Pictective 2: Around The World — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| (Late) October Update! | 2026-11-02 | Hi everyone,Sorry for the late October update ^^. How are you all doing? I hope you’re all healthy and happy. October was a pretty tough month for both of us. We couldn’t work much on the games because of health issues that kept going back and forth between me and Estu. Thankfully, we’re both feeling better now and slowly getting back into development.Even so, we still managed to push an update for the Cats Around Us: Yarn Ball demo so we could join Steam Next Fest. Based on feedback from one of the players who tried the demo, we added colored artwork.. you can find it in the Jigsaw Puzzle mode :D Thank you so much for the suggestion, mysteri |
| September Update! | 2026-09-30 | Hi everyone! How are you all doing? we hope everyone is happy and well. And for those who might be going through a difficult time, we hope everything ends well soon. We’re back with another monthly update from Noobzilla :D Exactly one month ago, we released Cats and Seek: Zoo, and it has already received 20 reviews! Thank you so much for all the support and appreciation :D Haven't left a review yet? Please help us by writing one ^^Reviews really help more players discover the game! Next update is about Cats Around Us: Yarn Ball.We’ve just finished making the demo to join Steam Next Fest.In this demo, I also tried adding a new mode called Bino |
| Updated the file compression | 2026-09-22 | Improved the file compression so the visuals no longer look too broken/compressed. Thanks to donsonpouffor the help! |
| Cats and Seek: Zoo Available Now! and more good news ^^ | 2026-08-28 | Hi everyone! We’re back with another super happy moment!We have 3 good news for you :DFirst news :Woohoo! Cats and Seek: Zoo is finally out!Thank you so much to everyone who wishlisted it :D Zoo launched with over 7,000 wishlists! You guys are amazing! Please try the game, if you have any feedback or find a bug, feel free to share it in the discussion here.And if you’ve already played it, don’t forget to leave a review :D It really helps more people discover the game!We also want to say a big thank you to everyone who helped and collaborated to make this game possible:Mijil Pamungkas, our beloved composer ^^ Thank you for the new song!Sombedo |
| July Update | 2026-07-31 | Hi everyone!First of all, we want to apologize because Cats and Seek: Zoo didn't make it out on its previously scheduled release date.As we mentioned last month, UB ran into an issue with the final build submitted for Steam review that unfortunately couldn't be fixed in time for the scheduled release. We're really sorry for the delay.The good news is the build has now been fixed and is currently being resubmitted to Steam for review! The new release date is scheduled for late August 2026. Hopefully everything goes smoothly this time and we'll all get to play it soon :DStill on the topic of Cats and Seek: Zoo, we want to give a huge thank you |
| June Updates! | 2026-07-04 | Hi everyone, July is here and that means it's time for another update from us :DWhile working on level 4 for Cats and Seek: Zoo, we also pushed an update to the Zoo demo. Thanks to your reports and help, the photo size bug that we could never manage to reproduce on our end has finally been fixed! For those of you who experienced the same bug, go ahead and update your demo.This demo update also brings back the box and key feature that was in Cats and Seek: Kyoto, hope you guys enjoy it ^^And as requested by some of you, we're bringing back the community translation project for Cats and Seek: Zoo! If you're interested in joining, head over to t |
| May Updates :D | 2026-06-03 | Hi everyone! :D How are you all doing? We hope you're all well and happy as always.After taking a short break at the end of April, we're back with some updates about our games. Yay!First, about Cats and Seek: Zoo.. last week, Estu finally finished drawing all the zoo areas! Now it's my turn to implement all the illustrations into the code :D I'm aiming to finish everything by the end of this month so we can join Steam Next Fest with peace of mind ^^Here are some sneak peeks of the last zoo areas:Someone asked in the discussion forum whether there will be an open volunteer call for translating Cats and Seek: Zoo. Yes, there will be! We'll open |
| Implemented some feedback | 2026-04-14 | Implemented some changes based on ACBL80's feedback: • Added an icon showing which mode is currently being played • Changed the name from 'Speedrun Mode' to 'Panic Mode' to avoid misunderstanding Thank you so much for the suggestions, ACBL80! :D |
| translation update | 2026-04-10 | Update translation for Sweden and Czech thanks to Anki & siSINka for the help :D |
| Pictective 2 available now! | 2026-04-09 | Yay! Pictective 2 is finally out! :D Let’s travel around the world, explore beautiful photos, and find Oyen’s hiding spots again!Big thanks to everyone who wishlisted it! Lets go play it now!! Oh, and don’t forget to leave a review if you can ^^ it helps the game’s visibility :D If you find any bugs or have suggestions, feel free to post them in the discussion forum. Thank you all! Happy playing! ^^Love,UB & Estu -------- Dont forget to wishlist our upcoming hidden object games :D |
| March Update! | 2026-03-31 | Hello everyone! How are you all doing? Time flies so fast.. another month has already passed. I hope you’ve all been well and happy. In March, we continued working on Cats and Seek: Zoo and Pictective 2.How’s Cats and Seek: Zoo doing?Estu is continuing to draw the animals for the next enclosures. Here are some sneak peeks of the animals in Level 4 that she drew this March.Estu still has one more level to draw. Please wish her luck so she can finish it smoothly XD Dont forget to wishlist Cats and Seek: Zoo ^^ Any progress on Pictective 2?Yup! Pictective 2 is now in its final development stage. We’ve collected 108 photos from 12 countries that |
| Thank you so much for 2025 ❤️ | 2025-12-31 | Wow, it's already the last day of 2025... time really flew by so fast, didn't it? One whole year just passed in a blink! Come on, let's take a little trip down memory lane! JanuaryAt the start of January, we officially announced the next title in the Cats Around Us series: Black Cat! This month also marked the first time we shared an early prototype of what would later become Pictective.We wrapped up the month with an exciting surprise collab release with Toge Production to celebrate their birthday: Cats and Seek: Togeland!FebruaryCats and Seek: Osaka, which launched on consoles late last year, got the exciting chance to be featured in the Cr |
| Pictective Out Now! | 2025-12-10 | Hi everyone! It’s finally here Pictective is officially out today!! A huge thank you to every single one of you who’s supported this project.We can’t believe it’s already the end of the year.. from the moment you guys started testing the super early prototype at the beginning of 2025 until launch day today. Your feedback during the prototype phase and all the mockup reviews after trying the demo meant the world to us. We really hope the updates we added make you happy ^^ (and sorry we couldn’t fit in every single suggestion!).This time around we got tons of help from awesome friends:Character designs by UFO RabbitLevel designs by Candra Ardia |