- METAMORPHOSIS NEW PLAYTEST OUT NOW - 17 September 2026
Hello there!. Luxan here. Thank you to everyone who played the first playtest and sent feedback,a huge amount of what's below came directly from it.This update expands most of the map, adds difficulty settings, a new Underground Bunker area, a camera mechanic, four new languages, and a heavily reworked OS. A lot of older systems were rebuilt rather than patched.Please note: save files from the previous playtest are no longer compatible. You'll need to start a new run.New to METAMORPHOSIS?If this is your first time playing, you can now do it in xxxxx . Select it in the main menu before starting a new game. These translations are brand new, so if you find a line that reads wrong or doesn't fit on screen, please let me know.Not sure where to begin? The starting are now includes a new tutorial area, and you can choose a difficulty when you start a new game. Normal is the intended experience…
- METAMORPHOSIS NEW PLAYTEST TEASER AND ANNOUNCEMENT - 3 September 2026
Hey there, Luxan here!An update to the METAMORPHOSIS playtest is coming! Check out the teaser:Many big changes are coming, and here is a preview, spoiler-free list of what you can expect:Localization added for:SpanishJapaneseSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseNew content:New story contentNew itemsNew enemiesNew OSTDifficulty settingsSave slotsMany bugs fixedMany new bugs addedCombat adjustmentsBalance changesBrightness settingsToggle for in-game filtersUpdated controller supportAnd more! The update will arrive on September 17th, so you can expect another post and a full changelog when the time comes.Thank you so much for waiting and for all your support. Your feedback has been essential in making this update possible.And a special thank you to our friends at Top Hat Studios for their help with localizing the game for Japanese and Chinese.Also, some of you may have noticed that Septemb…
- 150000 Wishlists! - 21 July 2026
Hey, Luxan here. Once again, I'm so grateful for all your support. METAMORPHOSIS has now reached 150,000 wishlists!It's an unbelievable milestone, and it's all thanks to you.We've been very busy working on the game, but we still wanted to celebrate, so we teamed up with artist @BikiniandBeast to create a new illustration.An update to the playtest is still on its way and should be coming very soon™. You can expect lots of bug fixes, new cutscenes and items, changes to gameplay and also improved areas. Your feedback has been essential in making these improvements!,I wish I had a specific date to tell you when the updated demo will arrive, but I don't want to make any promises I can't keep. In the meantime, here's a small sneak peek at some of the visuals we've been working on: Some new Equipment setsHmm this is not a painting. Going nowhere Some of these sneak peeks have been shared earli…
- 100,000 Wishlists! - 3 May 2026
Hey, Luxan here. Just wanted to thank you all again. METAMORPHOSIS has now reached 100,000 wishlists!It’s an incredible milestone, and I couldn’t have done it without you.To celebrate, we’ve made a new illustration of one of your favorite enemies from the playtest.Additionaly from the discord community server this incredible fanart by user morphie (@crimescenepartz)
- I didn't think a 2D platformer could be scary, but oh boy did this game about a forsaken nun in a dead world of demon cockroaches prove me wrong - 1 May 2026
I always try to keep an open mind when playing unfinished games and ones that are slow to start: even when it's just not clicking for me, I'm looking for how it could improve or what about it might be more to someone else's tastes. Then I'll play something like Metamorphosis, whose demo is available now on Steam , and it just smacks me in the mouth with how bracingly, shockingly excellent and unique it is. You should play this demo for yourself right now, or at least wishlist it. From the second it starts, this is so profoundly my shit I'm willing to blaspheme to get that statement on the record... Read more.
- A new trailer and exciting news on the future of METAMORPHOSIS! - 21 April 2026
Hello everybody, we have 2 big things to bring you today! First of all, we've debuted a brand new trailer for METAMORPHOSIS, everybody worked super hard on it with new animations, sound, and glimpses into parts of the gameplay you've never seen before! Check it out below:The second piece of related big news... we've been working hard on the game all this time, but now development is going forward with even more power and resources behind it - we're proud to announce we've partnered up with Top Hat Studios as the publisher of METAMORPHOSIS! With their help, we can concentrate even more on making the game into what it should be and can't wait for you all to see how it turns out. We'll talk again soon and thanks for supporting METAMORPHOSIS!!!Fan art by community discord user LuiLui!
- 60000 Wishlists + Development update! - 22 January 2026
Hello there! luXan here, sharing some news. First of all, we’ve reached the milestone of 60,000 wishlists! It’s such an incredible achievement, and it truly makes every hour of work worthwhile. ːsteamhappyːDevelopment of the content update continues, as I revisit existing areas from the demo and review what worked and what didn’t.Here are some new screenshots showing just a small section of what’s to come: (Concept art of updated warzone area)Updated enemies are also on the way, along with some brand new horrors that I’m sure you’ll hate, Here are some work in progress for some of them. (Concepting to final sprite) It’s not all terrible news for Aria though, this update will also brings a lot of bug fixes, new items, new OS features, and some changes to the dash mechanic.Save slots are also coming! Including more confessional booths, making backtracking between areas a bit less annoying…
- 50000 Wishlists! - 30 December 2025
We have reached 50000 Wishlists! Thank you so much for playing the game, I hope you have a great end of the year and a great start of a new one.New content and more bug fixing is coming soon(Fanart by Lin_42)
- 30000 Wishlists!! - 15 December 2025
Thank you so much for your support, for all the feedback and for those who tried the game regardless if you liked it or notThe playtest will continue to get some more patches with more bugfixing, the missing controller support + ui improvemnts aswell an additional content update in the future
- OPEN PLAYTEST + NEW TRAILER - 9 December 2025
If you want to try it out, the open playtest is live right now:How to download the game?Head to the store page.Hit the green button.And that’s it. You’re in. Enjoy!The goal of this playtest is to hear your thoughts on the concept and see how you feel about the gameplay. I’d really appreciate it if you considered wishlisting the game and maybe sharing it with others.Note: * Controller support its partial at this time
