Hey… this is awesome news. A few short months ago it sounds like steam wasn’t going to happen. Now it is? Thats *huge*.
I look forward to doing a purchase on there and leaving a review to drum up business.
I agree, animations aren’t the end all be all. I’m playing through Eternum right now w/my spouse as we missed the last 2 updates from our last playthrough a year or two ago and there’s little “Oooo… Ahhh” animations every hour or two of gameplay but they’re just scene setters and nothing related to sex scenes or anything like that that game is in my top 5 for writing. Without any animations I don’t think it’d affect that games appeal at all and it consistently rates high.
Harem Hotel does do animated sex scenes but they’re forgettable and most of that games appeal (to me) is in the world/character building as it’s progressed after a pretty lackluster porn-game start. It also rates high but is totally linear.
Your game, to me, is very unique in its character being able to be wildly bad, good or in between and how it affects a stretch of days. Many games are linear in how your actions affect things and while your settings are linear… how your actions affect people is wildly different. If animations don’t pan out, I wouldn’t be overly concerned. For me at least, animations or a lack there of was never a draw or turn off. Your divergent paths are what make it special, to me.
2025 will hopefully be a big year! Hope your 2024 is ending with a bang. 👍