The Caretaker

Change history · Builds & patches

1. 29 Apr 2021Developer post

   THE CARETAKER Releases tomorrow on the 30th of April.

   Good day all! THE CARETAKER finally releases tomorrow on the 30th of April. I wanted to thank everyone that took part in the Steam Play Test run December to March. Your feedback has shaped (and then re-shaped) the game in so many ways. Thank you for your time, effort and patients

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2. 12 Apr 2021Developer post

   The Caretaker Play Test is now closed...

   Good Afternoon to all of you! The Survival mode Play Test sessions have come to a close. I wanted to thank each and every one of you for helping me fine tune a lot of the mechanics over the past few months. Your input has been incredible... and eye opening :) The final QA builds

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3. 16 Feb 2021Developer post

   Story Mode Beta Testing has finally started!

   The Caretaker is finally ready for its final rounds of Beta Testing. The story has been completed and the core loop has been finalized. I've received a ton of feedback from the Play Test Survival Mode builds (still available to play by the way) which has translated into a much mo

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4. 14 Dec 2020Developer post

   The Caretaker Changelog 0.1.09

   Good Evening All, Below are the changes/fixes made in 0.1.09: - Player weapon stats have been tweaked for balance purposes. - Player can no longer shoot when rolling - War Pit map removed and exchanged for Military Base (this is due to the campaign narrative) - Icons added to hel

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5. 04 Dec 2020Developer post

   The Caretaker Changelog 0.1.08

   Good Evening All, Below are the changes/fixes made in 0.1.08: - All non mini-boss enemies have had their audio updated. - Slither Worm mechanic change: ---Now leaves a poison trail behind it as it moves around the area. Crossing this trail will poison the player (unless rolled ov

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6. 25 Nov 2020Developer post

   The Caretaker Changelog 0.1.07

   Good Evening All, The previously implemented User Bug Reports in game have been insanely useful allowing me to get to the root of issue(s) so much faster. Many thanks for using this feature. Below are the changes/fixes made in 0.1.07: - Shotgun now properly "spreads" its shot and

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7. 23 Nov 2020Developer post

   The Caretaker Changelog 0.1.06

   Good Evening All, I've been working my tail off getting through all of your suggestions, issues and bugs from the current Play Test build. Below are the changes/fixes made: - Re-work of the Spider Mini Boss mechanics - Fixes for the Worm Mini Boss mechanics - Reloading now works

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8. 16 Nov 2020Developer post

   Player Control Mapping Now Available

   Hello All! Thank you to all who have given me feedback on the previous builds. I have a list (and its growing :P) of things that still need to be done. In the newest build (Live Now), I have fixed (hopefully) the following: Object see through - should now function appropriately.

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9. 13 Nov 2020Developer post

   The Caretaker Play Tests are finally ready to go!

   Ahoy! Hopefully you are all well in this weird and scary global climate. Play Tests have finally been implemented for The Caretaker. I have spent a good amount of time in isolation working on this title, but its time to let others in to rock the boat. I will be uploading builds a

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