- Surreal Experience FREE!?!?!? - 16 September 2024
You read the title right. Surreal Experience is now a permanently completely free to play game. Why? Considering the game no longer receives updates, and since I've started my new visual novel project, Cryspace, I figured now's a better time than ever to make the game permanently free. I loved making this game, I loved watching people play it, and now, everyone who's wanted to experience it can experience it for free. My New Project As alluded to before, I've been spending my time working on my new game, Cryspace. Granted, it is nothing like Surreal Experience, but if you enjoy Surreal Experience and want to support more of my work, feel free to wish-list Cryspace and check it out when it releases on October 1st! In Conclusion... I hope you have fun with Surreal Experience. It was a super fun game for me to work on, and it was my introduction to game development as a whole. Give it a sh…
- A Surreal Halloween - 9 October 2022
Halloween only comes once a year, and the cast of Surreal Experience isn't letting it pass them by! Enjoy exploring the Office and Sunday School during this limited-time event. Every character (well, most of 'em anyway) has been redesigned with special Halloween costumes to tap into the true spirit of the holiday. How can we forget the most important aspect of Halloween? Trick-or-treating! In both Office and Sunday School, candy can now be found around the map, which will give you a much-needed sugar rush in high pressure situations. This event ends November 1st, so enjoy it while you can! Have fun, JIMMY DIAMOND
- Big Optimization Patch - 31 July 2022
As a brief update, the game has been significantly optimized and updated with a few new additions. The Office level has been redesigned to make colors more vibrant as well as make the scenery more enticing outdoors. Upgrades have been added under the hood which results in a 10-20 time increase in performance. Fixed bugs in the Sunday School where some lights would cause shaders to glitch out. The tutorial has been redesigned, once again, from the ground up. This time, it takes the form of a guide, which provides useful information on everything in the game. This update refines the game significantly and makes it more playable for everyone. Try it out!
- Sunday School NOW AVAILABLE! - 25 July 2022
Hi all, Tonight, I have a very special announcement - Sunday School is now complete and available to everyone for FREE. This is Surreal Experience's first major content update and includes the following new features: Brand new Sunday School map, which is larger, more detailed, and overall longer to beat than the Office level. EIGHT new achievements to unlock. 6 new Sunday School specific NPCs, each with their own unique personalities/purposes. New Easter Eggs hidden through-out the game. A brand new, fully-fledged ending/map for those who beat both the Office and Sunday School levels. Full support for all bonus modes for Sunday School (excluding Sandbox). And much more! Here's some screenshots of the final map and the NPCs: There isn't much left to say, except for enjoy this new update! As always, get in touch (either by adding me on Steam, emailing me, or posting on discussion forums)…
- New Map Announcement - 25 June 2022
Hi everyone, I'm excited to announce the upcoming release of a new map for the game: Sunday School. This map will contain a whole new cast of characters, a whole new set of items, and some different mechanics as well to shake things up. Additionally, there will be a number of hidden rooms, areas, and secrets not before seen in Surreal Experience. Here are some early screenshots of the map. Of course, this is subject to change, but this is what you can expect for right now: As you may have guessed from some of these pictures, instead of kicking out homeless people, you will be "freeing" cult members, who've been manipulated and trapped into cells. Your objective will be to navigate the map in search of keys, and free these fellas out one-by-one until the job is done. That's all I have for now that I'd like to publicly talk about. That being said, if you are interested in experiencing the…
- More Game Modes Available Now! - 25 May 2022
As a part of today's update, two new-game modes have been added. Speedrun or Die In this game-mode, your primary goal is to get through the game as fast as possible, or face the consequences. Features All items are set to "Very Common". The longer you take, the more NPCs that spawn, and the more frequently they do. NPC spawns are random, and could be either the Thug, Crackhead, or Manager. Everything else is exactly the same. This game-mode is intended for players who know the game in-and-out, including the locations in which the homeless people spawn, where items generally spawn, etc. Lack of game knowledge equals guaranteed failure. Taking longer than about a minute and a half to speed through the game will make it extremely hard to beat. Realistic Mode Ever wondered how Surreal Experience would play out if your ran at a normal speed and things were a bit more normal in general? Featu…
- Sandbox and Hardcore Mode Now Available! - 24 April 2022
Intro Welcome back to Surreal Experience. Today's update includes an all-new Sandbox game-mode to allow for complete customization over the game, and a new Hardcore game-mode for those who want a grueling challenge. Both game-modes are accessible from the main menu under "Bonus Modes" and are playable regardless of whether you've beaten the regular mode or not. Sandbox Mode Features Customize the game to your exact liking with different variables. Spawn as low as 1 or up to 20 homeless people to search for and kick out. Spawn up to 7 Thugs, Managers, and/or Crackheads for your run, or completely disable them! (excluding Thug) Adjust the difficulty of NPCs to either be in Normal or Hardcore mode. Control the amount of items that spawn in, ranging from very rare to very common. Sandbox Mode gives you the freedom to make the game as easy, difficult, or absurd as you'd like with minimal res…
- Game Progress Update - 24 March 2022
I wanted to take some time and give an announcement as to where the game is headed as I understand updates have been scarce. The reason for this is that currently, I am working on adding an entire new map as well as various new features such as Sandbox and Hardcore mode. The primary goal for development right now is to finish the game practically in its entirety to offer an experience in which will be fully feature-fledged, re-playable, customizable, and fun to the vast majority of players. Understand that even the Office level took some time to create to offer, what I believe to be anyway, the perfect blend of difficulty, unpredictability, and a bittersweet experience that is both fun and frustrating. I would like to achieve the same thing with the next level on a larger scale, and this will, of course, take me some time, especially as I am the sole developer of this game. The other fe…
- Patch Notes for 2/27/22 (Game Version ea1.0.2) - 27 February 2022
-Revamped the "How to Play" area from the ground up to be more helpful to new players. -The game will now ask you to review the tutorial if you haven't already before loading a level. -Removed heroin Please use the discussion forums to report any issues you may experience with this build of the game.
- Patch Notes for 2/25/22 (Game Version ea1.0.1): - 25 February 2022
Added a crosshair to make it easier to pick up items. Applied a major buff to the manager. Added slight buffs to the crack and disguise. Please use the discussion forums to report any issues you may experience with this build of the game.
- Surreal Experience Officially Released! - 24 February 2022
Welcome to Surreal Experience, and thank you all for your interest and patience leading up to this pivotal moment. The game is now officially released in Early Access, and I'm very excited to hear what you all think of it. Game Features as of Launch A tough-as-nails experience that requires a balanced combination of skill, luck, inventory management, and wits. Play through the Office map, which supports random generation of items and NPCs. Built-in timer for speedrunning support. Also keeps track of your best time! Find and use three different items - smoke some crack, wear a disguise, or use a hearing aid to echolocate homeless people. Run into many different NPCs, all with their own unique personalities and interactions. Steam achievements that support both beating the game as well as many hidden achievements that you'll have to uncover. This is only the beginning. A whole new map is…
