- New Bundle! - Akupara Hidden Gems - 15 September 2026
Hey cultists,To celebrate Akupara Games turning 10 years old, we have added Universe for Sale to the Akupara Hidden Gems Bundle! These games might be your new favorite games that you haven’t heard about. Zoeti, Mutazione, Universe For Sale, and Everafter Falls are all in this bundle at a discount. These are the games with touching stories that may have snuck under your radar.-riv otter
- Celebrating One Year of Universe for Sale - 20 December 2024
Hey cultists, About a year ago, we launched Universe for Sale which was a beautiful, hand-drawn interactive story which pulled on the heart strings of the audience. Yes, we are technically a month late and it was 13 months ago since launch but uhhh… Jupiter has 13 month years. Yeah, let's go with that. I talked a little with Tmesis Studio about Universe for Sale in celebration of the one year anniversary and wanted to tell you a little story about how Universe for Sale came to be. Federico met Zeno by chance 10 years ago during an evening out. When Federico learned that Zeno was a comic book artist they collaborated on The Spirits of Kelley Family which was released a few months later. Tmesis Studio was officially formed years later with the creation of Universe for after several years of personal projects. Zeno remembered a time when Federico was cleaning up their Telegram chat to get…
- Akupara Games Celebrates 8 Year with Sales and Livestream - 4 October 2024
Akupara Games is turning 8 years old and to celebrate, we have put Universe For Sale on sale for 18% off! Be sure to grab those deals, check out our lovely event page, and check out the sales! Maybe the game you’ve been waiting for is waiting for you here, with a crisp sale to match. https://store.steampowered.com/sale/akuparagames8thanniversarysale Also, to celebrate, we will be hosting a multi-hour stream with tons of activities, announcements, and more! Stream is starting at 11:45 PM PDT! We really hope to see you there - and here’s to another year of publishing your favorite indie games on the market https://www.twitch.tv/akuparagames - Riv otter
- Patch 1.3 | Updating Traditional Chinese and Korean Grammatical Issues - 5 August 2024
Hey Cultists, We have just released a small patch note which fixes some minor graphic details, updated traditional Chinese and Korean texts, and more. Full Patch Notes Solved a bug in the market that softlock the master in an animation when entering in a market (robot) if pressed on the Robot seller when the master is walking inside. Fixed some minor graphic details. Updated credits welcoming traditional Chinese and Korean translators. Updated traditional Chinese and Korean texts correcting many grammatical issues. Fixed a bug (but no locker one) in the cult chapter where a contextual balloon could be opened within a dialogue between characters. - Riv Otter
- Universe for Sale won outstanding art in Italian Game Awards - 5 July 2024
Hey cultist, Universe for Sale won outstanding art in Italian Game Awards! The Italian Game Awards reward the best video games published during the year and promote the cultural and artistic. If you missed the awards and want to watch it, you can view it here! Congrats to all the other games that also won awards in the Italian Game Awards. It was a blast to see all the creativity in the different games. - Riv Otter
- Patch 1.2.0 - Adding Traditional Chinese and Korean - 6 June 2024
Hey cultist, We are still hard at work with Universe for Sale! We have just released a patch which adds Traditional Chinese and Korean localization to Universe for Sale! Here are the full patch notes! Added Traditional Chinese and Korean localization Fixed a bug on church that bring to skip the pc minigame Fixed some graphic details. - Riv Otter
- Universe for Sale - save system change patch - 7 May 2024
Hey cultists, We have just released a patch which changes the save system in Universe for Sale which makes them more stable. Unfortunately, saves from before this patch can’t be carried over to this new save system. We have opened a beta branch which will allow players to continue saves from before this patch. To join the beta branch follow these steps. Right click Universe for Sale on the side bar and click properties Click the Beta tab in the Steam window that opens up In the drop down menu in Beta Participation, select "old-savegame" Steam should start downloading the branch automatically and you’ll be on the old save system again! Thank you all for working with us. - Riv Otter
- Build 1.0.5z - Upcoming Save System Changes - 22 April 2024
We are happy to tell you that our next update will significantly improve the game's stability! However, to achieve this, we had to change how the game saves progress completely. The old saving system caused many issues. We advise you to update to the newest version when we release it shortly. But, doing so means you will lose your existing save progress. If you want to keep playing on your current save, we've moved this game version (1.0.5z) to the "old-savegame" branch on Steam. Please set this in your Steam game settings!
- Patch note 1.0.5 - Fixing various softlocks - 31 January 2024
Hey cultists, We have released a patch to fix some of the various softlocks that have been reported plus fixing the steam overlay appearing upside down. Bug Fixes War Chapter: players should now be able to progress past shooting the first set of robots. Game shouldn't softlock when clicking haphazardly when entering rooms. Lila’s Market: softlocks in various places of this chapter should be resolved. Teahouse: players should no longer softlock during the first universe making scene. Fixed small graphical bugs and typos Steam overlay no longer appears upside down when notifications pop up. - Riv otter
- Nominate Universe for Sale for Outstanding Visual Style - 21 November 2023
Hey, cultist! First off, thank you for the amazing release of Universe for Sale. It has been great to be able to share with you the beautiful heart wrenching story that Universe for Sale tells. Steam Awards voting starts now! The Steam Awards are a community-voted celebration of the best games on Steam, announced every year. There are many categories that we can vote for however it is best we unite to vote on one category for Universe for Sale!! We're asking players to band together and vote Universe for Sale for Outstanding Visual Style. Every scene in Universe for Sale is beautifully hand drawn showing off the warm colors of Jupiter’s environment in the space colony with each character having a unique appearance! -Riv Otter
- Universe for Sale Patch 1.0.1 - 17 November 2023
Hey cultists, Thank you for the amazing launch yesterday! I hope you all have been enjoying the hand drawn art, the wonderful music, and story of Universe for Sale! Did you remember to pet the lomri? Only 25% of players have gotten the achievement for petting the lomri which means 75% of lomris remain unpetted. We have released a patch that updated the controller functionality as well as fixed some other minor issues. You can read the full patch notes below. Patch Notes Credits updated Minor bugs fixed Controller functionality update - Riv Otter
- Universe for Sale out now! - 16 November 2023
Hello Cultists, Universe for Sale, a point and click virtual novel is out now! https://youtu.be/EwwqcNjSbrc Follow the adventures of a cultist, whose past is written on his face and bones, visiting a space colony nestled in the clouds on Jupiter. Under a failing shield against acid rain, rebellion foments in the discarded populace of this abandoned mining settlement. Within this mysterious community, a young woman crafts universes in the same way you or I might brew a cup of tea. She has a little shop tucked away in the ramshackle bazaar. What universe will you buy there? Heading into launch, Universe for Sale won Best Art at BIG 2023 for its stunning hand drawn art and also took home Best Narrative at the Overcome Film Game Awards for its heart wrenching storytelling! -Riv Otter
- Universe for Sale coming out on November 16th - 26 October 2023
Hey cultist, Universe for Sale now has a release date! On November 16th we will be able to create universes and sell them on the market on Jupiter! https://youtu.be/hfQoVg3ADT4 Visiting Jupiter in a space station nestled in the clouds, you’ll learn the mysteries of the colony and the people that live under the failing shield protecting the colony from acid rain. A cultist meets a young woman with the ability to craft universes from liquids and depending on what is in that liquid changes the contents of the universe. Universe for Sale won Best Art at BIG 2023 + Best Narrative at Overcome Film Game Awards! It’s time to plan what type of universes you will design. - Riv Otter
- Thank you, Gamescom! - 30 August 2023
Hey, cultists! We are still hard at work on Universe for Sale! Over the weekend we had so many players visit the booth, and play Universe for Sale at Gamescom! We’re absolutely delighted with the reception- Big thank you to everyone who came by, and visited our booth! We were over the moon to see everyone trying out Universe for Sale and experiencing the story on Jupiter! Being able to showcase this game in front of fans at an event as large as Gamescom was a pleasure. We appreciate all the feedback we have received at Gamescom! We are already using the feedback given to discuss how we can improve Universe for Sale before launch. If you missed the IGN exclusive Universe for Sale trailer, you can view it here! -riv otter
- Universe for Sale wins Best Art at the BIG festival! - 6 July 2023
Hey cultists! I’m excited to announce that Universe for Sale won best art at the BIG festival! You can watch the moment that Universe for Sale was announced here! Thank you everyone who was at the BIG festival or who tried out the prologue for Universe for Sale on Steam! I've got a lot to share about all the drama and intrigue on Jupiter so keep an eye out later in July where I dive deeper into some of the characters in Universe for Sale! Riv otter
- Universe for Sale flies to BIG Festival - 28 June 2023
Hey cultists! Universe for Sale is joining a whole host of games at the BIG Festival! The BIG Festival is the biggest business hub for the games industry in Latin America! If you are going to the festival, you can try out the Universe for Sale demo at the booth (you’ll find us among the rest of the nominated games! It will be a lot of fun, and we hope to see you there! If you’re eager to get your hands on Universe for Sale and you aren’t attending BIG Festival, don’t forget: The Prologue is available to play for free, on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627820/Universe_For_Sale__Prologue/ Be sure to tune into the BIG Festival awards ceremony, which takes place at 6/30 @ 7PM GMT -3 -riv otter
- We’re at Devcom 2022! - 29 November 2022
Hello everyone! We’re participating in devcom’s Art & Animation Summit tomorrow! Join us online for free and listen to our Art Director Zeno Colangelo talk about creating a hand-drawn video game from a comic book. If you missed his presentation before, now’s your chance to catch up! We invite you to come and listen! Register here: https://bizcommunity.gamescom.global/login/en-US/event/devcom-fall-summits-2022/ticket/VGlja2V0VHlwZV8zNTE=/page/UmVnaXN0cmF0aW9uRm9ybV84MDA
- We Were at the PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival! - 7 November 2022
We had the pleasure to participate in the PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival this year and talk about how to imitate comic book art in a game. It was great to meet you all! You can watch the recording online, starting at around 1h 4m 👉 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1640574041
- We’re at Games Gathering 2022! - 17 October 2022
Hello everyone! We’re participating in Games Gathering 2022 this week. Our Art Director, Zeno Colangelo, will give an online lecture on creating a video game from a comic book using his experience as a comic author and illustrator. :) We invite you to come and listen! 👉 https://ggconference.com/en/conference/games-gathering-2022-bratislava/
- We reach the finals at the Big Indie Pitch! - 24 November 2021
We made it guys! We arrived 3rd at the Big Indie Pitch competition!! :) We had to present the project in "Elevator pitch mode ON" (5 minutes max) in different rooms to a diverse jury of journalists and experts in the field. I assure you that 5 minutes are very few to make the jury feel the universe we are creating ;) But they rewarded us with a nice third place!
