Half-Life: A Place in the West News

...although we have rather been sleeping on the job, haven't we? It's been a while. Our deepest apologies on that front: both myself and Ross have been dealing with some incredibly challenging obstacles in our lives, and it has unfortunately meant that we had to place the comic on a temporary hiatus. We realise we should’ve signaled this earlier, but events unfolded quickly. Still, it’s no excuse for having kept you in the dark.



I suppose the most pertinent question is: are we back? Barring catastrophe, we will be returning to production on Chapter 9 this autumn. A Place in the West—to the horror of some, we’re sure—won’t ever die. It’s just a question of when we’ll reach the end. We've published 8 chapters so far, and there's going to be 15 in total. We have every intention of concluding the story.

Thank you so much for sticking with us. It means the world. Every chapter has been discounted for the Summer Sale, so now might be a great time to jump in.

We have a surprise coming in October, but more on that later …

In the meantime, thank you. We’ll see you up ahead.

Hey everyone!

The spring sale just landed, and we've discounted every chapter of the comic. If you haven't picked up some of the later chapters, now is a great time to do it - we're about a month and change away from the next release: Interlude 8.5 - The Philosopher's Paradise. Expect sepulchral horror, cosmic mysteries, and a very resentful tumbler of whisky.

Best wishes,

Mike and Ross

Hey gang!

First things first: we're sorry for the radio silence these past few months. We know you've had lots of questions on achievements - like, when will they work? - and when you can expect the next chapter, but we've had to dial our production schedule back. Unfortunately I've been really, really sick, and Ross and I decided the next thing to do was for me to focus on getting better. I'm still going through that process, but we have every intention of upping our game in 2023. And yes, that includes fixing Steam achievements and getting the comic Deck verified. These are our priorities outside of making more issues.



Right now, though, it's the Steam Winter Sale, and we've discounted every chapter! Although the year has been slow, we're super pleased with our release of Chapter 8 - Remnant, which we honestly think is our best chapter yet. If you haven't checked it out yet, it's on sale right now.

We hope you've all had a wonderful year and wish you the very best for the next one. Merry Christmas, too, ya filthy animals.

Mike and Ross

Hey everyone,

We're just dropping a quick line (slightly late) because yesterday marked six years that we've been on Steam! In that time, we've released 8 chapters (two of them twice) totaling about 267 pages, plus the interludes for another 68 pages. It's been quite a journey, and there's much more to come.



To celebrate, we've discounted every chapter of the comic (including the recently released Chapter 8 - Remnant) as well as the soundtracks, and some by considerable margins. Pick 'em up now if you haven't already!

We apologise for being a little quiet since the release of Remnant. There'll be some substantial updates to follow soon, both on Interlude 8.5 - Shing Optimacy and Chapter 9 - Echoes of Time in the City of Dreams, as well as achievements and translations. My Steam Deck is also slated to arrived later today, so hopefully we'll be able to make the comic compatible with that system before long, too.

See you up ahead,

Mike and Ross

Hey gang,

We hope you're all enjoying Chapter 8 - Remnant. As you've no doubt noticed, the Steam Summer Sale is officially live. We've discounted chapters 2 - 7 and both volumes of the soundtrack, so if you haven't caught up yet, now's a great opportunity to do just that!



Coming up we'll have more information on translations, achievements (finally!), and, in a few months, Interlude 8.5 - Shing Optimacy, which contains flashbacks to both Leyla and Dreyfus' recent past... and a surprise new face.

Best wishes,

Mike and Ross