- The Orphaned House coming to Steam in 2027 - 11 August 2026
You’re cordially invited to The Orphaned House, a first-person adventure game coming to Steam in 2027. To celebrate the announcement and stretch those adventuring muscles, you can save 85% on FORM until August 18!Get ready for an unforgettable, atmospheric journey down the rabbit hole into mystery in the latest title from Charm Games, the award-winning studio behind FORM. This new adventure is Charm’s first non-VR title, but features all the hallmarks you’ve come to expect: intuitive gameplay, handcrafted puzzles, and beautiful visuals — all culminating in a polished, memorable adventure that respects your time.Add The Orphaned House to your Steam wishlist to get news about the game, development insights from Charm Games, and a reminder when the game launches in 2027. And if you’re eager to get an early peek inside the House, a demo will be released later in 2026. Stay tuned for more!Ab…
- Our next VR game HexWind Launches June 12th! - 6 June 2025
The storm is officially coming. 🌪️ Our next VR game HexWind Launches June 12th - watch the latest trailer now.After months of development, testing, and amazing community feedback from you, we’re proud to announce that HexWind will officially release here on SteamVR on June 12.This is it—the full launch of our magic-fueled, time-bending VR roguelite.You’ll finally be able to experience the complete campaign, new enemies, massive bosses, new powers, and the most polished and definitive version of HexWind!🎯 At launch, you can expect: Intense combat with powerful, satisfying magic spells New upgrades, potions, and meta progression systems Unbelievably epic boss battles An amazing new enemy gallery An original heart-pounding soundtrack Lots of polish, performance improvements, and surprisesBe ready when it hits:👉 If you haven't yet, wishlist HexWind to be notified the moment we go live.👉…
- HexWind Update 5 - 10 December 2024
We’re just over two weeks into our Steam Early Access, and the feedback and support has been outstanding - both the happy reactions AND the constructive criticism on what our new game HexWind needs to reach its full potential! Today, we’re excited to be rolling out major features that address some of the main requests about game progression. Put another way, we heard it loud and clear: “hey, the combat is great, but how do missions fit together?” Luckily, expanding this aspect was ALWAYS in the works for us after tightening the core combat loop. Without further ado, here’s how we’re bringing an exciting new progression system to HexWind: 🔥 Introducing the Mausoleum! Get ready for the new Mausoleum, where you'll choose and prepare for missions. Inside, you'll progress through connected missions across the new map on the mysterious Sarcophagus of Fated Winds. This magical map allows you…
- Prepare to DIE - HexWind Early Access is LIVE - 27 November 2024
You were there for Twilight Path... You joined us here for FORM... Now, Today is a BIG DAY for us here at Charm Games, because our new game is now OPEN for the public to experience! HexWind, our immersive VR magic-action rogue-like, is now live in Early Access on Steam VR! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2739340/HexWind/ We've put our heart and soul into crafting HexWind to bring some of the freshest, most exciting combat to VR platforms. Get ready to use your elemental powers, and your own physical prowess, to beat back the forces of Chaos, and die... a lot. To everyone who participated in the Beta, we thank you. To those who want to jump into our best, latest version of the game, and get all the benefits coming to HexWind, now is the best time to jump in! Your support and enthusiasm have been invaluable to us at Charm Games throughout our development journey. We'd appreciate all yo…
- The Big One! - Massive New Gameplay Updates! - 22 November 2024
Attention Beta Participants - The Big One is here! Our latest update is now LIVE, with hefty new Lore, Combat, and Progression updates. We’re gearing up for our public early access launch, so along long with that, we’re heads down adding crucial core features to refine the HexWind experience, so this update is packed with exciting new features and improvements that we believe will elevate your HexWind journey to new heights. If you've stepped away for a bit, now is the perfect time to jump back in and experience a much more cohesive HexWind, click to check it out! Here's the list of additions to the gameplay and world: 🌪️ Chaos Rift Battles - Chaos Beacons & Holy Strike Chaos battles just got a massive upgrade! With the Riftsealer Codex, you can now engage in intensified Chaos Rift Battles featuring the mighty Holy Strike. Complete the throughline and immerse yourself in the epic resol…
- HexWind Update 2: Core Closed Beta Improvements - 22 November 2024
Hey adventurers! 🌬️✨ We’re very excited about this significant update, which is bringing some fundamental changes that amp up the experience, and some highly-requested tweaks from our Beta players. In many ways, it’s a brand new HexWind - so we are excited for you to head over to the page and feel the difference. Once again, we need to take a moment to say how your feedback has continued to inspire us – without further ado, here’s what’s new! 🌪️ Chaos Rift Battles - A Major New and Fundamental Addition to the Game Step into the Chaos Rifts—mysterious portals that plunge you into intense battles. Experience the thrill of fighting waves of enemies, dodging traps, and navigating arcane beams, all within the distortion of Hextime. Let’s be clear - The intensity is turned UP in these battles, as you race to gather rift shards from fallen enemies. Maybe it’s just us, but we often broke a sw…
- What's New - HexWind Beta Update #1 - 22 November 2024
Once again, we can’t say it enough: thank you to everyone taking the time to participate in our closed beta for our latest VR game, HexWind! We've got some exciting updates fresh out of the oven, and we’ll be sharing in more detail what’s recently released, and what’s coming up. Your feedback has been amazing, and it's helping us shape the game into something truly special. Here's what's new this week, and of course, we’d love if our Beta group could check them out and give us their thought: — New features already live: Chaos Lord Just Got... Chaotic-er? The Chaos Lord (you know, the big boss in the beta) has upped his game thanks to some recent updates. Now, when his sword hits the ground, he creates arcane beams that shoot outwards like the Chaos Crystal. Translation: A tougher challenge we hope leads to more epic battles in your beta experience. Pop back in and we’d love to hear what…
- Announcing our Next VR Game: HexWind! - 20 September 2024
To everyone who enjoyed FORM and Twilight Path - number one, we at Charm Games want to once again THANK YOU! Number two, we have BIG news…our next VR game is coming soon and is currently in closed Beta. HexWind is a new visceral VR experience, rooted in a world of mystery and magic. The game is an action roguelike dungeon diver, designed from the ground up to be a gripping VR experience unlike anything else available on SteamVR. We’re currently deep in the process of refining and releasing new functionality every day, but we can’t think of any community whose opinion we value more than our existing fans, and so we’d love to invite our FORM community to sign up for our Beta! It's a passion product for our veteran studio, and if you’d like to join the beta - we’d love to welcome you! To sign up, just leave your info here, and we’ll send you the instruction on how to get access! https://pr…
- 1.6.0 Update - 17 December 2019
Update 1.6.0 is now live! Index controller users will see significantly improved hand positioning and smoother in-game interactions Pause menu usability improvements and fixes for text rendering issues seen on some hardware configurations Several other minor bug fixes For issues with this update or anything else in-game, send us an email at [email protected] Enjoy!
- 1.5.0 Update - 19 October 2019
This update has been a long time coming! In addition to a few minor bug fixes, you'll get: Oculus SDK Support - Oculus users will now experience FORM running natively using the Oculus SDK. Many of you will see performance improvements from this, depending on your particular VR configuration. In-game Recentering - You can now recenter yourself in-game using the “Recenter” option available in the pause menu. This should work for any player using any headset. We hope this makes life a little better for any of you with a tight or unique room setup. For any issues with this update, send us an email at [email protected]. Enjoy!
- FORM - Cinequest Weekend Sale! - 5 April 2018
Hi Everyone, At this year's Cinequest Film & VR Festival, FORM won some awards - Best VR Experience and Best VR Sound Design! It's a huge honour for us, and we're thrilled to have been included in a group of amazing games, movies, and experiences breaking ground in VR. As a thank you to the good people at Cinequest, FORM is on sale at 50% off until April 10! If you've been waiting for the right time to pick it up, now's your chance. Thanks Cinequest - hope to see you again down the road.
- FORM - Cinequest Weekend Sale! - 5 April 2018
Hi Everyone, At this year's Cinequest Film & VR Festival, FORM won some awards - Best VR Experience and Best VR Sound Design! It's a huge honour for us, and we're thrilled to have been included in a group of amazing games, movies, and experiences breaking ground in VR. As a thank you to the good people at Cinequest, FORM is on sale at 50% off until April 10! If you've been waiting for the right time to pick it up, now's your chance. Thanks Cinequest - hope to see you again down the road.
- VR Weekend Deal - FORM, 40% Off - 1 February 2018
Save 40% on FORM as part of this week's VR Weekend Deal*! *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time
- WindowsMR support! - 13 December 2017
Hi folks, Alan here. FORM is now playable on Steam using WindowsMR devices! We've been hard at work on this for the last few months, and I'm happy that it's arrived in time for even more of you to try FORM over the holidays, and maybe even show it to your friends and families! This update also brings several bug fixes and some audio and visual polish. To all of you who have played FORM, thank you for the kind words you've had. Heading into the holidays this year, the best present of all is knowing that you've enjoyed this game we poured our hearts into (but for anyone so inclined, a couple of nights in Hawaii would be a decent present too - it has rained SO MUCH here in Vancouver this fall!) From all of us here at Charm Games - myself, Derek, Dinos, Cory, Will, Megan, and Tim - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and all the best for the New Year.
- WindowsMR support! - 13 December 2017
Hi folks, Alan here. FORM is now playable on Steam using WindowsMR devices! We've been hard at work on this for the last few months, and I'm happy that it's arrived in time for even more of you to try FORM over the holidays, and maybe even show it to your friends and families! This update also brings several bug fixes and some audio and visual polish. To all of you who have played FORM, thank you for the kind words you've had. Heading into the holidays this year, the best present of all is knowing that you've enjoyed this game we poured our hearts into (but for anyone so inclined, a couple of nights in Hawaii would be a decent present too - it has rained SO MUCH here in Vancouver this fall!) From all of us here at Charm Games - myself, Derek, Dinos, Cory, Will, Megan, and Tim - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and all the best for the New Year.
- FORM Update 1.1 - Cortex Mode and more! - 24 August 2017
Hi folks, What an amazing few weeks. Thank you so much for the kind words you've had for FORM. This was a true passion project for us, and your encouragement is what keeps us energized to continue supporting FORM and working on new VR experiences. Today we're bringing you the first update to FORM, including a new feature - Cortex Mode, Oculus Rift support, and improved optimization and performance settings. As always, if you run into any issues, you can reach out to us on social media - @charmgames. You can also post a message on our discussion page and one of us will try to help as soon as we're able. Thank you! -Alan Updates: Cortex Mode - an interactive game soundtrack for FORM. Chill out, sit down, listen to relaxing music, and escape the world as environments from the world of FORM transform around you. Oculus Rift support - FORM is now fully supported on Oculus Rift headsets when…
- FORM Update 1.1 - Cortex Mode and more! - 24 August 2017
Hi folks, What an amazing few weeks. Thank you so much for the kind words you've had for FORM. This was a true passion project for us, and your encouragement is what keeps us energized to continue supporting FORM and working on new VR experiences. Today we're bringing you the first update to FORM, including a new feature - Cortex Mode, Oculus Rift support, and improved optimization and performance settings. As always, if you run into any issues, you can reach out to us on social media - @charmgames. You can also post a message on our discussion page and one of us will try to help as soon as we're able. Thank you! -Alan Updates: Cortex Mode - an interactive game soundtrack for FORM. Chill out, sit down, listen to relaxing music, and escape the world as environments from the world of FORM transform around you. Oculus Rift support - FORM is now fully supported on Oculus Rift headsets when…
- Thank you!! - 9 June 2017
Wow! The reception for FORM has been better than we could ever have imagined. For a small team like us, it means so much to know that our game has left an impression on you. Thank you for an amazing launch week! Many of you have asked about what's next for FORM and for our studio. We have updates planned for FORM which we'll be able to tell you about soon. And as for the future of Charm Games: we love what we do and we're going to make great games in VR as long as you're here to support us. - FORM Development Team --------------------------------------- Update - June 12: We submitted a hotfix for a reported blocker in the Laboratory scene. If you still see this bug, please let us know on the forums here. Patch 1.0.1 is now live. We've made some performance and optimization improvements, and spruced things up a bit in Dr. Eli's laboratory. If you have any support issues, you can contact…
- Thank you!! - 9 June 2017
Wow! The reception for FORM has been better than we could ever have imagined. For a small team like us, it means so much to know that our game has left an impression on you. Thank you for an amazing launch week! Many of you have asked about what's next for FORM and for our studio. We have updates planned for FORM which we'll be able to tell you about soon. And as for the future of Charm Games: we love what we do and we're going to make great games in VR as long as you're here to support us. - FORM Development Team --------------------------------------- Update - June 12: We submitted a hotfix for a reported blocker in the Laboratory scene. If you still see this bug, please let us know on the forums here. Patch 1.0.1 is now live. We've made some performance and optimization improvements, and spruced things up a bit in Dr. Eli's laboratory. If you have any support issues, you can contact…
- Now Available on Steam - FORM, 25% off! - 6 June 2017
FORM is Now Available on Steam and is 25% off!* Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence. *Offer ends June 8 at 10AM Pacific Time
