- Our newest game is out now! - 12 November 2024
At long last, our newest game is now available! Neo Harbor Rescue Squad brings fresh paramedic action and lets you save lives as a rookie paramedic today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2342780/Neo_Harbor_Rescue_Squad/ As we celebrate launch, here are a few key things you'll want to know about the game: 1) It targets 4K/60fps on suitable hardware Yes, it's our first 4K game! We wanted the bright, colourful artwork and animation to really shine, so on capable systems (see the requirements on the main store page) the game can run up to native 4K resolution. Of course, in the Options menu, you can choose a variety of resolutions in both 16:9 and 16:10 ratios. 2) It's fully localized in English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese Given that vibrant Neo Harbor City is inspired by co-designer Nancy's home town of Hong Kong, we wanted to make the game accessible to our Chinese-spe…
- Our new game launches November 12! - 5 November 2024
Hello, out there! As we've mentioned before, we've been cooking something a little different for our fourth game — Neo Harbor Rescue Squad is an arcade-style game about saving lives as a rookie paramedic that uses fast-paced minigames and a battle-like triage system to simulate saving lives in the field. It's obviously a lot more colourful and decidedly uh, less horrific, than something like Home, but the BancyCo approach still shines through: it's got some mystery, great characters, an innovative UI, and a story very personal to us, the developers. And this labour of love finally launches on November 12! (Of course, you can still play the free demo right now). Watch the new gameplay trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKADGZyXbyk&ab_channel=BancyCo We hope you'll give it a shot on launch day (for a 10% launch discount, BTW!) and keep an eye out for the Easter eggs we've hidden in…
- Being HOME ALONE WITH YOU is WORSE THAN DEATH! - 10 October 2024
As we celebrate the upcoming launch of our fourth game, Neo Harbor Rescue Squad, we wanted to collect our first three titles for new and existing players. This bundle is a complete-the-set triple-pack, so if you've not played all of our previous titles, now is a great time to do so at a discounted price. The games in this bundle 😱 HOME - A UNIQUE HORROR ADVENTURE https://store.steampowered.com/app/215670/Home/ Awakened by an oncoming storm, you open your eyes to discover yourself in a strange, dark room – tucked away in a house that’s not yours. As you play the game, it changes – subtly, almost imperceptibly – to reflect your perspective. It's a horror game unlike any other, and as you'll discover, its truths are entirely subjective. 🚀 ALONE WITH YOU https://store.steampowered.com/app/564940/Alone_With_You/ Can love bloom on a doomed space colony? Alone With You is the tragic sci-fi f…
- Neo Harbor Rescue Squad demo available NOW! - 15 August 2024
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2342780/Neo_Harbor_Rescue_Squad/ FINALLY we can show you what we’ve been working on for these last few years! It took a bit longer than we planned, based on our usual game release schedule, but now you can see what we've been cooking! We would love, love, LOVE for you to give the demo a try. It'll show you about 30 minutes of what the game has to offer — the frantic action, the upbeat humour, and the loveable cast of characters we've created for you. > Download it from the game's main page Some notes about the demo: A DualSense, DualShock, or Xbox controller is recommended (there's some weirdness with Switch Pro controllers right now that will be fixed) The demo can be played in up to native 4K! There may be some weirdness with windowed mode right now; we'll fix that too The demo lets you fail treatment scenes with no penalty; we just want you to have…
- Announcing our new game: Neo Harbor Rescue Squad! - 9 July 2024
Hello, everyone! We can at long last can announce our fourth original game, Neo Harbor Rescue Squad! This arcade-style action title fuses the mechanics of popular medical-themed games from the Wii and DS era with fast-paced, challenging minigames so you get a taste of being a paramedic. The Rescue Squad has long lived in the shadow of the Neo Harbor City's prestigious Fire Department, but no more! As the team's new paramedic rookie, players must respond to emergencies throughout the city, deal with difficult patients, and protect the squad's reputation against the machinations of news reporter Betty Woo! Notable features: 🩹 Use our triage system to quickly monitor patients’ health, how much damage they’re taking, if they’re critical, and learn to prioritize treatment 🪟 Quickly switch between different views to manage multiple patients across a variety of complex scenes 🛡️ Use shields…
- Continue the story of Worse Than Death! - 27 October 2021
What's Worse Than Death? Perhaps living the rest of your life alone. After Holly and Flynn's adventures in the original game, they're living in Toronto, putting their lives back together. But there's a new danger — and it's decidedly more... seductive. An official sequel story, by us! Written and drawn by Benjamin Rivers, the game's designer, and edited by Nancy Yeung, its producer, this is the real deal — a meaty horror/romance manga that explores the fallout of Worse Than Death's story. Since WTD is so inspired by horror comics and manga, we always intended to continue the story in print. We've been publishing chapters online for the past year, and collected them into the first graphic novel volume. Steam-exclusive content The Steam Edition of Worse Than Death: Volume 1 includes puzzle hints and solutions for the game itself, which you won't find in any other edition. And it will look…
- Worse Than Death now supports Mac, fan translations! - 20 December 2019
We have a nice, big update for you! Mac support! With v1.0.2, Worse Than Death is now available for macOS (including Catalina)! The game features Steam Cloud so you can move from PC to Mac and back again seamlessly. Whether you're on a lithe Macbook Air or a honkin' new Mac Pro, it's time to get spooked! (Gasp) Fan translation support! And now, for a feature we've been thinking about for a long time: Worse Than Death now supports community localization! We've created a brand new guide to explain how it works: > Official WTD Fan Translation Guide Thus far we haven't localized the game officially because it is so expensive to do so. We receive emails all the time from people or firms offering to translate the game into any given language "for free." We've refused to take people's free work and publish it commercially, so with this new functionality, players can now try their hand at local…
- The best horror games to put the spooks up you this Halloween - 31 October 2019
It’s Halloween! We’ve put the Hivemind Of Horror into a spooky jar of bubbling green liquid, and it’ll be pumping horror-themed articles onto the site today. Halloween didn t really used to be that big of a deal in the UK, back when I were a kid. But now it is, so most people go to Halloween parties, or spooky club nights, or some other similar kind of terrifying celebration. I like to keep things traditional though, which means staying in on October 31st and kicking back with some Video Game Entertainment . Also I m COO of The NoSleep Podcast , and since we ve been working on Halloween content since around July, I think I deserve a break by the time it hits October s end. So if, like me, you re after some video game recommendations in order to spend Halloween night alone, or even something to play after the festivities, then look no further. I ve compiled a list of th…
- Look out! Worse Than Death is now available! - 8 October 2019
It's October, all right! And what better time is there to launch a new, spooky game? We hope you'll dive into Worse Than Death — the follow-up to our previous horror game, Home — and plumb its spooky depths. Featuring full keyboard/mouse and controller support, Steam Cloud, a hearty achievement list, and three difficulty modes, Worse Than Death will keep your heart racing for some time. Available now at a special 20% launch discount!
- Worse Than Death launches October 8th! - 27 September 2019
Boy, are we stoked to finally announce this date! After our reveal in February, we launched on iOS in the summer, and have been working hard on getting the game just right for consoles and PC. And on October 8, we can finally share our sordid, spooky adventure with you! In its glowing review, the Los Angeles Times labeled Worse Than Death “a game with ‘Stranger Things’ vibes,” and TouchArcade called it “an incredible experience,” awarding it 4.5 out of 5 stars and listing it as one of July’s best games. The App Store itself proclaimed Worse Than Death Game of the Day, calling it, “stunning, spooky and deep.” Some reminders on Steam features: three difficulty modes (Normal, Hard and Nightmare) 29 achievements to keep you playing in interesting ways and scouring for secrets Steam cloud support hot-swap between keyboard/mouse and controller anytime We hope you're excited! And remember: we'…
- Nice big update on our upcoming release! - 6 August 2019
Hello, horror fans! We know it's been a little while since we announced the game, so here's a quick update on what's up: About the Steam release Our first release for Worse Than Death was on iOS in July, and since that very successful launch, we've been prepping the Steam and console versions. Because we're such a small studio (2 people!), we have to be smart about what we work on when. Worse Than Death will be launching here at the end of this summer, and it's going to be worth the wait! Amazing critical reception Obviously we dig our own game, but we're not alone! Check out what the (gasp) Los Angeles Times had to say about the game: "For those who have been binge-watching the latest season of ‘Stranger Things,’ this like-minded genre mashup … may be a rather welcome dessert." There are links to this review and more right on the store page. Video interview about Worse Than Death We sa…
- Get in on the story now on Discord! - 20 February 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34560948%2F2a07cdba0e3c5a5ece0adf99294b403a03d45c23.jpg Excited for Worse Than Death? Then why wait? Join the official Discord server and read an exclusive prequel story — and even vote on what happens! We'll be writing and illustrating it from now until launch. > Access the exclusive story on Discord
