- Patch 1.2 Released - 19 December 2025
Happy holidays, exorcists!Patch 1.2 has just been pushed live to Steam, fixing a number of issues that have arisen since our last patch post-launch. Some of these were very hard to track down, so thank you to everyone who wrote bug reports or sent in save games - they were invaluable!IMPORTANT NOTE:If you experienced the bug where you defeated Malys with a single Patron and were directed to Lydia to gain more information on how to defeat Malys, you will need to start a new Profile. Unfortunately we have not been able to retroactively apply this fix. We sincerely apologise to anyone this affects!QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTSAdded a backup check to ensure final achievements are given if conditions are met (continue from an affected save slot for this check to occur)UI/UX & TEXT FIXESFixed issue where player could accidentally abandon a run on the Pause menuRemoved case where hitting spaceb…
- Patch 1.1 Released - 31 October 2025
Hello exorcists!We have just pushed Patch 1.1 live to Steam, which fixes a number of bugs that have been raised since launch, particularly the most egregious ones.As a heads up, Summerfall is taking the next 2 weeks off as launching any game is a huge effort and we are all exhausted (though I will jump into the forums every now and then to respond to things! - Liam). We'll be back after that point.IMPORTANT NOTE:If you experienced the bug where you defeated Malys with a single Patron and were directed to Lydia to gain more information on how to defeat Malys, you will need to start a new Profile. Unfortunately we have not been able to retroactively apply this fix. We sincerely apologise to anyone this affects!QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTSThe Codex has been updated to includeA Card Collection page, allowing you to view all cards except for Curse cardsA Curio Collection page, allowing you t…
- Demon-exorcising roguelike deckbuilder Malys hits 1.0, and it's got the sinister vibes to stand out from the pack - 25 October 2025
Between Monster Train 2 and the upcoming Slay the Spire 2, competition among the best deck-building roguelikes is tough, and that's without even branching into the Balatro side of the equation. What I will jump on, however, is something with a strong style and flavor such as Starless Abyss, or with a unique mechanical hook like Die in the Dungeon. Newcomer Malys offers both of these, and Summerfall Studios has an extra ace up its sleeve in the form of worldbuilding from co-founder and former Dragon Age creator David Gaider. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Spine release date window, trailers, gameplay, and latest news New survival game Anchor is a bit Rust, a bit Subnautica, and absolutely full of sharks Dungeons and Kingdoms is medieval Valheim with soulslike dungeons, and it's finally got a release date
- Hotfix 1.0a Released - 24 October 2025
Hello exorcists!We've pushed a hotfix to solve a few issues people have reported and we noticed over the last few days of testing, which we wanted to get out ASAP before everyone digs in over the weekend.One of those things was a problem with difficulty scaling, where things were far harder than we intended. BUT, if you played the build and you liked that? We hear you, and we've added a new difficulty setting - Hellish - which should be to your liking. The issues addressed in the hotfix are:Fixed an issue where difficulty scaling was incorrect on Normal and Difficult settingsAdded Hellish difficulty for those who liked the previous broken difficultyFixed an issue where pressing Back in the settings menu would default the game to a non-native resolutionFixed an issue where hitting the backspace key after the opening cinematic would break the gameFixed Book of Prayer cardFixed Last Hope c…
- MALYS RELEASED. - 24 October 2025
BEWARE.THE HOUR IS UPON US.MALYS IS RELEASED.NOWHERE IS SAFE.You can play the 1.0 full release of our unholy roguelite deckbuilder Malys RIGHT NOW. Expose, endure and expel evil from innocents on your hunt through a corrupted city. As Noah, former priest turned demon-hunter, you'll perform exorcisms, forge precarious alliances and strengthen your deck of arcane tricks in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder.A huge thank you to our fellow hunters who gave us their time, feedback and support during Early Access. Malys is what it is today thanks to your generosity and we are so excited to release 1.0 into your trusted hands. As always: reviews, telling your friends, and calling your therapist at 3am to whisper demonic chants are the BEST ways to help support us as a studio. We’re so excited to corrupt you with Malys.Take care now... Love, Summerfall
- Malys 1.0 is imminent. Prepare yourself. - 1 October 2025
Exorcists. It's almost here. We can’t restrain Malys much longer - this demon is tearing at it’s shackles, desperate to begin it’s hunt. In fact, Malys will be unchained on the 24th of October at 10am AEST (Friday, Oct 23rd 4pm PDT/ 7pm EDT / 12am BST) and there’s nothing anyone can do about it.Malys releases into 1.0 at:4pm PDT October 23rd 7pm EDT October 23rd 12am BST October 24th 10am AEDT October 24thIf you’ve been waiting to pick up our unholy roguelite Malys now is your last few weeks to grab it at the lower Early Access price, before the price has a slight increase. Reminder: if you pick up Malys in Early Access - you’ll automatically receive the update to full release! You can read the latest devlog from Liam here.Note: Save data will be reset in the transition to 1.0, so you will lose any current saves. If you have specific things in specific runs you're trying, get it done be…
- MALYS UPDATE - v0.5 NOW LIVE - 25 September 2025
Hello exorcists! Welcome to 0.5 of Malys! This update is has an assortment of new content, some cleanup, many bugfixes and some prep for v1. The focus has been on trying to solve as many issues as possible before we head into v1, as well as working on all of the content for launch - so while the new content side is limited, rest assured we have been at work and you'll see it in the final game. Early Access Update v0.5 - New ContentCARD & MECHANIC UPDATESA bunch of new cards have made their way into this build, bringing us close to our final planned totalSeveral new curios are inMany bugfixes and minor changes to cards and curios across the boardNEW ALLIES & RANDOM ENCOUNTERSWe've added three new allies - The Apprentice, The Spirit, and The Imp - and updated The Believer with a new design which we think works significantly better. The Apprentice and The Believer can be found in new rando…
- v0.5 Beta now available! - 19 September 2025
Hellish morning, exorcists!Hello everyone! The past few weeks have been all about bugfixing, getting in as much other content as we can, and continuing to update and refresh the UI to make things clearer all around. What does the beta include?Demon intent system has been updated - damage and Ward numbers should now be accurate for the entity the intent is onWard display has improved - it is now much clearer when an entity is WardedYou can now view Draw and Discard pilesCinematic subtitles are now available in the Accessibility menuShop upgrades are live - spend Faith to gain permanent discounts in shops!More cards and curiosTwo new allies that can appear as card rewards, one that can appear through a random encounter, and The Believer now has her own random encounter (and updated behaviour)You should no longer encounter the same greater demon multiple times in a region, nor see the same…
- Malys Devlog #5 - 13 September 2025
Hi folks, happy devlog day! We're creeping ever closer to v1, and v0.5 is a big step in that direction - we thought we'd share your feedback, our plans for this upcoming patch, and a sneak peek at what's to come for v1. Read The Devlog! Please continue providing us with your feedback, reviews, bug reports, and advice. We love hearing your suggestions and many of them help us decide what ends up in game. We'll let you know when the beta for the next update is going live so that you can sink your teeth in early if you so desire. We'd love to hear if you have any ideas for mechanics or meta-progression you would particularly love to see leading up to launch!Love, Summerfall
- MALYS UPDATE - v0.4 NOW LIVE - 5 September 2025
Hello exorcists! Welcome to 0.4 of Malys! v0.4 Beta feedbackFeeback and bug reports from the beta have been SUPER useful - thank you to everyone who has taken the time to submit through our forms. We've handled the vast majority of reported bugs, We're glad Mammon has improved a little in Expel, but like with many demons, expect more updates to come. One important thing to note that has come up in feedback is that there WILL be a mechanic to re-draw rewards, which will with any luck make its way into the next update. We've received several notes about this, so we wanted to make sure it was called out.Early Access Update v0.4 - New ContentCURIO UPDATESBalance updates to a variety of curiosReworks of several curios that weren't quite workingA bunch of new curios that allow for some more interesting synergies21 total curios now implemented and accessible out of a planned 30CARD & MECHANIC…
- v0.4 Beta now available! - 30 August 2025
Hellish morning, exorcists!We’ve been hard at work going through all your feedback, updating and making new cards and curios (which is mostly a lot of new backend engineering work), adjusting power progression and balance, and many other things. We've also managed to slip some accessibility updates in.As a reminder, being a beta build, it's going to be less stable than the live build branch. This means it's more prone to breaking and strange errors, but if you’re willing to experiment to help us out in making sure the fixes we’re putting in are working, we really appreciate it!What does the beta include?Demon intent display updates! It should now be clearer what the demon is doing and to whom, through target indicatorsA variety of updated and reworked cards as well as some new cards (new cards do not yet have their proper art yet)Updated and reworked curios as well as some new curios (n…
- Delaying v0.4 a week! - 22 August 2025
Hey everyone!Thought I’d jump in with a quick update, since normally we’d want to be putting out a beta today. v0.4 is taking a little longer than expected, for a couple reasons I’ll get into, so we’ve decided to push this update back a week to make sure we can get everything in.You can expect the beta at the end of next week, and then v0.4 release in 2 weeks.So why the delay?Firstly, the changes we’re making and content we’re adding is not insignificant. Some of it has been more difficult than anticipated, either because the changes have been hard to integrate into existing systems or because they are big and significant changes that we really need to think about.Over the past few weeks we've also had to juggle some people being off the project for a little while, which has resulted in things generally taking longer than we'd hoped. All in all, rather than trying to cut the scope of th…
- Malys Devlog #4 - 13 August 2025
Hi folks, happy devlog day! We're loving your thoughts on the latest update and thought we'd share with you a brand new devlog. In it, we talk through putting the progress in meta-progression, as well as discuss recent changes and feedback including around the ever fickle and cheeky Mammon.We're hard at work on update 0.4 and excited to keep sharing more with you!Read The Devlog! Please continue providing us with your feedback, reviews, bug reports, and advice. We love hearing your suggestions and many of them help us decide what ends up in game. We'll let you know when the beta for the next update is going live so that you can sink your teeth in early if you so desire. For my own enjoyment, I'd love to know what your favourite horror or thriller movie is, and why you love it! Give us recs so we can scare ourselves silly, please. Love, Summerfall
- MALYS UPDATE - v0.3 NOW LIVE - 7 August 2025
Hi everyone! Welcome to 0.3 of Malys! The Story So FarAs of last week, we released the beta for players. You can read about it here, but ultimately we wanted to make sure we gave the most dedicated of you an option to try the changes we're proposing ahead of time. This has already been super useful - shoutout to the 10% of you that are playing and engaging with it, and thank you to those submitting feedback and bug reports!We've been able to fix a number of issues thanks to your reports, and have made some adjustments based on your suggestions as well.On to the exciting stuff!Early Access Update v0.3 - New ContentWe've added a new region for you to try: The Strip. Yes, there are now two regions in game for you to play through. What this means is a bunch of changes to regions in general - read on!As we mentioned in our devlog the other week, this has involved a significant rebuild of reg…
- Beta Testing Now Live! - 1 August 2025
Hi folks!We hope you're enjoying the latest updates to Malys! We know some of you are SUPER keen to get across changes as soon as possible. So, to enable you all to get stuck in a little earlier, we're setting up a beta testing program as we mentioned in our previous devlog here. Quick changelog for the v0.3 BETA:Region switching has been implemented, and region 2 has been added! Right now there are two demons it will cycle through in addition to generics (which - for now - are the same difficulty as region 1). The rest will be added in v0.3 proper.The Region 2 Boss has been addedMammon's Greed reward has now been implementedPlayer now heals on entering region 2New exorcism preludes have been added for both Mammon and the new region 2 bossGeneral UI updates and polishHow will the beta work?We'll have it live about a week prior to any planned update. You'll be able to test all the change…
- Malys Devlog #3 - 25 July 2025
A brand new devlog has arrived! It's been great to see people have been enjoying the update and continuing to give excellent feedback. We really appreciate it. The v0.3 update is well underway, so we thought we would let you all know what we're planning for it!Read The Devlog! Please continue providing us with your feedback, reviews, bug reports, and advice. At 500 reviews, we may potentially get the Overwhelmingly Positive tag, which would be incredible - so if you're enjoying the game and haven't already, consider leaving a quick review. We'll be in touch sometime soon with news about the Beta Testing systems and when they're live, for those of you eager to test changes before they make it to the newest update. Thank you, and enjoy the devlog!Summerfall
- MALYS UPDATE - v0.2 NOW LIVE - 18 July 2025
Hi everyone! Welcome to our FIRST update for Malys in Early Access!In case you missed it, we wrote a devlog after the release talking through all the feedback we'd received and what we'd be focusing on for this update. Going through it agauin now, we got through even more than we thought we might.We've been reading all your posts, reviews, comments, and submissions, and using them to work out our major focus areas as we go forward. This patch, we've tried to resolve a whole bunch of important fixes as reported by you! Our First Early Access Update!We've been hard at work since launch doing our best to make the play experience as smooth as possible, iron out as many issues as we can, and start to plan The Future Of Malys. It's been a lot of fun. Normally when we work on projects, the things you make don't get player feedback until the game comes out - so the gap between making something…
- Malys Devlog #2 - 2 July 2025
Well, it's been just under a week since we surprise launched Malys. How are we feeling, exorcists? We are currently 100% positive on Steam which is HUGE as an Early Access title, and we wanted to check in to let you know where we're at with planning for the next update. We just shared a massive devlog over on our website detailing everything we have planned and our initial thoughts on the feedback and bug reports we've received. Read The Devlog! A big shoutout to those of you who've reviewed - reviews are hugely important for independent developers - they help us get more visibility in Steam against other games. We are currently still 100% positive at time of writing, which is massive. We appreciate all the grace you’re giving the game as we work through teething pains and adding content on the road to launch!We've also been grateful to get some great press sharing their thoughts on the…
- Malys OUT NOW in Early Access! - 25 June 2025
Yes, exorcists, the rumors you've heard plaguing the streets are true. Today, you can play Malys in Early Access!You can read all about why we decided to bring Malys to Early Access via our devlog. Read The Full DevlogThe feedback we can get from Early Access is invaluable, as well as the support from our audience to share and celebrate the game. It’s got quite a road ahead of it to get it to a 1.0, but we’re confident in having a kickass completed game by the end of 2025.The current version of Malys includes:The First RegionA Segment of Story ContentA Variety of Cards/Curios to Choose From Our focus right now is on seeing how you feel about the balance, the story content, and their opportunities for deckbuilding. Each update we’ll be asking for specific feedback on specific areas as we iterate and adjust. Our later updates will include adding more demons, stories and cards, balancing c…
- Ex Dragon Age dev's deckbuilder just launched, and it's gothic Slay the Spire - 25 June 2025
I'm a game journalist, so it's safe to assume that I've plowed many, many hours into Slay the Spire. The seminal roguelike deckbuilder's influence is evident across countless games, from indie sensation Balatro to Hooded Horse's 9 Kings. Thanks to StS, the genre has swelled, and it now feels like I can't go 24 hours without a new roguelike deckbuilder hitting my inbox. Malys , however, is one of the few that caught my attention, partly because it's the brainchild of Dragon Age legend David Gaider, but also because its dark fantasy setting reminded me of my beloved Vampire: The Masquerade. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New gothic RPG The Necromancer's Tale is the answer to your Baldur's Gate 3 itch Superhero strategy game Dispatch races past 500k wishlists thanks to Steam demo Fast-paced platformer Haste opens the gates to chaotic co-op
