I hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween ~ Between working on new prints, artwork for Monster Boyfriend, and a few other things behind the scenes, I've been keeping myself busy. I don't have any real major announcements to make atm, but the new year is coming up on us fast, so it's about time for me to take stock of what I've accomplished this year and what my plans for 2026 are starting to look like.
I'm still in the process of working on CGs for Chapter Two. While most of the script is finished, I still have quite a bit of artwork and polish that needs to go into it. I also have more ideas of how I want to improve Monster Boyfriend as a whole going forward, but that's more long-term. For the short-term, I'll be focusing on finishing up Chapter Two. Given my track record, it'll probably take me all of the rest of 2025, so this is my current goal. I'm hoping I'll be able to get the majority of Chapter Two finished by the end of the new year.
In the meantime, I've been updating my progress regularly, roughly every other week or so on my Patreon. So if you'd like early access to Chapter Two as well as following my progress while working on the project, consider supporting me by becoming a paid member ~ If you can't afford to do so, Chapter One is available as a free demo here on itch.io, so be sure to check out if you haven't already!
Considering this is to be my first "commercial" visual novel, it does take some priority over the others. I'll definitely be working on Chapter Three sometime in 2026, but probably not until 2nd or 3rd quarter. As much as I've been enjoying working on it, I'm definitely going to want a break after I finally tie up all the loose ends in Chapter Two. ^_^;
I know it's been a while since I've mentioned this one, but not to worry, I haven't forgotten about it! While Ignis and Griffin's story is complete, Nixie and Wisteria's has been sitting on the shelf collecting dust for quite some time. This is one project I'm really hoping I'll be able to get to it sometime next year. Even though it's one of my most popular visual novels and has been such a significant learning experience, it's so hard for me to get motivated, because it feels so out-of-date and lacking in polish compared to Pure in Heart and Monster Boyfriend. But I am determined to see it through eventually! I do have a special place in my heart for these characters, but it's time for me to close the book on this one. So we're aiming for the last major update (outside of bug fixes and minor tweaks of course) to have 2026 be our final release date. I hope all you Dragon Roommates fans are looking forward to it ♥
With Monster Boyfriend taking up our 3rd Quarter slot later in 2026, the question remains which project will be the first to see a new update in 2026: Pure in Heart or Dragon Roommates? Well ... if I was choosing just based on motivation levels, it would be Pure in Heart. I've really been itching to work on this one. I'm even planning on playing the main character—Brianne Whestley—in an upcoming D&D campaign: Ghosts of Saltmarsh. My D&D characters are what I call my "comfort characters", I tend to design new outfits or draw specific scenes from the campaign that mean a lot to me. This means there's a good chance Brianne Whestley may be getting some AU art from me very soon in the near future ~ Though more than likely the art won't be used in the actual visual novel, it'll still be fun to share them in devlogs like this one or on social media such as Patreon or Bluesky. I'll be sure to let you all know how it goes. ;)
As for the question, which update will come first: Nixie and Wisteria's final chapter or chapter two of Pure in Heart? Well, currently I'm leaning towards Pure in Heart simply because it's gone the longest without an update. However I may change my mind. As I said, I would really like to finish Dragon Roommates next year as it's getting outdated fast I feel. Given my track record from this year, completing three different updates for three different visual novels may not be possible given my recent changes in lifestyle. So only one of these two may be getting an update next year. Thus I'm being indecisive about it as usual.^^; I suppose I still have a couple months to think it over while I continue working on Monster Boyfriend. I just felt like sharing my current thought-process. :3
Now there's the question of will any new projects be announced next year? Well ... maybe. There's two visual novels I have in mind that I know for I sure I want to develop sometime in the future. One is going to be another commercial vn like Monster Boyfriend that will be given the same treatment: Chapter One will be available to play as a free demo, but the rest will only be available on my Patreon as early access. However, this one I don't think I'll have enough content worth sharing to validate an official announcement. However, if you're curious to know more about what this project is about, you can read some more about it in my "Unannounced Projects" collection on Patreon.
The second project I have in mind will be 100% free. Though there will be an option for some light romance, it's going to be completely safe-for-work and involve more of an adventure-fantasy vibe than romance. I am very close to having enough content worth sharing (1/3 routes finished). I just need to work on backgrounds and CGs for it before it'll be ready to share. However, I want to concentrate more on my already existing projects before I get too deep into something completely new, but if I do announce a new project next year, it'll be this one.
As for what it's about ... I have some characters for it already uploaded on my art fight profile. So if you're curious about this one, you can find more info about it there. I haven't posted anything about it on Patreon yet (I don't think so anyway), but I might do that in the near future as free content. So even if you can't afford to be a paid member, consider joining as a free member, so you can stay updated on all my latest projects! I do offer some free content on Patreon occasionally as well.
Alright ... Think that's enough shameless self-advtertising for one devlog. xD Thanks so much for continuing to play and support my games! Let's all have a productive end of the year as we keep working hard towards completing our goals ♥
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