The Bindmancer - August 15th

Bug Fix Build Updated on August 15th:

Gameplay Tweaks:

You can now skip to the tutorial level when you start a fresh save / new game.

Level exit and dungeon exit items have become harder to drop.

Added more functionality to the gallery.

Added foot wall encounter animation to the gallery.

Bug Fixes:

Fixed number of prisoners in level being less then shown on UI (Let me know if this still happens on a fresh game reset)

Crystals needed to free Loremaster should no longer spawn on top of gas traps.

Traps now have a logic where if the Bindmancer is stuck in one trap, the other traps should stop triggering to stop the double-upping of getting trapped.

This also includes the pop-up that appears when punishing a cultist.

Enemies when occupying the same space as you will now teleport back to their tile of origin.

Game should no longer reset randomly. This was due to reset buttons in the options screen being secretly accessible while the screen wasn't showing.

Corrected Gallery spelling mistake in level select screen.

Moved some traps that where in incorrect locations.

To Download for Windows OS = Click This Download Link 

Alternative download (Use this ONLY if MEGA.NZ Doesn't work for you) = 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

What's new in the Build?

Bug-Fix Build Updated on August 15th:

Gameplay Additions & Tweaks:

You can now skip to the tutorial level when you start a fresh save / new game.

Level exit and dungeon exit items have become harder to drop.

Added more functionality to the gallery. More animations can now be randomized.

Added the foot wall encounter animation to the gallery.

Bug Fixes:

Fixed number of prisoners in level being less then shown on UI (Let me know if this still happens on a fresh game reset)

Crystals needed to free Loremaster should no longer spawn on top of gas traps.

Traps now have a logic where if the Bindmancer is stuck in one trap, the other traps should stop triggering to stop the double-upping of getting trapped.

This also includes the pop-up that appears when punishing a cultist.

Enemies when occupying the same space as you will now teleport back to their tile of origin.

Game should no longer reset randomly. This was due to reset buttons in the options screen being secretly accessible while the screen wasn't showing.

Corrected Gallery spelling mistake in level select screen.

Moved some traps that where in incorrect locations.

August 2nd Build:

Added both a new type of trap that's encountered on the 2nd Wing of the dungeon, as well as a new encounter sequence.

The trap has been scattered around many level segments.

The encounter has a few fun variations to witness.

July 11th:

Added 15 new lore entries the floors of the 2nd wing. 3 each for levels 7 to 11. Each lore entry has a new artwork and written lore entry.

Updated the gallery to also include all the new lore entries.

Also added a new Linux build to download.

May 16th:

Added a "Game Over" Statue state for the Bindmancer - There are 3 different levels of statue coverage that'll appear randomly upon the game over.

Added a 2nd Wing Background art for the Wall Tickler Trap to look consistent with the 2nd wing.

Modified the buttons for the gallery in preparation for the lore entries coming for the 2nd Wing (not yet in-game.)

April 18th:

Added the first pass of the 2nd Wing of the Dungeon - The Treasure Gallery

This Wing of the dungeon so far has two new things:

A new blue and white asthetic style with new art assets such as statues.

A new interactive Prisoner Encounter.

You'll be able to "Cheat" in the level select screen to get quick access to the 2nd wing.

You will notice that for the moment being there's no new lore entires or lore art. Those will be coming later. This is pretty much just the start of the 2nd wing. But a lot more will be added!

A bunch of Bugs have been addressed as well including:

Repositioned Gas Traps so they don't mess with other static traps.

Fixed the Gallery issues of not displaying the Prisoner Suspended Lore or Treasure Lore.

Improved the level exit screen on the first wing boss battle.

Being a new wing, if you do encounter any issues please let me know!

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To Download for Windows OS = Click This Download Link 

Alternative download (Use this ONLY if MEGA.NZ Doesn't work for you) = 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 - 2026 - 08 - 15 24.x86_64" to get it to run. The following commands should do the trick:

cd /path/to/the/extracted/files

The Bindmancer - Linux - 2026 - 08 - 15 10.x86_64

./The Bindmancer - Linux - 2026 - 08 - 15 10x86_64'