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Our Second Community StreamFeb 9, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello Introverts {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/747510f2702050230aec75b930041f375f658bf5.png We've got some exciting news to make your day even better! Tonight, get ready for a second stream that's sure to make your evening epic all over again! Join us for another unforgettable adventure. It's not just a repeat; it's another chance for us to hang out, game together, and create more memorable moments! 🎉 We have also prepared some exciting giveaways to celebrate this Epic moment with our amazing community. Check it out Here Don't forget to join us on Discord so you can be part of all the fun. Steam Next Fest is HERE!Feb 5, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello, Introverts! :heart: We are happy to announce that we are taking part in Steam Next Fest! 🙌 With that being said, we are releasing a demo version of the game for you to play and enjoy! 🔥 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/1c72f967354d67187e09eec57bfa89d22ab1c798.gif But wait… we still have more! 👀 We also want to invite you to take part in our Speedrun Event! 🏆 🌟 To participate in the event, you will need to join our Discord Server HERE complete the first map as fast as you can and submit a full-screen screenshot of the ending screen! You must also record a video of your run, which will need to be evaluated if you are in the top 3! 🗓️ The Event will last for the whole duration of the Next Fest, starting on the 5th of February and finishing on the 12th of February! We hope that you will have a lot of fun during the Steam Next Fest! Have a great day! ~Don’t Stare TeamThe 2023 Rewind!Jan 8, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello, Introverts! We are here today to let you know about our work during 2023! It was a crazy year for us, we have made a lot of changes and additions. We hope you will have a lot of fun reviewing all of them with us! Let's jump into it! Overall State We have made significant progress in all of the game aspects, we have listed the most important ones! Completed all the features for the game Completed a bunch of extroverts, gimmicks, and levels for the game Created a host of accessibility features, with more planned Extroverts The Extroverst are the main antagonists in our game, and we are taking great care of creating them. They not only have a unique look but also special abilities! Always be ready with a good strategy when facing those people! We’ve created 18 new extroverts for you, and counting!! Each extrovert has their own special abilities, usually triggered by eye contact or by breaking eye contact! Here we put a few that we like to show off {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/d8eb0f5ce24241a0ea79832b84d6a00a66467971.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/1c72f967354d67187e09eec57bfa89d22ab1c798.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/cc92910643a939ae4155cbb826d819fb70d646d1.gif Game Developer’s Conference This year, we were able to go to our very first Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco! We had a blast, met lots of awesome people, and we were able to show off the game at various events around town. Thanks so much to everyone who let us show the game, and thank you to everyone who played it, gave feedback, and reiterated that yes, this IS literally their life! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/3c88e609e2356a08b91369b2ad4ba95b5252f20b.jpg Room Customization Being an introvert means your room is your sanctuary, so we wanted to make sure you can customize it to your heart’s content! This year, we put the finishing touches on our room customization feature. We created a whole list of different room themes, and can’t wait to see how you’ll mix and match them! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/a920e31dc356907baab0fabf550aa856c445930f.gif Character Customization We want to give you the ability to express yourself through your clothes as well! We completed our character customization feature, and created a whole host of hoodies, trousers, skirts, boots, backpacks, and more for you! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/49732bf782c46707b1709bae9351a83b1c585971.gif Accessibility It’s important for us that anyone can play Don’t Stare, so, we’ve added a bunch of accessibility features: Adjustable values for magnet zones, damage values, etc. Auto health recovery Bouncy pits, so if you’re about to fall out of the level, you’ll simply bounce back up again! Fully remappable controls! Color blind mode Dyslexia font Font size Adjustable brightness, contrast, and saturation values! Teasing for the Future In the following year, we would like to move forward with our game development, implementing the following content: More extroverts! More gimmicks! More levels! We also have some fun featu...Dev Update 2.0 - Summer Edition!Jul 7, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello and welcome to the second Dev Update for Don't Stare, our indie platformer that follows the adventures of an introvert on a quest for peace and tranquility, while on the run from loud-mouthed but good natured extroverts! It is the height of summer and we are sweating buckets! Not on account of the weather, but rather because of the hot updates that we have released into the game. Here is what we have been working on for the past scorching month! Room customization feature One of the key traits of introverts is their creativity. One of the main conduits for this creativity in Don't Stare will be our room customization feature which will allow you to design, furnish and decorate your very own fortress of solitude, away from the hustle and the bustle of the outside world. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/fbc9fe40050c25ddeb4e80aba1ae828a02095cfe.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/30a68fef67f8c88c3c81a06c6f518f1be5a2862d.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/9c3d1252159bb8574912262865dc1ee0bc69e340.jpg Items can be collected through gameplay and are separated by room set. Each item is interchangeable and you can mix and match to find the perfect tapestry of your seclusion. We are now up to 10 different room sets, some of which you may have noticed if you follow us on social media! On the programming side, the collection and decoration features themselves are done, currently being tested. Good things come to those who wait, and we literally cannot wait to see our players unleash their inner interior designer! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/e8e838c5be6349eb164d2068f9795c8ed39efcb5.jpg New extrovert characters The roster of extrovert characters that want to talk your ear off is expanding and we are very excited that the Bois are finally in the game! This gym-bro trio might seem intimidating at a first glance, but when benching their friend, they can actually function as a platform, allowing the player to jump even higher and reach places normally out of their reach. There are four other extrovert characters that we are currently working on, which we may reveal in the near future. Follow us on social media to be among the first to find out! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/a192d3c9a283cd6006ab6b2ba7f72141fd38972f.png Parkour System Our introverted main character is athletic as they come, using their high-powered legs to leap out of the way of incoming smalltalk. But did you know that not all jumping schemes are created equal. We are very happy to have reached the milestone of marking our parkour system as complete this past month. What is the parkour system? It is an optional movement mechanic that allows you to use parkour items in the world to maneuver faster! It allows you to run up walls, bounce off objects, and balance-run along railings and other such objects. No level requires Parkour to finish it, and Parkour routes are usually more dangerous than the normal route, but it'll let you move through the level faster. Other additions and improvements: We have added se...Dev Update 1.0May 12, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello there! If you are reading this then you’ve found your way to our Steam page and may have some interest in our little project, or maybe you wound up here by the sheer randomness of life. Either way, you are awesome and welcomed! Originally announced in 2020, Don’t Stare is currently in development and we hope to release it soon. With this first update, and more to follow, our aim is to chronicle our dev-adventures in the quest to bring this title to the masses. Without further ado, here’s what we have been up to! We had the opportunity to run a playtest or two in the last 2 years, and the feedback we collected was invaluable! Following that process, we are currently working on a FTUE tutorial to help future users get started in the game and learn the ropes. Don’t Stare is not the most complicated game out there, but we know how important it is to make our game accessible to all players. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/d52769a6ff089f3ace3a78ab658d6961b30e8777.jpg On the art front, our team has been busy creating more assets than ever before. We have added new levels with themes such as a coffee shop, grocery store and subway. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/aa92b0468ce1fd869e9d633ca792b443cfe69f8d.jpg We've also introduced new characters, including the Bois, Mom and Dad with the baby, and the Old Man. The main character's friends are now also in the game, and we can’t wait for you to meet them! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/c436ca6d338fd16c736e84a0dcef9ea4fb05047d.jpg Moving onto gameplay, we've polished and added new extrovert models, as well as fixed some bugs in the progressing story and checkpoints. We've also made some improvements in the main character's movements to make the parkour really jump off the screen. When it comes to UI and UX, we've implemented new menus and polished access to missions and chats, as well as fixed some UI navigation bugs. We've added more features such as character customization and an in-game music player, so you can explore all of the game's music. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/13c1f191fc44ace72fa6f50564051bea6e3e7bd5.jpg Speaking of music, our Sound Designer and Music composer has produced more than an hour of original music for the game! We have music for specific parts of the story, as well as for special levels, different scenarios, and for the main character's personal development. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39224458/12d745535a0aac7acd70755fcf3729dd3d123f3d.jpg We've also added sound-effects for almost everything in the game, including characters, UI, and gameplay feedback. Make sure to follow our social media channels where we will be premiering some of the new tracks added soon! If you're as excited as we are about the game, please share this dev update and don't forget to wishlist the game on Steam so you can be notified when the game will be released. Thank you for your support, and we can't wait for you to step into the shoes and of our Introvert Main Character to and achieve anti-social greatness!

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