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Hey there!

Ready to get your first look at the next Paper Castle game? Check out Wander Stars on Steam! A 90s anime RPG where you make your own crazy attacks by combining words. If you like what you see, help us out by following and adding Wander Stars to your wishlist! We're working hard to make another cool game, and we hope those of you that enjoyed Underhero will love this one as well <3 Thank you and see you next time! Paper Castle Team

[ 2021-10-27 18:26:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Visit the Paper Castle Shop!

Thats right! A lot of you have been asking for official Underhero merch, so we decided to put together a small selection of products we hope you'll enjoy. Were also looking forward to some Wander Stars (our new game) merch in the future. ALSO! Underhero is currently 50% off! Let us know what you think and join us on Discord.

[ 2021-08-27 14:11:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

We are happy to announce that after two years since Underhero released, the soundtrack is now available on Steam!

We're launching with a 40% discount that will be available for a week! This soundtrack includes bonus tracks and a developer commentary where we talk about our favorites songs from the OST. If you wish to know why we couldn't have done this before, read here. Stay updated on what we're working on, join our newsletter back at our shiny new website ;)

[ 2021-03-31 16:52:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Heyo!

Just a friendly reminder that the sale will end in just a couple of hours. If you've been on the fence, now is your chance since it won't be this cheap for a long while! Thank you, and we hope you had a good holiday (and also happy new year <3).

[ 2021-01-05 14:35:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's Spooky Month

That means Underhero is running a special sale to celebrate the frights and the thrills! [strike]We have enough scary moments to qualify as a horror game?[/strike] What was the scariest part of Underhero for you anyway?
// The other bit of news is that we've partnered up with First Press Games to release a physical version of Underhero! Just look a these :O
Pre-orders are open now for the standard edition and a collectors edition (which includes the amazing soundtrack Stijn composed, and the hardcover version of the art book!). For more info go here. // That would be it for today, we keep working on our new game Wander Stars by the by. You can follow our progress back at our discord! Take care <3

[ 2020-10-29 17:51:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Heyo! Today marks 2 years since Underhero released on Steam, to celebrate we have a 40% off special sale. It will last for just three days, so better be quick! Thank you all for playing, drawing, sharing, laughing, and just for being so awesome with us and our little game. These have been two crazy years, huh Happy birthday Masked Kid, Ellie, Stitches and everyone in Underhero. Maybe one day we will see you all again

[ 2020-09-19 19:00:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Friendly reminder to let you know that today is the end of the summer sale. steambored Underhero will be 50% Off for only a couple of more hours. If you're interested, you can still try to get it for half the price, so fair warning!
We recently updated the game, and had some cool news about our new game. You can read all about it here: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/573320/view/2498884002716102190

Enjoy your summer, and see you in the next announcement!

[ 2020-07-09 13:45:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Beautiful cover art courtesy of @Yunicorn_corn

Hi there!

Today is the start of the summer sale and Underhero is 50% OFF for the first time ever! If you still haven't tried it yet, this is the perfect chance to jump into the metaphorical pool known as Underhero. The water is cool, clean, and all your friends are here drinking smoothies and floating carelessly while you play videogames... in the pool?
We're not particularly sure where we're going with this, so here's the bug fixes for patch 1.4.3

Bug fixes:

• The song "Fighting until the very end" was not unlocking for some players.
• Left shift key was not working by default for the shield.
• Shield default key also not working during the shield tutorial.
• Game over menu had a repeating key input that was causing issues with the menu.
• Movement keys not working during the ice skating competition by default or with rebinding.
• Level up menu couldn't be navigated with D-Pads.
• There was a coin getting stuck in the ceiling of the Dark Maze.
• W key not working to zoom in the fanart artwork in the fanart room.
• During the final battle with [REDACTED], the Masked Kid would get stuck in a falling state when landing in a certain way on platforms. This would in turn, send the player flying through the floor and out of bounds. Yikes.

Also NEW game!?

That's right! We have started to show some of our progress with our new game! Mainly concept art, but we will slowly work our way towards gameplay gifs, trailers, music and more. You can see some of it on our Twitter, and we also have a cozy devlog channel in our discord server. We know you might be thinking this is a sequel, but nope! We are working on an entirely new IP with new characters, gameplay, world, music etc. An Underhero sequel is not entirely discarded, but we want to try new things and improve our skills before we attempt another game in the Underhero universe. Well that's it for now, if you find any issues be sure to let us know through our discord server or here in the Steam forums.

Thank you for reading, we wish you a happy summer!

[ 2020-06-26 11:09:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello!

Today we have a more by the numbers update, we mostly fixed some bugs and adjusted a few things.

Bug fixes:

• Swimming bug where the character would jump repeatedly when holding down the jump button with keyboard.
• Certain lava switch doing a disappearing act.
• Buying things with keyboard unintentionally bought many items at once with one key press.
• HUD appearing with every jump when it shouldn't.
• Couldn't delete files with keyboard because the "d" key was now back. Whoops.
• It was impossible to hide inside the hiding spots in World 5 with keyboard.
• Some Elizabeth dialogue prompts not working with keyboard in World 5.
• Trying to type a name for a file with a controller connected would cause the "s" and "d" key to respond during typing, and would accept or close respectively.
• Issue where drawing tablets were being detected as gamepads, which meant keyboard players would have play with Xbox icon prompts.
• Using a forced resolution no longer resets when returning to the main menu.
• Cloud saves now working on Linux version.

In other news, there is a super cool fan effort right now to mod Underhero and potentially collaborate with the community to create translations for the game! The tool is still in the early testing stages and it might not happen at all mind you, but we are working closely with them to help as much as we can. If you're interested in helping, you can join our discord server below. Well that's it for now, if you find any issues be sure to let us know through our discord server or here in the Steam forums.

Please hang in there, and thanks for reading!

[ 2020-04-21 12:16:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello there!

Were happy to say that with this new update Underhero now has controller remapping and key binding. It took us more work than we originally anticipated, but hopefully it improves the game for more people.

What's new:

• Completely redone controller menu.
• Edit inputs for both keyboards and controllers on the main menu, or during play through the pause menu.
• Inputs are saved after the game is closed.
• For quick access press "F12" to open the new menu, and "F11" to reset to default inputs.
• Most gamepads will be compatible with the game now (no more Xbox exclusivity :P).
• This update will also be available for Mac and Linux users.
• Quicker saving times, initial loading times slightly faster too.
• New force resolution option* (More on this below).

Unfortunately we were not able to make it so icons were updated during play with new inputs, or new icons for different controllers types. Regardless of what controller you use the game will still use Xbox 360 icons. We really tried with this one, but it was not possible and we apologize for it. This new input system was tested with xbox 360 controllers, dualshock 4, Switch pro controller, generic brand gamepad and keyboards. That said even after a lot of testing there might be a couple of bugs that slipped through, let us know if you find anything and will get it fixed for the next patch.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug where the player couldnt save or load because the save file wasnt created.
• Fixed a couple of lingering typos.
• Fixed a bug were the checkered background in some menus would become smaller horizontally when zooming in and closing the menu.
• Other small bugs pertaining to the new input system.

*How to access the force resolution option: Go to the main menu and then to options, now press F10 to open the force resolution screen. Type both a new resolution and an aspect ratio and press enter. This was done in case the game is not recognizing or changing the correct display resolution, its a bit hacky but we hope it works for some extreme cases. If you find any issues be sure to let us know through our discord server or here in the Steam forums.

Please take care, and see you next time!

[ 2020-04-01 17:57:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Underhero 1.4.0 is here!

What's new:

• Mac support
• Linux support
• Windows 32-bit support
• Cloud saves!

Bug fixes:

• Itormon enemy disappearing after being defeated. This meant the player couldn't talk to it and learn important passwords.
• Hilarious bug where Yanijo had [strike]a coconut bikini[/strike] the wrong sprite between being rescued from the volcano, and giving the reward to the player.
• Some W5 Masked Kids had inconsistent names through dialogues.
• Blowie enemy wouldn't turn off sleeping particle system if they were bribed while sleeping
• Opening and closing the items menu with the B button or the D key wouldn't let the player open the menu again until it was pressed twice.
• Attention prompts would still appear on the main menu after quitting the game.
• What's Cloning On wouldn't spawn.
• And other smaller issues.

What's up with the new controller options:

We are currently still working out the kinks of key binding and controller remapping for the game, but we are close! We've had to rework quite a few things in order to let any type of gamepad and keyboard be compatible with the game. New updates for the Unity engine have thrown a few curve balls our way, we still need to figure out a few things. Hang in there! Here's a sneak peek of the reworked controllers menu (keep in mind that is a work in progress and some things might change!):

That's it for today, tell your Mac and Linux friends that Underhero is now ready for them!

We would also like to remind you that Underhero will release for Switch, PS4, and Xbox One next week! Read all about it here. If you find any bugs or problems be sure to let us know through our discord server or here in the Steam forums.

[ 2020-02-07 11:37:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Rejoice my dear underlings!

Underhero will be available for Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4 and Xbox One on these dates:

• Playstation 4 on Feb. 11th for the US and Feb. 12th for EU.
• Nintendo Switch on Feb. 13th for US and Feb. 14 for EU.
• Xbox One on Feb. 14th for US & EU.

You can now wish list the game on your favorite console, and wait patiently to play Underhero the way it was meant to be played, on a couch with a controller in hand <3 This is a dream come true for us, we wouldn't have been able to achieve this without your help and support. Thank you so much and we hope you enjoy the adventure just one more time!

[ 2020-01-29 15:11:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

This is a friendly reminder to anyone following Underhero that the 40% discount will end in just a couple of hours. Get it while you can!

IN OTHER NEWS!

We are working on a few things to improve Underhero a little bit more:

• Mac and Linux versions!
• Since the new update, 32 bit users have been unable to play the game so we'll be making 32 bit versions as well soon.
• We are testing and working on key binding options and re-mapping controllers for Underhero! Finally.
• Small bug fixes

We are also happy to announce that Underhero will release on Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, and Xbox One very very soon! No specific dates yet but we will definitely yell that from the rooftops as soon as we know. We hope you had fun holidays and we wish you a happy new year as well :)

[ 2020-01-02 15:12:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Underhero was released a year ago, time sure flies! To celebrate we're doing a week-long 30% discount. AND from now on, the Underhero Art Book is completely free!! You can get it on itch.io and Gamejolt, have a fun read <3 To all of you who played Underhero from day 1 and since, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts, we wouldn't be where we are now without your love and support. Here's to many more years of awesome games and awesome fans! See you next time, Paper Castle Games

[ 2019-09-19 10:00:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello again! We've been hard at work porting the Underhero source code to a newer version of the Unity engine as to make console ports possible and improve the game on PC as well. This brought a great deal of new bugs and things that needed to be adapted to the new version, needless to say it took a lot of time, but... We are happy to announce that the update is now live! There are way too many changes and improvements to the overall performance of the game to count, so here's a general idea of the things that we have fixed: - Resolution options are back and (hopefully) working as intended this time. - We have added a V-Sync toggle in the options menu. - Improved collisions and character controls. - The bugged achievements "Almost untouchable" and "Key finding master" have been fixed, now "Employee of the month!" can be completed 100%. - On that note, those who completed these achievements should automatically have them when they load their save file in game. - Stutter issues and occasional framerate drops have been addressed and improved (We are still unsure if this is fixed for some Nvidia users, time will tell.) - Improved camera follow methods. - Final battle music cutting off on right and left headphones. - Improved horizontal and vertical moving platforms. - Infinite stamina recharge animation bug fixed. - You can now return to World 4 after finishing it. - Enemy Masked Kids shield bugs. - Baron van Gregory Boss fight performance. - And many more technical/small bugs. If you find any new bugs don't hesitate to tell us through our Discord server or the Steam forums. Don't be alarmed if you see new updates from now on, we'll be fixing any bugs that pop up. Thank you for the patience!

[ 2019-06-16 20:07:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there! After working and living for so long in Venezuela (which was incredibly stressful and a daily struggle) we made the tough decision of moving out of our country and we are now in Spain! Our plan right now is to stablish ourselves here and find our stability, while we work on smaller games/projects. We have been set back with the Underhero console ports because of the move and other priorities that needed our attention, but we have resumed work on updating the game and we are now slowly but surely working towards porting the game to consoles. We will make a proper announcement when we are ready. Aside from that, thank you to all of you who have played and enjoyed Underhero so far, we literally wouldn't be where we are right now without you, and we can't wait to start making new games! From the Paper Castle Games team we thank you for playing and for being there for us. 'Til next time!

[ 2019-04-02 17:48:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Happy new year everyone!

It's been a while since our last update so we wanted to let you know what we've been up to lately and what are our plans for the future.

- Underhero Art Book:

That's right, we made a book that collects all the concept art and design for Underhero, it has more than 70 pages of sketches, designs, unseen art and more!

We are currently running a give-away for the book on our twitter, head over there for a chance to win a key for the book and the game!

It's also available for purchase on these sites: Itchio Gumroad

- Underhero Soundtrack:

You may have noticed that the soundtrack is not yet available on Steam, we did all we could to have everything ready for launch but because of complications with the publisher of the Underhero Soundtrack we haven't been able to offer it here on Steam. We are still trying to resolve this issue and we want nothing more than to have it available as soon as possible, but for now the soundtrack is also available on these other sites: Bandcamp iTunes Spotify Google Play Amazon

- Game updates:

We are extremely aware of the current bugs and problems with the game's current build, we haven't stopped working and improving the game ever since it was released. But because we started working on this game on 2013, we have been using an older version of the Unity engine which has caused a lot of compatibility issues. So we decided this past November to upgrade the game to the latest version of Unity 2018. This was not an easy task, porting the game has come with it's fair share of problems, but we believe this will help us improve the game for the better. We are on the testing and debugging phases so we plan to release the new update in the upcoming months, please bear with us while we work on it!

- Console ports:

The other big reason for the Unity 2018 update is that it was necessary if we wanted to port the game to all the current game consoles, unfortunately we have nothing to announce at the moment, but we are definitely working towards this goal! I believe that's it for now, thanks for reading and if you have any questions let us know below or chat with us on our official Discord server.

[ 2019-01-10 17:36:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Win 1 of 5 keys we'll be gifting on October 30! You just have to like and retweet the tweet below ;) https://twitter.com/Underherodevs/status/1056553310126256128
Good luck!

[ 2018-10-28 14:58:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! We are happy to announce that the fanart contest submissions have been added to the secret in-game gallery with the latest update! If you wish to see the art, head to the 6th floor in the castle ;) This room is also available for the demo now! Aside from that we have fixed many reported bugs and typos, for a more detailed list head to our now verified discord server and check the #fixed-bugs channel. We are currently evaluating our options before we announce any news regarding ports /new features /languages. Hopefully we'll have good news soon! If you have any problems we are active with the Steam forums and in our discord server. Thank you and see you later!

[ 2018-10-15 00:02:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

To all of you who have purchased and played Underhero this past few days, we would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We are extremely happy with the response so far. Most of you have enjoyed the game very much!

Updates:

As you may have noticed, the game has updated quite a few times already. We are working tirelessly to fix any issues that might hurt the experience overall. If you find any new bugs or typos, don't hesitate to report them to our Steam Forums or in our discord server: https://discord.gg/ukNrGV5 If you have been enjoying the game, we would greatly appreciate it if you could leave a user review. It will help the game reach more players that might also enjoy it! steamhappy Adding your personal tags for the game also helps steam recommend the game more accurately:
We will keep working hard so that Underhero remains an enjoyable and fun adventure for all of you. Back to work!

[ 2018-09-22 23:34:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://youtu.be/-xS2XRP6ups UNDERHERO IS FINALLY OUT!!! GO PLAY! HAVE FUN! ENJOY THE ADVENTURE, EVERYONE!!! Remember to join our discord server! https://discord.gg/ukNrGV5 If you find any bugs that's the place to go! The soundtrack will be available for purchase at a later date!

[ 2018-09-19 19:12:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

24 hours remain! Underhero will be available at: 12:00 pm Pacific time - 3:00 pm Eastern time TOMORROW! Tell your friends!

[ 2018-09-18 19:32:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Underhero will release in just 2 days, tell everyone! Congratulations to the fanart contest winners! They all did amazingly.

To celebrate the occasion we have updated the Underhero demo! See you soon!

[ 2018-09-17 19:22:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

The fanart contest ends today at 5:00 PM EST. You still have a couple of hours left! You could still win a free key! Join our discord for more info: https://discord.gg/ukNrGV5

[ 2018-09-15 19:07:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://youtu.be/o_xwps3-eE0

Mr. Stitches:

Hello, my dear children. It has come to my attention that some of you enjoy making fanart of our little game. So I, Mr. Stitches, Lord of Darkness, and other grim titles, have decided to hold a fanart contest! Lets discuss how this will work, so pay attention! You lovely scum, you. 1st- Join our Discord server here! And enter the channel called #fanart-contest.

2nd- Upload a file of your fanart!

Thats right, a file. This fanart contest is not just for drawings; its for music, fan fiction, handmade crafts, cosplay, fan games, videos, you name it!

3rd- I, Lord Stitches, will choose 6 winners:

The first 3 winners will be chosen from the best of the best, truly recognized for their effort and creativity. The other 3 winners will be chosen after the first three, and they will be chosen at random! So it doesnt matter what artistic level you have, everyone has a chance of winning! Disclosure: We will only accept ONE piece of fanart per person, so pick your favorite and send it! No cheating or I W I L L K N O W.

4th- The glorious prizes:

I will bestow upon the winners a key for Underhero, in their platform of choice (Steam or Gamejolt, Windows PC only!). I will let my goons contact the winners privately through discord. They are lazy, but not even they can ignore my orders. HAHAHA! And for the second super special prize WE WILL SHOWCASE THE WINNERS AND THEIR ART, IN-GAME! Your art, forever immortalized inside the code of Underhero. It will be hidden in a secret room. I hope you find it! (We will add this room in an update, after launch).

5th- Time time time:

The contest starts today, so you can start sending that sweet fanart NOW, until September 15. That day will be the end of the contest. The next day on September 16, the winners will be announced! And even if you dont win, we still have a little surprise for all the contestants

That same day, we will update the Underhero demo!

So there you go, no one is allowed to complain now. I bid you farewell for now, my underlings If you have any questions, you can reach my lackeys through twitter, discord, or the comments section below.

DO YOUR BEST AND GOOD LUCK!

[ 2018-08-25 20:40:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://youtu.be/gARU7MO1YnE

Against all odds, Underhero will release September 19, 2018!

It will be available on Windows PC in English, initially (ports and other languages to be announced) for $14.99! Cant even begin to describe how excited we are to release this thing. From all of us in Paper Castle Games, we hope you enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it! Stay tuned for more updates in the upcoming weeks! We plan to unveil short gameplay videos, art, more music videos, plus an updated demo later down the line. And lastly, we would appreciate it forever if you could share the trailer and the game with everyone you can! We love you, see you soon! <3

[ 2018-08-22 18:15:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Thats right! Underhero has all of its assets in place and ready to roll. What does that mean exactly? It means that every:

• Sprite
• Animation
• Prop
• Sound effect
• Music track
• Dialogue
• Joke
• Text
• Cut-scene
• Mini game
• Boss Battle

is finished.

<< BUT HOLD YOUR HORSES >>

We might be reaching here, but we can predict what youre thinking right now: DOES THIS MEAN THE GAME IS READY!? WHEN IS IT COMING OUT?!?!?!1?!?!! Signed: You. And to that we say: NOPE :( Signed: Us We are in the very pain-staking process of testing absolutely everything in the game: every system, every script, every interaction, every fight

E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G

This testing process will take more time to finish, because we want to polish this thing to our high standard of quality. All in all the game is coming really soon, but youll still have to hold on a while longer. We promise its going to be worth the wait! You have no idea how excited we are to release this thing and hear your thoughts, to see you play, to read your theories, your fan art, AHHH. As a matter of fact, how about a little sneak peek of a never before seen world? Enjoy!


We cannot wait for release, same as you! All we ask is a little patience (and that you tell everyone you know about our game so we can continue making games after this one!).
Mr. Stitches loves ya, see you next time!

[ 2018-06-28 23:03:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

It came to our attention that some of you might not know that weve had an active discord server for a while now. You can come and chat with us, talk about games or other topics, ask us questions about Underhero directly, meet other fans, etc.
You might even see exclusive secret stuff like: sketches, animations, unreleased songs and more.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE UNDERHERO DISCORD! See you there <3

[ 2018-05-15 18:57:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

A while ago we mentioned something about collectables, and today we want to show you one ofthose: The music cassettes that youll be able to find hidden in every world!
What do you do with these cassettes?

Well, change the music of Save Stations of course!

Jam to your fave Stijn composed song in that hip stereo! Can you find them all? ;)

[ 2018-03-28 20:31:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

*Gasp* A fun water level!?

Hello everyone, happy new year! It has been a while.

We are making good progress with the game lately. Testing and polishing is taking most of our time, we cant commit to a date yet, but we are getting there! Today I wanted to talk about water jets! In our last update, we showed a very sonic-esque animation if you recall. Well that animation is for underwater sections. We thought about how to make a water level "fun", and simply improving your mobility and removing the element of drowning actually makes these sections a lot of fun!
Your trajectory depends on the direction you make contact with the water jets. You can change your trajectory a little bit while rolling too! And pressing jump lets you stop the rolling. The best part about this is that you can chain water jets, increasing your max speed exponentially! Its really satisfying to pull off. And underwater hazards like the ballon fish can be avoided if youre rolling too. Exploring underwater is really fun now! So we made sure to add secret chests and goodies throughout the level ;)

And to close todays update, heres a little story sneak peek!

Who is that "Don" theyre talking about? (Let us know if you enjoy these kind of updates as announcements! We could use this for smaller updates too.)

See you guys next time!

[ 2018-01-11 17:20:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Up and down and all around~ Ok! Lets review (in no particular order) the things we have fixed and added to the game recently:

• You can now exit the game after a checkpoint without fear of losing your progress! But only if you press "Continue" on the main menu. Using "load" will restart you at your last save station. Think of checkpoints as soft saves, and save stations as hard saves from now on.
• Remember those little hiccups after you saved or passed through a checkpoint? Gone.
• You can now bribe enemies right from the get go, instead of attacking first.
• We now have a pretty loading screen!
• Added skip options for all tutorials.
• Some conversations with Elizabeth are optional now. If you dont want to hear what she has to say you can just ignore her (you monster).
• You can use keyboard and controllers at the same time now.
• We added a traveling merchant for certain places! They will sell useful stuff like magic anvils, potions and other things!
• Fixed many bugs, like, you wouldnt believe.

And last but not least, we have added a handy journal for your adventure!

You will be able to check your journal and see how your adventure is going:

• Stopped playing for a few days and forgot what you were doing? Journal!
• Want to know what the protagonist thinks of the adventure so far? Journal!
• Forgot about some side quest and want a quick reminder? You guessed it!

And yes, the main character writes! Being quiet doesnt mean you cant talk somehow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thats it for today!

We wanted to talk about more stuff, but I think its better if we discuss it a little more in the upcoming updates. Theres still a lot of work ahead of us, but we are getting closer and closer. So please, be patient! We want you to play this thing as much as you, but the game still requires more testing, work and polish. A 2017 release is no longer possible (even after doing everything we could). We are now aiming for early 2018! See you next time!

[ 2017-12-01 21:04:54 CET ] [ Original post ]