Our Secret Below — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Playable Archive - Free Surprise Micro-Horror | 2026-10-26 | Hello everyone!It’s been a long time since I’ve released something new and those following my work know that the project I had been working on the past few years, set to be my next major title, was canceled. After putting so much of myself into it and a wonderful reception at PAX earlier this year, I have to admit, I was feeling burnt out and I imagined the project would simply sit on a shelf forever. A forgotten relic of development that sat in darkness while I built up a plan for a new project.However, recently DreadXP reached out to me and floated the idea of maybe releasing what I had. It felt like a good way of laying the project to rest |
| Endings and Updates v1.4.7 | 2023-01-16 | Now that The Mortuary Assistant has been released. I wanted to circle back to my previous games and give them some love. My first stop is right here with Our Secret Below. After enough time working on MA, I decided I simply want players to be able to experience the full story of OSB by experiencing the multiple endings that made me so happy with the game. It certainly wasn't impossible but there are parts that were a bit too opaque. While I haven't simply handed over the keys, I have provided a lot of improvements to make endings 2 and 3 a bit easier to understand how to get. I have also included a few other improvements including overhauling |
| End Game Experience Improvements | 2021-03-28 | UPDATE NOTES: Endings 2 and 3 are now much more fluid to achieve. Minor quality of life adjustments for item discovery and play After the launch of Our Secret Below, I did some bug fixing and then went right into Kohate for Halloween. Since then, I’ve been working heavily on my next big project: The Mortuary Assistant. I work alone and my focus can only spread so far. However, I never want to just ignore my projects so I took some time to change some things I feel were lacking in the end-game experience of OSB. Basically, I felt that the experience to get ending 2 and 3 were a bit convoluted and kept players from experiencing the entire story |
| Try my latest sci-fi horror for only $4.99 | 2020-10-29 | After Our Secret Below, I wanted to take the time between launch and Halloween to push and get a fun little game out in time. KOHATE I decided The Subject was a great setting to be able to expand upon and built a new experience around the Kohat complex location from the game. Kohate is a, small, stand alone project with a single goal of having a fun time in a single sitting. https://media.giphy.com/media/d38AjwqfiqcCX4eIF7/giphy.gif Stealth horror Multiple endings secrets to discover Casual mode (no monster) Designed to be played in one sitting Kohate a fun and easy way to support my larger projects. I hope you have a chance to give it a try |
| Kohate launch & Mortuary Assistant production started | 2020-10-15 | After I launched Our Secret Below in July, I looked at the calendar and thought it might be cool to try and get a short game in out in time for Halloween. I wanted to jump right into The Mortuary Assistant but figured a few months on MA would not be as impactful as a full new title! So I started on Kohate. A spin-off of my first project The Subject, Kohate focuses much more on the survival aspect as apposed to the puzzle-heavy aspect of The Subject. It's short, fun, and filled with secrets, lore, and multiple endings. I also have an updated planned with a fourth ending for October 22. Kohate launches today for $4.99! I hope you can go pick it |
| Dev AMA and Ending 1 Walkthrough | 2020-10-09 | I will be streaming Our Secret Below this morning in just a few minutes to not only give a chance to say hi and talk about the game, but to also work out all the kinks of streaming here on Steam before the launch stream of Kohate on October 15th! Join me in getting the first ending of Our Secret Below and chat about development or anything else! If you don't see the stream live above, you can head to the page directly here: https://steamcommunity.com/broadcast/watch/76561198826062312 |
| Our Secret Below now only $9.89 | 2020-10-09 | Our Secret Below is only $9.89 for a limited time! Halloween is approaching and I'd be crazy to not throw Our Secret Below into the mix for spooky fun! I'm also launching my new short horror Kohate on October 15th and wanted to celebrate with a discount on my games throughout the month! I plan to do a bit of a walkthrough for Our Secret Below and a developer AMA very soon. I'll be posting it here when I plan to go live! Thank you for having a look and I hope you have tons of fun! Happy Halloween! -Brian |
| Hot Fix 1.2.1 | 2020-08-21 | I've done a quick update to fix a few issues for controller users: You now only type "help" in the computer terminal to fix an issue with virtual keyboard not having a "/" Adjusted sensitivity when viewing objects Adjusted sensitivity when using combination dials Changed some wording in the options menu to better fit controller or mouse usage |
| Full controller support now in OSB! | 2020-08-13 | I've done a number of small adjustments to the game in this update with one larger update being full controller support! I spent a long time re-working item interaction and computer terminal usage for controller support. The Normal mouse and keyboard experience stays the same but if you switch to a controller, the game will automatically use a virtual keyboard when needed and alter item interaction to suit controller usage. https://media.giphy.com/media/W5ffhxhpe8NCWZvFCh/giphy.gif Full List of Updates Full Controller Support with virtual keyboard Tips now display in the loading screen Adjusted some item placement in the game to improve game |
| Drop it like it's Hot FIX v1.0.6 | 2020-07-14 | Though I have loved trolling with the space bears and the intentional design of having limited item space. I have decided it's better to give the ability to drop items. The last thing I want is new players thinking the game is unintentionally broken if they accidentally fill their inventory. I feel this solution does not impact the game in a negative way so it's beneficial for all. Enjoy! Added ability to drop items. Clilck "drop" button in the pause screen |
| Hot Fix v1.0.5 (French and German) | 2020-07-13 | Fixed an issue where certain dialogue systems would freeze if playing German or French Fixed an issue where journals could be stuck closed Fixed a bug where the hint alert would not show up if you start the game with hints on |
| Hot Fix v1.0.4 | 2020-07-13 | Minor fix I noticed after fixing ultra wide. Fixed a bug where the resolution drop down menu would populate over and over every time the option menu was opened. |
| HOT FIX v1.0.3 | 2020-07-13 | After some discussion on the community hub about ultra wide not working, I have gone ahead and done a pass to have the UI support Ultra wide. UI will no longer be cutoff if using ultra wide resolutions |
| Hot Fix v1.0.2 | 2020-07-12 | Fixed some more small issue and some quality of life adjustments. |
| Hot Fix 7-11 | 2020-07-12 | Some smaller bug fixes found through play sessions and watching others play: Fixed a bug where you could use a door to get out of the world Fixed an issues where various ambient sounds/music were not playing |
| Hot Fix - OSB v1.0.1 | 2020-07-11 | Fixed more bugs found through play sessions! Bug fixing with various puzzles Better communication with countdown on the security system |
| Hot Fix 7-10 | 2020-07-10 | I have gone ahead and pushed a new update that fixes a few issues I and others have encountered playing. Please see below for full changes: Subtitles now automatically turn on when choosing French or German in options Fixed an issues where space bears would float in the air if you had a full inventory Fixed an issues where the door at the top of the stairs could not be closed Fixed an issue where the notes icon had an "N" on it implying that you could press the N key when, in fact, you click within the world to use notes. |
| Our Secret Below Launching July 10th! | 2020-07-06 | I'm so excited that launch day is approaching! It's been a very hard and long road full of 14 hour or longer work days, stressful kickstarters, and lots and lots of development! I can't be grateful enough to those who have supported the project both through Kickstarter and through the community. It's exciting to have a solid date for launch. The Builds are up and ready to go, I'm putting together reward packages, and everything is in a good place. July 10th 10:00am Central time After launch, I will be monitoring things for a while to make sure there are no horrible bugs and to see how the game is received. Then I'll be taking short break to s |
| OSB Dev Update | 2020-05-21 | OSB positioned to launch next month if all goes well with polish. Check out the video to see where things are at! Be sure to wishlist and get the game at launch with a 10% discount! |
| Our Secret Below Demo | 2020-04-20 | I'm very excited with how well received Our Secret Below was on Itch and even more floored by the success of the Kickstarter campaign! Steam is my primary target for full release of Our Secret Below and I have been going through the various processes required to finish setting up the various pages needed on steam along with getting the demo approved here! So now I am very happy to share that Steam has approved the page and the demo so it is available for download now! I hope you can download it, give it a try, and wishlist OSB! Thank you all for the continued support! -Brian PLAY OSB DEMO |
| Our Secret Below Kickstarter is live! | 2020-02-13 | LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! Our Secret Below is heading to Kickstarter today and I'm very excited for it! I'm hoping that I can raise $3,600 to help me pay for the things that will make OSB the best it can be. CHECK OUT THE KICKSTARTER Production and cost Production is going smoothly and I want to make sure the final phases of development art just as successful by being able to quickly pay my voice actors for lots of new recordings, pay for a musical score that fits well for the game, and purchase sound FX that are nice and polished to give the game a professional feel. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35240255/efbd |