The Bindmancer - August 8th

July 24th - New "Grabber" enemy type added to game!

To Download for Windows OS = Click This Download Link 

Install instructions are at the bottom of this post.

For Linux Users: Experimental Linux Version at the Bottom of the Page

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What's new in the Build?

August 8th Build:

• Spent a week fixing bugs and improving the play experience.

Important: I've tried to replicate the "movement locked up" bug but can't seem to replicate it. It may be a buggy user-data or buggy overwritten data issue. Please try and fix that particular bug by:
- Installing the latest build into a new, fresh folder that doesn't override old data.
- Deleting your windows save and user preference data for the Bindmancer located at: Users->You->AppData->LocalLow->Kangaroo Games

July 24th Build:

• Added the Grabber Enemy Type. This enemy can grab the Bindmancer to tease. Struggle to get free!

• The Grabber enemy type also has Gallery entries added to it.

• Fixed some bugs regarding the incorrect number of prisoners to save happening on floors 3, 4, 5.

• Fixed some other minor bugs around the dungeon.

• Added a "Randomize" button to some entries in the gallery to view more custom versions of that entry.

May 23rd Build:

Added the gas trap, wall, trap, and the new game over state to the Gallery. As well as worked on bug fixing a number of issues surrounding level generation.

May 9th Build:

This build introduces a new in-dungeon static trap and a new peril encounter.

The trap is the "Gas Trap." A trap that appears from the ground when you get too close and releases a gas.

The new "Wall-trap encounter" has been added to the game as well!

The animation itself has a few different equipment and face states that are randomized each time you encounter the trap.

A new game-over event has been made as well utilizing the wall-trap peril animation.

These traps have been integrated into 8 new tiles that are now part of the dungeon randomizer.

In addition to this new feature I also tweaked the level select screen to be more clear that there's no more concept past the first boss room for the time being.

I hope you enjoy the new trap and encounter! :D

February 28th Build:

This build introduces a new loot-drop system! Loot will now drop more organically from enemies and objects:

In addition as per a request: You can now replay the games intro cutscene from the Title Screen once you've started a new game and returned to menu:

There was a number of bug fixes as well to make the game more playable and stable.

And finally there's been a complete migration from unity version 5 to version 6. This was mandatory to do but the game has come out of it running well with a smaller filesize.

This is one of those versions I really do suggest you both delete your old install before running the new one, and reset your save data.

Enjoy! :D

• Caroo

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To Download for Windows OS = Click This Download Link 

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Requirements & How to Install:

• Playable on a PC using a Windows OS.

• The game will boot up full screen and set to your monitors native resolution.

• You can now change the resolution in the options menu to an adjustable windowed mode where you can set it to your preference.

To Install it:

• Download the zip file

• You MUST unzip all the contents of the zipfile to any folder. The game cannot run from inside the zipped file.

• Windows can unzip it by itself. You don't need to download any third party software like WINRAR.

• You can run the demo by entering the unzipped folder and double clicking on the file named: The Bindmancer

Common Install Issues:

• Delete all prior files from previous versions / public demo if you're installing to the same folder location.

• If you don't unzip the contents of the folder, you can't play the game.

• If the game opens and then closes without a screen showing, that's typically a graphic driver issue, update your graphics cards drivers and restart your pc.

• Unity games don't like being placed in folders deeply nested in multiple folders. This is due to long file directory names messing with Unity. 3 to 5 folders deep is fine. More and it gets wonky.

• If controls don't respond = It's probably a controller you have plugged into or connected to your computer. Remove it to use Keyboard controls.

Game Projects: Playing from Demo to Supporter Version FAQ:

• Issue : You purchased and downloaded the supporter version on Patreon / Subscribe Star and it says you still have the demo version when you play it:

• Fix 1: If using Windows. Go to your main hard drive and find the folder "Users". From there: (Users->You->AppData->LocalLow->Kangaroo Games) and then delete the bindmancer folder. (The demo's windows user save data has caused the issue.)

• Fix 2: Don't install the full version in top of the demo version in the same folder.

Issue: I can't download from MEGA if I use the Opera Browser:

• Opera users have to use the Opera intern VPN function

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Key Info for Linux Users:

Download the Linux version from this link 

You'll need to add an executable permissions to the file The "The Bindmancer - Linux - 2025 07 24.x86_64" to get it to run. The following commands should do the trick:

cd /path/to/the/extracted/files

The Bindmancer - Linux - 2025 07 24.x86_64

./The Bindmancer - Linux - 2025 07 24x86_64'