Developer posts and news about this game.
Hello everyone, It is with great sadness that I announce that Astrocat Studios is closing and with it, sales / support of Puzzle Lab. The servers will remain up for the next few months, but will shut down in the future too. A big thank you goes out to everyone that supported us.
Minor update - features include: - Integrating latest version of SteamVR. You can now remap VR controls within the new SteamVR controller UI. - Puzzles can now be placed on wall during play in VR. Before, the puzzle would only be on the wall while editing. Default control to swit
Today, we are excited to announce the official release of Puzzle Lab! This has been a great journey and we would like to thank everyone who has given feedback and helped shape the game. We have big plans for the future, including features to help players who get stuck and new con
An update has been published. Changes include: - Added lab environment surrounding puzzle. - Replaced player model art. - New music has been added and old music has been replaced. - Fixed VR controllers disappearing after pressing the menu button. - Guardians no longer try to fir
Changes include: - Another round of art improvements. Walls and both crates have been re-textured. - Fixing colors on a few spots missed before. - Potential fix for flickers in VR. - Fixed puzzle thumbnail in the VR publish panel.
A major art update has been released. Changes include: - Refined all colors used in the game. - Removed post processing effects for a more consistent look - Settings files are now more resilient to corruption
The latest update brings with it the following changes: - Added entity descriptions in the editor. Mouse hover over entity icons in desktop to have a popup appear. A side panel will display in VR when an entity is selected. - Some minor art updates to walls and guardians - Added
An update has been released with the following changes: - Added template puzzles to the editor. When you create a new puzzle, one of several templates will be chosen. A 'New' button has been added to erase the template and start fresh. - Added editor tips that display upon placin
Changes in this update: - Official support for Unity's config dialog. You can use this to remap controls, change resolution, and change render quality settings. A new steam launch action has been added that will automatically pop this up before running the game. - Added support f
Changes included with this update: - A fallback smoke effect should appear on systems that don't support compute shaders. - Undo in the editor should now work properly - Speculative fix for case where simply moving the mouse could remove tiles - Fixed case where music would not t
A new update has been released. Changes included with this patch: - Tweaked / fixed some "story" puzzles - Dropped items now align to whole grid cells instead of half grid cells - Changed voting conditions when playing a user level. You must now either die, complete, or have play
A new update has been posted that includes: - Player movement better aligns to the grid. The player will continue to walk to nearest whole grid cell after input is released. This should make it easier to make precise movement to avoid things such as lasers. The player speed has b
- Potential fix for metal crates not moving - Fixed case where player would walk through the orb in editor - Improved performance
Puzzle Lab is now available for download on steam. If you have a VR headset, you can enjoy the game in glorious virtual reality. No VR headset? No problem! Experience all that Puzzle Lab has to offer as a normal desktop game. Thank you to all those that helped make this game a re