EckGames

Friday, October 9, 2026

Pressing ESC used to instantly return to main menu, now it pauses the game.
Size of the boss is increased by 50% for better targeting.
Decreased the freeze time from 2 to 0.5 seconds when being hit by the ice projectile.
Added outline for enemies and they are much easier to notice.
Hit enemies now animate and flash to indicate that they got hit.
Player ship also animates and flashes when taking damage.
Fixed issues related to Steam Cloud.
New music tracks.
Decreased wave duration from 60 to 45 seconds.
It is now impossible to walk into the way of the boss; eliminating the possibility of instant death upon touching him.
Increased illusion ship duration by about 100%.
Fixed a bug related to the instantly-destroy upgrade.
New card graphics for upgrade choices.
Ice projectile graphic is adjusted so it is easier to notice.
New explosion effect replacing the old one which was just black smoke.
Adjusted speed of a few enemy bullets.
Buttons used to be static, now they animate & play sound when being hovered.
New font that fits the game better.
Adjusted sound effect volumes.
Enemy armor ship now rotates appropriately instead of moving straight.
New logo and artwork.

Until now the game was only about buying & merging houses and adding new ropeways. Now you get to manage the hotel too, along with a tram and a bus.

Features;

The game previously had no goals or targets; now there are 16 goals to complete. Each one unlocks a Steam achievement, making your progress more meaningful.
A skill tree allows you to unlock buffs for every 2 points earned by completing goals.
You can now limit the FPS to 30, 60, 120, or 144; previously it was locked to 60.
The game now continues to run in the background when minimized.
Tooltips now appear on upgrades to provide information on what they do.
Ability to hire various staff members to help automate your operations.
The game used to suffer from occasional FPS drops; the optimization is now much better.
4 different music tracks.
3 new languages: German, Turkish and Czech.

This huge update features;

Transition to a new game engine for smoother gameplay experience.
Much better contrast between the background and the enemies, before it was quite hard to distinguish them.
Smooth and juicy animations for enemies and drinks.
New enemy types.
New instructions supported with visuals.
Much better UI and texts.
New sound and music.
Reworked Steam leaderboards view that includes avatars of the players.
Now you can see your progress for the achievements.
New graphic assets and an icon.