- Would you like to see DISTRAINT 3? - 22 July 2025
Hey guys! DISTRAINT is turning ten years old in a few months. Time surely flies by! 😅I haven't yet decided what to do next. I've heard people asking for DISTRAINT 3, and quite frankly, it doesn't sound like a horrible idea. My latest releases haven't been selling well enough, so my next game needs to be something that will do well. That said, the timing could be right for DISTRAINT 3 if there's demand from the players.One of the players started a petition to gauge the interest. That said, if you would like to see DISTRAINT 3 happen, you could sign the petition and share it with like-minded people: https://www.petitions.com/we_the_players_want_distraint_3If this gets enough attention, I'll create DISTRAINT 3. 😎EDIT: After reading some of the comments, I'd like to add that I would not continue Mr. Price's story unless I come up with a really good one! DISTRAINT 3 could also be a new sto…
- Without a Dawn is coming on May 19th - 15 May 2025
My visual horror novel, Without a Dawn, will be released on May 19th! 🥳 I've worked incredibly hard and would appreciate it if you would check it out and consider adding it to your wishlist. Thank you! 🤗 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/Without_a_Dawn/
- A New Game Announcement - Wishlist Now! - 26 February 2025
Hey there! Today, I'm super excited to announce Without a Dawn, a Visual Novel with philosophical and psychological horror elements, coming on 19 May 2025. Without a Dawn is a dark tale of introspection and features a unique pseudo-ASCII art style I have carefully crafted over the past year. Check out the store page, and consider adding to your wishlist! Thank you for your continuous support! :) Jesse https://store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/Without_a_Dawn/
- DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is now Steam Deck Verified! - 24 July 2024
Hey, Steam Deck players! I'm excited to share the news: DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is now Steam Deck verified!
- Added support for Cloud Saves. - 22 July 2024
Hey! :) Like the title suggests, DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition now supports Cloud Saves. Cheers, and happy gaming! Jesse
- DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition 2024 Update - 20 July 2024
Hey folks! STEAMWORKS.MFX It has been a while since the latest update. I've heard from some folks that they were having problems launching the game. I hope this update fixes the missing steamworks.mfx error! STEAM DECK While updating, I made the necessary changes for that sweet Steam Deck Verified badge. I will submit DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition and DISTRAINT 2 for the verification. I've completed both DISTRAINT games with my Steam Deck without any problems, so I believe it is only a matter of time before both games are officially verified. FONT Likely, the most significant change I made is updating the font to the fantastic Silver font by Poppy Works. This font supports all languages, although it might miss a word or two in Chinese/Korean/Japanese. If you have any problems with the font/subtitles or with the game, please let me know via email: [email protected] LEGACY EDITION Due to…
- Afterdream is now available! - 28 September 2023
Hey there, it's been a while! It's around three and a half years since Heal was released. DISTRAINT 2 was released around five years ago, and DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition almost eight years ago! Whoa, where is the time going? :O Well, I'm super-duper-hyper (is that a word?) excited to share you that Afterdream is out now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1995880/Afterdream/ I'd very much appreciate your support, so please consider buying/wishlisting and sharing the word. Every bit would help! Thanks and happy gaming! :) Jesse
- Catalog Sale! - 19 August 2022
Evening, morning, and good day to you! :) All my games are discounted from 73% to 89% off. Purchase the "Stories That Matter" -bundle or "DISTRAINT Collection" -bundle and save an additional 10%! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/20202/Stories_That_Matter/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/10006/DISTRAINT_Collection/ Oh, you already have these games? You can help by spreading the word; that'd mean a lot to me! Thanks, and happy gaming! :) Jesse
- Afterdream - A New Game Announcement! - 22 June 2022
Hey, gamers! Today, I'm super excited to announce my latest game: Afterdream. Afterdream is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting. I'm looking to release Afterdream on Mar 15, 2023. That said, I'd appreciate if you could take a look, and consider adding it to your wishlist. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1995880/Afterdream/ Thank you! :) Jesse
- The Telos Monument - A New Game Announcement! - 10 May 2021
Hey guys! I've been creating a new 2D psychological horror adventure game for the past nine months and today I'm super excited to officially announce it. I'd appreciate it if you could check the Steam page out and consider adding The Telos Monument to your wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1620230/The_Telos_Monument/ Thank you for your support! Jesse
- DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition Japanese localization Now Available! - 3 March 2021
I've added Japanese subtitles to the game. Happy gaming! :)
- Heal is now available on Steam! - 10 April 2020
I'm super excited to tell you that Heal is now available on Steam, I'd appreciate if you could check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1056610/Heal/ Thank you for your support! :) Jesse
- Heal is coming April 10 - Please, consider adding to your wishlist! - 14 March 2020
Hey guys, I'm excited to tell you that Heal is coming April 10 for PC, Android, and iOS. I'm currently also looking to release on consoles as well, more info about this once I learn more. I'd appreciate if you could add Heal to your wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1056610/Heal/ Thank you very much and happy gaming! :) Jesse
- DISTRAINT Collection coming to Nintendo Switch! - 4 November 2019
Exciting news! :) DISTRAINT Collection is coming to Nintendo Switch. For more information please see: https://www.eastasiasoft.com/news/181/nintendo-switch-physical-011-distraint-collection Cheers! :) Jesse
- DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is coming to consoles very soon! - 5 September 2019
Hey guys, I'm super excited to tell you that DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is coming to consoles very soon! It was Ratalaika Games who did the porting. Switch, PS4, Vita and Xbox One. Release dates below: 10 September - PS4 (NA) and Vita (NA) 11 September - PS4 (EU), Vita (EU) and Xbox One (NA and EU) 13 September - Switch (NA and EU) Oh yeah, DISTRAINT 2 is also being ported to consoles, so it should be coming somewhat soon as well! :) Jesse
- "Heal" is a new game from the creator of the DISTRAINT -series - 1 July 2019
Hey guys! :) I've been creating a new game for some time now, called "Heal". I've opened a Steam store page for it, you can find it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1056610/Heal/ If this looks like a game you'd play, please, consider adding to your wishlist. :) Oh and to keep up with my games, you can check my developer/publisher page here: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/jessemakkonen As for DISTRAINT 2, I'm planning to add Italian translation somewhat soon (sorry this has taken so long) and I'm also going to release soundtrack at some point as well. Thanks for reading and happy gaming! Jesse
- DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition Giveaway Promotion! - 5 November 2018
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition Giveaway Promotion! To celebrate the upcoming release of DISTRAINT 2, I'm giving out DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition to you - for free! For a limited time, you can add DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition to your library; once you do this, it's yours to keep forever. No strings attached. :) I'm doing this to gain exposure and hopefully new players for the upcoming DISTRAINT 2, which is releasing only a few days from now, on the 13th of November! https://store.steampowered.com/app/743390/DISTRAINT_2/ If you're interested in games like this, please check out DISTRAINT 2 and consider adding it to your wishlist! Thank you, and happy gaming! :) Jesse Makkonen
- DISTRAINT 2 Releasing 13th of November - 17 September 2018
Hey guys! First, I'd like to thank you for all the support and patience. It has helped me to create this game, thanks! :) I've finally decided release-date for DISTRAINT 2. Like the title says, 13th of November, exciting! Now the next part is essential, so please read carefully. Many games are releasing daily, and the competition is fierce. To make it with DISTRAINT 2 and keep developing in the future, I'd appreciate if you could add DISTRAINT 2 to your wishlist. https://store.steampowered.com/app/743390/DISTRAINT_2/ That's important and an excellent way for me (and perhaps even for Valve?) to check how many people are interested in the game, so please, consider adding to your wishlist. I can't stress this enough. Okay, how about translations? Currently, I'm writing the last dialogues in English. I plan to get all the dialogue done within the next two or three weeks, and after that get…
- Discord server for my games is up! - 21 July 2018
Hey guys, I decided to create a Discord server for my games. Felt like a good idea, chatting with players would be easier, and I'd love to show some progress there too. If you're using Discord, please consider joining, see you there! :) https://discord.gg/Su7eQd8 Jesse
- DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is now available for Android and iOS! - 2 May 2018
Hey guys! :) Quite a few people asked if I was going to release "Deluxe Edition" for mobile devices as well. At first, I told them "no", but more and more people asked... Well, it took a lot of work to port it over as I couldn't use the same dynamic coloring system. I also got rid of the black borders so on 16:9 mobile devices DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition uses the whole screen. It also has the "Deluxe Edition" updates same as on PC; all-new animation, more audio etc. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F10370616%2Fa6af611d18a567309eeee13d660659b959827118.jpg But yeah, like I said it took a lot of time and effort, so I decided to make it premium. Exciting to see how it goes. :) Also, DISTRAINT 2 is coming soon. Unfortunately not this May as I first planned, but very likely next August. It will be worth the wait, I promise! DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition on Google Play…
