u/Relative-Situation-2

Our game The Outer Frame was part of the official selection for IDA 2026.

A physical expo that included industry talks, local games, and a lot of awesome people. A lot of them got to experience The Outer Frame (it's not the shortest of demos), and the reception was beyond awesome! They really dig it!

It's always great to be able to share a project you spent so much time working on behind closed doors. To see someone laugh at a joke you put there a year ago, or react to a some spoilery stuff.

There was also an awards ceremony.

The Outer Frame was nominated for "BEST NARRATIVE" and "ORIGINAL IDEA". It won "ORIGINAL IDEA"!!

But there was a slightly bigger and goldier award left on the stage. When they announced we won BEST VIDEOGAME it was such a surprise! We were speechless, literally without speech!

There were no nominees for that category, so there was no way of knowing.

Sometimes you can say you were just happy to be there, to get anything. Sometimes you just get really lucky! It truly was the cherry on top of such an amazing day for our little 2-dev team.

The Outer Frame is a choice-driven puzzle simulation where you take on a dual role of detective and fixer. Commanding from behind your desk a team of agents to find out what happened, so you can bury the truth forever. You choose how by issuing the orders that’ll decide everyone’s fate, before the public catches on and goes all torch-and-pitchfork.

Every choice shapes the narrative, every attempt brings you closer to the full picture. You are probably not the hero in this one.

You can support The Outer Frame on Steam!

13K+ Wishlists at the moment!!

Our game The Outer Frame was part of the official selection for IDA 2026.

A physical expo that included industry talks, local games, and a lot of awesome people. A lot of them got to experience The Outer Frame (it's not the shortest of demos), and the reception was beyond awesome! They really dig it!

It's always great to be able to share a project you spent so much time working on behind closed doors. To see someone laugh at a joke you put there a year ago, or react to a some spoilery stuff.

There was also an awards ceremony.

The Outer Frame was nominated for "BEST NARRATIVE" and "ORIGINAL IDEA". It won "ORIGINAL IDEA"!!

But there was a slightly bigger and goldier award left on the stage. When they announced we won BEST VIDEOGAME it was such a surprise! We were speechless, literally without speech!

There were no nominees for that category, so there was no way of knowing.

Sometimes you can say you were just happy to be there, to get anything. Sometimes you just get really lucky! It truly was the cherry on top of such an amazing day for our little 2-dev team.

The Outer Frame is a choice-driven puzzle simulation where you take on a dual role of detective and fixer. Commanding from behind your desk a team of agents to find out what happened, so you can bury the truth forever. You choose how by issuing the orders that’ll decide everyone’s fate, before the public catches on and goes all torch-and-pitchfork.

Every choice shapes the narrative, every attempt brings you closer to the full picture. You are probably not the hero in this one.

You can support The Outer Frame on Steam!

Nuestro juego The Outer Frame formó parte de la IDA 2026.

El evento entre muchas cosas contó con la primera página argenta en Steam, en la historia de Steam. Al menos que yo sepa! La gente que se acercó pudo probar el juego y la recepción fué excelente, la verdad.

The Outer Frame estaba nominado a Mejor Narrativa e Idea Original. Y ganamos Idea Original! Pero había un premio más aún en el podio. Uno que era un poquito mas grande y dorado que el resto.

Cuando dijeron que el premio al Mejor Videojuego se lo llevaba The Outer Frame, realmente quedé atónito. Fué como un pelotazo en la cara en una tarde fría, pero un buen pelotazo, con un afecto desconsiderado! Músculos no usados normalmente para sonreir entraron a laburar sin entender mucho el cómo. Poder compartir el proyecto y verlo tener impacto en quienes llegan a probarlo es algo que suma tanto en la solitaria vida del dev! Fué una experiencia como pocas!

The Outer Frame es un elige-tu-propio-encubrimiento. Una simulación puzzle donde sos detective Y encubridor, comandando desde tu escritorio un equipo de agentes para encontrar la verdad y así enterrarla para siempre. Vos decidís cómo hacerlo antes que las masas entren en pánico.

Cada desición moldea la narrativa y te lleva más cerca o lejos de qué realmente pasó. Es probable que no seas el heroe en esta.

Pueden bancar a The Outer Frame en Steam!

Gracias por leer, quería compartir esta alegría argenta!

In our game [The Outer Frame] you can accelerate time, by using an "enhanced clock".

We made any animation that plays during the time acceleration periods play faster using CineMachine.

But our current battle is with sound effects.
We want that any sound that plays during "time acceleration" to shift to a higher speed, and also be able to go back to normal speed if you decelerate before said sound has stopped playing.

Is there a way to change the speed of a sound once it has instantiated and is being played?
If not, what smoke and mirrors can I use to achieve the desired outcome/illusion?

I made my game [The Outer Frame] steam page last year, I rushed it to take part on the biggest local event in my country. It brought around 100 wishlists, and that was it.

I knew next to nothing about getting into showcases or marketing. So I just worked on the game hoping it would be great (yeah, I know: bad bad). The people that got to play it wanted to keep playing. They really liked it! But I didn't know how to get it out there! So I just kept working on the game.

On march I found the HTMAG festival list... and it changed everything. Got a LOT of rejections that I completely attribute to my old trailer. It was very slow with a lot of black screens with text at the beggining. Big BIG mistake!

The InterfaceX26 Showcase brought 600 WL and I couldn't believe it, that tiny double bump was the biggest mountain ever.

Then the Summer Showcase of Summer Showcases went live. It was a line-up with a lot of different showcases (black voices, women led games, Latin american games, etc).

I had made a NEW trailer for it, with a playtest announcement for Q3. I couldn't wait to reveal the trailer, I felt it was that good (compared to the former one, of course), no black screens at the beggining, faster pacing, composed new music, it showed more and it was shorter!

I don't know if it was the perfect storm or what, but it brought 8,500+ WL in 4 days. And I'm getting reached by publishers.

Showcases that have a capsule on Steam's front page make such a difference! Also there were other showcases in the line up that were pretty much the games "target audience" like: Story-Rich games and women led games. I think that helped too.

Showcases + Fast eye catching trailers + NO BLACK SCREENS (at the beggining of your trailer). This probably gets repeated to no end. Well, t worked for me. Show your game, you don't need a demo to take part on most showcases!

I still have a LOT to improve for a new trailer but hey, I'm learning here.

This is my game [The Outer Frame]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4079320/The_Outer_Frame/

and thank YOU, 11,003 wishlisters! Wherever you are :)

I made my game [The Outer Frame] steam page last year to take part on the biggest local event in my country. It brought around 100 wishlists and that was it.

I knew nothing about getting into showcases or marketing. I just worked hard on the game hoping it would be great (yeah, I know). The people that got to play it became fans. But I did not know how to get it to people so they could play! So I just kept working on the game.

On march I found the HTMAG festival list... and it changed everything. Got a LOT of rejections that I completely attribute to my old trailer. It was very slow with a lot of black screens at the beggining. Big BIG mistake!

The InterfaceX26 Showcase brought 600 WL and I couldn't believe it, that tiny double bump was the biggest mountain ever.

Last week the Summer Showcase of Summer Showcases went live. It was a line-up with a lot of different showcases (black voices, women led games, Latin american games, etc).

I had made a NEW trailer for it with a playtest announcement for Q3. I couldn't wait to reveal the trailer, I felt it was that good (in comparission to the former one), no black screens at the beggining, faster pacing, composed new music, it showed more and it was shorter!

I don't know if it was the perfect storm or what, but it brought 8,500+ WL in 4 days. Showcases that have a capsule on Steam's front page make such a difference! Also there were other showcases in the line up that were pretty much the games "target audience" like: Story-Rich games and women led games. I think that helped too.

Showcases + Fast eye catching trailers + NO BLACK SCREENS (at the beggining of your trailer). This probably gets repeated to no end. But it worked for me.

This is my game [The Outer Frame]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4079320/The_Outer_Frame/

Our trailer JUST premiered during the LAGS - Summer Fest Edition Showcase!!
So excited to finally share this! Because we hid a choice-driven point-and-click adventure in a desk job sim with a roguelite time loop, and we just wanted to tell you about it.

We'll get more specific about the Q3 2026 playtest date as it looms closer!
What do you think of the trailer?

You can support our game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4079320/The_Outer_Frame/

The current trailer does not care to show that:

1. you get different outcomes out of the order of your actions.
2. You can lose agents
3. Failure is part of the loop, you will restart your day, and every run will give you a better idea of what to do or what to focus on.
   4.Multitasking is the way