2026-07-19 08:17 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
10 years ago today I released version 1.0 of The Eyes of Ara... I can hardly believe it! So I wanted to post a quick thank you to everyone that purchased game on Steam and other platforms. Going solo indie dev was an exciting and somewhat scary endeavour, but seeing the comments, speaking to people at shows, and reading the emails from everyone that has played and enjoyed the game over the years has absolutely made it worth it! And your support of the game has allowed me to remain a full-time indie dev for the past decade, so cheers to you! (Photo taken on launch day, July 19, 2016)And in case
2025-10-05 23:30 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
Minor patch to resolve a security issue identified for games using the Unity game engine.Also fixed Steam Cloud pointing to the wrong directory on Mac, which I guess has been broken ever since the game released nine-and-a-half years ago O_O
2023-10-12 02:24 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
Minor patch update to fix the black screen bug that would occur when entering Chapter 3 while the Halloween or Christmas holiday events were active.
2023-01-09 22:07 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
What's this, a new patch for The Eyes of Ara? That's right! Patch 1.5 is now live, and with it comes a few optimizations and improvements: FPS Limiter A new Limit Frame Rate option added to the Display Settings. This will allow you to cap the frame rate to your desired limit (or unlimited), such as when syncing the FPS to your monitor's refresh rate. The first time you load the game after downloading the patch this will default to 60fps. Engine Update The game has been updated to use the latest version of Unity. Visually you shouldn't notice anything different, but this does bring with it a bu
2021-10-27 07:09 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
Darkness falls, a chill wind howls, From inky shadows come grizzly growls. A freaky terror creeps and crawls, There’s something spooky within these halls! Venture into The Eyes of Ara for a special Halloween experience - the old castle has been decked out with all manner of creepy skeletons, spooky spiders, and terrifying tombstones. What’s more, the Pumpkin Lord has hidden a collection of eerie blue Jack-o’-lanterns throughout the castle. Only the most steadfast adventurer will extinguish them all and locate the entrance to the Pumpkin Lord’s tomb! The Eyes of Ara: Haunted Halloween is active
2019-10-26 21:00 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25567425/c723666771316700d9ff53c411e37c02f6c35b71.jpg Darkness falls, a chill wind howls, From inky shadows come grizzly growls. A freaky terror creeps and crawls, There’s something spooky within these halls! Venture into The Eyes of Ara for a special Halloween experience - the old castle has been decked out with all manner of creepy skeletons, spooky spiders, and terrifying tombstones. What’s more, the Pumpkin Lord has hidden a collection of eerie blue Jack-o’-lanterns throughout the castle. Only the most steadfast adventurer will extinguish them all and locate the entrance
2019-01-04 03:43 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25567425/bfabd76caa29e65af89355b5b66cfa49a8a622b3.jpg Happy New Year everyone and welcome to 2019! I hope everyone had a lot of fun playing some great games over the holidays, and to everyone who discovered The Eyes of Ara for the first time over the break: welcome! Please enjoy the puzzle-solving, item-hunting, mystery-unraveling experience :) 2019 2019 is shaping up to be a big year for 100 Stones Interactive, most exciting of all is full-time production ramping up on the studio’s next title! I don’t have any details to annou
2018-10-12 03:57 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25567425/3d60626a53802be7255d17a05da56991c233371d.jpg Patch 1.4 is now live, and with it comes a handy new and often requested feature - the Explorer's Journal. Whenever you read a book/note/PC/etc, a copy of it will be stored for easy access at any time in that chapter. Simply click the book icon on the left hand side of the inventory bar to bring up the Journal UI. From here you can look through all the books and notes you have found in the chapter! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25567425/5
2017-12-21 21:39 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25567425/bbee76c1684f8c86570a8d0b854256640ad993c6.jpg ‘Tis the season for merry holiday mysteries! Tinsel hangs from the banisters, fairy lights illuminate the darkened halls, and carefully wrapped gifts await weary travelers. Venture inside the old castle this holiday and experience The Eyes of Ara: Merry Mysteries event. Investigate the decorated halls and seek out the children’s letters to Santa, then solve a festive puzzle to open a very special gift. The Eyes of Ara: Merry Mysteries will run from December 22nd to January
2017-12-21 21:39 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25567425/bbee76c1684f8c86570a8d0b854256640ad993c6.jpg ‘Tis the season for merry holiday mysteries! Tinsel hangs from the banisters, fairy lights illuminate the darkened halls, and carefully wrapped gifts await weary travelers. Venture inside the old castle this holiday and experience The Eyes of Ara: Merry Mysteries event. Investigate the decorated halls and seek out the children’s letters to Santa, then solve a festive puzzle to open a very special gift. The Eyes of Ara: Merry Mysteries will run from December 22nd to January
2017-10-26 20:43 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25567425/6c599fe27fcdb45f9a7f0c9005a6b7717729ffb4.jpg Darkness falls, a chill wind howls, From inky shadows come grizzly growls. A freaky terror creeps and crawls, There’s something spooky within these halls! The Haunted Halloween is upon us again! Venture into The Eyes of Ara between Oct 27 and Nov 2 for a special Halloween experience - featuring unique art, puzzles, and Steam achievements! What’s more, The Eyes of Ara is currently 35% off during the Steam Halloween Sale, so what better time to go on a pumpkin hunt?
2017-10-26 20:43 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25567425/6c599fe27fcdb45f9a7f0c9005a6b7717729ffb4.jpg Darkness falls, a chill wind howls, From inky shadows come grizzly growls. A freaky terror creeps and crawls, There’s something spooky within these halls! The Haunted Halloween is upon us again! Venture into The Eyes of Ara between Oct 27 and Nov 2 for a special Halloween experience - featuring unique art, puzzles, and Steam achievements! What’s more, The Eyes of Ara is currently 35% off during the Steam Halloween Sale, so what better time to go on a pumpkin hunt?
2017-10-17 23:46 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25567425/e6e5339a2e99a3a0397ac3dcdfc89ee02924d098.jpg Exciting news: The Eyes of Ara patch 1.3.00 is now live! Along with a few minor fixes, this patch includes support for an additional 7 languages, bringing to the total number to 10! In addition to the patch, this update also sees the launch of the new Art Book DLC. Previously only available to the game’s Kickstarter backers, the artbook is now available for Steam users to grab a hold of too! Read all about the latest update below: New DLC: The Art and Design of The Eyes of
2017-10-17 23:46 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25567425/e6e5339a2e99a3a0397ac3dcdfc89ee02924d098.jpg Exciting news: The Eyes of Ara patch 1.3.00 is now live! Along with a few minor fixes, this patch includes support for an additional 7 languages, bringing to the total number to 10! In addition to the patch, this update also sees the launch of the new Art Book DLC. Previously only available to the game’s Kickstarter backers, the artbook is now available for Steam users to grab a hold of too! Read all about the latest update below: New DLC: The Art and Design of The Eyes of
2017-10-17 23:38 UTC · Community Announcements · 100 Stones Interactive
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25567425/6cd5bfcd4c0c4ade09585c27e8344d8912c6891e.jpg Patch 1.3.00 is now live! And with it comes support for a whole host of new and often requested languages. Read the full patch notes below: Patch Notes New Languages Supported Added support for: French Italian Spanish Brazilian-Portuguese Simplified Chinese Korean Japanese Languages can be switched in the Display Settings from the main menu. In addition, the Castle Maps DLC is available in all supported languages, including German and Russian which were introduced in patch
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