They're out of Early Access, y'all... Since the initial Early Access release, the first entry in the Fullbright Presents series of short, strange games now features a new intro and ending sequence, new notes to find and Achievements to achieve, plenty of bugfixes and performance improvements, new spooky scare moments, more usability and controller features, and... Commentary Mode?! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3098700/Fullbright_Presents_TOILET_SPIDERS/ I'm excited to bring this weird game out of Early Access with the 1.0 Update. Here's the latest in Version 1.0:

• Randomized Scripted Scare Moments: The spiders have escaped their toilets... Players have requested more life to the facility in between bathrooms, so as of v1.0, you may now encounter unexpected events during your playthrough. Keep your eyes peeled...
• Along with the controller vibration that was added in the last update, there is now DualShock 4/DualSense controller light support on desktop! If you have a PlayStation controller handy, give it a go.
• "Resource Peek" ability added! I got tired of having to pause the game to check my light bulb/flashbang count when entering a bathroom, so now you can hold R1/Tab at any time to "peek" at what you have in your pockets.
• Super rare spider kill variant, by request (of a five-year-old.) Exactly one out of the 100 spiders present in the facility has now learned karate.
• Commentary Mode! Like all Fullbright games, Toilet Spiders now has a dedicated Commentary Mode. Just toggle it on in the options and a selection of Commentary icons will appear throughout the facility. Activating them will give you a little insight into the inspirations for the game, how it was made, how it works under the hood, and other little bits and bobs! It was fun to make and I hope you'll enjoy learning a little bit more about where the game came from. I mean, Half-Life 2 just did it, why not us? Oh, and there's a new Achievement for finding all the Commentary nodes in one run as well.

Its in Early Access for just $5.99 with a launch discount of 17% off, and an additional discount if you complete the Fullbright Collection bundle! In the Summer issue of the Fullbright Newsletter (which you should sign up for if you havent!), I introduced the concept ofFullbright Presents: an ongoing series of small, strange, lo-fi games I'm producing as a solo developer, to be released into Steam Early Access as they roll off the production line. And now, just a few short months later, here it is! This isn't a super-rough alpha Early Access launch either, the game is actually a pretty polished version of itself. There's a little more in the way of features and content to add, balance to improve, and bugs you'll help me find that I'll need to fix, but really at its heart this is the game as it's intended to be played. So, whatisthis game you might ask? Perhaps the real place to begin with that question is: what is a Fullbright game? With Gone Home and Tacoma, and even Minerva's Den, which is the proto-Fullbright game in many ways, these games at their core have been abouthumanity: the human side of the characters' experience, understanding who they are as people, what events in their lives shaped them, and in the end how their experiences might relate to our own lives, outside the game. Whether it's Charles Milton Porter's attempts to overcome immeasurable loss only to have to learn to accept and move on, Sam Greenbriar's struggles to reconcile her own identity with the expectations and prejudices of her peers and her family, or the crew of Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma banding together in the face of impossible odds and learning to rely on each other in spite of their many differences these are games aboutpeoplefirst, and through learning about them, perhaps we learn just a little bit about ourselves as well. Anyway, the new game is called TOILET SPIDERS, enjoy! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3098700/Fullbright_Presents_TOILET_SPIDERS/ You may be asking yourself: What? And to you, my answer is:

Toilet. Spiders.

"What PSYCHO did for showers What JAWS did for the ocean Youll never look at a toilet the same way again!"

This patch only affects the Mac build of Tacoma; there was an issue with the game launching properly on MacOS Ventura, which as been addressed. If you still have issues with Tacoma launching on MacOS Ventura, please ensure your OS is updated to the latest version!

Fixed issue with MacOS version crashing on newer Mac hardware and/or macOS versions

Hi there! If you already own Tacoma, you may notice a large patch from Steam today. But, despite the patch size, it should keep everything pretty much exactly as it was: we've updated the game to be compliant with MacOS Catalina's new security requirements, which required upgrading the game to a new version of Unity-- which means practically every file got touched in the process, causing a large patch size on Steam. But, everything should work the same, just maybe running a little smoother, with a few bugs fixed that we found along the way, and better compatibility for Xbox and DualShock controllers. If you see any issues with the new version, please let us know on the tech support subforum! https://steamcommunity.com/app/343860/discussions/5/

Gone Home makes Edge Magazine's list of "The 12 Games that Defined the 2010s!"

We've done a little late-stage housekeeping, and a small patch is now available for Tacoma. The following quality-of-life issues have been addressed. Thanks for playing! > PS4 controller input now correctly recognized > Game correctly detects and displays the chosen monitor's native resolution on first launch after fresh install, and when switching displays > Options menu UI consistency tweaks > Multiple displays in Options menu are listed starting at '1' instead of '0' > Now possible to earn Master of Unlocking Steam Achievement when opening Drone Bay door from the 'wrong' side > Incorrect pronoun use in Spanish translation of news article in Sareh's quarters has been fixed > Updated timestamp for one of the AR scenes in ODINs room (entering the chamber) should now be 14 hours ago to match with the subsequent scene.

This April is the 7th anniversary of the founding of Fullbright-- and to celebrate, we're discounting both our games, Gone Home and Tacoma, by 70%!
We're so grateful to everyone who's taken the time to explore the stories we've created. If you have a friend who hasn't taken the leap into our games yet, feel free to point them at the sale via the Fullbright collection on Steam... or now's the perfect time to send along a Steam gift copy! Thanks again for playing, and here's to another great year! mixtape

Today's Deal: Save 80% on Gone Home and 75% on Tacoma! Don't miss the The Fullbright Collection to get both even cheaper. *

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Wednesday at 10AM Pacific Time

Hi all! As you can see, both Gone Home and Tacoma are discounted handily for Steam's Halloween sale! And today, we've set a new offer live-- the Fullbright Collection. If buy both of our games together, you'll now get a 15% discount on the total! Or, if you only own either Gone Home or Tacoma, Complete The Bundle to get 15% off the title you were missing-- and experience a gripping narrative you've been missing out on.

Hey all! You may have noticed that the Steam Summer Sale is on now-- and as part of it, Gone Home is $4.94, and Tacoma is half off at $9.99! Complete your collection, or tell a friend. Thanks so much, and happy savings!

Today we launched Tacoma on PS4-- and along with it, we added in a brand new COMMENTARY MODE, which we're bringing to Steam... right now! Tacoma now includes over 2 hours of audio commentary from the designers, writers, artists, programmers and more who brought Tacoma to life. There’s details shared and secrets spilled about the game development process and our thinking on Tacoma’s characters and fictional world--so come along with us and click these shiny icons that are now appearing all over Tacoma Station!
And to celebrate this update and welcome people aboard who haven’t taken the leap yet, Tacoma is 25% off on Steam during PS4 launch week! Dive on in, tell a friend, and experience one of the year’s most gripping game narratives for yourself!
Thanks everyone who's played Tacoma already, or are just grabbing it for the first time now! We hope you enjoy experiencing Commentary Mode as much as we enjoyed making it. Cheers!

Hello! Today, we've made Tacoma available in Chinese and Italian for Steam users! All text in the game, including subtitles, messages, and in-world signs and documents, has been fully translated into Simplified Chinese and Italian. We've also applied a few lingering bugfixes while we're at it. And on top of all that, to celebrate this new update, Tacoma is the Steam Daily Deal, available for just $9.99 for a limited time!
Tacoma is the new game from the creators of Gone Home, and tells a futuristic story of 6 people living aboard a space station with an advanced AI in the year 2088. Players explore the events of the crew's lives by moving through 3D recordings captured by the station's digital technology, to unravel the gripping mystery that lies at the heart of the station. "A mystery that grabs hold of you the instant your magnetic boots clamp to the station and never lets go... Tense, fraught, and heart-breaking." -PC Gamer We've put a lot of love and care into the Chinese and Italian translations, so we hope you enjoy it! Thanks for playing!

Today's Deal: Save 50% on Tacoma!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Saturday at 10AM Pacific Time

A patch is now available on Steam for Tacoma on Windows, Mac and Linux. The patchnotes are: * Fixed an issue where Graphics Options were sometimes not applied as intended. * Improved gamepad recognition and support * Minor interface improvements (accepting d-pad input for navigating options menus and other minor tweaks) * Major update: added Simplified Chinese and Italian to list of localized languages! This patch is up now. Please let us know about any issues in the Tacoma tech support forum! http://steamcommunity.com/app/343860/discussions/5/ And welcome, Chinese & Italian players!

We’re proud to announce that this week on Steam, Tacoma is part of the EXPLORER’S BUNDLE, 6 modern adventure games all discounted as a special deal, the rest of this week! The games in the bundle are TACOMA, The Witness, Firewatch, Obduction (from the creators of Myst), Quern, and Samorost 3– and they’re all discounted individually, or at a special bundle price! All fantastic, beautiful, thoughtful games (if we do say so ourselves), and we couldn’t be more honored to be included alongside them. Tacoma is 30% off for the first time EVER to the general Steam audience– so if you or a friend have been waiting to pick it up, now’s the perfect time. And even better is that as part of a Steam bundle, if you already own some of the other games in the group, completing the bundle by buying the rest of the titles in it gives you an ADDITIONAL 20% off your purchase price– and also puts a bunch of awesome, innovative games about story and exploration into your Steam library. Thank you everyone who’s played Tacoma so far– and to everyone who picks it up as part of the Steam Explorer’s Bundle! Can’t wait to hear what you think– and we appreciate you helping get the word out about this rad deal! See you in orbit…

Save up to 60% on great titles like Firewatch, Tacoma, Obduction, Samorost 3, Quern, and The Witness as part of the Explorer's Bundle during this week's Midweek Madness*!

*Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time

Great news!!! The folks over at Gamesradar+ have put us in the running for a Golden Joystick Award in the Best Storytelling category! Head on on over and vote for us! http://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/#best-storytelling

Hey all! Today we're pushing a patch to Windows/Mac/Linux on Steam (and other platforms will be rolling out these fixes as well.) No big changes or updates, just housekeeping for the issues listed below! Thanks for playing, and please visit the Technical Support subforum on Steam if you could use further technical assistance. +++++++++++++++++ Tacoma Patch 1 Notes +++++++++++++++++

• Updates to localization for accuracy, particularly for tutorial key bindings.
• Hair band in Sareh's locker now properly labeled as a hair band. (Note: has nothing to do with the 1980s.)
• Various small fixes to in-game text formatting.
• Small fixes to in-game tutorials (text and behavior; rebound keys should display, and tutorial option should save properly).
• Items should no longer fall through the floor on subsequent reloads into gravitized wings.
• Improved collision in a few areas to smooth player motion.
• Mechanical Engineering door should no longer be locked if the player backtracks.
• Resolution resets should no longer occur inappropriately when in Windowed mode on Windows.
• Returning from the Biomedical wing and having the skull appear in-hand should only occur the first time (if left behind in Hub); skull can also be carried back to Biomedical should the player so desire.
• Occupied locations for putting items back in place should no longer prompt the user.
• Overlay text for in-world writing appears at the proper time when the option is toggled.
• Player does not lose camera movement from initial animation when pressing a key/button.
• Loading a save game while an AR desktop is open will now properly allow the player to crouch.
• End credits display properly in 21:9 screen resolution
• Darts are properly saved and loaded.
  
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Are you a Gone Home fan that hasn't played Tacoma? Have you not played Gone Home and would love a SWEET deal on Fullbright's newest game? If you fit into one of these categories, we have something AWESOME for you! If you've already purchased Gone Home OR buy Gone Home in the next two weeks, you will receive a 33% off coupon towards the purchase of our newest game Tacoma!
For those that have already bought Gone Home, check your inventory to obtain your coupon. If you don't initially see it, try restarting Steam so the coupon can populate. Thank you to everyone who has made both our Gone Home and Tacoma communities so wonderful. We hope that new folks will continue to join the fold!

Chris Suellentrop of Rolling Stone sits down with Steve to reminisce about Bioshock and working with Ken Levine. How the performance piece "Sleep No More" inspired Tacoma and if Steve would ever want to lead a Triple-A dev studio. Lots of fun takeaways in this awesome interview. Check out the piece here! http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/sleep-no-more-walking-simulators-and-tacoma-w498642

Katherine Cross wrote a lovely piece about our game in Gamasutra this past week. Check out the full article here: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/304691/Opinion_Reflections_on_Tacoma.php "The game needed to deliver an experience that coiled tight around the emotions it was trying to elicit from us, and it succeeded. The overall result doesn’t advance the genre much beyond the ground staked out by its predecessor, but it still shows a lot of flexibility and creativity on the part of Fullbright. Tacoma’s is a world worth revisiting for its universe of personal detail. There’s much more I could add, but that would require spoiling the game in ways that merit a separate article. It’s sufficient to say that Tacoma works well enough to keep me going back. After the long wait, I wasn’t disappointed"

Want to share your Tacoma love? We've got some exclusive limited edition swag for all of you explorers out there. Art by acclaimed sci-fi illustrator Josan Gonzalez, check! Launch party bundle? DOUBLE CHECK! Head on over to https://shop.fullbrig.ht/ and snag some goodies for you and the rest of your crew! *Pre-Order Deadline for the Tacoma launch shirt is 9/12/17*

"Following the game's sudden—but deeply satisfying—conclusion, when it finally came time to leave the Tacoma, I wasn’t quite ready to part ways. The three hours I spent exploring the space station left me with a desire to learn even more about each crew member and their off-station lives—a testament to how well Tacoma is able to develop its characters in such a short amount of time." Click here for the full review.

Tacoma is Now Available on Steam!

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088. Explore every detail of how the station ™s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster. From the creators of Gone Home.

We’ve worked extremely hard on bringing Tacoma to life, and now that our game is out in the wild, we wanted to share some of the initial reviews and impressions that have come in over the past 24 hours. Again, we are humbled by the amazingly thoughtful pieces written, videos created and sentiments shared about the world and characters we’ve created. From all of us at Fullbright, Thank you!

Karla hangs out with the folks from Gamereactor to talk about how Tacoma's story will be told both through its characters but also through the game's surroundings. "The Fullbright Company brought us Gone Home in 2013, a game that used exploration and environmental storytelling to weave a mysterious tale, and we talked to the developer's co-founder Karla Zimonja at E3 about their latest game Tacoma" Check out the full intereview here: https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/559033/Environmental+storytelling+totally+remains+in+Tacoma/

Making Tacoma has been an amazing journey. We hope you love the world and characters we've created. See you on August 2nd! https://youtu.be/1N0qNhOHjWw

Adventure Gamers brings Steve on to talk about writing inspirations, future tech and which games have impressed him with their storytelling. Check out the full interview here: https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/33170

Jacob talks to Karla about what makes a great Pacific Northwest story, they gush over teen drama, talk through the production of Tacoma and he asks Karla what she is looking forward to jumping into once production on Tacoma is wrapped. Check out the goodness here: http://leftbehindgame.club/003-1-interview-with-karla-zimonja-the-fullbright-company/

The wonderful folks from the Independent By Design podcast had Steve on to talk about how Fullbright has grown since Gone Home and how Tacoma was birthed from lessons learned. Listen to the show here: https://www.indiebydesign.net/single-post/2017/06/28/IBD-14---Steve-Gaynor-on-Gone-Home-Tacoma-and-games-in-culture

Danika sits down with Steve Gaynor of Fullbright—the studio behind Gone Home and the upcoming Tacoma—to talk about E3, space games, and the legacy of immersive sims.
Watch the video here!https://youtu.be/eO9ehwDt-yk

Tacoma is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam and is 10% off!*

Tacoma is a narrative adventure set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088. As you go about your mission, you ™ll explore every detail of how the station ™s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

*Offer ends August 2nd.