Ayo!
A celebratory Ayo this time! The grandest yet, even.
Can you believe it? Exactly one year ago today, we opened the doors to the dreamlike spaces of Eclipsium and invited you all to wander in. And you did!
First off, and most importantly: thank you. Thank you for every purchase, every review, every bug report, every wild story theory, every hog petted and every single middle finger emoticon deployed in the chats since launch. For our first game as a studio, to receive this much love, praise and genuine passion was truly touching. You're all great!
We promised ourselves we wouldn't cry in this post, so instead we will hide behind numbers. Rounded ones, cause we love those:
Over 43% (!!!) of you have actually finished the game. This is insanely impressive stats, folks. Still, the other 57% of players are on our watchlist. Duh.
Over 160,000 hours spent inside the Eclipsium (!!) walking, sprinting, petting hogs and staring at walls in existential dread.
And counting!!
We ran the math twice, because we didn't believe it the first time. But yes, everything checks out. You’re all mad! Absolute insanity!
And then there is the art. Oh, the art. You have been painting, drawing, sculpting and… tattooing?! the Princess and every unsettling corner of her world like it is your full time job. We collected some of our favorite pieces below. Please scream with us over how wickedly great you are:
- by szn ジ
- by PowerFungus
-by Mimcat
-by Snacks
-by Sara :]
-by Tug
-by Sempiternus
Every artist is credited and linked underneath btw! Please give them some love. And yes, we are always on the lookout for more amazing stuff like this. Should we make this the annual thing? Anyway, if you want to have your art mentioned in the second Eclipsium anniversary, then post it in the Community Hub, or tag us in the Discord.
What a year it has been. Working on the hotfixes after the launch, a Steam Awards nomination, an IGF win for Excellence in Visual Art, a whole new Dark Tar update, Steam Deck support and a full OST on CD and vinyl. None of it would exist without you showing up. So, once again: a big thank you!
Alright, we won’t take any more of your time. This year has been a blast. You have been a blast.
I don’t know, gift Eclipsium to your friends or grandparents. Go already.
'til next time!
Housefire Games & CRITICAL REFLEX