hiii :-) i'm currently working on a dlc for cryptid coffeehouse, but after i finish up with that, i'll be diving into kurou connect dev! i hope to finish the dlc during the first half of 2025, then i plan on creating a small patch for kurou connect that will mostly involve some art updates... that will be released most likely sometime in the late summer/early fall.
the full game is going to take quite a while since the script i've planned is relatively sprawling, but i plan on releasing builds of the game as i finish scenes & routes. i'll probably make some paid patreon tiers ($5-$15/mo i'm thinking) to upload those builds on as making this game will cost a lot of money ^^; but the demo will always be up for everyone to play!
if all goes well, i'm aiming for the full game to be released in summer of 2026. i work on these things by myself alongside my day jobs so we'll see if the timeline changes o_o but i appreciate your patience and support in the meantime!!! :D <3
yes, but with a couple of edits!! the storyline depicted in those texts is story for the "true" route, but i've edited quite a bit of smaller details to make it more streamlined. there are going to be other routes aside from the true route and things will change as i write it naturally, but for now you can take those messages as a rough outline of what's going to happen :-) if you have any more questions about it, i'd be happy to answer them in a more longform way on my tumblr :D
ahhh prikarin, you've been here supporting the game for so long and it means so much to me. thank you so much for your kind words and thank you so much for being so awesome and holding artemis & their friends so close your heart. i hope to keep seeing you :')
this is a stunning brilliant question LOLLLL... well... i'm currently working on the final final final version of cryptid coffeehouse (version 3.1), and after that i have a silly dlc that i'm going to be writing for cryptid coffeehouse as well. once that's finished, i'll be locking in full time on kurou connect soo.... i hope to get started on that by mid-2025? cryptid coffeehouse has taken me about three years to make to completion, and i hope that kurou connect won't take that long lol sooooo....... hopefully full game will be out 2026? there will be ways to play in-progress demos though. i've got a lot brewing over here :-)
HAHAHA omg you know this is actually a VERY common sentiment. people love odina so much and so do i!!! i've been wanting to make a game about her for a while and i have a pretty good idea for one soooo :P we will see hehehe
thank you so much for playing!!! i appreciate it so much <333 and hahahaha omg no way, its always so fun to see when people recognize the scenes in the game hehehehe
omg no i swear its not the end HAHAHAH it was going to be when i first released this update, but i'm actually in the process of writing three new story events that FINALLY close out the game :^) those events explore u and artemis' relationship as a couple which is super cute LOL but i won't spoil too much hehehe
wahhh im so happy you felt this way!! ^-^ i've worked so hard to not only make the slow burn feel natural but also to make the player character someone that a lot of people would be able to understand and relate to. it's always so insanely satisfying to know that i've succeeded hehehehe. and thank u!!!! im actually in the process of redesigning all of the sprites from the game for the new 3.0 version i'm creating so hopefully u feel the same about artemis' new sprite :P <3 much love!!
awwww :') thank you so so much. i'm so happy that this game brings u so much joy and this comment brings me just as much joy!!! i will be streaming ur playlist hehehe i've already shared it with the discord and i'm sure a lot of other people will be streaming as well :P<3 much love!
thank you omg!!!!!!! im so happy everyone loves the custom pronoun options :^) it makes me so happy that ppl are feeling included becoz like... i struggle so much with not having multiple pronoun sets in games and i really wanted to eliminate that with cryptid coffeehouse. and HAHA OMG IM SO GLAD YOURE A MORDAG FAN shes so underrated thank u for giving her the love she deserves <3
wahhh no thank YOU!!!! <3 your playership means so much to me and the fact that you've played the game multiple times really warms my heart :pleading_emoji: i'm so happy that the game resonates with you and feels realistic, it's always so wonderful to hear that. thank you so much!! <3
im so happy you liked the game omg!!! <3333 i definitely do plan on making more games like this hehehe ^-^ i have one more update planned for cryptid coffeehouse (hopefully coming out sometime this spring/early summer), and then after that i've got a very exciting kurou game im going to be working on :P by popular demand HAHAHA
i know i chatted with you a little on twitter about your thoughts abt the game but WAHHH even so THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! your sweet words when it comes to this game are so so nice and i really appreciate the time you've taken to write such a kind and thoughtful comment <3
thank you so much!!! <3 i'm so happy you enjoy the game so much to want to replay it, that means so much to me [wiping tears from my eyes LOL] trust me... i am actually planning to write some friendship stuff with kurou and kolia but don't tell anyone though... heheheh :P
and actually no there isn't! i coded the game so that artemis would always lose, but a lot of people have asked me if it was possible for them to win... so i think when i finish up the new update i'm creating i'm going to make them have the ability to win :O i wasn't expecting so many people to be curious!!
hahaha it kind of sucks you in doesn't it? sometimes i replay it and i end up playing for like 5 hours straight, and i'm the one who made the game LOL :P thank you so much for playing and leaving such a sweet comment!!! <3
no there isnt! you'd think there would be since on itch it's free/pay what you want and on steam it's paid, but nothing between them is different. it's just part of my game dev practice to provide accessible options for players, and i know that some people don't have the resources to pay like $11 for a game or something. i've noticed that paywalls often times discourage people from playing certain games and i think it's really important to be able to provide players the ability to have the experiences games provide regardless of if they can afford to pay for it or not! so this game has a free option and a paid option :^) you can choose whatever works for you the best!
i've also noticed that a lot of the people that play my game in particular are a lot of young queer people and i know that it's not exactly easy to ask your parents for money to buy a queer game... it's easier to just remove that roadblock so they can still have the game's experience without having to have uncomfortable conversations that they're not ready for yet ^_^
apologies for the long winded response hehehe but i've actually been waiting for someone to ask :P hope you have a good time playing the game!!! <3
im kissing u gently on the forehead rn... MWAH!!!!! thank you sooo much, so happy that you liked the game and all of the elements inside of it <3 warms by heart!!
FOURTH OR FIFTH PLAYTHROUGH?!? omg im so flattered!!!! wahhh!!!!!! but on the note of trappin naruto... i will have to find the picture that i was referencing because i swear dude i swear the shirt exists in real life
GAYMES!!! so true oh my god, so happy that you like it so much <3 can't wait for you to see all the cool new things i'm planning on doing with this gayme hehehe
thank you so much!!!!!!!! i know that i've gotten a lot of comments on this thing but to hear that so many people share the same sentiments fills my heart with so much love ;-;!!!!
and omg.. i love when people ask about the development that im planning coz really i cannot keep my mouth shut no matter how hard try LMFAOOOO!!!! okay so like... i have more than several events that im thinking about working on but here's a super quick rundown of some things i was planning becoz like i said.. i cannot keep my mouth shut:
player going to visit artemis at work (since they're employed now!!)
player sitting in on one of point pleasant's band practices (in kolia's garage!!!)
artemis taking the player to meet their family (dianaaaa!!!)
a couple other things that im still thinking about, but i wanted to have this update be a direct response to things that the players would like to see, so i am noting down everything you've said <333
this is genuinely one of the sweetest comments that i've ever gotten truly... to know that you dont typically get emotional & that you don't really play these kinds of games and you liked the thing that ive created... wahh it really means so much to me T-T i am so flattered that you were able to feel the emotions of the game and the characters that i've created is truly something that i will hold so dearly to my heart. i really wanted to create a story that people were able to experience and understand and influence and to know that i was successful really means everything to me!!!! definitely try to make your own vn, it can be such a rewarding experience and you might love it just as much that i've loved making this game :]<333
!!! im so happy to hear u liked the pronoun options!! thats been a thing people have been talking about since i released the game and i wasnt expecting that it was gonna be something people appreciated so much hehehe <3 hmmm but i do actually have plans for several games!!! like ive thought about making at least two (maybe three?) spinoff games... one about taz, one about odina (and kolia maybe), and then maybe one about kurou... but im just thinking!!! i do also have plans to make a new little story & art update for this game but trust me im sooooo not done with this game and the world yet hehehe. there's so much i havent done yet and i cant wait to keep telling stories hehehe :] and your english is lovely <3
