20 December 2024 18:04 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hey cultists, About a year ago, we launched Universe for Sale which was a beautiful, hand-drawn interactive story which pulled on the heart strings of the audience. Yes, we are technically a month late and it was 13 months ago since launch but uhhh… Jupiter has 13 month years. Yeah, let's go with that. I talked a little with Tmesis Studio about Universe for Sale in celebration of the one year anniversary and wanted to tell you a little story about how Universe for Sale came to be. Federico met Zeno by chance 10 years ago during an evening out. When Federico learned that Zeno was a comic book a
4 October 2024 18:21 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Akupara Games is turning 8 years old and to celebrate, we have put Universe For Sale on sale for 18% off! Be sure to grab those deals, check out our lovely event page, and check out the sales! Maybe the game you’ve been waiting for is waiting for you here, with a crisp sale to match. https://store.steampowered.com/sale/akuparagames8thanniversarysale {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40592171/1b810888a3baac10bb6e47830de98f6cfaa88b2c.png Also, to celebrate, we will be hosting a multi-hour stream with tons of activities, announcements, and more! Stream is starting at 11:45 PM PDT! We really hope to see you ther
5 August 2024 17:31 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hey Cultists, We have just released a small patch note which fixes some minor graphic details, updated traditional Chinese and Korean texts, and more. Full Patch Notes Solved a bug in the market that softlock the master in an animation when entering in a market (robot) if pressed on the Robot seller when the master is walking inside. Fixed some minor graphic details. Updated credits welcoming traditional Chinese and Korean translators. Updated traditional Chinese and Korean texts correcting many grammatical issues. Fixed a bug (but no locker one) in the cult chapter where a contextual balloon
5 July 2024 19:44 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hey cultist, Universe for Sale won outstanding art in Italian Game Awards! The Italian Game Awards reward the best video games published during the year and promote the cultural and artistic. If you missed the awards and want to watch it, you can view it here! Congrats to all the other games that also won awards in the Italian Game Awards. It was a blast to see all the creativity in the different games. - Riv Otter
6 June 2024 20:54 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hey cultist, We are still hard at work with Universe for Sale! We have just released a patch which adds Traditional Chinese and Korean localization to Universe for Sale! Here are the full patch notes! Added Traditional Chinese and Korean localization Fixed a bug on church that bring to skip the pc minigame Fixed some graphic details. - Riv Otter
7 May 2024 16:59 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hey cultists, We have just released a patch which changes the save system in Universe for Sale which makes them more stable. Unfortunately, saves from before this patch can’t be carried over to this new save system. We have opened a beta branch which will allow players to continue saves from before this patch. To join the beta branch follow these steps. Right click Universe for Sale on the side bar and click properties Click the Beta tab in the Steam window that opens up In the drop down menu in Beta Participation, select "old-savegame" Steam should start downloading the branch automatically a
22 April 2024 18:03 UTC · Community Announcements · alyssa
We are happy to tell you that our next update will significantly improve the game's stability! However, to achieve this, we had to change how the game saves progress completely. The old saving system caused many issues. We advise you to update to the newest version when we release it shortly. But, doing so means you will lose your existing save progress. If you want to keep playing on your current save, we've moved this game version (1.0.5z) to the "old-savegame" branch on Steam. Please set this in your Steam game settings!
31 January 2024 17:47 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hey cultists, We have released a patch to fix some of the various softlocks that have been reported plus fixing the steam overlay appearing upside down. Bug Fixes War Chapter: players should now be able to progress past shooting the first set of robots. Game shouldn't softlock when clicking haphazardly when entering rooms. Lila’s Market: softlocks in various places of this chapter should be resolved. Teahouse: players should no longer softlock during the first universe making scene. Fixed small graphical bugs and typos Steam overlay no longer appears upside down when notifications pop up. - Ri
21 November 2023 18:02 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hey, cultist! First off, thank you for the amazing release of Universe for Sale. It has been great to be able to share with you the beautiful heart wrenching story that Universe for Sale tells. Steam Awards voting starts now! The Steam Awards are a community-voted celebration of the best games on Steam, announced every year. There are many categories that we can vote for however it is best we unite to vote on one category for Universe for Sale!! We're asking players to band together and vote Universe for Sale for Outstanding Visual Style. Every scene in Universe for Sale is beautifully hand dr
17 November 2023 21:36 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hey cultists, Thank you for the amazing launch yesterday! I hope you all have been enjoying the hand drawn art, the wonderful music, and story of Universe for Sale! Did you remember to pet the lomri? Only 25% of players have gotten the achievement for petting the lomri which means 75% of lomris remain unpetted. We have released a patch that updated the controller functionality as well as fixed some other minor issues. You can read the full patch notes below. Patch Notes Credits updated Minor bugs fixed Controller functionality update - Riv Otter
16 November 2023 17:02 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hello Cultists, Universe for Sale, a point and click virtual novel is out now! https://youtu.be/EwwqcNjSbrc Follow the adventures of a cultist, whose past is written on his face and bones, visiting a space colony nestled in the clouds on Jupiter. Under a failing shield against acid rain, rebellion foments in the discarded populace of this abandoned mining settlement. Within this mysterious community, a young woman crafts universes in the same way you or I might brew a cup of tea. She has a little shop tucked away in the ramshackle bazaar. What universe will you buy there? Heading into launch,
26 October 2023 16:05 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hey cultist, Universe for Sale now has a release date! On November 16th we will be able to create universes and sell them on the market on Jupiter! https://youtu.be/hfQoVg3ADT4 Visiting Jupiter in a space station nestled in the clouds, you’ll learn the mysteries of the colony and the people that live under the failing shield protecting the colony from acid rain. A cultist meets a young woman with the ability to craft universes from liquids and depending on what is in that liquid changes the contents of the universe. Universe for Sale won Best Art at BIG 2023 + Best Narrative at Overcome Film G
30 August 2023 16:34 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hey, cultists! We are still hard at work on Universe for Sale! Over the weekend we had so many players visit the booth, and play Universe for Sale at Gamescom! We’re absolutely delighted with the reception- Big thank you to everyone who came by, and visited our booth! We were over the moon to see everyone trying out Universe for Sale and experiencing the story on Jupiter! Being able to showcase this game in front of fans at an event as large as Gamescom was a pleasure. We appreciate all the feedback we have received at Gamescom! We are already using the feedback given to discuss how we can imp
6 July 2023 03:33 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hey cultists! I’m excited to announce that Universe for Sale won best art at the BIG festival! You can watch the moment that Universe for Sale was announced here! Thank you everyone who was at the BIG festival or who tried out the prologue for Universe for Sale on Steam! I've got a lot to share about all the drama and intrigue on Jupiter so keep an eye out later in July where I dive deeper into some of the characters in Universe for Sale! Riv otter
28 June 2023 18:46 UTC · Community Announcements · [AG] riv otter
Hey cultists! Universe for Sale is joining a whole host of games at the BIG Festival! The BIG Festival is the biggest business hub for the games industry in Latin America! If you are going to the festival, you can try out the Universe for Sale demo at the booth (you’ll find us among the rest of the nominated games! It will be a lot of fun, and we hope to see you there! If you’re eager to get your hands on Universe for Sale and you aren’t attending BIG Festival, don’t forget: The Prologue is available to play for free, on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627820/Universe_For_Sale__Prol
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