Developer posts and news about this game.
To adapt the famous quote, "No game development plan survives first contact with reality." How does one summarize 1,474 commits across two years? For starters, we can forgo any kind of changelog - no one needs to read a short novel of updates. Here are the highlights: - Created a
Whew! It has been a while, but we are here with a big blog update for Happy Grumps! Here is a sneak peek of what is coming next. An enemy "intent" system It used to be a guessing game to determine which enemy would target your Happy Grumps. Now you can see enemy intent to help yo
We are happy to announce that Happy Grumps has two new translations: French and Russian! Many thanks to our translators for this round - Sarah Loyal, the Keetons, & the Lenchiks. Here is a quick rundown of our other changes: Moved the "Help Text" toggle into the Options Menu
As an homage to the games of the 80s and 90s we grew up playing, Happy Grumps now has some properly buried secrets. Eventually the internet will reveal them all, but for now we have left some hints with The Lost Scholars. These two characters will also grant you mid-level blessin
Sometimes spreading happiness takes some extra determination and lucky rolls. Based on 2020 so far, we would wager to say most of the time it is an uphill battle. Heroes can now find Gems in every chest which will boost your Grit (a last stand mechanic to help you resist defeat)
Items are a classic part of a good roguelike dungeon crawler. Now Happy Grumps has Items to help your Hero spread Happiness! Each Item is intentionally overpowered, but they are balanced to only last for 10 turns. Coffee: Prevents sleepiness Flower: Prevents grumpiness Hammer: De
Our fourth unlockable hero is here!! We love how different heroes switch-up gameplay. The Ghost King transforms all Happy Grumps into Ghosts, which offers players an additional challenge through diagonal-only gameplay. The Ghost King is also required for discovering of the secret
One of the things we love about Early Access is watching people play Happy Grumps on Twitch and YouTube. Not only is it exciting to see people have fun with our game, but watching people play helps us see where we need to improve the game. One of the glaring mistakes that became
Whew! What a week! We really enjoyed our first week of Early Access! It has been a lot of fun connecting with new people and hearing feedback. Thanks again to everyone who has been playing Happy Grumps and hanging out with us online. It has been great! We've got our first update