After player feedback, I have given the player more invincibility frames after being hit to make fights easier.

• Fixed various lighting issues
  
• Fixed phantaconda fight
  
• Modified elements of chroma key shader for main menu
  
• Other minor changes and bugfixes
  

The store page for CASTILLO: The Nine Circles, the follow-up to CASTILLO:
Shattered Mirrors, is now live on Steam. The release date for
the game is currently unset, but a new gameplay trailer showcases the fast-paced
action and engaging story players can expect from the retro FPS
inspired by 90s classics.

Players will take on the role of a young Dracula on a journey through the nine
circles of Hell, using unique abilities and weapons to defeat enemies and solve
puzzles. The game combines elements of classic shooters like Doom and
collect-a-thons like Banjo Kazooie, as players explore treacherous landscapes
representing different sins and battle armies of beasts.

With a hauntingly beautiful pixel art style and stylistic soundtrack, players will
be fully immersed in the thrilling story and gameplay as they unravel the
mysteries of the nine circles and stop a corrupted detective from destroying the
multiverse. Don't miss out on this epic adventure and join the young
Dracula on his quest to save the multiverse in Castillo: The Nine Circles.

Wishlist the game here:

[previewyoutube=ZOEeAzK-voQ;full][/previewyoutube]

Thanks so much for playing Castillo Shattered Mirrors! I have another huge update ready for everyone to try and am so excited to share it with you!

I have completely redone the castle hub. Its now way larger with a lot more to see, find, and do. I will also be adding an option to play in the old one soon for preservation reasons. The hub is filled with secrets and new cherub statues to talk to. I think that this new Castle exemplifies the principles that the game holds level-design-wise and will be a very welcomed addition to the game. It holds many secrets in every room.

The total shard count for each level has gone up from 4 to 10! You can also play all of the levels in whichever order you want, but you need at least 3 completed levels per world to fight that worlds boss. Each world has two new levels, one normal level, and one horde-based level.

As previously mentioned, I have also redone the graphics pipeline to massively optimize FPS for low-end devices. I am currently working on getting full AMD-FidelityFX Support for upscaling, it is in the current build for you to try.

As for future updates, other than DLC, the main things to look forward to are an endless horde mode and finalization for the map editor rehaul.

Thanks for playing CASTILLO: Shattered Mirrors. Over the past month, I've been working hard to improve the overall player experience, and I am happy to finally share all the changes with you.

Large patches:

• I've redone around half of the boss fights in the game to make them more engaging.
  
• I've massively improved the performance; I've also added more settings to accommodate people using lower-end hardware
  
• I've added achievements to the game; there are over 20 to find
  
• I've added a super-secret level that you will probably never find
  

• I've changed the dialogue text to appear instead of showing up on the screen all at once progressively.
  
• Flashback now includes the modern menu, so there is a crossover for volume, mouse sensitivity, and graphics
  
• Ammo Crates respawn during boss fights
  
• You now see cinematic bars during cutscenes
  
• I've fixed aspect ratio issues for 16:10 monitors
  
• I've expanded the capabilities of texture packs
  

• I'm redoing the map editor, and I'm switching to a component-based method that will make everything a lot more modular; I promise you will love it.
  
• I'm in the planning phase of the two DLC expansions (and maybe horde mode)
  

Thanks for playing Castillo and sharing it with your friends! I want to briefly go over some of the larger updates. This does not include any of the bugfixes or other similar patches that have happened over the past few weeks.

• KEYBINDS
  You can now set custom keybinds and enable/disable features like toggle run and shift to walk.
  
  
• ACHIEVEMENTS
  You can now earn a few different achievements to show off. The current achievements are:
  
  
• VAMPIRE KILLER
  Kill Dracula
  
• MAKING FRIENDS
  Meet William
  
• NEW BEGINNINGS
  Begin your journey
  
  More achievements will be added soon.
  
  
• CAMPAIGN MODIFIERS
  Castillo Shattered Mirrors now includes campaign modifiers! This lets you try different ways to play the campaign.
  
  
• MIRROR MODE
  Play all the levels reversed from left to right!
  
  
• HARDCORE MODE
  Play the game with only a single life. If you die you lose all your save data.
  
  
• RANDOM ENEMIES
  Randomize all the enemies in the game for a new gameplay experience.
  
  
• FLASHBACK MODE (beta)
  Play the game with the gameplay and mechanics from the flashback mode. This is a set campaign that takes you through most of the levels in a linear fashion.
  
  
• BOSS RUSH
  Fight all of the games' bosses in order.
  
  
  

CASTILLO: Shattered Mirrors is finally available to play on Steam! I hope everyone enjoys playing and taking down the king of the undead. Thanks to everyone for being so patient and supportive and wishlisting, now go kill Dracula!

Battle legions of the undead in your quest to defeat Dracula with an arsenal of mythical weaponry. Enter dimensional gates through Dracula's castle and decide which worlds to enter, shards to collect, and bosses to defeat.

[previewyoutube=Aj3KNQpfcfw;full][/previewyoutube]

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Here is the Castillo Shattered Mirrors gameplay trailer. The game has received significant updates since its original release on itch.io. This trailer covers some of the major updates. The game releases on Steam on March 25th, with free updates to all itch.io and GameJolt players on the same day. Thank you so much to everyone for all your patience and kind comments.

Battle legions of the undead in your quest to defeat Dracula with an arsenal of mythical weaponry. Enter dimensional gates through Dracula's castle and decide which worlds to enter, shards to collect, and bosses to defeat.

[previewyoutube=-I_acqFk4pI;full][/previewyoutube]
Here is the Castillo Shattered Mirrors release trailer. You may notice some differences between this trailer and the game's final version. The game has received significant updates since the release of this trailer, but this version will also be available to play using Steam's beta functions. Castillo Shattered Mirrors will release on Steam on March 25th with more content, characters, and combat. A new trailer is coming soon.

Castillo Shattered Mirrors is a Gothic FPS and Collectathon. Battle legions of the undead in your quest to defeat Dracula with an arsenal of mythical weaponry. Enter dimensional gates through Dracula's castle and decide which worlds to enter, shards to collect, and bosses to defeat.