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Devlog #4 — Steam Page Live, Stats & Next Steps!

Maniac
A downloadable horror for Windows

— Maniac: Hunt or be hunted

Hey everyone! 👋

Time for a quick update on Maniac: Hunt or Be Hunted and how things are moving forward.


📌 What’s New

✔️ The Steam page is live — Maniac officially has its Coming Soon page!
✔️ First round of animation tests done — found areas to improve for smoother, scarier gameplay moments.
✔️ Started working on the official trailer — expect a short teaser soon to capture the game’s mood.
✔️ Map generation and cover mechanics are up and running — now focusing on refining the experience.


📈 Some Early Stats

In just a few days, the Steam page reached 500+ impressions and several wishlist adds.
Pretty solid start for a page without promo yet!


📺 In Case You Missed It

Maniac is a procedural survival horror where you’re either the hunter… or the hunted.

🔪 Hunt or be hunted.

Coming to Steam soon — and you can already support the game by adding it to your wishlist:


📅 What’s Next

  • Finalizing animations
  • Preparing the first teaser trailer
  • Updating Itch page with a new background and widgets
  • Uploading test builds soon

Thanks a ton for following the project — there’s a lot more coming! 🔥


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Files

  • ManiacInstaller.exe 263 MB
    May 20, 2025
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