- Language Update CL#10408 - 12 September 2025
With this update, we’re expanding language support: In addition to German, English, French, Italian, and Spanish, the game is now available in Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, and Chinese. We’ve also achieved further performance improvements for an even smoother gameplay experience. The translations were machine-generated and manually corrected where possible. Unfortunately, we don’t have a native speaker for every language on our team – so we truly appreciate it if you report any translation errors. We will make sure to correct them and include fixes in future patches. Build Version 10408 This update contains various improvements and fixes. Gameplay & AI Reworked NPC and monster locomotion for smoother movement and more reliable pathfinding. Fixed guard behavior so patrols and reactions are more consistent. Improved animation system stability; refactor…
- Small after-release patch - 29 August 2025
Localization Update
- 🎉 Major Update 10338 🎉 – Controller Overhaul & Much More - 29 August 2025
Dear Community, we want to thank you all for the incredible amount of valuable feedback you’ve shared with us over the past months – and especially for your patience. We know it took us a bit longer this time to release a new update. The reason is that we’ve been working deep in the core of the game, completely overhauling essential systems. Because of this, we weren’t able to ship smaller interim updates along the way – which makes us all the more excited to finally deliver this big, polished update to you now! Highlights include a complete overhaul of controller support, noticeable performance improvements, and plenty of visual upgrades. We’ve also added a brand-new in-game feedback system: just hit F6 at any time to submit your feedback, with or without screenshots. Your input goes straight into our project management system, which helps us receive and process it faster and more effi…
- Inspector Schmidt investigates at sea – now with 15% off! - 24 July 2025
Set on the rugged shores of the German North Sea in 1870, Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing plunges you into a tense investigation full of secrets, suspicion, and the salty sting of the sea air. Will you uncover the truth in a town that hides more than it reveals?🕵️♂️ Now 15% off during the "Games Forged in Germany" Steam Event – don’t miss out! Whether you're new to the inspector’s world or already a fan of A Bavarian Tale, this standalone story welcomes all curious minds.👉 And while you're here: explore more fantastic titles featured in the event! https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Games-Forged-in-GermanyEnjoy the mystery, Your Active Fungus TeamP. S. Our new survival settlement-builder "Medieval Frontiers" is featured in the "Games Forged in Germany" showcase. Anyone up for a journey to the Middle Ages shouldn't miss the new free playtest: Medieval Frontiers bei Steam
- An Investigation of Our Own: Your Opinion on Inspector Schmidt - 27 May 2025
"The Ebbing" is the recently released second installment in the "Inspector Schmidt" series. In this short survey, we’d like to ask you about your experience with one or both of the games ("The Ebbing" and/or "A Bavarian Tale") and hear your thoughts on various aspects. It won’t take long – and you have our sincere thanks for taking the time! Take our survey!
- Now available: Investigating History – Bundle with The Darkest Files - 30 April 2025
It's always nice when you meet people with whom you have something in common. It's even nicer when you find an entire game studio that has the same passion for games with a historical connection, also comes from Germany and has released a great game at almost the same time. That's why we've teamed up with Paintbucket Games to present The Investigating History Bundle - Detective RPGs made in Germany! With the Investigating History Bundle, you discover Germany's eventful past by solving exciting criminal cases: The Darkest Files is set in post World War II Germany, 1956, and based on true crimes. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses, and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court? In Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing, you travel to the German N…
- Minor Update - 20 April 2025
- Fixed bug that would alway choose first answer when using controller - Added more CYOA audios - Reset AI after player death - Fixed missing footstep audio after player death - Made it easier to find Lysbeths cane
- Hotfix CL#9443 - 16 April 2025
Fixed Audio Slider Bug in Settings Widget
- Big Update - 16 April 2025
Updates: - Controller Support - Steamdeck Support - Easy Stealth Mode - Fast Skillcheck Mode - Auto-Win mode for Skillchecks - Added History Infos - Improved Guards AI - Implemented more NPCs Fixes: - Fix Crouch after Death - Localisation fixed - Fixed years on graves - Improved Blood Trails discoverability - Added a sign at the archive entrance for better orientation - Fixed bug where screams would not stop - CineCams Focus Rework - Deleted unusable ladders - Fixed wrong trigger at end of stine bloodtrail - Fixed Book Jorek Double Show - Fixed missmatch between Text and Scene Rilke Confrontation - Disabled Stamina Bar
- ⚓ Now, let's get real - have you played The Ebbing yet? ⚓ - 14 April 2025
The last few months here in the studio have been pretty awesome. Not only have we released an incredibly ambitious game, but we've also been working on three other amazing projects. The fact that Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing is finally being played by you and is constantly improving thanks to your constructive feedback is still an incredible feeling a week later. We are being funded by the FFF! What's also incredible is that the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern is supporting us with production funding for the development of our next but one game! This means that the existence of our studio is secured beyond 2025. In the current highly uncertain times in the games industry, this is an absolute blessing and motivates us immensely to continue to give our best. Many thanks to the FFF, but also to our players and community. Your support shows the industry that we are worth supporting because you lo…
- Minor Fixes - 11 April 2025
- CineCams Focus Rework - Increased daytime length to 45 minutes - Fixed Epilog Leevke saying Nils is dead although he survived - Fixed wrong trigger at end of stine bloodtrail - Box Victoria Key 1 fixed
- Minor Fixes - 11 April 2025
- Dialog Edits
- Minor Update - 10 April 2025
- Added Seagulls - Fixed wrong Trigger Bug - Rathaus Schild Localised - Fixed Book Jorek Double Show - Fixed missmatch between Text and Scene Rilke Confrontation - Disabled Stamina Bar - Items show particle systems every time detective sweep is triggered - Double Item Firehook fixed - Fixed Emergency Exit in Bookshelf Dialog - Fixed wrong reactions in Stine confrontation - Adjustes name pos benches - Fixed Bug where using different Booster Items would reset the Skillboost
- ⚓ Inspector Schmidt investigates again since 3 days - you, too? - 10 April 2025
The release of Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing is behind us - and we're incredibly happy about the initial feedback and love from the community that we've received. Many thanks to everyone who has already played it! If you have time: A review on Steam helps us tremendously to boost the Steam algorithm. Would you write us one? On Monday evening, we also had a very nice release party together with our team and the community. We played the game together and then watched other streamers play - and played bingo. We are also already busy fixing bugs. Have you found one or, heaven help us, several? Please report them to us either on Steam or, even better, on our Discord server. We'll take care of it as soon as possible. We would furthermore like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support. For a small indie developer like us, having such an active, committed and loyal commu…
- Minor Update - 10 April 2025
- Localisation improvements - Environment Fixes - Taskdescriptions updated - Schmidts hotelroom does not look allready used anymore
- Minor update 2025-04-09 (#9229) - 9 April 2025
Fixed a major translation bug Fixed some minor translation bugs Fixed some color grading issues Fixed some sound volume issues
- Minor Update - 8 April 2025
- Localisation Improvements
- Minor Fixes - 8 April 2025
- Fixed most localisation problems - Fixed particle systems in finale - Fixed character problems in finale / epilog - Fixed wrong location info in map - Fixed many minor environment glitches - Fixed problems with ocean audio - Fixed enemys in harbor stealth parts - Disabled detective mode while reading a book
- Minor Fixes - 8 April 2025
- Fixed EN localisation problems - Added missing task in black sheep quest - Fixed graphics bugs - Fixed glossy kerbstone material - Disabled detective mode while reading a book / letter - Fixed spots where players could be stuck at the marketplace - Fixed some props you could get stuck on within the swamp
- Our roadmap for the next months - 8 April 2025
The Ebbing is one day old! But the work isn't finished for our team. We're continuously improving Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing and will also add some features over the next time. Our roadmap for the following months: Controller Support Steamdeck Support Improvement of the Beta Language Versions Porting for XBox Porting für PS 5 Platt voice overs Upgrade to Unreal 5.5 If you have any additional feature requests or find bugs while playing, please don't hesitate to report them via Steam or directly on our Discord server! Thank you so much for your support!
