Hegis' Grasp: Evil Resurrected no longer has a price tag and can now be picked up by anyone with a Steam account. All DLC for the game, both The Written Story and Boss Rush Mode, are both free as well! Unfortunately, this change is due to the closing of Odd Branch Studio. Full Announcement Here

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After long consideration and discussion, we have decided to lower the price for Hegis Grasp: Evil Resurrected. We are dropping the price from the original $5.99 to its new, permanently lower price of $2.99 on Steam! Check out the full announcement in this Blog Post.

In light of the holiday season, we have decided to add a few festive aspects to the survival horror game Hegis Grasp: Evil Resurrected! Not only will they be found in the survival mode of the game, but in the boss rush and story mode as well. Just like we set up to celebrate the Halloween season, we are celebrating the Christmas season! The best part of this set up is that this wont be a one time set up, In fact, we have set it up that every year on the first of October and the first of December, the perspective festive build will be updated for players to enjoy every year! Whether you are playing through Hegis Grasp: Evil Resurrected for the first time or the tenth, you can expect these updates to be consistent each October and December of every year moving forward.

After a long road and constant work, we here at Odd Branch are proud to say that we have fully completed the Hegis' Grasp: Evil Resurrected horror game on Steam! The final patch has been uploaded and all of your versions should be updated to the final version of the game. Here's all that the final version will entail: - New clarifying voice lines from Henry on parts many considered confusing - A reoccurring Halloween and Christmas theme that will update into the game during the holiday seasons - Minor Bug Fixes Now the main question is: can you expect anything new to come from Odd Branch for Hegis' Grasp? The answer is "Yes!" To read the full Blog, Click Here - https://www.oddbranch.com/hegis-grasp-evil-resurrected-final-patch-and-update/

Even after patching the game up quite a bit a couple weeks ago, we have found some new issues to tackle. Along with this we created a new trailer and launched a new Boss Rush mode DLC! The DLC also includes a unique, powerful melee weapon that players will be able to use during any mode in the game once they have unlocked it. While we did fix a few things, you will notice that we also added a Halloween theme to help players celebrate the holiday while they make their way through the cursed lands in, and around, Hegis. Even if you have already completed the game, this new theme will give some spooky additions and slightly comical outfits to some well-known characters and moments. The patch itself fixed the following: - Door Kicking Open Glitch; the unnatural interaction between AI and doors - The End Credits Glitch; the inability to close the credits once they have opened and the game freezing moment once the game ends and the credits roll - Graphical Improvements regarding the Water and Fog Read the full Devlog on the Odd Branch website

We noticed a few aspects of Hegis' Grasp: Evil Resurrected started to act up after we updated the game with the finished game patch. We are happy to announce that not only did we fix the multiple bugs, but we also improved a few aspects of concern as well. The improvement patch includes: - AI and creature bug fixes - Deer animation improved greatly - Spider enemy size increased - Butterfly size decreased - Missing voice lines added - Minor typo fixes This patch should bring Hegis' Grasp: Evil Resurrected to the best version yet and we hope there aren't many more bugs or issues for the remaining players. Moving forward, we have a few plans above just fixing the game as you all find more bugs. The first thing we will be releasing is a new DLC! See the full article to read more: https://www.oddbranch.com/hegis-grasp-evil-resurrected-patch-and-plans/

After originally launching our survival horror game on Steam back in October of 2017, many changes and updates have been going in to make sure the best experience we have to offer is what players will get. As promised in the July Devlog update, we took a two month pause from consistent announcements and updates to finish the game, which includes a lot of bug patching, full story mode completed, both endings, updated cutscenes, and so much more. Officially titled Hegis’ Grasp: Evil Resurrected, the best version and full experience we have to offer with our very first horror title is now available on Steam! For all those who already own the game, you will find that you are due for an update. We were hoping to also have a brand new trailer up before the update, but this has proven to falter as we have ran into a few issues. There is going to be another announcement in October that will detail our plans with mobile, Boss Rush mode, and the new trailer.

Click the link below to see what’s new in this huge update:

As many of you are looking forward to the next update for Hegis’ Grasp with the full game set to release, which I’ll include a brief update below, we wanted to show you the brand new look for the game! This brand new banner shows the added subtitle

“Evil Resurrected”

As for that promised brief update on what to expect on September 27th, we have been focusing mainly on the following:

• Completing Chapter 6
• Animations
• Controls
• Replacing All Placeholders and improving previous chapters
• Improving and Adding Voice Acting
• Notes will be Collectible
• Survival Mode improvements
• Survival Mode Surprise and much more

Something new is coming, stay tuned for more info! [strike]*cough* mobile version *cough*[/strike]

After our last update, we started getting comments and complaints from our Linux players that the game wouldn't start up. It didn't take long after looking into the issue to find the critical error causing this problem. This problem has now been fixed and updated so that all our players can enjoy Hegis' Grasp as it currently is. If you are still having issues with the game for any reason, be sure to let us know in the comments! Remember, we will have a massive finalization update coming in September along with a new trailer and Devlog to celebrate and inform our fans as this game reaches its most important milestone!

For July's update we are proud to announce the addition of Chapter 5 and a massive amount of bugs squashed! Unfortunately, your saves will once again be deleted however. Over the next two months we will be focused on finalizing Hegis' Grasp. That means no Devlog or update in August, the full Six chapter-Two ending game completed, and the complete experience that Hegis' Grasp truly brings. We will also be redoing the entire save system, which means one final save reset for the price of a sturdy, bug free save system to go with our almost bug free game! Now let’s get into the main updates for July: - Chapter 5 added - Loading should be faster - Massive Amounts of Bugs squashed - Voice Acting was redone - Lines added for various sections, including cutscenes - Cutscenes improved and new ones added If you would like to see the full Devlog on this update, click this link: https://www.oddbranch.com/2018/07/25/hegis-grasp-july-update-and-future-plans/

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to the update to the save system, your current save files will be cleared upon the new versions initial load up. Any new save will be safe, but unfortunately we have to wipe the old save files. In our last Devlog we mentioned that we hired a new developer in order to get the progress for Hegis’ Grasp flowing at a quicker pace. Our goal is to give our players a completed game with few to no bugs and an enjoyable gameplay experience. While we believe that there will need to be some major changes to the save system and overall combat, we have started with a focus on the aspects of bug patching and necessary updates. To see the full list of updates to the game, visit our latest Devlog here: https://www.oddbranch.com/2018/06/20/hegis-grasp-update-fixing-and-improving/ We are still continuing the progress on the game and hope to improve it much further than we have so far. In just a short amount of time our new developer has knocked out a lot with a plan to have so much more updated by our next Hegis’ Grasp Devlog.

We have finally added Chapter 4 to Hegis' Grasp and have some other news for the survival horror games future! Check out our Devlog and make sure to subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated! https://www.oddbranch.com/2018/05/15/hegis-grasp-update-chapter-4-and-new-developer/

The anticipated Chapter IV Update is finally out for windows, MacOS and Linux will follow shortly!

NEW FEATURES:

• CHAPTER IV: 'Dark Times in Hegis' You finally reach the core of Hegis. Explore the village and find what happened to Jacob and Ltd Miller.
• Damage Indicator: Observe your dealt damage in real time!

Fixes and Improvements:

• Greatly improved precision of melee weapons
• Fixed inventory items not working after loading a CP
• Fixed first person mode not working after loading a CP
• Settings will now be saved consistently
• Improved examining in the first person mode
• Improved darkness at nighttime
• Reduced hit speed of melee weapons
• Pickup hint is now visible in survival mode
• Money bags are no longer saved

Hegis' Grasp has an all new low price of only $5.99! This isn't a sale, this is our new stationary price! Enjoy horror Fans! Have you unlocked the machine gun yet? Let us know in the comments down below!

You've probably noticed that there weren't any updates for a while. That was due to the fact that the previous publisher (Global Hive) had to abandon the game in favor of their future plans. There was also an overhaul on the developer's side in which Salty Goal Productions was disbanded and acquired by our newly formed start-up which is Odd Branch Publishing.
Anyways, here's a giant patch which takes care of most of the issues you guys have reported. Expect the chapter 4 update soon! Visit our new website to learn more!

New features:

• Minimap was added to the Journal menu (press Tab or "m" to view)
• Ability to delete saved checkpoints in the main menu
• Enemies should now be saved correctly
• Replaced the old objectives by a new immersive story telling system
• Crows can be shot dead now

Tweaks:

• First person has less head bobbing and a more accurate speed
• Tincture potions now restore more health
• Small: before: 15%, now 25%
• Large: before 40%, now 60%
• Revised notes
• Increased damage and accuracy of the rifle
• Improved slow mo blur
• Pause menu is much more fluent and efficient now
• Story mode now loads in the background while the cinematic intro is playing
• Experience the bear trap falling animation in first person
• Renamed farm fork to pitchfork
• Increased FOV in first person to 70 degrees
• Attacking allies and cutthroat will result in an instant game over
• Reduced splash screen time

Fixed issues:

• Fixed an issue that prevented OBS from capturing the game correctly
• Bullets in chest aren't counted to the total ammo count anymore
• Bullet count is now correctly saved synced between third and first person
• Fixed a few audio related issues
• Fixed chapter 3 boss freezing
• Fixed sun light visibility through walls
• Fragments from destroyed boxes are less in the way now
• Fixed some UI elements clipping outside of the screen boundaries
• Fixed cursor getting out of screen in multi monitor setups or when running
• the game in windowed mode
• Fixed an issue where you got stuck when walking in the windmill
• Improved pitch fork animation in third person mode
• You can no longer reach the cloud layer
• Fixed standing up animation glitch in third person when loading checkpoint

You've probably noticed that there weren't any updates for a while. That was due to the fact that the previous publisher (Global Hive) had to abandon the game in favor of their future plans. There was also an overhaul on the developer's side in which Salty Goal Productions was disbanded and acquired by our newly formed start-up which is Odd Branch Publishing.
Anyways, here's a giant patch which takes care of most of the issues you guys have reported. Expect the chapter 4 update soon! Visit our new website to learn more!

New features:

• Minimap was added to the Journal menu (press Tab or "m" to view)
• Ability to delete saved checkpoints in the main menu
• Enemies should now be saved correctly
• Replaced the old objectives by a new immersive story telling system
• Crows can be shot dead now

Tweaks:

• First person has less head bobbing and a more accurate speed
• Tincture potions now restore more health
• Small: before: 15%, now 25%
• Large: before 40%, now 60%
• Revised notes
• Increased damage and accuracy of the rifle
• Improved slow mo blur
• Pause menu is much more fluent and efficient now
• Story mode now loads in the background while the cinematic intro is playing
• Experience the bear trap falling animation in first person
• Renamed farm fork to pitchfork
• Increased FOV in first person to 70 degrees
• Attacking allies and cutthroat will result in an instant game over
• Reduced splash screen time

Fixed issues:

• Fixed an issue that prevented OBS from capturing the game correctly
• Bullets in chest aren't counted to the total ammo count anymore
• Bullet count is now correctly saved synced between third and first person
• Fixed a few audio related issues
• Fixed chapter 3 boss freezing
• Fixed sun light visibility through walls
• Fragments from destroyed boxes are less in the way now
• Fixed some UI elements clipping outside of the screen boundaries
• Fixed cursor getting out of screen in multi monitor setups or when running
• the game in windowed mode
• Fixed an issue where you got stuck when walking in the windmill
• Improved pitch fork animation in third person mode
• You can no longer reach the cloud layer
• Fixed standing up animation glitch in third person when loading checkpoint

Changelog:

• A brand new exclusive weapon available at the cutthroat store
  "Little Friend"

  Wooden crates are now destructible and can be looted for ammunition, potions, coins and repair tools (Survival Mode included)

  A bunch of new achievements have been added - There are now a total of 30 achievements for you to unlock!

  Achievements will now be unlocked and shown dynamically while playing

  Temporarily removed Vsync to fix an issue that sometimes limited the game to 30 fps.

  Smoother scene transitions

  Improved blood visuals

  Smoother cutscene transitions and skipping

  Fixed a flaw that caused enemies to walk in motion upon reaching a waypoint

  Improved gun sound effects

  Improved door sound effects and opening animations --> enemies now kick open doors

  Improved introduction cutscene

  Many other tweaks and improvements

Changelog:

• A brand new exclusive weapon available at the cutthroat store
  "Little Friend"

  Wooden crates are now destructible and can be looted for ammunition, potions, coins and repair tools (Survival Mode included)

  A bunch of new achievements have been added - There are now a total of 30 achievements for you to unlock!

  Achievements will now be unlocked and shown dynamically while playing

  Temporarily removed Vsync to fix an issue that sometimes limited the game to 30 fps.

  Smoother scene transitions

  Improved blood visuals

  Smoother cutscene transitions and skipping

  Fixed a flaw that caused enemies to walk in motion upon reaching a waypoint

  Improved gun sound effects

  Improved door sound effects and opening animations --> enemies now kick open doors

  Improved introduction cutscene

  Many other tweaks and improvements

Enjoy your Holidays by listening to the Main Soundtrack of Hegis' Grasp. https://youtu.be/wbnf9f0ITHI

Enjoy your Holidays by listening to the Main Soundtrack of Hegis' Grasp. https://youtu.be/wbnf9f0ITHI

Changes:

• Survival Mode

  
  Added a whole new experience to the game. Survive waves upon waves of enraged enemies and earn huge amount of Zruk coins to be able to afford items from the Cutthroat shop. Includes 3 maps, each one with different settings, difficulties and enemy/weapon types: - Hometown - Dark 'n' Dead - Undead Sanctum
  

• Added a whole new Henry Monologue Intro at the start of the campaign.

  
  
• As wished by many, the option to inverse mouse-look controls has been added to the options menu.
• Optimized camera angles in the introduction cutscene
• Completely new enemy type:

  Growther Wolf

  
  
• New improved path-finding for enemies (They no longer get stuck on objects)
• Vsync support: On by default (low, medium : every v blank, high, ulta: every second v blank)
• Major improvements to the third and first person animations Other tweaks:
• Bushes are no longer solid.
• Reduced Growther health, but now they walk faster
• Improved denser looking fog
• Adjusted menu designs
• Fixed mouse sensitivity saving
• Renamed "9mm Ammunition" to "Handgun Ammunition"
• You can no longer spam-use health stations, they run out after 2x usage
• Optimized Splash Screen
• Other minor bug fixes

Hegis' Grasp and the "Written Story" DLC are on sale UP TO 60% for a short amount of time!

New mode coming soon for Hegis' Grasp! Think you can handle Survival Mode? Read the full article!

A quick bug fix patch is rolling out now! Changelog:

• Improved the third person running animation
• Fixed a bug that broke the final chapter 3 boss, if the player died after killing the boss and reloading a checkpoint.
• "Revolver Ammunition" was renamed to "9mm Ammunition"
• Other minor tweaks and improvements

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Changelog:

• Improved sky quality: added Clouds and Stars* (night time only)
• The day and night transition is now more gradual
• Improved gameplay elements in the campaign
• Fixed game-breaking bugs at the chapter 3 final boss (Watch out for the loot chest that spawns after killing the boss!)
• Fixed other issues that may've occurred when saving and loading checkpoints
• Fixed the broken stairs which hindered the entrance to the chapter 2 church
• Subtle improvements in cutscenes
• Increased mouse sensitivity
• Slightly different camera angle in the third person view

A thrilling wave-based survival mode with three different environment arenas, each with different gameplay aspects, enemies and strategies. Get Zruk coins in return!

Adding a night sky and improving day time sky and fog in the upcoming patch

Thanks for all the feedback, issue reports and suggestions everyone! Here's the first public patch that should fix all of the major issues the game had. The next update is going to be big! Feel free to suggest features or report any other issues you notice Changelog:

• Fixed a key in Chapter 3 which wasn't interactable sometimes
• Fixed a bug that prevented the player from equipping certain melee weapons after loading an old checkpoint.
• Your ammunition will now be saved correctly
• The pop-up you get when picking up an item is now much smaller
• Opening the E-Book DLC from the main menu no longer freezes the game
• The game now gives you a few hints upon the beginning of the story mode.
• Improved hit detection for some enemies
• Fixed player standing up in a weird way after dying and loading a checkpoint
• Improved damage, speed and distance of a few weapons, mainly melee
• The "Growther" enemy now needs more time to revive
• Wolves now have slightly glowing eyes in the dark
• Minor adjustments to the environment
• Fixed an issue that caused the screen to go gray sometimes when low on health
• Minor adjustments to the user interface
• Fixed issues that caused the final boss not to behave correctly

Greetings, Just wanted to let you know that after lots of play testing and quality control by Valve (yes, Steam actually has quality control now!) we now officially have the permission to release Hegis' Grasp! Therefore we have set the public release date to be....wait for it.... Friday the 13th 2017! Alongside the game, we're also releasing The Written Story DLC, which contains a professionally written Novelette of the game's entire story in the form of an E-Book + an additional ending, which isn't in the game.
Shall see you all in Hegis!

Hello everyone, I'm the lead developer of Hegis' Grasp and my goal with this announcement is to give you an overview of what will await you in the upcoming and first public release build of this game. First of all, Hegis' Grasp is going to be released in an early access state upon launch. That's due to the fact that the last 3 chapters are still in development. Meanwhile we're releasing the following chapters for you in the first version of the game:

• Chapter 1: Chilling Past
• Chapter 2: The Face of Death
• Chapter 3: The Ruined Truth

STORY:

GAMEPLAY:

TOP FEATURES:

• Point of View Freedom; Ability to change between the third and the first person perspectives
  
• A Written Story; A readable version of the entire story as a standalone E-Book
  
• Cinematic, animated and voice-acted cutscenes
  
• Breath-taking campaign with various scenarios and diverse settings
  
• Multiple Game Modes; Campaign, Survival, Boss Rush
  
• Beautiful graphics and a huge Map to explore; Including dynamic Day and Night Cycle and Weather System!

Additional Features:

• Unique characters with thrilling backstories
  
• Full Glossary; Information on all Items, Weapons, Enemies, and Bosses
  
• Multiple Endings; Two within the game and the "Real" ending in the written story
  
• Epic and (very) challenging enemies
  
• Pugnacious Boss fights
  
• A variety of different weapons including various historically accurate guns and melee weapons

• OS: Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit
• Processor: Intel i5 Dual-Core CPU 2 GHzMemory: 4 GB RAM
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000
• Storage: 3 GB available space

• OS: Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit
• Processor: Intel i7 Quad-Core CPU 2.6 GHz or equivalent AMD CPUMemory: 8 GB RAM
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1050
• Storage: 5 GB available space