Friendly Facade — 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 |
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| Chapter 9 Release! | 2026-05-01 | Chapter 9 has now been released! Maggie and a small group of her friends descend into the depths of the Isolated Society Study in pursuit of the second flash drive they need to fulfill Seed's plan. Along with this opportunity comes new dangers that they'll have to overcome, while putting their relationships with each other to the test.Through our play testing, we estimate the length of day 9 to be about 3-4 hours. Please feel free to report any bugs you find in the game, so that we can address those issues quickly. As always, to access the new content, either load a save from the end of day 8 or use the chapter select menu and click on day 9. |
| Chapter 9 Releases May 1st! | 2026-04-18 | Chapter 9 will be officially released on May 1st! Check out the promotional image below! |
| Chapter 8 + Chapter 2 VO Release | 2025-06-11 | Chapter 8 and voice acting for chapter 2 have now been released! Much like chapter 6, chapter 8 is very much focused on the fallout of what happened in the previous chapter and what that means for the characters going forward. Tensions are heightened to their absolute limit and relationships are put to the test through the continued dangers of the Isolated Society Study. Can Maggie and the others pick up the pieces after the losses that happened the previous day, or will the group as a whole fall into even more disarray, all while playing directly into the Golding Foundation's hands?Through our play testing, we estimate the length of day 8 to |
| Chapter 7 Release and Chapter 1 Voice Acting | 2024-11-29 | Chapter 7 and voice acting for chapter 1 have been simultaneously released! In case you missed the last post, Chapter 7 is the most climatic chapter so far with the biggest and most impactful twists yet that will recontextualize much of what has been seen previously in Friendly Facade. The chapter explores the consequences that befall the participants of the Isolated Society Study after the tragic murder of one of them at the hands of another. Having only just barely beginning to recover from the previous death, Maggie is again thrust into a position where she has to struggle through a seemingly hopeless situation. Through our play testing, w |
| Chapter 7 Incoming! | 2024-11-12 | We've been working hard and are happy to announce that the seventh chapter of Friendly Facade will be releasing later this month, on November 29th! Chapter 7 is the most climatic chapter so far with the biggest and most impactful twists yet that will recontextualize much of what has been seen previously in Friendly Facade. The chapter explores the consequences that befall the participants of the Isolated Society Study after the tragic murder of one of them at the hands of another. Having only just barely beginning to recover from the previous death, Maggie is again thrust into a situation where she has to struggle through a seemingly hopeless |
| Chapter 6 Release! | 2024-07-05 | We are super excited to announce that the sixth chapter of Friendly Facade has been released! Be sure to watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKjt5jV9Hf8 Chapter 6 revolves heavily around how the characters react and grapple with the rapidly developing situation that day 5 has put in motion with a focus on their psychological states. There are many new revelations and developments that happen in this chapter, so we are excited for you all to have a chance to play it. Through our play testing, we estimate the length of day 6 to be about 3-4 hours. I wish I could go into more detail, but I do not want to risk spoiling anythin |
| Chapter 4 & 5 Release! | 2024-02-09 | Hello Friendly Facade community. It's finally time for chapters 4 and 5 of Friendly Facade to be released! Unlike our previous content updates, this release features two days, both day 4 and day 5, instead of just one! Be sure to watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsYyo_Wa8Cw This is the largest and most transformative content update yet, so we are very excited to see everyone's reactions to it. Through our play testing, we estimate the length of days 4 and 5 to be about 5-6 hours. The minigame for day 4 is split into four smaller activities, each with a different gimmick that needs to be played around. Days 4 and 5 play |
| November 15th 2023 Patch | 2023-11-15 | Fixed a few issues with group activity 2, most notably being a game breaking error that occurred when attempting to load an animation in one of the routes. |
| October 9th 2023 Patch | 2023-10-09 | -Small bug fixes -Slightly tweaked dialogue -Fixed an issue with some of Mason's sprites |
| Chapter 3 has been released! | 2023-09-29 | Chapter 3 is here! Chapter 3 offers a few more hours of content packed with rich character moments and the intriguing continuation of the Friendly Facade Story. This is the most character-driven chapter yet and offers a minigame that has a unique change of pace compared to the previous 2. Check the previous post for more details: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2256920/view/3665422306549625285 In addition to the details I mentioned previously, I'd also like to note that the artwork for all of the sprites have been touched up and improved with better shading and texture. An example of this can be seen below. Additionally, this is a rem |
| Chapter 3 Trailer, Details, and Release Date | 2023-09-08 | Hello once again Friendly Facade community. We are very excited to announce that chapter 3 of Friendly Facade will be releasing on September 29th! You can check out the trailer for chapter 3 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj3vjgLIkvA This chapter will include another large expansion to the story on the same level as chapters 1 and 2. Through our play testing, we estimate the length of chapter 3 to be about 2-3 hours. There will also be another new minigame that is split into two phases. The first phase will require thoughtful decision making that will influence the second phase. The second phase will be the most hands-on minigame in th |
| Chapter 2 Release! | 2023-06-23 | Chapter 2 is here! Chapter 2 almost doubles the game in length and offers more content and a more complex and involved minigame than what was in chapter 1. There are also new character moments and mysteries to discover! Check the previous post for more details: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2256920/view/3665413967456094961 If you have already played chapter 1, use the chapter select menu to skip straight to day 2. (Save files from the previous build of the game won't work on this update due to the reworked save system.) Chapter 1 has also been released in it's entirety as the demo for Friendly Facade. Thank you for playing! I hope y |
| Chapter 2 Trailer, Details, and Release Date | 2023-06-10 | Hello Friendly Facade community. We are very excited to release chapter 2 of the game, coming June 23rd. Check out the trailer for chapter 2 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIIpjAOb3rw&ab_channel=FriendlyFacade This chapter will include a large expansion to the story, almost doubling it in size. Through our play testing, we estimate the length of chapter 2 to be about 2-4 hours. It also includes a brand new mini-game which is far more in-depth than anything seen in chapter 1. I hope you'll find the character developments and reveals in chapter 2 as intriguing as we do, as the mystery of the Isolated Society Study becomes even more compl |
| Chapter 2 is coming... | 2023-06-07 | Chapter 2 of Friendly Facade will be made available later this month, June 2023. https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/43372376/ee654f21e6051a548186ef206c42217775b1ecd6.jpg |