- Unity Patch Update - 20 October 2025
Greetings, members of the gentry! We have just deployed a new patch for Austen Translation, applying a fix for the Unity Engine vulnerability. 🎩🧐 As you are likely aware, recently Unity announced that a long-standing security vulnerability that was discovered in their engine. They released a patch for it and as such we have applied it to our latest build. After some internal testing, it appears good to go. I've just deployed it to Steam. Naturally, we suggest you update the game as soon as possible. Cheers! -Eric
- June Update - 10 June 2022
Greetings, folks! We've taken a quick break on HRO development and pushed an update today that fixes a few lingering bugs with regard to the scoreboard not appearing properly. As always, thanks so much for playing! Happy match-making! -W&M
- Our new game "HRO" will be featured in Steam Next Fest! - 10 June 2021
Greetings, High Society! We at W&M are over the moon to share with you that we've announced our next title, and it will be available to play next week in Steam's Next Fest! HRO: Adventures of a Humanoid Resources Officer is a puzzle-driven visual novel set in a retro-futuristic sci-fi universe. You play the underappreciated Humanoid Resources Officer aboard the Endeavor — a military spaceship with more than its fair share of crew rivalries, office politics, and erratic decision-makers. When the Endeavor stumbles into universe-shaking trouble, you must harness the power of the bureaucracy to rein in your crew’s worst impulses and survive to the next episode! You can check out the game on the store page here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1198520/HRO_Adventures_of_a_Humanoid_Resources_Officer/ During Next Fest (June 16th - 22nd) you'll be able to download a free preview demo of HRO!…
- Austen Translation Musical Update - 12 March 2021
Gentle People, We hope you're all doing well out there and staying safe. We are delighted to announce that Austen Translation has received a musical upgrade. You may note that the dulcet tones of the rather frenetic accompanist sound a little different. Functionally, the music remains the same. But the previously utilized MIDI system has been replaced with a sampled piano. Keep an eye and an ear out for an update soon for a soundtrack release date. It's been a long-time coming but we're super busy here at W&M. Until the next announcement, enjoy this musical upgrade and as always, thanks so much for playing!
- Play "Austen" Online Now - 11 November 2019
With the release of Steam’s new “Remote Play Together” feature, you can now play “Austen Translation” with friends even when you’re not all in the same room — or even the same time zone. Better still, only one of you needs to have a copy of the game to enjoy a match with up to four human players. So get out there and test your strategic social maneuvering skills against your nearest and dearest!
- The Free Austen Expansion is Live - 23 November 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2Fc230fac3921382dfc7c6eba4b2378839b637f0b6.png Ladies and Gentlemen, We are delighted to annoucne that the Free November Expansion for Austen Translation is live! For any players that already have Austen Translation, the new content will be downloaded as a regular update. Some of the new content includes: • Four new social events featuring: The Hedgehog Races, the Temperence Lecture, a Grand Ball and the Amateur Theatricals. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2F93679cc4dfb886d948fe1bb32e51c4c8a93f33fe.png • Four new bachelors including: the dashing Commander Wrentham, the dapper Charles Muskrat, the athletic Reginald DeCorset, and the punctual John Lessland. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2F1ce2ae398ddd05bea20488bc8e93c050168fa7ba.pn%25E2%2580%25A6
- Failure to Marry is Not An Option - Developer Livestream - 29 July 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2F6fdb95f34e2fa3228a45cca4184fc1675d308fb2.jpg Ladies and Gentlemen, We are delighted to announce that the delightful Jessa of "The Jessa Channel" will be hosting the Worthing & Moncrieff developers for a live playthrough of Austen Translation. It's sure to be a witty and ruthless excursion! Join us this afternoon -- Sunday, July 29th at 2pm Pacific/5 pm Eastern/9 pm GMT. https://gaming.youtube.com/c/TheJessaChannel/live
- May 2018 Update - 18 May 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2F979232db3081799c3aa1052ccc0d4615f534fb39.png May 18th - Update Good day, Ladies and Gentlemen. This afternoon we have released an update that includes the following changes, improvements and additions: New accessories for heroine customization. UI changes to customization menu. Bug fix preventing the "Always a Bridesmaid" achievement from unlocking. Improvements in text and copy content. Thanks so much, everyone. Now get out there and play with matches! . . . er . . . match-making, that is. -W&M https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2F08a5d5faba947e2f14aaa0ffd196eb29330d1917.png
- Jane Austen Video Game Mocks A Society Obsessed With Marriage - 15 May 2018
Kotaku - May 11, 2018 (Gita Jackson) https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2Fff575967f007f230842798e3121f29b7c458df31.png In the opening to the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen wrote, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” In the new 2018 video game Austen Translation, you play as a woman who’ll do anything to win over that kind of single man. It’s hilarious. (more...)
- Hotfix Update - 5/8/2018 - 8 May 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2F568c270326021b83a6cfee0d2306595177b7e1b7.png May 5th - Hotfix Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. We have released a hotfix this morning inclucing the following changes: Bug Fixes: Fix for the "Victory Over Vapidity" achievement not unlocking. Various content and text changes. Thanks very much. Happy match-making! -W&M https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2Ff46a82b68c8aa5ebd5f549925ba3485f18f1dac7.png
- Hotfix Update - 5/5/2018 - 5 May 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2F568c270326021b83a6cfee0d2306595177b7e1b7.png May 5th - Hotfix Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. A letter arrived the morning post with the most delightful news. We have just released a hotfix and it's available now. The following items were affected: Bug Fixes: Fix for the game stopping in the epilogue if no heroines achieve a match. Fix for the "forbidden suitor" icon appearing in Chapter 4. Fix for the player's audio settings not loading on startup. Improvements: Revisions to the Main Menu. Various typos and text changes. Thanks very much. We remain entertainingly yours, -W&M https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2Ff46a82b68c8aa5ebd5f549925ba3485f18f1dac7.png
- Launch-Week Update - 3 May 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2F12368dd0c60d4fcc9a255cbcf2283c72c328121b.png Revisions and Improvements Hello, Ladies and Gentlemen. In this morning's update you will find some new improvements: Added a "Settings" button to the Main Menu Included options for changing resolutions in the settings and ESC menu. We have reprogrammed how the main "Play button" appears Changed the range in which the suitors' can roll stats Thanks so much! We hope you like the new additions! Good luck snagging a bachelor. And remember: Marrying well is the best revenge! Cheers! -W&Mhttps://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2Ff46a82b68c8aa5ebd5f549925ba3485f18f1dac7.png
- Launch Day Live-Stream! - 2 May 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2F6fdb95f34e2fa3228a45cca4184fc1675d308fb2.jpg Join us tonight for a Launch-Day Live-stream of Austen Translation hosted by Cocktails & Consoles over on Twitch! The fun begins tonight at 10:00pm PST. It's the streaming event of the season and likely to be an evening full of witty comments, charming company and ruthless antics. You can join us at the link below. See you there! https://www.twitch.tv/cocktailsconsoles
- Let the Matches Begin! - 1 May 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2F6a633a3284d2025003511563aeb2c93db8afb78e.jpg Charming Ladies and Eligible Bachelors, After a little more than a year and a half of designing, writing and developing, Austen Translation is finally out on Steam! Our small indie team is so grateful for all the support throughout the project, and especially to those of you that have kept tabs on our work through the dev blog. This is only the beginning of our satirical romp through our world of Jane Austen. And certainly computational complications and bugs are not foreign to us, so if you encounter any unexpected unpleasantness please let us know here on Steam or feel free to contact us at: [email protected] Thank you so much! We sincerely hope that you enjoy Austen Translation, and that you don't die from a life of poverty and prostitution. Now get…
- Need a Little More Control? - 30 April 2018
Hello, young lovers. For those of you that have Steam Controllers, we suggest using the settings illustrated below. It's so much more satisfying to have a controller to throw at . . . I mean . . . to hand to your opponents while playing party-game multiplayer style. You should be able to download the controller settings from the Community Page at the link below. Now get out there and show Jane how it's done! steam://controllerconfig/706880/1374651868 https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2F7a0871a2755e2a1af5844696200b3fd59392dafb.jpg
- Strategy and Music in Austen Translation - 30 April 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2F9af2c389e38c386c0af0cb7628cde79c89a17371.png “Without music, life would be a blank to me.” -Jane Austen Gentlemen and ladies, Our composer and sound designer was recently interviewed by Kate Remington of WSHU Public Radio for her video game music podcast Music Respawn. The interview offers a glimpse into the inspirations and design of the game, and how the music can help give the players a strategic advantage during play. Tune in on your platform of choice for a sneak-preview of the musical soundtrack of Austen Translation. You can listen here on Apple Podcasts. Or you can also tune in on Google Play Music.
- A Behind the Scenes Look at the Development of Austen Translation - 30 April 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30691731%2Fe21ff57a219c0b32aa3aa62ac39c60be3e26116e.png Ladies and Gentlemen, We at W&M are not able to adequately explain in words how very excited our little team is about Austen Translation's release tomorrow. We have been hard at work crafting this, our second literary-inspired experience over the past year and half and we hope you enjoy it. If you're interested in getting a glimpse of how Austen has developed over time, check out our development blog. You can get there from our website: http://austentranslation.com/ Thanks so much -- we can't wait for you all to play. And remember: Marrying well is the best revenge! -W&M
