Hey patrons! We hope everyone’s been staying warm and cozy this month ❤️
We have a lot going on, so grab your wintry beverage of choice (I’ll be sipping on a hot chocolate) and let’s dive in!
🎂 Happy Birthday, Vere!
The snarkiest Scorpio in Eridia has made yet another turn around the sun 🤭 Thank you to everyone who sent virtual head pats and ear scratches to our boy on the 14th. Fun fact: Vere is technically the third oldest in the cast, or if you're counting years in the human realm, the second oldest!
We got lots of Vere fanart for his birthday and I can’t wait to show them all off in the next Community Spotlight! In case you missed the last one, you can find it on this public post! It’s a ✨ spooky ✨ edition with some killer fanart from Halloween.
🛠️ November 2025 Dev Snapshot
Narrative
Chapter 1 – Writing | ⚒️ ~ Dialogue locked
Full Game – Writing | ⚒️ 91% Drafted, 73% through final passes
Full Game – VO Prep | ⚒️ In Progress, scene + line selects underway for remaining characters
Voice Acting
Full Game – VO Recording | VO recorded for 3 characters so far!
Art & Implementation
Chapter 1 – CG & UI Art | ⚒️ 87% Complete, final polish in progress
Chapter 1 – Implementation | ⚒️ 76% Complete, final art in progress
Full Game – CGs & BGs | ⚒️ ~63% Complete
Systems & Testing
Full Game – Systems/Code | ⚒️ 66% Complete, revamped UI in progress
Chapter 1 – QA + Bug Fixes | 📅 Testing Phase Underway
Localization Planning | ⚒️ In Progress, negotiating with translation partners
Release Plan
Chapter 1 – Early Access | 🔓 Launching December 5, 2025 for qualifying Kickstarter backer tiers
Chapter 1 – General Access | 🔓 Launching December 12, 2025 for all other Kickstarter backers
Full Game – Public Release | ⏳ Targeting 2026 (exact quarter TBD)
At this time, the Chapter 1 Preview is only available to Kickstarter backers. However, we'll keep all of you lovely patrons posted should that change in the future! We appreciate all the patience and understanding!
🎨 Art Updates
Every time the art team designs an NPC, I’m shook by how well they match the vibe I was imagining while playing the demo! Here’s a rough silhouette and sketch of a certain “amateur” (according to Vere though, so take that with a grain of salt 😆) from the Senobium.
We’ve also been hard at work with more backgrounds! Here’s another teaser!
I don’t know about you but something about this place and its fancy vibes makes me feel like I’ll trip, knock over an expensive statue, and have to join a host club with our LIs to repay my debt… No? Just me? 🤧
Last but not least, a final treat for our birthday boy from animators at Knights of the Light Table! Here’s Vere and a gorgeous rough keyframe animation featuring his Monster form silhouette.
I love the swirly flow of this, I can’t wait to see what they cook up for the other LIs!
💌 Till next time
That’s all for this one! Thank you all for the love and support as always 🫶 We look forward to celebrating the winter holidays with you next month!
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With love (and many, many blankets piled on top of me to survive a Canadian winter),— Sofi @ Red Spring Studio