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UPDATE 2025/02/14

Good morning, dear friends :

As you may know, throughout 2025 we have committed to releasing weekly updates for Gremlins, Inc. Such updates typically include a few quality of life improvements:

  • edits for card rules, to make them easier to understand;
  • fixing typos and missing values in some languages;
  • occasionally, balancing changes (thanks to the forum discussions);
  • sometimes, improvements in visual assets (contrast/colors);
  • sometimes, improvements in the UI (font sizes and other things);
  • from time to time, improvements in stability of servers;

If you have any suggestions for future updates in the categories above, please post them on Steam Forums. We are here for you, working to make your game experience better.

And if you report a :hypnoheart: particularly good :hypnoheart: bug which we then find, and fix, then we will happily mail you a little package from our studio –

UPDATE 2025/02/14

GAME MECHANICS

  • The mechanics of ːcardsː "Brand Recognition" has been changed. In addition, a bug related to this card has been fixed.

    • Previously Now
    Cost: $150 Cost: $120
    Special rule: For each occasion where you have the highest $, ːscoreː, ːvotesː, ːmaliceː, income or bribe, you get 1ːscoreː and your income increases by 3. Special rule: If your $ or ːscoreː or ːvotesː or ːmaliceː or income or bribe is the single highest among all the players, get +1ːscoreː, income +3 for each such case.

    Reasons for change:

    Until now, the card rewarded the player even when they were in a tie with another player for the value. When this card was played immediately at the start of the session, it provided too big of an advantage. Therefore, this has been changed. This card is for players who are willing to take risks and actively lead the session.

    In addition, this card didn't always work properly: there were issues with how it processed the effects of the permanent cards; the banker's ability “money creates money” was triggered multiple times; and there were problems with how income was changed. And since some players mistook this card for a permanent card, we also made an additional effort to make the text of the rules clearer.

    Thanks to the following players for their feedback :magic_sparkles:Starriver Fisher, :magic_sparkles:miz, :magic_sparkles:jack_was, :magic_sparkles:4nsZei, :magic_sparkles:发牌员不许过年, :magic_sparkles:SymphonyNo28CoTkin, :magic_sparkles:Kit, :magic_sparkles:Uncouth Ruffian.

    LANGUAGE EDITS

  • We harmonized the description of the rules on about 10 cards, specifically – the description of choices that players make. Languages affected: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian.

  • ːcardsː “A Deal with the Prosecution” had a description which lead some players to think that they can teleport another player to the Jail even when they, themselves, did not serve a jail term. We edited the rules. Languages affected: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian (thanks, :magic_sparkles: VodemaRus).

    • USER INTERFACE

  • We extended the timer for choosing cards at the beginning of the session by about 10 seconds (Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention, :magic_sparkles: Infernomance).

  • The color, contrast, and brightness of a few spots and locations has been improved:

    • TECH ISSUES

  • Fixed bugs related to ːcardsː "Corporate Scam" (thanks, :magic_sparkles: Gremlins, Inc. Japan Branch).

  • Once again, we improved the server logic (a bit).

    • ROADMAP

    LANGUAGE EDITS

    If there are any misleading descriptions on card rules, we would love to receive your feedback – since we continue to edit the rules to make them more clear.

    USER INTERFACE

    We continue to work on improving visibility of the playing field, spots and locations. We are conscious of not going for radical changes, as many players are already used to the existing version.

    OTHER

    Gremlins, Inc. will celebrate 9 years in full release on March 11, 2025.

    TOURNAMENTS

  • What do you think about having ranked sessions, and maybe even the next tournament, with the number of rounds as the condition? Please share your opinions in the comments.

  • The results of the Lunar New Year tournament have been published, check the details here:

    • https://steamcommunity.com/games/369990/announcements/detail/596261024722583993

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    PS

    ːmaliceːːmaliceːːmaliceː Shameless promotion time! ːmaliceːːmaliceːːmaliceː

    The most popular Gremlins, Inc. DLC based on the sales of 2024 –

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    The second most popular Gremlins, Inc. DLC in this period –

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1438000/Gremlins_Inc__Agents_of_Chaos/

    Thanks to everyone who supports our efforts by purchasing this additional content (about 10% of player base owns these DLCs; if you're among these 10%, you are a special gremlin!).