Developer posts and news about this game.
Hey everyone, Earlier today, mikeydsc made a discussion post just to check if we were okay because we’ve been a little quiet lately. (Can we spam the comments with “Thank you, mikeydsc”? <3) We feel like we ended up with the best community we could have asked for. You’ve all b
Another patch just dropped! Hey everyone! We've fixed one of the biggest headaches in the game: the startup bug where the game could get stuck on a gray square the first time you launched it. This should finally be gone! If you still run into it for any reason, please let us know
It’s been one week since our game hit the wild. For four years, this game was almost our entire lives. Every evening after work, every weekend, every holiday Bilge (Whiplash) and I poured absolutely everything we had into this project. Seeing you all actually play it, and care ab
Another patch is live! Changes Improved the reliability of save/load in a few edge cases. Fixed several dialogue issues and typos reported by the community. Updated the Dice tutorial to make it clearer that Dice are consumable resources. Added more collectible Dice to several sce
Hey everyone! Another small update is live! Changes Added an autosave at the end of every Book. The game already autosaves at the beginning of every scene, but we've also added an autosave at the end of each Book to make sure you have a more reliable checkpoint before moving on.
Hey everyone! Our goal was for spending dice to feel tense and meaningful. The idea behind the system is that money is luck and you're only as lucky as the dice count you have. (We might have drawn a little too heavily from real-life inflation for this one... it's rough, folks.)
Hey everyone! Another patcy is live. Thanks again for all the bug reports and feedback. We've been reading everything and working through the list as fast as we can. Fixed several issues that could prevent saving or loading the game correctly. Fixed a bug that could cause dialogu
Thanks again for all the reports and feedback. Here's what's included in this update: Switched to new video codecs to fix the broken video playback on Steam Deck. Fixed the stuttering during the intro video. (The intro was originally rendered in 4K, which was causing performance
Fixed the incorrect Neural Archive Boost description. Fixed an issue where loading a save from the main menu could incorrectly start the intro sequence. Fixed an issue where Howard could get stuck outside RR Industries , preventing players from entering the location. Fixed an iss
Known Issues Hey everyone! We wanted to share the issues we're currently aware of and working on. H.264 Video Issue (Steam Deck / Linux / Proton) Some Steam Deck and Linux (Proton) users may experience issues with H.264 videos. This issue only appeared after the game went live (d
Hey everyone! Sorry for being a little quiet. The last few weeks have basically been us playing our own game an unhealthy number of times, finding bugs, fixing bugs, creating new bugs, fixing those bugs, arguing over dialogue, tweaking tiny details nobody will probably notice...
Hey everyone, This one’s a bit hard to write. We have made the difficult decision to move our release date from May 7 to around July / early August. We'll lock in a final date as soon as we're confident. We know this is very disappointing, especially this close to the original da
Hey all, Shoreline Games here. It’s been a while but we've finally made it. With release just a few months away and Steam Next Fest right around the corner, we’re finally ready to really show off the game. We encourage everyone to play the Steam Next Fest build, live now and to l
Hey everyone, Quick update from the team: Celestial Return is part of Steam Next Fest ! The demo is live right now, and we’ve also put together a short teaser to celebrate. You can check that out below: If you enjoy the demo, a positive Steam review helps us a TON. Genuinely. It’
Heyy all! We’re running a livestream loop of Nina playing the Celestial Return demo throughout the Choose Wisely Festival ! Enjoy the stream and if you haven’t yet, give the demo a try! 🖤 Nina’s channel: View game page
It’s been an amazing ride so far. From the very first wishlist to now, every comment, share, and message of support has helped us shape this game, and we couldn’t be more grateful. We’ve also been working on a new roadmap with fresh story and gameplay additions, all made possible
Hey everyone! We’re getting really close to the end of the Kickstarter, and there’s one last thing we want more than anything: to hit $20K and finally bring voice acting to Celestial Return . That means Howard would finally speak. And not just him. Intelligence , Virtue , Foolish
Hey everyone, Our very first community event just finished and honestly, we’re so excited (and a bit emotional) about it. We didn’t expect many entries, but we got 7 amazing ones , and every single piece is so full of soul. Seeing people recreate what we created… it’s a hard feel
Hey everyone! Just a quick and happy update from our side: Episode 2 of our Celestial Return Webtoon is now live and free for everyone to read! If you want to see more of Howard and the moody streets of Netherveil, you can read it right here: 🔗 Read Episode 2 Here! This Webtoon
The day is finally here! We're thrilled and humbled to announce that our Kickstarter for Celestial Return is now OFFICIALLY LIVE ! This game has been our heart and soul. We've poured everything into it, and to be here now feels surreal. To make things even more special, Celestial