Hey everyone,

We've hit a milestone with Golf Peaks – over 500 overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam! A huge thanks to everyone who took a swing at our puzzles and shared their thoughts. It means a lot to us.

Seeing you all tackle the courses and enjoy the game is like watching a perfectly planned shot land. If you haven't had the chance to play yet, consider this your invitation to the tee.

Thanks for all the feedback and support. Here’s to continuing the journey together!

With appreciation,
Afterburn

Golf Peaks launched 5 years ago! We can hardly believe that it's been so long since we released our tiny golf puzzle game, which kickstarted our journey into crafting cozy puzzle games for everyone to enjoy. To celebrate this milestone, we've prepared a large maintenance update for Golf Peaks and discounts on all of our games!

The 5th anniversary of Golf Peaks sounded like the perfect opportunity to update the game's store visuals. To that end we've collaborated with an amazing Polish comic book artist - Tomasz Spell (https://kreskotok.blogspot.com/) - to create this brand-new illustration:

You can click on the image above and download it as a 4K wallpaper if you'd like!


Golf Peaks is now Deck Verified.

• As part of this process we’ve improved gamepad controls, added display settings in the game & more!

Improved Options menu

• On PC/MacOS we’ve added display settings directly into the game to make it easier to change resolution & window settings,
  
• Settings that cycle through a list of options (like Language) now has arrows to allow navigation in two directions, making it easier to find what you’re looking for,

• We’ve also added a Mute Audio button & a whole new Accessibility section!

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Added Accessibility options

• Reduced Motion Effects replaces camera transitions in the game with fades to make the game more pleasant for players prone to motion sickness,

• Unlock All Levels makes a comeback from Railbound, allowing you to immediately jump into any level in the game without having to complete prior ones,

Miscellaneous

• Added new key art to the main menu,
  
• Added a warning to the Clear Save panel,
  
• Updated Unity engine from version 2018 to 2021,
  
• Cleaned up old APIs to make the game more performant and lightweight,
  
• Inverted controls are now supported for keyboard & gamepad,
  
• Increased texture resolution for Afterburn logo in the intro scene,
  
• Added watermark with game version / build number in Main Menu,
  
• Fixed labels on certain buttons improperly wrapping text,
  
• Fixed label for “WORLD COMPLETE” message having an improper font weight,
  
• Added support for changing gamepads mid-gameplay,
  
• Added support for using scroll wheel in Credits,
  
• Added keyboard glyphs to several in-game buttons,
  
• Added keyboard prompts to game buttons,
  
• Added keyboard prompts to tutorials,
  
• Increased scroll wheel speed in Options,
  
• Fixed not being able to enter the hidden level when using Keyboard,
  
• Fixed grid layout for level buttons to avoid showing parts of buttons from the previous/next world,
  
• Fixed gameplay drag marker offset for non-16:9 displays,
  
• Updated Dutch localization,
  
• Updated in-game credits,
  
• Added keyboard shortcuts to main menu buttons,
  
• Updated Steamworks API,
  
• Improved cloud save synchronization between Windows, MacOS and Steam Deck,
  
• Improved Credits artwork layout for displays wider than 16:9,

Hi!

Railbound's first birthday is just around the corner and we decided to celebrate it with a brand-new free update to the game!

On September 6th 2023 (next week!) get ready to solve over 40 new puzzles, try out the new mechanic - Two Locomotives - which remixes the default gameplay in fun new ways, and explore our most detailed Worlds yet!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQLGxM6Q6nY

Thanks for your support and see you next week :)

- Luke

Hi,

Thanks for your continued support of Railbound. We're currently hard at work on updates for the game, but we'd like to let you know that the game is participating in the Dev.Play 2022 conference this week!

As part of the celebrations there's an Indie Festival[dev-play.ro] streamed live on Twitch[www.twitch.tv] - you can check out Railbound in there on Monday, October 24th starting from 7PM CEST (we'll be there to answer some Q&A!).

Furthermore, as part of the Eastern European Games Sale, Railbound will be discounted during this week on the store:

https://gtm.you1.cn/storesteam/app/1967510/Railbound/

For today only you can also get it at a discount with our previous games, Golf Peaks and inbento :)

Cheers,
- Luke from Afterburn

Our brand new game - Railbound - is out for you to enjoy its 150+ puzzles and comfy atmosphere. If you enjoyed Golf Peaks then there's a high chance that you'll also find Railbound fun :)

To celebrate, the game is currently available with a -10% launch discount:

https://gtm.you1.cn/storesteam/app/1967510/Railbound/

Furthermore, we've also discounted our previous titles, Golf Peaks and inbento - you haven't seen them that cheap yet!

https://gtm.you1.cn/storesteam/app/923260/Golf_Peaks/
https://gtm.you1.cn/storesteam/app/1567440/inbento/

And if you'd like to grab our entire puzzle trilogy at a nice discount, check out the Afterburn Puzzle Bundle:

https://gtm.you1.cn/storesteam/bundle/21985/Afterburn_Puzzle_Bundle/

We sincerely hope that you enjoy playing Railbound :)

- Luke and the entire Afterburn team

PS. We've got more plans for 2022, so stay tuned!

We're currently putting in some finishing touches before Railbound finally reaches its destination on September 6th.

Expect a ton of puzzles to solve (more than 150!), comfy illustrations (like the one you can see above), and a relaxing soundtrack.

Meanwhile, we're doing a countdown to launch on our Twitter and making sure the game is up to scratch for release day.

See you soon!

We're thrilled that we can finally announce that Railbound is coming out in just three weeks!

You can still wishlist the game - and it really helps us out if you do! (store algorithms really favor games that have some sort of "momentum" when they come out)

By the way, here's our new release date trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVGftjSMV5A

Until next time!