Greetings Single fans! It\'s me, \\[m.] - the developer of \"I Just Want to be Single!!\". I thought it might be a good time to do a Steam Announcement update for a change, reasons which I will get to below.

I often do regular check-ins and do small slices of updates every now and then in my Discord server, my Twitter and sometimes on my Kickstarter update blogs as well as replying to discussion threads on Steam community, although not everyone seems to catch those. (Our socials are all at the bottom of this post)

Often I get comments saying \"There\'s been silence from the dev\" or \"No news at all, anywhere\" from people demanding \"transparency\" which often times feels out of my control since I try my best to update people wherever I can, so I hope putting an update here will reach more people.

To get to the important part:

I\'ve been pretty quiet since the Early Access launch in terms of updates. My plan was initially to quickly get out a content update in march of 2025 in order to fill in gaps of content and move from there. As you may know, that obviously didn\'t happen.

And understandably, this has lead many to believe that I\'ve given up on this game or that I\'ve abandoned it and \"ran away with the money\" as some put it. Even if you don\'t exactly call it that, I understand the frustration of not having content updates for a year even when I promised specific deadlines.

I\'m not exactly sure how many people have that kind of sentiment or they are just a minority but I want to clear it up just in case some of you are unsure:

I\'m still working on the game. I haven\'t abandoned it.

Although there are quite a few people who are patiently waiting for the next update, I often reiterate this point many times on my socials and in our community. And I understand why people want me to, waiting is one of the most frustrating and difficult things to do, especially for something you\'re looking forward to. I really do get it and I feel the same way about things I look forward to. This year we got Silksong and Deltarune Chapter 3 & 4 after waiting for many many years. I still haven\'t played them because I\'ve just been too busy this year (we\'ll get to this soon below) and there\'s still many more things that were delayed this year that I\'m also looking forward to. I just saw a tweet from the developer of Your Turn To Die saying that they apologize for delaying the game even though they promised the last chapter to be done this year.

Now, I\'m not pointing this things out to say \"hey, they did it so its okay for me to do it too\". That\'s not it at all, but I\'m just trying to say that game development is complex just as it is with any kind of job.

I won\'t bore you with the details of my personal life but I\'m sure everyone is feeling the pressure and squeeze of a tough time in life with money and life stuff. 2025 has been especially very difficult for me personally.

Life just didn\'t go the way I wanted it to, and I desperately wanted to get some content updates out this year, I just couldn\'t and that\'s the honest truth.

There\'s a bit of that and there\'s also a bit of me wanting to make the best game I can. You might call it a \"perfectionist\" flaw, but I really do think I don\'t want to make something perfect, I just want to make something that\'s worth your time and money. I could have made something passable and \'okay\' quickly, I just don\'t think that\'s something that you deserve to get after all this waiting and hype. I want to make something that\'s good and something I\'m happy with. And yes, I understand there\'s an extreme side to that where I could spiral into an abyss where I never release anything ever but that\'s something I\'m always aware of and that\'s not what I want.

At the end of the day, I just wanted to tell you that if I didn\'t care, if I wasn\'t going to release anything eventually, I wouldn\'t even bother to be writing this for you right now.\nI do care.

Now, you may be asking - \"Sure, but WHEN are you going to release any new updates?\"

I\'ve been trying to not promise any deadlines because I seem to miss them and disappoint people. I\'d rather not announce an official date. That being said, I PLAN to get something out on February of 2026. That\'s not a promise, but that is my plan.

I\'m sorry that I haven\'t been able to make any content updates this year, and as always I\'m extremely thankful to all of my supporters and everyone who is understanding, patiently waiting for this game to eventually, one day, finish in all of it\'s glory. I hope you all will be there with me.

Happy Holidays

-m.

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m. here, and I've come to share some bad news.
The content update isn't ready in time for the date I set in the game (it was supposed to come out today).

IRL obligations and work travel has hit me hard this month and I wasn't able to work on the game as much as I planned, so rather than putting out a half baked update, I'm going to settle for a delay.

I'm also adding some new features and I just know there is gonna be some bug that'll totally cause computers to explode, so I'm asking for more time.

I'm hoping the new update will out next month, which will give me time to polish some rough edges. If you have any questions about the update, feel free to ask below and I'll try my best to answer them.

One thing I will note though is: seeing people's reactions to playing the current version has helped a lot in terms of me getting good feedback on which parts I'm going to focus on more in future updates, and I very happy that the decision to launch the game in Early Access has turned out to be a good idea.

Thank you all for your wonderful support and patience.

-m

• Fixed some typos
• Fixed not being able to see typing minigame behind Aya sprite, now appears in front
• Fixed some sprite errors, eg. Katsumi being too big
• Fixed being able to use Pause menu during splash screen when opening game
• Fixed being unable to replay the prologue/School Episode 1 without soft-locking yourself via points
  

Hope you enjoyed the extended prologue of the game!
A new wave of episodes for each character will be releasing in late March!
You'll be able to delve into the individual stories of each girl and a few side stories as a bonus!

We'll be seeing you in march!
Keep up to date on our frequent updates in our Discord server!

Today's the day!!! WOOOO
Go ahead and buy it now!
Stay tuned for more announcements!

We've decided to make the game $15 for the time being as the game is currently only the extended prologue and does not contain extra episodes, however, we will be adding additional character episodes to the game in March! Stay up to date with our Discord server to receive frequent updates on progress of the game's development!

There are still more than 24 hours to go. We're so excited for you to check out the game! Hold tight and ready your clocks~

After the last update I was sure the game was going to launch in November but due to some internal issues with Steam and some last minute backend things to do it got delayed. I've been quiet about it since then because I didn't want to make another announcement before confirming anything with the utmost certainty, which might have caused some confusion.

Things got a bit delayed - however, I'm happy to announce that the game will be officially launching in 2 days, on February the 24th (Monday).

I will be working on the game as it goes live for hotfixes and bugs that will appear on launch, and I'll be continuing to update you guys on progress as we go into the first season of - I Just Want to be Single!!

We've prepared you an FAQ that will help you prepare for the game's launch

• It will work on PC and Mac and Linux
• It will be priced at $20 (with a 10% discount on launch and adjusted for your region)
• The game price will be raised when Season Two is released (You automatically get Season Two free and all future updates if you buy the game now)
• The current game has the extended prologue, as well as introductory chapters for each character
• The game will continue to be updated as time goes on, progress updates will be brought to you via updates here, our Discord and Steam announcements
  

Today I'll be announcing a new direction for the game. While I understand this might be disappointing for some of you or it might not be what you expected or were promised, it was the only path we could take in order to still finish the game in some form.

The game will be released in multiple updates.

You will still only need to own the one game with no additional downloads or parts, however the game will be released in an non-complete form with the game updating in terms of additional future content. Said content will not require additional purchase, the game still functions as one package/purchase.

The reasoning for why we are doing this is because it makes the process much more manageable and lenient than how we were able to operate until now. With the updates, we'll be able to deliver on content we've wanted to deliver to you and complete the intended original vision without compromising on cutting content. Plus, we get to get some much needed income to feed ourselves and pay rent. The only "catch" is that you don't get to see the ending quite yet but seasonal anime isn't something we're not used to, right?

We won't make any promises on when future updates will come but I want to guarantee that the first season of the game will still give you a good experience to enjoy by itself.

Please look forward to I JUST WANT TO BE SINGLE!!: Season One, coming November 1st!

The long awaited overhauled demo with completely revamped prologue is now available to play for free! Go ahead and try it now!

You may encounter some bugs but they should be hotfixed within a couple of hours so occasionally restart steam and your game should update.

We're working hard to release the full game later this year so look forward to it! And don't forget to wishlist the game!

We have a release date!

Well, sorta. We're hoping to do a launch of the full game later this year in Q3, around August. That is, if things go smoothly. A delay or two might happen, or it might now, who knows! But that's our plan for now.

In other news, we finally revealed Random Girl! Bask in her pink glory!

You may have also noticed a brand new makeover of the steam page. New screenshots, descriptions and more.

Lastly, as you may know we've taken down the old demo for a while now.
That's because later this year, in June, Steam will be hosting Next Fest and we're going to be there with a brand new playable free demo!

You have a lot to look forward to this year!

We've finally revealed one of our kickstarter's stretch goal characters, and it's Mika the Gyaru!


She's a member of the anime and manga club, and she cares a lot about fashion and trends.

You can take a more detailed look in our latest Kickstarter update here.

We will continue to reveal a new stretch goal character every month for the next several months. Stay tuned!

That's right, we're going to be overhauling our demo completely.
We've been working really hard in preparation for the full game to integrating improvements and system reworks from all the feedback we've gotten over the past few months since the original demo launch.

That means for the time being, the current version of the playable demo will be unavailable.

But don't be sad! IJWTBS will be back, more awesome than ever and with cooler features.

Just wanted to say:
we're alive and kicking!

Did you know that we recently launched a website? It includes things like:

• More detailed character bios
• Our game's presskit
• News and updates
• Our policy regarding fan-creations
• and more?
  

Hey hey!
Today I'm adding a couple of minor changes to the demo which are mostly quality of life improvements.

• Clearer instructions on how the Charging/Intensity mechanic works
• Better phrasing on some question prompts (The sports club one)
• A special ending/scene for when you input a secret input in an area. (Yeah, I know, super vague but you should find out yourself what I'm talking about!)
  

We've been working really really hard on this Kickstarter campaign! We've got a ton of cool features and content to show you! Including:

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And more!
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If any of that sounds interesting to you and you wanna support us go check it out!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/studiotsundere/i-just-want-to-be-single/

We also managed to get the Project We Love badge and we're featured on the front page of Kickstarter!

Updated the demo to version 1.1

In this update, I:

• Optimized performance in parts where it lagged a bit before, so you should be getting a smoother experience.
• Sections where you need to remember details for a star are more forgiving now (especially the sports one)
• Fixed a few typos.
• Dynamic capitalization for lazy people who don't use proper punctuation for their inputs kek (basically the game will correctly capitalize your words for you)
• Disabled Renpy's default accessibility menu which sometimes gets accidentally shown by pressing the 'A' key.
• The infamous "ascended" bug where sprites become glowy white should occur less now.
  

If you have a bug to report, feel free to drop by our discord server! (we have dank memes)

If you would like cover our game in a stream or a video, please view our previous announcement for additional info! Thanks!

Posting videos and livestreaming

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1703610/

Illustrations, fan art, fan made product production

Official Presskit/Mediakit Items

Hi. It's me.

Happy new year! Welcome to 2022

Follow the Kickstarter here:

• New Trailer
• Playable Demo
• Brand new content
• Our Kickstarter Launch Reveal