We're delighted to announce the arrival of Sparklite on Linux! The whimsical action-adventure game released today and includes the latest content update for Sparklite!

Linux users will be delighted with this new release as well as the amount of content and new features it includes.

Please find the full list of new features + fixes below:

Features
Added support for hot swapping between controllers on PC
Harmonys finale is now worthy of the work that it takes to assemble her band. Collect all the beats to see it!
Added several forest rooms to improve general feel of the zone
Improvements to UX on Inventory screen:
- Widgets now quick equip
- Visual indicators for passive gadgets and widgets more clear
- Gadgets dim when in equip mode
- Tooltips revised
Controllers not on our official supported list should at least display button indicators now
Reworked Description panel in Inventory
- Now requires a button press to get more info but cleans up the UI
Add music to Furnaces
Audio no longer ducks in Options from Main Menu
Added new Plays Best with Controller toast at start-up

Bug Fixes

Critical
Fixed occasional crash when spamming the talk button in Founders dialog
Fixed crash on Inventory Menu when pressing confirm without anything selected

Medium
Fixed mountains room ledge that people were getting stuck on
Fixed Golden Woods tile that was broken
Fixed mountains room pit that was too difficult
Remove invisible No button in Co-Op Menu Dialog
Mis-clicking anywhere in menus no longer removes focus of current selection
Fixed UI anchoring issues on 1920x1200
Prevent multiple menu options from being highlighted at the same time with mouse hovering
*Desert boss body parts now hit-flash like the other bosses
*Re-balance final boss fight to have more consistent enemies

Low
Removed some unclear room symbols Goldenwoods minimap
Storm Weather effect now is a shader, partial fix for dark UI screens during storm
Wingnut no longer flies off-screen during chat cinematic
Typo in illumination patch
Fix visual glitch with nameplate when moving between objects (ex. Hawk and Hawks Dog)
Wrong sound played when equipping a Patch, now fixed
Credits no longer scrollable with mouse
1x2 Patches now display as Invalid in all expected cases
Muckvac no longer stays on without button held down
Fix visual glitch on title bar animations when interacting with objects. Title bar would freeze and not display during popup.
Brighten up final boss fight a bit visually

To find out more about Sparklite, head here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/943140/Sparklite/ or, join the Merge Games Discord server.

Wanna chat with the devs? Stop by the Sparklite Dev Discord Server.

See you in Geodia!

Sparklite is proud to participate in this epic sale by Indie MEGABOOTH!

For the week of May 5th - May 12th, you can get huge discounts on over 100 indie games that have been featured over the years in the Indie MEGABOOTH - including Sparklite!

Sparklite couldn't have happened without Indie MEGABOOTH, so we hope you can show your support by picking up a few of these great games.

To Indie MEGABOOTH, we say thanks and you rock! The Sparklite team wishes them the best during this period of hibernation, and we hope they soon emerge better than ever!

As always, feel free to stop by the Sparklite Discord server to chat with the devs, and if you don't own Sparklite, head over here to check it out:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/943140/Sparklite/

Hello Adventurers!

Just a quick note that we've added Steam Trading Cards to Sparklite!

Explore the lands of Geodia to collect all six cards, craft Steam badges, and earn rewards like Sparklite emoji and backgrounds.

See you in Geodia!

Feel like chatting? Join the Sparklite Discord server and chat with the devs!

Don't own Sparklite? Head over here to check it out:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/943140/Sparklite/

Spirit of the North is heading to Steam on the 7th May!

To celebrate, the developers are streaming the game over on the game's Steam Page!



Don't forget to add Spirit of the North to your wishlist.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1213700/Spirit_of_the_North/?beta=0

Hello adventurers!

Just a quick note to say that the Steam Demo is now closed, we want to thank the players who have tried it out - hopefully you've seen enough to want to visit Geodia once more!

Head over here to see more about the game https://store.steampowered.com/app/943140/Sparklite/ or, join the Merge Games Discord server.

Thanks again to our Sparklite Community for your ongoing support and dedicated feedback!

See you in Geodia!

Hello Adventurers!

We hope youre enjoying your adventures in Geodia!

Were proud to announce the arrival of the biggest ever update for our whimsical action-adventure, Sparklite!
Sparklite players will be delighted with the amount of extra content and new features weve managed to cram into this latest update.


Sparklite players who install Update 1.5 can look forward to;

• New! Casual Game Mode - For an easier experience
  
• New! Champion Game Mode - For the hardcore gamer looking to challenge themselves
  
• Updated save slot UI
  
• Enhanced boss fights
  
• New character in the Refuge
  
• New Baron cinematic
  
• Updated sinkholes
  
• Updated Furnaces
  
• Chopping grass now has a chance to drop Sparklite
  
• Thanks to active community weve also added lots of bug fixes and quality of life improvements
  

• End Run option from Pause Menu (Player Request)
  
• Show Beat Counts on World Map - all beats available for each area in a given run
  
• Add more space for available patches
  
• Minor audio improvements
  

• Added an Adventure Log, which shows stats per run
  
• Added Patch scroll menu
  
• Added saving the game when changing scenes
  
• Added winter effects in town
  
• Added NPC names to Interact prompt
  
• Improved art of core sequence
  
• Rework beats to spawn more often
  
• Added Quick Equip" and "Quick Unequip" prompts in Patch Menu
  
• Improved audio for Scubert fight
  

Hello Adventurers!

We've just submitted a Hot-Fix which addresses the patch board issue.

We apologise if this has caused any problems to your game-run



Patch Notes:
- Fix issue where picking up patches would charge fuse cost

Thank you for feeding this back to us.

See you in Geodia!

Hello Adventurers!

How goes your adventures in Geodia?

You may have noticed we released an update recently that addressed some bugs you spotted. We also added a whole host of new features!!

We're proud to say we're already back at it, working on some more improvements and features to make your Sparklite adventure even more memorable.

We can't say too much yet but there will definitely be some surprises in there for everyone.

Stay tuned as we make more strides.

Thanks, and see you in Geodia!!!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/943140/Sparklite/

Hello Adventurers!

How was your first full week of the year?

We're delighted to report we've just released another update for Sparklite!

This update comes with new features such as;

• Added an Adventure Log, which shows stats per run
  
• Added Patch scroll menu
  
• Added saving the game when changing scenes
  
• Added winter effects in town
  
• Added NPC names to Interact prompt
  
• Improved art of core sequence
  
• Rework beats to spawn more often
  
• Added Quick Equip" and "Quick Unequip" prompts in Patch Menu
  
• Improved audio for Scubert fight

• Sounds no longer play for a frame after game over screen
  
• Ada now unthaws after time when frozen
  
• Widgets no longer break when returning to town after beating a boss
  
• Switch in FH_DeadEnd_S_ClawFisherEmbedded can no longer be turned on before completing it
  
• Rocky no longer gives incorrect hint when in Swamp or Goldenwoods
  
• FH_Nail Puzzle is now persisted across plays
  
• Buried chest in Acid Bog can no longer be dug up repeatedly
  
• Patches no longer disappear when fusing
  
• Fix bug where one of the furnace doors could be re-entered after falling down
  
• Fix bug where Ada could get knocked out of the stage in Baron fight
  
• Fix memory leak with runtime Scriptable Objects
  
• Fix bug where some users could never get the Spark Slinger Blueprint
  
• Fix art glitch where Furnace Elevator would go down instead of up
  
• Refill Adas energy when returning to town
  
• Fix bug where Acid Worm was hitable when submerged
  
• Spark Slinger can now damage Timbert
  
• Did a minor balance pass on Scubert
  
• Enable damage on Mosquitos from the hammer
  
• Fix misspelling on Invigorboost dialog when picking it up
  
• Disable damage to airborne Wasps and Jetpack Gremlins with hammer
  
• Fix issue where Mosquitos would appear to hover incorrectly
  
• Fix bug where Tutorial wouldnt save correctly when shutting off the device

Hello Adventurers And Happy New Year!!!

We hope you are all enjoying the new year so far and having a wonderful time in Geodia! steamhappy

We're happy to report the development team is already hard at work on another game update for Sparklite!



This update will include some bug fixes along with new features to improve and expand your Sparklite experience.

This will be live very soon so keep your eyes peeled.

See you in Geodia!

Hi everyone!

We hope you're enjoying your time in Geodia!

We recently released a patch which made the following fixes! We'd like to say a big thank you to our community for your continued support and engagement.

Even more good news, Sparklite is included in the Steam Winter Sale! For a limited time you can get Sparklite with a whopping 30% off.

We hope your enjoy your time in Geodia this Winter and wish you Happy adventures and Happy Holidays!!


Features:

• End Run option from Pause Menu (Player Request)
  
• Show Beat Counts on World Map - All beats available for each area in a given run
  
• Add more space for available patches
  
• Minor audio improvements

• Correct chest behaviour in Shifting Sands
  
• Various achievement fixes
  
• Save when Winning (after beating the final boss)
  
• Brute no longer slides around and jumps off-screen in Furnaces
  
• Moved Beat in Golden Woods biome that was stuck under chest (on saves created in / after this patch)
  
• Save when Quitting
  
• Excavator Achievement is now awarded properly
  
• Fixed rare crash when loading into Shifting Sands
  
• Balanced damage from hammer attack
  
• Performance Optimizations
  
• Rumble no longer gets stuck continuously on death or pause
  
• Player no longer gets pushed outside arena in Boris fight
  
• Walls no longer appear on top of caves, blocking gameplay
  
• Gremlin Spawner no longer revives itself if it's killed
  
• Standing Ranged and Jetpack Gremlin easier to earn in Bestiary
  
• Catersplitter Statue is no longer hidden in Bestiary
  
• Ada no longer jumps into a sinkhole in desert forever
  
• Buried Chest in Desert now has loot
  
• Prevent Ada getting stuck when jumping down into tight collision
  
• Fix player to be invulnerable during cinematics
  
• Wingnut now cancels abilities when control is interrupted
  
• Monty's Crew Cards are no longer off by 1
  
• Nail Puzzle in Swamp is fixed
  
• Baron fight audio improvements
  
• Companion Horn now works when Idle
  
• Wingnut's light no longer behaves as if it the improvement patch were applied
  
• Removed useless Switches in Shifting Sands minigame Room
  
• Widget Recycling Patch uses correct text
  
• Beats Notes come from fruit of Desert tree rather than base
  
• Raise volume on Monty's theme (was quiet compared to rest of music)
  
• Don't play landing FX when jumping in pit

Sparklite is a finalist for the Unity Award for Best 2D Visual Art! *Cue celebratory fanfare*

If you could take a moment to vote for us, the team would really appreciate it - voting closes December 19th!

The link to vote is here: https://awards.unity.com/2019

Thanks for all of your Sparklite-related support this year & we hope you all have a fantastic holiday season!

Creating Sparklite's colourful world has been both a challenge and a pleasure for the Red Blue team. During this time we would greatly appreciate if you, our community would consider nominating Sparklite for the Outstanding Visual Style category.

Everything in Sparklite - from the pixel-artwork to the character, creature and world design has been made with wondrous creativity and meticulous detail. We sincerely hope Sparklite's whimsical visuals will get your nomination.

We thank you for your consideration, and continued love and support.

We just wanted to say a massive thanks to the community for all of your support leading up to and including the launch of Sparklite!

We would also like to say a massive thanks to everyone who Geared Up For Adventure by downloading and playing the Sparklite demo. We hope it brought you lots of fun and made you want to keep playing!

Sparklite the full game has recently released and so, the Sparklite demo has now closed.

Keep up to date by joining our Discord Server and following #sparklite
https://discord.gg/merge

We're thrilled to say that Sparklite is out NOW on Steam! Get ready to jump in the whimsical and ever-changing land of Geodia! Ahead of diving in you can also check out the brand new launch trailer here on the Steam page!



We can't wait for you to explore the world of Sparklite! Gear up for adventure and get ready to immerse yourself as you take Ada on a journey across an assortment of different biomes and save Geodia!

You can also keep on top of all things Sparklite on the official Merge Games Discord channel here

Gear up for adventure! Merge are delighted to announce that theSparkliteSteam Demo is now live!

Due to high demand as seen with our Steam Wishlist Promotion, players can now experience the opening section of the game, and get a sneak peek at what to expect in Geodia, as our hero Ada crash-lands in an unforgiving place full of dangerous new enemies...

The Steam Demo can be accessed here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/943140/Sparklite/

As if that wasnt enough, Merge are delighted to share a Hi-Res Sparklite Wallpaper with everyone as part of our Steam Wishlist Promotion, (you can access it here).

Keep up to date by joining our Discord Server and following #sparklite
https://discord.gg/merge

Sparklites world of Geodia can be a precarious and wondrous place. Luckily, Margo & Pogo, Geodias (self-proclaimed) fearless explorers are on hand to guide any would-be adventurers for one last time so you're prepared in time for Sparklites launch this November 14th...it's so close!



Margo & Pogo have been everywhere and met everyone (almost). From the lush greenery of the Vinelands, to the scorching desert of the Shifting Sands, Margo & Pogo have discovered almost all of Geodia. Today, Margo and Pogo are meeting Geodia's gadget guy Sparkmaster Rizzle, and taking a trip to the ominously-named Titan's Ridge.

If you want to see what else they have discovered be sure to head over to join Sparklite's steam community https://store.steampowered.com/app/943140/Sparklite/ or, join the Merge Games Discord server.

We hope to see you all in Geodia very soon!

Gear up for adventure!

Want to play Sparklite on consoles?

We're delighted to announce that Sparklite is now available to pre-order on Nintendo Switch & Xbox One! The top-down action adventure is releasing on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 & PC on November 14th!

Sparklite will be priced at 19.99 & $/24.99 and have an introductory 15% discount on all platforms during the following periods;

Nintendo eShop 15% - November 7th to November 20th
PSN store 15% - November 14th to November 20th
Xbox Games Store 15% - November 7th to November 20th
Steam 15% - November 14th to November 20th


Nintendo eShop
Xbox Games Store

For more from the whimsical world of Sparklite, head here https://store.steampowered.com/app/943140/Sparklite/ or, join the Merge Games Discord server.

Hello, and welcome to Titan Tactics, an in-depth look at the villainous henchmen working for the evil Baron in Sparklite, the retro-inspired action adventure coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One & PlayStation 4 on November 14th! Today, we'll be talking about Boris, the menacing miner who will pulverize any boulder, or anyone, in his way.

Boris, with the help of his rock-devouring wrecking ball, has become one of the Barons top miners. Hes been tasked with trying to enter the Foothills Vault but, to the Barons great disappointment, has so far been unable to break the seal. You could say hes caught between a rock and a hard place

A keen scavenger, Boris was born to dig. His latest project, before siding with the nefarious Baron on his quest to drain Geodia of its natural resources, was helping archaeologists search for Founders relics in the Shifting Sands, a noble enough cause if ever there was one.

However, eventually he became disgruntled by all the do-gooders wanting to protect Geodia and the wildlife found within it. He thought all that nonsense just got in the way of unleashing the relics dormant (yet potentially catastrophic) powers, and that the destruction of the lands natural resources was a small price to pay for this! When the Baron offered him a job leading a crew of gremilns in the mines, he didnt hesitate and soon got to work



When you (Ada), meet Boris, watch out for his vacuum! After pulverizing nearby boulders, The Boring Titan uses the Sparklite Combustors heat to produce an incredibly strong vacuum. The vacuum sucks up any uncrushed rubble into the titans core where it will then be ground to dust. Only objects able to run directly away from the force of the vacuum can avoid the Titans clutches. Keep an eye out for his vacuum, and flee as soon as you see it!

Thats all for todays edition of Titan Tactics, come back next week when well place the spotlight on another one of the Barons Titans, and tell you what you need to know to stand a chance when you take them on

For more from the whimsical world of Sparklite, head here https://store.steampowered.com/app/943140/Sparklite/ or, join the Merge Games Discord server.

See you in Geodia!