- An important update on Eyes of Hellfire’s future development - 22 May 2026
Dear players, Colm Larkin here, the founder of Gambrinous, the studio that made Eyes of Hellfire.First of all, I need to share the following announcement from Blumhouse Games, the publisher for Eyes of Hellfire: As detailed, Blumhouse Games has made the decision to wind down development on Eyes of Hellfire which unfortunately means there will be no more additional content released for the game.Eyes of Hellfire will remain live and available on Steam as-is (including multiplayer as there are no servers), and we hope everyone can continue to enjoy what we built with their friends. A little background on us - we are a small team based in Ireland, trying our best to make original games that take inspiration from tabletop and board games. Eyes of Hellfire was our attempt to bring the social side of a boardgame night to a horror game experience, including a dash of Irish folklore along the wa…
- An Update on Eyes of Hellfire - 22 May 2026
Hi everyone,We want to start with a sincere thank you to everyone who has supported Eyes of Hellfire since its Early Access launch. Whether you joined during playtests, played with friends, shared the game with others, or spent time exploring the haunted lodge, your support and enthusiasm have meant a great deal.Today, we have an important update to share.After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to wind down development on Eyes of Hellfire. We are incredibly proud of what the team at Gambrinous created and the vision they brought to life with the game. While this was not an easy decision, we ultimately determined it was the right time to conclude development beyond Early Access. This was not an easy decision.The game will remain live and available to play on Steam, and we hope players continue to enjoy it with friends. However, it will no longer receive new conte…
- The Terror for Two Update - 18 December 2025
Greetings, Early Access Players: We have a great update for two players! Eyes of Hellfire has gotten another revamp, and this time we’re aiming it at duos. We wanted to give you something exciting for December’s festive season.We have a slew of marvellous things to share with you in our Terror for Two Update. So without further ado, let’s get you up to speed.Enhancements for Two PlayersEyes of Hellfire can be played with up to 5 players; however, we’ve noticed that many of you prefer to just play with one other friend. For that, we wanted to make some tweaks to make your gameplay much smoother for you and your friend, and so we did! This is what you’ll now experience in two-player mode:Uncertain Eyes presence: In most 2-player games, neither player will have the Eyes of Hellfire curse, though it will show up on occasionMore durable: Each character gets a +2 Health buffLess monsters to d…
- Hotfix: build 0.2.2025.11.28 - 2 December 2025
Soft lock fixes when moving between roomsFixed certain sounds hanging around when you quit to main menuFixed player positions showing incorrectly to late joinersA bunch of minor fixes around the place
- Video: Archaeologist Neil Jackman on Dublin's Real Hellfire Club - 18 November 2025
Hey Early Access players,We've got a treat for you! As many of you know, our game Eyes of Hellfire is set in the infamous Hellfire Club. But did you know that this is a real-life location in Dublin that you can hike up to? The views are spectacular - we highly recommend it.Our lead writer and narrative designer Len Cunningham sat down with archaeologist and director of Abarta Heritage Neil Jackman to chat all about the wild stories surrounding the club itself and his archaeological dig there!This long form interview is perfect to listen to or you can watch and check out all of the cool clips and pics Neil has shared (along with our pics too).As always, if you want to connect with us, come along to our Discord. We're happy to chat and listen to your feedback and ideas.~ Úna-Minh
- In-Depth Look at the Art of the Masterpiece and the Living Painting - 11 November 2025
People LOVE our art style and that's very much thanks to both our Art Director Fred Mangan and our 3D Artist and Animator, Mario Sena.Want to see what goes on behind the scenes on making our monster models? Here's a look at just some of the excellent work Mario has done on Eyes of Hellfire.Mario crafted the full 3D model, textures, rig and animations for the characters and monsters all while carefully ensuring that he kept to the key vision and concept art by Fred. You find Mario's portfolio on his Art Station!Here's a breakdown from Mario of how the Masterpiece and Living Paintings came to be:The ConnectionHere's a Render of the Masterpiece and the Living Painting monsters! This image highlights their crucial link, as the Living Painting spawns directly from the Masterpiece.Meet the Boss The Masterpiece is the terrifying final boss of Scenario One: New Subjects. It's a creature made en…
- Build 0.2.2025.11.6 patch notes - 6 November 2025
Fixed players sometimes seeing illusions meant only for their nearby friendsAdded a new illusion, creepiest of allMinor fixes to certain vote resultsAudio tweaks to the MasterpieceAudio fixes to SeánFixed footsteps audio not varying over different floor typesGeneral bug fixes
- Thank you Early Access Players! - 4 November 2025
Hey Early Access players! We’re still on a high after releasing our mega Shifting Lodge Update for Halloween and we've much back at it working on even more exciting things for you all.It meant a lot to us to release our first big drop after entering EA in August, and we’ve loved watching your vids on YouTube and all of the live stream reactions too. Your enthusiasm and kindness has not gone unnoticed!If you didn’t get around to reading all the ins and outs of our massive update yet you can do it here. It’s juicy:And not only that, here’s a flavour of the update itself with groups of friends playing out game, including a new vid from ManlyBadassHero!And of course there have been lovely things people have been saying in our reviews - this one in particular caught our eye!“The atmosphere, the art, the sound design, everything about this game is just so outstanding and captures that in pers…
- Build 0.2.2025.10.31 patch notes - 31 October 2025
Allow joining steam friends games from TitlescreenFixed a number of soft-locks related to players joining existing games before the first turn has started.Fixed soft-locks related to being Tripped while in combat, and being engaged by a monster around the exact time of opening a fight UI with another oneFix to prevent Ready-Up portraits appearing in Event/Trap screen if player count changesSpawned Living Paintings and Framelesses will move away from their parent right awayMasterpiece has a new Death sound effect
- Build 0.2.2025.10.29b patch notes - 29 October 2025
Fixed loadout cards and emotes not being brought into the game in some casesFixed player traps not being placed in the right location in some casesFixed game over cutscene not playing if the last alive played was wounded during the gatheringPrevent player movement while placing a trap.Fixed players getting stuck while moving between sectionsPlayers don’t get stuck if they kill the Wolfhound while already CorruptedDancer always chases her last target againFixes to Fight UI, in particular what text shows, and the Monster vs Player title
- An in-depth look at The Shifting Lodge Update - 27 October 2025
Greetings, Early Access Players - Today is the day! We have so many fantastic updates to share with you! Eyes of Hellfire has gotten a rather significant revamp. Yes, we're changing it up. Since we entered Early Access in August, we’ve been working diligently to tackle our Roadmap, but we wanted to give you something exciting for October's spooky season. Everything is in motion, and we have a slew of marvellous things to share with you in our Shifting Lodge Update. So without further ado, let’s get you up to speed. Important Note: Save states from previous builds will not be valid with this update. You will need to start a new session.=================Presenting: Hellfire Club Variability Shifting Lodge update, you ask? What does that even mean? Well… If you think you already know the layout of our Hellfire Club, think again, new subjects!In our latest update, we’ve switched things arou…
- What does the Shifting Lodge mean? - 21 October 2025
Today we want to share a bit more about what is meant by the Shifting Lodge. This update is a direct result of feedback from Early Access players calling for more variety in their playthroughs. While future updates to the game will have completely new environments, we're also making more immediate alterations to the Lodge that will change each time you play with your friends. Variability already exists in Eyes of Hellfire from the Curses you start with, the characters you select, and the party you play with, but we all want MORE. If you think you already know the layout of our Hellfire Club, think again, new subjects!Every time you start a scenario, the walls of the lodge will be shuffled, so room layouts and interactables are not always the same. This means you'll have to change your strategy for navigating with, or without, your companions. It also results in alternate strategies for…
- Inching Closer to our Spooky Drop: Here's what's on our minds right now - 14 October 2025
Hey Early Access players - did you see our spooky news last week? We have a thrilling new update coming THIS HALLOWEEN called the Shifting Lodge Update. But if you do want to read the teaser in full (which we recommend), you can here.A reminder about this mega update: because we've switched things up quite significantly and there are many changes in-game, your current game save states will not be compatible with the new version.So if you want to play the game as is for all those memories of tripping Patrick and relish in what certain things used to look like, get your games in soon because once we update… well… you’ll see! We’ve been thinking about all sorts of things, and being a small team in Ireland, we have different levels of priority and so our focus right now is fine-tuning our upcoming big drop. We're EXCITED and we hope you are too.By the way, here’s a reminder of who’s who on…
- The Shifting Lodge Update: Coming this Halloween - 10 October 2025
Early Access players, you won’t want to miss out on our thrilling new update that’s on the way this spooky season. Get ready for a bumper update for Eyes of Hellfire that’s sure to change the way you play. What’s coming?! Here’s a tantalising taste: You want variability? Oh yes, you do! The Hellfire Club is getting a massive revamp.Two new modes: Think you know how to beat Scenario One: New Subjects? Think again.The Final Boss: Speaking of new modes, the Masterpiece has been reshaped for both! Time for a formidable shakeup, we reckon.Change up your party: Get ready for a feisty new character to enter the lodge.New sneaky curses: We’re introducing two new curses, which are far more active and also far more devious… Players beware.So many new ways to betray… a selection of new votes is on the way. J’accuse!We’ll have a full breakdown soon of exactly what’s going into this terrific new dro…
- Movement and Challenging Encounters: Here's what's on our minds - 7 October 2025
Hello there, Early Access players! Spooky season is upon us and we’re hard at work on some terrifying and thrilling updates for you all. The Halloween season is on our minds. By the way, we’re an Irish studio and did you know Halloween is very much an Irish festival? More on that down the line...As for Eye of Hellfire updates, keep your eyes peeled, you won’t want to miss out this spooky season. Here’s what we’re thinking about this week:Getting from A to BMovement is something we’re continuing to mull over in-game. Here at Gambrinous, we're heavily influenced by board games and card games (all our previous games are), and we love trying out those types of mechanics in our works. We love the idea of planning strategic movement, though we totally understand how it can be hard when you’re moving between sections while simultaneously trying to escape monsters. Do you prefer clicking over d…
- Build 0.1.2025.10.2 hotfix patch notes - 2 October 2025
Fixed an error on resuming a session that prevented the state of the game being correctly set Fixed an error checking for some fake-outs, causing the game to soft lock (e.g. during transitions through doors)
- Discounts, Reconnection and Save States: Here's what we're thinking about - 30 September 2025
Welcome to another week with Gambrinous! We hope you had a great weekend. Spooky season is just around the corner and we're excited to see what the future brings... Here’s what’s on our minds / happening for us right now:We’re on sale!You can get Eyes of Hellfire for 20% off during the Autumn Sale on Steam right now! Remember that because we use the Friend’s Pass system, only one player needs to buy the game and the other four can play for free. Full game ownership includes meta character progression, additional card unlocks, and customisation. These are unavailable when playing using the Friend’s Pass.Save StatesOur Save States feature went live last Friday, and it’s very encouraging to see all of your reactions to them. You can read about how exactly they work in our bumper post here and remember they're still a work in progress!We will continue polishing this new feature too, as we k…
- Autumn Sale 20% Discount - 29 September 2025
Eyes of Hellfire will be 20% off during the Steam Autumn Sale! Up to 4 friends can play with the owner for FREE using Friend's Pass, soooo it's a pretty sweet deal.
- Introducing: Eyes of Hellfire Save States - 26 September 2025
KLAXON! The update that so many of you have been waiting for is here. We’ve been working hard striking off tasks on our Roadmap, and we’re thrilled to announce that save states are here. Whoo hoo!We really appreciate that organising play sessions and sitting down for a few hours takes time and effort, and sometimes you just want to take a break from it.So don’t forget to update your builds to 0.1.2025.9.26 and enjoy our new save state system.Here’s how save states work:Note: they are only available for the host/owner of the game.The below scenario select screen is what you see when you click: Play > Create Lobby. We now show a list of available scenarios. You must select the scenario you would like to play. See below - the 'load game' will be grayed out.Once you have chosen your scenario, hit 'select' and will be taken to the lobby screen where you can gather your players as normal.When…
- To steal or not to steal... Here's what we're thinking about this week - 23 September 2025
Hey, Early Access players!Welcome to another new week and thanks again for playing Eyes of Hellfire. It’s been great to see people stream the game and also share clips from their sessions. Speaking of, we loved this clip from Jesse Cox! If you have social clips to share with us, you can do so in our Discord!This week we’re having a mull over many different things as usual, thanks to your brilliant feedback and reviews. While we can’t respond to everyone (we’re a small team after all!), we’re delighted to see them and we’re listening. Here’s what we’re thinking about right now.=======================I choose you!We’re always intrigued to see who prefers certain characters over others. For me (Úna-Minh), I’m always drawn to healers in games, so I tend to gravitate to Patrick. Though so is my colleague Gary (Eyes of Hellfire Composer) and whenever we’re playtesting, we fight over who gets…
