Hey all! I'm like two weeks late but Happy New Year to all of you. I like to take this chance to say how much I appreciate the support you've shown not just to the project but also to me in the tougher times. Thank you and I hope to be seeing you guys around in 2026 too and that we'll have plenty of content for this year too~!
Survey
Let's get this upfront, the link for the new survey that asks for your feedback ever since the last one is done and up here.
I would really appreciate if you'll do it since your feedback and opinion of the game is important to me and this covers more grounds than the last one.
You can do it no matter which point you are in the game but if you're reading this, you are likely caught up. There're a few decisions that has been making the rounds in my brain that audience feedback will help, if you ever think that it won't be a good use of your few minutes, that's absolutely not true because you're helping me build a better game and one that you'll hopefully enjoy even more.
That said, like with the previous survey, please don't take this as a definitive yes that the game will follow whatever the result of the survey is or what your feedback is. Your feedback, while important and can help steer the direction, SSP still has a foundation (lore, big picture story) that the game has to serve no matter what. However, the insights from this will surely help steer the game and improve it for everyone.
Plans for 2026
For the non-rambling version, your dev(me) took a break and unplugged from all things SSP and adult games for 2.5 weeks and is now back. It's a gradual return to form but we're back on the driver's seat again. We're slowly done with the cruise and heading towards the highway. Update wise, the last time I announced it, it was a disaster so I'm figuring out something, but I highly doubt I'll be leaving my audience to dry for months.
I'm pretty excited to get the route finally going and if you've been following SSP, you know how the work/progress here has been like in terms of content per release. Even without a definitive update date every month or every two weeks, I just ask for your faith in the project and that my past deliverables have proven my commitment to it.
I said I separated myself from SSP for two weeks so as to deflate, reset and come back better but honestly, my mind always wandered back to the game. I mean, why wouldn't I? It took such a huge chunk of last year and the year before. I've played some games during the break and watched some movies, I thought about a bunch of stuff regarding storytelling, pacing, length and also about the future of the game.
Nothing's really concrete and can be put into words yet, but I think the break really did help me take another perspective. Don't worry, if it's concrete, you'll find a dev log or two coming up regarding any new change in direction or whatever.
By the way, I've went back and check and 2025 started off with first few arcs of the second half of the Masaru route (beach segment to Mansion) and the year ended to where we are now at Jordan route. I look back and thought that amount of content in a year really wasn't too shabby for one guy, huh?
Anyway! As for now, that's really all from me. I hope the new year's been kind to you so far or if not, at least it's been reasonable. As you grow older as I do, you take each year as it comes with a "I'll be fine" this year too attitude. But that'll never mean that I won't be happy and excited for however joy and excitement you have towards the new year.
Hopefully you'll spare some of that towards the project too!
Thank you, once again, for your support towards SSP and I truly appreciate being able to do this with your support for another year.
Also. Please do the survey when you have the time, happy new year!