Price changes coming for A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark - Chapter 3 will be releasing on Steam on December 14! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1853830/A_Shot_in_the_Dark/

The USD base price of the game will be $9.99 and the Walkthrough + Guide DLC will be $3.99. (Regional pricing will make these prices different in other countries/currencies.)

In order to keep things as easy and fair as possible for all our players while also complying with Steam pricing rules, we will be making some changes to how we sell the game on other platforms.

Patreon & SubscribeStar

Nothing will change with Patreon/SubscribeStar tiers at this time. $5 Patrons/Subscribers will still be entitled to new updates (patches) as they are released. $10 Patrons/Subscribers will continue to receive updates (patches) 3 days earlier and access the Walkthrough + Guide version.

This will change once we are approaching the end of development and Patrons/Subscribers are receiving a more complete version of the game.

Itch.io

Starting on December 14, we will sell ONLY the Walkthrough + Guide version of the game on Itch and the price will be $13.99 USD (this price will increase if the Steam price increases).

Itch makes selling a DLC complicated so this is the easiest and fairest way for us to handle it while ensuring players who already own the game can still access future updates.

If you already own the game on Itch, the price change should not impact you. If you have any issues accessing future updates, please reach out so we can help you.

Steam Keys

Keys will become available after the game is released on December 14. Players who own the game on Itch will be able to claim a key on Itch. It may take a few days for us to get that set up.

Active Patrons/Subscribers with a $15+ lifetime pledge can request a Steam key. You can contact us now if you want and we'll send the keys when they're ready.

Please let us know if you have any questions or problems accessing the game!

• ViM Studios

Prince of Suburbia: V0.95 Updates + Summer Sale

Early Release schedule for V0.95 will be announced soon!

We're thrilled to announce that testing has begun for the highly anticipated V0.95 update of Prince of Suburbia! As we've stated many times, this is our most ambitious update yet! We hope you are prepared to have your mind blown as you blow your load! :D

Early Release of V0.95 for our Patreon and SubscribeStar supporters will start next week, after the July 4th holiday (for ourselves and our US team members). As soon as we have an official Early Release schedule, we will announce it!

Preparing for Steam and Itch release of V0.95

Once the Early Release phase is underway on Patreon and SubscribeStar, we will begin preparing for release on Steam and Itch.

The Early Release version we release on Patreon and SubscribeStar is English only, whereas the Public Release version that we prepare for Steam and Itch includes translations for all the additional languages we offer support for (Spanish, Italian, Polish, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese). Creating all those additional versions requires a few extra weeks of coding and testing.

As always, we will keep players updated as we have more details on the timeline for Public Release on Steam and Itch.

Steam Keys for Prince of Suburbia - Part 2 (paid DLC)

Starting with the V0.95 release, we are planning to offer Steam keys for Prince of Suburbia - Part 2 (paid DLC) as a special reward for our Patreon and SubscribeStar supporters.

We are currently working on the logistics to comply with Steam's guidelines and establish an efficient distribution process. Stay tuned for more details!

Summer Sale on Steam + Itch

We're happy to announce that Prince of Suburbia - Part 2 (V0.9) is currently 20% off on both Steam and Itch as part of the Summer Sale.

This is your last chance to grab the game at a discounted price before the V0.95 update is added. V0.95 will be available as a free update to anyone who has purchased the game on Steam and Itch (once the translated versions are ready).

Thank you, as always, for your continued patience and support! We hope all of our US players and fans have a safe and happy 4th of July!

• ViM Studios

ViM Studios is celebrating 400K downloads! ViM Studios recently passed an impressive milestone that we are proud to share with our supporters: Our two games, A Shot in the Dark and Prince of Suburbia, have been collectively downloaded over 400K times across all platforms where our games are available for sale!

In order to reach our next goal of 500K downloads, we need your help to spread the word about our games and help other players find and enjoy our games!

Talking about our games on Discord, Reddit, and other social media platforms, leaving ratings and reviews, and adding our games to your wishlist are all ways you can help us reach our goal and ensure the continued growth of our studio!

For more information, including action items and links, see our free public post on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/81036938

Prince of Suburbia V0.8 only just officially released a few hours ago, but already it's been another record-breaking month for our studio. The feedback we've received about V0.8 has been incredible!

We have a few humble requests for the fans that have enjoyed the new update. If you enjoy Prince of Suburbia, there are some quick, free things that you can do today to help our studio grow! The more our studio grows, the better we can make our current and future games!

If you have a Steam account, please wishlist the Prince of Suburbia - Part 2 DLC on Steam! You are under no obligation to purchase it by wishlisting it, but it helps the Steam algorithm find and recommend our game to new players. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2149280/Prince_of_Suburbia__Part_2/

If you have a Steam account, you can also download Prince of Suburbia - Part 1 for FREE on Steam, and leave a review for the game to help the algorithm. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896170/Prince_of_Suburbia__Part_1/

If you have an Itch.io account, please leave us a 5-star review in order to help the algorithm recommend our game to new players. You don't even have to write anything! https://vimstudios.itch.io/prince-of-suburbia/rate?source=game

You're not obligated to do these things, but they would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for all that you do! We couldn't do this without you.

-ViM Studios