Orten Was The Case

Woodhill Interactive

Released
Nov 29, 2023
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MysteryAdventureTime ManipulationOpen WorldHorror

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Change history · Builds & patches

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    It’s time to party at the Time Master’s Festival! ⏳

    Hey there! Ziggy here, ready to kick off the Time Masters Festival ! I’m so thrilled to be part of this celebration, an event dedicated to the awesomeness of time loop and time-centric games? Sign👏me 👏up👏! Not only is Orten Was The Case part of the festival, no, but I also wen

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    Orten Was The Case now available on Mac!

    After getting enough time, and Access to a Mac computer, I finally managed to build the game for Mac. So if you own a Mac and want to play Orten, now you can! If you find any bugs, please join the Discord and let me know so I can fix it Discord Have a great weekend!

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    Fishing leaderboard & minor bug fix

    - A new "Biggest fish" leaderboard is now available. - Fixed a bug where checkpoint on rooftop would not trigger

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    Bugfix patch 1 is live!

    Happy new year! And thank you everyone for all the amazing feedback on the game so far, and all greatly appreciated bug reports! Here's a changelog of some fixes: - Fixed triggers for ~10 events that did not work preventing save file to be able to get to 100% - Sneakers not showi

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    Orten Was The Case is launched!

    Well Ziggys the time has finally come! That’s right, Orten Was The Case, the free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as Ziggy, the anti-hero stuck in a time loop has now launched. We’re really excited to see what you get up to exploring the world and discovering all th

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    Orten Was The Case on Steamdeck!

    Hey Ziggys! Do you like the idea of being able to play Orten Was The Case while traveling? What’s Orten Was The Case? Well, it’s a free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as Ziggy, stuck in a time loop reliving the last 12 minutes of the world looking to save it! Anywa

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    Orten Was The Case original soundtrack out on streaming platforms!

    The soundtrack is mostly custom made for Orten Was The Case, but also contains goodies from the Woodhill archives. Late nights in the studio all types of radio commercials and different jams are recorded, some of them found their home in the game. Credits goes to Carlheim, for pr

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    Orten Was The Case will launch November 29th

    Hey everyone, we're almost there! The game will be in your hands on November 29th. Listing below some of the unique aspects why you should play Orten Was The Case. Stuck in a Time Loop - Ziggy wakes up one day with a strange mark on his hand, clueless about what happened the nigh

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    New Accessibility Options Come to Orten Was The Case

    Heyya Ziggys, How is it going? We have a few updates we would like to share with you as we continue to refine and improve your Orten Was The Case experience. First up, we've got " Arachnophobia mode " as an option, which reduces the spider's legs from eight to two. This option al

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    Woodhill Interactive goes to Gamescom

    Hey, Ziggys! We have some exciting news for you! First, we are thrilled to share that Orten was the Case will participate in the Indie Arena Booth (IAB) at Gamescom starting August 23rd, 2023. The in-person event will be held in Cologne, Germany. There will also be an online Stea

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    I wanna get high…. So high….

    Ey Yo, my Orten people! Ziggy here. So, It's been a while since I talked about my encounters with Orten folk. See, my life is no game. It's real. Not every day you wake up without your memory, all while stuck in a time loop. On top of that, I must play hero to save my town from b

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    Ziggy Talks #3 - Bing Bong! Let’s talk about Orten!

    Greetings, people of Orten! For this week, I will do the Ziggy talks a bit differently. Today, we learn more about the game genre that inspired the creation of Orten was the Case known as MetroidBrainia. Heard of them? The name’s a bit of a tongue twister, depending on where you

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    Ziggy Talks #2 Can I Paint it? Yes, We Can! A Tribe Called Orten!

    Ey Yo, my fellow graffiti enthusiasts and fans of mischief! Ziggy here! I am told you voted on the best character you have met in my world and my best amigo, Mekonen, was number one on your list. Can't blame y'all. Mekonen is that friend who loves the thrill of adrenaline rush an

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    Ziggy Talks #1: Welcome To Orten Was the Case

    In this quick-fire Q&A session with Otres, the lead dev at Woodhill Interactive, we learn a few things about Orten Was the Case and our favorite hero Ziggy. Thank you for turning up! Lewis, community rep: Greetings, Otres. Big Ziggy Fan here. Right off the bat, I have to ask

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    Orten speedrunning competition

    Orten wouldn't be Orten without its inhabitants and Orten’s community still has a few empty seats to fill. It’s time for Orten was the Case’s third community challenge and it will (once again) take place in our Discord Hope you all enjoyed last month's fishing challenge because w

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    Orten fishing competition

    Orten wouldn't be Orten without its inhabitants and Orten’s community still has a few empty seats to fill. It’s time for Orten was the Case’s second community challenge and it will (once again) take place in our Discord Hope you all enjoyed last month's speedrunning challenge. Th

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    Demo bug fixes and polish

    Huge thank you to all who have played and left feedback on the Demo so far! I've been constantly working on improving the experience and these are some things I've done and bugs I've fixed: - The boss now has music and SFX! :o - It's now possible to descend ladders, whereas befor