Missed us?

You might know us as the devs behind your favorite (surely) game, Dude, Stop. Well, guess what? We're pumped to let you know that after four years of hard work, we've just dropped our latest creation: Time to Morp! [previewyoutube=xcRi5bC5KVA;full][/previewyoutube]

Discounts!

We are not only offering a 2 week long 20% launch discount for Time to Morp, we will also be rewarding people who pick up the Time to Morp Launch Bundle with an additional 10% off. Simply head to the bundle page for this extra special promotion.

Early Access

Time to Morp is now in Early Access, and we really value gathering feedback of Interns as we keep refining the game. By focusing on what the community of dedicated Morpers wants most, we believe we can make a much better game. Our plan is to keep Time to Morp in early access for approximately 12 months. The current version includes many core features and about 40% of the story and narrative. Remember: errors in Time to Morp can happen, if you encounter any please report them here. Few things to notice before we land and you can take on a mission: [olist]

Day One Patch Notes are available here.

Controller Support - still in works, and some UIs do not support native controls. But it is fully possible to relax on a couch and play with a controller in your hands!

Map Generation - still experimental, but provides nice replayability and fresh experience. You can still play on a hand-made map if you want a stable playthrough. [/olist] https://store.steampowered.com/app/977510/Time_to_Morp/

Show must go on!

Just because we've launched Early Access doesn't mean we're kicking back! The crew got a ton more to toss into the mix to spruce up our ship called Time to Morp. The Engineer whipped up a Roadmap to clue the Interns in on what's coming down the pipeline:

Report Errors and Leave Feedback

To continue contributing to development, we encourage you to leave feedback and report any errors you encounter along the way: [olist]

To Leave Feedback - Start new discussion here or join our Discord Server and use dedicated channel!

Report Errors - Detailed information on how to report errors can be found here. [/olist]

It's finally Morpin Time!

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[ 2024-03-07 14:10:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Meet Time to Morp

Over the last 3 years weve been working on a game called Time to Morp! And today we released a so-called Prologue - Time to Morp: First Contact - that you can play for FREE RIGHT NOW! [previewyoutube=yc3vGLvPPmE;full][/previewyoutube] Time to Morp: First Contact is a sandbox colony sim designed for both single and multiplayer. Build a base, gather resources, discover new technology and learn about Morps curious little creatures that inhabit the planet. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2741290/Time_To_Morp_First_Contact/

Main features

• Multiplayer and singleplayer
• Collect cute Morps that can assist you!
• Build a base!
• Explore vast colorful worlds!
• Automate everything!

Leave Feedback

Join our Discord Server to leave feedback and to follow the development progress!

Win Time to Morp Game Key

Follow us on Instagram to participate in a giveaway (will be announced soon) for a chance to win a free copy of Time to Morp on release!
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[ 2024-01-24 15:05:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

After a year of hard work we are ready to announce our new game - Time to Morp!! Time to Morp is a colony sim game in which you take care of playful creatures - Morps. Use their skills to gather resources, build pipe networks, automate everything and explore the world to find new species and rare materials. [previewyoutube=aJ9AZWPcl6c;full][/previewyoutube] This is just a simple announcement, but be sure to wishlist us to never miss all the upcoming stuff: new morps, new biomes, gifs and pics, concept art, behind the scenes, gameplay videos and SO MUCH MORE! https://store.steampowered.com/app/977510 Discord | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Instagram

[ 2020-09-04 17:11:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello! Long time no write! Today is a special day: we have released the game on Nintendo Switch!
Its been 2 years since the release, but we finally managed to port the game to another platform! It was hard, tedious, took too much time, but most importantly - hard! But here we are, celebrating our long years of procrastination... So if you have been waiting for the right moment to get Dude, Stop, I would say that the moment has come! Grab it now on US or EU! ...if you prefer playing games on the move... ...or you want to relive those amazing angry moments for the third time... ...or youre just bored and have a console next to you.
Yeah, we know. No new content. But we assure you: we are working on something even more awesome and one day we will be brave enough to announce it. Meanwhile, if you need touch-screen support for PC or want extra bugs or bug fixes - let us now, and we will start porting the game back to Steam... CYA!

[ 2020-03-05 19:16:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dude, Stop now has 2 more languages: Russian (RU) and Ukrainian (UA)! Thats basically all for now, but before we sign off, lets say Thank you to the author of both translations:

• Max Scherbina (look on our Discord server)

Now, back to work! (Unknown work! Dont ask yet! We are easily scared!)

[ 2019-06-25 17:42:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ho-Ho-Ho, Holidays came early! 40% off, a Tiny Patch and... thats all, I dont know what else you expected.

PATCH NOTES

• Couple of ho-ho-ho greetings
• New Christmas-themed art in the menu
• Snow
• Christmas cup? Naah, no Christmas cup ;)

We will remove the decorations as well as ALL FUN AND HAPPINESS on Jan 7.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

From our small team to you - Happy Holidays or whatever you celebrate at whatever date! Have a good time, eat, sleep, hydrate. We, on the other hand, will be hard at work on... whoops, I almost said too much. On a completely unrelated note - did you know that games are the best gift? ;)
You dont need to not click it: Discord Server, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: https://www.patomkin.com/

[ 2018-12-20 18:30:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello, Chinese (zh_CN) and Portuguese (BR_PT) speakers (and the rest, of course)! Dude, Stop now officially supports both these languages and you are free to try them out right NOW! Plus, its Autumn Sale, so 40% off! Get it while its hot!

LOCALIZATION

Translations to both languages were provided to us by our amazing fans! They worked long and hard, broke the game a few times, misinterpreted our jokes, but in the end... They did it!! Now, thanks to them, you can fully enjoy the game in two new languages! Here are their names from our Discord server, so you know who to thank:

• Wheatup
• Charmander
• Kaua0f0m
• Th(not)animator
• Storm

PATCH NOTES

• Added 2 new languages: Chinese and Brazilian Portuguese.
• Added options to switch languages on the first start of the game.
• Removed Halloween Event.
• Added option to divide localization files in multiple files (for easier future patching)

CONCLUSION

Soon we are planning to release a tiny Christmas patch and after that... well, lets just say that multiple projects are in the works! That should be enough for now B)
Thanksgiving Day? Nah, more like Thanks-for-Giving-a-click Day! Discord Server, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: https://www.patomkin.com/

[ 2018-11-21 18:40:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

In Halloweens spirit the game is 40% off, plus we released a Scary Patch - it introduces new bugs! Mha-ha-ha!!

HALLOWEEN PATCH

Today we are releasing a tiny patch! It contains new voice lines, some new graphics and YOUR JOKES! From the contest!! Thats right - we finally did it! No need to thank us. The patch is going to stay live till Monday (November 5), then we gonna roll it back and prep the Christmas patch!

PATCH NOTES

• Added jokes from the Contest (with lucky fans names in the credits)
• Couple of spooky greetings
• New Halloween themed art in the menu
• Halloween cup... Wait, have we finished that? Ok, maybe no Halloween cup :)
• Sadly, no new puzzles. You can read more about it here: indieDB blog.

CONCLUSION

Grab the game while its on sale, adore flying ghosts in the menu, [strike]collect rare Halloween Cup[/strike], laugh from new voice lines, and... Ill go and chew on a pumpkin. CYA!
One of these links doesnt do what you think it does: Discord Server, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: https://www.patomkin.com/

[ 2018-10-29 18:39:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone who likes to save some money! We have good news for you - the first sale for the Dude, Stop is live! NOW!

FIRST SALE

It’s the first time we are discounting the game!! And it feels scary! I don’t know why! Don’t ask me!! It’s just scary! And don’t ask me why I’m screaming!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/574560/Dude_Stop/

LOCALIZATION (Chinese and Portuguese)

In case you missed - we have a Chinese and Portuguese translations, done by our awesome Discord community! (Thanks to wheatup, Charmander, kaua0f0m, Thanimator and Storm!). They did a tremendous job, and translated every line in the game (only the text, not the voice, though)! If you want to try it out - go here and read how you can install these languages.

MACOS and LINUX

In case you missed that as well - the game is on Mac and Linux. Go try for yourself.

FUTURE PLANS

We still have a few plans for “Dude, Stop”. We also need to implement new voice lines from the contest we did some time ago... but no dates! He-he.

CONCLUSION

That’s all! Go grab the game while it’s ON SALE, and enjoy that angry voice all over your ears! CYA LATER, DUDE-STOP-GATER! (I’m sorry) (no I’m not).
Here is our Discord link again, for some reasons (and other stuff): Discord Server, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: https://www.patomkin.com/

[ 2018-08-17 17:05:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Wow, that’s just... We weren't’ expecting this at all! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Ew5XvJ12A

WELCOME

Hello everyone who just got here from the video! We are happy to see you here, while we’re having a tiny heart attack that it actually happened... But, I guess it’s not a big deal, right? Right? Right? Right?.. Right? Ok, it is a big deal.

TL;DR

In the past week we did a couple of patches and a few announcements, so let me catch you up with what you should expect in the near feature with just a few lines:

• More puzzles are coming! FOR FREEEE!
• More LANGUAGES are coming!
• Linux and Mac are in the open beta NOW, and you can try them, too.
• We are here, or in Discord, so come on in and say hi!
• We do have a contest that you can participate in, and win a FREE COPY of the game!! Link and link. (But hurry up, not much time left!)

CONCLUSION

And now you know everything you need to!! Go on, play it, leave a comment, and please don’t break the game, OK?!
More of us: Discord Server, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: https://www.patomkin.com/

[ 2018-06-10 19:52:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

New patch for “Dude, Stop” is out!

MAC & LINUX

We were running closed beta for Linux and Mac for some time now, and since everything is working, it’s time to invite more people! The Open Beta is Live!! Look at this gif to find out how to download it and test it for yourself and don’t forget to tell us if it worked for you!
Plus, you can read a little more here: → Blog psot ←

LOCALIZATION

Some time ago we promised you localization news and here they are: Localization is now... open! What does that mean? Well, exactly that. Go into the game’s folder, look for the “Localization” folder and do whatever you want with it!! Add new languages (copy “EN” folder and rename it to something else) or change all current phrases to “I’M GROOT” or something, or... OR! Add new jokes!! Yeap, you can do even that!... Not voiced jokes, but rather those text thingies at the end of the puzzle! Add as much as you like, and share your file with us! P.S. It’s not a replacement for proper localization - we were preparing files for translators and decided to make them public.

CONCLUSION

We are still doing the do, still making some adjustment, and still looking forward to your feedback! So don’t forget to share how good your Mac build is working or what imaginary language you managed to add to the game!
Cool folks click these links even if they’ve already clicked them before: Discord Server, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: https://www.patomkin.com/

[ 2018-06-08 07:46:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello!! Thank you everyone for playing the game, and reporting problems to us! We fixed new bunch, and releasing our next MAJOR patch! Let's see what's in the menu:

PATCH NOTES

• Getting Completionist achievement should be easier - you don't need cups, that aren't visible.
• Cheaters achievement won't randomly trigger. You need to use special tactics!!
• Sounds on the car puzzle won't leak on the next puzzle
• Ending on the Pack10 won't show 2 screens at the same time
• Subtitles on/off now properly save its state upon exit
• You won't find new JigSaw pieces after collecting all 20
• And few other minor fixes.

That's all we had time to fix today... But wait!! There is more:

• Localization news are coming
• Linux build is being tested
• And... hm. How are you? :D

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[ 2018-06-03 18:27:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello!! The release was so much fun, and not stressful at all, HAHA! And now, a day later, few of you reported some problems that we already fixed! But let's do a proper patch notes, like adults do:

PATCH NOTES

• Fixed some minor gramatical errors
• Fixed kind of a big thing with the voice - it was causing a variety of problems, like "no ending found" or ... others.
• Save files are less likely to be corrupt on the ALT+F4 or unexpected exit. Now it uses futuristic system of doing backups and stuff.

If you encounter anything else - please let us know! Oh, and... Don't forget to leave a Review!! He-he! Am... Thanks! :D Discord Server, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: https://www.patomkin.com/

[ 2018-06-02 15:45:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

The game is coming out in just 2 days, so get a look at the Release Trailer featuring all the features!

DUDE, STOP is OUT

Let’s remember how the game looks and feels by watching this trailer once again! And then, when your mood is up, just go and buy/play/spread the word about “Dude, Stop”!! And don’t forget to leave your review under the game! THX! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15kI_cFzm_w Oh yeah, and in case you have no idea how to get the game, well... We would ask how did you even got here, but sure, here is a link: → Steam Store ←

WHOOP-WHOOP

We would love to hear from you how the game works, plays, what joke did you like or what joke made you sad, so please share with us your thoughts and complaints! You can do it here, there, or over there! WE ARE CLOSER than you think!! O_O Discord Server, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: https://www.patomkin.com/

[ 2018-06-01 15:05:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

The game is coming out in just 2 days, so get a look at the Release Trailer featuring all the features!

RELEASE TRAILER

Before you see the trailer, let us tell you a story about how we got the idea for the game, or how many times we thought about ... Nah, I’m kidding! Let’s just dive in!! → Trailer ←

PRICE

The price for the Dude, Stop will be 12.99€ or 14.99$ with a 10% launch discount for the first week. And before you take out your pitchforks, just remember that we have 2 contests running, where you can get a FREE COPY of the game! But in all seriousness, we tried to make the price as low as we could allow it. And before you say “but your game has pixels instead of real art”, just remember that the game is about Voice interactions, and making that Voice angry. Where else can you find something like that?! Exactly! Read the full statement here: Latest blog post

CONCLUSION

Tradings cards are finished, achievements are implemented, the game is play-tested daily, Steam approved our game, and even the Release Trailer is out!!... What’s the next logical step?! That’s right - release the game in 2 days, on June 1st! We hope to see you all there! And bring friends, yeah!!
99% can’t even click these links. Can you?! Are you special?! PROVE US: Discord Server, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: https://www.patomkin.com/

[ 2018-05-30 13:37:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Let’s talk about the Contest, Localizations, and... another Contest?

CONTEST #1 and #2

For the last couple of days we’ve been trying to run two contests on our Discord server, where we already gave away a couple of FREE COPIES of the game on Steam. And it’s going kinda well! So let’s extend it to this cozy place as well! How do you participate? Well, you need to take a picture of something that suits the “Dude, Stop” spirit, or you need to come up with a joke! That easy!... But full rules are a little bit longer, so go read them in Contest #1 or Contest #2 discussions or in our latest Blog post here..
For more motivation, you can scroll through the submissions so far on this special website: www.duckabase.com And don’t ask why it’s called like that. Just don’t.

LOCALIZATION

Now onto the Bad news!! On the day of the release, June 1st, “Dude, Stop” will have only 1 language: English voice over and English subtitles/UI. We sincerely apologize to everyone who was waiting for this feature, and for false promises from our side. We hope to make it up to you shortly after the release. The reason is that we cramped too much text and voice into the game and in the end we had no time to translate it before the release. But worry not! Localization IS available in our game, with all the “change language” options and fully working implementation. We just need to get ourselves a proper translator and some time. So expect more news about it after the release! Please read this and other news here (and 4 new screenshots, as always!!) --> More information <--

STEAM NEWS

We have submitted the game to Steam for a review. We already have achievements, and currently working on Trading cards and badges. Oh, and the Release trailer is also coming along nicely!

CONCLUSION

Once again, sorry for promising too much. But localization will return a little bit later, since all the support for it is already built in and tested. And we still hope to see you on the day of the release for moral support, at least, so don’t go away! Trailer soon, contest in progress, and we’re in Discord! That’s all.
One of the conditions* to win a FREE COPY of the game, is to follow all this links: Discord Server, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: https://www.patomkin.com/ * not really, but it made you click, didn’t it!?!

[ 2018-05-26 15:34:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Guess what we are about to announce... ;)

RELEASE TEASER

Well, if you want to know the date, you’ll have to work for it!!... Click this link, and watch the YouTube video there. Then come back and tell us how excited you are! --> Release Date Announcement Teaser <-- Oh, and don’t forget to read the stuff below the video as well. We were writing it for you, you know. Because we care... Ugh! Fine! Let’s briefly talk about it again, to be sure you know everything you need:

RELEASE DATE

“Dude, Stop” is officially coming out on June 1st, 2018! The main platform is going to be PC, the price is still being decided on, and yes the game is going to have Steam Achievements, Cards, Badges and the rest!

CONTEST

We have an idea to run a contest! The prize could be your name in the credits, or a free copy of the game! Yeah! FREE!... Right now we are in the stages of preparing the art and rules, so please come back when contest is officially on. We will announce it here, on our Discord Server and on every other soc. media you are following us! (links below)

CONCLUSION

The Release Date is in 2 weeks, the Release Trailer is in the works, some Contests are coming your way, more blog posts and one Surprise Video! We, on our side, are both scared and excited, so please be gentle with us! We still have lots of work and testing to do while getting ready for the release!
When you’ll miss a contest we had, please blame yourself for not clicking these links earlier: Discord Server, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: http://patomkin.com/

[ 2018-05-19 12:59:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Not gonna tell you right now, but the announcement is coming! Plus, the Release Trailer is in the works.

RELEASE DATE

We are planning on announcing it really soon, paired with the Release trailer! And... that’s it! NEXT TOPIC!

RELEASE TRAILER

Right now we are working on the Release Trailer: we already recorded the gameplay, recorded Voice Over, and even the Composer sprinkled a bit of his magic! And now we just need to finish it... But! BUTT! The initial feedback is positive and that’s a good thing. That means that the trailer will be ready soon. Get hyped!! (That’s how you hype people, right? By just telling them? Ok, gotcha.)

DISCORD

Just in case someone missed: we have a Discord Server!
Apparently it’s fun talking with you (who knew), so be sure to visit us there and ask/stalk/annoy(don’t)/follow us!

BLOG POST

If you click here, you gonna find 4 NEW SCREENSHOTS: -> Blog post <-

CONCLUSION

Release date is coming pretty soon! Release trailer is coming pretty soon! The game is coming pretty soon! Ya’ll gonna be happy pretty soon! And pretty soon we gonna post another blog post! ‘Till soon, you pretty you!
One of these links has a surprise* for you: Discord Server, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: http://patomkin.com/ *our appreciation.

[ 2018-05-14 13:24:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

We have a discord server!! https://discord.gg/SdWBfVS

[ 2018-05-01 12:17:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

The game is ready!... Or is it? Let’s find out together!

GAME IS READY *question mark*

As you know (or don’t) the biggest task left to do was the Audio! All the sounds, music, voice effects... it affects mood and atmosphere and is basically the most important thing in the game. And it’s kind of ready! And by “kind of” I mean that it’s totally playable! Stuff is missing here and there, and some places require a couple fixes, but we should be able to mend it all before the release...

THE RELEASE DATE *dot dot dot*

If the game is playable, and the Audio is ready, then what now?! Should we announce the release date?! We totally should! But we won’t. ...okay, okay, now calmly move the mouse away from the dislike button - there are couple reasons for us not announcing the date: we still need the final trailer, a couple more playtests and do the other... stuff. So no release date for now. Sorry :( Just to be clear: the game won’t be out next week. Or the week after that... Basically, we need more time to prepare. But when the time comes, you’ll be the first to know.

BLOG POST

Yeah, we have yet another blog post on IndieDB, that you MUST check here: -> Blog post <- And by “MUST” I mean “if you don’t wanna see me in your nightmares, and believe me, you most certainly don’t, not after those beans”. No, seriously, click it. I’m not joking. There are even new screenshots!! Here’s the link again: -> Blog post again <-

RANDOM FACT #3

Ducks are real.

CONCLUSION

Even if “The Game is Ready”, we still have some stuff to do! And it will take some time! But we are close! Closer than ever! We just need to finish with some legal stuff, illegal stuff, trailer stuff, localization stuff, and the other stuff. So please be excited, but not like crazy excited, ok? Love ya, cheers.
Clicky time! Click here, click there, clicky-clicky everywhere: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: http://patomkin.com/

[ 2018-04-29 13:43:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello, fellow humans and everybody else who reads this blog! Let’s see what we’ve been up to recently:

A NEW WEBSITE

While our composer is doing his stuff, we spent a few days making a landing page for the game! It probably doesn’t work! You may be lucky and it will work a bit, but it’s still buggy as hell. Feel free to express your emotions towards this piece of... art... in the comments! I’m gonna collect them and bind them and read them as bedtime horror stories to the programmer. Don’t be gentle. http://dudestop-game.com/

MUSIC AND SOUNDS

The Composer has sent us a build with new sounds and music, and oh! OH! It’s so nice! It’s like we have all these screams, and intense music, and, like, sounds... and stuff! And all of it works!... Well, except for the last pack and another list of bugs we found, but still - we have music! And sounds! And the voice sounds even angrier now!

MY DINNER TODAY

Beans.

CONCLUSION

Still alive, still working, doing music, sounds and bug fixes. Also we have a new website for some reason, and are planning on a trailer. Or... do we need one? We already have, like, 4 videos or something. Do they count as a trailer? Hm... Anyway! Thank you for waiting, and thank you for commenting, posting, asking, messaging us and remembering that we still exist! Cya next time!
If you click these, you will feel happy for 34 minutes:: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: http://patomkin.com/

[ 2018-04-03 17:54:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello, fellow humans and everybody else who reads this blog! Lets see what weve been up to recently:

A NEW WEBSITE

While our composer is doing his stuff, we spent a few days making a landing page for the game! It probably doesnt work! You may be lucky and it will work a bit, but its still buggy as hell. Feel free to express your emotions towards this piece of... art... in the comments! Im gonna collect them and bind them and read them as bedtime horror stories to the programmer. Dont be gentle. http://dudestop-game.com/

MUSIC AND SOUNDS

The Composer has sent us a build with new sounds and music, and oh! OH! Its so nice! Its like we have all these screams, and intense music, and, like, sounds... and stuff! And all of it works!... Well, except for the last pack and another list of bugs we found, but still - we have music! And sounds! And the voice sounds even angrier now!

MY DINNER TODAY

Beans.

CONCLUSION

Still alive, still working, doing music, sounds and bug fixes. Also we have a new website for some reason, and are planning on a trailer. Or... do we need one? We already have, like, 4 videos or something. Do they count as a trailer? Hm... Anyway! Thank you for waiting, and thank you for commenting, posting, asking, messaging us and remembering that we still exist! Cya next time!
If you click these, you will feel happy for 34 minutes:: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: http://patomkin.com/

[ 2018-04-03 17:54:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

We did the unspeakable - we finished voicing the game!!

THE VOICE IS OVER

Yes, it finally happened! After couple of weeks of recording sessions with our angry screaming voice actor, we placed a stamp of approval on the audio files we received, and we even did a little bit more - we invited two more VAs! That makes it THREE Voice Actors in the game!!... Two of them have really episodical roles, but still - it’s a thing to brag about. So be excited! (That’s an order.) Oh yeah, almost forgot - after we recorded everything, we also implemented everything. So it's not only gameplay, it's also the narrator speaking, the whole package, the glorious goodness. AS IF IT WAS AN ALMOST COMPLETE GAME NOW! Whoo-hoo!! Let's celebrate with one more year of development. (jk)

THE BLOG

As usually, we wrote a small blog post with funny text: -> Read here <- It’s basically the same news, but the words are different. Yeah... Ok, I don’t know what else to add here. Hm. NEXT TOPIC!

THE REST

...did we mention that we are still waiting for the sounds and music? Oh yeah, we still are. That’s the one and only thing we are waiting for. We are also researching localizations (since the text is over-voiced and there is no turning back now), and calculating how many dictionaries we need to read before we can do it ourselves... Or maybe we’ll find someone. Maybe. Meanwhile, we decided to do a proper landing page for the game. It’s gonna have cool art, some Dude-Stop-ish buttons, and should be a cool website to NEVER share with your friends. #ReversePsychology

CONCLUSION

And that’s all for today. We can go on and on about our plans, and dreams, and hopes, and how I failed to kiss a girl in seventh grade and six people got in ER because of that… but knowing you, you are probably more interested in the links to our social media, am I right? So click below and don’t forget to come back next time!
Do the CLICK: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and: http://patomkin.com/

[ 2018-01-30 11:16:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Guess what?! Third Teaser for the “Dude, Stop” is out! -> WATCH IT HERE <-

HAPPY AFTER-HOLIDAYS!!

We hope you had a great time and now, when we are all back to our busy days, we prepared you yet another GIFT to sweeten your burden: The Third Teaser!! It’s a love story about a boy and his do-- oh, who we are kidding!! The angry voice is back with screams and cries because of the bad player! BOOM! There’s a plot twist for ya! ...hope you weren’t expecting anything else. YouTube link.

AND THAT’S, UHHH, ALL

Regarding progress: despite the holidays, we did a lot of work, but that’s a story for our next progress report. So... cya at the end of the month!
You know the drill: Facebook, Twitter and: http://patomkin.com/

[ 2018-01-13 14:30:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Watch second Teaser/Holidays video here: -> WATCH IT HERE <-

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

“Dude, Stop” team wishes you Happy Holidays!! Have a nice time, a great meal, and... get mismatched socks as a present!! AHHAHHAHA!.. Geez, the game is in our blood now - we no longer have any idea how to wish you something nice... But hey, we made a video for you!! Click the link and watch it! Soak in that holiday spirit!

SEE YOU SOON

We’ve had a ton of progress in the last month: the voice over is almost finished, the audio is mostly tested, and... and other stuff - now’s not the time for our usual updates. See y’all in 2018 with more news and blog posts and gifs and bad jokes!!... (and the game release, of course, ho-ho-ho).
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[ 2017-12-22 14:23:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Woohoo, first Teaser for “Dude, Stop” is out! -> WATCH IT HERE <-

THE VOICE IS BACK

As you can see (hear?), we brought back the same guy that was in the trailer! And he is as angry and as funny as before!! Right now we are in the middle of recording the script and it goes amazingly fast. We have already did a few sessions and there’s only a couple more until the end. Then on to implementing all of it into the game.

EARLY 2018

Yep, the teaser actually has “Early 2018” in the end, and somewhere within that range is a date we are aiming at. Voice implementation is the second-to-last step right now and it is going ahead really good. So... if nothing changes and a freaking meteorite does not land into our servers, we should not miss the date this time :D

IS IT A GAMEPLAY VIDEO?

In case someone gets scared that the teaser doesn’t look like a game - you are right, it does not. It’s not a gameplay video. “Dude, Stop” has the same visuals, art, mood and voice, but with actual puzzles and stuff to click. This video is just to showcase the voice in a funny, Dude-Stop-ish way :)

CONCLUSION

We are going back to recording the rest of the script! Cya at the end of the year with another more detailed “Current Progress” blog! Oh, and if we don’t see you - have a happy holiday and stay safe!
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[ 2017-12-12 14:02:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

We signed a contract with the voice actor!! Yeap, that’s right, we now officially have an actual voice actor with an actual voice, who actually placed his signature (and blood) (jk, no blood) on a piece of paper and now we own him!!... Well, at least for this project.

VOICE REVEAL

Remember the trailer? Well, the game’s going to sound exactly like that, since it’s the same guy! He was passionately waiting for this moment and now the time has come! And, which is way cooler, we are going to start recording ON MONDAY! This Monday!... How fast is that?! (shush about the two years of waiting!)

TEASER IS COMING

We don’t want to be the only ones who’s enjoying all the glory and anger of the voice in the game, so we decided to make a small teaser for you all!... It’s coming a little bit later, since we need to come up with jokes, edit the video, and collect all the bravery we have to publish it.

MORE IS COMING...

That’s all for now!... Not much news, we know, but don’t be disappointed yet - we are going to do another post soon enough, with a teaser, more gifs and more news about the progress. THEN you can be disappointed. Psych! It’s gonna be awesome!!!!!
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[ 2017-12-02 14:16:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

We played the game! (that’s the theme of this blog post) Hello! We are back, as usual, with another monthly report. This time there aren’t a lot of news and things to announce, but we need to keep the tradition, so let’s talk about the most exciting one for now:

WE DID PLAYTHROUGHS

We invited few testers and set them down to play “Dude, Stop” from start to finish while we watched! And it was... fun! First of all - they all finished the game! Nothing crashed, there were no game-breaking bugs, all puzzles were clear to understand and solvable, and we even heard some laughs and giggles! One comment was even “I want to play it again”! Can you imagine this?! “Again!” This is just... oh. So cool!

WE GATHERED FEEDBACK

6 PAGES OF IT, to be exact! It was great overall, but still not all positive and shiny - there were many bugs and problems! Mostly in the same vein, like, “move that” and “change color here”, which isn’t hard to fix, but still quite time-consuming. But hey, last time it was 10 pages of game breaking bugs, so I’ll call it a success after all!

WE WROTE A BLOG POST

This, and more in our latest blog post! Please, click the link below to read it and peek at NEW GIFS AND SCREENSHOTS! We will appreciate it! Link: http://patomkin.com/s/we-played

CONCLUSION

Still, we need to inform you that testing was done without the new voice. We do have subtitles and we did test all the lines, and now we have 50+ places in the script that sound weird, so we need to fix those before we move on to the last major development step. But that’s gonna be our next post! See ya then!
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[ 2017-10-28 15:19:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

We have 100 puzzles ready! Yes! It’s so cool! You can start the game and play any puzzle you want. First puzzle, for example. Or second. Maybe third, if you feel like it. Ooh, you’ll like the fourth! And the fifth!.. OK-ok, let’s calm down and start from the top. *breath in, breath out* Welcome, reader of Current Progress! Today’s monthly progress report will be more about numbers, since most of the stuff is finally coded in and won’t change much (only improves). So let’s get to numbers.

WHAT WE HAVE:

• 13 packs
• 100 puzzles
• 65 trophies
• 900+ voiced events
• 1500+ subtitle lines
• 450+ unique text endings for puzzles
• 400+ sound effects
• And 3 new gifs to share!

You can find a more detailed explanation regarding those numbers in our latest blog post: http://patomkin.com/s/100-puzzles Also, 2 more gifs and 4 screenshots!

WHAT'S LEFT:

Voiceover is still a big task for us, but at least now the script is ready and there is technology to implement it easily. Other, smaller, tasks are: sounds, music, Steam achievements and couple improvements here and there... But the most time-consuming task for us will be to playtest the game. After all, we want the game get mad at you for breaking stuff and not other way around! And that’s why game won’t come out in the next month. And not even in the month after that. We hope you’ll still be with us then! :)
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[ 2017-10-01 03:52:34 CET ] [ Original post ]