- The Unholy Society release! - 6 February 2020
We’re super happy to announce: After a lot of work and a fair share of hardships, The Unholy Society finally has its official release date for Steam! Ladies, gentlemen, and everybody in between - mark February 25, 2020 on your calendars! 🥳 Are you ready to meet Bon and Susan? Exorcise some nasty demons? Or maybe high five the pope? Get ready for the release day and wishlist it on Steam today! PS. Make sure to check out our top secret you-didn't-hear-it-from-me launch sale... 😈
- Beta tests open! - 31 October 2019
Happy Halloween! Since Bon is very fond of this special day, he's got a huge announcement to make: 🎃 We're opening beta tests for The Unholy Society! 🎃 If you'd like to help us improve and polish the game, fill out the application form today! https://forms.gle/3sdkrsGrF4fYpCvc9 We need you as a beta tester!
- The Unholy Society’s not dead! - 18 February 2019
The Unholy Society’s not dead! Anyone who knows bare minimum about video games probably realizes this: development of a game is no easy task. Luckily, despite multiple hardships, our team is dead set on working further and releasing the fruits of our labor in the nearest predictable future. Make sure to get all of your devotional artifacts ready because you’re in for the craziest bible study ever. We can proudly say that we’re at the end stages of the development process. In the meantime, we have polished already existing graphics, stepped up our comedy game in the dialogues, and tweaked the pacing a little bit. Most of our time, though, was spent on preparing the brand new exorcism system; we’ve taken into consideration all the feedback we got in the last months, and so far we are incredibly pleased with the result. We hope to share it with everyone as soon as possible! tl;dr - stay tu…
- Behind the Society: Drawing from Comics - 28 March 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31157382%2F4d70c97498beaed6aab50f087539243a6bf7d1b3.jpg We love comics, and we wanted all the conversations in the game to look like drawn straight from the visual novels. Comic books have by now developed a substantial “standard language” how to convey some ideas. Bubbles of all shapes and sizes For example, there are clearly defined ways how to differentiate between someone speaking and whispering, or just speaking with a weak voice and the narrator bubbles often have a distinct background. We also knew that we will have some… “special guests” speaking. This is the game where you can speak with The Devil himself, and his comic bubble should not look like a mere mortal. For this, we looked at how Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman uses various comic bubble types to represent various special characters (like “the endless”). E.g. th…
- Behind the Society: Drawing from Comics - 28 March 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31157382%2F4d70c97498beaed6aab50f087539243a6bf7d1b3.jpg We love comics, and we wanted all the conversations in the game to look like drawn straight from the visual novels. Comic books have by now developed a substantial “standard language” how to convey some ideas. Bubbles of all shapes and sizes For example, there are clearly defined ways how to differentiate between someone speaking and whispering, or just speaking with a weak voice and the narrator bubbles often have a distinct background. We also knew that we will have some… “special guests” speaking. This is the game where you can speak with The Devil himself, and his comic bubble should not look like a mere mortal. For this, we looked at how Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman uses various comic bubble types to represent various special characters (like “the endless”). E.g. th…
- Behind the Society: The Science of Conversation - 1 March 2018
One half of our game, ]The Unholy Society, is an adventure game. You walk around, talk with people, make choices and explore the storyline. We have developed a system, a simple scripting language, to better define adventure games like ours. Even though our “game designer” is also a programmer, he wanted to separate the game logic from the game’s core source code. This way, the logic, as in, “you cannot enter the church before you speak with aunt” is specified in a different place and a different language, than for example, the logic of how to load Spine models and animate them in the game. So, we’ve made a script system, designed with "conversations", as a primary use-case. We call it “The Unholy Conversations”. As the name suggests, the first use-case is for when a player talks with one or more NPCs. However, the system is also useful to define cut-scenes: NPCs can talk (with or withou…
- Behind the Society: The Science of Conversation - 1 March 2018
One half of our game, ]The Unholy Society, is an adventure game. You walk around, talk with people, make choices and explore the storyline. We have developed a system, a simple scripting language, to better define adventure games like ours. Even though our “game designer” is also a programmer, he wanted to separate the game logic from the game’s core source code. This way, the logic, as in, “you cannot enter the church before you speak with aunt” is specified in a different place and a different language, than for example, the logic of how to load Spine models and animate them in the game. So, we’ve made a script system, designed with "conversations", as a primary use-case. We call it “The Unholy Conversations”. As the name suggests, the first use-case is for when a player talks with one or more NPCs. However, the system is also useful to define cut-scenes: NPCs can talk (with or withou…
- We work so hard on this game, it's just unholy! - 9 February 2018
Oh, so you wanna check out, how's the game development progressing. Sure, just sign here with your blood... ok, we'll pass the documents to the manager, and send it back to you in few days. Feel free to look around at our Society. We added a few new screenshots here and there – you probably want to check out the gallery! After you're done, please add The Unholy Society to your wishlist. What? You didn't read the fine print? It's the wishlist or your soul, choose wisely!
- We work so hard on this game, it's just unholy! - 9 February 2018
Oh, so you wanna check out, how's the game development progressing. Sure, just sign here with your blood... ok, we'll pass the documents to the manager, and send it back to you in few days. Feel free to look around at our Society. We added a few new screenshots here and there – you probably want to check out the gallery! After you're done, please add The Unholy Society to your wishlist. What? You didn't read the fine print? It's the wishlist or your soul, choose wisely!
- The preacher blazes through hell at twilight - 1 February 2018
Oh, hi! You’ve probably noticed how our amazing sense of humor just got over 9000 in terms of pop cultural references in the title of this announcement. We're 90s kids, you know? Puns make us feel young and we believe there's still a bit of a rebellious teen spirit in us too. It just smells like it. Anyway, let's talk about all of the sweet inspiration from our childhood which, as expected, are having a great impact on the creative process of The Unholy Society. Our not so heroic main character has a lot in common with Jesse Custer from The Preacher. He's tough, sassy and his life is constantly driving him into tight spots and situations with no way out. The retired exorcist is also a bit of a John Constantine-type character who, even in the face of demonic threats, doesn't loose his sarcastic humor. We never said that we were good kids who only watched Care Bears and read Donald Duck.…
- The preacher blazes through hell at twilight - 1 February 2018
Oh, hi! You’ve probably noticed how our amazing sense of humor just got over 9000 in terms of pop cultural references in the title of this announcement. We're 90s kids, you know? Puns make us feel young and we believe there's still a bit of a rebellious teen spirit in us too. It just smells like it. Anyway, let's talk about all of the sweet inspiration from our childhood which, as expected, are having a great impact on the creative process of The Unholy Society. Our not so heroic main character has a lot in common with Jesse Custer from The Preacher. He's tough, sassy and his life is constantly driving him into tight spots and situations with no way out. The retired exorcist is also a bit of a John Constantine-type character who, even in the face of demonic threats, doesn't loose his sarcastic humor. We never said that we were good kids who only watched Care Bears and read Donald Duck.…
- In case of emergency use your iPope! - 18 January 2018
Or just a regular smartphone. It's not called the iPope, actually, but you know... you can call the Pope! Get it? I'm sorry. Well, the thing is, even though our brave comic book-inspired exorcist has been retired for some time, when the world stands on the brink of Armageddon, he can count on the Church's help. And not just anyone's help mind you, but the one and only Pope is ready to offer him some feedback or comments on the latest developments. Feeling stuck? Or maybe you’ve forgotten some crucial info whilst fighting waves of cultists, demons or vampires? Hell, maybe you just need a bit of spiritual support? Take out your mobile phone, choose the Pope's number and immediately get back on the right track! There's only one problem. Our Pope is very friendly and sometimes kinda... too clingy? You know, you don't always want to know what the weather is like in the Vatican at the moment…
- In case of emergency use your iPope! - 18 January 2018
Or just a regular smartphone. It's not called the iPope, actually, but you know... you can call the Pope! Get it? I'm sorry. Well, the thing is, even though our brave comic book-inspired exorcist has been retired for some time, when the world stands on the brink of Armageddon, he can count on the Church's help. And not just anyone's help mind you, but the one and only Pope is ready to offer him some feedback or comments on the latest developments. Feeling stuck? Or maybe you’ve forgotten some crucial info whilst fighting waves of cultists, demons or vampires? Hell, maybe you just need a bit of spiritual support? Take out your mobile phone, choose the Pope's number and immediately get back on the right track! There's only one problem. Our Pope is very friendly and sometimes kinda... too clingy? You know, you don't always want to know what the weather is like in the Vatican at the moment…
- Action adventure horror THE UNHOLY SOCIETY is kinda scary and super funny! - 18 December 2017
Life is lousy when you’re a preacher... erm um, an exorcist priest who must face the most iconic bad guys of the horror genre. Not only that, you’ve lost your memory and your skills. Jesus! Fortunately, you have your trusty dusty Bible, a sharp wooden stake, a revolver and the phone number to the pope, who will do everything for you. Fat Dog Games and CATastrophe Games would like to present a game that is reminiscent of your favorite horror movies, books and games, and it’s hilarious. The reality in which the Werewolf King, the Great Old One, Satan and Sadako from The Ring establish a joint anti-world club, cannot be serious. The retired exorcist will undertake a mission to save the world, which will lead to witty dialogues, funny plot twists and an interesting mix of turn-based and arcade fighting. The bitter priest will soon join the pantheon of antiheroes playing with hellfire – walk…
- Action adventure horror THE UNHOLY SOCIETY is kinda scary and super funny! - 18 December 2017
Life is lousy when you’re a preacher... erm um, an exorcist priest who must face the most iconic bad guys of the horror genre. Not only that, you’ve lost your memory and your skills. Jesus! Fortunately, you have your trusty dusty Bible, a sharp wooden stake, a revolver and the phone number to the pope, who will do everything for you. Fat Dog Games and CATastrophe Games would like to present a game that is reminiscent of your favorite horror movies, books and games, and it’s hilarious. The reality in which the Werewolf King, the Great Old One, Satan and Sadako from The Ring establish a joint anti-world club, cannot be serious. The retired exorcist will undertake a mission to save the world, which will lead to witty dialogues, funny plot twists and an interesting mix of turn-based and arcade fighting. The bitter priest will soon join the pantheon of antiheroes playing with hellfire – walk…
