The Rewinder — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Get -50% off NOW! The Rewinder is coming to Steam Summer Sale | 2025-07-08 | Hello everyone! The Rewinder is now part of the Steam Summer Sale! Get it at 50% off for only $7.49. Hope you can get a great experience.Plus, we have exciting news: our Publisher Discord server is now live!Whether you want to dive deep into the game or simply chat with fellow players, click the link below to join us.We're also giving away lots of Steam Gift Cards — come try your luck! 🎁Join our Discord NOW! |
| "The Rewinder 2" Officially Launches on May 26! | 2025-05-13 | We’re thrilled to announce that The Rewinder 2 will launch on Steam on May 26! We’ve also introduced a series bundle including both titles in the franchise, offering an additional 10% off the bundled price! Additionally, check out our brand-new trailer—now live! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2915490/The_Rewinder_2/ |
| 山海旅人2五月上线，1&2同捆包有叠加优惠 | 2025-04-29 | 各位逆梦师，大家好呀~ 《山海旅人2》5月就要正式发售咯，今天有关于优惠的重要提醒要告诉大家，想要以最优惠的价格购入的玩家请务必看一下： 2代首发两周内，会有《山海旅人》1&2的捆绑包，拥有1代的玩家将会通过捆绑包，享受额外折扣！ 目前《山海旅人》1代正在史低4折特卖中。因为受限于折扣冷却期的影响，在《山海旅人2》上线的时候，1代无法打折，所以想要获得最大的优惠，现在是入手《山海1》的最好机会！已经拥有1代的玩家，也记得选择同捆包来获得更多优惠~ 然后大家都有听山海2的插曲《船儿摇摇》吗？没有的话赶紧来看看呀【插曲船儿摇摇】~开发组正在紧锣密鼓地做最后的调优，与各种bug做斗争中，我们预计会在五一过后带给大家更多新消息（包括更具体的发售时间和宣传pv） 好啦，接下来我们要继续搬砖去啦~很快我们就会见面的！等着大家哟~ |
| “东方叙事匠心合辑”上架啦~ | 2024-11-28 | 集合了《山海旅人》、《烟火》、《三伏》、《OPUS：龙脉常歌》、《活侠传》、《风来之国》、《沉没意志》、《山河旅探》等叙事游戏的东方叙事匠心合辑”正式上架啦！ 此次Gamera Games和其他热爱东方叙事游戏的开发者朋友们一起，在秋促期间，为大家带来了这款与众不同的合辑包，希望能让更多玩家可以体验到东方叙事游戏的魅力所在！ 🔥“东方叙事匠心合辑”Steam秋季特卖限时贩售中🔥 如果你已经拥有部分游戏，系统会扣除你已经有的游戏，并套用整套的折扣优惠！ |
| The demo version of Rewinder 2 is now live | 2024-10-14 | Dear Friends, The demo version of Rewinder 2 is now live! We have received numerous feedback from our Septermber internal tests, thanks for everyone who wrote us feedback. Many of them have been addressed. We can't wait to show you our new demo in this Steam Next Fest. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3204560/2/ As we mentioned before, Rewinder 2 has undergone many changes. The game perspective has shifted from 2D side-scrolling to top-down view, adding more puzzle-solving gameplay and incorporating elements of exploration and combat. We hope to bring you a fresh experience while maintaining the core "Rewinding" mechanism. Although we have |
| The Rewinder 2 is a part of Digital PAX Aus Indie Showcase! | 2024-08-26 | Greetings! We're super excited to share that The Rewinder 2 is nominated at Digital PAX Aus Indie Showcase! Thanks for your support! And we will have a booth at the spot. Come and say hello! |
| The Rewinder 2 Coming to Steam Soon! | 2024-04-30 | Dear Rewinders, We are so excited to anounce The Rewinder 2 - the project we have been working on for the last two years. It is our studio's second game and first sequel. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2915490/2/ About the Game The Rewinder 2 is an action adventure game based on eastern methology. This is a direct sequel taking place 2 years after the events of the original game. No prior knowledge of the original Rewinder is needed, though there are plenty of connections. There is a lot of new stuff we would like to bring to this sequel. You may notice the game has become top-down view. We would like to focus on bringing more exploration |
| 1.64 patch notes | 2023-09-21 | Fixed a translation error Fixed the invalid volume adjustment in the option |
| 1.63 patch notes | 2023-09-05 | Fixed the bug that items will be lost when entering the door directly after using items or skills with mouse. Fixed incorrect button prompts in several puzzles. Fixed the bug that players are unable to choose options when dialogue proceed too fast. Fixed the bug when opening and closing the book in a puzzle, asking for hint will result in a game crash. |
| 1.62 patch notes | 2023-08-17 | Main game: Optimized the interactive experience of a puzzle in Chapter 3. Fixed a bug that the game doesn't pause when calling out the menu. DLC: Optimized mouse playing for one puzzle. Fixed a bug that sometimes the music plays incorrectly after loading a save. |
| 1.61 patch notes | 2023-08-14 | Fixed a bug that an achivement can not be unlocked in chapter 6. |
| 1.60 patch notes | 2023-08-11 | Fix controller cannot use the key to unlock in the first level. Fix macOS HUD display. Adjust some music and SFX. Add Discord、QQ Link Button. |
| Major update - Controller support and Japanese localization | 2023-08-10 | Hello rewinders, We've been paying close attention to your needs for controller support, and now we're happy to announce that we've fully adapted and optimized for controller players. Also, we are preparing for Steam Deck compatibility check. It's worth mentioning that The Rewinder is available on Nintendo Switch today. In order to ensure the same language support on both ends, Japanese localization is also included in this update. And we hope our Japanese players can enjoy Chinese unique ghost and demon culture. Last but not least, thank you for all the support and comments all these time! |
| The Rewinder OST is now available for free download | 2023-03-21 | Dear players, After communicating with Steam, The Rewinder OST is now available for free download. Thanks again for your support! We added additional 7 original tracks from DLC Root of Evil, hope you will enjoy it. |
| Delay for OST free access | 2023-03-20 | Dear players, The Rewinder OST didn't switch from paid to free as scheduled due to Steam technical error. We are communicating with Steam about the issue and we are so sorry for the confusion and inconvenience caused to everyone. We will keep you posted about the latest updates. Thanks for your understanding and support! |
| Free access to The Rewinder OST from March 17 | 2023-01-11 | Dear players, It has been more than a year since the release of The Rewinder. We are really cheerful to see so many players like our game as well as the soundtrack. We hope more players can enjoy the music as much as they enjoy the game. From March 17, you can have free access to The Rewinder OST! This OST included 24 songs, 3 of them includes vocal. Our musician KALA is really amazing! Meanwhile, don't forget to wishlist our newly announced title Death Trick: Double Blind on Steam, thank you! |
| 1.54 Patch notes | 2022-04-07 | Fixed some scenery in the Zhuxi village mountain puzzle; Fixed saving animation; Fixed the Karma stone should not accessible in the Root of Evil. Note: The the Root of Evil save file will be corrupted if doing so. Start a new the Root of Evil journey to fix this. |
| Changelog v1.52 | 2022-03-23 | 1. Fixed issues which cause players stuck when walking in the English version; 2. Fixed issues which cause NPCs jumping around; 3. Added a few missing sound FX. |
| English Localization Added | 2022-03-18 | English Localization Added. |
| Future Update Plan | 2022-03-12 | 1.DLC English localization will be added 18th of March 2.All DLC songs will be included in the OST package 3.Programing for Sfx and music will be improved |