- Discover the Explorers Collection: The Oregon Trail & Carmen Sandiego Bundle - 28 July 2025
Made for Curious Minds!The Explorers Collection brings together the recently released reinterpretations of The Oregon Trail and Carmen Sandiego.Uncover mysteries across continents and brave the wild frontier in this premium bundle celebrating two of gaming's most iconic adventures.Whether you're a seasoned sleuth, a trailblazing tactician, or a curious newcomer, the Explorers Collection is your passport to discovery.
- Carmen Sandiego 🌈Pride FestiVILE🌈 - 2 June 2025
The party’s just getting started in New Orleans, until VILE crashes the celebration, stealing the float decorations for the city’s biggest pride parade! With time running out, it’s up to Carmen to save the day (again). Join FestiVILE, a limited-time event bursting with color, chaos, and classic VILE mischief, running until July 6! Complete the mission to unlock a fabulous new in-game outfit, fit for a master thief with serious pride. 🌈 ✨ New Content FestiVILE (Limited-Time Event) Detectives, keep an eye on the Secrets to Discover icon in The ACME Files… If a city suddenly feels a little more 🌈colorful🌈 than usual, you’re on the right track. FestiVILE Unlockable Outfit – Complete the Pride FestiVILE to earn a limited-time Pride-themed costume. Once you’ve unlocked it, it’s yours to keep! Community Reward All players receive the Beachwear outfit as a thank-you gift from the Wishlist Co…
- 🕵️♀️ Fallen Idol (Part 1): The Great Sphinx Caper - 23 May 2025
VILE has a new boss, and their first devious plot targets the Great Sphinx of Giza. Join forces with Carmen and ACME to stop them before this ancient wonder vanishes for good! ✈️ New Destinations Travel to brand new locations around the globe; Toronto Casa Loma Kensington Market Jaipur Johari Bazaar 🛠️ Fixes & Features New Features Integrated Helpshift support across all platforms Improved controller support on Switch Performance & Stability Fixed low FPS in select FestiVILE areas Addressed floating Carmen bug on the Jaipur Luxury Tourist Train Gameplay & Visuals Removed duplicate VILE thug in Ueno Park grappling cutscene Resolved Carmen's collision issues with NPCs and trees Fixed Fast Eddie B’s IdentiKit animation Improved FestiVILE end card readability Patched various NPC outfit clipping issues UI & Localization Polished localization for clues and notifications For more information…
- 🌸 FestiVILE: The Hanami Heist Begins! - 8 April 2025
VILE has disrupted Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival, boldly stealing the sacred shinboku tree in broad daylight! Join FestiVILE, a limited-time event running until May 4, and help the world’s greatest thief track down the culprits before the season ends. 🎶 By popular demand, we’ve also added an iconic track to the in-game soundtrack, the Carmen Sandiego Theme Song by Sean Altman and David Yazbek is now live! ✨ New Content Hanami FestiVILE (Limited-Time Event) Detectives, keep an eye on the Secrets to Discover icon in The ACME Files… If a city suddenly feels a little more festive than usual, maybe with petals in the air, you’re on the right track. 🌸 This season’s FestiVILE takes place in Ueno Park, Tokyo, right in the middle of the Sakura Matsuri, that’s the Cherry Blossom Festival! Stroll through the festivities, chat with locals, and keep your eyes peeled. VILE’s left clues scattered…
- Carmen Sandiego (Nintendo Switch) Review - 4 March 2025
For anyone born after the year 2000, it may be kind of unfathomable just how huge Carmen Sandiego was. The infamous criminal was always jetsetting around the world, committing devious capers and we the audience were left desperate to wonder just where in the world IS Carmen Sandiego? There were computer games, comic books, a cartoon show and even a competitive game show! But the crimson coated criminal fell somewhat into obscurity in the 2000s with only a few attempts to return her to the world of gaming. That is, until 2019 when Netflix reimagined the character as a super thief turned super spy, taking down the organization that once defined her. But this latest virtual offering is somewhat of a mixed bag. It’s got some interesting ideas but they’re delivered in such a mediocre package, it gets old fast. Following the Netflix series, Carmen Sandiego sees the titular anti-heroine is cal…
- Community Challenge Update: 25K Wishlists & 500 Discord Members! - 11 February 2025
Gumshoes, you’ve done it again! Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve hit 25,000 Wishlists AND achieved our first Discord community milestone of 500 members! Unlocked Rewards 🎉 ✅ Steam Avatars – A set of Carmen Sandiego-themed avatars will be available for the community! ✅ 10% Deluxe Edition Discount on Launch – Steam players will now receive a launch discount on the Deluxe Edition. ✅ Discord Emotes – Our first batch of emotes is live in the server, with more on the way! Keep the Chase Going! Avatars Community Challenge We’ve introduced a brand-new Discord Community Challenge, where more milestones mean more exclusive rewards for early members: 🔓 1.5K Members: Team Red Wallpaper 🔓 2K Members: Animated Emotes 🔓 5K Members: Game Team Q&A Video And on the wishlist front, we’re getting closer to the next big reward: 🎉 65K Wishlists: In-game global festivals 🌸 will be introduced in…
- Dev Diary: Stylizing Carmen Sandiego and Paper Star for 3D - 30 January 2025
Greetings, Gumshoes! Community Manager Cass here with another Dev Diary update. Today, we're pulling back the curtain on how we brought Carmen Sandiego and her rival, Paper Star, from 2D to 3D. I sat down with our talented concept artists, Jane and Amee, to get the inside scoop on the design process, the creative challenges, and the subtle details that helped shape these iconic characters for their new game environment. Here’s what they had to share about making Carmen and Paper Star come to life in 3D! Carmen Sandiego: Staying True to the Icon In bringing Carmen Sandiego to life in 3D, our primary goal was to preserve her iconic look that fans instantly recognize while giving her a fresh take for the game’s immersive environments. Staying true to the sharp, angular style from the Netflix series, we made sure Carmen’s silhouette remained bold and striking, especially with her famous tre…
- Community Challenge Update: 10K Achieved! - 7 January 2025
We hit 10K Wishlists! Thanks to your support, the Team VILE Device Wallpaper is now available for download. Get them below! Desktop Mobile Keep going, gumshoes! Let’s hit the next milestone! 🕵️♀️ HOW IT WORKS We’ve set wishlist milestones for Carmen Sandiego. Each milestone comes with exclusive rewards for the community, adding even more excitement to the journey ahead. By adding the game to your wishlist, you’ll help us hit these goals and unlock the rewards for everyone to enjoy when the game launches. Every wishlist counts—let’s hit these milestones together! MILESTONE GOALS 10,000 Wishlists: Unlock official Carmen Sandiego wallpapers for the community! ✅ 25,000 Wishlists: Unlock Carmen Sandiego-themed Steam avatars + a 10% deluxe edition discount on launch. 65,000 Wishlists: Celebrate global festivals in-game like the Sakura Festival and Dia de los Muertos + a 15% deluxe edition d…
- Wishlist Community Challenge - 15 December 2024
Hey Gumshoes! As we gear up for the highly anticipated return of Carmen Sandiego, we’re thrilled to launch a Community Challenge to celebrate with our incredible global community. Together, we can unlock some fantastic rewards for all players as we hit wishlist milestones! Whether you're a veteran of the chase or joining Carmen's adventures for the first time, here's how you can get involved and make your mark: ________________________________ HOW IT WORKS We’ve set wishlist milestones for Carmen Sandiego. Each milestone comes with exclusive rewards for the community, adding even more excitement to the journey ahead. By adding the game to your wishlist, you’ll help us hit these goals and unlock the rewards for everyone to enjoy when the game launches. Every wishlist counts—let’s hit these milestones together! ________________________________ MILESTONE GOALS 10,000 Wishlists: Unlock offi…
