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Knock Knock! As the nights draw in we invite you to find shelter in either of these haunted halls. But beware, these spooky mansions are not as welcoming as they may seem! View game page Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed
A few minor fixes Banned player pausing the game during cutscenes (I think this was occasionally causing bugs) Made a bunch of typo/spelling/grammatical fixes Changed the way vsynch works to try and cap FPS on high refresh monitor settings Added a new source of memories in chapte
Fixed a bunch of typos and grammatical errors. Introduced another source of embers earlier in the game Made searching with the divining ring faster Added an experimental fix to try and solve the very rare watchers bug..
As Darkest Dungeon taught us, the appeal of investigating a sinister mansion infested with Lovecraftian whispers is undeniably tantalizing. I'm therefore compelled to uncover The Horror at Highrook , a new strategy RPG that embraces the card-based management seen in the likes of
Another small patch to ease progression for some parts of the game Burning ritual offerings can now also generate the gift of the rat Greater insight now has a note to inform players to use it on themselves, rather than waste it on a minor task and then be unable to level their c
Another small patch, mostly just tweaks to make certain stages of the game easier Made The Watcher Spire moveable (so you can still upgrade tools) Altered the beckoning bell so you cant accidentally miss certain items due to RNG More text tweaks, some more clues to help with vari
Hi all, The launch has gone pretty well, but as to be expected there were a few bugs that managed to evade me before release. I've listed and fixed those below, I'm also fixing any typos and grammatical errors as I go. Ver 1.02 - quick day 1 patch Fixed the issue where talking to
How’s this for playing yourself: after a week spent clearing out my old family home, a week in which I speedran the lives and deaths of several loved ones by combing through crates of school papers, diaries and letters; with hands wizened by cleaning fluids, nostrils blackened by
Despite the fact that the sun is shining and Starbucks is selling its summer-themed iced drinks, I've found myself wandering down the horror hole yet again. From eerie graphic novels to DMing Candela Obscura for my unsuspecting team of paranormal investigators, for whatever reaso
Hello Investigators, I'm delighted to announce that The Horror at Highrook will launch on 1st May 2025 - Watch the Trailer now! As a huge fan of cosmic horror fiction and RPGs, The Horror at Highrook had been bubbling away at the back of my mind for some time. The last few years
Hello Investigators, I'm proud to announce that The Horror At Highrook will be taking part in the 2025 Lovecraftian Days Festival on Steam Its a week long festival ( 14-21 April ) of weird occult gems organised by Fulqrum Publishing. Highrook is included with a demo, a new traile
Greetings Investigator, Next Fest is upon us, and I'd like to welcome you to the hallowed halls of Highrook Manor. You will be managing your team of intrepid investigators to uncover what happened to the Ackeron family. Highrook has been a labour of love for me. It's a game that
Greetings Investigators, Happy New Year! We have now entered launch year and we enjoyed some time off over the festive season. Despite battling colds and various other ailments, we are all geared up for the months ahead. We really appreciated all the feedback from our private bet
Hello Investigators, I'm delighted to announce that The Horror at Highrook has been selected to be part of The Game Awards for Games Who Can’t Afford the Game Awards (TGAGWCAGA) 2024 Showcase! TGAGWCAGA is a brand new showcase designed to spotlight incredible indie games that tru
Greetings Investigators, A call rings out from the grounds of Highrook Estate. The doors of Highrook Manor shall open this December for you to explore more of what is coming. We're running a Private Beta in early December, and we'd love for you to take part and give feedback on t
Greetings Investigators! I've got some exciting news to share with you all today regarding the development of Highrook. OuterSloth is an indie game development fund created by Innersloth, developers of Among Us. OuterSloth is already funding seven projects, including new games by
Its spooooooky season! And I'm happy to announce that "The Horror At Highrook" was selected to appear as part of the STEAM SCREAM Festival. Obviously there's no discounts or sales, because the game isn't out yet! But there's a demo available for folk to try out the first chapter
Festival Time Again! I'm thrilled to announce that The Horror At Highrook is part of the Official Selection for the Tiny Teams 24 festival! This runs on steam from 08/08/24 to 15/8/24. you can see the main festival page here
Happy to announce that The Horror At Highrook has been selected as one of the Develop 2024 showcase in Brighton UK. At Develop:Brighton each year there's a dedicated area within the Expo called the Indie Showcase featuring 10 independently developed games that have been shortlist
I've updated the live demo with a number of bug fixes. I've also added a bunch of features/changes that are part of the main game development so that the demo keeps in line with the rest of the project. Some of the changes/updates are as follows. Added larger UI option: Available