Thank you everyone for your support this past month (six weeks, even!) since launch. We're so happy our game found you, and you found it.

We've just launched Amarantus V1.1. Detailed patch notes below, but the key announcement is: there' s now a Mac build of the full game and of the demo! Mac players, thank you for your patience.

Review round up

The reception on launch was beyond what any of us could have expected,  I think. We were hoping for one or two reviews from gaming press, and now we're 3/4 of the way to a frickin Metascore. Here's some of the reviews we've loved:

• There's every kind of emotion at work in this game: desire, joy and bitterness, explosive anger or sadness and scenes of throwaway kindness or sparkling wit or believable mundanity...Random thoughts, slight changes of expression and even silences or the pacing of the dialogue text, gradually reveal their relevance from run to run, as though you'd found the hidden catch in a puzzlebox that causes it to open magically in your hands. - ★★★★ Eurogamer
• With its eye for detail, impeccable direction of design and music, and fantastic narrative, Amarantus is definitely up there for one of the year’s best releases. - ★★★★☆ Noisy Pixel
• One of the most painfully empathetic gaming experiences I've played in years...a full-fledged masterclass of interpersonal writing -★★★★☆ Video Games are Good
  

Getting this sort of coverage for a little indie game which launched with very little fanfare is really rad. We're all really proud, and very grateful.

Patch notes

Here's our Amarantus V1.1 update for all of you:

• MacOS support! Thank you for your patience, Mac owners. We hope you enjoy.
• Steam Deck support! The Steam Deck's earned a bit of a reputation as a Visual Novel Machine so we're excited to have Amarantus running natively on the Deck. (Tip: changing the font size to Large in the Accessibility settings makes for a really nice experience.)
• Improved controller support! We've remapped some of the controls and improved the controller experience generally.
• More save slots! We've received requests for more save slots to help you get Truly Chaotic with your choices. The number of save slots has now gone from 21 to 39. Get wild!
• Minor text and branching tweaks.