Alpha 0.6.0 is here with more Save System improvements and fixes! Changes – Loading saves now restore generator lights, posters, and the now unused arrows – ESC now does nothing while in a generator puzzle – Tutorial now has lights – Loading saves now determine if saving was in the hallway Fixes – Fixed game ... Read more

So I decided to pause development for The Hibernator for a while (About a few weeks or less) except for a few critical hotfixes in necessary and Alpha 0.6.0, to work on a new thing, a trailer for The Hibernator. Along with that includes some more time spent internally sorting out some stuff (Future roadmap, ... Read more

Due to log-in issues, I couldn’t log in here at Mushroom, so I now post some comprehensive changelogs about the 0.6.0 Pre-Releases (1-5) exactly as-is when I posted them on itch.io. I’m so happy to be posting on Mushroom again! 🙂 (Read more about the log-in issues here: Recent Log-in Issues – Mushroom Education)   ... Read more

So 0.5.X is finished, with 0.5.9 being the last version. And 0.6.0 PR1 is still going to be quite a while. I want to take this opportunity to ask: Has anyone found the teaser in 0.5.9? If anyone finds anything, please comment. Link: wimpycat01.itch.io/the-hibernator

I will be changing how I post updates on Mushroom because I got a few complaints about too many changelogs 😅 (Sorry about that, daily updates should not equal to daily posts). Please refer to this post for any future 0.5.X updates. Alpha 0.5.3 (July 9th, 2026): Alpha 0.5.3 is here with more PDWGS improvements ... Read more

So, as some or most of you know, I was planning on adding a new character for Alpha 0.5.0, but got postponed. It was originally going to be [REDACTED], and would [DATA EXPUNGED]. But now after careful consideration, I changed it to: Teddy! Teddy is a new character that would play Hide and Seek with ... Read more

This new update brings lots of fixes, further updates the assets, and removes an old feature! Additions – Added teddy.png in assets\textures\characters\teddy Changes – Renamed title.mp4 to title_1.mp4 – Re-introduced the legacy ambient track (ambient_legacy.mp4) as title_2.mp4 – Moved title_1.mp4 and title_2.mp4 to assets/music/music/title, as opposed to the previous assets/music/music Fixes – Fixed some Achievement ... Read more

Alpha 0.5.1 is here with some bugfixes, changes to our musical assets, and a new Save System in Beta! Additions – Added a save system in Beta-Testing. Players can now save while in the Hallway area. – Added new ambient track – Added teddy.mp4, also by Henry_T, which is currently unused Changes – Renamed the ... Read more

Additions – Added my email in Credits – Replaced the placeholder button in Pause Menu with Achievements Button For the Pre-Release changes: The Hibernator Alpha 0.5.0 Pre-Release 1 The Hibernator Alpha 0.5.0 Pre-Release 2 The Hibernator Alpha 0.5.0 Pre-Release 3 The Hibernator Alpha 0.5.0 Pre-Release 4 The Hibernator Alpha 0.5.0 Pre-Release 5

Today I’m releasing Pre-Release 5 for Alpha 0.5.0 which ships some features I have planned for 0.5.1 early. This update is mostly just Achievements 🙂 Additions – Added 36 new Achievements: Hardened – Complete Hard Mode, Peaceful Tourist – Complete Threat Level: 0, Deep Diver – Reach level 5 in Infinite Mode, Abyss Walker – ... Read more