Mercenary Leto

Released: Feb 14, 2026
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Last updated: 16 Sep 2026, 05:21 GMT

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19 Apr 2026Developer post
Patch #2 is here!
Howdy y'all! Just Summer here with a small update - Final Kaiden was a wee bit too hard, so I nerfed him. - Less health overall, by about 20% - Generally, less eyes fire, except when he's right about to die - He'll enter "burst mode" less overall (but he'll still do it!) - Fixed
15 Mar 2026Developer post
Patch #1 is out!
Howdy players! The big thing I fixed was an issue where you could beat the Final Boss faster than you should have , skipping some dialog in the process. D'oh! It's been fixed, however. :D Additionally, I updated the credits to pay a dedication to someone who deserved it. As a not
16 Feb 2026Developer post
ACK, owning up to a mistake I made with your save file..
I'm a small indie dev; I made a mistake. @_@ If you had a save between Feb 14th and today, you might have noticed it vanished if it was in Save Slot 1. That was because I accidently left saved data on there from when I was debugging the final boss of the game; which should have b
15 Feb 2026Developer post
Bugfix - Like renting a game from Blockbuster...
I accidently uploaded a final save file with the initial build of the game; I fixed that. :^) ~Summer
14 Feb 2026Developer post
Mercenary Leto is OUT NOW - 35% OFF!
Today I release a game that I've worked on for 13 years . I started in the Summer of 2012, fresh out of college and an itch to create... something. And here we are. :) A big thanks to my gamedev community, my beta testers, my musicians, my artists, my best friend, and my husband
Today I release a game that I've worked on for 13 years. I started in the Summer of 2012, fresh out of college and an itch to create... something. And here we are. :)

A big thanks to my gamedev community, my beta testers, my musicians, my artists, my best friend, and my husband for all the help and advice over the years. Y'all the real MVP.

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New content -
UI Overall - Most of the font in the game is now the same. Damage font and worldmap UI all uses the same "talking" font, as an example.
Final boss is split out. If you get past a certain point, the game will save that progress! Additionally, one of the final bosses moves slower and has more warning when she attacks.
All spikes, lava, and acid won't kill you instantly anymore.
Zaanlith makes a bunch of noise now. She's very cute!
There is new artwork before Valuna. It's very cute. :)
You can simply push "up" on the controller to fly Alma on the world map! I also added more clouds, too!
Leto bullet explosions are rotated
Button prompts are a wee bit smaller now.
Various dialog tweaking and spelling issues.
Updated Unity for the last time. :')
Bugs that were fixed
Camera's got a heavy overhaul so they feel better
VSync is turned on
Fixed the tileset tearing issue
Tabris and Kiki can properly "whisper" in dialog.
Tabris had his particle effect adjusted so it's not obviously hanging out
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Thank you all, for waiting on me. I'm excited for you to play it!
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~Summer
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08 Feb 2026Developer post
We're a week out from release!
We release on Feb 14th, 2026. :)
04 Jan 2026Developer post
January Early Access Build Out Now!
40 days until release! New content - The final level was cut in half and completely redone, from the ground up! Kaiden's AI got an overhaul - he'll go into his ceiling slam attack more, better tuned, won't glitch out in certain phases, etc Final dragon boss had her AI and artwork
40 days until release!
New content -
The final level was cut in half and completely redone, from the ground up!
Kaiden's AI got an overhaul - he'll go into his ceiling slam attack more, better tuned, won't glitch out in certain phases, etc
Final dragon boss had her AI and artwork updated. She's been slowed down, made smarter, and will come back out to fight even if you "kill" her in phase 1
Multiple passes at bringing the writing all together: Common theme of "hope" is mentioned more often, make sure the Abbo boys have their helmets on when they should, tweaking the ending, Gilbert mentions his whiskers twitch when around dust dragons and dust, etc
Title card artwork that shows at the beginning of levels was updated
Healthbar UI got new artwork
Two more art pieces show near the end of the game
Bugs that were fixed
Updated Rewired, updated Unity version
If you are playing on a Steamdeck, don't show the "you should play with a controller" prompt
You could break out of "cutscene mode" after doing a victory pose Issac bullets will no longer target Jellycats Lurker grab bug - you’ll still be grabbed even after you kill the Lurker
When you beat the game, the worldmap would show the wrong texture
Gilbert will wash his butt again in a cutscene later in the game
Thank you all, for waiting on me. I'm excited for you to play it!
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~Summer
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25 Dec 2025Developer post
Release Date - Feb 14th, 2026!!!
That's it. A good date for a game that is nothing but a labor of love, after 13+ years of tinkering with it. I'll have one more alpha build for people to test, and then probably ship it in February of next year. :) Thank you all, for waiting on me. I'm excited for you to play it!
01 Oct 2025Developer post
October Update!
We're getting there! The big thing these past few weeks was hooking up Steamdeck support for the game, in terms of button prompts and making sure UI elements didn't go missing. The other big bug I fixed was Leto being able to run around in cutscenes - put some jank code to make s
11 Aug 2025Developer post
Small August Update
Mostly wanted to package up a small bucket of bugfixes, as a cutscene that started on the worldmap wasn't playing and that justified a half-month build. Got that fixed, yay! (❁´◡`❁) Button prompts are a taddd smaller, too. 😅 Reworked the cutscene after Kaiden's ship! The caves b
Mostly wanted to package up a small bucket of bugfixes, as a cutscene that started on the worldmap wasn't playing and that justified a half-month build. Got that fixed, yay! (❁´◡`❁)
Button prompts are a taddd smaller, too. 😅
Reworked the cutscene after Kaiden's ship!
The caves boss hits less hard, too!
New boss battle music for the final boss gauntlet!
Xer's FMV text is lighter so you can actually see it
Next - last of the bugs~
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~Summer
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01 Aug 2025Developer post
August Update!
New Content Steam Achievements all have artwork! Button prompts will get bigger if the camera is pulled back (They are too big at times, even) Added artwork when you get the Charge Boots Issac has a few new portraits when he's moaning about life Made the lava level a bit less mea
29 Jun 2025Developer post
Update: First round of feedback from testers!
New content - Steam Achievements! Added for entering every new level, collecting all the seedings for Kiki and Melody, AND for feeding Alma all the carrots. Credits have the names of more playtesters, thank you! Bugs that were fixed Added cameras to the Juggernaut level Fixed cam
New content -
Steam Achievements! Added for entering every new level, collecting all the seedings for Kiki and Melody, AND for feeding Alma all the carrots.
Credits have the names of more playtesters, thank you!
Bugs that were fixed
Added cameras to the Juggernaut level
Fixed cameras and level geometry in Valuna
Talking to an NPC on "accident" will happen less. Behind the scenes, I check to see if you are standing still and JUST pushed the up button.
Loading screen got more aligned so it wouldn't cut off
Added a backup check to make sure the game over screen is actually closed
Fixed a bug with Leto in cutscenes
Refactored so you can't spawn in the middle of a level anymore
Next - more bugs~
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~Summer
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01 Jun 2025Developer post
Quick Patch for Level 3!
Quick Patch Note - fixed a bug where if you spawned in the middle of the level, the camera would glitch out. It was happening on the Molten Toxics and I needed to fix that! Thank you for the bug report, you know who you are!! 🐲🍪 Remember - the best way to leave me bug reports/f
31 May 2025Developer post
Summer Update 2025
🌈🏳️‍🌈 Howdy y'all! A happy early pride month - let's get to it! 🌈🏳️‍🌈 First off.... I NEED TESTERS! Wanting to ship this by the end of the year. :) Either poke me on my Bluesky or on my Discord for details. Anyway, lots of final boss updates and fixes for this build! Better
10 Mar 2025Developer post
Spring 2025 Update!
For starters - the FREE demo got updated! Tell your friends! Level 2, the caves - got a slight rework, enemies were fixed or tweaked as well Added to the intro - I show the player how to duck and charge their weapon! Leto dashing got cleaned up! There is a new dust effect for it,
24 Feb 2025Developer post
Updated the Demo!
Just got done with a convention and wanted to upload the build here to Steam. :) Hope you enjoy! It's got a more streamlined first level that I've put a ton of time into! I'm on BlueSky now, too! ~Summer
25 Jan 2025Developer post
Winter Update!
After a round of playtesting and feedback, I made some big changes to the plot to setup Kaiden as the big bad much more early! You'll see him in the lava fields, for starters! Also, Issac will yell at you on Valuna, because he stowed away on Scylla's shuttle! Oh, and Scylla leave
01 Nov 2024Developer post
November Update is HERE!
Howdy y'all! It's a small update, but wanted to keep in the groove of more regular updates as we prepare for final release and/or publisher shopping. :) Lava level got a glowup . Say hello to the Molten Toxins! Added this new friend . Also messed with this level a bunch, too! Scy
20 Sep 2024Developer post
September 2024 Update is HERE!
Trying to keep into the swing of things, so have another update! Biggest thing was the entire Music Controller was rewritten. It shouldn't skip anymore. If there is a section not playing music, let me know and I'll be sure to fix it. This also fixed the "start loud then set to th
13 Sep 2024Developer post
Sept 2024 Update!
Tiny update coming! Thinking next week, on September 20th!

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