Happy Friday (Again!? Yes, again.)

YOU&!'s launch has been so-so compared to our other releases, as expected given the heavy subject matter. Taking into account that we have close to zero visibility from the jam, it's doing alright for a game we aren't actively promoting. The rating is currently at 4.6/5 across several votes, which is a welcome validation.

We'll continue adding the content that didn't make the submission deadline at a slower pace. Franco has finished up the beach background for the one missing scene, and I took the liberty of adding one of Lochem's sprites from a 'sexy calendar' series we were working on to give you all this lovely image. (We ended up not using the calendar art, as a lot of the final pinup art didn't quite resemble the appearance of the crew members. If you still want to see it, let me know in the comments, and if there is enough interest, we might release the 'sexy almost-look-alike crew' art for giggles. It has some explicit NSFW sprites, and we only did Lochem, Kiaria and Lebeny look-alikes, so be aware.)

On to Infinite Stars.

I've reached out to two bloggers/streamers, BlerdyOtome and HelloYinni, to see if they would be open to discussing an Infinite Stars collaboration with us. So far we haven't heard back from them, which, again, isn't that uncommon or unexpected. That said, if any of you know or interact with them, I would appreciate a shoutout or nudge to get their attention on Infinite Stars. <3

I've also had some time to really put my head down and write for Infinite Stars, and this has been another exceptionally productive week, content-wise. If I'm able to keep up the pace, we might still have an Infinite Stars content release this month, as we have 3 scenes almost ready to go. (Two intimate scenes, one for Veera and one for Khalil, and also an introduction to a new character, Saoirse.)

I've been making quite a bit of progress on the continuation of Episode 4, but that won't be ready for release, as we need to find a natural 'stopping' point for the content to drop. We have one such point coming up, but we aren't there yet.

My day job and personal life have been what you'd expect with elderly parents, a toddler, and a newborn at the same time, but we're making it work, and everyone is warm, fed, loved, healthy, and cared for. (This devlog is being typed with a sleeping newborn strapped to my chest.) Still, I couldn't be doing this without all of your love, encouragement and support. <3

Have a lovely weekend. Go hug someone that you care for, and be safe and be kind!