Jukai Studio (@JukaiStudio) and Versus Evil (@vs_evil) released the first patch for mystery-driven psychological horror game Stray Souls (@StraySoulsGame) on Xbox One, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4|5, and PC via Steam. The patch addresses common performance and gameplay issues found across consoles and PC, in addition to improving quality of life aspects to mechanics including the jumpscares, aiming and boss fight encounters.

Stray Souls combines beloved elements of Japanese survival horror games with an array of new tricks, including a variety of randomized systems where enemy encounters, item placement, paranormal activity and even weather patterns are always changing so no two playthroughs are exactly the same. Featuring new music by legendary Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka and using the power of Metahuman technology and Unreal Engine 5, characters and environments are authentically brought to life, throwing you straight into the dread and dismay of the narrative in glorious 4K 60fps..

Fixes include the following:

• Re-recorded mocap for face idle animations for both Daniel and Martha.
• Adjusted the leg pull jumpscare camera, resolving the bug that caused it to occur before the breaker room cutscene, eliminating illogical confusion.
• Daniel no longer sways while aiming the gun. Improved the random grandmother peeking sequence and reduced their frequency to avoid repetition.
• Overhauled visuals, representation, and camera issues for the grandmother jumpscare.
• Fixed the inability to aim and shoot during the wendigo (first) boss fight.
• Adjusted the difficulty of the wendigo (first) boss fight.
• Adjusted flashlight brightness on some levels.
• Re-recorded exaggerated Martha bump animations and overhauled the entire system to make it feel more natural.
• Fixed Martha's absence at the family gravestone before the cutscene starts.
• Added a hint to the note in the graveyard to make it easier to find (now more prominent in the environment).
• Updated audio levels for voices and conducted a sweep through all cutscenes to balance the audio levels.
• Adjusted audio levels for all enemies.
• Fixed subtitles font sizes.
• Fixed the crash when dying in the first wendigo boss fight. (Xbox One)
  
  

Stray Souls is OUT NOW on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam.

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