Prose & Codes

Devlog

• FREE 16 Cipher Update!
  January 13, 2024 by Hero Game Co

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  Happy New Year! Celebrate with 16 brand new ciphers to puzzle over :) Happy solving!... Continue reading

  
• Small Patch v 1.3.4
  July 25, 2023 by Hero Game Co

  Hello! Just a few fixes in this patch: fixed a typo in Edgar Allan Poe's name fixed a typo in Israel Zangwill's name fixed a bug where using UNDO a lot could result in a crash... Continue reading
• New Ciphers + Small Fixes
  December 20, 2022 by Hero Game Co

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  Hello everyone! Today's small patch includes: 24 new ciphers! updated Adventure quote #4 fixed cipher count text wrap issue on the profiles screen Happy solving!... Continue reading
• 2 more Great Thinkers ciphers plus bug fixes!
  August 24, 2022 by Hero Game Co

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  Hello! This update includes two more Great Thinkers ciphers (for those who needed 52 ;) ) and a fix for a rare bug where solved letters could disappear, making a cipher unsolvable... Continue reading
• FREE Great Thinkers Update!
  August 12, 2022 by Hero Game Co

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  We're so excited to share a brand new genre full of 50 new ciphers: GREAT THINKERS! Decode quotes from some of history's most influential thinkers, ranging all the way from ancient wisdom to modern ph... Continue reading

  
• 1.2.3 Patch Notes + 14 new ciphers!
  March 28, 2022 by Hero Game Co

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  Included in this patch are the following fixes and updates: added 14 new ciphers! fixed typo in the title of "The Wendigo" fixed typo in synopsis of "Tanglewood Tales" fixed typo in Children's cipher... Continue reading
• Patch notes & updates!
  February 24, 2022 by Hero Game Co

  Hello! User-friendly Updates added a little arrow above the active letter box to make keyboard navigation easier letter boxes will now stay active when changing pages on multi-page ciphers changed "VI... Continue reading
• Prose & Codes - OUT NOW!
  February 11, 2022 by Hero Game Co

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  Prose & Codes is now available with 10% launch discount! Explore the wonderful world of books through deceptively simple ciphers! A portion of every sale will go to support Project Gutenberg, an onlin... Continue reading

  
• More demo fixes :)
  February 08, 2022 by Hero Game Co

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  Hello! Just a few fixes today: fixed an issue where the cursor on certain Windows 7 machines was invisible in full screen mode tweaks to the hint system fixed an issue where letters were able to be us... Continue reading
• Prose & Codes releasing on February 11th!
  January 30, 2022 by Hero Game Co

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  Get ready for 350 hand-selected ciphers from some of literature's finest works! We're so thrilled to announce that Prose & Codes will be coming out on February 11, 2022! The demo has been updated with... Continue reading

  
• Major Demo Updates + 7 New Ciphers!
  January 16, 2022 by Hero Game Co

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  The release of Prose & Codes is on the horizon! While we put on the finishing touches, check out these awesome updates to the demo: a new cipher for each genre! clickable alphabet allows for mouse-onl... Continue reading

  
• Demo Bug Fixes
  October 09, 2021 by Hero Game Co

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  Hello! Here are the latest bug fixes for this version: fixed bug where boxes would not accept player input fixed bug where solving the second page of a cipher would solve the entire cipher fixed blue... Continue reading
• Bug fixes!
  October 04, 2021 by Hero Game Co

  Hello! Just a few bug fixes today: items below the Settings window will no longer register clicks fixed rare blue screen that happened after changing difficulty on the profiles screen decreased volume... Continue reading
• Major Demo Updates + Linux
  October 01, 2021 by Hero Game Co

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  Hello everyone! This major update is getting the game much closer to the finished product, but from a user's perspective, it will look like a small update (maybe even a downgrade!). Explanation and li... Continue reading
• Small demo update!
  September 18, 2021 by Hero Game Co

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  Hello! Just some small updates today: added a subtle flickering vignette to the background new victory and favorite sound effects! minor bug fixes for checking out books from your favorites We're work... Continue reading
• Demo v04 now updated!
  August 26, 2021 by Hero Game Co

  Hello everyone! In this update: fixed bug where using "Reset" would remove difficulty-based solved letters fixed bug where certain cipher letter boxes were unclickable added punctuation to both lines... Continue reading

  
• Mac Demo Updated!
  August 05, 2021 by Hero Game Co

  Hello! Due to a build error, the Mac demo version was not updated with the other versions. However, it is now up to date, so please re-download if you are a Mac user. This one features upgraded graphi... Continue reading
• Demo v03 ready to play!
  July 18, 2021 by Hero Game Co#demo update

  Thank you for all the awesome feedback! This time around, we've got a few more substantial updates: players can now choose their desired difficulty: easy, progressive, or hard this choice can be chang... Continue reading

  
• Demo v02 now live!
  June 06, 2021 by Hero Game Co#bug fixes, #update

  Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback publicly and privately! It's such a huge help! Special thanks to geekwisdom, Klio, and wolfmakesgames for suggesting or finding the following issues tha... Continue reading