- Plush Šemík Is Here - 23 February 2026
Friends and Supporters of Šemík, the plush Šemík has just arrived — in a limited edition, in his iconic sitting pose, ready to watch over your desk, shelf, or bedside table. This edition is available for a limited time only, until March 17 25. After that, it’s gone. No restocks. Order yours here: https://www.makeship.com/products/emk-plushie
- Šemík Plushie Petition - 25 November 2025
Friends and Supporters of Šemík, Spytihněv and Makeship announce that the petition stand for the mass production of Plush Šemík has been ceremonially launched. According to Directive No. 11/ŠEM/2025, it is mandatory to assist in fulfilling the quota of 200 signatures. Those who do not sign may come to regret it, for there is a risk that no Šemík plush will be produced (and such a risk can be borne by only a few with a truly clear conscience). Please fulfill your civic–plush duty here: https://www.makeship.com/petitions/emk-plushie Current status: the petition was successful! Orders should start in 1–4 months. I’ll let you know. *Images are for illustrative purposes only. The final design will be created only if the petition succeeds.
- BIG BOX EDITION (sold out) - 19 November 2025
Newbigbox-releases is once again accepting orders for the remaining original limited HROT big boxes. This time properly inspected and approved by the Commission for Control and Fulfillment. So if you were waiting for official confirmation that this isn’t some hallway homebrew operation: here it is. Order here: https://newbigbox-releases.com/shop/ (sold out) PS: The petition for mass production of plush Šemík launches next Tuesday (attendance mandatory).
- Brno Transit | Teaser Trailer - 28 June 2025
Brno Transit is a narrative-driven psychological horror game about a trainee metro driver trapped in the dampest subway east of anything that matters. Comming soon! (Aiming for a Halloween release — or sometime before the end of the year!) Feel free to wishlist! ⬇️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3476880/Brno_Transit/
- Whipped Monday - 20 April 2025
Every Easter Monday (one day after Easter), the sickle is replaced by a pomlázka - a braided willow whip used in a tradition where men whip women to ensure their health and beauty, in exchange for a painted egg or a shot of booze. It’s weirdly charming... and slightly terrifying. No update needed for this - I secretly slipped this feature in during the Christmas carp update back in December. Next month, I’d love to share the first sneak peeks of a new terrifying game I’ve been working on in my spare time - aiming for a Halloween release. https://store.steampowered.com/app/824600/HROT/
- Christmas carp - 19 December 2024
The recent barking fix reminded me how fun updating HROT is, so I got on a roll. Ver. 1.3: fixed doubled sound when picking up a pistol player's voice de-noised (never record voices into the game while the dishwasher is running in the room) Pterodactyl drops amphorae instead of gifts fixed oversized gib in Supreme Commander-in-chief's stomach some new maps in Bombermod GoBack button in the Menu (upper left corner) another river in my country has been poisoned -> the body proportions of the Bečva fish have changed Infested Rider has a 50% chance to drop a Bubblebum. Bubblebum adds 5 hp 1 second after picking it up (it will make a bubble first). Just like that. I haven’t mentioned for a long time (new players might not know), that the console command silvestr will launch fireworks (do not indoors). This feature is especially useful at the end of the year. And finally, a fun fact - Before…
- Boomer shooter dev discovers his dogs have been barking on an "unbearable" loop for years - 16 December 2024
Sometimes dogs are hard to shut up. Over a year and half after releasing Hrot from early access, the developer of the Quake -inspired shooter has fixed the dogs after discovering that a few of the canines have been, for some players, barking in a hideous and endless loop. Read more
- 1.2 Barking fix - 14 December 2024
A lot of people have complained about some barking, there are some negative reviews about it, but I've always thought that it's just some people who don't like the dog barking while gunfire. Today I found out that on some PC configurations there was a looping unbearable barking. It's a shame that such a bug survived there for almost 2 years, levels with the ratters must have been awful, even downright unplayable, brrr.
- Bombermod - 3 July 2023
Yesterday I tried to do just an experimental HROT modification, which is played like bomberman for up to 6 players local PvP. It is available in the section Dank stuff -> Mods. Controls: Player 1 - Keyboard (WSAD + F) Player 2 - Keyboard (Arrows + RCtrl) Players 3-7 - Controller No other changes have been made, so the version number is still 1.1
- Patch 1.1 - 17 June 2023
Patch 1.1 fixes several minor issues reported during the first month after release. fixed: e2m1 glitch fixed: burning puppies fixed: Orloj repairing through the wall fixed: boss extra hp bug fixed: horse skull in the way (e1m8) Smaskou/Skapuci corpses no longer hold weapons fixed: pause menu during the intermission added missing subtitles
- Hrot review - 22 May 2023
The star of the show in Sovietcore boomer shooter Hrot is solo developer Spytihněv's levels, all of which are inspired by or directly correspond to real-life locations in and around Prague. The tenement blocks, metro stations, churches, and castles of this twisted version of the city all feel like cheeky de-makes of real world locations, a MyHouse.wad blown up to massive proportions... Read more.
- HROT review: serviceable Soviet shooter saved by scintillating level design - 19 May 2023
"Does that pommel horse have a grenade launcher?" is one of many bizarre questions I found myself asking while playing HROT . This Slavic shooter revels in the strange, straddling the line between hyper-bleak Soviet satire and goofy memetic joke factory. This isn't the best thing about HROT, we'll get to that in a couple of paragraphs. But the balancing of these two personality strands is what defines HROT's quality. At the outset, they exist in perfect symbiosis, but the relationship becomes less stable as the game goes on. The year is 1986, and something is seriously wrong in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. What that might be isn't explicitly stated, but given the year, the ambient chatter of Geiger counters, and the soldiers vomiting through their gasmasks as they prowl the abandoned streets, a nuclear disaster at an infamous Ukrainian power plant isn't a vast stretch of the ima…
- HROT IS OUT NOW - 16 May 2023
Dear attendees, We have convened here to commemorate our latest, albeit modest, collective triumph. Allow me to commence by expressing my profound gratitude to all of you who have, through your active participation and unwavering commitment, contributed to the advancement of this remarkable endeavor. Your unwavering support, unwavering trust, and invaluable feedback have not gone unnoticed. Furthermore, I wish to extend my tremendous appreciation to the indefatigable Discord community. Without your tireless dedication and ceaseless efforts, our mutual objectives would have remained beyond our grasp. I extend my heartfelt gratitude for the arduous toil you undertake day in and day out. I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the creators of online content, whose videos and streams on social media platforms serve as a beacon of inspiration for our younger generations. Your tireless end…
- Our favorite gruesome Sovietcore boomer shooter is leaving early access next week - 12 May 2023
Hrot has consistently been boomer shooter excellence, setting itself apart from the pack with its unique 1980s Czechoslovakia setting, phenomenal gunfeel, and diabolically clever levels. Now solo developer Spytihněv is gearing up to release its third and final act, The Gastroscopy, on May 16... Read more.
- YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED BY SPYTIHNĚV TO A - 9 May 2023
CELEBRATORY HROT RELEASE WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023, AT THE FACTORY CLUB Program: The Song of Labor Opening and welcoming the attendees Cultural performance Presentation of the National Committee Director's speech Conclusion https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExOWU5ZDMxMTg0ZmY2NDY2OTliZjc5ZDY5NWI0ODUxMTkzYmIzNTNhNiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZzX2dpZklkJmN0PWc/ENCNFxPpRF2XDe3fAe/giphy.gif HROT Full Version 1.0 3 Episodes, 26 levels + 4 endless arenas Recipes instead of a story Over 50 monster types (only Daikatana has more?) Unique stuff in each level Trains, horses, Prague Ratters ..... https://store.steampowered.com/app/824600/HROT/
- 0.9.0 - 6 April 2023
fixed a few texture glitches removed shotgun pumping fixed clean briefs bug achievement "Bestiary" increased to 40 +9 achievements
- 0.8.0 - 26 March 2023
Added E3M1 "War with the Newts", inspired by Karel Čapek's novel with Wolf3D references and with a functional spinning top, which sounds great as always. In addition new experimental features: - You can deflect grenades with footkick - A bottle of wine can be thrown as a Molotov instead of a grenade - Zoom key, you can see how ugly it looks up close. But be careful if you already have Mouse3 button mapped to another function. What next? Full game will be released on 21May (in case of speedrun dev) or 22Jun (more likely). This will be further specified. I wish you a nice Sunday! -Pes
- 0.7.4 - 7 March 2023
hotfix for the game crash while SMG unmount
- 0.7.3 - 6 March 2023
Quick Changelog 0.7.1 - 0.7.3 e3m2 fixes: back of lockers disappears floating elevator button buffet translation hospital entrance void e3m2 improvements: radiography facility sink added shoe covers new dodge music ammo balancing e3m4: fixed sickle drop misc: removed blue pixels on the stairs
- 0.7.0 - 4 March 2023
e3m2 Hospital
