Black Bear Studio

Strange Island demo is available on steam for free since now.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3822240/Strange_island/

Hello, Islanders! We’ve uploaded a new version of the build.

We’ve added and improved a lot of things. Here are the main changes:

• Added a trigger system inside the house. As the player moves around the house or explores the area outside, most objects inside the house are no longer rendered when they are not needed, reducing GPU load
• Improved the user interface. The Exit Game button now works properly
• Added a progress bar and new loading-screen screenshots, so you no longer have to stare at a grey screen while the world is loading
• Added a temporary workaround for the unfinished indoor lighting system. Walls and objects should no longer become dark when the lights are switched on The terrain now lives in a separate scene -Fixed the emission on lamps, which previously caused them to remain dark even after being switched on
• Further optimized the main house. When the player is outside and far enough away, the entire interior of the house is now unloaded to reduce the load on the system
• Fixed a coastal wave bug that caused the water to flow up into the sky
• Broke the fog again, and then fixed it again
• Added new objects to the terrain
• Added sounds of the sea and seagulls when approaching the water
• And many other smaller changes that would be too long and boring to list here

The ocean is still pretty crazy for now. The waves can look rough and broken, and sometimes they may move in the wrong direction, flowing away from the beach and back into the sea. The trees also shimmer like christmas lights against the sky. There are still no quests, except for one. Forest ambience and footsteps on hard surfaces have not been implemented yet. We’ll continue fixing and improving everything in future builds.

Download the latest build of the game for free:

https://www.indiedb.com/games/strange-island/downloads https://blackbearstudio.itch.io/strange-island

www.indiedb.com/games/strange-island/downloads/strange-island https://blackbearstudio.itch.io/strange-island

Strange Island Alpha 0.1.2 is the first public demo build of the game.

This is a very early and unfinished version created mainly to let players explore the world, test performance, and share feedback. There are currently no quests, and many mechanics and systems are either incomplete, unavailable, or may not work correctly.

What is available in this build A 3 km² open-world island to explore Approximately 9 km² of total world area, including the surrounding sea A detailed house that can be explored inside and outside Several interactive objects inside the house, including: A telephone A television A computer Doors Cabinets Curtains Light switches Basic first-person exploration Early versions of the game’s lighting, interface, environment, and interaction systems Important information This build is still very rough and should not be treated as a finished demo. There are no quests or complete gameplay progression yet. Saving and loading are not currently available, and some objects, controls, visual effects, or other features may behave incorrectly.

Loading the world may take some time. The loading progress bar can remain at 100% for a while, so please wait and do not force-close the game immediately.

We would greatly appreciate any feedback about:

Whether the game launches successfully Performance, stuttering, or crashes Visual or gameplay bugs Your operating system, processor, graphics card, and amount of RAM Thank you for helping us test Strange Island!