Bright Past is available for purchase on Itch.io

Friends, as you know, Bright Past will not be released on Steam. However, if you'd like to purchase the game, it's now available on ITCH

This is a one-time purchase. However, Subscribestars will still receive new versions earlier as part of Early Access. The new version will be available on Itch five days after the Silver Patrons. Choose which option suits you best.

Esterium Project 0.0002 free

https://kosmogames.itch.io/esterium

Esterium Project 0.0002 (announcement)

Hello, friends. I want to be honest with you. Over the past month, I took a break from Bright Past and focused entirely on a new project — Esterium Project. That gave me a breather and the energy to continue.

Today is just an announcement. Tomorrow I’ll publish a separate post with the new Esterium build.

• 10 new locations
• 5 new NPCs
• A trading system
• A completely new quest journal with task tracking and stage breakdown
• 2 new side quests, one with a spicy ending (in the future I want to add multiple pathways depending on skills, background, and more)
• Added skills (their values are tied to attributes)
• New look for the cart location
• Updated item icons
• Labels on buttons for moving between locations
• New class selection icons
• Language switching should now work correctly (But If you see an error, please try restarting the game, and definitely let me know so I can fix it)

This time I’m reducing the gap between tiers to 2 days.

• ⭐Release for $10+ patrons — 📅 October 19
• ⭐Release for $5 patrons — 📅 October 21
• ⭐Release for $2 patrons — 📅 October 23
  
  

How we move forward

Friends, I want to share something important. The Steam release of Bright Past won’t happen: after a series of fixes and attempts to meet the requirements, the platform has permanently blocked the project. That’s a hit to both a dream and the financial plan. But the game and our community remain.

• I’ll keep supporting Bright Past with small, self‑contained updates. That includes not only new bits, but also fixes, polish, and finishing work on existing content.
  
  
• In parallel, I’m moving forward with a new project — Esterium Project. It gives me energy and a sense of forward motion.
  
  
• I’m also calmly working on a remaster of my older parody game, Lust Affect — a “slow” series and a space to experiment with AI tools.
  
  

• I'll be conducting several surveys soon to understand your expectations and preferences. Please participate and leave comments about what you’d like to see next.
  
  
• Share your thoughts on the Esterium Project demo and your interest in the remaster.
  
  
• If it feels appropriate, share this post where it might help the project.