Ellipsis

Salmi Games Developer

Salmi Games Publisher

2017-01-25 Release

Indie SingleplayerTags

Game News Posts: 22

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Positive (23 reviews)

http://playellipsis.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

"Ellipsis Linux" [171.19 M]

Check out a demo of our new game during Steam Next Fest!

Hi everyone, exciting news! We will be taking part in the Steam Next Fest, featuring our upcoming VR title Sweet Surrender! Not only will there be a playable demo available for all to try, but we will also be hosting a live stream on the June 18th (20:00 CEST/2pm EST/11am PST). Make sure to check out our Sweet Surrender page for details and further updates (and thank you for wishlisting the game). For more frequent updates you can find us on Twitter and Discord! https://store.steampowered.com/app/638130?utm_campaign=BLOG Stay tuned! Salmi Games

[ 2021-06-13 09:20:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sweet Surrender Revealed!

Dear friends, We're excited to finally reveal our upcoming game! Sweet Surrender, a Roguelite VR Shooter, will be coming out in late 2021. This is our biggest project yet: a fully-funded, action-loaded single player adventure set in a whole new world!

Wishlist here!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/638130/Sweet_Surrender/ To celebrate this reveal, we are running a sale on GrowRilla and Ellipsis! Thanks for your support! As a small indie team, we really appreciate it!

[ 2021-04-28 15:03:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 10: New content

Hey everyone, These past weeks have been very exciting for our team and we’d like to thank you for all your support.

Level Editor & Workshop support

We’ve been very impressed by the levels some of you have been creating over the past weeks and hope to see a lot more creations from the community. Keep those levels coming!

We’re looking forward to seeing what you can create with the Ellipsis level editor! Share your creations and they might make it into the game! Keep up the great work.

Changelog

Visual changes to the stars
Various fixes to the level editor
Various visual improvements
Various other bug fixes

Upcoming Showcases

Next week we’re heading to the US to showcase Ellipsis at two major events.

GDC (San Francisco) - at Intel booth on March 1st and at the Unity booth from March 1st - 3rd
PAX East Indie Showcase (Boston): March 10th-12th

We hope to see some of you there! Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2017-02-19 19:45:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 10: New content

Hey everyone, These past weeks have been very exciting for our team and wed like to thank you for all your support.

Level Editor & Workshop support

Weve been very impressed by the levels some of you have been creating over the past weeks and hope to see a lot more creations from the community. Keep those levels coming!

Were looking forward to seeing what you can create with the Ellipsis level editor! Share your creations and they might make it into the game! Keep up the great work.

Changelog

Visual changes to the stars
Various fixes to the level editor
Various visual improvements
Various other bug fixes

Upcoming Showcases

Next week were heading to the US to showcase Ellipsis at two major events.

GDC (San Francisco) - at Intel booth on March 1st and at the Unity booth from March 1st - 3rd
PAX East Indie Showcase (Boston): March 10th-12th

We hope to see some of you there! Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2017-02-19 19:43:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ellipsis Is Available Now!

Hey everyone! Ellipsis is finally available through Steam! We've worked hard and fixed dozens of bugs reported by our beta testers over the past few months and are happy to release Ellipsis to Windows, Mac and Linux today. This wouldn't have been possible without you. Thank you for all your support!

Changelog

Added three additional worlds, including 75+ levels
Improved controller support
Fixed collision issues
Fixed issue where triggers weren't activated
Fixed issue where Windowed mode isn't always centered
Added option to delete levels in level editor
Improved upload mechanism for the level editor
Various fixes to the level editor
Various other bug fixes

Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2017-01-25 17:48:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 9: Ellipsis Is Available Now!

Changelog

Added three additional worlds, including 75+ levels
Improved controller support
Fixed collision issues
Fixed issue where triggers weren't activated
Fixed issue where Windowed mode isn't always centered
Added option to delete levels in level editor
Improved upload mechanism for the level editor
Various fixes to the level editor
Various other bug fixes

Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2017-01-25 17:48:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 8: Release is just around the corner

Hey everyone! Ellipsis is going to be released in 10 days. We&#039;re hard at work making the final fixes to the game and appreciate every feedback we can get.

Changelog

Added support for 27 languages to the launcher
Improved touch controls
New Levels! We replaced a few levels especially in the earlier section and added new levels, including ice levels in which you can slide around
This is a compilation of just 3 out of the many new levels we&#039;ve added to the game!
Added controller support in windowed mode
Added Steam controller support
Fixed bug where you could not drag level items in the level editor,
Minimum aspect ratio has been set to 16:10. This allows us to create more interesting levels as we are not limited to the minimum aspect ratio of 4:3. If a lot of you use 4:3 monitors and are unhappy about this please contact us.
Various graphics improvements
Various Bugfixes and usability improvements

Feedback

Please continue to share your feedback and help us make Ellipsis an even better experience -- post here on Steam forum discussion or send us an email at feedback@salmi.de. Thatâ

[ 2017-01-16 13:31:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 8: Release is just around the corner

Hey everyone! Ellipsis is going to be released in 10 days. We're hard at work making the final fixes to the game and appreciate every feedback we can get.

Changelog

Added support for 27 languages to the launcher
Improved touch controls
New Levels! We replaced a few levels especially in the earlier section and added new levels, including ice levels in which you can slide around
This is a compilation of just 3 out of the many new levels we've added to the game!
Added controller support in windowed mode
Added Steam controller support
Fixed bug where you could not drag level items in the level editor,
Minimum aspect ratio has been set to 16:10. This allows us to create more interesting levels as we are not limited to the minimum aspect ratio of 4:3. If a lot of you use 4:3 monitors and are unhappy about this please contact us.
Various graphics improvements
Various Bugfixes and usability improvements

Feedback

Please continue to share your feedback and help us make Ellipsis an even better experience -- post here on Steam forum discussion or send us an email at feedback@salmi.de. Thats it for now! Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2017-01-16 13:31:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 7: Workshop Support

Hey everyone! Weve been working hard over the holidays on a new update. To kick off the new year with style, weve added Steam workshop support. You can now share all the levels youve created using the in-game level editor with the rest of the world. Weve also made a whole bunch of other improvements, check out the changelog below.

Changelog

Added Steam workshop support, enabling sharing and downloading user created levels
Steam cloud sync now working properly on Linux. Please confirm!
Various visual improvements
A multitude of bug fixes
Finalized and activated Steam trading cards! Collect all five to earn the badge!
Various sound improvements (We had an awesome jam day with our beautiful composer Filippo Beck Peccoz
Various controller improvements and fixes, incl. easier navigation in the map
Added speed modifier buttons for controller (R2, L2, RB, LB)

Feedback

This weeks update is focused on our level editor and the recently integrated Steam workshop support. Please continue to share your feedback and help us make Ellipsis an even better experience -- post here on Steam forum discussion or send us an email at feedback@salmi.de. Were looking forward to seeing what you have created with the Ellipsis level editor! Share your creations before January 10th and they might make it into the final game! Thats it for now! Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2017-01-03 17:12:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 7: Workshop Support

Hey everyone! We’ve been working hard over the holidays on a new update. To kick off the new year with style, we’ve added Steam workshop support. You can now share all the levels you’ve created using the in-game level editor with the rest of the world. We’ve also made a whole bunch of other improvements, check out the changelog below.

Changelog

Added Steam workshop support, enabling sharing and downloading user created levels
Steam cloud sync now working properly on Linux. Please confirm!
Various visual improvements
A multitude of bug fixes
Finalized and activated Steam trading cards! Collect all five to earn the badge!
Various sound improvements (We had an awesome jam day with our beautiful composer Filippo Beck Peccoz
Various controller improvements and fixes, incl. easier navigation in the map
Added speed modifier buttons for controller (R2, L2, RB, LB)

Feedback

This weeks update is focused on our level editor and the recently integrated Steam workshop support. Please continue to share your feedback and help us make Ellipsis an even better experience -- post here on Steam forum discussion or send us an email at feedback@salmi.de. We’re looking forward to seeing what you have created with the Ellipsis level editor! Share your creations before January 10th and they might make it into the final game! That’s it for now! Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2017-01-03 17:12:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 6: Responding to your feedback

Hey everyone! We're only five weeks away from the launch of Ellipsis, meaning it's time to share some new content with you:

Changelog

Introducing the 5th chapter, including 20 new levels and a new theme Take a first look at some of the new levels:
Various improvements to the menu (based on user feedback)
Improved mouse controls (Left button doesnt toggle the player anymore, Right button to pause / leave)
Various graphics improvements, including new high-end visuals
Various bugfixes
Added option to delete saves
A launcher! Added different resolution and graphics options to the launcher

Pre-Beta testing

Before pushing an update to you, our beta testers, we do some internal testing to make sure the new update doesn't have any negative impact on your play session. We'd like to invite some of our superfans to join our internal pre-beta testing process. This entails getting access to new content earlier and receiving updates on a more frequent basis. Sounds interesting? Just reply to this post and well get in touch!

Feedback

This weeks update is focused on the feedback youve sent us over the past month! Please continue to reach out with criticism and reception and help us make Ellipsis an even better experience. You can do so by either posting to our Steam forum discussion or by sending us an email at feedback@salmi.de. Lets keep the feedback coming! Our next update will focus on improving the level editor. We'll have more to share within the next week. So get started on your levels! Thats it for now! Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2016-12-21 00:56:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 6: Responding to your feedback

Hey everyone! We're only five weeks away from the launch of Ellipsis, meaning it's time to share some new content with you:

Changelog

Introducing the 5th chapter, including 20 new levels and a new theme Take a first look at some of the new levels:
Various improvements to the menu (based on user feedback)
Improved mouse controls (Left button doesn’t toggle the player anymore, Right button to pause / leave)
Various graphics improvements, including new high-end visuals
Various bugfixes
Added option to delete saves
A launcher! Added different resolution and graphics options to the launcher

Pre-Beta testing

Feedback

This weeks update is focused on the feedback you’ve sent us over the past month! Please continue to reach out with criticism and reception and help us make Ellipsis an even better experience. You can do so by either posting to our Steam forum discussion or by sending us an email at feedback@salmi.de. Let’s keep the feedback coming! Our next update will focus on improving the level editor. We'll have more to share within the next week. So get started on your levels! That’s it for now! Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2016-12-21 00:56:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 5: Improving the Linux version

Hey everyone! Thank you for your continued support! Let's get straight to the point this week:

Changelog

Added overworld menu (with multi-save slots and access to the editor)
Added new enemies and new controls to the level editor
Improved save system of the level editor
Various other fixes to the level editor

Want to access the level editor? This is how!

Improved Linux support (Sorry for breaking this with the last build)
Particle effects improvements (e.g. small shrines, bounce enemies)
Improved post-processing effects and other graphics improvements
Multi-saves support added
Added several achievements (Go get them!)
Various other bug fixes

The level editor is shaping up well! Try it out, tell us what you think. We’d love to see your custom level creations!

Feedback

Besides adding new features, we're working on eliminating bugs from the current build. Please continue to reach out here on the Steam discussion forum or send us an email at feedback@salmi.de. Let’s keep the feedback coming! That’s it for now! Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2016-11-25 20:34:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 5: Improving the Linux version

Hey everyone! Thank you for your continued support! Let's get straight to the point this week:

Changelog

Added overworld menu (with multi-save slots and access to the editor)
Added new enemies and new controls to the level editor
Improved save system of the level editor
Various other fixes to the level editor

Want to access the level editor? This is how!

Improved Linux support (Sorry for breaking this with the last build)
Particle effects improvements (e.g. small shrines, bounce enemies)
Improved post-processing effects and other graphics improvements
Multi-saves support added
Added several achievements (Go get them!)
Various other bug fixes

The level editor is shaping up well! Try it out, tell us what you think. Wed love to see your custom level creations!

Feedback

Besides adding new features, we're working on eliminating bugs from the current build. Please continue to reach out here on the Steam discussion forum or send us an email at feedback@salmi.de. Lets keep the feedback coming! Thats it for now! Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2016-11-25 20:34:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 4: More Level Editor

Hey everyone! This week at Salmi Games has been very exciting. We’ve been nominated for a ‘Deutscher Entwicklerpreis’ (German Developer Award) and will be heading to Cologne for the award show in December. This wouldn’t have been possible without you!

Changelog

Added new enemy types to the level editor.
Improved UI
Graphics improvements
Mouse sensitivity improvements

The newly added enemy types for the level editor. Go try them out!

Feedback

We’re heading into the second month of testing and have already received very helpful feedback from you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out here on the Steam discussion forum or send us an email at feedback@salmi.de. Let’s keep the feedback coming!

Joining The Beta

If you‘re interested in joining our closed Beta, send an email to contact@salmi.de. We’ll make sure to add you to the next wave of Beta invitations we send out. That’s it for now! Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2016-11-07 20:52:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 4: More Level Editor

Hey everyone! This week at Salmi Games has been very exciting. Weve been nominated for a Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (German Developer Award) and will be heading to Cologne for the award show in December. This wouldnt have been possible without you!

Changelog

Added new enemy types to the level editor.
Improved UI
Graphics improvements
Mouse sensitivity improvements

The newly added enemy types for the level editor. Go try them out!

Feedback

Were heading into the second month of testing and have already received very helpful feedback from you. Please dont hesitate to reach out here on the Steam discussion forum or send us an email at feedback@salmi.de. Lets keep the feedback coming!

Joining The Beta

If youre interested in joining our closed Beta, send an email to contact@salmi.de. Well make sure to add you to the next wave of Beta invitations we send out. Thats it for now! Thanks for your support, ~ The team at Salmi Games

[ 2016-11-07 20:52:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 3: Level Editor

Hey everyone! The first week of testing has gone very well and we’ve received some great feedback. Thanks to everyone who has been posting helpful comments!

Level Editor

Along with fixing a bunch of bugs, we are excited to introduce our in-game Level Editor. We’d love some feedback on it, so please try it out and share some screenshots/videos of your creations. We are hard at work on making level sharing super easy. To see the editor in action, please check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWQEgSZBjnk

Changelog

Added the Level Editor
Added Linux support
Added a Volume and mouse sensitivity sliders
Fixed problem where level was automatically restarted after death
Fixed various mouse cursor issues

This is how you access the volume & sensitivity slider as well as the level editor.

Feedback

As usually please let us know if you’re having any problems running Ellipsis - especially on lower end devices! Don’t hesitate to reach out here on the Steam discussion forum or send us an email at feedback@salmi.de.

Joining The Beta

[ 2016-10-28 15:31:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 3: Level Editor

Hey everyone! The first week of testing has gone very well and weve received some great feedback. Thanks to everyone who has been posting helpful comments!

Level Editor

Along with fixing a bunch of bugs, we are excited to introduce our in-game Level Editor. Wed love some feedback on it, so please try it out and share some screenshots/videos of your creations. We are hard at work on making level sharing super easy. To see the editor in action, please check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWQEgSZBjnk

Changelog

Added the Level Editor
Added Linux support
Added a Volume and mouse sensitivity sliders
Fixed problem where level was automatically restarted after death
Fixed various mouse cursor issues

This is how you access the volume & sensitivity slider as well as the level editor.

Feedback

As usually please let us know if youre having any problems running Ellipsis - especially on lower end devices! Dont hesitate to reach out here on the Steam discussion forum or send us an email at feedback@salmi.de.

Joining The Beta

[ 2016-10-28 15:31:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 2: Beta 0.2 released

Hey everyone! The first batch of beta invitation emails have gone out, so please check your inbox. If you have received an email from us, you can use the Steam key to start playing the Beta right now! We’ll be sending out further invitations over the next few days.

Version 0.2

The current Steam build doesn't contain all content that will be available at launch. Following you can find a list of what’s playable right now. The game itself is very self-explanatory, no instructions required.

Windows, Mac support. Linux support will be added very soon!
First 60 levels are playable (Out of 150+)
Improved mouse controls
Various bug fixes

We are also hard at work on our In-Game Level Editor and we hope to share that with you in the next update.

Feedback

As usually we look forward to your feedback. Please don’t hesitate to reach out here on the Steam discussion forum or send us an email at feedback@salmi.de.

Joining The Beta

[ 2016-10-21 10:31:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 2: Beta released

Hey everyone! The first batch of beta invitation emails have gone out, so please check your inbox. If you have received an email from us, you can use the Steam key to start playing the Beta right now! Well be sending out further invitations over the next few days.

Version 0.2

The current Steam build doesn't contain all content that will be available at launch. Following you can find a list of whats playable right now. The game itself is very self-explanatory, no instructions required.

Windows, Mac support. Linux support will be added very soon!
First 60 levels are playable (Out of 150+)
Improved mouse controls
Various bug fixes

We are also hard at work on our In-Game Level Editor and we hope to share that with you in the next update.

Feedback

As usually we look forward to your feedback. Please dont hesitate to reach out here on the Steam discussion forum or send us an email at feedback@salmi.de.

Joining The Beta

[ 2016-10-21 10:31:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 1: 100 Days Left!

We couldn’t be more excited to finally share the release date for Ellipsis. We’re looking forward to be launching Ellipsis on January 25th, 2017! That’s only 100 days away from today!

Steam Wishlist

First off, would you be so kind to add Ellipsis to your Steam wishlist. Not only do you help us spread the word about Ellipsis’ PC release date, you also get a reminder as soon as Ellipsis is available in the Steam store. http://http://store.steampowered.com/app/514620/

Beta Plans

The first builds are up and Ellipsis is now already playable through the Steam client! If you’re interested in testing the Beta, please head over to our website and sign up to our mailing list. The widget is located in the middle of the page. We’re doing waves of sign-ups so watch your inbox.

Stay Tuned For More

We’ll be posting updates to the Steam page frequently with developer updates, new builds and surprises. Please also follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Thanks for your support, ~ The Team at Salmi Games

[ 2016-10-17 18:10:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 1: 100 Days Left!

We couldnt be more excited to finally share the release date for Ellipsis. Were looking forward to be launching Ellipsis on January 25th, 2017! Thats only 100 days away from today!

Steam Wishlist

First off, would you be so kind to add Ellipsis to your Steam wishlist. Not only do you help us spread the word about Ellipsis PC release date, you also get a reminder as soon as Ellipsis is available in the Steam store. http://http://store.steampowered.com/app/514620/

Beta Plans

The first builds are up and Ellipsis is now already playable through the Steam client! If youre interested in testing the Beta, please head over to our website and sign up to our mailing list. The widget is located in the middle of the page. Were doing waves of sign-ups so watch your inbox.

Stay Tuned For More

Well be posting updates to the Steam page frequently with developer updates, new builds and surprises. Please also follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Thanks for your support, ~ The Team at Salmi Games

[ 2016-10-17 18:10:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ellipsis is an action-packed puzzle game with minimalistic, yet powerful retro styled visuals. Guide your ship through a mysterious universe. Be clever and be fast to overcome the challenges of your journey. You will face countless enemies crossing your paths and a stunning universe unfolding before you.

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We’ve crafted a beautiful universe for you to uncover and explore at your own pace. Fly through levels, dodging and evading enemies before they have a chance to react. Or explore leisurely, mastering each world and uncovering all its secrets. Either way, Ellipsis will keep you on your toes with surprises from start to finish.

• Pick up and play for all ages
• Huge universe with 8 worlds, 150+ levels
• Each level a unique experience – No filler!
• Beautiful minimalist graphics

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CREDITS

• Designed by Yacine Salmi and Stefan Hell
• Beautiful soundscape by Filippo Beck Peccoz
• Additional art: Alina Aurbach
• Special thanks to Alex Zacherl, Johannes Roth, Max Wandinger

And a big THANKS to you, the player. We've made this experience as pure as possible and we will never bug you in game with a review request. If you enjoy the game, we hope you will leave us a kind word.

Please email us with any thoughts, questions or comments.

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ELLIPSIS (noun): an intentional omission from a text without altering its original meaning.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor: Dual-Core 1.8 GHz or higherMemory: 1 GB RAM
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: Video card with 256 MB of VRAM or higher
Storage: 200 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Tested on Antergos. Arch. Debian. Fedora. Gentoo. Kubuntu. Mageia. Manjaro. Mint. Slackware. SteamOS. Ubuntu. Xubuntu

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