<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>HEARKEN Devlog - itch.io</title><link>https://alichal.itch.io/hearken</link><description>Co-op horror where the dark hears your voice. Demo out now on Steam.</description><item><guid>https://alichal.itch.io/hearken/devlog/1651039/the-demo-is-out-heres-the-design-story-behind-the-mic-mechanic</guid><title>The demo is out! Here&#039;s the design story behind the mic mechanic</title><link>https://alichal.itch.io/hearken/devlog/1651039/the-demo-is-out-heres-the-design-story-behind-the-mic-mechanic</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:30:01 GMT</pubDate><category>devlog</category><description><![CDATA[<p>The HEARKEN demo is live on Steam. Before you go in, I wanted to talk about the one mechanic that shaped everything else about this game: your microphone is live, and the things down there hear it. It...</p>]]></description></item></channel></rss>