Originally launched as a passion project in 2021, Slice of Venture was a light-hearted RPG Maker game that parodied the "venture capitalist" tropes inside a zombie apocalypse. The original was known for its quirky dialogue and pixel art.
The Remake—currently in active development—is a ground-up reconstruction in the Godot Engine. It shifts the tone dramatically from parody to psychological horror. The developer (known only by the handle NoiseCaravan) has stated that the Remake is "inspired by the lonely atmosphere of Silent Hill 2 but with the inventory management of classic Resident Evil."
Version 0.3 represents the third major content drop. Unlike earlier alphas (v0.1 and v0.2), which focused on linear exploration, v0.3 introduces branching narratives, sanity meters, and most importantly, the playable introduction of Ark Thompson. Slice of Venture Remake -v0.3- -Ark Thompson Bl...
The response to the Ark Thompson build has been polarizing.
Roadmap:
You will notice the keyword ends with "...bl". This has caused confusion on forums like Reddit and 4chan. After cross-referencing the official Discord, here is the answer:
The download file is named Slice_of_Venture_Remake_v0.3_ArkThompson_BlurBeta.rar. The "...bl" is a truncation of "BlurBeta." Originally launched as a passion project in 2021,
The "Blur Beta" is a specific test branch where the visual distortion effects are amplified by 200%. The developer released this separate build to test stress on lower-end GPUs. If you see "...bl" in the filename, you are playing the unstable version where the screen glitches every 30 seconds.
Warning: The blur build is known to trigger motion sickness. The standard v0.3 does not have the "...bl" suffix. So, if you searched for this specific variant, you are likely a bug tester or a glitch-hunter. Roadmap: You will notice the keyword ends with "