Time flies, and it's already been three years since the launch of "Far Away"! We've experienced so much together with all of players, and recently, we celebrated the return of "FAR AWAY"! We are deeply grateful for your continued support.
To express our appreciation, we're offering a historic low discount: 55% off the main game and 40% off the DLC "THE ART OF FAR AWAY"! We are also offering a third anniversary celebration bundle with a new 20% discount, available for two weeks!(August 18 - September 1)

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/44258/Far_Away_BundleLimitedTime/

We will provide an update on the progress of refunds for the Kickstarter program next week. Please continue to follow our official Twitter account: @Gratesca Studio.

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If you encounter any issues during the game, simply would like to provide suggestions to the devs, or if you’d like to share your ideas for upcoming updates, here are some useful links:

Steam Discussion Thread: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/1250760/discussions/

BUG report E-mail: gratesca_promote@126.com

You can also follow our socials for the latest updates and news:
Twitter: @Gratesca Studio [x.com]
Youtube: @Gratesca Studio

"Steam Summer Sale" is coming! "FAR AWAY" is offering a historic low discount: 55% off the main game and 35% off the DLC "THE ART OF FAR AWAY"!
To celebrate the return of "FAR AWAY", we are providing a bundle of Gratesca works with an additional 25% discount. Don't miss out!

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If you encounter any issues during the game, simply would like to provide suggestions to the devs, or if you’d like to share your ideas for upcoming updates, here are some useful links:

Steam Discussion Thread: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/1250760/discussions/

BUG report E-mail: gratesca_promote@126.com

You can also follow our socials for the latest updates and news:
Twitter: @Gratesca Studio [x.com]
Youtube: @Gratesca Studio

It has been more than a year since the last time we communicated with all players, we were unable to publish Steam official announcements about "FAR AWAY" without publishing ownership. Unfortunately, Thermite Games, former publisher of "FAR AWAY", who had the direct right to update everything, didn't respond to duty either. We are deeply regretful for the situation.

Good news is, our lawsuit with Thermite Games was done in recent days, Gratesca has taken back the publishing right of "FAR AWAY", and we are honored to continue our service to you again!

Let's talk about the result of our lawsuit briefly:

1. The court confirmed that the contract between Gratesca studio and Thermite Games was terminated since 17th April, 2023.
   
2. The court confirmed that Thermite Games should transfer all the Steam rights of "FAR AWAY" back to Gratesca studio.
   
3. Thermite Games should return part of the revenue share back to Gratesca since the contract was terminated.
   
4. Thermite Games bears the full responsibilities of Kickstarter project refunds and the full responsibilities of finishing MoDian project.

First of all, "FAR AWAY" will bundle with "Noctuary", with an extra discount of 25%.
"Noctuary" is the second product of Gratesca studio after "FAR AWAY", and currently thumbed by 93% positive reviews.
Comparing to "FAR AWAY", "Noctuary" not only offers visual novel stories but also combined with action combat. It's a more aesthetic, fantasy, and even an absurd epic. As a collection of all Gratesca titles, we welcome players to purchase the bundle rationally.

Next, the Steam summer sale will start on 28th June, the base game of "FAR AWAY" will be discounted by 55%, "THE ART STORY OF FAR AWAY" will be discounted by 35%; the base game of "Noctuary" will be available at a 35% discount and the soundtrack DLC and artbook DLC are free. These are all in historical low discount.

Last but not least, the story of "FAR AWAY" will be "staged" elsewhere.
We are pleased to announce that the "Noctuary" DLC will feature a guest appearance by Krosa. The "Noctuary" DLC (new stories, new controllable players, skip function...) will be released for free, players who have purchased "Noctuary" will be able to enjoy all DLCs without additional cost.

PS: We anticipate launching the international PC version of "FAR AWAY" in Q3~Q4 of this year (at which time, English will be implemented for free). For specific details, please follow Gratesca Studio's Twitter and the Steam store.

Above all, we appreciate all the players' support to Gratesca and "FAR AWAY" all along.
We will continue creating amazing and interesting entertainment products till we die. Please stay tuned!

Gratesca studio
2024.6.14

If you encounter any issues during the game, simply would like to provide suggestions to the devs, or if you’d like to share your ideas for upcoming updates, here are some useful links:

Steam Discussion Thread: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/1250760/discussions/

BUG report E-mail: gratesca_promote@126.com

You can also follow our socials for the latest updates and news:
Twitter: @Gratesca Studio [x.com]
Youtube: @Gratesca Studio

Hi everyone,

We're excited to announce that "Far Away" is participating in the "Eastern Game Fest", hosted by Steam China!

We're looking forward to meeting all the game enthusiasts at the "Eastern Game Fest" event.

"Eastern Game Fest" event:https://store.steampowered.com/sale/easterngamesfest

Thank you for all your support for Far Away! We've just updated the game patch to Ver 1.0.9.

[Update Time]
March 8th, 2023

[Adjustment]
Updated the ending videos of "Daughter of Sand" and "After Story" in the game to the version that includes the names of our crowdfunding backers.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please let us know.

[Additional Information]
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Thanks again for everything and let us meet in Bedjan!

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gratesca_Studio

Hi guys! Happy to announce that the crowdfunding campaign of Far Away is live now on Kickstarter!

Signed Shikishi, Dango Plushies, Scale Figure and many more Far Away themed special rewards await you!
Check out the exclusive rewards: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thermitegameshq/far-away

Please help us spread the word! Many thanks!

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gratesca_Studio

We have received so much support from our amazing community since launch. Thanks for wishlisting us and we are especially grateful for those non-Chinese speaking players who have played Far Away with translating tools. Many many thanks! And now, we aim to bring Far Away to more players all over the world. So yes, localizations and ports are on the way!

However, Far Away has a word-count of 500,000 and it'll be quite a challenge for us to complete the translation and ensure the quality. Therefore, we have made the decision of launching a Kickstarter campaign to gather help from our incredible community. We have also prepared lots of special exclusive rewards for this campaign. Please come by and check it out when launch!

Follow our campaign now on Kickstarter to get notified when launch: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thermitegameshq/far-away
It would mean a lot to us if you could help spread the word!

Thanks again for everything and let us meet in Bedjan!

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gratesca_Studio

感谢各位对《海沙风云》电子设定集的关注与支持。目前我们已对Steam端进行版本更新。

【更新时间】
- 2022年3月22日

【更新内容】
- [修复] 修复了部分日期、文字和排版错误；
若还有其他问题，请及时联系我们；

【补充说明】
感谢各位玩家的热心反馈，给各位玩家带来的不便，我们深表歉意！
无法打开的玩家请尝试重启Steam，在库里右键属性，在本地文件里验证游戏文件完整性。

异美工作室
2022/03/22

感谢各位对《海沙风云》电子设定集的关注与支持。目前我们已对Steam端进行版本更新。

【更新时间】
- 2022年3月18日

【更新内容】
- [修复] 修复了部分错别字和排版错误；
- [新增] 新增《海沙风云》角色表情包；
若还有其他问题，请及时联系我们；

【补充说明】
给各位玩家带来的不便，我们深表歉意！

异美工作室
2022/03/18