Demo Status: Content Locked
The Ethan’s Watch demo has reached a major milestone and is now content-locked. The playable level, core survival loop, combat, inventory, interaction systems, and narrative delivery are all fully implemented.
Current Focus: Polish & Balance
Development is now focused on bug fixing, performance and stability, combat difficulty tuning, resource balance, and pacing, ensuring the demo delivers a tense, focused survival experience from start to finish.
What’s Next
Once this polish phase is complete, I’ll share more specific details on what the demo includes and next steps.
Thank you to everyone following and wishlisting Ethan’s Watch.
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Update: Combat Balancing & Achievement FixesChanges: Slight increase to headshot damage Slight increase to sneak attack damage Shotgun buffed Melee slightly buffed Fixes: Fixed achievement issues in later levelsSmall Content UpdateThis update adds three new achievements tied to the optional minigames in Ethan’s Watch. New Achievements Hold the Line — Survive 5 waves in Endless Survivor Through the Maze — Complete Maze Escort with Sophia Range Regular — Spend 30 active minutes in the Shooting Range This update also includes a fix for the Voices of the Fallen achievement so it now properly tracks only lore notes stored in…Ethan’s Watch Update - Achievement FixesA small update is now live for Ethan’s Watch. This patch improves Steam achievement reliability, including fixes for achievements that may not have unlocked properly during gameplay or minigames. The game now handles achievement unlock attempts more reliably if Steam services are still initializing when an achievement is triggered. Thank you to everyone playing and reporting issues.