Nullschwert

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10 Feb 2025Developer post
A New Game + Status of Nullschwert
Hope you're doing well. Rotschwert, a horizontal spinoff of Nullschwert, is Coming Soon to Steam: Red Blade in hand, the Blue Rabbit begins her hazy crusade. It is a horizontal bullet-hell slashing game which is neither a prequel nor sequel to Nullschwert - a sidequel? - that let
02 Apr 2024Developer post
"Significant Feature" Removed (+ Some Changes)
It has come to my attention that on 2024/04/01, an update to Nullschwert Demo has been released. The update, among other things, contained a "Significant Feature" aka "Honk Button". As this was done without my supervision and permission - the culprit has been found and punished a
It has come to my attention that on 2024/04/01, an update to Nullschwert Demo has been released. The update, among other things, contained a "Significant Feature" aka "Honk Button".
As this was done without my supervision and permission - the culprit has been found and punished accordingly. The threat of "honking" has been stopped, for now.
I have released an update which aims to remove that feature and fix the consequences of granting our Visitors such an insane power. Unfortunately, as my influence within the Abyss and over the affected realm is still limited, I wasn't able to fix everything, and you may find it quite different than it were half a year ago.
The main change is, of course:

"Honk" button has been removed. WARNING: to ensure this, do not hold Skip button (V/Y by default) for longer than 8 seconds. The timer/consequences may vary depending on which stage you are. Do not take unnecessary risks.
In addition, some of the observed changes (mind the spoilers):

Splash screens added (press any key to skip them)
Main Menu labels changed
Improved performance overall thanks to various engine updates
St1 Boss - Phase 1 slightly rebalanced (a little more during EotL Route), sword shots are less random
St2 Boss - reduced HP during her "Named" phases
St1 and St2 - certain unnaturally colored entities HP reduced
Password screen - condition to trigger it has been changed hold C(X) during the intro of St1
St3 - replaced some bullet sprites and adjusted the boss VFX
Dialogue adjustments overall (ongoing change)
Other smaller fixes/improvements/adjustments. Please report any anomalies.
Work on the full game still continues. The Demo will not receive any big new content, but will be updated at a later date (which may have something to do with fests) including polish/balancing/story adjustments as we get closer to release.
I apologize for the silence - very little of my work can be shared without spoiling something. However, I'm always happy to hear comments, thoughts and speculations regarding Nullschwert, and I do take them into account while working on things. Whenever I feel down and like my work has no meaning - I read the comments here on Steam, on Youtube and on Discord. They remind me that, despite its various flaws, there are many people who really, really enjoy the game so far.
I will keep working as hard as I can, aiming for 2024 release. Visitors, Players, Readers - thank you all for putting up with my nonsense so far, and I hope you'll look forward to what the Abyss has in store.
Have a fun April,
- Aru
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01 Apr 2024Developer post
Demo Update - Significant Feature Added
Hey, it's your friendly neighborhood Aru. Have you ever thought to yourself while playing a shooting game - "This game is great but all I can do is shoot, dodge, bomb, hyper... If I'm controlling a ship/cute anime girl there has to be more stuff I can do. Something that every veh
Hey, it's your friendly neighborhood Aru.
Have you ever thought to yourself while playing a shooting game - "This game is great but all I can do is shoot, dodge, bomb, hyper... If I'm controlling a ship/cute anime girl there has to be more stuff I can do. Something that every vehicle in a game should have. Something loud and clear."
In fact, there is not a single shooting game with a feature like that. You can find it in racing games, simulators, some sandboxes, but never in a shooting game. Such ruthless discrimination! But it ends today.
The Nullschwert Demo has been updated with one significant feature that, once the long awaited fool release graces us, will certainly ascend the game over its direct competitors. Here is the list of all changes:

Added a Honk button.
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29 Sep 2023Developer post
Nullschwert Demo is Out Now!
The Demo is finally out - you may download it from the game page. Let the Abyss take you. Allow its deepest secrets to permeate through your entire being. Let it you. A single visit should take about 30 minutes, with 2-3 hours of content depending on how thorough you are. Remembe

Updates & announcements

A New Game + Status of Nullschwert

What about Nullschwert?

"Significant Feature" Removed (+ Some Changes)

Demo Update - Significant Feature Added

Nullschwert Demo is Out Now!