Hey all, Fred Wood here. A year ago I launched kuso, the product of a little of over a year's worth of full-time work. I'm still very proud of how this game came out, and I've loved seeing the reaction from its players. kuso may not have been a financial success, but critically, it seems to be loved the way I hoped it'd be.
In the last 365 days I've been busy. The initial non-reaction to the game's release left me in a pretty sour place. It took a bit for me to want to get back to work, but once I was able to kick that feeling, got back to work I did.
On November 20th, there's a big update coming. Some folks might be able to guess some of what's in store, but I'd wager no one will be 100% right. We've got new levels coming, new achievements, new modes, new music, and all sorts of new features. And new secrets, but I doubt anyone will find all of them as quickly as they did with kuso's initial launch.
kuso didn't make its investment back in 2018, and that was a bit of a surprise to me considering the budget was pretty meager to begin with. So this update was put together with nothing but hard work and love, and a chunk of change from my own pocket. Despite that, this substantial update will be free.
So here's what you're getting with this free update:
• 16 Levels
• 16 Music Tracks
• 9 Additional Levels
• 13 new Achievements
• Individual Level Speedrun Leaderboards for every level
• Additional Leaderboards for different gameplay modes
• Redone Menus
• Save & Quit in the middle of a non-speedrun mode
• In-Game Keyboard Remapping
• Audio Level Sliders
• Jukebox Mode with 49 selectable tracks
• New Secrets
• A New Way to Play
• And More?
Since this update is free, we're going to be adding the new music as a "Volume 2" soundtrack on Steam. This is the only way we're monetizing the update, so we hope you'll buy it, and maybe a copy of the game for a friend or two.
Thank you for your kindness, for your support, and for playing this game I've worked so hard on. I appreciate you, and I look forward to you getting to play even more kuso on November 20th.
-Fred Wood
@ThatsMyTrunks