- INK MAZE - REVEAL TRAILER - 25 May 2026
Hi everyone!It's been a while but I'm excited to share a first look at INK MAZE, a puzzle metroidvania about charting treasure maps! Check out the store page below and feel free to wishlist if it sounds interesting!If you want to stay updated on the progress of this game, make sure to check out the discord!Thank you,See you in the near future :)
- Update Version 1.024 | Various fixes - 19 March 2024
Hi trolls! The game just reached 6000 copies sold! I would have never thought this to be possible but you all have been so incredible! Thank you for playing the game and for reporting bugs! Keep 'em coming. Changes Added text feedback when pressing escape to make it easier to return to the menu. Added social media buttons to the menu. Bugfixes Rephrased rule 25 to be more clear. (even for troll standards this was too vague) Fixed an issue where the Altruist achievement would trigger when moving the black queen on a gift of knowledge during a legal move. Fixed an issue where gifts of knowledge would count towards the double and triple kill achievement. Fixed an issue where ascending pawns could be grabbed when fast enough. Fixed various spelling errors. (Both the troll and I suck at spelling / grammar) Again, thank you! - Finn
- Update Version 1.023 | The Gift Incident - 16 March 2024
Hello everyone! Wow we sure are having a lot of incidents in the first week! This week the gifts became really useful in speedruns due to an unforeseen bug caused by the previous patch. A lot of records were broken. But unfortunately this also made one of the endings far too easy to complete, which is not something that I wanted to leave in the game. (Sorry speedrunners!!!) Changes Added sound to the viewing of secret pages on the bridge in Act 2. Bugfixes Gifts of knowledge captures no longer count towards ascension ending. The ascension of black pawns no longer counts towards ascension ending. Fixed an issue where the goose could be grabbed while it swam underneath the bridge. Fixed an issue where units could be stuck to the goose while it swam underneath the bridge. Fixed a visual bug where pieces stuck to the goose, still flipped when a queen captured another piece. Fixed an error c…
- Update Version 1.022 | The Goose Incident - 12 March 2024
Hi everyone! It seems rule 33 turned out to be referring to both the troll AND the speedrunners. That goose really is evil! I am referring to the funny exploit that was found by Phoenix Flare, where they made their game window so wide they could immediately grab the goose and skip the entire chess game. It has been fixed now, but thanks for the laugh! In general I felt the goose ending was a bit too obtuse after hearing your feedback about it. So this patch I changed some things around. Let me know what you think of the changes! Changes Goose ending achiement name has been changed from "Animality!" to "Bon Voyage!". Goose ending is now easier to trigger. You can now also stick pieces on the goose while it is walking on the board, instead of only when it is swimming. Speedrun mode now always resets your run when you start instead of only when in act 1 or 2. Bugfixes Fixed an exploit wher…
- Mac Hotfix - 11 March 2024
Hi again, It seems the Mac build got broken after previous update. There seemed to be an issue with the troll dialog box being unable to load dialog from the localization system. After recompiling the game again the issue fixed itself? Sorry to all users who were impacted by this! If the issue persists please let me know and I will investigate it as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued support
- Update Version 1.021 | Bugfixes & Tweaks - 10 March 2024
Hello everyone! Wow! The response has been incredibile the last few days and you all have blown me away with how quick you were to solve the endings / achievements. Thank you so much for all the feedback and questions as well! That said, I updated a few things to make the game even better (hopefully?!) Additions Made the time until the goose spawns shorter. Added accessibility option to disable screenshake. Moved the secret pages in act 2 slightly so there would be less distance between them. (Even though it may look like it, I don't actually want players to search the bridge for hours.) Added visual display of which act the player is currently in, to avoid confusion with certain achievements. Bugfixes Fixed an issue where 101 leaderboard entries would show, instead of 100. Fixed an issue where slipped pieces would visually not stand upright after the troll would help them up. Fixed an…
- Inventive $3 Steam indie has you playing a cheating troll at chess - 10 March 2024
I suck at chess. It's a simple game that I love to play, but I've never been any good at it. So if I could somehow cheat and get away with it, I'd probably win a lot more. This need to cheat is the premise of the new Steam indie King of the Bridge , where you face off against a pesky bridge troll who's invented his own version of the game with so many rules they'll make your head spin. The trick though, is if you catch the troll cheating, you can cheat right back. Read the rest of the story...
- Ascension Challenge! - Winners Announcement! - 9 March 2024
Hi everyone! After no more than one day the challenge has already been completed! Congratulations to the following winners (listed in order of completion): TheProxE Houdou butts RevVoice BLOP I will reach out to you all via email in the following days to give you your keys and to discuss the co-creation of your custom secret pages! Again, congratulations on the win! Thanks everyone for participating! I hope everyone has fun getting the other endings / achievements. And if you have trouble you can always hop on by the discord! - Finn
- Ascension Challenge! - 5 key prize-pool & more! - 9 March 2024
Hi everyone! With the game just released, I thought it would be fun to do a little challenge. So the first 5 people to unlock the ascension ending win an extra copy of King of the Bridge! But that is not all... The winners can also co-design a secret rulebook page that I will put in the game* *not a functional rule, purely a joke / easteregg that will be displayed somewhere on the bridge during act 2 Challenge Requirements Unlock the "The Great Beyond" achievement Make sure your steam account / achievements are visible to public Send an email to [email protected] with as subject "Ascension Challenge". Please include a link to your steamprofile so I can verify that you have unlocked the achievement. I will get back to you if you won! Alright that's all! Have fun playing everyone, Finn
- King of the Bridge is OUT NOW! + Discord - 8 March 2024
Release Statement Hi everyone! I'm so glad to finally have released King of the Bridge. I hope you all will like this short little game as much as I enjoyed making it! Let me know if you like it or if you encounter any bugs. Discord I've also setup a discord server where we can more easily chat about the game. Pop on by if you have any questions! Parting words Again I would not have been able to do this without the immense support of everyone around me. I want to thank all of you for helping me realise this project. So I hope everyone will have fun playing chess with the troll. Sincerely, Finn
- Update Version 1.01 | Leaderboards & Achievements! - 4 March 2024
Hi everyone! With King of the Bridge's release just around the corner, I wanted to add just a few more features! Leaderboard I added a leaderboard screen to the game so you can show off your insane chess skills against the world! Or just your friends! With a slight rework with how the speedrun mode functions, I now think that this part of the game is largely done. Perhaps I'll add a few more categories later down the line! Achievements I also added a achievement screen so you can have a nice display of your accomplishments without having to open the Steam Overlay. Closing word I want to thank everybody for the many kind words I received the past few weeks marketing this game. It honestly is amazing seeing your reaction to the trailer and I hope the game will match all of your expectations. Thank you, Finn
- Release Date Announcement! - 27 January 2024
It's almost time! After a long hiatus with school I'm finally in a place where I can release King of the Bridge! I'll be making a few more small tweaks to the game during the upcoming month but I'll still be incredibly busy with schoolwork, so don't expect too much haha! Looking forward to the 8th of march!
- Update Version 0.99 | Localization & More! - 24 August 2023
Localization After two long weeks I've finally added the tools for localization. Currently the game is only playable in english and (now) dutch. But I'm hoping to add a few more language options later down the line. You can adjust the language in the Text section of the settings. Additions Added Localization Support. Added Dutch Localization. Added ROCKET option to SPEEDCHESS MODE. Added sand particles to hourglass displayed in SPEEDCHESS MODE. Added reactive cursor. Added (small) suprise when you 100% the game. Added another easteregg. Added "Title Drop" Achievement. Reworks Reworked some achievement icons. Reworked troll AI so he uses a certain tactic involving towers less. Fixes Fixed a crash when clicking on the goose. Fixed a crash when closing the rulebook during accusation confirmation screen. Thats all for now, have fun! - Finn
- Update Version 0.98 | Yet Another Ending... - 13 August 2023
Additions Added fourth ending Added "Animality!" Achievement Good duck luck! - Finn
- Update Version 0.97 | Another Ending... - 5 August 2023
Additions Added another ending Added "The Great Beyond" Achievement Good luck. - Finn
- Update Version 0.96 | Table of Contents! - 4 August 2023
Table of Contents The rulebook is starting to look a little more like a real book with it's very own TOC. By clicking on a "content" link you are instantly send to the correct rule page. This function was mainly added after feedback that searching for rules could be annoying. It is also entirely optional! Additions Added Table of contents Added Tutorial Fixes Fixed an issue where a second flash would take place after moving a gift on top of the king. Fixed an issue where the Bookworm achievement would not register correctly. Have fun! Finn
- Update Version 0.95 | Few Bugfixes - 30 July 2023
Reworks Speedrun timer now resets when you load into the game so you don't have to delete your savefile anymore. (Except when you load to ACT III) Altruist & Slay Queen achievements now also trigger when you move a gift of knowledge onto instead of the corresponding piece. Fixes Fixed an issue where troll dialogue got instantly skipped during the rematch dialog. Fixed an issue where the To Infinity! achievement would trigger during ACT I & III. That's all for now! Have fun! - Finn
- Speed Chess Mode Added! - 27 July 2023
Feature Description If you turn this feature on, an hourglass will appear in game. During your turn you will have three incremented seconds before the hourglass starts running*. If the hourglass is empty you instantly lose the game. *the hourglass will be paused during turn effects, accusation events and troll dialog. Enabling You can now turn on SPEED CHESS MODE in the settings tab; GAME. This setting has four options: OFF This is the default setting and will disable the new feature. RAPID You have 15 minutes before time runs out. BLITZ You have 3 minutes before time runs out. BULLET You have 1 minute before time runs out. Well that's all. Have fun! - Finn
