Developer posts and news about this game.
Version 1.5.2 (Small Improvements) I decided to release a small update with some minor improvements ahead of DevGAMM 2026. Some players were confused as to where the nursery room was because the baby crying sound attenuation was inaccurate. I have fixed this up so it's easier to
I'm happy to share that my game, "Staged: Open House" has been selected for the DevGAMM Awards 2026! Big thanks to the organisers for the opportunity and everyone who has wishlisted and supported the game so far! Small teams and indie devs can still join the competition by submit
Replaced main menu music and altered credits.
Version 1.5.0 Staged: Open House has officially migrated to the latest version of Unreal Engine 5.8. I've also added some optimizations and quality of life improvements. This update includes: Migrated to UE 5.8. The main benefit being Lumen Lite when selecting medium GI Quality.
Version 1.4.4 is live! This update focuses mainly on some changes to the intro cutscene. Behind the Scenes Video For anyone interested, I made a behind the scenes video here on YouTube showing some animations and unlit footage: Version 1.4.4 includes the following changes: All of
The final planned language for the demo has been added! This update includes the following: Added French language support (Thank you Alexis Nguyen!) I created a brand new licence plate texture and replaced the original placeholder texture on Franks vehicle. I also created a new t
The following has been added with update 1.4.2" Replaced the placeholder, Ward family photo with a screen shot of the family. More of these coming in updates. They might change more for full game. Added Chinese Simplified language support (Thank you Alice Artistry!) Added Japanes
Version 1.4.1 brings more language support to Staged: Open House as well as some general fixes! The following changes have been made for Version 1.4.1: Added Korean and German language support (Thank you Hayoon Kim!) Added Portuguese BR language support (Thank you Marcos Karal Ma
Version 1.4.0 is finally live! With the release of update 1.4.0, I now have localization! I have decided to only add Turkish for now (thanks Merve!). I want to bring this demo to as many players as possible and I'd rather take my time to get the translations as accurate as possib
Increased the pickup radius for the toy blocks, they're easier to pickup now. Fixed up a couple of scenes. Replaced some sounds.
Decided to enable Lumen globally. Not so important for the demo, but in the full game, walking outside looks much better now. Outdoor lighting is much more consistent. Remade the door knocking scene. Player cannot look around while the intro is playing. When the game starts, the
Altered sound a little on the end scene. Also, game audio is now muted upon demo completion so you can't hear buzzing on the end screen. Altered the audio on a scare. Fixed some sound classes that were not assigned. Updated some credits and replaced one of the music tracks. Fixed
Made a glowing outline material which fades in and out when player is in close proximity and applied it to key items to make them easier to find. There was a problem with the aspect ratio cropping and causing black bars to appear on the sides of the screen during some scenes if p
Slightly polished a scare. Recreated the final ending cutscene and timed it to the new music which is much more fitting than the previous placeholder music.
Improved pacing and altered timing of events. Adjusted objectives text to better guide the player if stuck. Fixed an error involving the ringing phone and adjusted its cutscene. Removed a scare and improved on another. Small adjustments to intro. Fixed an issue where walking on c
Fixed an issue that stopped the player from being able to stand up while crouching and holding a physics object. The Intro cutscene has been updated slightly. I reduced the ignition sound volume, slowed down the vehicle speed and added lights in some shots. Also added a road lead
Split the single shut off valve in the main bathroom to the two supply lines. Bathroom plant is now a dead plant. Changed outdoor lighting. Slight UI changes.
Went through the whole house and increased the width of sub level loading/unloading triggers to prevent a very rare glitch of triggers not registering collision. Slightly optimised and increased collision radius for interactable items. You can pickup nursery note without crouchin
Version 1.3.14 is now live just in time to participate in the Steam House & Home Fest ! This update includes the following: Figured out what caused the audio cut out glitch (when player goes back and forth from game to main menu back to game). I have fixed this. Added The MET
Hey everyone, I'm glad to finally say that the Staged: Open House Steam Demo is finally live! Thanks to everyone who has supported this project so far!