Yes, that's in 9 days! Watch the new trailer and please add it to your wishlist if you haven't already.

Sylvio: Black Waters on Steam

I'm thrilled to announce that I'm working on (and have been for quite a while) the third installment of Sylvio, continuing the story of ghost recorder Juliette Waters. This time around on an abandoned planet in outer space. The game is published by Dread XP and released on PC in 2024.

See the trailer and wishlist: https://gtm.you1.cn/storesteam/app/2531300/Sylvio_Black_Waters

Small update on graphics.

Small graphical updates.

🌜STEAM SCREAM STREAM🌛

As a part of the Steam Scream Fest, I'll be streaming a full Sylvio play through on Tuesday, November 1st, 18.00 CET.

Come hang out! I'll comment on stuff, show in-game obscurities and answer any Q's.

Can't guarantee you a blossoming qualitative time, because I've never done such a thing before. But I promise I'll give it a decent shot.

See you then!
//Niklas

* Bug where some ammo for the gun wouldn't work correctly.

Turns out the tag list for the different kinds of ammo was corrupted in the last update. This made it so that all ammos had the same damage, as well as completely failing to trigger some of the easter eggs in the game. This should be fixed now.

Important stuff first:

• Added the ability to Run.
  
• Added Custom Key Binding.
  
• Rearranged the gameplay in the second level, to make it more intuitive.
  
• Took away the combination lock function on all lockers. I've always seen it as a feature creep, and it makes the game unplayable for deaf players.
  
• Killed some long-living bugs.
  
• Various cosmetica.

It's been five years since the last update. The release of Sylvio 2 caused me to burn out of gamedev I got back into working as a freelance composer, I co-founded an environmental startup, coded some apps. In 2021 I dipped my toe into gamedev again, with a project called Guidance.

In the beginning of 2022, I got invited to join the Dread X Collection 5, a horror game collection put together by Dread XP. I had roughly two months to put together a game with a playtime of 45 minutes.
Man, it was so intense, to just go from scratch zero to finished project in that short amount of time, but it was an amazing experience.

You can get the collection here. The game I made is called KARAO.

https://gtm.you1.cn/storesteam/app/1899810/Dread_X_Collection_5/

The experience made me relearn what it is I love about creating horror games. I am currently exploring paths for future horror game projects, and will keep you posted when something materialises. Guidance is put on hold for the moment.

Digging up the old Sylvio project and getting into that spaghetti code has been cleansing, in a way. I'm so thankful for all the people that have been playing it through the years, and as it's still being picked up by new players, it feels good to give it an update.

As always, let me know of any bugs, either on the forum or on bugs@stroboskop.com

If you have any problem with the new build, you can use the password Play2017Sylvio to access the old build.

See you soon,
Niklas, Stroboskop

Play as Velvet, a golden-ager in search of his lost wife. Talk to spirits through the possessed, tranquillize the angry ones, and try to ignore those blackouts you're having.

Velvet, a senior citizen and retired electrician, is on a guided bus tour far out in the wilderness with his wife Jo. Coming across an old abandoned village, the guide decides to go off the planned schedule and take the group for a short improvised exploration.

Velvet, who chose to stay behind for a nap, wakes up alone several hours later in the dark bus. Equipped only with a tranquilizer gun he enters the village, determined to find his wife.

Velvet communicates with the spirits that have possessed the other people from the group. His one and only concern is finding his wife, and will take any steps necessary in order to make that happen.

He doesn't care about the well-being of the other ones from the group. If they're a threat to his mission, or if they turn up to be useful in some way, Velvet will take actions accordingly.

The zoom-out seen in the trailer is a part of gameplay. You are able to fully zoom in and out during the game, to spot areas of interest or to plan your next move. Zooming in will reveal details around you, but might put you in danger of surprise attacks.

Explore a meticulously detailed, boarded-up, abandoned village, overtaken by wild grass and moths. The street lights are triggered with motion detectors. This is your only source of light, and can be a good way to spot the others, before they spot you.

Wishlist now!

https://gtm.you1.cn/storesteam/app/1797400

Here's a halloween treat for you.

On 2/11, this Tuesday, the Steam Store Page, Trailer and screenshots of Stroboskop's new horror game will be released.