The Knowledge of Hermit Steam news

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• Review score100% positive
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• Release dateDec 24, 2023
• DeveloperJames H. Van der Meulen
• PublisherTrash Vomit Studios

Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

Company pages: Developer: James H. Van der MeulenPublisher: Trash Vomit Studios

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The Knowledge of Hermit Steam news

The Knowledge of Hermit news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• Hermit Bubble Patch - 17 July 2026

  Changed the Hermit's speech bubble also added a pause menu prompt button to the ingame HUD

• Refinement Update - 17 July 2026

  fixed lingering bug thay may have caused some player's game's to crash due to PC processing speedsAdjusted the contrast, saturation and sharpness settings of the gamereworked a ton of code under the hood for quicker, snappier inputs and loading timesadjusted some prompt settingschanged how the Hermit's text bubble functionschanged how the Hermit interacts with interactable objectschanged the Attack Prompt that follows the Hermit to only show up when the player continue their game as a simple reminder

• Aesthetic and Control Update - 8 July 2026

  Completely changed the aesthetic look of the gameAdded a control type select for Steam/Xbox, Playstation and Keyboard controllers to display the appropriate button prompts corresponding to the player's selectionReplaced all of the prior button prompt sprites with new updated spritesFixed a Maggot animation bug

• DPI Awareness Visual Patch - 1 February 2026

  Now has built in DPI awareness for better more crisp display of graphics / better visualsAllows for better display performance on 4K screens and/or screens with larger resolutions.

• Hermit 2.0 Update - 19 November 2025

  changed the design of the Hermit all animation updated with the new designall cutscenes updated with the new designall steam achievement icons updated with the new designall in games icons updated with the new design Entire soundtrack replaced with New trackssome sound effects replaced with new SFXAdded player animation to coincide with using the Gun abilityReworked how the player interacts with all of the threats Reworked how the player interacts with all of the pushable blocks Reworked the player's ability systemreworked and refined collision boxes One enemy sprite completely changed some minor logic and bug fixes replaced the Trash Vomit Studios logo splat with updated version

• A bit more patch - 22 December 2024

  -Added 3 more Achievements to the game -Adjusted the Hermit's movement functions -Fixed a bug caused by one of the recent updates where the Gooper Spawners had lost their hitbox and failed the collide with anything which made a bunch of the puzzles in the Blood Temple easier. Now those spawners are back to normal again.

• Hazard Block Patch - 21 December 2024

  -Changed the way hazard blocks interact and function when the Hermit slashes them -Changed the Alien Console Access requirements to be more balanced

• Grimy Sewer Patch - 17 December 2024

  -Just made some changes to all of the Grimy Sewer Puzzles

• Few fixes, adjustments and additions - 14 December 2024

  -Made some changes to the Four Way Hermit Mind Hub -Text adjustments during loading screens -Hermit talk bubble adjustment -a few background adjustments -Fixed a bug that occurs after a player has collected an item ability from an Alien Tombs area and decides to go back to the room where they accessed the Alien Tombs -Fixed a bug where pools of blood follow the Hermit around when they shouldn't be -Fixed a bug where the Hermit was invincible in a specific room

• Tweak Patch - 13 December 2024

  -Moved the selected ability cartridge icon from the right side of the screen, to the left side of the screen, underneath the player's health -Lengthened the Hermit's talking bubble -Adjusted a specific puzzle in the Grimy Sewers where a player could potentially get stuck.

• Adjustment Patch - 11 December 2024

  -Changed some SFX during the opening of the Game and added a screen shake when the menu book slams open Fixed Bugs caused by recent enhancement update: -Fixed Bug in the Hermit's basement where the Hermit could not re-enter the basement after collecting the Key and leaving. -Fixed a bug in the Grimy Sewers where a gate half way through would not unlock when prompted to be unlocked

• 1.6.0.1 Patch - 9 December 2024

  -Made it easier to acquire abilities -adjusted some text -adjusted some logic when interacting with consoles

• EXP Retrieval Update - 7 December 2024

  Game Version 1.6 of the Knowledge of Hermit includes: -The ability for the player to go back to the room where the player died and got a game over to be able to retrieve and double the EXP they lost on death. -Also fixed an audio bug that occurred when the player continued their game from the title screen where the title screen music continued to play during gameplay until the player paused the game or made it to the next area. -Added a New achievement for when the player retrieves their lost EXP from dying and getting a game over.

• Hermit Enhancement Update - 5 December 2024

  The Knowledge of Hermit Game Version 1.5.5.0 includes: -Many updated and replaced sprites -Removed some harsh sounding SFX and replaced them with brand new SFX -Made some changes to all of the Frozen Tower Puzzles -gameplay optimizations -New updated backgrounds -Refined gameplay mechanics -Hint Bubbles -The game now autosaves more when entering a room -Bug fixes -crash repairs *This update is only available for the Windows Operating System

• Tutorial Update - 15 February 2024

  Added a basic Tutorial for new players as well as additional sprites, prompts, and a new Menu Background. +Improved Damage Delay +Lessened Damage Force +Fixed Wall Clipping +Hidden Additions

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