Fixed a bunch of typos and grammatical errors.

Introduced another source of embers earlier in the game

Made searching with the divining ring faster

Added an experimental fix to try and solve the very rare watchers bug..

Another small patch to ease progression for some parts of the game

Burning ritual offerings can now also generate the gift of the rat

Greater insight now has a note to inform players to use it on themselves, rather than waste it on a minor task and then be unable to level their characters.

Another small patch, mostly just tweaks to make certain stages of the game easier

Made The Watcher Spire moveable (so you can still upgrade tools)

Altered the beckoning bell so you cant accidentally miss certain items due to RNG

More text tweaks, some more clues to help with various sidequests.

Hi all,
The launch has gone pretty well, but as to be expected there were a few bugs that managed to evade me before release. I've listed and fixed those below, I'm also fixing any typos and grammatical errors as I go.

Ver 1.02 - quick day 1 patch

Fixed the issue where talking to the ghosts in chapter 5 could leave you stuck in an infinite pause loop. This could happen if you paused the game before clicking on the summoned characters.

Fixed an issue where a new card appearing could push other progression required cards off the task slots (and therefore make them impossible to complete). Again this woudl often get fixed by a exit and reload, but it shouldn't happen now.

Made ember wraiths fixed to their spawn room, but not locked, and also unable to push cards around. They were also the main culprit for the bug above..

Removed an edge case where you could still have a box of wax cylinders hanging about during the ending sequence :)

Fixed some typos and apostrophe errors

Hello Investigators,

I'm delighted to announce that The Horror at Highrook will launch on 1st May 2025 - Watch the Trailer now!

https://youtu.be/oQIOF6rQfQQ

As a huge fan of cosmic horror fiction and RPGs, The Horror at Highrook had been bubbling away at the back of my mind for some time. The last few years have been pretty turbulent for indie developers, but I've been lucky enough to be able to keep working on Highrook and bring a long term game dream to life. Now I'm finally on the home stretch and looking forward to sharing the results with you all! It's been fun developing the characters and hearing theories in the Discord from those who have played the demo and beta tests.

As if in some grand cosmic coincidence of announcements The Horror at Highrook is also one of the game featured in the Lovecraftian Days festival - starting today! Even though the full game wont be out until the start of May the demo is still available, and the festival gives me another good opportunity to drum up some attention before the launch!

Thanks for all the support so far, can't wait for you all to get your hands on the game!

Much love,

Tom

Hello Investigators,

I'm proud to announce that The Horror At Highrook will be taking part in the 2025 Lovecraftian Days Festival on Steam

Its a week long festival ( 14-21 April ) of weird occult gems organised by Fulqrum Publishing. Highrook is included with a demo, a new trailer and a special announcement!

There aren't many opportunities to showcase cosmic horror games and Lovecraftian influenced projects, so if you are into the weird horror or just enjoy some good spooky ambience its worth checking out what's on show!



Tom

Greetings Investigator,

Next Fest is upon us, and I'd like to welcome you to the hallowed halls of Highrook Manor. You will be managing your team of intrepid investigators to uncover what happened to the Ackeron family.

Highrook has been a labour of love for me. It's a game that I've always wanted to make and I'm enjoying each layer of polish that I've been adding over these past few months especially. We most recently ran a playtest in December, and I was able to add a whole bunch of recommendations from the community, so huge thank you to everyone who took part!

For those of you who have played previous demos, there's some new things you might like to see!

• New Board Design - The Board of Highrook has been overhauled with unique art. I'm really chuffed with how it looks
  
• New Visual Effects - Atmospheric events and transformations
  
• Dialogue and text overhaul - Less spelling mistakes (I hope)
  
• Tutorial Improvements - Made some tweaks to the tutorial to help with some onboarding!
  
• Quality of Life Improvements - Better guidance, UX and tips

If you have any feedback, drop a comment in the Steam Forums or you can join other investigators in the Highrook Discord[discord.gg].

I hope you enjoy the demo and thanks very much for playing!

Tom

Greetings Investigators,

Happy New Year! We have now entered launch year and we enjoyed some time off over the festive season. Despite battling colds and various other ailments, we are all geared up for the months ahead.

We really appreciated all the feedback from our private beta where participants received access to the first three chapters. We're happy with the overall feedback, and it also highlighted some areas that we're going to be smoothing out.

Here's where we've been directing our attention over Christmas and for the next few weeks.

• Creating new music tracks
  
• Implementing new art for the board
  
• Finishing up the last remaining chapters
  
• Working with an editor to go over all the text

The goal for the first couple of months this year is also spreading the word of Highrook, and we'll taking part in Steam Next Fest in February!

For those who have yet to step through the threshold, you can join our Discord[discord.gg] and chat with other investigators!

May this letter find you well, and all the best for the year ahead,

Hello Investigators,

I'm delighted to announce that The Horror at Highrook has been selected to be part of The Game Awards for Games Who Can’t Afford the Game Awards (TGAGWCAGA) 2024 Showcase!

TGAGWCAGA is a brand new showcase designed to spotlight incredible indie games that truly deserve more attention—while also poking a bit of fun at the exclusivity of The Game Awards.

Catch the Highrook trailer (and possible award!) during the TGAGWCAGA showcase!

Date: Friday, December 13

Time: 5:00 PM UTC / 6:00 PM CET / 12:00 PM ET

Subscribe to the YouTube channel and don’t miss it! https://www.youtube.com/@TGAGWCAGA

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