BIG UPDATE! Dread, Hunting, Back-To-Title & April Fool's Mode!

Good day, dear traveler!

Much sooner than expected, we meet again! This *surprisingly* big update once again adds a plethora of content to "Endless Mode" as well as changing high score criteria and general game balance. More research has been added, too! As always, find the full patch notes here! If you'd rather see the highlights of the update, keep reading!

New Mechanic: Dread
With this new update, Dread is introduced. Dread grows as more and more futile actions are taken and will have visual and audio cues accompanying its growth. Once a certain day threshold has been reached and Dread is high enough, it starts to settle in with a new message at which point the curse will rapidly accelerate and more and more important messages are garbled. For example, you will no longer know whether your treatments show any effect at all without the "Nerves of Steel" research. Dread does NOT affect casual play - it has no chance to settle in until a fairly significant day count has been reached. As such, it's more of a mechanic to play around to get to better scores, more than anything!

New Mechanic: Attacks during the Hunt
If you ever felt safe during the hunt because you had the protection of the fireplace, think again - now Kein will occasionally notice the doctor's movements around the room. If they are turning back to face you, you better not move a muscle or face a gruesome end, featuring new animations from Cursetorn's artist necrosishead

New Feature: Back To Title
A long requested feature - you can now abandon a run by simply holding the escape key. No more closing the entire game just to get back to the title screen!

Other Change: Game Feel
With this update, a plethora of sound effects and other visual cues have been introduced, making the experience far more dreadful than ever before.

New Mode: April Fool's
The "Story Mode" option seems to be holding a secret... Persistence is key. HUGE thank you to Cherish, custodian and member of the community for making this little joke possible!

We'll meet again for Cursetorn's "Story Mode"!