Just a couple of months ago, Platypus Entertainment, a small indie team, released Misery, a multiplayer survival shooter that paid homage to Slavic sci-fi greats like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Metro, only for it to then be removed from the Steam store due to legal action from GSC Game World, the studio behind the former title. Shortly after we released our coverage on the topic, however, the issue was resolved, according to the developers behind Misery, who claimed in dev log that they came to an agreement with GSC Game World, and were then notified via email from Valve that their game was reinstated on the store. That was back in November, but despite that, Platypus Entertainment seemingly are celebrating the otherwise successful launch of their debut game, and today released an update for the game with the headline of the announcement post reading: “You were good comrades this year. So here is another surprise update!”
There’s nothing super impressive about the “surprise update;” as it mostly contains a lot of quality of life features and bug fixes. However, there is a nice little feature they’ve added here: single player mode. Beforehand, you would have to set up a server regardless of whether or not you were playing with friends, but no more, as they’ve implemented a simple click-and-forget method of going solo. Besides that, they’ve also added a new anomaly to the game–which is a supernatural environmental hazard players have to navigate around–though their vague explanation of it makes it seem like they’d like you to face it blind. The previous update they put out earlier this December, dubbed the “New Year Update” similarly did not add any major content other than a text chat, and instead opted to polish the game’s core systems to make a smoother gameplay experience for players. Despite Misery’s rocky launch and subsequent controversy, it seems like the developers have recovered and are committed to improving for the future.