Hello exorcists!

Version 0.5.9 is a small quality of life update focused on UI inputs. We added a new input font to better differentiate input keybinds from regular text.

The main areas updated are:

• All keybinds now appear with a unique font. They look more like a proper key or a mouse button.

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• Dialogue choice selection is more clear. \\[E] appears on the selected choice and the keybind fills up from left to right to indicate the progress of the long press.

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• Still not perfect, but better than before.

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We hope this makes things a bit clearer to both current and new players.

Let us know what you think about the new changes, feel free to reach out on discord, social media or here in our community hub!

See you on the next update,

Tusks and Talons.

Dear exorcists,

We have two main things to share in this update.

Ritus Exorcismus

First, we changed the name of the game to Ritus Exorcismus. We feel like this name is much more descriptive and gives a better first impression to players. It makes it clear that our game is first and foremost about exorcising demons.

Demo v0.5.8 is now live

As mentioned in our previous update, we changed how traveling works in the game. We removed the world map and now each village represents one chapter of the main story. This makes the game a bit more linear, but also allows us to focus on storytelling and making each encounter more unique.

In this new version you will also experience:

• Bigger villages with more inhabitants.

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• Characters now have more animations and dialogue portraits.

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• More manifestations of evil. Cleansing a village will require more than just exorcisms.

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• A Journal to keep track of you tasks in each location.

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• Many new cutscenes.

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• Some books with lore, for those that want to know more about the world.

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We\'re really excited about this update, we hope you enjoy it! It marks the completion of the core gameplay loop, and now we\'ll focus on polishing (a lot) and adding more content.

As always, wishlisting the game and leaving a review on the demo page help us a lot. Feel free to share any feedback/suggestions on Steam, social media or our Discord server.

Until next time,

Tusks And Talons

Dear exorcists,

Back in September we announced in our Discord server that we were removing the world map from the game and changing how travel works.

We are now getting close to having the new version ready, and the current demo doesn\'t represent the experience players will go through in the full game anymore. For that reason we are bring the demo down.

You can expect a new demo to be published in the near future, probably in late November or early December. It will contain bigger villages with more activities, more storytelling and a better overall flow to the game.

We also want to say thank you to everyone that played the demo and wishlisted the game so far. It means a lot to us!

Stay tuned for the new and improved version coming soon!

Hello Exorcists! This is a quick update with some pretty cool stuff!

First, our discord server is up! If you\'d like to chat with us, give us your feedback or stay in the loop of what is being developed, you can join the server by clicking here

We\'d love to see you there!

Second, as we work on larger villages (spoilers!) we decided that it is time to add a run keybind. We know some people think the game is too slow, so here it is!

• Walking is the default speed, you can hold SHIFT to run

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• Book keybind was changed to F

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A couple of fixes also shipping in this version:

• Fix training dialogue sometimes not appearing after selecting a relic

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• Fix minigame feedback SFX being cut

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That\'s it for this version, our next update should be e bigger one, so stay tuned!

Until next time, cheers!

Greetings, exorcists!

Update 0.4.25 is here to empower your relics and make sure no demon can defeat you! We\'d like to introduce the relic upgrades system.

In the center of the Abbey you can find the Agnus Dei Statue. Interacting with the statue will open the upgrades screen, and this is where the fun begins.

Each relic has 3 different upgrades, and each upgrade has 2 or 3 tiers. So you can go all out in one relic, or upgrade a bit of every relic.

You can upgrade things like:

• Faster candle movement speed.

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• Gain time back when performing correct inputs in the holy water minigame.

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• Crucifix minigame completes faster.

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• Slower oil target area.

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• Many more!

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Upgrades cost offerings, and you gain offerings by completing exorcisms. So when going back to the Abbey from your travels, make sure stop by the statue to get your relics upgraded!

Upgrades carry over to martyr relics too. For example, if you upgrade the standard Crucifix and later you equip St. Beatrice\'s Crucifix, the upgrades will still apply to the new crucifix!

The inventory UI was updated to show how many offerings you currently have, and which upgrades have been unlocked for each relic. Hovering the asterisk* icon on the relic name tag will show the relic popup.

We hope you enjoy the new upgrades system and we\'d love to hear your feedback! Feel free to reach out in our community hub.

If you liked the demo, leaving a review and adding the game to your wishlist will help us a lot!

Stay strong, exorcists. Until next time!

Hello, exorcists! Version 0.4.12 is bringing various small changes:

New villager

In this update we\'re introducing a new villager, the old bearded man, to start adding more variety to the game.

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Better RNG

Some people were getting really bad RNG and were always seeing the same villagers and the same demons. So in this update we are also making sure that won\'t happen anymore. You are guaranteed to see different things before villagers and demons start repeating.

Improved dialogue and objectives

Objectives now are less vague and will do a better job at guiding players through the early game. We also tweaked some of the core lines of dialogue to give players more information about where to go next.

Other changes

• Dialogue box is now at the bottom of the screen. The training exorcism dialogue is still at the top so it won\'t block any of the gameplay elements.

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• Fixed a candle bug that could lock players in the minigame.

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• Fixed two Calebs spawning in Caleb\'s room.

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That\'s it for 0.4.12, we hope you enjoy the changes and give them demons what they deserve!

See you next time!

Hello exorcists! This new patch brings a few QoL changes. The main one being the candle minigame.

Prior to version 0.4.11, if you moved the candle too fast it would go out, you would then have to hold it still and press Q/RMB until it was lit again. This was a bit confusing and it was also making the candle minigame more complex than the other relics.

In this version the candle won\'t go out anymore. If you move too fast, the candle will start flickering and you won\'t be able to find the symbol (nor use the distance hint). You have to slow down until the flickering stops.

Some other changes include:

• World Map: Double clicking a village will highlight the travel button.

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• Helper for new players trying to understand how the map works.

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All these changes were implemented based on player experience. If you have any feedback don\'t hesitate to reach out, it helps us a lot!

See you next time!

Hello exorcists! Update 0.4.10 brings a few changes aimed at speeding up the early game, allowing you to get to real exorcisms as soon as possible:

• Increase movement speed by 30%.

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• Add option to skip training exorcism.

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• Not recommended if it is your first time playing! But if you think you got the gist of it you can hold Q to stop the training in the middle of the exorcism.

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We hope these changes help in getting players to the core loop faster. If you have any feedback feel free to reach out!

See you next time!

Version 0.4.9 brings a few small QoL updates and fixes:

• Training

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• Reduce the amount of rounds in training minigames.

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• Let players see Honey and Crosses tooltips during training dialogue.

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If you tried the demo we would love to hear your feedback!

See you on the next update!

Hello! The chance for you to become an exorcist has finally arrived!

We are excited to bring to you our first demo! Version 0.4.8 contains the initial chapters of the main story and gameplay mechanics.

• Training area in the Abbey.

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• World map - Travel to villages affected by evil and exorcise possessed villagers.

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• Find new relics with special attributes that give you an advantage in the minigames.

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In terms of content, this version contains

• 3 unique demons.

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• 3 unique possessed characters.

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• 6 standard and 3 named relics.

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• 8 small villages.

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The game is still in development, so it lacks a bit of polish here and there. The current quality does not represent the final version. We are a team of 2 working full time on the game and we will be releasing updates with more and better content.

We hope you enjoy the demo and we\'re eager to hear your feedback!

Hi everyone!

We would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves. We are Lady Boar and Indie Talons, the two members of Tusks And Talons Games.

As a small team we wear many hats, but our main roles are:

• Lady Boar - Art and UI.
• Indie Talons - Programming and sound design.