Posted October 23, 2024 by trubluIs
#yandere dates #grow a girlfriend
On Monday I released "Yandere Dates", a short, free, light-hearted visual novel about dating a yandere (i.e. an extremely possessive partner). I am proud of it and invite you to play it!
It was made in 72 hours for South Africa's 2024 game jam. The fast-paced game dev experience was fantastically, beautifully torturous.
Read the experience below this cute sprite of your sister in Yandere Dates...
We made a game, start to finish, in 3 days, and I am proud of it. I feel like a Sim with platinum aspiration. Taking a creative break from Grow a Girlfriend was exactly what I wanted, because trying to be 100% creative and productive all the time on such a long-term project is like forcing yourself to walk the same, arduous hiking trail every day, but never reaching the summit.
So taking a tiny hike somewhere else, at a sprint, and seeing the beautiful sunrise after depleting all my energy, hits so different. It has refreshed my perspective, and put more pep into my step. I look forward to returning my focus on GaG!
Release?
Although I wanted to release GaG mid 2024, a lot of hurdles for everyone in thee team, myself included, made that impossible. Now, I am aiming for the end of 2024. Thank you so much to those who have donated, commented or supported me on Patreon this year, and given me motivation to finish this hike. I am so excited to see the final view at the top with you.