- The Painscreek Killings Soundtrack Release - 19 March 2026
Hi everyone, We’ve received many inquiries from fans asking whether the soundtrack for The Painscreek Killings would ever be released. We truly appreciate the continued interest and support. Originally, we did not plan to release the soundtrack. Most of the tracks were composed as short, situational pieces designed specifically for in-game use, and were not intended to stand alone or be distributed as a complete album. However, due to the ongoing requests and enthusiasm from the community, we have decided to make the soundtrack available in its original form. Please note that the tracks are presented as they were created for the game, without additional editing or expansion. As such, many pieces are brief and may feel different from a conventional soundtrack release. The soundtrack is being released free of charge as a token of our gratitude to everyone who has supported The Painscreek…
- November 2024 Patch Notes - 1 December 2024
11/30/2024: Changed all locks to start at 0. ex. 6 digit lock will be 000000. Changes to how items are rotated while being Inspected.
- July 2024 Patch Notes - 25 July 2024
7/24/2024: 1. Added 3200x2000 resolution. 2. Fixed an issue with Andrew's House. This fix will only work on save datas that didn't already run into this issue. If you left Andrew's house after interacting with his journal, and didn't encounter a ghost, please send us an email with your saveData.txt found in ('C:\Users\\AppData\LocalLow\EQ Studios\The Painscreek Killings\SaveData' ) to [email protected]. 7/30/2024: 1. Fixed a bug where the resolution options were not showing.
- A Bold Approach to Mystery | Dissecting THE PAINSCREEK KILLINGS 1 by Vote 4 Holt - 27 June 2024
Hi everyone! Recently Vote 4 Holt published an essay style video about mystery games and featured The Painscreek Killings as his case study. He invited 4 players to play The Painscreek Killings and compiled their approach to the game and what route they took. If you already played TPK but want to experience it once again, it is very enjoyable to watch and gives a chance to revisit the town of Painscreek again! For those who haven't played The Painscreek Killings yet, please take a look at the beginning and see if you would like to try the game yourself! It is going to be a 3-part video series and part 1 is out now! As a mystery game developer, it was very informative, and we learned what to improve for our future mystery games. EQ Studios
- The Making of The Painscreek Killings Available Now with 10% off! - 19 April 2024
Hi everyone! We have released The Making of The Painscreek Killings to be available for purchase! To celebrate launch week, it will also be 10% off. The Making of The Painscreek Killings is a 206-page digital book for fans of the game. The purpose of this book is to provide a look into EQ Studios' journey in designing a detective walking simulator. The book includes an introduction, the history of EQ Studios, stages of game development, post launch period and life after the game's release. Check it out! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172960/The_Painscreek_Killings__The_Making_of_The_Painscreek_Killings Sincerely, EQ Studios
- The Making of The Painscreek Killings is now available on Indiegogo - 12 April 2023
Hi everyone, Indiegogo reached out to us and we have decided to continue the Scene Investigators Kickstarter campaign on their platform. For those who have missed the Kickstarter campaign, The Making of The Painscreek Killings will be available again as part of a perk or an add-on. Indiegogo page: https://igg.me/at/sceneinvestigators ('The Making of The Painscreek Killings' is only in English and as a digital download in PDF format.) EQ Studios
- 'The Making of The Painscreek Killings' in development - 24 January 2023
Hi everyone, We are currently developing 'The Making of The Painscreek Killings', a 90+ pages jam-packed information on how TPK was created from beginning to end. It is currently available on Scene Investigators' Kickstarter page as part of a pledge or an add-on item. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eqstudios/scene-investigators?ref=9k7plp ('The Making of The Painscreek Killings' is only in English and as a digital download in PDF format.) EQ Studios
- Scene Investigators is coming to Kickstarter - 23 November 2022
Hi everyone! We would like to inform you that a Kickstarter launch for Scene Investigators is well underway. It has been approved and a pre-launch page is up. Scene Investigators has been entirely self-funded from the start of its development and is currently in its last stretch of development. However, to substantialize our vision of Scene Investigators to the quality and level that we and our fans want, it will require additional funding. For that, we are turning to Kickstarter. Please follow us so that you are notified when it is launched! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eqstudios/scene-investigators?ref=9k7plp EQ Studios
- The Painscreek Killings interview by Kyber Cave Productions - 29 October 2022
Hi everyone! It's been a while since we posted news other than patch notes. Today, we'd like to share with you the interview video our game director had with Arc Xcala from Kyber Cave Productions about how The Painscreek Killings was developed. Hope you'll enjoy and have a happy Halloween! EQ Studios
- July 2022 Patch Notes - 7 July 2022
7/6/2022: 1. Added 3840x1600 and 5120x2160 resolutions. 2. Made Controller Settings scale better to different aspect ratios. Let us know if you face any scaling issues with specific resolutions.
- June 2022 Patch Notes - 25 June 2022
6/25/2022: 1. Fixed some typos and grammatical errors. 2. Removed one instance of a note that could be found in two different locations.
- January 2022 Patch Notes - 10 January 2022
1/10/2022: 1. Fixed 3840x2160 resolution. 2. Enabled Sprint Toggle and Subtitles on by default. 3. Fixed an issue where if you delete saveoptionsData.txt, the game changes your Brightness to 0.1 and Master Volume to 0. 1/18/2022: 1. Fixed a bug in the Portuguese (Brazil) translation.
- August 2021 Patch Notes - 14 August 2021
8/14/2021: 1. Added 5120x1440 resolution.
- June 2021 Patch Notes - 15 June 2021
6/28/2021: 1. Fixed an issue with 2560x1600 resolution. 6/14/2021: 1. Added 2560x1600 resolution. 2. Fixed a bug where if you complete the game without saving even once (ex. leave the Village instantly), and go to the Start Menu and click Continue, the save data will corrupt, as there is no save data to begin with. Now instead there will be no Continue button.
- April 2021 Patch Notes - 9 April 2021
4/8/2021: 1. Changed D3D9 fullscreen mode to exclusive.
- February 2021 Patch Notes - 3 February 2021
2/3/2021: 1. Fixed one more error in a Diary entry in the Italian localization. 2. Fixed a few mistranslated dates (Spain Spanish, Latin America Spanish, Italian, and Polish).
- January 2021 Patch Notes - 29 January 2021
Happy New Year! 1/29/2021: 1. Fixed an error in a Diary entry in the Italian localization.
- December 2020 Patch Notes - 5 December 2020
12/4/2020: 1. Fixed some incorrect dates. 2. Fixed a bug where if you Save and Quit while in the animation for crouching, your crouching speed and walking speed would be reversed. 3. Fixed some Japanese translation errors
- Scene Investigators coming in 2021 - 29 September 2020
Hi everyone! We've just launched Scene Investigators store page on Steam. Although the game is set for release sometime in 2021, we're excited to share a demo of the game with you right now! To check out Scene Investigators on Steam, click here. To sign-up and receive a download link for the demo, click here. Thank you, hope to see you around! - EQS
- September 2020 Patch Notes - 16 September 2020
9/15/2020: 1. Added Spain Spanish, Latin America Spanish, Italian, and Polish languages. (Reminder that you can find them in Steam>Library>Games>The Painscreek Killings>Right Click>Properties>Language or in-game under Language Options)
