Strange Lands

Released: Jul 25, 2020
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Last updated: 16 Sep 2026, 18:58 GMT

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08 Aug 2023Developer post
Strange Lands Version 0.11
This update has been a long time in the making. With a focus on polishing world 4, it also brings a number of improvements and bug fixes. Major work on levels in world 4 to bring the fun Reworked spring tilesets Reworked castle tilesets Added menu screen displaying controls and h
This update has been a long time in the making. With a focus on polishing world 4, it also brings a number of improvements and bug fixes.

Major work on levels in world 4 to bring the fun
Reworked spring tilesets
Reworked castle tilesets
Added menu screen displaying controls and how to play.
When the player gains the speed powerup, the world slows down (bullet time)
Bats eyes now glow in the dark
Specters in cursed world now burn with green fire
Better support for different resolutions
Small crystal size increased
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19 Feb 2023Developer post
Strange Lands Update 0.10
Another small update with some big changes. This update focused mainly on bringing more fun to world 3, but also includes a few quality updates that affect the whole game. Improved rendering menus at different resolutions. Updated mouse cursor art Updated game title art Updated t
Another small update with some big changes. This update focused mainly on bringing more fun to world 3, but also includes a few quality updates that affect the whole game.

Improved rendering menus at different resolutions.
Updated mouse cursor art
Updated game title art
Updated tile art (Castle Ice bricks, dirt, Winter rocks)
Fixed a bug where tile sprites would be rendered slightly off
Added particle effects when collecting crystals and other items
Fixed memory leak
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07 Dec 2022Developer post
Strange Lands Update 0.9
A small update that brings some bug fixes, improved level content, and updated art! Improved backgrounds, making them more in line with the feel of the game Improved art for ice levels. Fixed bug in sprite rendering that would result in all sprites/tiles being slightly squished.
A small update that brings some bug fixes, improved level content, and updated art!

Improved backgrounds, making them more in line with the feel of the game
Improved art for ice levels.
Fixed bug in sprite rendering that would result in all sprites/tiles being slightly squished.
Fixed bug where player could throw objects through unpassable tiles.
Fixed Bug where player collision detection would not pick the closest blocking object to halt movement
Completed review of Levels 2-1 through 2-4
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26 Oct 2022Developer post
Strange Lands 0.8 Update
Introducing camera smoothing, for a better gameplay experience. Levels 1 through 4 have undergone a major rework Pickup and throw mechanic brought forward to world 1 Glass blocks to smash! New enemies that cannot be defeated without throwing blocks at them Use of conveyor belts M
Introducing camera smoothing, for a better gameplay experience.
Levels 1 through 4 have undergone a major rework

Pickup and throw mechanic brought forward to world 1
Glass blocks to smash!
New enemies that cannot be defeated without throwing blocks at them
Use of conveyor belts
More lava!
World 1 boss battle re-imagined to make it more fun
Some minor improvements to existing artwork/sounds
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24 Sep 2022Developer post
Strange lands 0.7 update
The full list of changes includes: Migrated to .Net 6 This brings a number of advantages, not the least of which is improved performance Migrated Fixed Function Pipeline code to Modern OpenGL Improved Lighting effects Improved anti aliasing Better error reporting Potentially brea
The full list of changes includes:

Migrated to .Net 6

This brings a number of advantages, not the least of which is improved performance
Migrated Fixed Function Pipeline code to Modern OpenGL

Improved Lighting effects
Improved anti aliasing
Better error reporting
Potentially breaking changes

Strange lands now requires "Visual C++ Redistributable 2015" to be installed in order to run.
Controller support has been almost entirely rewritten to make use of newer libraries; I expect this to continue to work as before, but there is potential for undetected bugs.
Strange Lands now requires a 64 bit environment
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26 Jun 2022Developer post
Strange Lands v0.6 Cursed Lands
This update brings new playable content to Strange Lands! Help Sarah through the cursed world; her journey is nearly complete! Four new levels of cursed challenges Reworked art for player character art updated/animations smoother, pipeline improvements... End of game sequence add
This update brings new playable content to Strange Lands! Help Sarah through the cursed world; her journey is nearly complete!

Four new levels of cursed challenges
Reworked art for player character art updated/animations smoother, pipeline improvements...
End of game sequence added; finish the game to see!
More efficient sprite resource management
Minor improvements to art
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17 Feb 2022Developer post
Strange Lands demo now available!
The Strange Lands demo is now available on steam! Play through the first two challenging worlds today!
15 Feb 2022Developer post
v0.5 Minor Update 3
Various updates to content and assets, including: Reworked level 1-3 entirely; Try the new speed powerup! New end-of-level mechanism. Say goodby to the boring old green flag! New cloud platforms and hazards to avoid. Updated art for various environments. Expanded levels, most not
Various updates to content and assets, including:

Reworked level 1-3 entirely; Try the new speed powerup!
New end-of-level mechanism. Say goodby to the boring old green flag!
New cloud platforms and hazards to avoid.
Updated art for various environments.
Expanded levels, most notably 1-4 and 2-4.
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03 Jan 2022Developer post
v0.5 Minor Update 2
The update includes: Added menu background scene. Bigger is better: Resized 1-up and fireball power-ups. Expanded levels with extra content, especially 1-3. Various art updates. Improved performance of collision detection.
The update includes:

Added menu background scene.
Bigger is better: Resized 1-up and fireball power-ups.
Expanded levels with extra content, especially 1-3.
Various art updates.
Improved performance of collision detection.
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30 Nov 2021Developer post
v0.5 Minor Update 1
A minor update with major punch. This update brings a fresh new look to Strange Lands with a new art style for many areas. Improved art in various places (eg: lava! stone blocks, grass/dirt, caves, menu buttons) Revamped HUD, getting rid of the wooden frames Fixed bug where enemi
A minor update with major punch. This update brings a fresh new look to Strange Lands with a new art style for many areas.

Improved art in various places (eg: lava! stone blocks, grass/dirt, caves, menu buttons)
Revamped HUD, getting rid of the wooden frames
Fixed bug where enemies would refuse to walk over mushroom blocks
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10 Oct 2021Developer post
v0.5 Night Update
As darkness descends across the lands, Sarah's fight continues! Four new levels of night-themed challenge Ongoing improvement to existing levels Updated music for main menu and some levels New foes to fight Signs now need to be activated (with "up") before displaying Improved til
As darkness descends across the lands, Sarah's fight continues!

Four new levels of night-themed challenge
Ongoing improvement to existing levels
Updated music for main menu and some levels
New foes to fight
Signs now need to be activated (with "up") before displaying
Improved tile art
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01 May 2021Developer post
v0.4 Minor update 1
A lot of work has been happening behind the scenes, I just couldn't wait to get these changes out! There's plenty more to come, but in this update: * Updated background for world 1 * Improved tilesets and other art * Bug fixes around collision detection - no more falling through
28 Mar 2021Developer post
v0.4 Spring Update
Sarah fights through a mountain land of bright springtime. New in this update: Additional 4 levels of spring-themed content Tweaks and improvements to existing levels Defeating a boss now gives Sarah access to a permanent health upgrade! ...but she starts out her adventure with l
Sarah fights through a mountain land of bright springtime. New in this update:

Additional 4 levels of spring-themed content
Tweaks and improvements to existing levels
Defeating a boss now gives Sarah access to a permanent health upgrade!
...but she starts out her adventure with less health than before
Performance improvements
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08 Jan 2021Developer post
v0.3 Winter Update
With this update, Sarah continues her adventure in an icy winter land of cold and snow! In this update: Additional 4 levels of winter-themed content Tweaks to existing content, expanding difficulty, and changes from player feedback Improved lighting rendering Improved art across
With this update, Sarah continues her adventure in an icy winter land of cold and snow!
In this update:

Additional 4 levels of winter-themed content
Tweaks to existing content, expanding difficulty, and changes from player feedback
Improved lighting rendering
Improved art across all levels
Added the ability to begin a game starting from any world the player had previously reached
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22 Nov 2020Developer post
v0.2 Minor Update 1
Work on Strange Lands continues at pace. While most effort has been focused on getting a new and fantastic world 3 built, with new challenges and levels to explore, there are a few items that just couldn't wait. In this minor update: Improved background parallax Added difficulty
Work on Strange Lands continues at pace. While most effort has been focused on getting a new and fantastic world 3 built, with new challenges and levels to explore, there are a few items that just couldn't wait.
In this minor update:

Improved background parallax
Added difficulty levels; For added challenge, try "It's not fair!", and for an easier time, try "Piece of cake!"
For those choosing the harder path, a new enemy will greet them in the graveyard
All levels in Worlds 1 and 2 have been updated for the new difficulty levels, and also to just improve the flow of the game.
Various minor bug fixes
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30 Sep 2020Developer post
v0.2 Autumn Update
A big thanks once again to everyone supporting Strange Lands. It's been such a fun time building the game I want to play. In this update: Additional 4 levels of autumn-themed content Tweaks to existing content, including making the world 1-4 boss fight make a little more sense, a
A big thanks once again to everyone supporting Strange Lands. It's been such a fun time building the game I want to play.
In this update:

Additional 4 levels of autumn-themed content
Tweaks to existing content, including making the world 1-4 boss fight make a little more sense, and a warp zone hidden somewhere in 1-2. ;)
Improved controller support I'd noticed that Steam would sometimes override my controller button mapping in a way that broke it completely(Thanks, Steam!). I've added a change that should work around this annoyance. I'd love to hear feedback from the community about whether or not you're using a controller rather than keyboard input, and whether it works well for you or not. For anyone having problems using their controller with Strange Lands, please try the following workaround. - If the "Steam Input Per-Game Setting" option is enabled for Strange Lands, then disable it. If it's enabled, then disable it. The setting can be found by right-clicking Strange Lands in your library, and selecting "Properties..."
Lots more to come in future updates!
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08 Aug 2020Developer post
v0.1 Minor Update 1
Thank you to everyone who's downloaded and played Strange Lands, and an even bigger thank you to those who've left comments or reviews. It's always great to get feedback that can help make the game even better! I've been working hard to get more content ready to publish, and whil
Thank you to everyone who's downloaded and played Strange Lands, and an even bigger thank you to those who've left comments or reviews. It's always great to get feedback that can help make the game even better!
I've been working hard to get more content ready to publish, and while the next levels are not quite there yet, I thought I'd share some of the improvements made over the last couple of weeks since the release.
In this minor update:

Persistent settings for sound and music volume
Improved art for UI elements like buttons and HUD items
Improved art for in-game elements such as sign text display, ladders, and tiles.
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