The House of Tesla Definitive Edition v109 + Update (RUNE)

Added version code indicator in main menu (bottom-left corner).
Added Chapter Select. It shows the chapters you can currently play.
Fixed phantom scrolling in menus. Users now need to press a D-pad button to activate the gamepad.
Fixed bugged sound when completing an item.
Fixed disabled hints becoming enabled.
Added indication for the next level of hints.
Steam Deck - changed default runtime from Proton to native Linux.
Minor bug fixes and tweaks.
Improved crash handling when there isn’t enough disk space.
Black bar text can now be canceled with left-click and right-click.
Narrative options can now be selected with click-and-drag/drop.
Updated GUI layout: black bar text, tutorials.
 
Chapter: Personal Office of Nikola Tesla
Tweaked game flow (models, colliders, movement).
Simplified the final minigame.
 
Chapter: Tesla Factory - Ground Floor
Fixed pipe maze minigame solution and visual hint.
 
Chapter: Wardenclyffe Laboratory
Fixed bug where player could get stuck.

Update v106:
The hint system has received a complete rework to better guide players, we've fixed minor bugs and made various quality of life improvements.
 
Chapter-specific improvements:
Personal Office of Nikola Tesla
Now features improved visibility and refined gameplay adjustments that make interactions clearer.
 
Tesla Factory - Upper Floors
This chapter has undergone a complete rework. We've streamlined the puzzle flow, improved pacing, and enhanced the overall player experience. If you're currently playing through this chapter, you'll need to restart it to experience these changes.
 
Your progress on this chapter will reset to the start of this chapter, but the improved design makes it well worth replaying. Players will see an in-game notification explaining the restart requirement "I need to restart the chapter due to a complete rework".
 
Update v105:
General:
Migration to Unity v62f2 (vulnerability patch)
 
Skip option for puzzles and minigames throughout the entire game
 
Option to skip cutscenes with word choices
 
A new setting in the Options menu to disable puzzle and minigame skipping
 
Update v104:
General:
New hints for all chapters available in English & Czech languages.
 
An option has been added to skip several harder puzzles.
 
Replaying a completed chapter will now start from the beginning.
 
Minor bug fixes and improvements.
 
Chapter: Tesla Factory - Upper Floors
Fixed music in cutscenes.
 
Chapter: Wardenclyffe Laboratory
Adjusted boat controls to be slower for better handling.
 
Update v103:
General:
Added Chinese and Japanese language support.

Update v108:
What's New
 
In this update we have continued our chapter-by-chapter rework of the game. While chapters 1-3 have already undergone significant improvements, this release focuses on bringing the Wardenclyffe Laboratory up to the same standard. Please note that the final chapters will be reworked in the new year, so you may notice differences in visuals, gameflow and pacing between the updated early chapters and the remaining ones. We kindly ask you to take this into consideration when sharing your feedback or reviews.
 
Chapter-specific improvements:
 
Wardenclyffe Laboratory
 
This update features a complete rework of the chapter with significantly improved gameflow, entirely new atmospheric lighting, improved models and textures, reworked puzzles, refined hints with localization into all languages, enhanced audio; including improving old sounds and adding many new ones, minor bug fixes and overall quality of live improvements.
 
Your progress on this chapter will reset to the start of this chapter, but the improved design makes it well worth replaying. Players will see an in-game notification explaining the restart requirement "I need to restart the chapter due to a complete rework".
 
Update v107:
Chapter-specific improvements:
 
Tesla Factory - Ground Floors
 
This update features a complete rework of the chapter with significantly improved gameflow, entirely new atmospheric lighting, improved models and textures, reworked puzzles, refined hints with localization into all languages, enhanced audio; including improving old sounds and adding many new ones, minor bug fixes and overall quality of live improvements.
 
Your progress on this chapter will reset to the start of this chapter, but the improved design makes it well worth replaying. Players will see an in-game notification explaining the restart requirement "I need to restart the chapter due to a complete rework".

What's New

In this update we have continued our chapter-by-chapter rework of the game. While chapters 1-3 have already undergone significant improvements, this release focuses on bringing the Wardenclyffe Laboratory up to the same standard. Please note that the final chapters will be reworked in the new year, so you may notice differences in visuals, gameflow and pacing between the updated early chapters and the remaining ones. We kindly ask you to take this into consideration when sharing your feedback or reviews.

Chapter-specific improvements:

Wardenclyffe Laboratory

This update features a complete rework of the chapter with significantly improved gameflow, entirely new atmospheric lighting, improved models and textures, reworked puzzles, refined hints with localization into all languages, enhanced audio; including improving old sounds and adding many new ones, minor bug fixes and overall quality of live improvements.

 

Your progress on this chapter will reset to the start of this chapter, but the improved design makes it well worth replaying. Players will see an in-game notification explaining the restart requirement "I need to restart the chapter due to a complete rework".

 

 

Looking Ahead

This will be our last planned major update for this year. We will return in 2026 with the final chapter reworks to bring the remaining parts of the game up to the same level of quality as the updated chapters.

 

Until then, please continue to share your thoughts with us. Your feedback has been invaluable in helping us refine the experience, and we encourage you to keep posting your impressions and feedback on Steam Discussions and Discord. If you've enjoyed the game so far, we'd greatly appreciate it if you'd consider leaving a review - it really helps us to reach more players.