Hocus Focus

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• Announcements·25 Aug 2026Official

  Skin Tone Selection Now Available!

  Hey guys! It took a bit of time (and a lot of work 😅), but the skin tone selector is now live!You can find it in the character customization submenu, right under the shoes:There is no cost associated to it, and you can change it whenever you feel like it.If you've been following these updates it's no news to you that this feature took more than we expected, and we're sorry we could only have it live a couple of weeks after launch. It involved a lot of shader magic, and a whole lot of recoloring and exporting of a ton of frames of animation. Outfits being so different shape-wise really complicated things, especially where hands are involved. That's the thing with 2D animation: anything you add or modify takes a lot of work, and a lot of checking. We've done our best to test it extensively in house (picking each skin tone, going to every location to see if everything is alright, etc). Things seem to be in order, but in case we've missed anything (like a hand being the wrong color for a skin tone, we fixed a lot of such situations), please let us know in the bug report thread in Steam discussions and we'll fix it right away. More content is coming in the following weeks, so stay tuned 👀 As always, let us know if you have questions, suggestions, or thoughts about Hocus Focus. We love to hear what you guys think about the game, what works and what can be improved ♥ With apologies again for this taking so long, hope you enjoy the update! - Stuck In Attic
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• Patch Notes·13 Aug 2026Official

  New update: window resize, location ambient tweaks & more

  Hey all! We've been keeping a watchful eye on all the feedback you've been providing for us, and noting what you guys feel would improve your experience with Hocus Focus. Window ResizeOne of the suggestions that came up a lot was allowing the game window to be resized - it's now live in the latest update. If you're in full screen, use the middle button in the top right corner to go into windowed mode, and then drag from the corners of the window to set the game to your desired width and height. Note: when going back into full screen, the game may sometimes display with thin horizontal black bars on the top and bottom. Clicking the in-game maximize button a couple of times fixes this. Please let us know if this feature works nicely for you! Updated Ambient Sound for LocationsAs mentioned in a previous update, we were aware that certain sounds in the mix of location ambient filesjumped out a bit too much (e.g. dogs barking, church bells tolling, creaky sounds etc). We've adjusted a lot of these ambient files, so they should be less intrusive now.Also, don't forget that you can always adjust these location ambient sounds from the volume mixer, under "Location": ⏲ Timer alarm selection previews had stopped working in the previous update, they are fixed in this current build. We're still at work on skin tone customization, it will come soon but there are thousands of individual frames that need adjusting, repacking and implementing, so it's taking a while. Enjoy Hocus Focus, and let us know in the replies if anything goes wonky with these changes 🙏 - Stuck In Attic
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• Announcements·12 Aug 2026Official

  XP and Hairdo adjustments, UI fixes

  Hey everyone! It's been a few days since Hocus Focus came out, and we really appreciate the feedback and suggestions from you guys. We're updating the game accordingly, so except these patches to come often these days.Changes in the new build: Adjusted passive XP gainOne of the challenges of designing Hocus Focus is trying to please different types of players that enjoy it for different reasons - we're trying to make sure the game works nicely for people who use it to increase their focus and productivity, but we also can't ignore folks who just want to have a pretty atmosphere generator in the background and still be able to satisfyingly level up.For this reason, we've significantly increased the amount of XP you get from just idling, 4x-ing it. You can always check your XP level by hovering over the horizontal gauge to the right of your level indicator:Adjusted hairdo pricesWe've heard from several of you that hairdos were too expensive, so now they are more affordable. We're trying to move gingerly with customization, since the reward balancing is a delicate and scary thing. We want to hear from you! Let us know if any particular customization option seems over or underpriced, and we'll carefully consider it. Our testers were very dedicated but also very few, so we always suspected we'd have to make changes here once more people started playing.Other fixesFixed an issue where some buttons were wrongly showing in adventure modeTimer settings now get savedEpic Journeys completed in previous days no longer show in the current listComing very soon: We've heard from several of you that certain sounds in the location ambients are too loud and distracting, so I'm already at work adjusting volumes and / or removing certain samples (e.g. dogs barking in Sighisoara - I have to admit they fooled me too on some occasions 😅). These will most likely patched into the next update. Please let us know if the adjustments made the game better for you - especially the XP and price re...
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• Patch Notes·10 Aug 2026Official

  New Patch: Journal fixes, location layering, playlist settings

  Quick patch live that fixes a few issues:Fixed some layering issues in several locations in the world;Fixed an issue where gratitude/journal entries would be wrongly replicated in previous days in the calendar Fixed an issue where video settings weren't being saved properlyFixed settings pertaining to playlist behavior (settings > playlist > \Thanks so much for your continued feedback and support! We're doing our best to address everything you're reporting and suggesting, making the game the best it can be.On that note, if you've had a chance to play for a few hours, please let us know if there's anything you think needs improving or tweaking. We plan to shape the game in the future together with the community, so let us know in the replies! - Stuck In Attic
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• Patch Notes·8 Aug 2026Official

  New Update - Patch notes

  Hi everyone, thanks for playing Hocus Focus!We've listened to your feedback and are hard at work addressing the things you've reported and suggested:- Added a help button next to the settings button- Fixed a bug where using the hide / unhide interface no longer showed the "home" button- Empty tasks can't be checked off anymore- Added more language-specific fonts for the text boxes- Fixed a rare issue where certain antiviruses interfered with the game saving on exitStill to come soon: skin tone customization About this particular feature: we hoped it would be ready at launch, but there are some technical hoops we have to jump through to make it happen through code so as to keep the game lightweight. We're trying our best to both have a great looking game and not turn it into a resource hog. Having the ability to maintain the customization options for your avatar in all locations already takes up a lot of resources (dozens of individual bodies, hairdos, separate articles of clothing adding up to thousands of possible combinations), so we're trying to be smart and efficient about it. It ended up taking longer than we expected, but it's coming!Thanks for your patience and understanding - we're keeping an eye on feedback from you guys and addressing everything as soon as we can. Looking forward to hearing from you :)Enjoy your chill stay in Transylvania and keep summoning your focus!- Stuck In Attic
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