SokoGhost: Unfinished Business — 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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| SokoGhost: Unfinished Business is Out Now on Steam! | 2026-03-26 | We’re excited to announce that SokoGhost: Unfinished Business has officially launched on Steam!Step into the afterlife as Greg, a factory worker turned ghost after a rather unfortunate workplace incident. Now caught between worlds, he must use his newfound spectral abilities to solve puzzles, navigate strange environments, and ultimately finish his unfinished business.With 100 handcrafted levels and a variety of unique mechanics built around pass-through interactions, each segment introduces new twists that will test your logic and creativity.What to expect:100 puzzle levels6 distinct map features that evolve as you progressA fresh take on th |
| Other great Next Fest games to try out! | 2026-02-23 | Other great Next Fest games to try out!As part of Next Fest, we’ve partnered with a group of other developers working on similar games. If you’re browsing demos this week, we highly recommend checking them out:Dadum: The Dice DemoBox or VoidThe Man Who WalkedNetooSpellsyLudaro Fairy CircleShattered ChessThey’re doing great work, so please give them a try and share them with anyone who might enjoy them.Hope you have an awesome Next Fest!//Dream Jam Games |
| Live on Next Fest! | 2026-02-23 | We’re live at Steam Next Fest with the SokoGhost: Unfinished Business demo.This is our first time joining Next Fest, and we’re excited to participate. Over the past month, the demo has gone through more than a dozen playtests and several iterations, and it’s now in a place we feel really good about.In the demo you can:• Play through 20 handcrafted puzzle levels • Collect up to 60 stars • Experiment with 3 additional mechanics that expand how you approach solutionsThink through the box and see how far you can get!Next Fest is the last big milestone before our 1.0 release. We currently have around 75 of the planned 100 levels completed, and new |
| 0.1.5 - Quality of Life Update! | 2026-02-08 | 0.1.5 - Quality of Life update We're moving ahead towards Next Fest at the end of the month. In a couple of days, the festival demos will be available for the press, and in preperation for that, we're doing everything we can to make the Steam page and demo as great as possible! Here's a non exhaustive list of all the changes in this update:Hold to moveHold to undoHold to redoNew game artPressure plates trigger quickly at start of levelAnimate level window lights in sync with star unlocksFaded out level text if not included in demoHide move counter by defaultAnimated undo button when haunt is usedImproved segment unlock sequenceImproved segmen |
| We're now on Kickstarter! | 2026-02-01 | We've just launched SokoGhost: Unfinished Business on Kickstarter! This is one of our key milestones that we've been working towards, and we're happy to share it with you. You can find the Kickstarter campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreamjamgames/sokoghost-unfinished-business-a-block-pushing-puzzle-gameSome rewards exclusive to the campaign are:Original soundtrackNamed in-game creditsDigital Design document booklet with behind-the-scenes materialAnd more!Our campaign goal is just €500, as we believe that is a fair amount relative to our expectations of how the game will perform commercially when released. Also, as we're wo |
| 0.1.4 - Lighting Update! | 2026-01-30 | We've been working on implementing lighting into the game over the last week and now it's finally time to update the demo with the newest additions!This update also includes:Fixed input button sprites not displaying correctlyMore SFX and audioFixed bugs with sounds not playing when intendedFixed dialogue bug when spamming submit buttonAdjusted sprite colors to better match with new lightingImproved main menu intro cinematic New UI introduction sequence when playing levels Post processing effectsPolished haunt mechanic with sounds and bug fixesNew background buildings in main menuAnimated total star counter in level select Animated arrows in l |
| SokoGhost: Unfinished Business Demo released! | 2026-01-23 | Hi all! 👋We're happy to announce that the demo for SokoGhost: Unfinished Business has now released! This is our first puzzle game so we're eager (and a bit nervous) to hear what you think.It's a block-pushing puzzle game where you must pass through obstacles! Work your way through the levels of the Box Corp skyscraper by thinking through the box!The full game will come out In a couple of months, by the end of March.🎮What's in the demo?22 different levelsIntroductory levels to 3 different mechanicsSome light story elementsRoughly 1 hour of play-time depending on your play-styleThere'll probably come updates to the demo during this time as we |
| SokoGhost: Unfinished Business - Roadmap 🗺️ | 2026-01-20 | Hi EveryoneWe're excited to share the roadmap for our new little block-pushing puzzle game SokoGhost: Unfinished Business!January🌐Itch.Io Web Demo (Soon)Within the next couple of days we will launch a web demo on Itch.io. This demo will contain around 20 levels with various mechanics and difficulty. We're starting with Itch, because this is the platform where we had our beginnings and the majority of our game collection. But not long after we will launch the demo on Steam.🎮Steam Demo (Within 7-10 days)Around a week after the launch of the demo on Itch.io, it will be available on Steam for download. The exact date is still pending the review |