On January 6th, we will be temporarily removing the public demo of BARKOUR from Steam.

The current demo no longer represents the actual state of the game’s development and may even be slightly misleading when compared to where the project is today. Over the past months, the main build has moved forward significantly, and keeping the demo in sync became increasingly difficult.

As a small team working on a fairly ambitious project, we had to make a clear choice:

• either split our focus between maintaining the demo and developing the game, risking further delays

• or fully prioritize the core game and push its development forward as efficiently as possible

We chose to focus 100% on the game itself - to deliver BARKOUR as soon as possible and in the most polished state we can.

The demo will return during the February Steam Next Festival.

When it does, our goal is to:

• bring as many improvements as possible from the main game build into the demo

• include updated gameplay, polish, and fixes

• and of course… support full voiceovers recorded by real voice actors!

Thank you for your understanding, patience, and continued support.

We’ll keep you updated as we get closer to the festival!

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VARSAV Game Studios - BARKOUR Team

We’re excited to finally share some big news from behind the scenes of BARKOUR.

After an open casting that brought us over 300 voice acting auditions from around the world, we’re proud to announce that Agent THUNDER officially has his voice - performed by Gordon Williams.

Because we value transparency, here’s how the process looked.

From those 300+ submissions, we shortlisted 100 auditions, each carefully reviewed by three team members - two from our audio department and our narrative designer. Every performance was evaluated across 13 different criteria, including diction, vocal range, emotional delivery, personality, and yes… even a convincing “dog breath.” 🐾

From there, 10 finalists made it into the final round.

Gordon stood out thanks to his remarkable versatility, strong character presence, and an ability to balance confidence, charm, and humor - exactly what we were looking for in a canine secret agent. We’ve already completed our first recording sessions, and hearing THUNDER come to life for the first time has been an incredible moment for the whole team.

This is an important milestone for BARKOUR - but it’s not the last one.
We’ll be sharing more behind-the-scenes updates soon… and yes, there’s more casting to come. 👀

Stay tuned... and give a warm round of paws to the voice of Agent THUNDER! 🐾🎮