Hello, monster-enjoyers.

I know it's been a bit since our last post regarding Garden of Roses. Don't worry, you have not been forgotten and we're still hard at work getting things assembled.

We're still completing some things behind the scenes regarding (another) big announcement with Garden of Roses, so there's still a little more waiting to be done. It won't come as a surprise to hear that it's still too early to talk about it.

Having said that, the Steam store page for the game is up! You may or may not have noticed an odd tagline attached to the title. Pay no mind to that. It will all make sense, soon.

On an unrelated note, we will start resuming some updates for our IP "Bern's Breeding Sim," which has recently been changed to "Happy Harpy Home" (for various reasons).

Don't worry, your waiting will be rewarded soon enough.

Hello monster-enjoyers.

This is the last SubscribeStar post of the year! After this we'll be taking a small bit of time off to get our ducks in a row, preparing for some infrastructure we hope to launch in the coming year and checking some boxes (as well as just recovering from pre-release exhaustion, in general).

This post is going up a bit earlier than usual, since we assume some people will be dropping off later this week to travel for the holidays.

Garden of Roses

We're going to be spending the entire month of January getting things ready for the "Garden of Roses" demo (and preparing the relevant Steam and Itch.io pages). Another track will be uploaded to the Youtube channel before the demo is complete, so stay tuned.

The demo is slated to be released early 2023, with the full game being completed by 3Q-4Q 2023 if costs go as expected.

An Unannounced IP

We have another IP being developed next year, as well. We can't say much about it at this stage, but it features a new dog girl and a new main character, and is illustrated by TUS ("Seeds of Paradise," "Backdoor Divas (Helga)"). You'll want to have some Kleenex handy for this one.

A Change in Distribution Method

Starting 2023 and onward, our story-heavy games are going to be distributed on Steam in a SFW format with 18+ patches you'll be able to find on our website and official Discord. We've been talking with other developers, and for our IPs that are story-heavy/porn-lite this makes a bit more sense, as it prevents heavy-handed interference with the content. Of course, if you'd rather play the SFW version anyway that's completely fine too.

However, as always, you'll be able to get the spicy version on Itch.io right away (which also will come with the Steam key). The 18+ patches *will not cost extra money*. The reason for separating them is more convenient releases, nothing more.

Kickstarter(?)

I've had a lot of people express an interested in KickStarting "Garden of Roses." While I can't say a ton about this, either, I can say that I'm in talks with some people who have way more experience with this than any of us do.

"Garden of Roses" will be completed in due time, and a platform like KickStarter could potentially help us accelerate the process as well as bring some bonus goodies to the table. Right now I'm a bit unsure of which way we'll go, there.

Thanks for your continued support. We've done our best to give you a weekly update and keep you all in the loop, so please bare with us while we cross some i's and dot some t's and just rest up in general.

Bonus Illustration

Merry Christmas to all of you! Did we mention Sylvie's Bar is doing a holiday special? Why bring a boring box of coffee to the office party when you can bring in the services of one of Sylvie Bernard's top monster girls, Ruse de la Cruz? Everyone can have a white Christmas, for sure.

This piece is done by one our occasional contributors, Marb. Check out his content, here.

Thanks so much for your support! We'll see you in 2023!

Hello monster-enjoyers.

Another week, another update on "Garden of Roses."

We're getting of the last BGs required to cover the scope of the demo. Once again, the demo covers the first two days of the story, which spans a full fifteen.

Now that Mariah's sprites are done, we've completed the scene where she appears briefly at the end of Day 1. It's not much, but it gives you an idea of the sort of influence she'll have on Rosa throughout the course of her story.

Once all of this is done, that just leaves music and finishing touches.

Thank you for your ongoing patience.

HELLO SUBSCRIBERS.

Moving forward, I’m going to try to push out a dev log every 1-2 weeks instead of on a monthly basis. Despite tough economic times, I’m managing to push out some content on a more frequent basis a little more smoothly, a little at a time.

We’re still very much alive and kicking! And doing our best. Times are tough, but I hope you’re doing your best, too.

Garden of Roses is moving along nicely. The script for the demo is 100% done, and we’re finishing up the lone CG that appears in the demo after Rosa takes a tumble. Will’s father also makes an appearance, and hints that there’s something Will has forgotten about in the years since he left…

When the BGs, CG and sprites are complete, we’ll begin posting about our music composition. So please, stay tuned and as usual thanks for your patience.

- Hatch