Else Heart.Break()

Erik Svedäng El Huervo / Niklas Åkerblad Tobias Sjögren Oscar "Ratvader" Rydelius Johannes Gotlén · Erik Svedäng AB

Released: Sep 24, 2015
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Last updated: 06 Sep 2026, 11:48 GMT

Updates & announcements

15 posts

21 May 2024Developer post
Announcing: Manahex
Hi, dear players! Just a quick heads-up that Erik (the designer, writer and lead programmer behind Else Heart.Break() ) will release a new game on 5 June – Manahex . Here's a screen shot of it: Manahex is a digital hybrid card / board game. You control a mage that can move around
22 Jan 2016Developer post
1.0.8 is live on Steam now
(Coming to Humble and GOG soon too.) ADDED: GetTypeOfThing() function added to some computers ADDED: Not operator in Sprak (i.e. if !hungry) ADDED: NPC:s with modifiers will fix doors that have been modified TWEAK: Can't teleport when in a conversation (prevents quite a lot of bu
(Coming to Humble and GOG soon too.)

ADDED: GetTypeOfThing() function added to some computers
ADDED: Not operator in Sprak (i.e. if !hungry)
ADDED: NPC:s with modifiers will fix doors that have been modified
TWEAK: Can't teleport when in a conversation (prevents quite a lot of buggy situations)
TWEAK: Can't fall asleep when in a conversation (hopefully prevents several buggy situations)
TWEAK: Upgraded Unity to version 4.7
FIXED: Bug where the soda salesman got messed up at Plaza
FIXED: Crash bug that could happen when pressing the button on a vending machine
FIXED: Made sure Felix doesn't get stuck after the party at his place
FIXED: Prevented getting stuck at warehouse corner in the harbor
Original post
22 Jan 2016Developer post
1.0.8 is live on Steam now
(Coming to Humble and GOG soon too.) ADDED: GetTypeOfThing() function added to some computers ADDED: Not operator in Sprak (i.e. if !hungry) ADDED: NPC:s with modifiers will fix doors that have been modified TWEAK: Can't teleport when in a conversation (prevents quite a lot of bu
(Coming to Humble and GOG soon too.)

ADDED: GetTypeOfThing() function added to some computers
ADDED: Not operator in Sprak (i.e. if !hungry)
ADDED: NPC:s with modifiers will fix doors that have been modified
TWEAK: Can't teleport when in a conversation (prevents quite a lot of buggy situations)
TWEAK: Can't fall asleep when in a conversation (hopefully prevents several buggy situations)
TWEAK: Upgraded Unity to version 4.7
FIXED: Bug where the soda salesman got messed up at Plaza
FIXED: Crash bug that could happen when pressing the button on a vending machine
FIXED: Made sure Felix doesn't get stuck after the party at his place
FIXED: Prevented getting stuck at warehouse corner in the harbor
Original post
23 Oct 2015Developer post
1.0.7 is live on Steam now
ADDED: If you know a person the tooltip will reflect that by showing the actual name ADDED: SetLabel() and GetLabel() functions in the Extractor, can also be seen in the bag ADDED: HD() function for connecting to external hard drives ADDED: Support for page up and page down keys
ADDED: If you know a person the tooltip will reflect that by showing the actual name
ADDED: SetLabel() and GetLabel() functions in the Extractor, can also be seen in the bag
ADDED: HD() function for connecting to external hard drives
ADDED: Support for page up and page down keys when using the modifier
ADDED: Type() function in Sprak, returns the type of some data as a string
TWEAK: The refining machine at the factory is more balanced
FIXED: Indentation messes up when writing 'if else' statements (and in some other situations)
FIXED: Game hangs when pressing ESC when slurping
FIXED: CopyToClipboard() doesn't work on objects that are not in the same scene
FIXED: Hank gets stuck during lecture
FIXED: Version number is hard to see
FIXED: Infinite dialogue loop when talking to the soda salesman
FIXED: Can't use alternative keyboard layouts, selecting routes on the internet stops working
Original post
23 Oct 2015Developer post
1.0.7 is live on Steam now
ADDED: If you know a person the tooltip will reflect that by showing the actual name ADDED: SetLabel() and GetLabel() functions in the Extractor, can also be seen in the bag ADDED: HD() function for connecting to external hard drives ADDED: Support for page up and page down keys
ADDED: If you know a person the tooltip will reflect that by showing the actual name
ADDED: SetLabel() and GetLabel() functions in the Extractor, can also be seen in the bag
ADDED: HD() function for connecting to external hard drives
ADDED: Support for page up and page down keys when using the modifier
ADDED: Type() function in Sprak, returns the type of some data as a string
TWEAK: The refining machine at the factory is more balanced
FIXED: Indentation messes up when writing 'if else' statements (and in some other situations)
FIXED: Game hangs when pressing ESC when slurping
FIXED: CopyToClipboard() doesn't work on objects that are not in the same scene
FIXED: Hank gets stuck during lecture
FIXED: Version number is hard to see
FIXED: Infinite dialogue loop when talking to the soda salesman
FIXED: Can't use alternative keyboard layouts, selecting routes on the internet stops working
Original post
06 Oct 2015Developer post
1.0.6 is live on Steam
(Coming soon to Humble and GOG too) ADDED: Suitcases can be accesed as a separate inventory when carried around ADDED: A way to get off the finance computer "island" FIXED: Calling Unlock() on a door from a computer gives weird error about Int32 FIXED: It's possible to hack compu
(Coming soon to Humble and GOG too)

ADDED: Suitcases can be accesed as a separate inventory when carried around
ADDED: A way to get off the finance computer "island"
FIXED: Calling Unlock() on a door from a computer gives weird error about Int32
FIXED: It's possible to hack computers with security level above 0 by pressing the GUI button when using the computer.
FIXED: Can't use Input() function when booting from floppy
FIXED: A bureaucrat gets stuck in the radio station elevator
FIXED: Dream sequence collides with radio station events
FIXED: Nini gives different prices for new shoes
FIXED: Mouse stops working (because of a glitch involving an in-game program)
FIXED: Pixie not sleeping at home towards the end of the game
FIXED: Dialogue glitch in the final scene
MAYBE FIXED: Options menu crashes on some systems when the resolution has been set to high
Original post
06 Oct 2015Developer post
1.0.6 is live on Steam
(Coming soon to Humble and GOG too) ADDED: Suitcases can be accesed as a separate inventory when carried around ADDED: A way to get off the finance computer "island" FIXED: Calling Unlock() on a door from a computer gives weird error about Int32 FIXED: It's possible to hack compu
(Coming soon to Humble and GOG too)

ADDED: Suitcases can be accesed as a separate inventory when carried around
ADDED: A way to get off the finance computer "island"
FIXED: Calling Unlock() on a door from a computer gives weird error about Int32
FIXED: It's possible to hack computers with security level above 0 by pressing the GUI button when using the computer.
FIXED: Can't use Input() function when booting from floppy
FIXED: A bureaucrat gets stuck in the radio station elevator
FIXED: Dream sequence collides with radio station events
FIXED: Nini gives different prices for new shoes
FIXED: Mouse stops working (because of a glitch involving an in-game program)
FIXED: Pixie not sleeping at home towards the end of the game
FIXED: Dialogue glitch in the final scene
MAYBE FIXED: Options menu crashes on some systems when the resolution has been set to high
Original post
02 Oct 2015Developer post
Version 1.0.5 is live on Steam
Camera will rotate to face north when looking at the map. The modifier has gotten the Connection API ;-) Option added for turning of the "change zoom automatically when moving to a new room / area" behaviour. The previous behaviour is default. Sleepiness is not increased when sit
Camera will rotate to face north when looking at the map.
The modifier has gotten the Connection API ;-)
Option added for turning of the "change zoom automatically when moving to a new room / area" behaviour. The previous behaviour is default.
Sleepiness is not increased when sitting down, makes it possible to go on the tram forever (it's a kinda nice screensaver?!)
The refining computer at the factory can run indefinitely (which is useful...)
Games and other programs that froze after 60 seconds of usage should not do that anymore, sorry about that.
It's no longer possible to hack computers with security level above 0 by pressing the GUI button when using the computer.
Fib's beautiful object is less loud-
Computer by the soda storage has been moved down a bit for better looking usage.
Bug when talking to a person on the tram is fixed.
A bug with Hank the first night at the hotel is fixed.
A bug where the beaurocrat would get stuck in the radio station's bathroom is fixed.
There's now a dummy file in the save folder to prevent it from being deleted by zip programs and whatnot.
Original post
02 Oct 2015Developer post
Version 1.0.5 is live on Steam
Camera will rotate to face north when looking at the map. The modifier has gotten the Connection API ;-) Option added for turning of the "change zoom automatically when moving to a new room / area" behaviour. The previous behaviour is default. Sleepiness is not increased when sit
Camera will rotate to face north when looking at the map.
The modifier has gotten the Connection API ;-)
Option added for turning of the "change zoom automatically when moving to a new room / area" behaviour. The previous behaviour is default.
Sleepiness is not increased when sitting down, makes it possible to go on the tram forever (it's a kinda nice screensaver?!)
The refining computer at the factory can run indefinitely (which is useful...)
Games and other programs that froze after 60 seconds of usage should not do that anymore, sorry about that.
It's no longer possible to hack computers with security level above 0 by pressing the GUI button when using the computer.
Fib's beautiful object is less loud-
Computer by the soda storage has been moved down a bit for better looking usage.
Bug when talking to a person on the tram is fixed.
A bug with Hank the first night at the hotel is fixed.
A bug where the beaurocrat would get stuck in the radio station's bathroom is fixed.
There's now a dummy file in the save folder to prevent it from being deleted by zip programs and whatnot.
Original post
28 Sep 2015Developer post
Version 1.0.4 is live on Steam
Changes Added 'HasFunction()' function on all objects. Doors without a code can be unlocked by any key. The SetPosition() function has been removed from the computers who had it, this will invalidate some ways to beat the game that were a bit too boring. These computer have gotte
Changes

Added 'HasFunction()' function on all objects.
Doors without a code can be unlocked by any key.
The SetPosition() function has been removed from the computers who had it, this will invalidate some ways to beat the game that were a bit too boring. These computer have gotten a new function though – GetThingsOfType(), have fun with it!
EraseMemory() function for computers with a memory unit.
The extractor now has a 'CopyToClipboard()' function.
Can't teleport into inventories.
Dialogue with the Bouncer in the park can't get stuck in infinite loop.
Invariant culture is set by app, should fix bug for some Linux users.
An error at Blå Knuten when talking to the bureaucrat in there has been removed.
A bug where Pixie wouldn't come out to talk to you has been fixed.
Pressing ESC when slurping should not make the game hang with a white screen.
Boolean logic should work correctly in all cases (oops!)
Things that are not fixed yet

Flashing graphics on Linux
Unreadable screens on some hardware, seems to be more of a driver issue though..?
Original post
28 Sep 2015Developer post
Version 1.0.4 is live on Steam
Changes Added 'HasFunction()' function on all objects. Doors without a code can be unlocked by any key. The SetPosition() function has been removed from the computers who had it, this will invalidate some ways to beat the game that were a bit too boring. These computer have gotte
Changes

Added 'HasFunction()' function on all objects.
Doors without a code can be unlocked by any key.
The SetPosition() function has been removed from the computers who had it, this will invalidate some ways to beat the game that were a bit too boring. These computer have gotten a new function though – GetThingsOfType(), have fun with it!
EraseMemory() function for computers with a memory unit.
The extractor now has a 'CopyToClipboard()' function.
Can't teleport into inventories.
Dialogue with the Bouncer in the park can't get stuck in infinite loop.
Invariant culture is set by app, should fix bug for some Linux users.
An error at Blå Knuten when talking to the bureaucrat in there has been removed.
A bug where Pixie wouldn't come out to talk to you has been fixed.
Pressing ESC when slurping should not make the game hang with a white screen.
Boolean logic should work correctly in all cases (oops!)
Things that are not fixed yet

Flashing graphics on Linux
Unreadable screens on some hardware, seems to be more of a driver issue though..?
Original post
28 Sep 2015Developer post
The Secret Arcade
For people who want to explore the deeper parts of Sprak (the in-game programming language) and the possibility to create your own programs in Else Heart.Break() – please check out the Secret Arcade! It's on Github and Facebook . The Github wiki has documentation on the language
28 Sep 2015Developer post
The Secret Arcade
For people who want to explore the deeper parts of Sprak (the in-game programming language) and the possibility to create your own programs in Else Heart.Break() – please check out the Secret Arcade! It's on Github and Facebook . The Github wiki has documentation on the language
27 Sep 2015Developer post
Soundtrack is released by Swedish Columbia
A big part of Else Heart.Break() is the soundtrack – found on radio stations, floppy disks and by other means throughout the game. Now you can get these 56 (!!!) sweet, sweet tunes by El Huervo, Sasac, Hello World, Shelby Cinca, Tor Bruce and Philip E Morris so you can enjoy them
27 Sep 2015Developer post
Soundtrack is released by Swedish Columbia
A big part of Else Heart.Break() is the soundtrack – found on radio stations, floppy disks and by other means throughout the game. Now you can get these 56 (!!!) sweet, sweet tunes by El Huervo, Sasac, Hello World, Shelby Cinca, Tor Bruce and Philip E Morris so you can enjoy them

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