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🕯️ After Hours — Development Update (October 30, 2025)


Hey everyone! 👋
Here’s the latest development progress for After Hours as we move deeper into polishing visuals, sound, and story content!

🔄 Recent Updates

  • 🎨 Enhanced Visuals — Improved lighting, color grading, and overall atmosphere to strengthen immersion.

  • 🌫️ Added Fog Effects — Introduced dynamic fog to enhance the game’s horror tone and environmental depth.

  • 🍔 Fixed Food Naming — Corrected item names to ensure consistency across all menus and interactions.

  • 📔 Enhanced Notebook Design — Updated layout and visuals for the notebook to make it clearer and more integrated with the game’s UI style.

  • 🔊 Sound Design Improvements — Began refining sound elements for better ambience, tension, and player feedback.

  • 📖 Story Development — Started implementing the main story structure and key narrative moments.

🧪 Known Issues

  • 🎮 Controller Bug: Still present in the demo version.
    ➤ The fix will be included in the official release.

📊 Current Development Progress

55% Complete ✅

📢 Announcements

A new updated demo version of After Hours will be released by the end of next week!
This build will include the latest visual upgrades, sound improvements, and gameplay refinements.

💡 Notes from the Developer

Thank you all for the continued support 💙
The world of After Hours is becoming richer and darker with every update — visuals are sharper, sounds are more immersive, and the story is beginning to take shape. Stay tuned… the next demo is almost here!

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