Howdy!

Several updates have been going on behind the scenes regarding this game, and so I'd like to give a quick rundown of what's happening and the future of this project.

The quick of it is PONGslaught is being reborn into something new, built from the ground up in a new custom engine. Not only that, but it's got a mission now! To teach people how to overcome fear. I will be infusing the gameplay with all sorts of systems to this end, including a story to bring it all together. With this new direction I felt a rebrand necessary, and so what comes next is Sanctum Somnium.

The aesthetic and core gameplay will be the same, and perhaps some of the assets too, but it will be a 3D experience with many lessons from my continuance in my game dev journey included. I have learned a lot in the last 5 years, and so what comes next will be an incredible successor to the game I loved making.

I've also made a youtube video and channel, one of the first videos being my explanation/backstory to how I came to decide I should make the game about fighting fear. It is also a petition for help, I could use the financial help to achieve this goal, as I will be employing several people to make this happen. I reckon a Patreon is a good modality for this, until a publisher is found at least, as both the studio and the patrons benefit from this arrangement. Even once a publisher is found the Patrons will not be forgotten, and the promises made to them.

In a more minor update I have been aware of the problem that once the game was played, you would be stuck on the final level since the game remembered your progress between sessions. I have now included an additional file to reset the progress made and launch, which should help those who want to play the demo again as they please.

Until next time,
Cheers

Leo J LeBlanc
Ivory Lion Studio