- Keepsake County Release Date Announcement - 11 June 2026
We've been working on Keepsake County for quite a while, and it occurred to us that we haven't shared any update news in video form in nearly two years - so here's a big fat update! Plus, release date news, and also all the cool new tools, characters, and levels coming soon!
- Updating Demo to 0.7.5, adding Linux/Mac Demos - 5 June 2026
Keepsake County is imminently approaching release later this year (details soon). In accordance with this momentous occasion, we're updating the Demo for the first time in a while, adding and taking out some maps for players to test, as well as bringing all the lovely quality of life changes to the current demo!Additionally, the demo should now support Mac and Linux (which ergo means Steam Deck). Please let us know if there are any issues running these versions of the game especially.Demo Level Content Notes vs Open Beta:Updated current level roster to Tutorial, The Babysitter, The Trucker, The Architect, Ozarks 1, and our newest map, Mystery Mesa.This update rotates Hook Mansion, Apricot Estates, Guess Who's Invited (Halloween Ozarks), Badlands 1, and Snow 1 exclusively to the open beta. Check our Discord for how to join the open beta.NPC Additions/Changes:Outdoor Guard Dog Added: This…
- The Badlands Return for Endless Replayability Fest (0.69.5) - 13 May 2024
The Badlands finally arrive in Keepsake County as part of a new heist, rife with hazards! Modeled after South Dakota's famous national park, with a sprinkling of West Kansas' Castle Rock, West Nebraska, a bit of Utah, and a bit of Texas' Palo Duro Canyon, we think we've made a very unique new biome for players to experience. This latest heist tasks you with burglaring two houses at once, much like The Architect. You'll have to drive past one house along the mesa's edge to get to the other! Keen-eyed players with a long memory may recall The Badlands being teased in old loading screens, and we're glad to finally bring them to life for this latest update. With that come unique gameplay mechanics and geography for you to sneak through! Sand: Large piles of sand will slow you and your car down as you move through it - so be careful if you need to get away in a hurry. Barbed Wire and Cacti:…
- Welcome to The Ozarks, a Keepsake County Beta update - 9 April 2024
Welcome to The Ozarks, one of three remaining Biomes that we're adding to Keepsake County. The other two are coming soon :) Romp through this mountainous new terrain and wade through streams, under waterfalls, inside caves, and along treacherous cliffs. Watch your step! This is a fall you won't survive without a trip to the hospital, in handcuffs. Added Ozarks biome Added The Ozarks map to level select, random map pool Changed fences to reflect that they don't hurt players to touch Added ability to fall to your death from the edges of Ozarks map, as well as appropriate signage Added signage for Frikota Updated lighting of distant objects to use better atmospheric diffusion Added unique Ozarks skybox To play this new update, head over to the Announcements section of the Forward Instinct discord.
- Demo Update to Beta 0.69.3 - 21 December 2023
We've released a minor update to Keepsake County, with the following changes: Idling for 30 seconds in the main menu will now boot you back to the Splash screen Fixed bots getting fascinated by unreachable waypoints and not changing directions Fixed an unneeded audio listener in scenes Partial fix to bag UI appearing while still picking up an object - not perfect, but somewhat fixed. Animator bugs abound. Fixed wall having extra geometry, loot behind player in Tutorial first room Fixed breaker, wire, phone spawning in other rooms of the Tutorial and breaking sequence. Fixed bug where assigning no rooms to have wiring would create memory leak and crash Allow preplacement of Wire, Breaker, and Phone in advance to curb randomly spawning additional ones. The Architect currently uses this for the Wire and Breaker attached to power poles outdoors. Fixed incorrectly placed geometry of Carport…
- Keepsake County won at Dreamhack! - 20 December 2023
Keepsake County was the recipient of several awards at DreamHack ATL this year, as part of the SIEGE SILV-E Awards! 15 judges from the Georgia Game Developer's Association (including Warren Spector, who was a huge surprise to meet and wonderful to talk to at the booth) voted on the games this year, and we were incredibly fortunate to walk away with wins in two different categories, as well as coming up close in two more! Thank you, everyone who's offered feedback, played the demo, or said hello to us and tried the game at a con! Looking forward to much more public appearances with Keepsake County. It was a delight to chat with all the other devs, the players, and all the lovely curious folks at DreamHack this year. We're incredibly honored.
- Keepsake County is headed to SXSW Sydney Games Showcase! (Oct. 18 - 22) - 29 September 2023
What's that? Oh yeah, Keepsake County will be making the trip down to Oz for the first Sydney SXSW (Oct. 18 - 22)! Specifically as part of the showcase! As a little update for it, we've made some quality of life fixes to the demo here on Steam: Added a new Guard Dog. It's slightly more alert than the Bloodhound, and has a different, scarier growl. Fixed the bag not reappearing after climbing, fixed some instances of the bag flickering heavily while climbing Added a Crouching HUD indicator, so you can now tell if you are crouching. Added more obvious Beta signage to the splash screen and main menu Fixed the tires screeching after extracting Added some voiceline fixes to lines that were clipping Fixed the arrest report saying you were arrested in Beale County
- Hotfix: Controller Sensitivity fixed - 31 July 2023
A small hotfix has been released for Keepsake County: Added controller sensitivity to control configuration menu Increased lowest sensitivity level for controllers Thanks for your feedback!
- Added Partial Controller Support - fully remappable - 27 July 2023
A small patch has been released adding basic, remappable controller (partial) support for: Generic Profile Xbox 360 Xbox One Dualshock 4 Players are able to remap controls as needed, so feel free to change from the defaults. This controller set will work during missions for controlling the Burglar and the Car, though not in menus. Full control (menus + UI) will come later down the line.
- Major Demo Update! New Level, Enemies! - 25 July 2023
For those already playing the new demo, a hotfix addresses the following issues; Fixed foliage height on The Architect being a bit too tall Fixed some clipping Architect voicelines Fixed not being able to pick up delivered pizzas Fixed tooltips disappearing in the Tutorial We’ve added a huge update to Keepsake County’s free demo on Steam for Steam Stealth Fest 2023, showcasing a brand new, never-before-seen heist, as well as 3 new enemies! Play it here on Steam and throw us a wishlist. Burgle the Architect, the man responsible for Keepsake County’s strange, maze-like homes who lives on the edge of a muddy, swampy lake across from a guest house. Why’s he so paranoid? And why does he keep looking up at the sky? Dodge the Pizza Guy, whose delicious pizza brings everyone out for a slice, and bumbles back to his truck. Hounds attract everyone to burglars that spend too much time outside. Eva…
- New Level, Enemies in Exclusive Demo! - 24 July 2023
We’ve added a huge update to Keepsake County’s free demo on Steam for Steam Stealth Fest 2023, showcasing a brand new, never-before-seen heist, as well as 3 new enemies! Play it here on Steam and throw us a wishlist. Burgle the Architect, the man responsible for Keepsake County’s strange, maze-like homes who lives on the edge of a muddy, swampy lake across from a guest house. Why’s he so paranoid? And why does he keep looking up at the sky?Dodge the Pizza Guy, whose delicious pizza brings everyone out for a slice, and bumbles back to his truck.Hounds attract everyone to burglars that spend too much time outside.Evade the Detective, who’ll capitalize on any and all mistakes you make. This update packs in some awesome new features for everyone to enjoy: A shiny new guided Tutorial will ease even the most clumsy thieves into Keepsake County and get them burgling houses immediately.Mantling…
- Keepsake County Demo: On Steam for One More Week! - 20 June 2022
Yep, you read that right. Keepsake County's Next Fest demo is going to be on Steam for one more week before it vanishes! We love that everyone got a chance to play the latest. If you'd like to get regular updates on development and continue playing demos before it arrives on Steam, you can grab the early, discounted version on Itch.io. (we will try to be dutiful in posting patch notes here too). Links: Developer AMA with Dandy_Plays this week! Keepsake County Alpha on itch Keepsake County Devlog Official Discord Server (feedback, bugs, etc) Our Steam page, with reviews and links Forward Instinct on Twitter Thanks y'all!
- Keepsake County Demo: On Steam for One More Week - 20 June 2022
Yep, you read that right. Keepsake County's Next Fest demo is going to be on Steam for one more week before it vanishes! We love that everyone got a chance to play the latest. If you'd like to get regular updates on development and continue playing demos before it arrives on Steam, you can grab the early, discounted version on Itch.io. (we will try to be dutiful in posting patch notes here too). Links: Keepsake County Alpha on itch Keepsake County Devlog Official Discord Server (feedback, bugs, etc) Our Steam page, with reviews and links Forward Instinct on Twitter Thanks y'all!
- Dandy_Plays: Keepsake County! - 18 June 2022
Did you miss the AMA? Come hop in to a stream with one of our near and dear buds, Dandy_Plays! We'll be there. Stream archive can be found here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1507693304 Thanks everyone that came out!
- Demo Hotfix - Deferred Lighting Update - 17 June 2022
We've updated lighting in the Keepsake County Alpha 0.56 Demo to address issues with: Dawn lighting - the sky no longer becomes full white at dawn Clouds no longer become black during dawn Difficulty seeing around the house in the dark due to lack of depth - Ambient Occlusion updated Fixed lighting issues with shadows popping and exterior of the house appearing paneled Added proper anti-aliasing Fixed shadows not appearing on rugs Added a new palette (pictured) Thanks for your feedback and patience with the demo, we hope this improves your enjoyment!
- Saturday Morning Cartoons! Developer AMA Livestream of Keepsake County - 15 June 2022
We'll be playing Keepsake County live and answering all your questions about the game. Watch the developers play the latest Keepsake County Alpha, free to try now! Backup stream: https://steamcommunity.com/broadcast/watch/76561197995287054
- Streaming the Next Fest demo! Alpha gameplay footage - 15 June 2022
Watch the developers play the latest Keepsake County Alpha, free to try now!
- Streaming Keepsake County :) - 14 June 2022
Devs stream gameplay of Keepsake County and the various playstyles and strategies! Store Stream: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1162860 Backup stream: https://steamcommunity.com/broadcast/watch/76561197995287054
- Streaming Keepsake County :) - 14 June 2022
Devs stream gameplay of Keepsake County and the various playstyles and strategies! Watch it here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1162860/view/3328736922036539486
