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ARTIUS COMMUNITY EXTRAVAGANZA + BRILLIANT CLUB UPDATE!

ARTIUS: Pure Imagination Demo · published 30 Mar 2026, 22:13 UTC

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DUCK LAGOON MEETS THE CLUB!

You asked, we listened! To make our newest demo even bigger, we’ve just updated it to include the Brilliant Club (Acts 1-2) from our 2025 build.

That’s 5 FULL STAGES of pure imagination for you to explore right now!

To celebrate, our publisher is hosting a special community event and YOU are invited!

ARTIUS COMMUNITY EXTRAVAGANZA

SPEEDRUN CHALLENGE - #ARTIUSSpeedrun

Submit a Time Attack run of any level (YouTube)
The run must be uncut and show the final time clearly
Use the hashtag #ARTIUSSpeedrun

How winners are decided

You can submit runs for any level
You can submit multiple runs

👉 Winners are chosen based on:

Fast completion time
How impressive the run is (movement, optimization, skill, creativity)
Each level will be evaluated individually
We will select the top standout runs overall

Prizes

🥇 $150

🥈 $100

🥉 $50

Important

Edited, unclear, or cheated runs will be disqualified
Clean execution and strong gameplay will be prioritized
Picking a faster level helps, but execution matters just as much

CREATIVE EVENT - #ARTIUSCreate

Use your brain and a pencil, will ya!?
Post a creative video (30+ seconds) on TikTok or YouTube:
Animations, funny moments, edits, remixes - whatever you vibe the most with.

30 random winners

→ $5 Steam Gift Cards

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Play the demo
Record gameplay or create a video
Upload with the hashtag

EVENT PERIOD

Now → April 13th

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

April 21 → April 28

PLAY THE DEMO NOW!!!!

Patch Notes

Added Brilliant Club: Act 1 and Brilliant Club: Act 2.
Brilliant Club: Act 1 now unlocks after collecting all Duck Lagoon: Act 1 Art Drives.
Brilliant Club: Act 2 now unlocks after collecting all Duck Lagoon: Act 2 Art Drives.
Adjusted the mix for the Duck Lagoon Act 2 duck version track.
Improved texture group loading optimizations.
Fixed Walter’s picture clipping upward.
Fixed a clipping issue in the opening cutscene for Duck Lagoon Act 2.
Fixed the Art Power collect sound playing on the wrong channel.

GO CREATE! GO FAST! WIN PRIZES!!!

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