- Scorchwalkers Announcement! - 18 June 2025
Hello! Evan here, solo dev of Rebel Transmute, with a very exciting announcement! The Steam page for my next big game project, Scorchwalkers, is now live!! Please WISHLIST and help me get the ball rolling on Game 2!Being developed under Fatal Fawn Games (which for now is just me and a very talented artist who is on for this project), Scorchwalkers is a deckbuilder in the vein of Slay the Spire and Monster Train, but merged with the tactical combat of an Into The Breach or Fire Emblem!This game dances through many of my favorite genres and has been a wonder to develop already. I'm very excited to start sharing more, and building up to a very community driven development process (this kinds of games NEED constant feedback to be balanced)! Follow along by Wishlisting Scorchwalkers on Steam, or joining me on social media:BlueskyDiscordLastly I hope everyone has been enjoying the Synapse upd…
- Patch Notes for March 5th Hotfix - 5 March 2025
- Fixed a bug where the first boss could get stuck during a phase transition. - Removed some of the destructible blocks from the first boss arena to ease in the platforming challenge better. - Updated the credits.
- Patch Notes for February 13th Hotfix - 14 February 2025
Fixed a bug where the Compound Heart augment effect would stay active after removing the augment. Fixed some blocks pushing the player into the ground when they spawn. By default Spin Bouncing no longer deals damage to enemies, instead the Motorized Blaster augment must be equipped to deal blaster damage to an enemy when you Spin Bounce. This should get rid of a lot of unintentional soft locks, but still allow for it to be useful in combat.
- Patch Notes for February 10th Hotfix (Memory Leak Fix) - 11 February 2025
Fixed a nasty memory leak related to new map functionality. Added additional explanation text on the death screen.
- Patch Notes for January 25th Hotfix - 26 January 2025
Fixed a bug where a small section of map wasn’t drawing correctly implying an extra room. Fixed a bug where falling lava would sometimes damage you without resetting your position. Fixed a bug where some Repair Stations weren’t being named correctly on the Teleport screen. Fixed a bug where all Repair Stations weren’t being named correctly on the Teleport screen in any language besides english. Moved a drill asset in a Quarry room so it properly draws in the background as opposed to the foreground. Cerebellum boss’ lasers are now properly destroyed when the boss is defeated. Map pins no longer disappear the first time you load a game save. Each phase of the Small Bot quest line is now properly marked by pins. Brian’s NPC pin now moves to reflect where they are on the map. Fixed a visual bug with the active Repair Station marker.
- Patch Notes for January 23rd Hotfix - 24 January 2025
Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash if the player used the Spin ability to enter water while also in the Swim Boost state. Fixed a bug that led to the player getting soft locked if they died in a certain story combat encounter. Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash if the player healed while entering the water while also in the Swim Boost state.
- Patch Notes for Jan 12th Hotfix - 12 January 2025
Added L3 and R3 controller button support to the rebinding menu. Fixed a bug that let the player damage the Goliath Drill boss before starting the fight. Fixed a bug that led to some graphical elements flashing during cutscenes. Fixed a bug that led to Echos not being visible in the player's inventory. Fixed a crash when the player tried to upload the 31st imprint to Inaya. Fixed a visual bug for the map when using a Repair Station's teleport function. Added proper location values to the Repair Station next to HIVE in the Abandoned Quarry. Fixed a bug that led to the game crashing / getting stuck in a loop if the player used all their map markers and tried to open the map marker sub menu. Fixed a visual bug where the map marker count would draw over itself when on the map marker sub menu.
- Hotfix for January 6th - 6 January 2025
Fixes a bug that crashed the game when a player tried to open the rebind menu on an old save
- 'Enter the Synapse' Update Out Now! - 6 January 2025
Enter the Synapse is a completely free, massive update to Rebel Transmute that makes a great Metroidvania even better. I've been working on this update for around 6 months now, and I couldn't be more excited for it to finally be in your hands! 4 new bosses have been added that are harder rematches of existing boss fights, with new movesets and patterns. 5 major bosses have been tweaked, given new movesets, new animations, and new sounds to create more engaging, and fairer fights for their placement in the game. A new fully optional, completely new weapon has been added to the game. This weapon is long range, deals less damage per shot, and is a lot of fun to use. But be careful, it doesn't collect sparkblood, so you'll have to switch to the short range blaster if you want to collect more to heal with! In addition, the majority of the rooms along the main path of the game have been retou…
- Patch Notes for December 28th Hotfix - 28 December 2024
Fixed a bug that led to many augments in the game being rewarded to the player incorrectly. If players spent money on these incorrect augments, they will now be properly refunded when they first launch the game, and the shops will restock on the appropriate augments.
- 'Enter the Synapse' free update out January 6th! - 22 December 2024
Boss Rematches! - Enter the Synaptic Network and battle smarter, faster, and more dangerous versions of your favorite bosses! - Earn the ability to turn repair (save) stations into teleport destinations! Updated Boss Fights! - Most bosses in the games have had a giant heaping of balance, new moves, added animations to make them feel more alive and to telegraph moves better, added sound effects, and adjusted to lessen wild difficulty spikes. (But have no worry, because the rematch versions are even harder than the old base versions!!) New Augments, New Weapon! - Equip the new 'Recoiler' augment to completely negate getting knocked backwards from shooting an enemy or wall. - Find the 'Particle Coil' item to unlock the ability to switch weapons! Swap on the fly between the standard, short-range beam attack and the new, long-range particle blaster attack! Better World Design, Platforming Ch…
- Patch Notes for December 20th Update! - 20 December 2024
This is a quick update to deal with some of the most common feedback / grievances about the game since launch. It also sets the groundwork for our huge content / feedback / polish / bug squashing updating due out January 6th 2025! HUD augment equip cost cut in half. Less Red Flux lost on death when you are out of extra cores, from 50% down to 30%. Fixed a bug where a few sound effects didn’t scale properly with audio settings. Background elements now appear dimmed, to make it easier to tell what is in the foreground and a wall / hazard, and what is in the background. Fixed a bug where you could be forever trapped in Network locations. (Worst case scenario Force Respawn now works there, full fix coming in our next update!) Optimized game file size.
- Rebel Transmute Soundtrack is Released! - 23 July 2024
You can now purchase and download the Rebel Transmute soundtrack on sale for just $3.39! Some of the tracks are touched up a bit and extended from the version in-game, and I'm really excited to finally get this out there! "The eclectic original soundtrack to Rebel Transmute, a sprawling 2D action-exploration epic! Enjoy ambient soundscapes and heart-pounding battle themes all wrapped up in a post-rock sci-fi score." Purchase here: Rebel Transmute Soundtrack In addition I am hard at work on our next patch, which should fix some lingering bugs, polish up the core experience of the game, and even add a few new goodies. Look out for it in the next few weeks! -Evan
- Rebel Transmute - Trading Cards - 25 March 2024
Now you can unlock the amazing trading cards of Rebel Transmute! Collect 'em all!
- Patch Notes for March 18th Hotfix - 19 March 2024
fix for an interaction between the spin ability and bombs, allowing players to clip into walls and objects (such as conveyor belts) adds what is hopefully the final room map data that was missing from the map screen item and augment descriptions now scroll if they don’t fit in the description box (for pixel art fonts only, HD font fix for this still to come) fix for some missing collision geometry in a Sunken Basin room visual fix for some HUD elements drawing when they shouldn’t (namely during room transitions) fix for water bugs ending up in the air or underwater in some instances updated some computers that would read out the same outdated text added collision to the sides of screens, so players can’t walk off into the unknown if a room doesn’t have a left or right wall fix for some sfx overlapping leading to an increase in volume (flames, shooting an enemy with the wave blaster, etc…
- Patch Notes for March 16th Hotfix - 16 March 2024
- fix for a visual bug where Moon would stop ‘wall clinging’ when charging a Thruster dash or while static on a wall - fix for a puzzle room in the Abandoned Quarry so the puzzle has a wider solvable time window - fix for an incorrect hitbox on the Leaping Husk’s (Quarry enemy) attack that led to players taking damage when they shouldn’t - fix for a bug that let players potentially kill a boss in the Arboretum without triggering the start of the fight - fix for a major bug blocking main story progression if you saved the Arboretum subsystem to turn on last (just re-trigger that story beat to get your save file back on the right track) - changed button sprites for the subsystem puzzles to make it clearer when they are active or not - fix for a certain NPC in the Subways repeating dialog if you left the room and returned
- Patch Notes with March 15th Hotfix - 16 March 2024
- fix for another pesky room not drawing on the map - increased the jump window after running off a platform to make the platforming feel more fluid and less pixel-perfect - fix for coral barriers (broken using the swim ability) respawning when you re-enter a room, now should stay destroyed - fix for the final (hidden) achievement not being rewarded properly - fix for some damage resets placing players in blocks or moving platforms - fix for a typo in the Raw Clay description - fix for a relic that wasn’t properly spawning in the main Basin cavern - changed post-game behavior so players can load a save right before fighting the final boss even after beating said boss (while still keeping completion percent) - fix for a bug that allowed players to access the third subsystem before they’d hit a required story beat - the story marker for the hidden labs should now properly disappear if you…
- Patch Notes for March 13th Hotfix - 13 March 2024
- fix for a few Arboretum rooms not showing up on the map - removed another problematic underwater door - adjusted the health for the Grey Matter boss to create a more gradual difficulty curve - fix for a rare crash while fighting the Goliath boss - fix for a devious death and respawn loop that could occur in an Arboretum room containing a large air current - fix for Català language option being spelled incorrectly - Blood Repellent augment no longer pushes bosses to avoid breaking boss fight logic, but has had its damage increased and knockback effect on normal enemies increased - fix for a visual bug that incorrectly showed all Red Flux as lost when skipping the death screen - fix for screen transitions not being fully masked when playing on the Steam Deck - fix for a crash involving turning in Brain Imprints to Inaya - fix for a certain story beat making it impossible to turn in Brai…
- Hotfix for Door Bug and Other Crashes - 13 March 2024
- fix for a few rooms not drawing on the map - removed an unnecessary underwater door leading into a vital room that could trap players - fix for a softlock related to water currents in a Surface Labs room - fix for a crash related to using the wave augment on the final boss - fix for a crash related to certain doors being finicky - redesigned a room near the ‘HIVE door’ that could trap players who reached it without the bomb upgrade - fix for a crash caused by talking to Jolly ‘too many times’ (you should go talk to them some more if you haven’t yet!)
- Hotfix number 2! - 12 March 2024
-Makes a puzzle in the Sunken Basin easier to complete -Adds an item to a room that was previously missing an item -Fixed doors not opening when you beat a certain boss -Fixed a very rare crash that was happening on game launch
