Whats up, Reckoners!

Its been a hot, HOT minute since weve queued up an update, havent we? From slaying mighty beast after mightier beast, were getting closer and closer to finally bringing this game to YOU, The Gamers.

We\'ve got a lot of ground to cover, so strap in for one hell of an update!

[u]MAJOR UPDATES[/u]

GDoC Expo 2025

Welcome to the folks who found us through the Game Devs of Color Expo! Our tiny crew consists of esports lovers (and haters) from all walks of life, and we take extra pride in being able to share the good, good (read: terrible) news about the mighty church of esports to an audience as diverse as we are.

In honor of our presence at this online event, we\'re super stoked to drop a fresh new story-driven demo that introduces you to the player character of Rafaela (or your name of choice) on her MMG gaming house move-in day!

FRESH NEW DEMO

Set three weeks into the game after youve successfully made it onto the team, you\'ll get to experience your new teammates face-to-face for the first time as a cohesive group of coworkers with their own interpersonal dynamics.

Our Toya and Kae routes can give you a taste of what\'s in store as far as animations for our sprites go! Over the next week, we\'ll be dropping more updates to show off sprite animations for Senny, Daphne, and Grace, too!\n

Our new demo is live for all to try out! We can\'t wait to hear your thoughts, so dive right in and have fun!

HEG\'S FINAL RELEASE DATE

We\'ve gone through a few delays over the years in search of that perfect balance between authenticity, heart, and fun. It was tough, and we had our (more than) fair share of ups and downs, but we think we\'ve finally cracked it!

HEG will now see a guaranteed full release in early 2026 on Steam and Xbox! We\'re still in talks with Playstation and Nintendo Switch, but we\'ll have more goodies (and exciting news!) to share leading up to launch.

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BACKGROUNDS, ILLUSTRATIONS, & UI! OH MY!

We\'ve crossed that coveted threshold of 100% art completion! Experienced narrative game players (and devs!) will know that art can often be the heaviest lift for visual novel development. We\'re super pleased to report that all of our backgrounds, illustrations, and UI art assets are complete, and we\'ve got some teaser previews to share!

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SUPER SECRET COLLABORATION NEWS COMING UP SOON!

Lastly, we all know how dangerous it is to go alone - especially in our current game development climate! Our team is lucky to have friends in scary places, and we\'re super excited to tease our upcoming \"trip\" to visit a mysterious town plagued by sinister happenings.\n

What do we mean by this, exactly? You\'ll have to stay tuned to find out!\n

But we promise, we\'re just as excited to dive into the world of this game as you\'ll be (if you aren\'t already!)

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Thats all for now! Follow our official Bluesky (@split-fate.bsky.social) for game updates, memes, and more. More HEG news, devlogs, memes, and more are in the works, so prepare to hear from us a lot more often!\n

We hope to see you on the Forsaken Lands soon!\n

Cheers,

Viv, Comms Manager - Split Fate Studios