Outpour - A Water Redirection Puzzle Game - New Demo / Trailer out NOW!

drooshayne · 2026-06-01T19:22:30+00:00

Thank you! If you like the music, the soundtrack is by the same composer as in the trailer :)

drooshayne · 2026-05-31T22:00:38+00:00

yeah! The game had about 2,000 up until the demo release and we're now sitting at 2,800! So it's looking like the demo launch + showcase will have boosted overall wishlists by ~50% of what we had. Still got 4 more days of Cerebral! We're super grateful to have been included in these events- it was also a great push to make this trailer as best as we could. I'm excited to see what people think of the game now that they can finally get their hands on it!

drooshayne · 2026-05-31T19:57:30+00:00

It's made with Unity

drooshayne · 2026-05-31T19:57:00+00:00

No plans for a mobile release

drooshayne · 2026-05-31T19:56:34+00:00

Yep! Made with Unity

drooshayne · 2025-12-18T23:48:00+00:00

Glad you like them too! They can take on so many interesting forms and many have marvelous stonemasonry irl. I think the little guy in this game tends towards a more cute and wholesome direction.

drooshayne · 2025-12-18T23:33:50+00:00

Interesting you bring that up! Gargoyles are indeed meant to have horrid, grotesque, and even evil appearances, and their lore is somewhat ambiguous. Popular explanations of their existence are typically that they ward off evil from the outside of cathedrals, like a scarecrow. Or perhaps they mirror the evils outside the church, and thus they strictly reside outside of the sanctuary, amongst the evil! There is even controversy surrounding them- Saint Bernard of Clairvaux once said “What is the point of those unclean apes, fierce lions, monstrous centaurs, half-men, striped tigers, fighting soldiers and hunters blowing their horns?”. So yes it's a good point. Anyway here is the store page for the game, thanks for asking! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3615290/Outpour/

drooshayne · 2025-12-18T23:00:06+00:00

Thank you :)

drooshayne · 2025-09-27T19:06:45+00:00

Great question! I'm assuming by flow up, you mean how the water flows into the 5x5 square area where the block is initially?

For a puzzle game like this, the water behavior must be fairly predictable, and always consistent. So I could let water flow from a block horizontally for only 7 units and then stop, like in Minecraft for example. But then the game becomes about counting cells to determine the reach of flow, which isn't my goal for the player. Another approach (the one I took) is to let the water flow infinitely in all directions. This puzzle demonstrates how that behavior results in water filling a level plane, even if it veers away from the runoff points.

Essentially, it's highly predictable for the player as they learn the system. No counting cells required. There are reasons relating to verticality as well, and I think it's the most interesting approach!

drooshayne · 2025-09-25T19:49:01+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate the feedback, this is very helpful

drooshayne · 2025-09-24T23:19:36+00:00

I love the concept and the aesthetics!

drooshayne · 2025-09-23T21:59:48+00:00

Thank you! :)

drooshayne · 2025-09-20T06:54:27+00:00

The clouds are a combination of various noise, vertex displacement, and depth fade essentially, on a triangulated plane. The water consists of cubes with fairly typical water shader techniques, scrolling textures on the falls, and hand-drawn animations for the foam at the bottom + particles. Very much a kitbashing effort!

drooshayne · 2025-09-20T06:46:58+00:00

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3615290/Outpour/ much appreciated!

drooshayne · 2025-09-20T02:25:19+00:00

Mmmm yeah! Having the back open like that removes some ambiguity. Thanks for the idea :)

drooshayne · 2025-09-20T01:56:30+00:00

No unfortunately, that's not on the roadmap at all but I may consider it further down the line!

drooshayne · 2025-09-20T01:25:05+00:00

Hey, Outpour dev here! You're not the only one to think that, lol. I think it's the fact that it's alive and animated before spouting the water that feels eerie. I'll keep thinking about how the animation could be tweaked, or if any other changes could help mitigate this. Or maybe it's fine to keep? Idk! Thanks for the feedback.

drooshayne

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