Spectacle: Worlds Unseen

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• Announcements·6 Jun 2025Official

  Spectacle: Worlds Unseen is out now!

  Hi Everyone! As we alluded to in our latest news post, we have decided to release the current version of Spectacle for free for players who are interested in diving deeper into what could have been. Today, is release day! What is Worlds Unseen? Spectacle: Worlds Unseen is a cancelled Half Past Yellow project from 2023. In 2024, we released a demo for the game as past of Cerebral Puzzle Fest and being included in the festival again this year was the catalyst for releasing the full version as an unrealised project. The game is free to play and includes the full tutorial from the Demo plus an additional level that is full of puzzles. The game is incomplete, so while we don't expect players to encounter too many bugs or get soft locked, you should expect to encounter puzzle mechanics that are not fully explained. We encourage you to learn through experimentation, just as you would with a more refined puzzle experience. We are excited to see players engage with the strange world of Spectacle and are interested to hear your thoughts on what could have been. Let us know what you think by leaving a review, starting a thread on the Community Hub, or on our Discord! What about the Spectacle Demo? Worlds Unseen is free to play and it includes all the content that was playable in the Demo. With this in mind, we have decided to take the Spectacle Demo down.
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• Community & Events·30 May 2025Official

  Spectacle is part of Cerebral Puzzle Fest 2025

  Hi Everyone! We are excited to have the Spectacle Demo included in Cerebral Puzzle Fest 2025. We launched the Spectacle Demo last year during Cerebral Puzzle Fest and we are pleased to be included again alongside so many other cool games! You should check out the showcase here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/cerebralpuzzleshowcase {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44788192/777e175e309a879d7222422132da00072bfe96fc.png Worlds Unseen! We also have some news regarding Spectacle. We have decided to release the current version of the game for free for players who are interested in diving deeper into what could have been. This is why we recently updated the name to Spectacle: Worlds Unseen. The Spectacle Demo has about 20 minutes of gameplay that takes you through a tutorial section and ends in a strange world of floating islands. The Vertical Slice of Spectacle that we showed off to publishers throughout 2023 has about 60-90 minutes of gameplay. Some advanced features aren't fully tutorialised and some game text is missing translation, but the puzzles are interesting, the visuals are charming, and the music is good (if we do say so ourselves). We don't have a date to share just yet, but it will be SOON 👀 We hope that players get a kick out of this release. At the very least it will be an interesting look at a game that didn't "make it". Keep an eye out for updates on the launch.
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• Announcements·22 Apr 2025Official

  Tempest Tower is Out Now!!

  Today is the day, Tempest Tower has officially released into Steam Early Access! Tempest Tower is an action-packed Tower Defense game with Platforming elements. You must explore, plan, and meticulously construct your base during the Build Phase. Then, execute, adapt, and ruthlessly brawl with hordes of Creepers during the Action Phase. If that sounds like it might be for you, then check out Tempest Tower on Steam right now. If you're still on the fence then we have a demo available that you can try before you buy. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/Tempest_Tower/ Spectacle Update Some of you may have noticed that we created a standalone page for the Spectacle Demo. We did this in anticipation of the Tempest Tower launch in the hopes of raising our general Steam traffic. Unforuntately our plans surrounding Spectacle remain unchanged. There hasn't been a notable shift in publisher sentiment around the game and our resources are very much dedicated to Tempest Tower for the foreseeable future. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44788192/6a4e33ad0aa680ec957d25616c8d723ff4260918.png Join us on Discord If you are interested in staying up to date on all things Half Past Yellow, you should consider joining our Discord. We post far more frequent news there than on the Spectacle page, if you can believe that. We hope to see you there.
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• Announcements·11 Jan 2025Official

  Introducing Tempest Tower - the next game from Half Past Yellow

  Happy New Year from the whole team at Half Past Yellow! We hope you had a good holiday break and that you’re ready for all the great games coming out in 2025 🎉 Speaking of great games coming out in 2025, check out our announcement trailer for Tempest Tower! Coming soon to early access. Wishlist Now Tempest Tower redefines Tower Defense with a dynamic blend of classic base-building and electrifying player-driven combat. Explore, plan, and meticulously construct your base during the Build Phase. Execute, adapt, and ruthlessly brawl with hordes of Creepers during the Action Phase. Every level is a thrilling test of strategy and skill. If that sounds like your kind of game then give it a wishlist and follow along with the game's development. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/Tempest_Tower/ A long year We were heart broken when we had to cancel Spectacle last summer. It was incredibly difficult to switch projects and push in a new direction. We are so happy to be properly showing off what we have been working on and although it is a very different project, we hope that the Half Past Yellow charm and style is still shining through. Even if Tower Defense games aren't normally your jam, I encourage you to take a look and see if our little genre mash-up is for you! Get Involved! We are making regular updates over on the Tempest Tower page, but if you want to be as close to the action as possible, I suggest joining are Discord! We have a few big things coming in the next 2 months and we can’t wait to hear what you think. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44788192/b5d636b1b5ca638cdf7b4427672a8f786084ae4d.png
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• Patch Notes·18 Jul 2024Official

  Spectacle: Development Update

  Half Past Yellow has made the decision to switch our production focus. Like many studios in the games industry, HPY has had a difficult 18 months. Financial uncertainty has led to many hard decisions for the studio. The most difficult decision came in May this year, when we had to say goodbye to 2 of our team members. The team at HPY are the most valuable asset the studio has, and it feels terrible to lose key parts of it. We are staying optimistic about the direction we are taking with our new project and we will be showing footage of our new project on Twitter and Instagram over the next few weeks. We appreciate all the players who enjoyed the Spectacle demo and wanted to see more. The HPY team are excited by the prospect of returning to the project one day, but the internal status is currently: delayed indefinitely. If you are interested in learning more, I put together a longer piece for this months blog post
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