The Forest Quartet — patch notes and updates
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| OUR NEW GAME: Chosen by Odin - Revealed at Gamescom 2026 | 2026-08-27 | After years of development, we're finally able to talk about our next big project: Chosen by Odin.Chosen by Odin is a 1-3 player co-op action game where you fight across the Nine Realms to prevent Ragnarök using godly Viking powers. And we really look forward to having you try it out! :)If you'd check it out and wishlist it on Steam, that'd mean a lot to us:Join the closed playtestsWe want to build the best possible Norse mythology co-op action game. But we need your help! Your ideas, feedback, and bug reports mean everything, and that's why we'll be organizing multiple rounds of playtests throughout the year.To join the earliest playtest, si |
| IGF Winner! The Forest Quartet takes home Excellence in Audio | 2023-04-17 | A couple weeks back we were in San Francisco for GDC as The Forest Quartet was nominated for Excellence in Audio. Who would have thought this game about life, death, and jazz would make it all the way to the award ceremony - and a winner no less! Mads giving the acceptance speech for his award. You can check out the acceptance speech from the official IGF livestream Soundtrack is coming later this week! Wishlist it here to be notified when it goes live :) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285460/The_Forest_Quartet_Soundtrack/ |
| Achievements and OST - Next steps for The Forest Quartet | 2022-12-13 | It's been quite a crazy launch period! Reading the reviews and messages is heartwarming, seeing people enjoying The Forest Quartet and relating to its story fills us with hope and motivation. So, thank you, for purchasing the game. The Forest Quartet's launch sale is coming to a close, ending December 15th, in the meantime we are working on two things: achievements and an OST. The OST is made of 7 tracks, featured throughout the game. The original jazz score is composed by Mads' father (Kaspar Vadsholt), Nina is voiced by his sister (Nina Vadsholt, artist name: NV-4), the soundtrack is performed by select musicians from The Danish Radio Big B |
| The Forest Quartet is available now! | 2022-12-08 | The Forest Quartet is now available for you, the players... to play! Mads Vadsholt, the creator of the game, has spent the past 6 years working on this sentimental story of life, death, and jazz. The Forest Quartet is composed of 3 acts, each representing the bands emotional response to the passing of Nina, the lead singer. Kirk the pianist has been overrun by a crippling fungus, JB the bassist has plunged into darkness, and Sebastian has been engulfed in flames. The original soundtrack, composed by Mads' father, is played by several members of the Danish Radio Big Band - a Copenhagen based jazz ensemble. Nina, Mads' sister voices Nina, the p |
| The Forest Quartet is releasing December 8th! | 2022-12-01 | The Forest Quartet is a story of life, death, and jazz. In this minimalistic puzzle adventure you incarnate the spirit of a recently passed lead singer. Travel into the minds of the three remaining quartet members to reignite their musical spark as they deal with grief. In three unique acts, unveil the different emotional responses to Nina's death - depression, anxiety, and anger. With the help of a visually strong foundation, there are no written descriptions in-game. Here's what you can expect from The Forest Quartet: Spirit Power: Sing to interact with objects, create light with your fingertips. Glide, float, and transform into butterflies |
| Exclusive gameplay of The Forest Quartet broadcasting soon! | 2022-10-03 | Join Hans & Mads for some exclusive gameplay! Tuesday, October 4th, at 1pm CEST the stream will take place right here on Steam. So don't forget to set up a reminder if you'd like to come hang out! |
| Live Stream - The Big Adventure Event is coming back to Steam! | 2022-01-18 | Hello everyone, The Big Adventure Event is coming back very soon, January 20th to be exact. So make sure you've set a reminder in this event. The BAE is a 4 day Steam event with over 100 games, exclusive developer interviews, Q&A's, and community events. There are a TON of community events planned this year. Here's what we know so far: Join their Discord in order to participate in a Mystery Adventure Game, Giveaways, and much more! You can find out all the information in their Discord below :) Join Hitcents on Discord ALSO, as the title states, we'll be doing a little exclusive live stream this Friday January 21st! From 2pm - 3pm CET. We'll b |
| Exclusive Gameplay and Developer Chat and Chill | 2021-08-26 | Hello! Wow do we have some exciting news The director and creator of The Forest Quartet, Mads, and Bedtime Communications Manger, Hans, will be streaming LIVE never-before-seen gameplay of the game FRIDAY 27th of August at 3PM CEST If you've played the demo (which is available only for a limited time) you know it takes place in the mind of Kirk the pianist. His psyche is taken over by a drepressing and overwhelming fungus. Well, Friday we'll be showing off a brand new chapter of The Forest Quartet!! We'll be diving into the second act - into JB's mind. No spoilers - take a look at this for a taste of what's in store! We'll be playing the game |
| The Demo is back for only a limited time! | 2021-07-24 | Hey everyone! Mads here, developer of The Forest Quartet. The people over at Dreamhack are organizing one hell of a festival, where you can play a ton of games. So do check that out. For this demo, there have been a couple updates! So even if you've played it before, you might want to check out the little things I've been working on. It will only be available for the duration of Dreamhack (July 24 - 31) so don't wait until the last minute! Some updates: Optimized the game to run on lower end graphics cards New song in the graveyard (vocals by my sister!) Small effects when interacting with objects More ambient jazz in the level New generator |