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Roots in the Sky - The Hand of Glory 2 // DEMO available!Jan 30, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsWe're happy to announce that you can finally play the demo for Roots in the Sky - The Hand of Glory 2! If you like what you see, please add the game to your wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2062380/Roots_in_the_Sky__The_Hand_of_Glory_2/ We're also on Kickstarter at the moment, so please consider supporting us!Roots in the Sky - The Hand of Glory 2 ANNOUNCEDJul 6, 2022 - Community Announcements"After five years in hiding, former Miami detective Lazarus “Lars” Bundy is swept up in another globe-trotting supernatural mystery whose origins trace back to a legend about the creation of Earth itself." A new point-and-click adventure game inspired by the golden age classics such as Broken Sword and Gabriel Knight Compelling blend of comedy, supernatural mystery, and conspiracy-steeped intrigue Alternate control between Lars and his returning cohort Alice Challenging but logical puzzles seamlessly integrated into the story Explore more than 50 stylish hand-drawn HD locations across Rome, Palestine, India and Japan Original atmospheric soundtrack and full English voice-overs (with German and Italian subtitles) Sequel to the acclaimed "The Hand of Glory" (95% positive reviews on Steam), though no prior familiarity is necessary Roots in the Sky Steam page Roots in the Sky Teaser Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKLSX3k2B9g Kickstarter pre-launch pageThe Hand of Glory - The Blowtorch Files is out NOW!May 9, 2022 - Community Announcements"A young girl, Erica Thimber, vanishes into thin air overnight. Is it a classic teen runaway? That's not what Lazarus Bundy, renowned serial killer hunter in charge of the case, perceives. It is up to you, senior analyst, to help Bundy with his investigation, providing technical support and assistance. Will you shed some light on the mystery? Or will you end up burned by it?" ♦ Prequel to the acclaimed "The Hand of Glory" (97% positive reviews on Steam) ♦ Same setting, different formula: instead of a traditional point & click adventure, in "The Blowtorch Files" you will face an innovative textual adventure ♦ Not only texts, also puzzles: use your sight, your hearing and do researches on your browser in order to solve the case! ♦ Help Lazarus Bundy to stop the individual who's been terrorizing Miami ♦ Completely FREE! Get it now: https://bit.ly/blowtorch_filesThe Hand of Glory adventure game gets an official Linux portMar 16, 2022 - GamingOnLinuxThe Hand of Glory, a point and click adventure from Madit Entertainment / Daring Touch has released an official Linux build. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/the-hand-of-glory-adventure-game-gets-an-official-linux-port Official Soundtrack released (+ Linux support)!Mar 16, 2022 - Community Announcementshttps://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33779440/60b43d9bcf1f8ab42a09c428ca5d23c0328ca2ef.png Hi guys, we have some news for you! We've finally released the Official Soundtrack for The Hand of Glory! 27 original tracks that reflect the epic (and sometimes humouristic) tone of the game! Linux support is officially available, with a 55% discount to celebrate! https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33779440/04ef6cfb088290b53e34d670b18728aa3f53e6e9.png We also created a bundle containing the OST and the game! Have fun!Update and big sale!Nov 15, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsHi guys, we've finally updated the game with some features you'll certainly like: - Mac support The game is now fully playable on Mac! Let us know if you find any bugs or strange behaviour! - Trading cards Steam finally let us create the trading cards for our community and we delivered! Have fun with them! - Linux Support (Beta) We're also ready with a beta of the Linux version that you can try, using the password 5OkXDS84ySdA in the beta branch (to reach it, right click on the game in your Library ---> Properties ---> Beta). Keep in mind that we're still looking into some minor problems, and Steam is having a strange behaviour with the files (it keeps trying to download the Windows version and run it through Proton). That'd be all for today, take care! German subtitles available now!May 10, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsMany of you were eagerly waiting for the German subtitles to be added in the game. We promised them during the Kickstarter campaign, and our translators worked hard to deliver the best work they could. Considering the HUGE amount of text they had to face, they're like HEROES to our eyes! After a few months of translating and some problems during the actual implementation of the subtitles in the game, we're happy to tell you that the moment has finally arrived! Today, the German subtitles for The Hand of Glory are finally available and we're celebrating with a 40% discount! That's the highest so far! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33779440/7b8e6fd1af12c190ff1d462314dc692763fbec52.png Thanks a lot for your support!German subtitles available!May 10, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsMany of you were eagerly waiting for the German subtitles to be added in the game. We promised them during the Kickstarter campaign, and our translators worked hard to deliver the best work they could. Considering the HUGE amount of text they had to face, they're like HEROES to our eyes! After a few months of translating and some problems during the actual implementation of the subtitles in the game, we're happy to tell you that the moment has finally arrived! Today, the German subtitles for The Hand of Glory are available and we're celebrating with a 40% discount! That's the highest so far! Thanks a lot for your support!Steam Lunar Sale StreamFeb 11, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsJoin us in this pre-recorded stream, during this year's Steam Lunar Sale! One-hour broadcast where we will: - Play The Hand of Glory together with Stefano, the author of the game, who will give you some insights into the making of the game - Watch exclusive content (videos, sketches and more) - Learn something cool about San Leo, the Italian setting of the game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/961010/The_Hand_of_Glory The Hand of Glory "the BAE" specialJan 21, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsThe Big Adventure Event is here! January 21-25, with more than 80 adventure games, demos, broadcasts, announcements and more! Join us in this broadcast, where we will play The Hand of Glory, watch behind the scenes videos and just spend some adventurous time together! Don't miss it!Part 2 Released!Dec 4, 2020 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33779440/8ee66b6a0edae6733772b184ea3bf904c5a57eb3.png Hey guys, the day has finally come: the full version of The Hand of Glory is now officially available for adventure gamers worldwide for the price of 16.99€/$18.99. Please note that the price includes BOTH parts of the game, an epic journey that will keep you company for a long time. It was really a labor of love for us! If you already own The Hand of Glory, just update the game to get Part 2. We look forward to your feedback!November UpdateNov 16, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsHey, guys, here we are again with our monthly update. This one's special, because it's the last pre-release one! We're very excited to share what we've been doing, so let's begin right away! We listened to YOU The first part of The Hand of Glory received great reviews both by the press and by players all over the world (you backers included)! Not only the feedback we've collected was fulfilling, but it also helped us improving the second part. Here's the major changes you will find: - Balanced difficulty: many of you suggested that the game would be better without too many hints by the main characters. We listened and removed some of those hints in part 2, or we changed them making them less explicit. Keep in mind we want THOG to be accessible to any kind of player, but you'll definitely need to use your brain! - Animations: we don't want to brag, but let's say it: THOG is full of animations and videos. Despite this, some reviews claimed there were few of them and we just couldn't ignore it. We decided to try to animate everything (yeah, everything) our main characters will do, improving the quality at the same time. Did we succeed? You'll find out soon! - Alice: We were pleasantly surprised by the comments regarding Alice and the relationship between her and Lars. Some of you asked for more space for her, and you know what? We did it. You will use kinesics again, of course, but not only. We really dig playing with Alice, we hope you'll like her game sections too! - Death scenes: One of the criticism we received was about the death scenes in the game. We admit it, maybe we exaggerated a little as far as difficulty goes. This doesn't mean we regret having death scenes in THOG, as we feel they are necessary for the kind of atmosphere that we want to obtain. For Part 2 we will have new, truculent ways of dying, they'll just be easier to beat; - Easter eggs: we had thousand of crazy ideas for Easter eggs, but we weren't sure if you guys would appreciate them. Now we know you all love them as much as we do, therefore we added new, funny moments in the game. Some of them are just random acts of stupidity by Lars (he can't avoid them), some of them are real secrets hidden in the game (how many have you found everything in Part 1? Let us know)! Our work in the last month As you can imagine, things have been dramatically frenetic during the last few weeks. Here's what we've been up to: -Voice over: one of the toughest challenges of our lives, considering the amount of texts we have in THOG. Despite this, we wanted to bring you a quality, professional dubbing. Matthew Curtis (Lars) and Maya Tuttle (Alice) are obviously back, but we're happy about the complete cast we had the opportunity to work with. We can't wait for you to meet them all! -Backers: during our Kickstarter campaign, some of you purchased the longed-for “Part of the cast” pledge, which gave you the chance to be a part of the game. We were able to give each and every one of them a role in the...The Hand of Glory - Part 1 - released today!Jun 9, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsHey guys, the day has come: we're excited to announce that The Hand of Glory is now officially available for adventure gamers worldwide for the price of 16.99€/$18.99 (with a 10% launch discount). Please note that the game is divided into two chapters and Part II will be released in the fall as free DLC to owners of Part I. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33779440/78e7a72993666dd017c76e070c6ff22d01319952.jpg We look forward to your first feedback and impressions! P.s. MAC and Linux users, please read here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/961010/discussions/0/2291716608427282599/Almost thereMay 11, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsHi, guys, Here we are, on the threshold of the official release of The Hand of Glory that, as you may know, was scheduled for May 12. You noticed that WAS, didn’t you? Unfortunately, we’re once again forced to delay the release, but slightly this time (especially for the Kickstarter backers)! The emergency we had to face slowed us down more than expected, hindering each and every communication among us and with other external collaborators that are helping us in this final phase. Many actors were unable to access their recording studios, and we ourselves had the same problems that every one of you is probably facing in this tough – and unpredictable – moment. So, what’s the status of the development? Despite the adversities, we really did it. The game is complete, the dubbing is implemented, the graphic assets are final. Then why this further delay? The reason is simple: final polishing. We could release the game as expected on May 12, but not having had enough time to eliminate the imperfections which arise during the final phase of development. Just think at the audio mixing, as well as all those little, tricky bugs that mysteriously appear when you’re so close to release. We really think it would be disrespectful to deliver a game that may be not optimal because of the rush, therefore here’s what we decided. The FINAL release date for the first part of The Hand of Glory is shifted to June 9, BUT with an important note: all our backers will receive their Steam key as soon as we are sure we eliminated all the major issues, with a maximum delay of one week (and so no later than May 19). Here's a new gameplay video, in the meantime, showing a dialogue between Inspector Burton and Lars. We're really happy with the quality of our actors! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Rc29aLQxo&feature=emb_logo As always, we trust in your understanding. You supported us throughout, with patience and valuable tips, and we feel obliged to deliver you the best possible product. We’re almost there!March newsMar 30, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsHi guys, It’s been a while since our last update, but as with the rest of you, we got hit by the Covid-19 hurricane and needed a moment to regroup (both personally and professionally speaking). Let’s start by reassuring you: we’re fine, we’re in lockdown, and despite the difficult times, work on the game continues. That doesn’t mean the pandemic hasn’t imposed hardship on our roadmap, however. The coordination between our departments is more arduous than ever and some of our voice-over artists are having problems getting access to studios, causing some delays in the last part of the dubbing process. For these reasons, we’re forced to push back our official release to the following dates: Part 1: May 12 Part 2: September 8 As you can see, we’re confident we’ll be able to limit the delay in a way that – we hope – will be acceptable to you. But now onto the good news to share what we have been up to since our last update! Voice acting We have basically completed all the voice acting for Part 1 and we want to reassure you about the results. Thanks to your contributions, we were able to hire all pro actors who will deliver the quality we promised during the campaign. You will find a diverse cast, passionate about the project, who are giving their best performance in every single line. Over the course of the coming weeks, we will share a few audio snippets on our social media channels, so follow us for an early taste! For starters, we are delighted to share this great behind-the-scenes video recorded by Matthew Curtis while recording the role of Lars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agb3lRsD0kk&feature=youtu.be Finetuning While some of us are busy completing the implementation of voices, our graphics department is committed to refining all the visual aspects of The Hand of Glory: scenes, additional assets, and new animations to enrich the game experience even more. This far along in development, we can assure that nearly every action accomplished by our valiant Lars will have a specific animation (our biggest dream). Here’s a sample for you: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33779440/acbd6c966b4a9a29cd493c804a2def498301b526.gif Newsworthy One of the most successful pledges during the Kickstarter campaign permitted some of you to appear in the game with a dedicated article published by the in-game newspaper, “The Miami Harbinger.” We’re happy to tell you that all articles for Part 1 are completely implemented and absolutely unmissable! We had a ton of fun imagining our own weird stories and listening to yours (and some of them were REALLY crazy) and we’re thrilled to have added this pledge along the way. We can now unveil one of these articles thanks to our backer Christian, who gladly allows us to publish it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33779440/8c3a0f1c1db09080e04cffb208bc1bc0265d5183.png Part 2 “What about Part 2?” you might ask. And we’d answer: “It’s thriving!” Most of the necessary assets are done or nearly finished, while the authors are refining the script and game des...Release date and format announcedJan 23, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsHi guys! Today we want to update you with a few news announcements about the game release and its format. Let’s start with the latter: after long thought, we have reached the decision to split the game into two parts. This decision is to be considered purely authorial, with no other reasons than narrative ones. We just feel that what happens at the midpoint of the game is too intense to be treated as a simple cut-scene that links one scenario to another. We want you to dwell on it for a while and assimilate instead of rushing towards the conclusion of the journey. Therefore, the “episodic” division will remain even when Part 2 is released, just like you’re watching two seasons of a TV show. We are fully aware that many players don’t like to play in “parts,” but this is how we feel The Hand of Glory is best experienced. Of course you are welcome to wait and “binge” both parts together, as it’s totally up to you, but our suggestion is to pause before playing Part 2. It certainly won’t be a short trip anyway: our testers took 6 to 8 hours just to finish Part 1, and you should add another few hours if you want to see all the achievements and Easter eggs we have planned. I hope you all can understand our decision and come to embrace it for the reason intended – trust us, it’s better this way. The wait won't be too long, as the new schedule for the two parts of the game is as follows: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33779440/b3a05bdfb77e5e5c36f01aea66b4e2dc77fbed64.png Now the good bit: Part 1 is complete! We’re adding voices right now and then it’s just a matter of testing and tweaking the audio. The April 14 release date is locked and a sure bet: we’ll start sending out keys for the beta version to the backers who subscribed to that particular tier pretty soon (probably end of January). We’re very happy with how the game is shaping up and can’t wait to hear your feedback! As always, we’re very open to suggestions, idea, insults (:D) – so hit the comments section if you have any questions or doubts. We’ll be happy to reply. To the next update!Kickstarter - Final Results!Jul 29, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHi people! The Kickstarter campaign is over and what a great ride it was! We gathered great numbers, unlocking two stretch goals and almost getting to 10.000€, which is 125% of our basic goal! Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the backers: Here's a recap infographic! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33779440/e62ce4a752e468f92cef5de554e8569153653887.png Don't forget to add the game in your Steam wishlist and we'll be back soon with new updates! The Kickstarter campaign for The Hand of Glory is live!Jun 27, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHi, guys! Our Kickstarter is ON! Check our page, you will find a free demo, discounts and special editions exclusively available during the campaign! Let's bring The Hand of Glory to life, people! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aprod/the-hand-of-gloryDEMO released!Dec 4, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsThat's it! Our official demo is out! Check it out and let us know what you think about it. We can't wait for your feedback!DEMO Countdown!Nov 30, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsHere we are, just a few days away from our official free demo! Be sure to check our Steam page on 4th December! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33779440/8581d6e0d5b0a1788acc7e91318163fd014ea37a.png
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