Honey, I Joined a Cult

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• Announcements·19 Dec 2025Official

  A Quick Word on the Future of Honey, I Joined a Cult

  Hi everyone,We’ve been reading through the forums and the recent comments, and it’s clear that many of you are wondering what’s going on with Honey, I Joined a Cult. Specifically, we’ve seen the word "abandoned" pop up quite a bit. We wanted to step in, clear the air, and give you an honest update on where things stand.The Journey Since 2017First off, we want to reassure you: we haven’t abandoned the game. HIJAC was our first "baby." We started this journey back in 2017, and at the time, we were learning everything from scratch—literally learning to code, figuring out everything about game development, and building a community all at once.It was a massive undertaking that took years of blood, sweat, and tears to move through Early Access and finally into a 1.0 release. We are incredibly proud of what the game became, and we haven't forgotten the support you gave us to get it there.The Reality of a Two-Person TeamAs many of you know, we are a tiny team of just two developers. While we have a huge amount of affection for HIJAC, the reality of being a two-man band is that we can really only "spin one plate" at a time.For the past while, our focus has been entirely on our new project, Space Scum. We did previously have some external help brought in specifically to keep things moving on HIJAC, but for various reasons, that arrangement didn't quite work out as we’d hoped. That left us in a position where we had to make a choice: do two things poorly, or focus on one thing properly.What Happens Next?Because we want to give Space Scum the best possible launch, it is currently taking up all of our development time. However, that doesn't mean the book is closed on HIJAC.Our plan is to return to HIJAC in 2026, once Space Scum has been released. We know it’s frustrating to wait, and we know it’s been quiet on this page for a long time. We aren’t trying to be defensive or dismissive of your concerns—we genuinely appreciate that people still care enough about the game to ask for ...
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• Patch Notes·15 Jul 2024Official

  New Patch live for Honey, I Joined a Cult!

  Praise Burt! A new patch has arrived for Honey, I Joined a Cult! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32574327/834894322087ead0a049c68e40daf5d2ccfb1bae.png Included in this patch: Fixed crash after promoting a follower. Fixed crash after sacking cultist. Fixed crash after growing plants in the Arboretum. Fixed crash that may occur after removing all traits of Cultist in Ministry of Alternation. Power to the People Achievement now tracks Influence gained whilst at the Influence cap. Fixed certain incorrect descriptions e.g. Maggot Rejuvenation Therapy Upgrade had incorrect description in Research menu. Removed certain "placeholder" text in non-English versions. e.g. Biscuit Stealer Leader Demand pop-up window contains debug strings in all non English languages. Fixed inconsistent references in Lost Property mission choice. Fixed issue in Explorer event. Fixed issue in Lost Property mission choice. Fixed description of Team Morale Boost being inconsistent. Fixed issue with "Begin Mission" tooltip. Fixed issue in Almighty Effigy quest. Updated the credits to recognise our previous Community Manager Joe, who somehow got missed off of the original credits (sorry Joe!) There's also further content in the pipeline. We've put a teaser below: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32574327/c9e644df116f2e4eacd214cdeda848626522e585.png{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32574327/75f2c19ff49cf480b1f3e083df8060a407b5f4bc.png{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32574327/f3dc4a7bf743cc81bd7f48a7ce2de8a0aab38733.png Peace and love, cultists! ☮️
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• Patch Notes·5 Jul 2024Official

  Incoming Patch (and further content tease)

  We're admittedly a bit rusty and slow at the moment. Some of the code we're back tinkering with was written by us half a decade ago, and some of the people that helped out with said code are no longer around, BUT we have got together a patch to fix some of the most pressing issues that you've raised. There's a brief summary below: Changes/bug fixes Fixed crash after promoting a follower. Fixed crash after sacking cultist. Fixed crash after growing plants in the Arboretum. Fixed crash that may occur after removing all traits of Cultist in Ministry of Alternation. Power to the People Achievement now tracks Influence gained whilst at the Influence cap. Fixed certain incorrect descriptions e.g. Maggot Rejuvenation Therapy Upgrade had incorrect description in Research menu. Removed certain "placeholder" text in non-English versions. e.g. Biscuit Stealer Leader Demand pop-up window contains debug strings in all non English languages. Fixed inconsistent references in Lost Property mission choice. Fixed issue in Explorer event. Fixed issue in Lost Property mission choice. Fixed description of Team Morale Boost being inconsistent. Fixed issue with "Begin Mission" tooltip. Fixed issue in Almighty Effigy quest. Updated the credits to recognise our previous Community Support Joe, who somehow got missed off of the original credits (sorry Joe!). Patch is still in QA but will be incoming shortly (we'll make another announcement when live). There's also further content in the pipeline. We've put a teaser below: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32574327/c9e644df116f2e4eacd214cdeda848626522e585.png{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32574327/75f2c19ff49cf480b1f3e083df8060a407b5f4bc.png{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32574327/f3dc4a7bf743cc81bd7f48a7ce2de8a0aab38733.png Peace and love
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• Announcements·21 Feb 2024Official

  Still here!

  Hello there, It’s been a while. We want to apologise to you all for the lack of updates/communication on HIJAC. Rest assured, we have not abandoned it and are now working on the next update. So why the lack of updates? Firstly, HIJAC took a very long time for the two of us to make (ridiculously long, it’s actually pretty embarrassing). It was our first game and we had to learn everything from scratch, such as coding, how to make the artwork etc. When we finally released into 1.0, we were quite frankly, a bit frazzled and burnt out. We needed a bit of time to ourselves… But not THAT much time to ourselves! After a bit of downtime we started to work on our next game, which is what has taken up the majority of our time. We made a conscious decision to not try and juggle two games at once until we got to a certain milestone with our new project. We’re arrived there now (as usual, it took longer than expected). So we’re now going through the mother of all to-do lists and working our way through all the bugs/suggestions/messages that you’ve sent us since the last update. More to come! Simon & Ed
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• Announcements·2 May 2023Official

  Thank you for 1000 reviews

  {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32574327/8332b072f4bebec4930f291ddcfbede883d4454b.png Hello faithful followers Today is a blessed day! Thanks to your unquestionable faith and influence, we have reached a glorious milestone! 🙏🏼 ONE THOUSAND Steam reviews have been posted on the Steam page, giving Honey, I Joined A Cult an overall score of 78% positive! 🤩 Thank you once again for your support as we grow our cult! ✨ Have you left a Steam review for Honey, I Joined A Cult yet? Head over to the store page now and leave us your review and feedback! https://store.steampowered.com/app/841190/Honey_I_Joined_a_Cult/ Also, make sure you also follow us on all of our social media platforms to stay enlightened on all things Honey, I Joined A Cult! 👇🏼 Twitter Discord Server Facebook
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