Kujlevka

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Released: Apr 6, 2023
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Last updated: 16 Sep 2026, 20:33 GMT

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20 Jun 2023Developer post
NEVER-SAY-GOODBYE UPDATE
Dear friends! We want to thank everyone who has helped us in the development of the game since its release. We have fixed everything that didn't satisfy us and added everything we wanted to add. This doesn't mean that we are ending support for the game: we will always be happy to
Dear friends! We want to thank everyone who has helped us in the development of the game since its release. We have fixed everything that didn't satisfy us and added everything we wanted to add. This doesn't mean that we are ending support for the game: we will always be happy to receive your feedback and assist in resolving any issues that arise. We are not saying goodbye!
List of changes

The game has been transferred to Unreal Engine 5.2.
The locations of Egypt, Barge, and Express have been optimized.
Loading screens now have hints.
The default voice-over is set to Russian for all languages.
A notification now appears when exiting the pause menu, indicating the application of new graphics settings.
All texts regarding "knowledge points" and "words" have been standardized.
Some English localizations have been fixed.
Some UI elements have been corrected.
The base camera inertia has been reduced. The controls are now less "pilot-like."
CPU optimization: scalable text objects no longer affect performance.
It turns out that in the packaged version of the game, godrays were not visible from the release! What a shame we didn't notice that! Now the godrays are in place.
Rain no longer passes through the barge.
The collision of the Witch's skirt has been fixed.
Contrast has been fixed in the first train compartment.
The display time of the initial disclaimer has been increased by 1 second.
The tutorial for the Bandura has been expanded.
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31 May 2023Developer post
Regular Update 1.2.0
Fixes: Some localizations in English have been fixed. The layout of quest names in the journal has been corrected. The text no longer exceeds the boundaries of the buttons! Added the ability to remap certain buttons and actions for the keyboard. The icons for the shoulder and tri
Fixes:

Some localizations in English have been fixed.
The layout of quest names in the journal has been corrected. The text no longer exceeds the boundaries of the buttons!
Added the ability to remap certain buttons and actions for the keyboard.
The icons for the shoulder and trigger buttons of the gamepad have been replaced with clearer ones.
The dead character no longer moves after the appearance of the That One.
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16 May 2023Developer post
Regular Update 1.0.9
General The action cancelation has been changed from "F" to "RMB" (Right Mouse Button). Valery's house has been optimized. The appearance of the final credits has been updated. Player respawns in all dreams have been adjusted. Act 3. On the Hills of Manchuria That one now turns t
General

The action cancelation has been changed from "F" to "RMB" (Right Mouse Button).
Valery's house has been optimized.
The appearance of the final credits has been updated.
Player respawns in all dreams have been adjusted.
Act 3. On the Hills of Manchuria

That one now turns towards the sniper when talking about him.
Act 4. Calls for Help

Fixed player camera movement to operator camera when having a cigarette in the mouth.
Act 7. Drift

The sound of the machine gun is now slightly quieter.
Act 8. Well, It's Business, Well...

The Translator's button voicing has been fixed.
Act 8. And That's It!

The camera no longer flies away when selecting lines.
Act 9. The Lesson of Futility

The witch will now wait for you in the house. You won't miss her anymore!
New walls have been added to the pyramid, hiding the empty part of the location.
Act 10. The Hour of Reckoning

A tube of glue has been added during the globe repair.
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10 May 2023Developer post
Original Soundtrack Released!
Kujlevka's OST finally came out on Steam! You can listen to the amazing music created by the band "Empty Train" by clicking on the links below: Steam soundtrack page Zvonko (VK, Apple, etc...)
Kujlevka's OST finally came out on Steam! You can listen to the amazing music created by the band "Empty Train" by clicking on the links below:

Steam soundtrack page
Zvonko (VK, Apple, etc...)
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09 May 2023Developer post
Regular update 1.0.8
Fixed scrolling of notes. A previously unremarkable note has been added to the Journal menu — "The Letter of the Steppe Grandfather". An explanatory thought has been added when choosing the doors leading to the final exhibits. An explanatory dictionary level bar has been added to
Fixed scrolling of notes.
A previously unremarkable note has been added to the Journal menu — "The Letter of the Steppe Grandfather".
An explanatory thought has been added when choosing the doors leading to the final exhibits.
An explanatory dictionary level bar has been added to the alien negotiation screen.
An indication arrow has been added to the player's actions, which assume a long-held key.
Now in the "Journal" menu, the quest buttons of one act are "detached" from the buttons of other acts. The names of the acts have been added between the buttons.
Slightly increased the time to select the shooting / poker in the quest "Arrival".
Added the "Camera Inertia" option in the control menu.
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06 May 2023Developer post
Regular Update 1.0.7
Changes: Now all available screen resolutions are displayed in the graphics settings. Fixed a bug with incorrect display of the journal. Fixed a bug with carts and cars in the Shoe Store. Vehicles no longer fly. All alcoholic beverages now have the "Roll" type. Fixed a softlock w
Changes:

Now all available screen resolutions are displayed in the graphics settings.
Fixed a bug with incorrect display of the journal.
Fixed a bug with carts and cars in the Shoe Store. Vehicles no longer fly.
All alcoholic beverages now have the "Roll" type.
Fixed a softlock with the Translator. In manual reply mode, the dialogue no longer gets interrupted.
The dialogue with Jesus now shows the correct options regarding the result of the chess game with Master Viedzmin.
Gustobrov no longer charges at us during the Birthday event if we didn't charge at him during the first call.
Reptur no longer asks us not to hurt Klim if we didn't actually hurt him.
Gustobrov no longer asks us not to let presidents in if we didn't actually let them in.
Optimized the hill scene in the ending.
The Monstrik is now highlighted when the Orphan asks for it to be handed over.
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03 May 2023Developer post
UPDATE 1.0.6
Changelog Optimization of Manchuria and Egypt locations (GPU) has been performed. Optimization of some pieces of code (CPU) has been performed. At the first start of the game, the most convenient graphics settings for your system are set. 60 frames per second block is enabled by
Changelog

Optimization of Manchuria and Egypt locations (GPU) has been performed.
Optimization of some pieces of code (CPU) has been performed.
At the first start of the game, the most convenient graphics settings for your system are set.
60 frames per second block is enabled by default. You can change this parameter in the Settings menu.
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27 Apr 2023Developer post
Update 1.0.5
Now you can smoke during the dialogues without any pause! Added dynamic text size functionality. Now it adjusts to the resolution of your monitor. An option for manual adjustment of the text size has been added to the settings. Fixed the icon of the ENTER button.
Now you can smoke during the dialogues without any pause!
Added dynamic text size functionality. Now it adjusts to the resolution of your monitor. An option for manual adjustment of the text size has been added to the settings.
Fixed the icon of the ENTER button.
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24 Apr 2023Developer post
Fix
Fixed one critical issue in Manchuria
24 Apr 2023Developer post
Hotfix 1.0.4
General Numerous typos have been corrected. The pause menu has been refactored. New settings menus have been added, and some options have been grouped into different categories. The opening speed of the pause menu has been doubled. Glitches and noise on all interface objects have
General

Numerous typos have been corrected.
The pause menu has been refactored. New settings menus have been added, and some options have been grouped into different categories.
The opening speed of the pause menu has been doubled.
Glitches and noise on all interface objects have been reduced.
Now the task and thought window opens automatically if a new goal is assigned to you.
Valery, despite his age, no longer has infinite shortness of breath.
The sound of exhaling smoke when smoking is now louder.
Chapter 2. Arrival

Klim will no longer take our bottle while we enjoy our vodka.
Act 3. On the Hills of Manchuria

A marker has been added to the landmarks, and the portal effect has been updated.
The location has been optimized.
Act 8. Business

Nakatomi's line about shoes has been fixed.
Act 9. Lesson in Futility

Hints for solving the dilemma with the Storm Spirit have been replaced. It is now clear which option leads to what.
Act 10. Hour of Reckoning

Characters now definitely don't bounce off each other anymore! We promise!
The "Decembrist" checkpoint has been renamed to "Contra."
Act 11. Time Collapse

The Stepan ending has been renamed from "Fist" to "Turn right!!"
Klim's exhibit is no longer blue if the necessary conditions are not met.
Act 12. Paleontology

The order of lines in the ending has been changed.
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12 Apr 2023Developer post
Hotfix 1.0.3
General The game has been switched from DirectX 12 to DirectX 11. Typos have been corrected. Thanks to Yana Tyutyueva, aka blue_pea_1q84, for feedback and help in finding issues. Now you can replay quests even in completed save slots. Simply select it, click "Continue", and go to
General

The game has been switched from DirectX 12 to DirectX 11.
Typos have been corrected. Thanks to Yana Tyutyueva, aka blue_pea_1q84, for feedback and help in finding issues.
Now you can replay quests even in completed save slots. Simply select it, click "Continue", and go to the Journal menu when level is loaded.
The log now correctly updates current quests and opened checkpoints.
Optimization has been implemented for "On the Hills of Manchuria", "Drift", and "Lesson in Futility".
Yeltsin is now bigger. Literally and figuratively.
Chapter 3: On the Hills of Manchuria

Stalin now also gives a TV in a different dialogue branch.
Act 5: Shoe Store

Sprint no longer breaks the script in the scene with the queue.
Act 10: Hour of Reckoning

Fixed player's incorrect choices during conversation with Yeltsin.
Artifacts from unopened branches are no longer displayed in the scene.
Vasya now runs away after a failed speech.
Act 11: Time Collapse

That One no longer confuses you with his explanations before the ending choice.
Original post
10 Apr 2023Developer post
Hotfix 1.0.2
General Fixed an error with cloud saves. They should work now! The replay mode should now work properly. Also, your choices are overwritten in replay mode. The bandit screen now adjusts to the size of your monitor. Added the option of mouse inversion. Chapter 8: Conspiracies The
General

Fixed an error with cloud saves. They should work now!
The replay mode should now work properly. Also, your choices are overwritten in replay mode.
The bandit screen now adjusts to the size of your monitor.
Added the option of mouse inversion.
Chapter 8: Conspiracies

The phone no longer breaks the game in self-switching dialogue mode.
Act 9: Lesson of Futility

You can no longer pick up the crossword before solving it.
Players should no longer fall under the toilet. Too bad! It looked like a reference...
In the last update, we broke the cat quest. Now everything should work!
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08 Apr 2023Developer post
Hotfix 1.0.1
General Fixed display issues on non-standard monitors. Added an option to change the frame rate. IF YOUR VIDEO CARD IS OVERHEATING, PLEASE LIMIT THE FRAME RATE TO 60 FPS! All pictures and postcards created by our wonderful fans have been renamed to "Folk Art". Typos in dialogues
General

Fixed display issues on non-standard monitors.
Added an option to change the frame rate. IF YOUR VIDEO CARD IS OVERHEATING, PLEASE LIMIT THE FRAME RATE TO 60 FPS!
All pictures and postcards created by our wonderful fans have been renamed to "Folk Art".
Typos in dialogues and newspapers have been fixed.
Act 1. Interplanetary Express

The box of ammunition has been hidden. It was being found too often by players, and it's not something we encourage! :)
The free-roaming area has been reduced to prevent softlocks. You can no longer stand next to the Shuler character.
Act 5. Shoe Store

Fixed teleportation after jumping between falling legs.
Fixed the inability to switch boat replicas independently along with softlocks.
Act 5. Full house

Mrs. Apollo has a new style now.
Act 9. The Lesson in Futility

If you didn't know what to do after talking to the Nameless character and where the Egyptian collective farm is located, the local cat Bastet will help you find the right path!
"Running away from the Spirit of the Storm" is no longer the same as "agreeing with its position and sparing it." Enjoy the secondary Egyptian quests to your heart's content!
If you wanted to make sure that the Egyptian Elder would pull his finger out of his nose after three real hours, you got it!
The Witch Choir now attracts more attention. Don't miss the super cool quest with a rural outhouse!
Act 10. The Hour of Reckoning

Valery no longer spins in the dance...
Characters no longer bounce off of Vasily.
Act 11. Time Collapse

Now behind the door of the future, there is always an exhibit corresponding to the character chosen before starting the quest.
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06 Apr 2023Developer post
Embark on a Thrilling Alien Encounter in Kujlevka - Released Now!
Hello everyone! The wait is finally over, and Kujlevka has just been released! Get ready to explore a remote village during the post-Soviet era and experience a non-stereotypical alien encounter like never before. We would like to thank all our supporters for making this release
23 Mar 2023Developer post
Kujlevka - Release Date Trailer
02 Mar 2023Developer post
Kujlevka - Release Date Teaser
We are glad to welcome all those who have been waiting for Kujlevka for a long time (and others too)! Happy news for all of us — Kujlevka is coming out in April, 2023. Hooray, comrades!
10 Feb 2023Developer post
Kujlevka — Meet the Heroes
Kujlevka is not only a variable story, the course of events of which changes from your decisions — but also a whole anthology of the era that will immerse you in the atmosphere of the 90s and introduce you to the multipolarity of opinions. It is the player who is destined to dete
31 Jan 2023Developer post
Kujlevka — About Story
In the unremarkable village of Kujlevka, a variable story unfolds about the search for people's place in the universe, and it does not matter what scale it is: interstellar, planetary, state or village. It is the player who is destined to determine what place is assigned not only
21 Dec 2022Developer post
WANDERING AROUND KUJLEVKA
Every traveler who happened to pass through Kujlevka would inevitably find more than the little that can be expected from an ordinary post-Soviet village. At first glance, nothing is unusual: farm animals, gardens, moonshine... However, Kujlevka is much more than just an average
09 Nov 2022Developer post
Kujlevka — Russian Voiceover