- The Final Hours: A Two-Person Studio's Last Goodbye - 29 June 2026
Hello everyone,Writing this is much harder than our two-person team could have ever imagined. In less than 24 hours, Poisoned Path will be permanently retired from the Steam store as we officially close our studio due to ongoing financial struggles.We poured our hearts into creating this highly focused, 30-minute cinematic experience. It was built to respect your time and leave a lasting impression. While we are heartbroken that our indie journey is coming to an end, we are deeply moved by the support we’ve received in these final days.As a reminder, because we couldn't run a final sale, the base price has been permanently lowered for these last remaining hours.When the countdown ends tomorrow, the purchase button will disappear forever. However, if you add the game to your library before then, this story will remain safely in your digital archive, immune to becoming "lost media." You w…
- A Final Farewell Gift: Base Price Permanently Lowered Before June 30 - 26 June 2026
Hello everyone,As we rapidly approach June 30, the day Poisoned Path will permanently leave the store due to our studio's administrative closure, we wanted to offer one final gesture of gratitude to this amazing community.As many of you know, our final 50% discount event just ended on June 23rd. Due to the standard cooldown periods between sales, we are technically unable to run another discount campaign before the game is permanently retired next week. We previously thought this meant the game would stay at full price for its final days. However, we really wanted to make this final window as accessible as possible. Since we couldn't run a sale, we took a different route: we have officially and permanently lowered the base price of the game for its remaining time on the store.To remain completely transparent about the experience you are bringing into your library: Poisoned Path is a hig…
- The Sunset Approaches Sooner Than Expected: Final Days of Poisoned Path - 24 June 2026
Hello everyone,We are reaching out today with an important update regarding the sunset phase of Poisoned Path.Previously, we anticipated that the ongoing administrative and legal processes would allow the game to remain on the store until late July or early August. However, these external processes are concluding much faster than we expected. To maintain the absolute transparency we value at Inspiration Overload Studios, we want to inform you immediately: Poisoned Path will permanently leave the Steam store on June 30.We know some of you were waiting to pick up the game later this summer. We deeply apologize for this sudden change in our timeline. Because we cannot extend our stay on the store, we wanted to ensure everyone had clear notice before the final curtain closes.As a reminder of the experience you are bringing into your library: Poisoned Path is a highly focused, single-sitting…
- The Sunset of Poisoned Path: A Farewell Announcement - 19 June 2026
Hello everyone,Our studio has officially entered the sunset phase for Poisoned Path. Due to ongoing administrative and legal processes, the game will soon be permanently retired from the Steam store. Because the exact timing depends on these external administrative steps, the game will gracefully exit the store in the near future.To honor our journey and express our gratitude to the community, we have activated a farewell discount alongside this transition.We also want to remain completely transparent about the nature of the experience you are bringing into your library. Poisoned Path was purposely designed as a highly focused, single-sitting interactive short story. We stripped away all filler mechanics to deliver a distilled, atmospheric narrative that respects your time. It is a brief, cinematic journey crafted to be experienced in one uninterrupted session.Whether you are looking to…
- The Faces You'll Meet on the Path - 18 June 2026
Characters are the heartbeat of any visual novel. In Poisoned Path, everyone you meet has hidden motives, buried pasts, and a role to play in your ultimate fate.Pouring our creativity into their dialogues and expressions was one of the most rewarding parts of our journey. As the legal delisting protocols continue to accelerate behind the scenes, knowing that their story will soon be permanently locked away gives this farewell a bittersweet feeling.Their time in the open is running out fast. Soon, they will become digital ghosts, whispering their secrets only to those who have already welcomed them into their permanent libraries.
- We Heard You & Kept Our Promise: Final 50% Sunset Sale Starts Tomorrow! ⏳ - 15 June 2026
Hey everyone,Ever since we announced that our game would be leaving Steam, we received countless requests for one last discount. We read every single message, and we heard you loud and clear. In the comments, we always made one promise to you: "If the 30-day Steam cooldown expires before the closure is finalized, we will absolutely do a final discount."The timing worked out perfectly, our discount cooldown has officially expired, and it's time to keep that promise!You asked, and we are delivering: Starting tomorrow (June 16), we are launching our final 50% sunset sale, which will run for exactly 7 days.Please keep in mind that this 7-day event is absolutely our final discount before the game is permanently removed from the Steam store. Once the sale ends, the game will return to full price and will be permanently deleted from the store the exact moment our administrative closure is fina…
- Our Farewell Phase Has Begun: A Small Request From Our 2-Person Team 🤍 - 13 June 2026
Hello everyone,We know we’ve posted a few updates this week, and we truly appreciate your patience. However, this announcement is much more personal and important to us.The sunset phase for the game my partner and I poured our hearts and sleepless nights into has officially begun. In the upcoming period, our game will be permanently removed from the Steam store. The support you've given us on this path we started as just two people has been invaluable.As we prepare to say goodbye to the storefront, we have one small request: If you have played and enjoyed our game, please consider leaving an honest review on our Steam page. Your reviews are the strongest tool we have during this closing phase to help the Steam algorithm push us just a bit more, allowing us to share our story with a few more players.If you’ve been keeping the game on your wishlist, now is a great time to add it to your l…
- Preserving a Piece of Our Hearts - 11 June 2026
Creating a visual novel is different from any other genre. It’s not just about mechanics; it’s about pouring your personal thoughts, late-night writing sessions, and tailored artistic choices into a single digital capsule. As a small indie duo, Poisoned Path was our shared passion project.We are noticing that the administrative process for our studio's closure is moving much swifter than we initially anticipated. The time this project has left on the public storefront is visibly shrinking. But games don't truly die if they live on in libraries. We find comfort in knowing that a piece of our independent creative history is already being preserved by the community.To everyone keeping our art safe in their personal archives before it becomes lost media: thank you.
- A Massive Thank You From Our Studio! - 8 June 2026
We want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude. Since announcing the upcoming legal closure of our studio and the permanent removal of Poisoned Path, the support we’ve received has been absolutely overwhelming.Seeing so many new players grab the game to preserve it before it becomes lost media means the world to us. As a small indie duo, this is the greatest farewell we could have asked for.Just a quick reminder to anyone who recently discovered us: the legal paperwork is still processing, and the game will remain available until our maximum deadline (late July/August) or until the closure is finalized by Valve. If you want to secure your copy before it disappears from the store forever, don't wait too long!Thank you for making our final chapter so special.
- Important Notice: Game Removal from the Steam Store - 4 June 2026
Dear players,Due to the legal closure of our business entity, this game will be officially retired and removed from the Steam Store in the coming days.Please note that if you already own the game, it will remain safely in your Steam library. You will still be able to download, install, and play it anytime without any issues.Thank you for your support and understanding. UPDATE (June 5): We are truly overwhelmed by the massive support we've received in the last 24 hours. Due to this unexpected surge and the required administrative processes for our final closure, the permanent removal of the game from the store has been postponed to a later date (expected late July / August). The game will eventually be retired as planned, but you now have an extended window to add it to your library. Thank you again!
