Come one, come all and feast your eyes upon the discounts on display!

All of our great games are now available with the deepest discounts ever seen! Would be a shame to miss this opportunity, huh? You can also use this chance to play the demos and see for yourself which game is the perfect match for you! Head over to our sale page to see them all:

• BUTCHER -85%
• The Gap -50%
• Once Upon a Jester -60%
• Bonkies -90%
• Lichtspeer -85%
• MouseCraft -80%

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[ 2024-10-28 23:24:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

The event of the Holiday Season that requires no introduction:

Steam Winter Sale is here!

If you're looking for new games to check out, take a look at our roster:

• Solve the mystery of a neuroscientist's memory falling apart in The Gap at -25% off!
• Tease your brain and solve some puzzles with MouseCraft! at -90% off!
• Paint the walls red with pixelated blood in BUTCHER at -60% off!
• Tickle your funny bone with Once Upon a Jester at -50% off!
• Shoot spears made of pure light at weird creatures in Lichtspeer at -80% off!

See? There's something for everyone, so be sure to drop by our publisher's page!

Happy Holidays!

[ 2023-12-22 19:02:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Gap, our psychological thriller launching next week (October 19th), is a part of Steam Next Fest - a week-long celebration featuring hundreds of FREE playable demos as well as developer livestreams and chats.
Because of our participation in the demo festival, we're performing a live stream from the game, and the demo of The Gap is now available on Steam. Come and watch us play the game and check out the demo for yourself or wishlist the game to play the full version of the game next week! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1458300/The_Gap/

[ 2023-10-09 20:35:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's that time of the year again, where Lord Gaben (long may He reign) blesses us with discounts and sales. To make it easier for everyone to find great games worth their hard-earned money, we're throwing our titles into the ring!

• Want to tease your brain and solve some puzzles? MouseCraft is for you!
• Feel like doing some wacky construction in space with your friends? Bonkies is perfect!
• Your funny bone requires tickling? Once Upon a Jester will do just that!
• Want to shoot spears made of pure light at weird creatures? Lichtspeer's got your back!

See? There's something for everyone! And while you're here, you can also check out our upcoming titles: Techno Banter - an adventure game about being a bouncer guarding the entrance to a techno club. If you think you've got wits and humour to chase the unwanted guests away, test your mettle here! The Gap - a serious, narrative story about a man fighting to save his own sanity and his family, while delving ever deeper into his past. If those games pique your interest, it would mean a lot to us if you wishlisted! Have a great Summer Sale, and may Lord Gaben have mercy on our wallets.

[ 2023-06-30 14:36:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! We are very glad to announce Once Upon a Jester - a new diamond in our publishing lineup! Once Upon a Jester is being developed by Bonte Avond - a game studio made up of 4 musicians. They really like going with first ideas and putting lots of homemade indie music in their games. Always trying to be conscious of diversity in their games a- theres a lot of jokes in Bonte Avonds games, but never at anyone's expense. You may heard of them because of their previous game - Everybody Wham Wham. Check out our announcement trailer: [previewyoutube=nQl4jVzUffI;full][/previewyoutube] The game is a story about best friends Sok & Jester planning a mischievous scheme to steal the Royal Diamond! To complete their master plan, they must start an improv theatre show and outperform every other act - including their rivals, Hofnar & Bok. Only becoming the best show in the kingdom will get them invited to the Royal Theatrical Spectacle in the Royal Palace, where the king keeps his precious gem.
They embark on a grand adventure across a fantasy kingdom, meeting tons of wacky characters, performing improvised shows and singing their hearts out. Along the way, they unintentionally discover the freedom and joy of musical theatre. Will the pair change their wicked ways or do whatever it takes to get rich?

Once Upon a Jester is coming soon on PCs and other platforms. Find out more about the game and stay updated by adding it to your Steam wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1668190/Once_Upon_a_Jester/

[ 2022-06-16 21:10:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hiya fans of bloody, hardcore carnage, Crunching Koalas - the publisher of the Butcher has an announcement to make. If you feel that you could take a short break from annihilating everything that moves we have a solution for you: Bonkies - Cheer! Cooperate! Construct! Bonkies is available now on Steam, Ps4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch!

[ 2021-02-02 09:19:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Is your blood-thirst still not satisfied? Dont worry! By upgrading to the Bloody Shooters Bundle, you can spill even more! Get a great deal on Lichtspeer to slay hordes of mythical monsters and paint the landscape red! The gory and raw game bundle is here! A great chance to upgrade your game library with the most murderous games weve ever released! This bundle includes: BUTCHER and Lichtspeer: Double Speer Edition. LICHTSPEER is an action arcade lightspear-throwing simulator based in an Ancient Germanic Future. Co-op mode for 2 players included! Grab your lightspear, become a Germonaut, and traverse lands straight out of Germanic myths. Survive with style and expand your powers to fight for the glory and amusement of the almighty Gods. AIM. SHOOT. KILL. DIE. THE LICHTGODS DEMAND IT. This is LICHTSPEER.

[ 2019-12-05 13:11:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello there BUTCHER fans! It's been quite some time since the last update, so we decided to let you know about 2 things that have been recently going on with BUTCHER.
Firstly - the game is now being handled by Crunching Koalas, a publishing studio responsible for porting and bringing BUTCHER to consoles. The guys at Transhuman Design were pretty happy about our work, so they decided to trust us even more and hand the PC version of the game over to us. Not much will change, maybe besides you seeing BUTCHER more often, but if you ever wanted to contact us about the game, feel free to:

• post your messages on BUTCHER's community hub
• send us e-mails
• ping us at Twitter or Facebook

Secondly - we decided to update the game and add some new languages! Our fast-paced blood-soaked love letter to the classics of the genre is now available in:

• German
• French
• Spanish
• Portuguese

To celebrate the update, we also decided to cut the price of the game in half, for the next 7 days, so don't hesitate and get it right now! Cheers, Crunching Koalas

[ 2019-10-07 16:48:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Now you can unleash your violent and sadistic desires anywhere you go, because BUTCHER is finally available on Nintendo Switch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnhhq3y7puY So grab it now and make humans beg for death during your usual bus ride! Just... play it with your headphones on.

[ 2017-09-28 19:28:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

The full version's campaign has been enhanced and the free demo - released!

Like promised before, we've added a pack of 3 levels to enhance the beginning of the game. Those levels will be released for free as a standalone Demo (for those, who are still undecided). https://store.steampowered.com/app/629260/ All 3 levels happen on the Mothership and take place just before the game intro. We've put some details here and there that might help you reveal what Mothership and her spawns really are.
Most of all, just enjoy the atmosphere and challenge. And don't forget to try out the level editor!

How to start the new level pack

If you already own BUTCHER and have some progress going on, we recommend starting the campaign in another (temporary) save slot. Alternatively, you can just play the levels one-by-one from the level browser. If you don't own BUTCHER, you can download the free Demo and enjoy ripping and tearing your targets apart (slowly enough to make sure they experience their last moments to the fullest). If you like the game and decide to support us, you have a chance to buy it for 50% of the regular price (a week-long sale is still running!) :butcherchainsaw: Have fun!
DRM-free demo mirrors: http://www.indiedb.com/games/butcher (will be updated on GOG and other stores as well, but it'll take more time)

[ 2017-07-11 19:13:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Soon you're gonna have a chance to explore the Mothership a bit. Do you think it will explain what actually happens in BUTCHER? Or will it leave you with even more questions than answers?

3 brand new levels!

Check it yourself tomorrow (Jul 11, 2017 12:00 PM PDT), as the game is gonna be enhanced with 3 new levels that take place right before the vague Mothership intro. The new level pack is going to be full of hints revealing what Mothership and the main character really is. Explore the staggeringly beautiful, yet cold and hostile alien environment... before you show the same hostility to your miserable victims.

FREE DEMO for the undecided!

Moreover, if you're still undecided (or too scared) to buy BUTCHER, those 3 levels will be released for free as a standalone Demo version! All of that happening tomorrow! http://store.steampowered.com/app/629260

50% week-long sale!

The sale is starting in a few hours today, so maybe that will help you decide as well! Stay tuned.

[ 2017-07-10 09:56:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

We had a really great but busy time before we were able to take some vacation. We worked really hard to give an experimental game music concert with music improvised to the game played in the real time. It was one of the Pixel Heaven 2017 afterparty gigs. We wanted to stream it and publish some official recordings. However, the local staff had some technical problems rendering some of our plans impossible to realize. Fortunately, some of our gamedev friends recorded parts of the gig for us! Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9DWzGA5FpA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck0XkIXdkb0

Members of the band:

Maciej Niedzielski (musician) - that bearded guy playing the piano Krzysztof Chomicki (level designer) - that bearded guy playing the bass Sebastian Krokiewicz (me) (game designer) - that bearded guy playing the game (you can't see me in the videos) Yes, we're all bearded, but they say beards are manly. Despite having technical problems mentioned before (no recordings, delays, allowed to play only 13 minutes out of planned 30 etc.), we're happy that we managed to actually do all of this (it was my first time organizing a concert, yay!). Who knows, maybe we'll even do something similar in the future.

Demo version (already available in the Beta branch)

We're also releasing BUTCHER's demo version soon. Not because it's gonna be particularly profitable, but simply because we want to do it. It's ready to be tested in the Beta branch (it requires you to start the game again or play the levels one-by-one in the level browser).
The demo will offer 3 new levels and some new music. It takes place before the events of the main game. You start aboard the Mothership and take some calibration tests before you're allowed to go on your mission and seek your real targets. We still need to fix some minor issues and do some tweaks, so we're waiting for your feedback!

Console releases

Thanks to Crunching Koalas, the game is also available on PS4 and XBox One! The list of consoles we support might grow in the future, but we can't tell you anything about that yet. Also, prepare for Summer Sale starting in a few hours. Let's hope it will bring a little more gamers who like torturing pixel people as much as we do.

Remember about the level editor!

We want to play some levels made by you too! If they're really good, maybe we'll add them to the official collection as free DLCs (giving you a credit for that).

[ 2017-06-22 11:06:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

We are thrilled to announce that Nexus Mods is running another giveaway! The last one, in early March, was a lot of fun so we've decided to give away 25 more keys! Visit Nexus Mods on Twitter and Facebook and keep an eye out this Friday through Sunday (April 14 - 16) for instructions on entering! If you don't win a key, fear not! We are planning to participate in the upcoming week-long Steam sale (starting Monday, April 17)!

[ 2017-04-14 10:36:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's finally done! Our soundtrack is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and other stores! Play the album in Spotify Also check out our new landing page: https://butcher.thd.vg and make sure you visit our growing Discord server dedicated to hardcore BUTCHER gamers: https://discord.gg/zrS9mHt
Also, BUTCHER's slowly heading towards Nexus Mods for people who don't want to limit themselves to Steam Workshop only (which means that GOG's DRM-free version has been recently updated as well to support the level editor). Expect more info in a few days. Still, I know that there are some fixes and tweaks needed for the editor. I'll keep improving the tool gradually over time and plan to publish some examples of more advanced scripts (in both IronPython and C#) one day. For now though, I'll give myself a short break from that to deal with other stuff.

[ 2017-02-28 17:44:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Gamepad config fixes

If you had to reconfigure the gamepad all the time because the game used to mess up your bindings, we gladly announce that this annoying issue should be fixed now. You only need to rebind your buttons one last time to get rid of the faulty values in your config file, then you should be good to go. Of course, make sure Steam updates the game first :murderer: The bug manifested itself only if you used X, Y, A or B in gamepad config (excluding the initial default setting).

Discord server

If you want to be a bit closer to devs and participate in building some community, we invite you to our Discord server: https://discord.gg/zrS9mHt To join our ultra-exclusive elite server you need to pass the following criteria:

• you need to click the link

I hope you'll all go to hell and will love it. Have a hydraulic press destroying a cat you sickos:

[ 2017-02-19 00:07:49 CET ] [ Original post ]