TICKDOWN

Released: Aug 18, 2023
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 02:36 GMT

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28 Aug 2024Developer post
VERSEBREAK Announcement
The entire world has declared war against God . In response, God has declared war against the entire world. In other words, it's time for a crusade. VERSEBREAK is a fast-paced ultraviolent elemental FPS set in a unique world where the entirety of history has been falsified and re
14 Nov 2023Developer post
Interdimensional Checkmate
Added 100% ending and a post-game difficulty Fire-themed final boss ( PYRE_8 ) for it 100% model accuracy is required to unlock it (requires 0 deaths, defusal, and a secret in "Factory of Void") Added a book called "Interdimensional Checkmate" as the reward for Deathwish #5, expl
Added 100% ending and a post-game difficulty Fire-themed final boss (PYRE_8) for it

100% model accuracy is required to unlock it (requires 0 deaths, defusal, and a secret in "Factory of Void")
Added a book called "Interdimensional Checkmate" as the reward for Deathwish #5, explaining a certain character's thought process behind the 100% ending
Added a post-game difficulty Ice-themed boss (Icelet):

Unlock it through a secret in "Weapons Foundry"
Brightness now ranges from 10 - 100 instead of from 1 - 10:

If you played previously you will need to reselect the brightness by going to the Display Settings menu (the old default value was 5, the new one is 50)
Various fixes
Future Roadmap:

Release a game balance modding tool
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29 Sep 2023Developer post
Patch 8 and Roadmap Update 1
Patch 8 for TICKDOWN is now available, it includes several gameplay and graphics changes. Gameplay updates summary: Expanded Air primary ability to become "Aero Shotgun", an attack that release more projectiles when you're moving fast Using Ice Storm to hit a Whirlpool will spawn
Patch 8 for TICKDOWN is now available, it includes several gameplay and graphics changes.
Gameplay updates summary:

Expanded Air primary ability to become "Aero Shotgun", an attack that release more projectiles when you're moving fast
Using Ice Storm to hit a Whirlpool will spawn Ice Meteors inside the Whirlpool
Wind Burst now pops Pressure Bubble
Black Hole is more useful, it now sucks in targets directly instead of dragging them and looks cooler overall
This update also adds in Blood Splats, which killed enemies will leave on the ground around them. There's some additional changes included as well in this patch.
There's been many other changes as well since the last Roadmap announcement, such as:

Level 1 tutorial updated to make mechanics easier to learn
Enemy corpses do not dissolve out immediately, they remain active until there are too many active at once
Incorrect ragdoll physics direction issues fixed
Lighting improvements (mostly making areas brighter, but also adding in shadow-casting lights in some cases)
Here's a roadmap update with remaining important planned features:

Post-game difficulty boss fight 1
Post-game difficulty boss fight 2
Revise appearance of all Menu UIs
Using blood for Water abilities
Hiskarls should have a linked special ability that demolishes you if you keep any of them alive for too long
Dust Explosions
Dynamic torches - extinguish them with water, and re-ignite them with fire (matching your current fire color)
Rush pushing - rushing into enemies should push them in your movement direction as long as the rush is active
Revise Magma (Fire + Earth) combos
Add additional Super Abilities
"Ultimate" abilities that are unlocked by using Super Abilities
Release a modding tool that allows customization of certain game balance parameters (such as movement speeds, ability damage, difficulty, etc.)
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29 Sep 2023Developer post
Patch 8.2
Lighting updates Reduced Aero Shotgun damage Increased Aero Shotgun spread Terminals in Weapons Foundry glow for easier visibility
Lighting updates
Reduced Aero Shotgun damage
Increased Aero Shotgun spread
Terminals in Weapons Foundry glow for easier visibility
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28 Sep 2023Developer post
Patch 8.1
Lighting fixes Main menu logo animation Update rotation during command sequence in final level
Lighting fixes
Main menu logo animation
Update rotation during command sequence in final level
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25 Sep 2023Developer post
Patch 8 - Aero Shotgun and Black Holes
Air primary ability expanded to become Aero Shotgun: Faster movement = more projectiles released with each shot Current primary ability (Wind Burst) is still applied at point blank range Wind Burst deflection and damage radius decreased Wind Burst can be used to pop Pressure Bubb
Air primary ability expanded to become Aero Shotgun:

Faster movement = more projectiles released with each shot
Current primary ability (Wind Burst) is still applied at point blank range

Wind Burst deflection and damage radius decreased
Wind Burst can be used to pop Pressure Bubbles
Wind Burst knocks up recently killed enemies
Hitting killed enemies with a Nuke Beam while Aftershock is active will result in their body imploding
Black Hole spawn condition updated -> it now can be spawned by hitting an imploding body (mentioned above) with a Lightning Bolt
Blood spawns on surfaces after enemies are killed
Using Ice Storm against Whirlpools will spawn Ice Meteors inside the Whirlpool
Projectiles and characters trapped in Pressure Bubbles have randomized rotation axes
Fixed projectiles trapped inside of "Nuclear Winter" spheres not being released after the sphere collapses
Improved Ice Wave appearance
Hide first Ice Wave ground indicator since it impacts visibility too much during gameplay
Black Hole sucks in enemies directly instead of revolving them
Improved Black Hole appearance
Added camera shakes to Black Hole
Black Hole active time decreased
UI interaction sounds improved
Portal teleportation sound improved
More obvious contextual info in the final scene of the game
Black Hole Crunched Meteor has a shorter delay between Energy Beam releases
Beam attacks no longer go through Black Holes
Louder pressure bubble pop sound
Made player ability release sounds louder
Updated codex entries for all enemies
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17 Sep 2023Developer post
Patch 7
"Cryovolcano Outskirts" lighting updated to be brighter "Cryovolcano Outskirts" objectives updated to make progression clearer "Factory of Void" objectives updated to make progression clearer "Power of Hatred" lighting updated to be brighter and cast Character shadows
"Cryovolcano Outskirts" lighting updated to be brighter
"Cryovolcano Outskirts" objectives updated to make progression clearer
"Factory of Void" objectives updated to make progression clearer
"Power of Hatred" lighting updated to be brighter and cast Character shadows
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14 Sep 2023Developer post
Patch 6
"Factory of Void" lighting improvements "Hatred of Power" lighting improvements Fixed Whirlpools spawning at incorrect locations when launched at certain angles
"Factory of Void" lighting improvements
"Hatred of Power" lighting improvements
Fixed Whirlpools spawning at incorrect locations when launched at certain angles
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11 Sep 2023Developer post
Patch 5 - Corpses
GAME BALANCE Whirlpool now applies DOT to all enemies trapped inside, instead of just Fire Skule moves faster FIXES Fixed killed enemy ragdolls being flung in the wrong direction Enemies that spawn inside of Whirlpools/Pressure Bubbles can now get trapped by them Enemies killed i
03 Sep 2023Developer post
Roadmap for TICKDOWN
Here's a roadmap of the things I'm working on for TICKDOWN. In progress : Improving appearance of the Clock Improving the new game sequence Enemy corpses remaining active instead of dissolving after a few seconds Re-doing the "Status Control" room in Level 1 Future work : Replaci
Here's a roadmap of the things I'm working on for TICKDOWN.
In progress:

Improving appearance of the Clock
Improving the new game sequence
Enemy corpses remaining active instead of dissolving after a few seconds
Re-doing the "Status Control" room in Level 1
Future work:

Replacing Meteor Storm Earth special ability with something more interesting - likely going to be something involving Magnetizing earth projectiles and enemies
Re-doing appearance of all Menu UIs
More blood
Using blood for Water abilities
Lightning Bolt Aftershock + Nuke Beam combo should Microwave/implode enemies
Change how Black Holes are spawned - likely will be changed to spawn after a Whirlpool Dunk
Hiskarls should have a linked special ability that demolishes you if you keep any of them alive for too long
Dust Explosions
Dynamic torches - extinguish them with water, and re-ignite them with fire (matching your current fire color)
Re-do how the Air primary ability works
Rush pushing - rushing into enemies should push them in your movement direction as long as the rush is active
Re-do Magma (Fire + Earth) combos
Add additional Super Abilities
"Ultimate" (name is a placeholder) abilities that are unlocked by using Super Abilities
Release a modding tool that allows customization of certain game balance parameters (such as movement speeds, ability damage, difficulty, etc.)
The list is subject to change but I most likely won't cut anything mentioned above. Any additional feedback received from players will be prioritized accordingly in that list above.
In addition to that, there will be 2 new extremely difficult bosses added to TICKDOWN.
The first boss will serve as the final enemy in the true 100% ending to the story. The second one will be part of a new level that will be added in.
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01 Sep 2023Developer post
Patch 4
GAME BALANCE Raised Earth Pillars are no longer destroyable by ice Right hand costs Essence to use on Grandmaster and BOOST difficulties OTHER Earth particles in hand no longer look like absolute garbage Earth particles in hand now have shadows Improved fire idle particles in han
28 Aug 2023Developer post
Patch 3
GAME BALANCE Kastaroo revolving orbs now absorb incoming Beam attacks, and can drain Essence Shield Revolving Orbs projectile collision radius increased Revolving Orbs float up after their owner is killed Kastaroo is now immune to Lightning Basketball bounces and Wind Burst Earth
25 Aug 2023Developer post
Patch 2
GAME BALANCE Microwave Pop does more damage Corruption Therapy is more effective when exploding a Whirlpool or Pressure Bubble FIXES Void loop sound in "Power of Hatred" now only plays while the Void is visible Push down Level Objectives in HUD to avoid overlaps with other HUD el
23 Aug 2023Developer post
Patch 1
Game Balance Ice Wave has a higher chance of freezing enemies without Ice resistance Fire enemies have a higher resistance against Ice Nuke Beam cast sound is louder Seven Splashes projectiles can no longer be redirected by enemies Snap abilities are stronger Decreased health for
05 Aug 2023Developer post
TICKDOWN's Release
On August 18, the clock will finally tick down to 0. Here's a preview of what you can expect. Most of the above video was recorded at 80% of the true game speed. The Store page description, GIFs, EULA, and system requirements have all been updated as well. Here's a preview of the
On August 18, the clock will finally tick down to 0. Here's a preview of what you can expect.
Watch on YouTube
Most of the above video was recorded at 80% of the true game speed.
The Store page description, GIFs, EULA, and system requirements have all been updated as well.
Here's a preview of the future - what the world will look like sometime after the dust settles:

Two new very difficult bosses will emerge for you to battle
A full additional level with post-game difficulty content will be made available
A tool that lets you customize the game balance of some parts of the world will be at your disposal
After the Nuclear Winter, there may be even more coming your way. There are some of the ideas I have in mind, but their release ultimately depends upon the world's reception to my actions:

A way to create your own custom levels
A follow-up to the storyline, showing the immediate effects of my victory
Development and release of a true OST
A horde mode
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