Hey everyone,
March has been a big month for KAZ, so let's take a moment to look back at everything that happened and share what’s coming next!
The 2nd KAZ playtest has now officially ended.
I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who took the time to play, send feedback, report bugs, and push their scores. It genuinely helped a lot and made a real difference in shaping the game.
🏆 Leaderboard Winners
1st place: chel_ka
2nd place: pouloulou125
3rd place: HikazushiTV
You’ll be contacted regarding your rewards! Make sure you’re in our discord server so I can find you:
During the playtest, I pushed several updates based on your feedback. Here are some of the key improvements:
Fixed "move failed" not consuming time in No Stress Mode
Improved spell cooldown behavior in No Stress Mode
Better balancing for No Stress Mode levels
Fixed statistics display on the score card
Fixed time bar issue before the first round
Fixed localization issues when switching languages
Game now remembers your last selected mode
Buffed Explosive Shield trigger chance
Thanks again for all the reports and suggestions. They really helped prioritize what needed attention the most!
KAZ was featured in a few different places this month:
Clemmy’s BIG Indie Games
Mundo Gamer
Game Pavilion Japan
Gones Games at Foire de Lyon
It’s been great seeing the game reach new players through these events.
I also launched dedicated social media accounts for KAZ.
These are focused purely on the game. I’ll be sharing updates, clips, and behind-the-scenes content there, and building more of a community around KAZ itself.
If you’ve been following me personally, nothing changes there, but these new pages are where everything KAZ-specific will live.
I also ran a theme challenge this month and honestly, the creativity was amazing. A lot of the entries really captured the story and tension of the chase in a way I didn’t expect.
🏆 Winners
1st – Zephirr
2nd – The Guardian
3rd – EmFredZ
⭐ Community Choice – RndmGuy
🎖 Honourable Mention – Symphonia
Huge thanks to everyone who participated!
I’m currently working on a big demo update coming in April.
There’s a new UI, improvements to No Stress Mode, and more overall polish coming to the experience. I’ll be sharing more details very soon.
Thanks again for being part of this month. Whether you played a few runs, competed on the leaderboard, or broke the game- it really means a lot!
More soon.
— Kalinarm