Kjartan Kennedy

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A Letter From Causeway Studios

Over the last year, Causeway Studios has gone through a transformational period culminating in today’s announcement of our second game, The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham. Since we shipped The Haunting of Joni Evers in January 2025 (50% off on Steam now for the first time!), we have watched

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September 1 @ 9 AM ET - Something is Developing

In just 18 hours (9am Eastern time), we will be pulling back the curtain on our second game. We cannot wait to show you what we’ve been working on under the codename “Project Red.”

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Something is Developing at Causeway Studios
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Something is Developing at Causeway Studios

We've been quiet, but the last few months have been packed with exciting work. In just under two weeks, on September 1st, we will be publicly announcing our second game. Codenamed "Project Red", this next game starts to map out where we want to take our games and stories since

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From the Causeway (Oct '25): Awards and a Host of Other Updates
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From the Causeway (Oct '25): Awards and a Host of Other Updates

We've been quiet for a couple of months as things have been brewing and it's never quite felt like the right time to share, but as we get into spooky season we have a few exciting pieces of news to share with you all. We'll go into detail in a

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From the Causeway (Jul '25): From Exploration to Refinement

The heat is ramping up for us here in the Summer months in Arkansas, and we're hoping our computer fans can keep things cool while we press ahead with unoptimized demos and tests. We've now well and truly switched from the "exploration" side of preproduction to the "refinement" side, developing

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From the Causeway (Jun '25): Introducing the BPR

Our look at May will be a little lighter than other months: we've made some great progress in preproduction on our next game, we reached a reviews milestone for Joni, I finished Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, all of us are deeeeeep into Blue Prince, and we've been having several conversations

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From the Causeway (May '25): The Rollercoaster Days of Preproduction

Preproduction on a new game is a strange period. There are exciting days where things you've been working on for week start to click into place, a prototype finally hits the right buttons, or a screenshot stirs all the emotions we've been looking for. And then there are days where

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From the Causeway (Apr '25): GDC in Review

March has been a busy month for us, and April looks to be only marginally slowing down, if not speeding up. With the Game Developers Conference (GDC) behind us, we're looking ahead to OZ Play, continued preproduction, more pitching, and hopefully some April showers. An Inspiring GDC Greg, our creative

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From the Causeway (Mar '25): Preproduction, Pitching, and Merch

With the Game Developers Conference just around the corner, we've been diving into the next tales from the Worlds Across the Causeway so we can share them there and find others who want to help us bring them to life. Preproduction and Pitching For the past month we've been refining

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From the Causeway (Feb '25): Joni in Review and Looking Forward
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From the Causeway (Feb '25): Joni in Review and Looking Forward

Now that the initial release window for The Haunting of Joni Evers is behind us, we're finally a little more equipped to celebrate it and solidify our plans for what comes next. "An Indie Gem Brimming With Mystery and Emotion" As I'm sure you can imagine, it's very anxiety-inducing to

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Available Now: The Haunting of Joni Evers

Fellow Travelers, At long last the clouds have formed, the storm has descended, and Joni's harrowing night has begun. Thank you so much for you support so far, it is what has kept us striving to bring you this emotional tale that we hope will deeply resonate with you. We're

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From the Causeway (Dec '24): Happy Holidays and Year in Review

As 2024 comes to an end, we'd like to wish you all happy holidays and reflect on an incredible year. We'll be taking the next couple of weeks off to make sure everyone on the team has a chance to rest and enjoy time with their families before we come

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The Haunting of Joni Evers — Release Date Announcement and Trailer

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Joni’s tale begins on January 13th, 2025! Watch our release date announcement trailer below to catch some new glimpses of the Cunningham House and everything you’ll encounter while exploring. Get ready to face the past, break a curse, and experience a

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From the Causeway (7 Oct '24): Joni is Content Complete
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From the Causeway (7 Oct '24): Joni is Content Complete

It's been a busy time these last couple of months and we have a couple of exciting updates to share! Milestone: Beta - Content Complete First things first: we have reached our Content Complete milestone for The Haunting of Joni Evers (which we're also referring to as our Beta milestone)

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From the Causeway (19 Aug '24): Playable From Beginning to End
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From the Causeway (19 Aug '24): Playable From Beginning to End

The updates and milestones are coming in faster and faster these days, with today's news being that we have officially reached our Alpha milestone. The most important part of this milestone is being able to play the game from beginning to end, and I can't put into words what a

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