From Poland With Love is Live! 🇵🇱🎮 Hey Hyperstrange folks! You know that legendary Polish hospitality where nobody is allowed to leave hungry, right? Well, we’re applying the same rule to your Steam library. From Poland With Love - the annual showcase hosted by Untold Tales -
From Poland With Love is Live! 🇵🇱🎮
Hey Hyperstrange folks!
You know that legendary Polish hospitality where nobody is allowed to leave hungry, right?
Well, we’re applying the same rule to your Steam library. From Poland With Love - the annual showcase hosted by Untold Tales - is back to set the table!
That means a whole week of grabbing kick-ass games dirt cheap and catching early peeks at upcoming indie bangers.
We’re bringing a selection of our released games alongside a sneak peek at what we’re cooking next, so you can celebrate the best of Polish gamedev with us!
Grab a plate and taste all the goodies right here:
Stay Hydrated, Stay Strange. The Steam Summer Sale is here, and it's melting our prices! It’s that time of the year again. Summer is here to remind us how crucial a good desk fan is, and why heavy blackout curtains are the ultimate gaming gear when that damn sun dares to glare at
Stay Hydrated, Stay Strange.
The Steam Summer Sale is here, and it's melting our prices!
It’s that time of the year again. Summer is here to remind us how crucial a good desk fan is, and why heavy blackout curtains are the ultimate gaming gear when that damn sun dares to glare at our monitors!
But hey, there’s a massive silver lining. A fresh round of deals from the Hyperstrange catalog.
So, let’s get straight to business - check out what we’ve lined up for you this time around!
Grab 'em while they're hot if there's still a gap in your library, and we kindly remind you to hit that Wishlist & Follow button on our upcoming projects!
⚡ UPCOMING PROJECTS TO WISHLIST ⚡
Bloodwoven - A grim survival FPS from the creator of Blood West.
6 New Games | 2 Launches | Fresh Bundles | Up to 90% Discounts The Hyperstrange Publisher Sale 2026 is live, and this year we are bringing a full blast of announcements, launches, bundles, and discounts. There is no time to lose, so join us in celebration and don't be a stranger
6 New Games | 2 Launches | Fresh Bundles | Up to 90% Discounts
The Hyperstrange Publisher Sale 2026 is live, and this year we are bringing a full blast of announcements, launches, bundles, and discounts. There is no time to lose, so join us in celebration and don't be a stranger - be a Hyperstranger.
Up to 90% off across the Hyperstrange catalog, 6 new games joining our publishing lineup, fresh bundles, the reveal of ELDERBORN Vengeance, and the launches of Slaughter Void and Blood West: Scavengers. Join our devilishly handsome host Jared R. Bair as he takes you on a very Hyperstrange journey through the madness in our Publisher Sale livestream. Brutal FPS games, weird indies, retro nightmares, savage melee, eldritch horror, and other problems best solved with violence. There is no time to lose, so join the celebration and don’t be a stranger.
View game pageBang. Slash. Thwack. Crunch! That’s right - our Publisher Sale doesn’t knock. It blows the hinges off, wrecks the furniture, and grins through the dust, because we’re just getting started.Blood West: Scavengers and Slaughter Void have just landed in our stores, bringing more cursed gunslinging, brutal close-quarters slaughter, and enough violence to make sure the blood won’t dry anytime soon.
DERELIKT, Oddtown, Raining Lead, Bloodwoven, and ELDERBORN: VENGEANCE are all on the horizon - from PS1-styled cosmic horror and surreal immersive sim fun, to stock-crashing twin-stick warfare, blood rituals frozen in time, and the return of brutal first-person vengeance. Strange places, loud guns, old gods, bad decisions, and plenty more trouble are waiting down the road.
JUST UPDATED!
Supplice
A new secret map and boss have landed, alongside the first level of Episode 5, a teaser for the full episode, and the launch window for the Full Release!
The 1.9: HEAVY update adds the Heavy Gunner class, weapon buffs, better rewards, and more ways to turn smart planning and heavy firepower into survival.
Jupiter Hell Classic 0.11 “Terminal” brings in a proper mechanical boss for Callisto, 9 new bot enemies, terminal level features, utility stations, and a new Hacking trait to make the most of it all.
Come hang out on our Discord, talk games and stuff, and tell us what you’re hyped for, what you’re playing, or what you think about the latest updates.
We’re back with another round of discounts, and this time there’s even more to grab! After a marathon like this, these prices might need some time to cool down and catch their breath, so this could be the best moment to stock up on the infamous Hyperstrange titles. See the fresh
We’re back with another round of discounts, and this time there’s even more to grab!
After a marathon like this, these prices might need some time to cool down and catch their breath, so this could be the best moment to stock up on the infamous Hyperstrange titles.
We also want to take a moment to thank you for another year with us - for the support, the activity, the shoutouts, and the feedback that’s always brutally honest. Thanks for keeping it real!
What’s ahead? We won’t say much (yet), but we’ll say this:
next year is going to be BIG.
So jump into our Discord -> https://discord.gg/y2vchJDjNW and follow our socials - that’s where the good stuff starts leaking out.
Wishing you the strangest holidays, some proper downtime to spend with your loved (games) ones, solid celebrating, and no regrets the morning after.
Due to a recently disclosed security vulnerability found in some Unity-built games, we wanted to let you know that we’ve already taken care of it on our side. There’s no indication that the issue was ever exploited or that anyone was affected, but fixes have already been released
Due to a recently disclosed security vulnerability found in some Unity-built games, we wanted to let you know that we’ve already taken care of it on our side.
There’s no indication that the issue was ever exploited or that anyone was affected, but fixes have already been released - and we applied them right away to ensure that RAYZE are now fully patched and secure.
You don’t need to do anything on your side - just keep your game updated as usual. We’ll continue to monitor the situation and follow the latest security recommendations to keep everything running safe and sound.
Hyperstrangers! Dreamhack Beyond is right around the corner, Dudes, and you guessed it - we are in it! However, this bit of news isn’t just about that. While you are keeping up with all news related to RAYZE, we would like to showcase other things we have been cooking for your ga
Hyperstrangers!
Dreamhack Beyond is right around the corner, Dudes, and you guessed it - we are in it! However, this bit of news isn’t just about that. While you are keeping up with all news related to RAYZE, we would like to showcase other things we have been cooking for your gaming pleasure!
But, but, but... before these beauties will be ready to be injected into your veins, you gotta follow and wishlist. It makes the algorithm gods happy and jolts our developers’ hearts with joyful exuberance - whatever that means.
CosmoPirates
Space, the final frontier, a place devoid of the tight-ass bureaucracy. A place where a man can cruise in their Fiat 126p, lick batteries, and be a self-made cosmonaut! Unless you get raided by pirates, poisoned by a hot-dog from an unlicensed food-shuttle or scammed by Kovalsky at the spaceship dealer.
CosmoPirates takes card battling, deck building to the final frontier of cartoonish comedy. Pimp-out your ride, gather your crew, and take out the cringeworthy overlord. Be wary tho, for there always must be a Cringe lord - and on your journey you might just become one.
There are some things that simply go great together although you wouldn’t think so: potatoes and pizza, mayo and ketchup or Zombies and Golf! That’s right! There is nothing more riveting than trying to land a perfect birdie with a horde of the ravenous undead breathing down your neck.
In NecroGolf, an arcade golf simulator with RPG elements and zombies, you can put your precision golfing to the test. NecroGolf releases in less than a month, on September 15th, so make sure to wishlist it, grab your clubs and get in your golf cart, for in this zombie apocalypse, there is only golf.
If you are in for even more Hyperstrangeness, then embark in 77p egg: Eggwife on a quest whose crude, gory, toilet-humor can only be rivaled by games such as Postal 2, Duke 3D, or Goat Simulator.Master your bodily functions to perform such feats as poop-jumping and employ a wide range of "UK-Legal'' weapons such as the Applicator, Crossbowner and Stigmatic 77,000!
Does this masterpiece have a story? Yes, and a relatable one at that. Building a stable relationship isn’t that easy and our protagonist will need your help on his quest to find a new wife!
Let’s step down from the joyful sensory overload of the above mentioned games to something a little bit different. Something less strange and definitely more hyper.
In Empty Shell, a top-down roguelite survival horror, you will get thrown into a secret facility on a Japanese island. Having signed a contract which stated only one condition “recover the designated target”, you will soon learn why it is so important to read the fine print.
During each run, you will try to get the “volunteer” through the facility while dealing with limited visibility, dwindling supplies and whatever is out there, stalking and hunting you throughout the randomized maze of tight-corridors.
If you are peckish and looking for something more crunchy to stimulate your strategic mind, then look no further than Spirit of Liberty, a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII.
Master the intricacies of the game’s systems to keep your units supplied and armed with the best equipment and dismantle enemy forces through combined-arms tactics and help from your cabinet of generals.
As tradition commands, we have saved the best for the dessert! Hope you're still hungry for here comes our most ambitious in-house project so far.
Hordes of Hunger is a fast-paced action arena slasher with roguelite elements set in the dark fantasy setting of Ismer. A land engulfed by the living hunger, the cosmic horror known only as the Beast. You are the unlucky one still living inside the nightmare and the only way out is through it.
You can play FPS games casually, or you can excel at them! You're a click away from scenario #2! When you're serious about games, getting yourself in top-shape for first-person shootouts has never been easier, and there are two approaches we'd like to propose. Either get yourself
You can play FPS games casually, or you can excel at them! You're a click away from scenario #2!
When you're serious about games, getting yourself in top-shape for first-person shootouts has never been easier, and there are two approaches we'd like to propose. Either get yourself into a daily training routine with aim training app such as KovaaK's, or discover RAYZE, that takes aim training gamification even a step further, in a neon-filled world full of the sound of synths and electronica.
KovaaK's is an aim trainer, trusted by top pros, streamers, and players like you. Upgrade your FPS skills with over 24,000 player-created scenarios, in-game map editor, infinite customization, cloned game physics, sharable playlists. NEW: share your profile and stats on kovaaks.com!
RAYZE is an AIM RACER. Hit a target to accelerate. Miss and you slow down. Hit a wall and lose. Find the fastest route. Get to the finish line. Simple? Yes. Easy? Hell no. Ready? 3... 2... 1... Let's RAYZE! Get them both, or complete your collection with a special discount!
What a beautiful day outside! On a day like this, folks like us should be playing some games! Today marks the start of the Steam Spring Sale and Hyperstrange has prepared some hyper-entertainment and hyper-discounts for you! New bundles galore! Bundles, you know 'em, you love 'em
What a beautiful day outside! On a day like this, folks like us should be playing some games! Today marks the start of the Steam Spring Sale and Hyperstrange has prepared some hyper-entertainment and hyper-discounts for you!
New bundles galore!
Bundles, you know 'em, you love 'em. Some of them have already stolen your hearts and if not, maybe these ones will:
If you are hungering for more '90s FPS shooters and feeling nostalgic for beautiful stylized pixels, then look no further, for GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead and Supplice will just hit the spot. Add them to your wishlist so that you don't miss them as they are right around the corner:
Hyperstrangers! It is that time of the year again. Boomercon is upon us! Or Realms Deep 2022, if you will. We've had six announcements this year, so let's jump into it without further ado. This serves just as a summary - more detailed posts will be popping up on appropriate game
Hyperstrangers!
It is that time of the year again. Boomercon is upon us! Or Realms Deep 2022, if you will. We've had six announcements this year, so let's jump into it without further ado. This serves just as a summary - more detailed posts will be popping up on appropriate game pages within a day or two. Let's go!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1734680/INCISION/ Check out our nevest, explosive release! INCISION is a rare gem - a very retro-looking, unforgiving throwback shooter, that's so full of wonderfully-executed ideas, that it feels fresh and juicy. That is if you like your juice in the taste of rust, rot, and horror. The game launched on the day of Realms Deep main event - 16 September, and is already gaining a lot of praise from the players on Steam. If you like games such as DUSK, you can't afford to miss INCISION. And speaking of DUSK - DUSK owners get extra 15% off the price that's been already lowered by 15% in the release week. Similar discount applies for owners of Nightmare Reaper and Hedon, with even more bundles on the way! Get your tetanus shot, and plunge into the horror now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1359980/POSTAL_Brain_Damaged/ POSTAL: Brain Damaged has already gotten a small balancing update. Now, on September 19 it's getting another one. Much more substantial - it should help a lot with the balance between exploration and combat, thanks to the new ammo mechanics. Wait, that's not what you just saw in the video above? That's very perceptive! November 10 will mark the release of the Horde Mode in POSTAL: Brain Damaged, so you can spend even more time with the Brain Damaged Dude!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1587130/Blood_West Your favorite eerie wild west stealth-shooter with a bit of a immersive sim aftertaste has exceeded our initial expectations as to the reception and popularity. In wake of such success the Blood West team has been expanded, and the project was granted an extended development schedule, to deliver more content than it was originally intended. The second out of 3 chapters in the story of the Revenant Gunslinger will hit Steam on Halloween, and you'll be getting a map that's 1.5 larger and tighter packed with events and NPCs then the first one.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1693280/Supplice/ According to some sources, Supplice is the best-looking game in the entire Hyperstrange catalog. Well, beauty takes time! We've hold off making the announcement of the release date, to make sure Mekworx team has enough time to work their magic. Now, we're happy to announce the date you've been dying to know: 30 march 2023!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1317020/77p_egg_Eggwife/ We fell in love with Eggwife after first seeing it in the Realms Deep 2021 showcase. Now, after we've released POSTAL: Brain Damaged it's perfectly clear, that the audience wants us to take things a step further. Or a lot of steps further. To go so far, that we'll end up in UK. Eggwife is what would happen if the Brits came up with POSTAL, but... it's so much more. An immersive sim? A dating sim? A shopping cart driver sim? You name it! Maybe just go wishlist it, and get the Demo for you to plau
GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead - new game announcement
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893370/GHOSTWARE_Arena_of_the_Dead/ We strive to bring overlooked, original titles to a broader audience. Sometimes originality isn't apparent at face value. What seems like an arena shooter with retro stylings happens to become a whole sprawling world full of adventure and danger. You can find out for yourself just what makes Ghostware so unique that it found its way to our hearts. We'e not sure of the release date yet with this one, but we do highly encourage you to wishlist it and take the available demo for a spin.
And that's that. We'll be happy to hear your thoughts on our Hyperstrange Discord, steam forums, and clay tablets. Thank you for being a part of the Hyperstrange crowd, and Stay Metal!
Hyperstrange friends, RWS fam! Hyperstrange-developed POSTAL: Brain Damaged , the action-packed DOOM Eternal-like spin-off of the POSTAL series is finally here, and if you own any of the eligible RWS or Hyperstrange titles, or some other staple throwback-shooters like DUSK, Hedon
Hyperstrange friends, RWS fam!
Hyperstrange-developed POSTAL: Brain Damaged, the action-packed DOOM Eternal-like spin-off of the POSTAL series is finally here, and if you own any of the eligible RWS or Hyperstrange titles, or some other staple throwback-shooters like DUSK, Hedon, or Nightmare Reaper, you can get PBD with an additional discount added on top of -20% release discount via one of the special bundle deals.
Plus, we're happy to report it really SLAPS! With more than 1100 reviews it currently enjoys an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rating, with more than 95% players recommending the game.
Yes, Hyperstrange really pulled this one off. The game is good and the release has been relatively bug-free despite the 2-week delay made explicitly to implement some bugs and stay on-brand. But it wouldn't be a POSTAL release if something haven't gone wrong. Many of you were waiting for the release of the POSTAL: Brain Damaged Official Soundtrack. The wait is finally over! The OST has arrived, and you can get it separately or bundled with the official Art Book in the POSTAL: Brain Damaged - Connoisseur Edition.
The Hyperstrange Dev team is very grateful for the amazing reception of PBD. This gives them even more motivation to improve and expand the game post-release. Here's what to expect soon:
Post-release fix - an update taking care of the known issues reported by the players, that slipped into the full release (ETA: One week)
Balancing update - some players, as well as some internet micro-celebrities, have brought to our attention that the game offers way to much ammo if you explore the levels 'Quake-style', and far too little if you prefer to push on 'Doom Eternal-style'. The update will take care of that issue, allowing everyone to enjoy the game in their preferred playstyle. The update will also reconfigure some of the enemy positioning, spawns, and behavior. (ETA: One month)
New playmodes - With that taken care of, the dev team will proceed to expanding the game itself, introducing an oft-requested horde mode, as well as another playmode offering a new, and replayable PBD experience. (ETA: This summer)
More to be announced!
Hyperstrange and RWS are both extremely pleased with the reception of POSTAL: Brain Damaged. We're as excited as you are, to see what the future will bring to this explosive and twisted spin-off.
Enjoy two games centered at mastering the gameplay and record your best time in the leaderbords. How quick can you go in RAYZE ? How long can you last in CROSSBOW: Bloodnight ? Test your skill with our High Score Hunters bundle ! RAYZE is an AIM RACER. Hit a target to accelerate.
Enjoy two games centered at mastering the gameplay and record your best time in the leaderbords. How quick can you go in RAYZE? How long can you last in CROSSBOW: Bloodnight? Test your skill with our High Score Hunters bundle!
RAYZE is an AIM RACER. Hit a target to accelerate. Miss and you slow down. Hit a wall and lose. Find the fastest route. Get to the finish line. Simple? Yes. Easy? Hell no. Ready? 3... 2... 1... Let's RAYZE!
CROSSBOW: Bloodnight is a frantic score-attack arena shooter set in a world of camp horror and gore. Master the occult powers of your automatic crossbow and fight for every second of survival against a relentless demonic horde! Hunt. Die. Hunt again. The game is also available on Switch, and the PC version is also currently a part of the Humble Bundle.
Owning each of the games will entitle you to a discount while purchasing our upcoming FPS - POSTAL: Brain Damaged.
RAYZERS! It's time to attack those leaderboards again - RAYZE 2.0 (also known as Season 2) is here, with new tracks, lot's of polish, and quality-of-life improvements. Get your gaming mouse in fighting shape, cause it won't be a walk in the digital park. The update comes with: Ne
RAYZERS!
It's time to attack those leaderboards again - RAYZE 2.0 (also known as Season 2) is here, with new tracks, lot's of polish, and quality-of-life improvements. Get your gaming mouse in fighting shape, cause it won't be a walk in the digital park.
New "Time Attack" mode with brand new tracks and leaderboards to conquer
Revamped main menu
Leaderboard display and sync performance improved
Option to turn off the impact particle explosion
Option to turn of the warp chain visualisation
Option to toggle screen shake on and off
Option to choose your crosshair style
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1689190/RAYZE/ The update comes with a special promo - you can get RAYZE 30% off (starting 10am PT), so tell your friends and frenemies that you want to race in the leaderboards.
Hyperstrange friends! We're proud to present our second full-scaled original title, Blood West , an immersive stealth shooter inspired by such classics as S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Thief, System Shock, Deus Ex, or Blood, but also hugely influenced by Crytek's excellent online title - Hunt:
Hyperstrange friends!
We're proud to present our second full-scaled original title, Blood West, an immersive stealth shooter inspired by such classics as S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Thief, System Shock, Deus Ex, or Blood, but also hugely influenced by Crytek's excellent online title - Hunt: Showdown, while being a strictly single-player experience itself. There's a lot of ways to describe it, but it is best that you see for yourself - here's a chunky, 25-minute developer-gameplay, going through one of the first quests and showcasing some basic, and more advanced mechanics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO6UmF0-9FU
To sum up the Blood West experience in a few bulletpoints:
Blood West is not a non-stop action-focused velocity shooter. It's best taken slow, and thoughtfully, with sneaking, surveying the surroundings, planning your attacks, and going head-first into combat only when you're sure you're at an advantage.
Combat mechanics in Blood West are more complex than you might expect. Enemies have weak spots (usually the head), and can take a lot of damage before dying, unless you use their vulnerabilities.
Weapons have different stats, and usually guns that you loot from the enemies or find discarded somewhere, are old and rusty, and won't perform great. There are also different types of ammo, and some are more effective against certain enemy types than the others.
Your character - the Revenant Gunslinger - gains experience, and levels up. When that happens, you get some skill points to distribute unlocking very useful perks in the character screen. Different perk+weapon combinations allow for very different approaches to the game. Try different playstyles!
We hope you'll enjoy our newest game, a true labor of love.
Special offer for ELDERBORN players
The Hyperstrange Originals Bundle is our way to once again say thank you to all the Steam players who purchased the Hyperstrange debut title, ELDERBORN. It put us on the map and allowed us to grow, following our ambitions as a indie dev studio. Blood West is one of the effects of this pursuit. We'd like to offer all of our past supporters to check it out with a special 20% discount, that stacks with any other active discounts that may be in place.
Added launch options to disable particle effects and screen shake. To disable screen shakes add "-noshake" to launch options. To disable particle effects add "-novfx" to launch options.
Added launch options to disable particle effects and screen shake.
To disable screen shakes add "-noshake" to launch options.
To disable particle effects add "-novfx" to launch options.
RAYZERS! Welcome to your *New & Shiny RAYZE* . The first post-release update takes the aim racer concept so many people fell in love with, and turns the dial to 11 to make sure the game is even more bombastic. We're grateful for your feedback, that helped us greatly in giving
RAYZERS!
Welcome to your *New & Shiny RAYZE*. The first post-release update takes the aim racer concept so many people fell in love with, and turns the dial to 11 to make sure the game is even more bombastic. We're grateful for your feedback, that helped us greatly in giving the game a new layer of fine polish. With nearly all reviews on Steam being positive, we know we've got something special here. If you have RAYZE sitting idly on your wishlist, here's your cue to find out what's it all about - the game is 25% off this week!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1689190/RAYZE
What's new?
If you've already spent some time playing RAYZE, chances are you'll feel like you're playing a whole new game. The changes to the look and feel are so substantial, we were tempted to dub this release RAYZE 2.0, but we decided to keep that one for later and settle for 1.9 instead. So what's changed? You'll notice instantly - why not see for yourself?
Let us know what you think of the changes! Or - of you're a new player - come and say hi, and tell us how are you enjoying RAYZE. The official Discord server would be the best place to do it! Want to know more? See the full changelog below:
Full RAYZE v.1.9 changelog:
anti cheat for speed hacks implemented
added different fullscreen mode variants in settings
updated crosshair look, animation and functionality
added crosshair scale settings
mouse input should be noticeably even more raw
updated mouse sensitivity settings with 3 floating points
added panel warp particle effect for
added energy tunnel particle effect to indicate trajectory
baked occlusion culling in all the levels
jukebox doesn't appear when music is disabled
some SFX were updated
redesigned 3_5 (map is now static without moving elements with more warp possibilities)
cars on 4_3 (don't drive on players route anymore)
visual changes for improved visibility on levels 5_4, 6_1, and 6_2
What's next?
RAYZERS! Today's update brings RAYZE much closer to what we'd consider aim racer perfection, but we know there's more you folks expect of us. Namely - more levels. The second season is underway, and it will bring a slew of new levels to explore, overcome, and master. We just need to make sure we have enough players to keep things interesting, so by all means - make some noise! Got a friend who might enjoy our bite-size speedruns? Tell them today!
The next update, worthy of the RAYZE 2.0 name, will coincide with the Nintendo Switch release, so expect to see controller support in RAYZE at that point (and probably a separate set of leaderboards). For now, please enjoy the new look of your all-time favorite aim racer (we can say that, we're the first one of the genre, after all!).
RAYZERS! Welcome to your new, casually hardcore obsession. Introducing RAYZE, an Aim Racer. Hit a target to accelerate. Miss and you slow down. Hit a wall and die. Find the fastest route. Get to the finish line. Season 1 begins The very first season of RAYZ E begins! We give you
RAYZERS!
Welcome to your new, casually hardcore obsession. Introducing RAYZE, an Aim Racer. Hit a target to accelerate. Miss and you slow down. Hit a wall and die. Find the fastest route. Get to the finish line.
The very first season of RAYZE begins! We give you 30 tracks to speedrun and 37 fresh leader boards to compete in and prove your mastery of aim and reaction speed. Treat your purchase of the game as a life-time season-pass, as the game will introduce new tracks, new challenges, and new leaderboards in the future seasons introduced as free updates to the base game.
Join the RAYZE DISCORD to share scores, exchange tactics, and laugh at the devs while beating their best times!
We wish you a steady hand, a quick eye, and an indestructible gaming mouse. And now, stay in the moment. Breathe in. Concentrate. Get in the zone. Let the electronic pulse of the music guide you. Feel the adrenaline rushing and...
As Steam Next Fest draws to a conclusion we want to thank everyone for stopping by and trying out our demos. We've had tens of thousands people playing the featured games, hundreds joining our community Discord to offer feedback, and posting on social media! Many of you have been
As Steam Next Fest draws to a conclusion we want to thank everyone for stopping by and trying out our demos. We've had tens of thousands people playing the featured games, hundreds joining our community Discord to offer feedback, and posting on social media!
Many of you have been asking "will I be able to keep playing the demo after Next Fest ends"? Steam suggests all Next Fest demos should be timed, to create a sense of urgency and make sure the players wishlist the game. But this is simply not the Hyperstrange way. We're old enough (well, some of us) to remember shareware times, when demos came on floppies and lasted forever (well, some of them). Cutting to the chase: the demos stay, at least until their respective games get released. Here's what you can play, in case you missed some of them:
RAYZE is a genre-defying hyper-paced music-filled first-person AIM RACER. Hit a target to accelerate. Miss and you slow down. Hit a wall and die. Find the fastest route. Get to the finish line. Simple? Yes. Easy? Hell no. Who said training to be your own aim-bot can't be fun? Welcome to your new casually hardcore obsession!
The DEMO consists of the entire first sector of the game, that's 5 tracks for you to figure out and master, one bite-size FPS speedrun at a time. Achievements to unlock, global leaderboards to compete with friends and strangers... Just two more weeks until full release! Ready? 3... 2... 1... Let's RAYZE!
BLOOD WEST, an immersive Wild West FPS where a revenant desperado takes on the twisted demons and eldritch horros in a cursed, desolate mining town. Hell is empty and all the devils are here! Plan your steps, be stealthy, gain advantage, manage your resources, and paint the world dark red! Blood West was the second most-played Hyperstrange demo in Steam Fest, and there's already many players telling us they cannot wait for the release, despite the game being brutally hard! If you missed the DEMO, you can still try, and if you like the experience of being the Revenant desperado, please remember to add the game to your wishlist!
Supplice is a stylish throwback shooter that made a lot of people happy during the Steam Next Fest. inspired by the mid-90s FPS glory days and the legendary Doom modding community. Mixing the retro stylings of 90s era shooters with colorful graphics and frantic gameplay, it creates an experience that's ever so familiar but also exciting and fresh. The team behind the game is a real hot pot of Doom modding and FPS development legends, starting from Brett 'Mechadon' Harrell, the project founder, through Aleksander 'Cage' Kowalczyk, the lead artist also known for his work with Ion Fury, to James 'Jimmy' Paddock, the lead composer, known from his midi soundtracks to Sigil, Prodeus, and many other talents. Please check out the DEMO and follow & add the game to your wishlist if you want to stay up to date with its development.
Skullstone is a true to its form dungeon crawler with grid-based movement, real-time tactics combat, and first-person view. Lead a party of adventurers into the under-realm, looking for glory, gold, and a solution to the ancient evil plaguing the town above. A real stand-out in the FPS action-focused Hyperstrange catalog - why not give it some appreciation by playing the DEMO and wishlisting this pure-blooded classic RPG.
Last, but in no way the least in our Steam Next Fest lineup, POSTAL: Brain Damaged dominated the First-Person Shooter category, reaping the most wishlists and getting over 20 000 demo downloads. If by some strange twist of fate you're here but you don't know what is POSTAL: Brain Damaged... it's a spin-off of the Running With Scissors cult series, firmly rooted in the POSTALVERSE, but taking more gameplay cues from modern shooters such as the latest DOOM, than the fan-acclaimed POSTAL 4, the latest entry in the main series. This time around the story follows POSTAL DUDE on a journey through the dark and bizarre landscape of his own mind, which gives the developer a chance to explore new depths of weirdness, madness, and gore. The gloves are off! See for yourself - play the DEMO and make sure to hit that wishlist button hard! (Please note that as we focus on developing the game, we won't be able to update the demo, so it will reflect the state of development in September 2021, even if you play it in May 2022, when the game is getting released. Expect improvements and changes!)
As we wrap-up the event, we feel immensely grateful to the wonderful Steam player community who show us so much appreciation. Please keep your feedback coming - if you have any to offer, please join our community Discord. We strive to make your live stranger and filled to the brim with good old action, and it's such a rush to see that you enjoy what we bring to your screens. That is it for today, be excellent to each other!
Hyperstrange was one of the most notable studios/publishers at Realms Deep 2021 . True to our roots, we treat the "boomer-shooter con" as our main event of the season. Yes, with the amazing help and support we've received from the organizers (3D Realms, New Bloods, and others), R
Hyperstrange was one of the most notable studios/publishers at Realms Deep 2021. True to our roots, we treat the "boomer-shooter con" as our main event of the season. Yes, with the amazing help and support we've received from the organizers (3D Realms, New Bloods, and others), Realms Deep is our E3 this year. And it wouldn't be a E3-styled event if we didn't announce a whole lot of stuff. Did you miss it? Here's what went down!
BLOOD WEST, an immersive Wild West FPS where a revenant desperado takes on the twisted demons and eldritch horros in a cursed, desolate mining town. Hell is empty and all the devils are here! Plan your steps, be stealthy, gain advantage, manage your resources, and paint the world dark red! Wild West FPS games are few and far apart, so if you enjoy this setting and gameplay type, please support Blood West by adding it to your wishlist!
RAYZE is a genre-defying hyper-paced music-filled first-person skillrunner. Godlike FPS precision & superhuman reflexes are welcome, but not required. Welcome to your new casually hardcore obsession. Adrenaline rushing, dopamine pumping, electronic pulse beating! 3.. 2.. 1.. Let's RAYZE! If you like a challenge, please consider adding the game to your wishlist, but you can also check it out right now, as there's a DEMO available!
Supplice is a stylish throwback shooter inspired by the mid-90s FPS glory days and the legendary Doom modding community. Mixing the retro stylings of 90s era shooters with colorful graphics and frantic gameplay, it creates an experience that's ever so familiar but also exciting and fresh. The team behind the game is a real hot pot of Doom modding and FPS development legends, starting from Brett 'Mechadon' Harrell, the project founder, through Aleksander 'Cage' Kowalczyk, the lead artist also known for his work with Ion Fury, to James 'Jimmy' Paddock, the lead composer, known from his midi soundtracks to Sigil, Prodeus, and many other talents. Please add the game to your wishlist if you want to stay up to date with its development.
Skullstone is a true to its form dungeon crawler with grid-based movement, real-time tactics combat, and first-person view. Lead a party of adventurers into the under-realm, looking for glory, gold, and a solution to the ancient evil plaguing the town above. Well, adventurer? Get crawling! Or, actually, let's start by wishlisting Skullstone, so you don't miss the demo that's heading to the October Steam Next Fest.
Jupiter Hell is a turn-based shooter from the depths of cosmic hell, built on a classic roguelike framework updated with modern 3d graphics. Rip and tear zombies, demons, and heavy metal monstrosities with chainguns and chainsaws. Like chess... with shotguns! This spiritual successor to Doom Roguelike launched in full on August 5 to both player and media acclaim. “A Turn-Based Triumph - Jupiter Hell is an engaging and commendable recreation of DOOM's style in turn-based roguelike form that will please just about everyone.” writes Screen Rant, giving the game 4,5/5 stars, while Kotaku calls it "an absolute gem".
POSTAL: Brain Damaged is our flagship in-development title that we create as an original IP based off the infamous POSTAL series, under the watchful eye of MikeJ, Vince Desi, and the rest of the Running With Scissors crew. First announced at Realms Deep 2020 in early pre-alpha stage, it quick became somewhat of an obsession with the POSTAL community, and there's a lot of people who have been asking, no, demanding to see some final-quality gameplay footage. That's exactly what we delivered at Realms Deep 2021... plus something extra. If you are a POSTAL fan or a general boomer-shooter enjoyer, please add Brain Damaged to your wishlist and follow the project, so you don't miss the chance to play the Demo that will be featured on Steam Next Fest this October!
While Frozenheim, our serene Norse city builder with RTS combat, didn't make the cut for the already lengthy stream, there's an announcement that we're stoked to make. Today marks the 100 000 Steam purchases milestone for Frozenheim. That's one hundred thousand Vikings in our Frozen North! This is the second game in our catalog to reach the 100k player tier, following our debut title, ELDERBORN, which - as per our Realms Deep announcement is coming soon to Xbox (alongside our bite-size FPS, CROSSBOW: Bloodnight)
All this is a huge step for Hyperstrange (or a whole marathon, actually), as a small indie studio with just one game published a year ago, to a... slightly larger indie studio that's becoming a hub of game development and publishing. If you're reading this - please know, that you have our utmost gratitude - we couldn't have done any of this without the tremendous support our games are receiving from the Steam community! That is it for today, be excellent to each other!
