Very much enjoying the game :) I am however having freezes usually when i get greater then ~10 levels deep. It usually is when i pickup an item the character will freeze in the picking up animation. Thanks form making a great game, hoping for an update soon.
Truly one of the best playdate games out there. Clearly heavily inspired by Cave Noir on the gameboy, which is a perfect kinda game for the playdate. Since it came out It's been by far my most played game on the system. The polish is incredible. I haven't had any bugs - I'm up to level 8 in the dungeons. Really, everyone with playdate should own this game.
What an beautiful looking and fun game! I purchased it on catalog and am enjoying it thoroughly. However, I am also unfortunately here to report a lot of crashing. It usually happens when I have unlocked the exit but am looking for a little extra credit loot. I've lost the things I've collected and had to restart missions on multiple occasions..
If you're fixing bugs/things it would be awesome to have an "exit dungeon" selection from the main menu. Overall, I'm looking forward to playing this much more soon!
Also, I wanted to mention that when I trick the undead mages (or whatever they're called) into hitting other enemies with magic I'm noticing a heavy lag after the hit. I'm not sure if this has something to do with the crashing but I thought I'd let you know about that as well.
Yeah after I commented I was in a deep dungeon run again and it happened. Most of the time my screen would go black, I could hear the music but couldn’t do anything else. That last time physically crashed my playdate to reset itself with the error page. I truly enjoy this game but won’t be playing it until I feel safe to progress again.
Hey! glad you like it and sorry to hear that! We are finding that most people in not experiencing bugs and some others seem to have a lot! In any case we are preparing a big update with fixes for all of them. Thanks for the support and patience!
If you own a Playdate, this is THE GAME you should get for it. Genuinely is so phenomenaly well made, this isn't a game that's really good 'for the Playdate', this game is just extremely good full stop.
You can download it directly from Playdate Catalog and it gets installed directly, but if you buy it from here, the game comes with a "Read Me" document with all the instructions about how to load it in your Playdate :)
it should be coming out tomorrow! under the hood panic marks the games as available for purchase a couple days before the actual release date just to make sure nothing goes wrong on the day. for games like under the castle that are publicly listed as "Coming Soon" beforehand, the pages have to come down when they do this so nobody can buy it before its intended release date. it should be back up tomorrow at 10am PT alongside the other new games
Thank Goodness! When I noticed it wasn't on their page I was thinking it got pulled...Which would have blown... I am very excited to play this game! I will be clicking the buy button right at 10am or 1pm for me here.
ahahah we are very close! Sorry it's taking a bit more, we are polishing bugs! it's almost there but we want to make sure that it's polished and bug free :)
Just the perfect time for my playdate to arrive! I'm following your art for years @Dani, also having some of your "Seekers" prints hanging at my desk — I'm so exited for that game, super fitting aesthetic and great execution. Congratz to the Team! :)
Thanks! It's totally that! We took Cave Noire as a starting point and iterated from there until we found our own flavour :). If you liked Cave Noire, you are gonna love this!
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Very much enjoying the game :) I am however having freezes usually when i get greater then ~10 levels deep. It usually is when i pickup an item the character will freeze in the picking up animation. Thanks form making a great game, hoping for an update soon.
Truly one of the best playdate games out there. Clearly heavily inspired by Cave Noir on the gameboy, which is a perfect kinda game for the playdate. Since it came out It's been by far my most played game on the system. The polish is incredible. I haven't had any bugs - I'm up to level 8 in the dungeons. Really, everyone with playdate should own this game.
What an beautiful looking and fun game! I purchased it on catalog and am enjoying it thoroughly. However, I am also unfortunately here to report a lot of crashing. It usually happens when I have unlocked the exit but am looking for a little extra credit loot. I've lost the things I've collected and had to restart missions on multiple occasions..
If you're fixing bugs/things it would be awesome to have an "exit dungeon" selection from the main menu. Overall, I'm looking forward to playing this much more soon!
Also, I wanted to mention that when I trick the undead mages (or whatever they're called) into hitting other enemies with magic I'm noticing a heavy lag after the hit. I'm not sure if this has something to do with the crashing but I thought I'd let you know about that as well.
Good idea, a way to exit the current run would definitely help with the current bugs
I've had no crashes - though I've only gotten to level 8 so maybe you've gotten further than me
Yeah after I commented I was in a deep dungeon run again and it happened. Most of the time my screen would go black, I could hear the music but couldn’t do anything else. That last time physically crashed my playdate to reset itself with the error page. I truly enjoy this game but won’t be playing it until I feel safe to progress again.
Great game (bought it on Catalog), but DAMN there are many bugs…
the last 5 runs crashed/freezed and i lost about 2h in total..
Hey! glad you like it and sorry to hear that! We are finding that most people in not experiencing bugs and some others seem to have a lot! In any case we are preparing a big update with fixes for all of them. Thanks for the support and patience!
Maybe it‘s because I have a Rev B Playdate?
The bugs start around level 10 of each dungeon -> so it‘s more an endgame problem (I want to get all weapons/shields)..
If you own a Playdate, this is THE GAME you should get for it. Genuinely is so phenomenaly well made, this isn't a game that's really good 'for the Playdate', this game is just extremely good full stop.
Play it!!!!!!! Trust me!!!!!!
Thank you sooooooo much for the words, we really appreciate them, and we are super happy you like the game!
Congrats, this is beautiful work.
Thank you so much!
Such pleasing sound effects & graphics. I'm excited for this release. I hope it's released today!
I got a playdate just for this game and now I can't, for the life of me, figure out how to install or play it. Can you give me a hint?
I think you can download it from playdates catalogue app.
thanks! It wasn’t showing up at the time. All set now
You can download it directly from Playdate Catalog and it gets installed directly, but if you buy it from here, the game comes with a "Read Me" document with all the instructions about how to load it in your Playdate :)
thanks. It wasn’t showing up but now it’s there got it!
This game was announced to release on the playdate catalog. But it isn't on Play.date anymore.
What happened?
it should be coming out tomorrow! under the hood panic marks the games as available for purchase a couple days before the actual release date just to make sure nothing goes wrong on the day. for games like under the castle that are publicly listed as "Coming Soon" beforehand, the pages have to come down when they do this so nobody can buy it before its intended release date. it should be back up tomorrow at 10am PT alongside the other new games
Thank Goodness! When I noticed it wasn't on their page I was thinking it got pulled...Which would have blown... I am very excited to play this game! I will be clicking the buy button right at 10am or 1pm for me here.
Thank you for the update!
You're Awesome Rae!!!!
I keep thinking, this week is gonna be the week…. when is this dope game coming out?!
c'mon, c'mon :D
(day 1 buy for me)
I keep refreshing this every day I bet we’re close I can’t wait!
ahahah we are very close! Sorry it's taking a bit more, we are polishing bugs! it's almost there but we want to make sure that it's polished and bug free :)
It’s ok! That’s a very important step! I’m glad you’re doing it and I can’t wait!
Just the perfect time for my playdate to arrive! I'm following your art for years @Dani, also having some of your "Seekers" prints hanging at my desk — I'm so exited for that game, super fitting aesthetic and great execution. Congratz to the Team! :)
awww thanks for sticking around for so long! We are so close to ship it, hope you enjoy it:)
This looks phenomenal, probably the most appealing upcoming PlayDate game I have seen. Really looking forward to it.
Thanks so much! I can't wait to see people playing it! :)
is this gonna be on catalog?
yes!
Whennnn?
very soon! we still don't have release date but we are fiishing the game in a few weeks! :)
Can’t wait! I’m so excited
we close? I’m been on the edge of my seat for this game!
We are very very close. Closing the game this week to do one week of playtest and polish bugs one more week before submission :)
Amazing. Really looking forward to it.
one week left looking forward to it!
Excited for this!
My most anticipated Playdate game. Looks like a modern take on Cave Noire.
Thanks! It's totally that! We took Cave Noire as a starting point and iterated from there until we found our own flavour :). If you liked Cave Noire, you are gonna love this!
I love how weighty the attacks are. A lot of rogue games just have the sprites bonk together. Overall amazing style!
thanks a lot! Yeah i tried to find inspiration for that in FFTactics where they take a bit of time to show you the animations, I really like that :)
Genuinely gorgeous.
awww thanks so much!!!
This looks truly awesome. Clearly a lot of heart went into this. Makes me pumped to get my playdate one day haha
Thanks! And yes, we are putting a lot of love in the game!:)
Love it!
thaaaaanks!:)
I'm adding this one to a collection so I can keep an eye on it, hoping some day it is ported to PC!
thanks so much! Hopefully soon! It shouldn’t be too hard but we’ll take a look after finishing the game!:)
This looks so good!
thank you so much!!
I NEED this, it looks like I'd be playing a manga in real time... a dream
Thank you very much! Glad you like it!