- "The Chasm" is going Free-To-Play - 17 August 2022
Dear community, I'll be quick and clear. "The Chasm" has now been abandoned for years. I dreamed many times of fixing this game to make it a small indie gem. But the game needs to be recreated from scratch, and I have a full-time job. It's not going to happen any time soon. Thus I decided to make "The Chasm" free to play. To everyone who bought this little rough game, my most heartfelt and sincere thanks. Since january 2019 when this game launched, there have been only 19 of you. And I'm honestly grateful to each person who gave me a chance. My project for the future is to try developing some more games in my free time, games that will be made available for free on platforms like Steam, Itch.io and GameJolt. I'd really like to start a journey of developing and sharing with everyone. I guess it's hard to believe judging my skills by "The Chasm", but I promise that since 2018 I learned a…
- Achievements fixed! - 30 October 2019
Hey Miners, looks like an Achievement ID problem prevented Steam Achievements from working properly, and that caused other issues too. Just wanted you to know that everything works fine now! You'll see that progressive achievements (i.e. dig 100 blocks) can be horribly slow to update, but they actually works. Thanks for your patience and understanding! - Luca
- The Chasm 3.0 is OUT - 25 October 2019
Hey Miners, as promised, The Chasm 3.0 is here just in time for Halloween! The game just got a lot of small improvements and retouching, but the main thing, as I anticipated, is the Level 2 of the game: it got completely reworked and now offers, as it should be, a unique challenge. I'm happy I received criticism for the fact that Level 2 and Level 1 were too similar - I feel like I really enhanced The Chasm's quality with this rework. I'm now confident that new players won't be pushed away or erroneously persuaded that the game consists of the same level over and over. Since we're talking about new players, don't forget to check out The Chasm's Wiki at: https://the-chasm.fandom.com/wiki/The_Chasm_Wiki It'll be extremely useful if you're getting stuck somewhere. It contains all you need and I'm updating it right now, so you'll also find info about the new Level 2. Hope you're gonna enjoy…
- Halloween Update - Yes, another one! - 22 October 2019
Hey Miners, Hope you're all getting ready for Halloween! Yes, I know, I said there was going to be an update just in time for the end of the month, but I lied - I admit it. There will be two! Why? Simply because I want The Chasm to be the best, funniest experience it can be. And I got some feedback (from a user called AmyGeddon) that I think is very important. Short story is: the first two levels of the game are pretty much the same - the difficulty and anxiety rise up because in the second level, there is a new type of monster and there are a lot more enemies. It was pointed out that, if you played just a little for the first time, the idea that you got would be that all levels are exactly the same. This is bad, very, very bad. I was silly enough to not notice it. So what now? Well, I see only one solution: - Level 2 will be redesigned completely - New achievements - Another round of m…
- The Tragic Tale of "Why You Refunded The Chasm" and... - 14 October 2019
I had a bunch of refunds. Being the game cheap, the trailer honest and the experience bugless, I couldn't understand why. Is people really hating The Chasm so much? Isn't it worth the cost of a cheap fast food meal? I started to get desperate. I had some cool updates for Halloween, and great projects for the future. But at this rate, I would never be able to even repay Steam's application fee. I also had, recently, a YouTuber (Neco the Sergal) doing a gameplay on The Chasm and contacting me. Apparently, he got stuck at level 3. He couldn't pick up the Chief's Key. I started banging my head on the desk. Why? How? I damn checked every room of every floor and played the game one hundred times! And never, ever encountered a bug! Not a game-breaking one, at least! That's when my "Cursed Key" update came out. I was quite happy with it, actually. Now the key was more visible, and you could int…
- Halloween Update - 13 October 2019
Hey Miners, guess what? The Chasm v2.0 is coming in time for Halloween! I've listened to every single piece of feedback I received, and I see where I did wrong as a first-game solo developer. But luckily, I'm a good learner! So here's the most urgent things, that will be implemented in time for the 31th of October: - Steam Achievements - Graphics improvements - New handmade rooms - Alternative finale - Better optimization & Code cleaning I have a handful of other changes I'd like to make - but they're coming later this year, almost for sure during November. Don't forget I'm always here to listen to you, ready to hotfix any bug and to solve any problem. Making a game nobody likes makes no sense to me. I love to make games because I love people to have a good time and have fun. See you in the Mine! - Luca What about YOU? What do YOU think should be changed/implemented? You can share your…
- Halloween Updated - Coming Soon! - 11 October 2019
Hey Miners, Just wanted you to know that today's small update not only fixed a couple of minor graphic glitches, but that basically it was the base on which to build the new update coming for Halloween. More on the topic soon, enjoy! - Luca
- Hotfix - The Unpickable Key - 10 October 2019
Hey Miners, Have you ever encountered the dreary, legendary, abominable "Unpickable Key"? Legends tell the tale of a cursed Chief's Key, on the third floor of the Mine, which no one could pick... Well, I couldn't allow this. So I put on my sefety helmet, grabbed my pickaxe, turned on my torch and delved in the dark depths I wished I could never return to... and when I found the dreaded Key, I slapped it so hard that the curse ran away screaming! No, don't thank me for my heroism... just, next time you descend into the Mine, remember of the courageous Miners that faced such Cosmic Horrors so that nobody else would have to! An hour ago, I was warned of a game-breaking bug present on the third floor. Apparently, there was one specific room where the Chief's Key couldn't be picked. I made a couple of adjustments and uploaded the new build. - All the Chief's Keys can now be picked up normall…
- Stuck at level 3? Fear no more, the Wiki is here! - 8 October 2019
Hey Miners, I've worked to have a Wiki available for all of you hardcore-butt gamers in no time. Aaand here it is! Link: https://the-chasm.fandom.com/wiki/The_Chasm_Wiki Want to expand your gaming knowledge or simply to get a little help to beat this annoying lovecraftian creatures? This Wiki is here for you! - Luca
