Happy Holidays, everyone! Whether you are spending your time with those close to you or getting cozy all by yourself, I hope you have been enjoying the last month of 2025.
Here are the games in the final 2025 dev log!
- The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
- Future Vibe Check
- Airframe Ultra
- Dead Pets Unleashed
- Montabi
- Rain World
- GIGASWORD
- Sorry We’re Closed
- Kumitantei
Akupara Games | 2025 Recap
With 2025 coming to a close I want to go back and highlight some of the developments made this year! First up, we updated our developer map where the different developers from games we’ve published are situated. We have developers in 5 out of the 7 continents! I’m still waiting for the penguins to develop a game in Antarctica so we can publish it!
We have a loooooong list of different publishing, merch, awards, and other events we have done this year! It’s the longest list of things we have ever had for one year on our timeline!
If that is a little too much reading, don’t worry I understand! Here is a little bit of a compressed version to make it easier to digest!
Thank you everyone for your support! 2026 is going to be another awesome year!
The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon | Game Reveal
Alright, now back to our regularly scheduled games in the dev log!
We revealed the 3rd Darkside Detective game coming to the series, The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon in the Unity Awards!
For those who don’t know the Darkside Detective series, Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley solve strange and unusual mysteries in Twin Lakes. From Ghosts to Santa to prehistoric birds, you might not be surprised to learn– they have a lot on their plate!
The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon brings six new mind-melting cases to the mix where Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley might have to get a bit serious. Like 1% serious. .1% serious? .01% serious?
Werewolves, cursed items, awry rituals, treasure hunts, and perhaps the most terrifying monster of all – rich people – will put our pixelated heroes to the test but with your help, they might come out on top.
Wishlist The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3990360/The_Darkside_Detective_Backside_of_the_Moon
If you would like to join other detectives excited for the reveal, then join the Spooky Doorway Discord!
Future Vibe Check | Playtest
If you are someone who loves automation games or creating music then, I might recommend checking out Future Vibe Check which currently has a public playtest available for you to join!
This playtest adds so many new improvements from >300 new instruments to use! All backed by MIDI and Soundfonts for better sound to implement a new system for players to choose modifiers and goals for each session to indicators/Tooltips, and more! If you would like, you can read all changes in the dev log that Unwise, the developer of Future Vibe Check wrote!
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3525890/view/668351582372364902?l=english
To join the playtest, go to the Future Vibe Check Steam store page and click request access!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3525890/Future_Vibe_Check/
If you do play, please fill out the feedback form and you’ll be added to the credit!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkyfHoCNZCwTy_hr1lHik8m6bsAuP8NxQei06Y1-yEBe1dzw/viewform
Airframe Ultra | Beta 4
The week before the holidays started we opened up the tracks for the Airframe Ultra community to spill blood of their rivals and burn rubber while racing across the new Estate track. We had over 1,800 participants sign up with over 700 of them sending us feedback. The team will go through all this feedback and I’ll write a detailed report on what we saw and learned from the community in January.
For those of you who’ve had fun streaming or making videos out of Airframe Ultra, please know that Buddy promised a community clip trailer soon! More details in, you guessed it: the Airframe Ultra Discord!
Montabi | Demo Update
Montabi demo released an update which included some localization improvements, balance changes, and bug fixes. You can read about the full patch notes here.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3141630/view/499467145192670220?l=english
Mankibo, the developers of Montabi, wrote this informative dev log where they reviewed what happened in 2025 and take a look ahead in 2026 with new full evolution lines, enemy brain redesigns, and more!
Rain World | New Merch!
We teamed up with Sanshee to release some new holiday Rain World merch to grab!
This launch is focused on new pins!
- Lantern Mouse Hanger Pin
- Scavenger Mask Blind Box
- Survivor Karma Symbol Pin
- Gingerbread Iterator Mini Pins
Note: The Gingerbread Iterator Pins are seasonal and has limited stock
Check out the new merch here!
https://sanshee.com/collections/rain-world
GIGASWORD | Fast Travel Update
GIGASWORD received a major update on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch to add one of the most requested features from the community, Fast travel!
Here are the full patch notes!
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1885930/view/524236943144256525?l=english
I talked with Jack on the update and how they have been handling GIGASWORD since the release last month!
Hi there Giga-Friends!
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! I’ve spent the last few weeks finally catching up on some sleep after the craziness of GIGASWORD’s release. Speaking of which: I’ve got some exciting news to share!
Fast travel has been added to GIGASWORD! This has been the most requested feature since release, and now it’s yours to enjoy. Along with the ability to warp around the Nestrium, this new update contains plenty of other changes as well, such as numerous bug fixes, enemy tweaks, and puzzle-room alterations to address certain softlock situations.
Overall, GIGASWORD is now the most stable it’s ever been, and we owe that to you, the players. I can’t thank you guys enough for your consistent feedback and detailed bug reports; it’s been a tremendous help to the cause.
For those of you who would like to go the extra mile and help out GIGASWORD even more, I have one simple request: please consider leaving a review on Steam! The more reviews we can collect, the more visibility the game will get on the storepage. You can write as much or as little as you want; from a whole fleshed-out analysis to a simple “I like this game” comment. Every review goes a long way!
Okay, that’s all I’ve got for this time! There’s more GIGASWORD content on the way, so stay tuned!
If you want to see what Jack has been cooking up, then I would suggest joining the GIGASWORD Discord!
Sorry We’re Closed | Artbook Release!
The community has been asking for this for a while and I am so happy that we could finally release this beautiful series of artwork and behind the scenes information. The Sorry We’re Closed Digital Art Book is now available!
This art book has a total of 141 jam packed pages of art (duh), sketches, behind the scenes information, developer thoughts, and more.
We are bundling Sorry We’re Closed, the OST, and the art book in The Perfect Combo Edition where you can buy all three for 10% off! Even if you already own the game and OST you can still take advantage of the 10% off.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/65026/Sorry_Were_Closed__The_Perfect_Combo_Edition/
Kumitantei | Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Mango Factory designed this beautiful art piece to celebrate Christmas and the New Year!
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