Over the Alps

Welcome back to the Alps, agent!I’m Sam - Studio Lead of Tributary Games. I was the same role at Stave Studios, where I made Over the Alps in 2019 with a superb little team. Harry (a Stave writer) and I went on to co-found Tributary with Owen, and our editor Nick also joined us, where we all made King of the Castle with another superb little team.Check that out here:Stave is sadly no more which meant Over the Alps was about to disappear forever. None of us wanted that, so we’ve come to a happy solution - Tributary Games is now acting as custodian for Over the Alps!We're listed as the publishers though we're more like co-developers.And the first thing we did when we got the reins was kick off the first update to the game in 6 years! This includes:Updating Unity to cover security issues in the old version and ensure the game can run for longerFixing a number of bugs with saves and progressionMaking impossible achievements now possible - Namely Iron Maiden and Left To The Wolves. But that's not enough...Closing the third and final chapterThe original game was also planned with three stories - Case of the Chateau Vercoli (by Jon Ingold of Inkle fame), King of the Mountai

Discover new stories, fight new threats and do your best to stay undercover in this, our first free technical update! A Test Of Character includes over 10,000 words of written content, a brand new game feature and a significant overhaul to the way the game works. We've overhauled the Clues system in both of our current stories, making it more obvious when and what you've done that might lead the Swiss Police to catch you. These Clues are now reported in a revamped Field Report, along with how the Police picked up on them and a better visual representation of how close they are to catching you... This was in response to a great deal of feedback about the police system, which we were happy to address! We've also tweaked how often and where the police can catch you, with the aim of improving playability. We've also replaced the confusing system of clues on routes with Complications, our major new feature. These short stories test which stamps you've favoured in the game so far, and can lead to you dropping more Clues... Each Complication choice comes with a success or a failure story branch. We've added these to routes throughout our two stories, and made

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36869554/ee723268b29b7deb00740d7e22a0e6a092e125a4.jpg Greetings, agents. First off, apologies are in order. The A Test of Character update was originally announced for August, but we encountered some unexpected issues in development that pushed the release date back, and back, and back again. In the unpredictable world of game development, it’s a tale as old as time, and I hope you can forgive the delay. We now have a confident release date for the ATOC update - the 27th of November! Check back on Over the Alps at the end of the month and you’ll discover a total rework of the police pursuit mechanic, an improved footprints and misdirects system, and even a smidge of new narrative content. For a full rundown of the content of the next update, check out our previous blog post on the subject. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36869554/9e9d67d57cc38fa6f863c465b866fc8b9a30cb61.png What's Next? The discerning among you may have noted that on Over the Alps’ story select screen, there are three Top Secret manila folders, each containing a story. So far, only the first two have been revealed - A Case of the Chateaux Vercoli and King of the Mountain. Worry not, agents! The final fre

Just a quick post this time, agents, to let you know that the Summer Sale is coming to an end! As we showed you in the last update, we at Stave Studios have a veritable feast of upcoming content scheduled, all completely free for those who already own the game. Here’s the roadmap again, for those who didn’t catch it last time: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36869554/e5b3017bdf0f94397b1cad1b582a2f2aba7341af.png Our most recent update, King of the Mountain, almost doubled the length of the base game, and we plan to release more like it in future, as well as mechanical updates that refine the core gameplay. Of course, continuing to provide you with all this new content isn’t easy on our end, especially as each new update is less likely to be covered by mainstream games news outlets. We rely on ongoing sales through Steam to keep the lights on in the meantime! And with the Summer Sale (20% off, by the way), this is absolutely the best time to buy Over the Alps while you still can. So we’re making a final big push to get the sales we need to reach the end of our roadmap! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36869554/81e2454675a6388ad4c1613f52c163276e6a7b40.jpg If you haven’t bought the game yet, now’s the best time.