I've made significant changes to the game and I want demo to reflect better the final state of the game. There might be still some rough edges, but I'm trying to find and fix all potential issues and implement Quality of Life features when possible. On top of public playtests, I hired external testers to help me out and this is the result. This is a way. way bigger game than any of my past ones and truth be told, I had no idea that finishing the game was only the beginning. There were lots of bug fixing and adding tiny things that improved the overall experience. I'm learning as I go, so I think my games will keep getting better and better. Thank you everyone for your feedback. I see it, I listen, and I try to implement your suggestions. Unfortunately, the game is too far in development and I couldn't implement everything without the risk of breaking something else, but I will keep those things in mind for the future project. As usual, let me know what you think! --- Full list of changes that affect the demo: DEMO ONLY: - screen when the demo ends - I've heard some players didn't notice one line about it and were confused GENERAL, in order of implementation: - enemy values balancing (not accounting for upgrades and items) - rewritten mouse/controller detection and change backend - fixed 3D dialogues not appearing while keeping the loading fix - added several ambience and activity SFXs - fixed Dahlia Coast entrance to Unknown Structure being available early in story - fixed map exits from Dahlia Coast early in the story being available - fixed map entrance lock dialogue to be repeated instead of one-time - fixed map entrances depth rendering - adjusted map entrance positioning from Town Outskirts -> Dahlia Coast - party portraits on pause screen are now center-aligned without blank spaces - added activity hints under name at the top of the screen - fixed shared party skills to scale according to remaining party members in battle - fixed unique skill being available after character was defeated - fixed game break after event battle loss - added setting button to turn off sprites look at cursor in activities - fixed confirm button repeating on hold - fixed confirm button being shown in the kitchen when it shouldn't - fixed game break when switching to PS5 controller, something else and back to PS5 - fixed "Hide UI" also hiding interact prompt and next map hint - fixed game break when trying to enter Serina's room early in story - adjusted fishing UI to be more readable - removed setting option for 8X MSAA - fixed playing with mouse while gamepad is connected (recommended to unplug anyway) - added option to have running/walking as toggle instead of pressing - fixed forge screen loosing focus on upgrade when using controller requiring re-entry - fixed sex scene returns for side characters - bunch of dev-tools stuff and tiny things I forgot to note

You can now download the demo! It includes the first few story beats, a few maps, a few sex scenes, and a bit of extra so you can get a feel of what to expect. I'm still working on the game and the demo version might have some bugs that are/will be fixed in full game. Play with a controller or give it a shot on Steam Deck! It should work flawlessly. Let me know what you think! Feel free to comment under this post or make a thread in Community Hub - https://steamcommunity.com/app/3411490/discussions/ ---------- UPDATE - January 11th 2025: Signups for playtests are now closed.

Thank you very much for signing up! Some of you should receive emails about access and the playtest app should be added to your library. This is a special build which includes a button to temporary Discord server, please join it to speed up feedback. You can also post in the Playtest app Community Hub - all future information about playtest build will be posted there - https://steamcommunity.com/app/3433130/discussions/ I will monitor downloads and feedback and might grant access to more players if needed. I don't want to receive dozens of times info about a single bug, so we'll do it iteratively. Please note that not all of you will be given access to playtests and keep in mind that playtest app will be removed once it finishes - I will make an announcement some time before that. Other than that, it's a full playable game, feel free to look into everything, ignore everything, play it your way - that's the goal - to find any issues players might encounter. Play it with a controller, try it out on Steam Deck or other devices. I tried to design it to be compatible with all that. Most important, I'd appreciate feedback about battle and crafting/upgrades balancing because I have no idea where to even begin. Anyway, have fun and don't forget to let me know if you encounter issue, or generally what you think! At this stage, I can still do small adjustments and improvements.

This is a much bigger game than my previous ones. I hope you'll help me out. Starting today, you can request access to Playtest version, it will be granted when it's ready, you will be notified if you can check it out. Just hit the button on the store page to be in the queue. Please note that not everyone might be granted access to the beta version and keep in mind that the playtest app will be revoked from your account once testing ends before release. The Playtest version contains full game content. The main goal of the playtest is to find any bugs and issues, as well as balance values/economy. More info will be shared once Playtests start. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3411490/Flavors_of_Desires/