Everything from retro to weirdcore
It was supposed to be a simple update, but it ended up being likely the biggest one. From optimization to pointlessly weird features - there's a new reactive CRT effect as well as lots of improvements primarily for The Found -mode. While it is not specified whether the game takes place in the Backrooms or not, the game does now have an improved "The Backrooms" -feel. Additional ??? stuff and a completely new gameplay mode hidden into the mix of things. ... and 11 new endings.
With the introduction of the new CRT-look, the Steam page has been updated to reflect this and a two new trailers have landed!
Here's the complete list of changes with this version:
Game is now experienced through an old VHS camcorder:
- CRT effect that reacts to events & locations
- Toggle in the settings menu
- Left mouse button can be used to zoom in
Level changes:
- Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 have different endings. 8 for Chapter 1 and 11 for Chapter 2.
- Area layout tweaks and expansions, including new areas
- Several new gameplay mechanics primarily for The Found -mode
Other & fixes:
- Unofficial ??? data on the main menu that expands upon gameplay progression
- Upgraded to Unreal 5.1
- Improved & optimized performance
- Can't look at things through walls
- When cheats are enabled, players will see it
- Save location in the UpsideDown -world is closer to the switchspot
- Speedrun did not calculate timestamps correctly
- Lots of other minor fixes here and there
More from The Backroom - Lost and Found
Other announcements
When one liminal corridor closes, another one opens?Before telling in more detail what this above banner is all about, let me say that about a year ago I made the last update to The Backroom - Lost and Found. I had fell in love with the Quraffs, but it was time to let them go their own way. Among thousands of lessons learned during the development of the game, there were two that I want to highlight: · Making games isn't easy, but it is doable.…Update 1.3.3 - Unreal 5.2Not much to say except the game has been updated to Unreal 5.2 and some of the previous optimizations were reverted due to them potentially causing some rendering issues on AMD Radeon cards. Thanks XBrethren for streaming the game and exposing this bug. Hopefully this patch fixes the issue without causing too much of an FPS hit!Quraffs are here!Ahoy my fellow Quraffians! It is my pleasure to announce a mystical no-clip to reality for our lovin' Quraffs --- not in a form of a wooden well burning toy, but rather an adorable pendant. A limited edition of 10 were made and if you are fast and order one right now, you'll still not be able to get it, because they are not available for sale. Sadly these guys are personal celebratory Quraffs.…