Year Unknown Steam news

• Latest observed playersNot available
• SteamPulse tracked peak2
• Units sold (VGI)No data available
• Revenue (VGI)No data available
• Review score97% positive
• Total reviews62
• Release dateOct 7, 2024
• DeveloperJulian Heuser
• PublisherJulian Heuser

Genres: Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Julian HeuserPublisher: Julian Heuser

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Year Unknown Steam news

Year Unknown news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• Patch 5 - 19 June 2026

  Moved saves to the user directory. Existing saves will be moved automatically.Fixed crashes when loading. (Thanks to NTripleOne on Steam for helping track this issue down!)Log output now only appears when the game is launched with the "verbose" launch option. If you have any technical issues with the game, please report them here.

• One Year (Unknown) - 7 October 2025

  Today marks one year since Year Unknown released.Thank you to everyone who's bought the game and left reviews - it's been incredibly rewarding to see people enjoy and talk about the game, and I couldn't have asked for more.For the anniversary, the game is 40% off, and the soundtrack is now available on YouTube: As a bonus, I've included some development insights - an early build of the game, and the first draft of the logo:As for the future, I am currently working on a new project, although it's too early to say anything concrete. If you want to see updates as soon as they're ready, the best places are:Mastodon: https://mas.to/@julianhDiscord: https://discord.gg/emQjCdCEuNMy website: https://julianh.dev/Thank you all for your support!

• Patch 4 - 26 August 2025

  Removed a random bright patch in the second area's lightmap. If you have any technical issues with the game, please report them here.

• Patch 3 - 8 April 2025

  Upgraded engine to Godot 4.4.1 - this may fix some crashes. Fixed inconsistencies with the arrow indicator during dialogue. Fixed shadow detail to be closer to how it looked before patch 2. Fixed scrolling credits being on-screen before they're supposed to. Fixed some light bleed issues near the start of the game. Better distributed detail in lightmaps, reducing filesize and increasing quality in many areas. Increased the resolution of the in-game logo. If you have any technical issues with the game, please report them here.

• Patch 2 + IGF Finalist - 15 March 2025

  Year Unknown is a finalist for Best Student Game at the 2025 Independent Games Festival Awards! Watch the award ceremony this Wednesday 3/19 at 6:30 PT: https://www.twitch.tv/gdc In other news, a new update is available, making the game playable on more systems: Upgraded engine to Godot 4.4 The game is now playable on older systems that don't support Vulkan. Some effects are changed or disabled. This may or may not solve some stuttering issues in the second area. Added invert y option for keyboard+mouse Fixed missing controller icons on menu when no controller is connected Simplified collisions in the final area Drastically reduced the size of the main menu lightmap. This should improve the time it takes to start up the game. If you have any technical issues with the game, please report them here. Thanks for playing!

• Year Unknown OST Now Available - 18 November 2024

  The original soundtrack to Year Unknown is now available for free on Steam and Bandcamp: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3331890/Year_Unknown_Soundtrack/ https://julianheuser.bandcamp.com/album/year-unknown-ost Both releases include lossless audio, as well as Music for Exploring Megastructures, a 35 minute ambient track made of new and unused music. I hope you enjoy!

• Patch 1 - 9 October 2024

  Disabling the "toggle sprint" option for keyboard now works Fix house game on controller using Steam Input Remove accidental rumble on area 2 door dissolve Add a framerate limit option under video options - default is 150 Add 1 extra woke If you have any technical issues with the game, please report them here. Thanks for playing!

• Year Unknown Out Now! - 7 October 2024

  After over 3 years of development, Year Unknown is finally out. I hope you enjoy!

• Year Unknown is a mysterious story-focused exploration game about finding purpose - 6 September 2024

  Set in the very far future, a time where we've conquered the stars, Year Unknown is a story-focused exploration game about finding purpose. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/year-unknown-is-a-mysterious-story-focused-exploration-game-about-finding-purpose

• Year Unknown - Steam Next Fest Livestream! - 17 April 2024

  A casual chat about the game, possibly with some development insights.

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