DEN PAIN

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• Announcements·29 Jul 2026Official

  Chapter 2 - "Revenge" is in development.

  After being fired, Dan goes to a bar to have a drinkAt the bar, Dan meets Kunieta, who invites him to her placeDan drives with her in her car, a black BMW (currently working on GTA IV-like car physics)After arriving at the protagonist’s home, Kunieta offers to drink and have sex, but Dan falls asleep and gets robbedAfter waking up, Dan sees that the apartment has been cleaned out and heads to the bar to find KunietaAt the bar, a security guard tells him to get lost, but Dan finds a knife, stabs him, and throws him in the trash. Then he meets a homeless Vietnamese guy in the metro who begs for money and gets told offThen Dan arrives home, where his Father and Mother meet him. They talk about business and their son’s inactionLater, Don Simon calls Dan (the one who gifted him a dog). He finds out that the whore works at another local bar, and Dan heads thereAfter wrecking the place, he learns from the bartender where Kunieta actually works and then goes to the metroIn the metro, Dan encounters a fight between an Uzbek and a Mudisan. He can place a bet on who wins — if the bet is successful, the player’s weapon damage increases; otherwise, it’s a failDan takes the metro home. At home he’s met by Don Simon, who suggests raiding a local military base so they can properly attack the bossTogether with Don Simon, Dan goes to the military base, grabs a bulletproof vest and a bunch of weapons, then drives to the boss’s mansion in a jeepThere’s a chase after them, but it’s needed to lead the cops to the actionThen a big fight happens, but in reverse — Level 1 but invertedAfter killing the boss, they drive off into the sunsetAs it turns out, instead of Don Simon in the car there was an Asian girl who killed Don Simon and put on his mask to confuse DanThen they head to Thailand.This is how Dan gets kidnapped
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• Announcements·29 Jul 2026Official

  A SOUL GOODMAN GOLDEN PATH

  The game has been fully ported to the new Nuclear Engine, which is no longer dependent on Unreal Engine like before.The game now uses the NODE physics engine instead of ChaosGame size reduced from 10 GB to 2 GBThe game is no longer hardware-demandingProcedural animations in GTA IV styleDan has learned how to swimDan has learned how to climb. He can climb anywhereAI uses a procedural thinking system (the secret A-Life system from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.)Thanks to this system, bot behavior will be random for different playersFixed crashes that players reportedFixed minor bugsTaxis now drive Dan with proper physicsAfter the cutscene, the taxi no longer disappears — it turns around and drives awayA second platform has been added to the metro; Dan can kill the cops standing at the entrance, but then the game will become harderCloud synchronization of saves and achievements with TXC CLUB for playing on other platforms
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• Announcements·22 Sept 2025Official

  DEN PAIN — Episode 1: “The Firing” is out now!

  Hey, Dwarfs. The mighty release is here: DEN PAIN — Chapter 1: “The Firing” is out now!Grab your copy with 10% off, and see you in New York!
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• Patch Notes·3 Aug 2025Official

  PRE RELEASE DEMO PATCH

  New in Nuclear Engine (for developers)Added Brepsi trigger toolAdded Nightmare trigger toolAdded TV trigger toolAdded Level music changer toolAdded Closed doors creation toolAdded Consequences system toolAdded Voice playback at location toolAdded Player model switcher on levelAdded AgX tonemapperAdded DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling)Engine Changes (for developers)Overhauled game visuals — now in Kane & Lynch styleRemoved from EngineRemoved weapon renaming tool (temporarily)Gameplay ChangesGore system reworked to Dead Island 2 stylePlayer movement changed to GTA: San Andreas styleShootMode with pistol during sprint reworked to Max Payne-likeHeadshots now use Arkashin-style animationEnemies don’t attack during cutscenesBot detection range reduced from 12m to 3m (1m for some)Bartender voice re-recordedBot pathing improved — no longer stack inside each otherBot aiming logic now tied to detection radiusFixesFixed decal bugs on playerFixed player model selection issuesFixed crash caused by SpurtFX on botsFixed cutscene with the annoying grandpaFixed aiming issues with pistolGore system fully ported to Arkashin-styleFixed character hand bugRemoved player auto-magnetizationFixed shotgun and pistol animations in bAim and bShootModeFixed door physics and interactionFixed Den’s nightmares logicFixed crash on load if player weapon reference is missingFixed crash on load due to missing Euphoria death timerFixed broken camera on loadFixed English localization in dropdowns (ComboBox)Fixed camera effect togglesFixed bot player detection logicRestored bartender voiceFixed voice trigger playback — now plays on playerFixed videos in build — now load properlyFixed Steam integration (achievements, login)Fixed crash log detection systemNew Gameplay ContentAdded Den’s apartmentAdded Drink Brepsi — boosts max HP by +200Added Watch TV — boosts damage to enemiesAdded Sleep in bed — completes Den’s nightmaresNew enemies: monsters + NextBot (from Garry's Mod)Completing all nightmares double...
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• Announcements·21 Jul 2025Official

  Devlog: #5 Major Release Prep – The Road to the End.

  Yo, Midgets.We’ve cooked up a massive patch for the demo — it’s fucking huge, so let’s cut to the chase:We got rid of the salty bot sprint — now they actually walk instead of blindly charging at the player.Their brains got an upgrade — the dumbasses can now act as a squad.The intro level got polished — now it oozes style, detail, and all that other junk.Graphics got juiced — custom GI, tone mapper, and a whole bunch of other useful crap reworked.Release DateNow that the demo’s updated on Steam…We’re ready to announce the official Steam release of DEN PAIN: August 21, 2025. And yes — the price will be 150₽, with a 10% launch discount.It’s CHINAZIS time, baby!On August 21, we’re dropping Chapter One of DEN PAIN, where you take on the role of a floor scrubber — exiled, fired, and fucked.Your mission: make it to the office, grab your final paycheck, and try not to die.You’ll find yourself in:DEN’S CRIB — the very lair of pain, where you can:Watch TV to boost damageDrink Brepcy to increase max HPSmoke cigs — gain HP but with a twist, there’s a chance of sudden deathSleep — to experience and overcome nightmaresCall a cab outside to move to the next chapterPlus, a couple of full-scale levels with:Cutscenes, cursed ads, memes, and more unfiltered madness.What we’re working on now:Our programmer Arkasha is developing an advanced dismemberment system a la Dead Island 2 — the goal is total brain-blowing realism, and it’s working.Still building out Den’s apartment — interactables, immersion, and more chaos.Finishing the remaining levels.Squashing bugs as they appear.Building the game’s official website.Cooking up content for Toxic Social Club — subscribe here: https://toxicdev.ru/socialclub/index.php to support our game development.What’s next:If the game hits our minimum sales goal, we’ll keep this party going and drop Chapter Two soon after. But for now, brace yourselves and crawl forward with lips pursed.Questions? Hit us up:Tech issues (lags, bugs, broken junk): support@tox...
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