit “Play,” and you’ll now see a few new buttons: · The Clubhouse. Leaderboards and Weekly Challenges now live in the Clubhouse. · House of Diamonds. Start your run here, and take down Edith, Wanda, Wesley, and Edward. · Hearts Tourney. This won’t be available in the demo, but this week’s chal…
Ready for new opponents? Then head over to this week’s challenge! Nina and Sylvia are waiting, armed with some truly mind-bending boss slam abilities. I’m especially excited about Nina and Sylvia, not just because they bring an unparalleled fashion sense to the table, but because of what they represent for the future of Overtrick. To bring them to life, I had to completely rebuild the opponent…
Looking to dazzle the world with your trick-taking skills? Or casually try a new build without starting from scratch? Whether you’re aiming to be in the Top 10, or looking for a few consistent practice rounds, this update is for you! Weekly Challenges. You can now unlock Challenges: short, 6-round runs, where you start with a curated set of special cards. Careful! Even in Round 1, you'll need t…
Sometimes, a tiny request balloons into a massive update. @sliynk's request seemed reasonable enough, and a few other players also seemed excited. So I added a way to activate "Play Something Else" after the trick was over. But then I needed a way to say, "actually, I don't want to activate it," so I added a skip button. And then that skip button was annoying to press, so I added auto-skip. And…
DECKBUILDER FEST Today also kicks off Steam's Deckbuilder Fest ! There are nearly 2000 games taking part in this event. Please be sure to drop a review on the Overtrick demo to help us out! The best thing you can do to help support any other upcoming games taking part, is to wishlist and/or leave reviews on those pages. MORE GAMES? 2 Left Thumbs alone managed to have 11 games including in this…
For all you gamepad controller and Steam Deck players, this one’s for you! I added icons and glyphs to Overtrick’s UI, to make it clearer which buttons to press when using a controller. Generally, you can use the left d-pad or left control stick to navigate through your cards or any menus, “A” to select something, and “B” to deselect. Steam Deck is currently my preferred way of playing Overtric…
BIG update incoming! First thing you’ll notice is new art for a new title screen and team selection menu. And who are those mysterious figures in the doorway? Guess we’ll have to wait for the full game to find out… Trick-taking gameplay also got an overhaul. The background, character interactions, and passive ability icons all got updated. I also made some changes to actually playing tricks, th…
Fixed two edge-case/race-condition bugs: · Edith and Wanda's Small Slam. Fixed an issue where the reward for winning the first Small Slam was empty in certain cases. · Repeating Rounds. Fixed an issue where players would occasionally find themselves repeating a round they had just beat.
First update notes! Last week, I made a bunch of improvements to interactions with playing cards and characters. Let's dive in! Character Interactions! Most noticeably, Edith now reacts to gameplay: celebrating victories and mourning defeat. You may also more generally notice all the characters reacting more, since I added additional emphasis on reactions. Card Interactions! New animations and…
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