time for a development update! The team has been hard at work, and yes... Claudio is still chained to his desk. We checked. He seems somewhat fine.
See? Happy!
MemoryCore is coming together!
Development on Solid State Machine is moving along incredibly well, and we're genuinely excited about how it's shaping up. You may have noticed that it's also the game we've shown the least of so far. That's intentional. SSM is packed with secrets, twists, and discoveries, and we'd rather keep those surprises intact than spoil the experience before you get to play it. That said… Here’s a sneak peek:
Once we get into the second half of August, our Discord will become much more active. We'll start sharing and discussing Overdrive Crew tables together with the community, giving everyone a chance to take part in shaping some of the game's content while keeping the main campaign free of spoilers.
We've continued refining the layout of the Memory Cards, and they've taken a significant leap forward. Small improvements add up, and we're getting closer to the final look we always had in mind.
Late Pledge is coming!
Our next update, in a few weeks, will officially launch the Late Pledge. If you know someone who missed the campaign, they'll soon have another opportunity to join the project! At first the Late Pledge will be open to everyone and you’ll be able to check the items in your pledge, upgrade it to a higher tier, or apply for a pledge if you missed the initial campaign. Later during the year shipping costs will be added and you’ll be able to finalize your order.
See you at Gen Con!
Federico “Cobra”, Davide, Toy and other members of the Horrible Guild team are heading to Gen Con next week! If you're attending, come by and say hello at booth 2136!
On behalf of the entire Horrible Guild team: THANK YOU very much for all the support you showed us during the campaign!
The MemoryCore journey has just begun. In the next coming months, we'll keep you posted regarding progress, keeping track of development, production and eventually fulfilment.
We'll also work on setting up the late pledge / pledge manager, so that we can gather your preferences and collect the necessary information for the credits to be added to CorePlayer! Magazine. This will likely go live in late Q3 2026.
While we're at it, we'd like to share this early sketchby illustrator Mattia Di Giovanni: he's the artist who worked on the Overdrive Crew characters, and he got so involved in the project that he's working on bonus art! We feel extremely lucky to have such dedicated artists onboard, as well as a fantastic, fast-growing community.
Speaking of community, if you want to take part in the conversation, make sure to join our Discord: Claudio will be there, sharing ideas and gathering feedback!
Thanks for staying with us until the very end of the campaign!
Yesterday you managed to unlock two stretch goals, securing additional content for both Final Tournament and Overdrive Crew:
In one hour, we'll start livestreaming 32-bit classics from our HQ!
Since we've enabled Overtime Mode, the campaign duration will extend for each last minute pledge or upgrade. We're going to keep on playing for as long as the campaign keeps going. Join the livestream to keep us company and help us spread the word: there's still a few stretch goals to be unlocked!
Speaking of the license, that stretch goal has also been unlocked! We look forward to seeing the game library grow with your contributions. The Discord channel is already brewing with ideas, so make sure to join the conversation.
Legendary Memory Cards have also been unlocked, which means that five games in the collection (all the ones featuring cards) will have one extra. Thanks for again helping spread the word.
Furthermore, results from the latest poll are in: We asked you to choose a familiar for Bloodsong, and you decided for with the Dancing Sword. This brave blade will have your back while you explore the Black Castle.
We still have one last poll up our sleeve, and it has everything to do with tomorrow: we'll be playing and streaming 32-bit classics from our HQ during the last hour of the campaign.
We'll play the most voted games from the poll below, so pick your favorites and enjoy the show!
You'll also determine how long we play: Overtime Mode will kick in after one hour of livestream, and each new pledge or upgrade will extend the duration of 10'. Help us reach the last stretch goals, and possibly prevent us from going back to our desks in the process, since we'll keep on playing for as long as the campaign is live 👏
Just a quick update from the torrid Italian weekend: The Remote Play Toolkit is now unlocked! In case you missed our previous updates, this toolkit addresses the no.1 request we received during the campaign from those of you who mostly play online. You can read more about it here.
The Remote Play Toolkit will be ShareAlike. It means you can legally share it with anyone you want, so nobody needs to buy a digital copy of MemoryCore to play with these tools.
Our priority for this first campaign is to create a solid foundation to make the project really shine in the long run. In the meantime, we want as many people as possible to play it, get a feel for it, and step into the world of MemoryCore. No digital pledge required. These tools are for everyone.
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The 3rd Party License is now on the horizon. Reaching this stretch goal will ensure we can dedicate our time and resources to evaluate your game proposals and, once approved, allow you to publish MemoryCore-compatible games.
Now, three things to keep in mind:
You still have time until Monday to vote on the latest Bloodsong poll and decide which familiar will join the game's roster
You're less than 10 social shares away from unlocking fiveLegendary Memory Cards!
On Tuesday, we'll be streaming live from Horrible Guild HQ, playing 32-bit classics during the last minutes of the campaign. We'd love to properly thank you for supporting the project, so hit the notification bell to join us and help us push the campaign beyond the last stretch goals!
