Blackthorne's Manor — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas Update Branch | 2026-05-15 | For those who missed it, we worked on a christmas update. However, this was a temporary event for the game which we have since removed. We decided to bring it back for those who missed it and was interested as a beta branch which can be accessed in the properties tab. The version is slightly out of date so only check it out if you are interested, I don't believe achievements will work for that playthrough.Thanks for those who are still playing, feel free to provide some insight to more things you guys are interested in and we can try to add them! |
| Game Achievements Are Here | 2026-01-16 | Time to get achievements!Both by request as well as an interest prior to release we have decided to put some time into implementing achievements. Due to not being required to complete the game and not much documentation we put them on the back foot. However, we are happy to announce we have achievements now! There are 5 achievements and all are gathered by playing through the game, for example entering the manor and finishing the game, the remaining ones are hidden and will be achieved through natural progression. We hope those of you who like to achievement hunt will be interested in checking out our game or going for another run through. Th |
| Blackthorne's Manor Patch #3 | 2026-01-12 | We received a report that an extra ethereal potion was in the game, this was part of a system we were originally testing during our vertical slice but must have forgotten to remove. Due to confusion and well it inherently shouldn't have been there in the release build we have removed it. We apologize for any confusion if anyone ran into it (was accessible in the dining room). I will take this time to announce that we are looking into achievements. This may have been known as there was a period while I was testing this feature that you could see them. Unfortunately there were some issues within testing and implementation that is delaying them |
| Blackthorne's Manor Patch #2 | 2026-01-07 | Once again, thank you everyone for playing our game. Due to provided feedback and internal testing we have come with another patch. For now the patches will be slowing down mostly as a. we haven't received really many more issues that we have been able to locate (a couple brought up but non reproducible with details provided) and b. coming into this new year we have been busy with our personal lives and jobs. If you would like to see more patches and updates, make sure to provide information on areas we could improve and things that need fixing and we can see what we can do. VisualRemoved floating aspect of objects in bathtub (Won't include s |
| Christmas Update | 2025-12-22 | Christmas UpdateIn the holiday spirit, we have brought a limited time Christmas themed update. This does not contain any major changes to the gameplay nor anything that should overly change the feel of the game. If you have played already, feel free to jump in and check out the new aspects. For those of you not interested in the themed update, don't worry. This update will only be here for a limited time and then will be reverted back to the original experience. Christmas ChangesChristmas tree out by the opening of the manorBaubles littered around the sceneLight snow falling outside Additional ImprovementSlightly changed the text pop up when |
| Temp patch to stop players falling through upstairs floor | 2025-12-20 | We received some reports that players were falling through a specific section of upstairs when their ethereal potion was running out. We made some minor adjustments to hopefully reduce the chance of this happening. However, we are doing further testing and touchups to hopefully fully fix this issue. On top of this, we are making further improvements and touchups to the game which will hopefully be coming in the near future. Thank you for your interest and get exploring! |
| Blackthorne's Manor Patch #1 | 2025-12-14 | Thank you everyone for the wonderful feedback you have provided via reviews and discussions, we greatly appreciate it. With the provided feedback and additional testing we have onboarded some new improvements to the game which should provide an improved experience. Most updates are small but should still improve the game is the minor areas. VisualImproved embers in the fireplace (they were too dull and not visible so they have been brightened with nicer colours)Improved rendering of ethereal vial (unity renders glass weirdly and can be hard to work with, not much different for in game but when inspecting should be significantly better)Touched |
| Blackthorne's Manor Has Released! | 2025-12-09 | Blackthorne's Manor has officially launched. Go check out our discord at https://discord.gg/6q5x39DK9N to be in to win a giveaway we are hosting! |
| Blackthorne's Manor Release Date | 2025-12-02 | The team at Error404 is happy to announce that we will be releasing our game in a weeks time. You will be able to play the game for free! Make sure to wishlist the game to get notifications for the launch, hope you are all as excited as we are. |