- Katyusha Steam Achievements - 27 July 2023
We have added 6 Achievements for Katyusha: one in the 1st Chapter and the other five in the 2nd. Our upcoming updates for the Katyusha demo will include Crafting, an Economy system, and an entirely new game-changing feature, which we haven’t announced yet, along with improvements to the environment. We are also actively seeking a talented pixel artist to join our team. Check out our latest trailer: Play the demo now. The Katyusha Soundtrack is available at a 20% discount until August 7th. Enjoy 17 orchestral renditions of WWII songs for just 4€. Get the soundtrack and support our game. The development of Katyusha will take a couple of years. To expedite the process and transition to full-time development, interested investors and/or publishers can contact us via info loresoft.gr. We are also glad to announce that Katyusha demo has surpassed 15.000 downloads! Thank you for your support.
- Katyusha soundtrack NOW on Steam! - 6 December 2022
Loresoft is proud to announce that Katyusha soundtrack is now available on Steam! The soundtrack consists of 17 music tracks, all of them being orchestral revisions of famous World War II era songs. This is a true masterpiece for World War II enthusiasts and for those that want to discover the music of the final version of the game. You can have a glimpse of the soundtrack in the launch trailer below: Katyusha is a 2D Platform/RPG, set in World War 2, where players control Katyusha, in her quest to find her beloved, a soldier who is fighting in the front. The game has advanced A.I., day/night cycle, emotional moments, the Katyusha Rocket launchers and famous Soviet soldiers as NPCs, like Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who is already included in the Steam alpha demo. If you like Katyusha game or even if you are a WWII enthusiast or pixel art lover, then this is your chance to support an indie dev…
- Katyusha soundtrack official release - 17 November 2022
Loresoft is proud to announce that Katyusha soundtrack is going to be released on December 5th. This is a great moment for our small development team, as we are aiming to self-fund Katyusha. Our soundtrack consists of 17 music tracks, all of them being orchestral revisions of famous World War II era tracks and several surprises. This is a true masterpiece for gamers from former Soviet Union countries as well as all WWII enthusiasts around the world! Here is the full list of music tracks: 1. Katyusha 2. The Red Army is the strongest 3. United Front Song 4. Farewell of Slavianka 5. Cossack’s song 6. You are my hope, you are my joy 7. March of the Defenders of Moscow 8. Those were the days 9. March of the Soviet tankmen 10. The Artillerymen’s Song 11. Invincible and Legendary 12. Smuglianka 13. My Army 14. A Cradle on the barricade 15. Boss fight 16. Kalinka 17. Miss Pavlichenko Watch our…
- Katyusha Demo Full gameplay video and our critical update - 9 March 2022
Dear comrades, Today we are glad to announce our new full gameplay video of Katyusha, which is a playthrough of the Steam demo (v.0264). The new gameplay video includes: – No death walkthrough by our game designer Manos Gryparis. How to reach level 9 and complete Chapters 1-2. – Interaction with Lyudmila Pavlichenko and completion of the first quest. Note: Each time that you will speak with NPCs like Lyudmila, a random tip or story will appear. Try to enter and quit the Barracks (check video at 14:30). You can do this multiple times. There are 15 different tips/stories. Keep in mind that stories have to do with real fact from NPCs’ lifes. – Completion of the updated dungeons which have high difficulty. Funding of the project – What’s next: Until now, we weren’t able to find an investor or publisher for Katyusha. Creating a campaign in Kickstarter or Indiegogo won’t help us reach our goa…
- Katyusha available in Russian and Greek languages - 10 May 2021
Katyusha available in Russian and Greek languages Localization update, first quest and new areas and dialogues. Dear comrades, Loresoft is glad to announce the new 0.264 demo update of Katyusha, which is officially our first localization patch! Both Russian and Greek languages are added to the game with more to come. If you want to join our localization team then you can send us an email to [email protected]. Download the demo on Steam. Here are our patch notes for v.0.264: Localization – Added Russian and Greek languages. Gameplay – Lyudmila now offers a quest to Katyusha. – Lyudmila has random quotes about her life when speaking to Katyusha. – When Katyusha dies, all enemies respawn. – Reduced saving letters to checkpoints cooldown from 20 to 15 seconds. – Added NPC menus placeholder. Combat – Knife is now doing more damage than punches and kicks. – When Katyusha is reading a letter th…
- Katyusha alpha Christmas patch v0.263 - 25 December 2020
Loresoft is proud to announce that Katyusha alpha demo is now really stable as we have fixed all the alpha demo bugs and improved the A.I. Gameplay changes: - When Katyusha dies, all enemies will now respawn. - Katyusha can no longer hide in a bush when enemies have spotted her. - Knives do more damage than punches or kicks. - Save timeout in checkpoints reduced from 20 to 15 seconds. Bug fixes: - Enemy soldiers no longer shoot Katyusha outside of the screen. - When Katyusha is reading a letter, the game is now paused. - When Katyusha dies and user hits the up direction to enter a bush, Katyusha no longer gets stuck in the bush. - When you are hitting the punch button at the moment when Katyusha dies, then upon respawn she no longer hits a punch. - When you fire at an enemy at the moment he is on the screen and visible and afterwards he moves outside the screen, the bullet now does dama…
- Katyusha alpha demo patch v0.26 is now on Steam - 16 December 2020
Loresoft is proud to announce that after the Katyusha alpha demo released on December 1st, we now have the first patch of our alpha demo on Steam. Katyusha demo version 0.26 includes bug fixes and A.I. improvements. Gameplay - Elite soldiers: Enemies with improved A.I. which fire 2-4 bullets randomly. - Pause button is now also available when in inventory. - When Katyusha leaves enemy sight (either up or down), the enemy keeps firing at her for a short period. - Enemies behind sandbags now also hit you with melee attack if you approach them - When you shoot with a rifle, the enemy soldiers on screen are instantly triggered - Katyusha can save in mailboxes only once every 20 seconds (in order to avoid wasting letters). - Scaled difficulty: Enemy soldiers' healthbar increases as Katyusha's level increases. - There is now an indicator for rockets. Art - Katyusha animation when she ducks wi…
- Katyusha stable alpha demo now available - 1 December 2020
Dear comrades, Loresoft if proud to announce that the stable alpha demo of Katyusha is now available on Steam. As we promised, starting from today, you can enjoy playing a demo with 2 Chapters. Check our patch notes The demo also includes a surprise as at the end of Chapter 2 we have a new enemy type. Several elements in Chapter 2 are placeholders as we are constantly working on the game's graphics. In the next period we will also polish the gameplay and add several new mechanics, like the crafting and Lyudmila's full dialogue and quests. Join our discussion Forum for beta feedback. See you on the battlefield!
- Katyusha stable alpha demo on December 1st - 30 November 2020
Dear comrades, Loresoft is proud to announce that the stable alpha demo is coming on Steam on December 1st. You will be able to download it by clicking the "Download demo" menu button on the right column of our Store page. It has been almost two years after we released our first early alpha demo and we are glad that after so much effort we are ready to present you the stable alpha version of Katyusha, including the Chapter 2. Keep in mind that this is the first version of the stable alpha version and that we will keep working on it for a large period of time, until we reach the status of "vertical slice". Once Katyusha is funded, we will be announce it in public and start working on the final version. In the meantime, starting from December 1st, you should know that we will update our Steam Demo with constant updates and hotfixes. We are also preparing our Forum here in Loresoft.gr so t…
- 2nd alpha gameplay trailer and Steam demo announcement - 18 November 2020
Loresoft is proud to announce that Katyusha has reached an alpha stage! On December 1st we will release our updated demo on Steam with the alpha version, including the first two chapters. The 2nd Chapter will be the Siege of Odessa. Watch our 2nd alpha gameplay trailer below: - First interactions with Lyudmila Pavlichenko as NPC (still this is work under progress as Lyudmila will fight alongside you). - Limited ammo: From now on, bullets are limited, so you will have to loot them from enemies and use them wisely. Sometimes you will have to use melee attacks as well, in case that you are out of bullets. - Day & Night cycle. - Katyusha Rocket Launcher: When you find the Rocket Launcher in level 2, you will have to make it work. - Resources: Katyusha Rocket Launcher needs gas and rockets in order to be operative in battle. When your resources are deplemented you will need to find new in ba…
- Katyusha first english interview in Indie Game Picks (+new screenshots) - 3 November 2020
Check out the scenario and the Katyusha Rocket Launcher reveal! Dear comrades, Loresoft is proud to announce the first english interview in Indie Game Picks! Following our announcement about the Chapter 2 which will conclude the Steam demo, we had a nice invitation from the Indie Game Picks website and decided to accept us. Read the full interview here Katyusha's Game Designer Manos Gryparis, talked about the scenario, our goals and revealed some exclusive screenshots, including the Rocket launcher from Level 2! Please keep in mind that the screenshots do not represend the final version of Chapter 2, as we have just entered our internal stable alpha version. At this point we need to: - Finalize graphics (background, interior part of the buildings and several Lyudmila Pavlichenko animations). - Add crafting and test it. - Do a full cycle testing. Just a note, for the records, Katyusha's…
- Lyudmila Pavlichenko in Katyusha - 27 October 2020
Dear comrades, We confirm that historical sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko will be featured in Chapter 2 of Katyusha (Battle of Odessa), which will be included in our free demo. Pavlichenko was among the first round of volunteers at the Odessa recruiting office, where she requested to join the infantry. The registrar pushed Pavlichenko to be a nurse but she refused. After seeing that she had completed multiple training courses, they finally let her in the army as a sniper. At the end of World War II Ludmila had 309 confirmed kills and is considered the greatest female sniper of all time. Stay tuned for future announcements…which will include more famous WW2 heroes!
- Katyusha stable alpha version and new features - 2 October 2020
Dear comrades, Loresoft is proud to announce that a stable alpha version for Katyusha (v.0238) is currently into development. We are glad that we are exiting our early alpha version, with unexpected delays in our development schedule. That is the reason why during 2019 we stopped co-operating with our main developer. Our new developer started working on the project since Q1 2020. He created the code from scratch, solved all the important bugs, adjusted the A.I. and during the last months we are working on both level 2 and new features. Our new developer is Marios Stinis, creator of Colourless, an addictive Platform on Steam. Summary of work being done Alpha v.0.237 patch notes (internal) Code – Rebuilt the whole game code with the new Unity engine – Optimization so that Katyusha can run even in PCs with low specs – Adjusted the levelling system so that Katyusha doesn’t become OP in ever…
- Merry Christmas with level expansion! - 25 December 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31199805%2F30d89528e66fbd74f273910a921296b8ed736cd5.jpg It's Christmas but in Loresoft we are still working in Katyusha, so now we are proud to announce the expansion of our demo level in Katyusha early alpha v 0.218. With our new update the demo level has been expanded. Here are the version 0.218 patch notes: - Bigger level: Double the size, double the experience. You can now loot more animals and enemy soldiers, while more loot will be added to the next patch. - Free roam areas: You are now able to loot as free roam inside each level. - Bridge: A new environmental element has been added: Bridges. - Misc: Various elements, such as caves and surprise traps have been added. The next patches will focus in loot, crafting and quests. Merry Christmas everyone and happy new year! Thank you for your support!
- Katyusha v0.217: Random loot. armor and crafting - December upgrades - 9 December 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31199805%2F2ce116f7848d5c04064c590224eb6d9915639da9.jpg Greetings, We have just updated Katyusha to v2.017 which includes the random loot system. Here are the patch notes: - Random loot: You can now kill enemy soldiers and wolves for random loot. You can collect those items by pressing the Action button (E). - Placeholders: You can collect 5 items in crates at the beginning of the level, using the action button. Those are just placeholders at the moment and will be removed in a future patch. - Materials that you get from loot are used as armor, weapons and crafting materials. For example snake skin is used to make skin boots. Currently beside cotton used as crafting material for first aid, there is no active crafting for the armor and weapon materials. We are thinking of adding them either for direct crafting through inven…
- Katyusha alpha features #1: Dynamic weather/camera, Advanced A.I./Stealth kill system - 19 November 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31199805%2F6455b9d8701285c40fb58c948fdc14269ad1e406.jpg Road to alpha has officially begun! Loresoft is proud to announce the new features of our current alpha version, which are now live on Steam! The new Katyusha demo provides: ✓ Dynamic weather ✓ Dynamic camera ✓ New environment for the first level ✓ Vastly improved A.I. in enemy soldiers. ✓ Advanced stealth kill system. ✓ Sound effects for all characters and environmental sounds. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31199805%2F1cd7bfc85d994d931f67084ac819aca5b6fed082.jpg Watch our new gameplay trailer with all the new features. Dynamic weather Our dynamic weather system which is still in progress, will allow you to have a different experience each time. There are specific weather conditions for each level (sun, rain, snow or combinations of…
- Katyusha early alpha demo patch 0.2 - 21 October 2018
Greetings everyone, We are excited to let you know that patch 0.2 is live. Here are the patch notes: Gameplay - Added the Favorites tab. You can add an item to favorites by highlighting each item then pressing the corresponded number in your keyboard. Graphics - Added Katyusha rifle animations (when idle). - Added hotbars to enemies. Sound - Several implementations of new sounds in both Katyusha and enemies. Fixes - Bears can be killed with the rifle - Fixed rock collider from box to polygon to match graphics - Fixed sprite - graphic for bear to match ground level - Fixed UI to scale correctly on different screen size (In-dev version) - We have added and testing blood/hit effects to enemies. - Eagle levelling system with skills. - We will add an Advanced Stealth System which relies on 75% and 95% hits as well. Harder enemies like bears and soldiers will need a higher percentage, thus yo…
- Katyusha Demo now available on Steam - 21 September 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F31199805%2Fe412ee55d03e7cc33464eb92ffca6c50264b9d2f.jpg Loresoft is proud to announce that the free demo of Katyusha is now available on Steam! Join our Steam profile and download the demo. Key features of our game: – Freedom in gameplay: Play either full action or going stealth by hiding from your enemies. Stealth attacks allow you to hit with critical damage once the stealth bar overpasses 50%. – A.I.: Enemies have an improved A.I. Wild animals, which will occur only during the first level of the game, need you to stand still and hit them, while enemy soldiers require that you either time your shots or hit and run when using melee. – Historical facts: Meet real-life people from World War II and learn historical facts that occured in the Soviet Union. They will train you and they will show you how to survive in battle. –…
- Katyusha UI and screenshots update - 19 January 2018
Happy new year everyone! This is our first update for 2018, as we have completed most of the user interface for Katyusha. As you can see in the updated screenshots in Katyusha profile, the UI will include a health bars for Katyusha and her eagle, as well as xp bars. Both Katyusha and her eagle will gain xp and level up. You will be able to spend attribute points upon Katyusha's level up, as well as unlock new skills (currently under construction). Her eagle will be also able to level up and gain new skills which are going to be revealed later on. The inventory is not final, as some stuff are still placeholders. The game will include a Favorites horizontal bar (currently not implemented in this version) where you will be able to quickly access your weapons and healing supplies. Katyusha will also be able to craft stuff. The first craftable resource in this prototype version is the healin…
- Katyusha UI and screenshots update - 19 January 2018
Happy new year everyone! This is our first update for 2018, as we have completed most of the user interface for Katyusha. As you can see in the updated screenshots in Katyusha profile, the UI will include a health bars for Katyusha and her eagle, as well as xp bars. Both Katyusha and her eagle will gain xp and level up. You will be able to spend attribute points upon Katyusha's level up, as well as unlock new skills (currently under construction). Her eagle will be also able to level up and gain new skills which are going to be revealed later on. The inventory is not final, as some stuff are still placeholders. The game will include a Favorites horizontal bar (currently not implemented in this version) where you will be able to quickly access your weapons and healing supplies. Katyusha will also be able to craft stuff. The first craftable resource in this prototype version is the healin…
