Update notes for 23 November
Fixed a battle soft lock that occurs when CPU controlled Blinkers with Desperation status activate their Armor Blink Thrill Kill ability with the first of two dies rolled.

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Fixed a battle soft lock that occurs when CPU controlled Blinkers with Desperation status activate their Armor Blink Thrill Kill ability with the first of two dies rolled.

It's been 1,390 days since I first wrote a note in my Obsidian vault on a sleepless night in January of 2022, when I saw, in that almost-dream state, the layout of a playing card game and rapidly came up with rules that determine how units attack each other, how their armor works

Hey everyone! During the Next Fest, we had a successful doubling of our total wishlists on Steam, and a good portion of people who tried out the demo. Please share any feedback in our discussion board or our Discord! What Moody's been up to: Mostly marketing the game on various s

The NHF Discord Community is here! Click here to join us and start our community to... Discuss NHF! Share high scores Connect for Remote Play Together sessions (for the full game's P2P skirmish mode) Suggest game ideas/improvements Report issues Talk about other games Looking for

It's here! Download the demo to train yourself in NHF's battle system through the main tutorial area! Once you're more comfortable, tackle the demo's final section and share your high scores in the Steam community or on X while tagging @goofysocksgames! In the meantime, I'm doing

What I've been up to It's been just about four weeks since I last published an update, and I'm really excited that we're so close to sharing the game with a bigger audience. Here's where my attention has gone: Setting up playnhf.com We have a public website live, with a lot of th

NHF goes gold! Release date and more... Monday, 3 November 2025 In mid-August, for the first time since starting working on this game, I had no more todo items on my MVP list for Negotiations Have Failed. So the game is ready to publish on Steam, with the demo being accessible di

Hi, everyone. Tim here with a brief update. Battle background artwork complete! While my last update said I would focus on releasing the soundtrack and looking at any feedback received from the demo for improvements, I didn't receive any feedback yet and decided to move forward w

Hi, everyone. Tim here with the latest updates, mostly reporting on music things related to Negotiations Have Failed! Play our early demo build and give your thoughts and feedback You can play a good chunk of the game by downloading it on Itch: NHF Demo Page There's a feedback fo

Hi everyone! My name is Tim, and I'm the creator of Negotiations Have Failed. I'm going to share weekly updates of the most relevant news and what I've been up to regarding NHF's development. Play our early demo build and give your thoughts and feedback You can play a good chunk