In February 2024, a demo version of the card "bagel" game Menace from the Deep by solo Ukrainian developer Flatcoon was released on Steam. Since then, the project has continued to develop, and on August 12, the developer announced that the third act, called "The Boundary," was completed and the game was 95% ready.
In addition, the developer has recently presented an updated trailer for the game with Ukrainian voices, showing everything you can expect from the game.
All new locations and enemies of the third act have been added to the game. Three new characters each have 50 unique cards and several starter decks, and a gender selection feature has been added. In total, the game already has more than 160 different inventory items, 16 of which are collectible relics that can be assembled from other relics.
Along with the release of the third act, Menace from the Deep also received new mechanics, and a lot of work was done to balance the game so that all the characters have an equal chance to go as far as possible.
In addition to the new characters, the third act also added three new locations and ten enemies to Menace from the Deep, including elite enemies and bosses.
Along with a bunch of innovations, the complexity of the act has also increased significantly, but it rewards players by opening up opportunities to strengthen the secret society and access to steel, one of the building resources.
Flatcoon says that he still has many plans for the game's development. First of all, it is integration with Steam, namely saving to the cloud and achievements, followed by the plot and cutscenes that still need to be structured and visualized. The developer says that he even wants the lines to be dubbed in two languages. Another game mechanic with detective elements, story meetings, and a lot of testing are also planned.