About GPU Compatibility Issues (OpenGL – AMD Radeon & Intel ARC)
Distortions runs on OpenGL, and some GPUs — particularly AMD Radeon and Intel ARC — may have limited or unstable support for this graphics API.

The game was developed using an engine called C4 Engine, which has been discontinued since 2016. On top of that, we built our own custom tools within this engine, making updates and compatibility fixes more complex.

In recent years, changes to AMD Radeon drivers have caused Distortions to malfunction on certain Radeon GPUs. Despite our efforts, we were unable to identify the root cause of the issue. We reached out to AMD for support but unfortunately received no response.

Intel ARC GPUs also have limited OpenGL support, which may lead to crashes or visual issues when launching the game.

We understand how frustrating this can be and appreciate your patience. For those affected, we’ve included a possible workaround using the Zink OpenGL-to-Vulkan layer (see post above).

A special thanks to demitriusbelai for discovering this workaround.

🛠️ Compatibility Tip – Distortions (OpenGL Issues on Some GPUs)

If you're experiencing issues running Distortions — such as black screen, crashes, or graphical glitches — this may be due to limited OpenGL support on some GPUs, including Intel ARC and certain AMD cards.

A possible workaround is to use Zink, an OpenGL-over-Vulkan layer that can improve compatibility on these systems.

For Windows:
You can find a Mesa3D build with Zink support here:
https://github.com/pal1000/mesa-dist-win/releases

For Linux:
If you're using Mesa drivers, you can enable Zink by launching the game with the following environment variable:


This might help if the game doesn’t start or behaves incorrectly with your default drivers.

Use only if you're having issues — no changes are needed if the game runs fine on your system.

Among Giants and Soedesco are excited to announce that their backpacking adventure RPG, Albatroz, will participate in the upcoming Steam Next Fest. To mark the occasion, we bring out the new main key art for a sneak peek of what's to come in this experience. Join us in this multi-day event, from February 5 to 12, 2024, at 10:00 AM (PST), to get an exclusive look into the breathtaking world of Albatroz.

Albatroz invites you to embark on an exciting journey in search of a lost sibling. Follow the story of Isla as she sets out on a quest through "The Forbidden Lands," a mythical and captivating realm where two worlds converge.

Hey guys! It´s been a while. So we are finally announcing our next game!! Albatroz, a new backpacking adventure rpg. The game is coming to PC and consoles next year.

Features

• Follow a deep narrative with captivating characters
• Meet new friends and discover new cultures in a quest for self-discovery
• Manage resources, make travel plans, and improve your abilities in order to survive
• Travel through beautiful and mysterious locations as you walk and drive through vast landscapes and face the wilderness

Check out the game at https://www.amonggiantsgames.com/

Now you can buy Distortions paintings to decorate your place! Woooo!
At the moment it's selling just in Brazil

https://www.urbanarts.com.br/distortions-colapsing-in-slo…/p

https://www.urbanarts.com.br/distortions-colapsing-in-slo…/p

https://www.urbanarts.com.br/distortions-a-menina-e-as-so…/p

I was packing my things today, when I came across the Dist launch kit. I thought you guys would like to see it as well. Damn, this game is special.

Hey guys the new feature "the music room" is finally here.

This feature was asked several times through our community and we thought that would be a cool idea to add this feature in.
You can select the music room trough the main menu, be aware that you first need to finish the game to be able to acess it.
If you already finished the game, you just need to load the last save point of the game just before the final fight and save it again. Then go back to the main menu and acess the music room.
In the music room you can play again the key musical moments of the game.
Like the "play be ear" or the the entirely final sequence.
We hope that you guys will like it.
And just remembering if you guys want any cool feature please let us know!!

Funny history.
After almost 5 months from the game launch a player found a untranslated journal page inside the game. Maybe this page it´s so well hidden that almost no one found.
Thanks very much Owowg.
Anyway I´m adding the translated page below and we will add on the next update as well.

The Vice launched an episode talking about distortions.

I believe that we are at the highest point of life and from now on it may be that things will just slope down hahahahah (you never know).

I have no words to say how thrilled and proud I was of our "project".

After these long 9 years see our darling project calling so much attention, and see so many people playing and sharing with us all this love it´s incredible.

Finally a cycle that closes with the launch of Dist. And I (Thiago) just have to thank the almost 20 people who participated in the project, since 2009. Thank you people for providing this amazing experience that was developing Distortions.

And thanks as well for a lot of people who participated indirectly, always giving us strength trough here or trough Facebook.

To thank you guys for more this achievement we will make a discount called, of "Vice Episode Discount", of 60 %, (the Highest discount we have ever made. )

The discount goes in the air tomorrow at 14:00!

Thanks friends!!

Here it´s the VICE episode.
https://youtu.be/t3JcqC3PxeQ

We manage to make one more cool update with the community!
This update fix issues add some small history elements as well.
If want any new feature or want to report a bug please let us know!!

/cheers guys, see you on the next update!