Steam News · 6d
Demo Update 0.2.24.1!We’re hard at work on Coal Duty, with our main focus on the early access release. This update covers the latest demo changes, while work on the full game continues beyond what’s listed here!Added a new multiplayer lobby.Added new NPCs.Added new security cameras.Added new tutorials.Improved item animations.Improved multiplayer lockpicking reliability.Prevented locked loot conta...
Steam News · Oct 13
Hello miners, We have a date. Coal Duty enters Early Access on October 27. Five of us started this as the co-op horror game we actually wanted to play. In a few weeks you get to find out whether we managed it. (Full operational capacity has been scheduled. Attendance is mandatory and also voluntary.) Before that: Steam Next Fest, October 19 to 26 Coal Duty is in Next Fest, and the demo is playable...
Steam News · Oct 8
Hello miners,The demo is live. Right now, for everybody. No access request, no waiting for the next wave, no queue. You download it, and you go to work.(The state has approved expanded access to the mine. Productivity is expected to rise.)What's in itThe core of the game. You go down, you work, you try to hit quota and you come back up. What it is not is the whole thing, so here is exactly where t...
Steam News · Sep 15
Hello miners,Two things today, and we've been sitting on both of them for a while...We've partnered with indie.io!We're teaming up with indie.io, who are going to help us get this game in front of a lot more people than five of us could manage on our own.We want to be clear about what this changes for you: nothing about the game. Same team, same mines, same questionable safety standards. We're sti...
Steam News · Jun 25
Hello miners,It’s been a while since we last spoke. We’ve been deep in development, and as you may have heard, we’ve started distributing playtest access. There are currently more than 5,000 playtest requests waiting, so don't worry if you haven’t received access yet, we plan to keep running playtest waves all the way up to our demo launch.We’ve received a lot of valuable feedback during the first...
Steam News · Jun 5
Coal Duty Playtest is live on Steam!(The sun is still gone. We also don’t know why…)In this build, you can test the core gameplay loop: go down the mine, work, try to meet the quota, repeat.We opened early access because we’re tired of breaking the game alone so you can join in too. You can request Playtest access on our Steam page.Have fun!
Steam News · Apr 15
Hello Miners!Sorry for the radio silence! We've been heads-down deep in the mines, but we're incredibly excited to finally share our progress with you. Expect these dev logs every month from now until the game is in your hands!Join our Discord to stay up to date with the latest developments and get in touch with us.New Mechanics & GameplayPlayers can now use their fists. Added chargeable pickaxe a...
Steam News · Feb 9
Hello everyone! We wanted to drop in and give a massive thank you to everyone who has shown interest in Coal Duty so far. To be honest, we’re absolutely floored; hitting 1,500 wishlists in our first week is a dream come true for our team. Since we’re still riding this high, we figured it was the perfect time to share some details about ourselves and who is behind the scenes! Who are we? We are a s...