Hey gang,

We're super excited to publicly unveil our latest and sweetest creation: High Times.

In a world where you can get high with no consequences, the hardest drug to get over are your exes. In this (anti) dating sim about drugs and donuts, you'll manage a caf, serve special donuts that get customers high, and live out the ultimate fantasy getting closure with your exes!

Wishlist on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251220


[h3]ABOUT THE GAME[/h3]

Welcome to The Hotbox!

It's the year 2069 (nice!), and miracles have been made in the name of science. The greatest of them all? Drugs are now totally safe to consume!

Set in the fictional world of San Mazo which is totally not a rip off of LA you're a Mood Confectioner (a fancy term for someone who bakes drugs into sweets) who must turn your boss' caf, The Hotbox, into the hottest place in town or get fired. That isnt the end of your problems, though the exes whom you've ghosted are back in town and they all have a bone to pick with you.

Good luck, heartbreaker!

Game Genre: Simulation, Casual
Story Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Drama, Romance
Length: 8-10 hours, depending on reading speed (single playthrough)
Platforms: PC (Steam); Mobile (iOS/Android); Consoles (Nintendo Switch)
Languages: English, Simplified & Traditional Chinese (please stay tuned for more languages!)
Intended Release: 2024

[h3]SCREENSHOTS[/h3]





*For more screenshots, please visit the game's Steam page.

[h3]FEATURES[/h3]


Customizable Main Character
Choose the face that broke many hearts for a more personal experience.


Donut Baking Sim
Manage your own Mood Caf and serve special donuts that get the high times rolling! Know your clients, find out their tastes, and make those donuts that theyve been craving for!


Five Exes To Get Over
Surprise! Your exes are back to complicate things. Theyve got their own baggage, but youre a Mood Confectioner, not a bellboy.


A Quirky Cast of Characters
From a girl in a chicken suit to a walking Jojo reference, San Mazo is full of zany characters. Meet them all, serve their favorite donuts, and find out what makes them tick.


English Voice Acting
A cast of professional English voice actors will be bringing the characters to life.


Dynamic Comic Book-Styled Visuals
Watch your story come to life with animated comic book-styled panels and vibrant CGs!


Multiple Endings
Will you get lost in a temporary high, leave things a hot mess, or find closure? Be sure to listen to your customers! Youre not just serving donuts; youre serving advice.


Original Soundtrack
A blend of originally composed soundtracks thatll make service time a time you can vibe to!

[h3]RELEVANT LINKS[/h3]

High Times's development is being funded through our Patreon. If you'd like to support us, please consider subscribing!

More information will be revealed in the coming months along with a demo, so please dont forget to follow and add the game to your wishlist to get notified!

Add High Times to your wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251220
Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yangyangmobile
Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/yangyangmobile
Follow us on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/yangyangmobile

Dear gang,

It's been awhile, but we decided to come back and make another horror game, a short visual novel called 'Saint Maker'.

In Saint Maker, you play as Holly Beltran, a young girl who experiences strange hauntings while visiting an old convent. The game will be dealing with both psychological and religious horror, and features eerie statues of saints coming to life their faces cracked and twisted.

The game is currently out on Steam with a 20% launch discount:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1785300

While Saint Maker is very different from The Letter (for one, it's much shorter and linear, and there are no QTEs!), what it lacked for in length, we made up for in story.

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If you're looking for a good horror story that also gives an emotional gut punch, please consider trying Saint Maker! rebeccahappy

Dear gang,

We'd like to officially announce our upcoming game, "Saint Maker", a religious psychological horror visual novel.

[h3]ABOUT THE GAME[/h3]

While attending a religious recollection, Holly Beltran experiences strange hauntings throughout the convent. At night, broken faced statues and whispered prayers haunt Hollys dreams before the recollection is over, Holly may have to face more than her own demons to come out alive.

• Length: 4-8 hours, depending on reading speed
  
• Platforms: PC (Steam/Itch.io); Mobile (iOS/Android); Nintendo Switch
  
• Intended Release: 2022

We're very happy to announce that The Letter will arrive on consoles this December, available digitally for the following platforms:

Digital Releases:

• Playstation 4
  
• Playstation 5
  
• Nintendo Switch
  
• Xbox One
  
• Xbox Series X|S
  

Dear gang,

After more than a year of development, we're proud to announce that our newest game, Perfect Gold is finally released!!

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Perfect Gold: The Alchemy of Happiness is a short, coming-of-age yuri visual novel about two former friends who escape detention in order to celebrate the Sunflower Festival. Set in the magical city of Castlecoast, readers get to know Audrey Clary, an alchemy student and heiress who secretly dreams of a different life, and Marion LaRue, a rebellious elemental magic student in search of someone she once loved.

With around 2 hours of gameplay, you can get the game for $7.99 USD, with a 10% discount during our launch week.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/578540

If yuri is your cup of tea, be sure to get a copy of the game while its on discount! Dont forget to share it to your friends and leave us a review! simonewink

[h2]Our other games are also on sale![/h2]

To celebrate Perfect Gold's release, we've also put our other games on sale!

If you're into horror and pain, please check out The Letter. If your laifu is all about waifu, please check out Love Esquire.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/849740
https://store.steampowered.com/app/460430

Sale ends at the end of Perfect Gold's launch week (April 26).

Thank you so much! We hope to see you all again in our next games! irenesmile

Hello gang,

We released an update yesterday (v2.3.3). Below are our patch notes:

• Released Russian localization of Chapters 3-5.
  (IMPORTANT: Choices and questions are not yet translated! We're working on it).
  
• Updated our Unity version for better compatibility. This is the reason why the patch is big.
  
• Various bug fixes and improvements.
  

Hello gang! We hope you're all doing well and are safe! rebeccahappy

We're happy to share that our next game, Perfect Gold - Yuri Visual Novel is now live on Kickstarter. Some of us in the team have been hard at work on this project for the past few months, and you can try out the game's demo over at our Steam page. Don't forget to wishlist too!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/578540/

If you're a fan of yuri, please consider supporting us and follow a heartwarming, slice-of-life story between 2 girls as they get a second chance at love & friendship.

Back us now and get the game for a discounted price:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yangyangmobile/perfect-gold?ref=8ododi



EARLY BIRD PROMO: Backers who'll pledge at least $9 USD within the first 24 hours of the Kickstarter will get a FREE Steam key The Letter!

Promo ends on September 9, 2020 @ 11am Pacific Time (GMT-7). Don't miss out on this deal!

Hello everyone, especially to our dear Chinese players!

After years of waiting, we are super happy to announce that The Letter is now available on Simplified and Traditional Chinese! rebeccahappy

If you find any errors in our localization, please report it here (https://steamcommunity.com/app/460430/discussions/0/1726450077676393525/) and we'll do our best to fix it as soon as possible.

Thank you so much for your patience and we hope you enjoy the game! Please don't forget to leave us a review! ashtonblush

Patch Notes for v2.3.1:

• Released Simplified and Traditional Chinese localization
  
• Improved compatibility of graphics drivers
  
• Fixed various bug fixes
  

Hello everyone! Winter is here and we hope you are all warm and cozy! rebeccahappy

Since the holidays coming, we are putting ALL of The Letter's Merchandise for a 30% discount! This is a time-limited promo, and it ends on December 16!


Purchase now: https://www.freewebstore.org/yangyangmobile

If you don't have our most coveted Collector's Edition yet, now's your chance! We are shipping all orders on the 4th week of December!

[h3]The Letter Merchandise:[/h3]

• Collector's Edition
  
• Artbook
  
• Original Soundtrack
  
• Ghost Chibi Figure
  
• T-Shirt
  
• Game Box
  
• Single Keychain
  
• Keychain Set
  

Hello gang! Happy Halloween! lukecrazy

In case you didn't notice, we pushed an update a few days ago for v2.2.0. Patch notes below:

• Steam Cloud is now enabled.
  
• Added the missing VA. The game should now be 100% voiced.
  
• Added half-texture support for lower-end devices (540p).
  
• Various bug fixes.
  

He'ya gang! We're bringing you major announcements today, so get ready! :D

October Sale - 33% Off!

Kick off the Halloween month by playing The Letter! We're putting the game at an all-time high discount of 33% from October 1 to 8!

What are you waiting for? The Ermengarde Mansion awaits you!



The Letter is nominated at IMGA 2018! Please vote for us as Public Choice!

Here's another good news: The Letter is nominated in this year's Southeast Asia's International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA)!


IMGA has several categories; one of them is People's Choice. Please help us win in this category by voting for The Letter! All you need to do is create an account, and then click 'Vote' below The Letter's icon!


VOTE HERE: http://sea.imgawards.com/winners-nominees/3rd-imga-southeast-asia/

Thank you so much! :)

Help us reach Full VA Stretch Goal in Love Esquire's Kickstarter!

In case you're not aware, our second game, Love Esquire is currently on Kickstarter. Our campaign is ending in 5 days, and we're now chasing after one of our highly coveted stretch goals: Full English Voice Acting.

Some of Love Esquire's VA were also from The Letter, such as Amanda Lee (who voiced Isabella Santos), Steven Kelly (who voiced Johannes Schrocken), and Jason Marnocha (who voiced Father Norman, Chief Inspector Lee and Bartender G). Meanwhile, Amber Lee Connors (who voiced Hannah Wright) is our VO director.

The rest of our cast have also been in high-profile projects, including “My Hero Academia,” “Dragon Ball Z,” “One Piece,” “Street Fighter V,” “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,” and “Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy.”











Our Full VA goal sits at $60k USD. As of writing, we're $13k USD away from it, and with just 5 days left, we need all the help we can get.

You can find more information about Love Esquire in our Kickstarter page. You can get a copy of the game for $14.99 USD (compared to its retail price of $19.99 USD). If this is your cup of tea, please consider supporting us!

Support Love Esquire: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yangyangmobile/love-esquire

Hello gang!

We're happy to announce that Love Esquire's Kickstarter has officially launched! Please support us and help us spread the hype! We need all the help that we can get to make this campaign as successful as possible! ❤


KS LINK: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yangyangmobile/love-esquire

Don't forget that we have a special early bird promo! All ✪ DIGITAL BASIC ✪ and above backers who pledged within the first 24 hours of the campaign will get a FREE Steam key and/or physical game box of The Letter! That's two of our games for just $15 USD!



While Love Esquire is very different in terms of theme and premise, we will make sure that its quality, content and overall polish is up to par with The Letter’s!

If you liked how we handled The Letter, please consider supporting Love Esquire as well!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/849740/Love_Esquire__Dating_SimRPGVisual_Novel/

Thank you so much for your time, and we hope you’ll decide to join us in our journey!

Have a fantastic day! ❤

Hello gang!

Please mark your calendars because Love Esquire's Kickstarter campaign will launch on September 5, 2018!



As a special early bird promo, all ✪ DIGITAL BASIC ✪ and above backers ($15 USD+) who pledged within the first 24 hours of the campaign will get a free Steam key and/or physical game box of The Letter! That's two of our games for just $15!

*For the physical game box, please add $10 USD on top of your current pledge for shipping.
*The game box includes: game disc, Steam key, booklet guide, and an exclusive A4 poster.

For more details, please check our KS campaign: https://kck.st/2MyXimh
Don't forget to hit that 'Notify me on launch' button! ❤

Hey gang! Our Steam developer page is live! Please follow us and get notified whenever we release a new game, patch, updates, etc! Thanks so much! ♡

Developer Page: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/yangyangmobile/

Hey gang!

#TheLetterVN celebrates its 1st anniversary today, which also means that Yangyang Mobile will be turning 3 years old this Friday! Phew! They weren’t kidding when they said that time flies by so fast!

Please allow us once again to say thank you for your unwavering support and dedication: from reviews, to fanart, to fanfictions, among many others. We couldn’t have gotten this far without each and every one of you! The amount of support we've received from the community since the start of our humble Kickstarter campaign up until today has been both humbling and motivating. As we march towards the future, we hope we can continue bringing you more games that you’ll enjoy!

To celebrate both anniversaries, we've placed The Letter on sale for 33% off for the entire week, running from July 23 until the 30th! If you don't have a copy yet, now's the perfect time to grab one!

Thank you so much, and see you in our next games! ♡

https://store.steampowered.com/app/849740/Love_Esquire__Dating_SimRPGVisual_Novel/

Hey gang!

The Steam page for our next visual novel game, Love Esquire, is up! Please check it out, and don't forget to add it to your wishlist! :)

ABOUT LOVE ESQUIRE



Love Esquire is a romantic-comedy dating simulator, with a nostalgic touch of old-school RPG combat.

In this game, you're not a famous knight, but a good-for-nothing squire who's on a quest to find man's greatest pleasure. Getting the girl won't be easy though, since most of them are waaay out of your league!

To make things worse: you have a few months left before this huge war happens, and the only thing you know is how to milk cows. Good luck cramming years worth of training into four months! If it's any consolation, you get a medal if you die. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

No one believes that a lowly squire can save the world while banging – err, bagging – the girl of his dreams... but with a shitton of dumb luck, well... you might just prove them wrong!

Welcome to the world of Love Esquire, and may the fertility god have mercy on your virginity.

Hi'ya gang!

The annual Steam Summer Sale is here! Don't miss your chance to grab a copy of The Letter at an all-time high 33% discount, from June 21 to July 05 (and contribute to our ever-growing collection of salty tear jars)!

Step into the shoes of seven different characters, and let your choices shape and drive their story forward. Grab a copy now!

The Ermengarde Mansion welcomes you all and thank you kindly for you generous donation of tears. ;)

FUTURE UPDATES

Our biggest priority is finishing the Chinese and Russian localization. Chinese alpha for Chapter 2 is already out (you can change the language at the game's Options page), while alpha for Chapters 1 and 3 will be released in the next patch, along with the Russian alpha for Chapters 1 and 2.

If everything goes well, we should be able to finish the full Chinese localization before the year ends, and the full Russian localization by early 2019!

We'd like to take this opportunity to give our eternal gratitude to our dedicated localization volunteers, Shanshan Li for Chinese; Diawanted & his group for Russian. Despite having busy schedules, they find the time and are hard at work in giving the game a good quality translation! Thank you so much! ♡

Yangyang Mobile welcomes the PH Summer with the "Anti-Instant Noodles" Sale! Starting today, until April 16, The Letter is 25% OFF! If you don't have the game yet, this is the time to grab a copy!

All proceeds will go to Isabella's Pantry Funds! Let's give her some real food!

Yangyang Mobile welcomes the PH Summer with the "Anti-Instant Noodles" Sale! Starting today, until April 16, The Letter is 25% OFF! If you don't have the game yet, this is the time to grab a copy!

All proceeds will go to Isabella's Pantry Funds! Let's give her some real food!

Hello gang! We bring you awesome news! :)

Ever since the release of our Kickstarter physical rewards, a lot of our players were asking if there's still a way to purchase them outside Kickstarter. We mentioned that a webstore will be coming soon, and today, we're happy to announce that it's finally live!! :D



YYM Webstore:https://www.freewebstore.org/yangyangmobile

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PATREON SUPPORTERS
We're very grateful for our Patrons' monthly support! To avoid paying twice, we have implemented a special system that allows our Patrons to purchase our merch using their lifetime support. Please click here for more details.

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PHILIPPINE BUYERS
We have different pricing for PHP, but our webstore currently doesn't allow custom pricing (it auto converts our default USD pricing). We're still thinking of a better work-around to this problem. For now, if there are any PH residents who'd like to purchase a merch, please message us.

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SHIPPING SCHEDULE
Orders placed on or before June 1, 2018 will be shipped on June 31, 2018.
Estimated time of arrival are within 2-4 weeks of the shipping date.


Thank you so much for your support! ♡

Hello gang! We bring you awesome news! :)

Ever since the release of our Kickstarter physical rewards, a lot of our players were asking if there's still a way to purchase them outside Kickstarter. We mentioned that a webstore will be coming soon, and today, we're happy to announce that it's finally live!! :D



YYM Webstore:https://www.freewebstore.org/yangyangmobile

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PATREON SUPPORTERS
We're very grateful for our Patrons' monthly support! To avoid paying twice, we have implemented a special system that allows our Patrons to purchase our merch using their lifetime support. Please click here for more details.

------
PHILIPPINE BUYERS
We have different pricing for PHP, but our webstore currently doesn't allow custom pricing (it auto converts our default USD pricing). We're still thinking of a better work-around to this problem. For now, if there are any PH residents who'd like to purchase a merch, please message us.

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SHIPPING SCHEDULE
Orders placed on or before June 1, 2018 will be shipped on June 31, 2018.
Estimated time of arrival are within 2-4 weeks of the shipping date.


Thank you so much for your support!

Hello gang, great news! v1.1.4 is up and ready for download! :D

Patch notes:

• Visual improvement for the Relationship feature. Whenever your relationships change, a visual feedback of (+) or (-) will be displayed!
  
• New feature that displays your percentage completion for the gallery, branch tree and achievements!
  
• Provided lossless WAV for the Music Room (you need to open in folder to see the WAV versions).
  
• Made improvements to our saving system. This reduces the chance of losing your save files when the saving process gets interrupted!
  
• Grammar and spelling fixes (forever ongoing!)
  
• Various bug fixes and polishing in general.
  

Hello gang, great news! v1.1.4 is up and ready for download! :D

Patch notes:

• Visual improvement for the Relationship feature. Whenever your relationships change, a visual feedback of (+) or (-) will be displayed!
  
• New feature that displays your percentage completion for the gallery, branch tree and achievements!
  
• Provided lossless WAV for the Music Room (you need to open in folder to see the WAV versions).
  
• Made improvements to our saving system. This reduces the chance of losing your save files when the saving process gets interrupted!
  
• Grammar and spelling fixes (forever ongoing!)
  
• Various bug fixes and polishing in general.
  

新春快乐! Let's welcome the Year of the Doggo with a bang! #TheLetterVN is 25% off on Steam until February 19! Don't miss this chance to experience a game where your choices truly matter!



Chinese Translation still underway!

We haven't forgotten about our Chinese friends! Translation is still underway, and we're hoping to release it within the year! We'd like to take this opportunity to thank our translators for their hard work! ^^

Patch coming soon!

Please expect a patch to come out in the next couple of days. The patch contains various bug fixes, and the following new features:

• Visual improvement for the Relationship feature. Whenever your relationships change, a visual feedback of (+) or (-) will be displayed!
  
• New feature that displays your percentage completion for the gallery, branch tree and achievements!

! Let's welcome the Year of the Doggo with a bang! #TheLetterVN is 25% off on Steam until February 19! Don't miss this chance to experience a game where your choices truly matter!



Chinese Translation still underway!

We haven't forgotten about our Chinese friends! Translation is still underway, and we're hoping to release it within the year! We'd like to take this opportunity to thank our translators for their hard work! ^^

Patch coming soon!

Please expect a patch to come out in the next couple of days. The patch contains various bug fixes, and the following new features:

• Visual improvement for the Relationship feature. Whenever your relationships change, a visual feedback of (+) or (-) will be displayed!
  
• New feature that displays your percentage completion for the gallery, branch tree and achievements!

Hello gang!

We're approaching the end of 2017, and we hope it's been a fruitful year for you! :D

This is our biggest year as a studio because we finally released The Letter - a Horror Visual Novel to the world. We had absolutely no idea what to expect and to say that we were scared would be an understatement. Fast forward to today, and we could only be grateful for all the blessings we have received. The last two years we've spent grinding our butts paid off, especially whenever we get to read all your messages and reviews about the game—they never failed to lift our weary spirits.

So I guess what we want to say is, thank you! Thank you for giving us and our game a chance. Thank you for your praises and kind words. And thank you for being such a supportive and understanding community. You all are our greatest blessing. ♡

Thank you so much for everything once again and Happy Holidays! We look forward to another bright year with you! ^-^

P.S: We're hoping to end the year with a bang, and as a year-end treat for everyone, The Letter VN will be on sale, with an all-time high 33% DISCOUNT until the 4th of January! This is an excellent chance to get the game for yourself, or as a last-minute holiday gift for your friends! :D

Don't miss the opportunity to experience a heart-wrenching tale where your choices truly matter and shape the story.

Hey, gang! After The Letter, we're very happy to bring you another quality game that is currently in development by our team. :)

Officially announcing: (drum rolls, please!)

LOVE ESQUIRE, a romantic-comedy dating simulator with a touch of turn-based RPG mechanics.

In the fantasy kingdom of Caerulia, you are not a famous knight; but a good-for-nothing squire wanting to attain man’s greatest pleasure before probably dying in some war you don’t want to be in. There are five heroines to meet in four months – can you find happiness with at least one of them?

Hello gang! ^-^ In case you're not aware, we have released a small patch 2 days ago. Here's what you need to know about it:

Patch Notes:

• Various grammar fixes! (Forever ongoing!)
  
• Chapter 7 Branch Tree Completion achievement bug is now fixed. To trigger the achievement, simply load a save file from Chapter 7 (preferably during a question, then choose any option).
  
• Added several new branch tree nodes in Chapter 6. There's a certain scene in Ash's chapter that repeats several lines you've just read because the conditions were not checked properly. We had to add these new nodes (conditions) to fix that consistency problem. This fix should NOT affect your Chapter 6 Branch Tree Completion achievement (meaning if you've already unlocked the achievement before, it will remain unlocked). But for those of you who are ultimate completionists and would like to unlock all the nodes regardless, here's how you can unlock the new ones we've just added:
  
  
  Right-click, open image in new tab for higher display. All the locked nodes in the screenshot above are the new branch tree nodes we've added.
  

Hey gang! We hope you've been doing well! :) Just dropping by for a short but very important request!

When you get the time, please don't forget to nominate #TheLetterVN for The "Choices Matter" Award in this year's Steam Awards! To vote, simply go to our store page and click the purple button, "Nominate this game for the Steam Awards".

Our chances of winning are very slim, but it's still worth a try! So please lend us your support! We're counting on you! Thank you! :D ❤

Also, in case you're not aware, The Letter is 25% off from November 22-28 (Autumn Sale).

We'll also be releasing a patch very soon, so watch out for further announcements! ^_^

Hello gang! Happy Halloween! To celebrate the day, we have whooping surprises for you all! :D

Deluxe Edition (Lite) Bundle

Thank you for patiently waiting! We are proud to announce that The Letter's Original Soundtrack and Digital Artbook DLCs are now available for purchase! They cost $9.99 each, but our Deluxe Edition (Lite) Bundle is currently ongoing for 25% off! Don't miss your chance to own a copy of the game + the DLCs at a decent price!

*Digital Deluxe backers and above will be given Steam Keys of the DLCs via email.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/740370/The_Letter__Original_Soundtrack/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/742350/The_Letter__Digital_Artbook__Wallpaper_Pack/
The Letter is now available @ GooglePlay



Additionally, you can now experience The Letter on your mobile phones! Download the game now on GooglePlay!

*Apple release is currently underway!

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That's it for today's announcement! Have a spooktacular Halloween, everyone! ^^

He'ya gang! Halloween is upon us! What better time to play The Letter than during the spookiest season of the year, right? And what's even better? It's 25% off!

Don't think twice because this only lasts until November 1! Happy Halloween and welcome to the hollow halls of the Ermengarde Mansion! ;)

Hey gang! Sorry for the wait, but we're happy to announce that v1.0.9 is officially live! o/

Patch Notes:

• Relationship Balancing.Increased Hannah/Luke relationship from +1 to +2 when 'You'll be a great father' is selected in Chapter 2.
  
• VA Mismatch. All reported inconsistencies between the voice acting and the in-game text are fixed!
  
• Branch tree nodes. All reported bugs regarding the branch tree nodes are fixed! Theoretically, you should be able to unlock all the nodes in Chapter 6 and 7 and get those achievements!
  
• Gallery bugs. All gallery/image related bugs are now fixed! Excess locked CGs, item sprites, etc. are gone, and the CGs that have a flashback effect should now be displaying correctly!
  
• Save files. We have implemented a new fix that would hopefully prevent users from losing their progress when the saving process is disrupted. Though rare, we will still be keeping an eye for these types of reports. If you continue to encounter this problem (I sure hope not!), please don't hesitate to approach us!
  
• General polishing of the whole game.
  

Hi gang! Just a short announcement to let you all know that we're still working on the game. :D v1.0.9 is still coming; we're just taking our time to make sure there are no game-breaking bugs that will come along once it's released. We learned our lesson from v1.0.7, after all! :P

Here's what we've been doing these past few weeks:

• Save files. Despite the fix we've implemented before, a few players still lose their save files/progress when their PC improperly shuts down. When this happens, our saving process is disrupted, causing it to become corrupted. Our lead programmer is working on another fix for this as we speak, and it will be released in v1.0.9. This is a rare bug, but if you're one of the few who's been affected, please send an email to john@yangyangmobile.com so we can help you recover your save files. :)
  
• Grammar check/polishing of Chapter 6.
  
• VA bug fixing of Chapters 5, 6 and 7. The text should match what's being said by the actors.
  
• Bug fixing of branch tree nodes.
  
• Bug fixing of gallery/image related bugs.
  
• A few relationship balancing.
  
• And several other bug fixes and polishing of the game in general.
  

• Mobile version of the game (both iOS and Android).
  
• Artbook and soundtrack.
  
• Special content.
  

Hello gang! We are aware of the various UI problems caused by the latest patch (v1.0.7). We are pushing the fix for this as we speak, and v1.0.8 should be available anytime now.

We deeply apologize for the inconvenience this has caused. We are currently optimizing several of the game's systems for better performance, and in the process, accidentally nicked the wrong parts. We will be more careful next time.

Patch Notes for v1.0.8

• Fixed various UI problems , such as: (a) Extras redirecting to Gallery. (b) Unclickable choices. (c) Messed-up journal layout. (d) And several other weird UI problems that seem to fix itself when the game is restarted.
  
• Re-polished the narrative of Chapter 1. All reported grammar mistakes for Chapter 1 here on Steam and Discord should be fixed. We also rephrased some parts that are stilted, so hopefully they sound more natural now. Please let us know if there's anything else you find odd!
  
• Bug Fixing of Chapter 6. All reported VA mismatch, branch tree nodes not unlocking, and bugs for Chapter 6 should be fixed! However, there are still some lines that don't have VA. We'll get to them soon! If we missed something, please let us know so we can correct them!
  
• Relationship Balancing. Increased Isabella/Rebecca relationship from +1 to +2 when 'This cold caught up with me' & 'Is this why you didn't go home last night?' were selected in Chapter 5.
  

He'ya gang! Sorry for the late announcement, but here are the patch notes for v.1.0.5 !

• Fixed all reported branch tree nodes that were not unlocking.
  
• Fixed a couple of mismatched VA lines.
  
• Fixed a few dangling italic tags.
  
• Fixed an achievement that was impossible to unlock due to a wrong condition.
  
• Fixed a couple of wrong conditions at Chapter 7 (both text and branch tree).
  
• Improved the N scene at Chapter 1.
  
• Implemented a handle that prevents the game from getting stuck at the Disclaimer page if your PC/device improperly shuts down.
  
• Implemented 4k HD resolution 2560x1440 & 3840x2160, although this is still in beta. Please let us know if you find any problems with these resolutions!
  
• Implemented a fix that causes the save data to be wiped when you exit the game (only affects new players). v1.0.5 shouldn't have this problem anymore, but in case you want to recover your old save files, please e-mail john@yangyangmobile.com and we'll help you sort it out!
  

• Grammar and VA mismatch with the text.
  
• Dangling italic tags.
  
• Lines that don't have VA.
  
• Branch tree nodes not unlocking (only a few left!)
  

Hello gang!

We'll be pushing out a new patch today (v.1.0.2) that addresses the following things:

Polishing & Proof-reading

We are replaying the entire game and we're adding some more polishing/proof-reading to every scene. Because Chapters 6 and 7 are SO HUGE with lots and lots of combinations, the extra pass of polishing might take some time (if not months), so please expect frequent patches from us!

Branching Tree & Loading Save Files

We are aware that the branching trees of 6 and 7 are lagging. That's because they're super long. To begin with, we ourselves didn't expect the game to blow up like this, so the system was unable to handle it properly.

Our programmers have currently implemented a fix in this patch. Loading saved files should be faster now. But the compromise is opening the branch tree for the first time will be a bit slow (might take a couple of seconds). But once you re-open them it should be fast already. :) Switching from one branch tree chapter to another would also take time.

This is the best fix we can think of so far, but our technical director is still experimenting/thinking of ways on how to improve the player experience.

Branching Tree Nodes not unlocking

Chapters 6 and 7 have 4000 branch tree nodes combined, all of which we are manually unlocking via script. If you find a node that doesn't light up, please let us know ASAP so we can investigate and patch it on our end (please enable the "show debug info" and send us the scene no. + line no.)

Please take note that if you have a save file that has a problematic node, even if we patch it, it still wouldn't be unlocked when you reload it. Instead, you'll have to reload the previous scene that has a working node, and skip the part where your save file is, and then replace that save file.

Voice Acting & Epilogues

This patch should also fix a couple of errors with voice acting. We are aware that some lines are still unvoiced, and they will be patched soon as well!

Any problems regarding the Epilogues should also be fixed now! Otherwise, please let us know!

Avatars for everyone!!

Phew, thank you for reading this far! We deeply apologize for any inconvenience, but rest assured we're working hard to fix every error you report as much as we can. (•̀o•́)ง



Let's end this update on a lighter note! Here's a The Letter avatar pack for everyone! Time to change your display pictures!! ♡

Avatar Pack:

AAAHHHH guys this is it!!! After 2 long years of development, #TheLetterVN is finally live!! Woooo!! o/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/460430/The_Letter__Horror_Visual_Novel/

Don’t forget to share the game to your friends! Be sure to get a copy of the game while it’s on discount!

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• All Kickstarter/Indiegogo/Paypal backers who pledged for a copy of the game should’ve been given a key 2 days ago. If you’re a backer but hasn’t received your key, please message us ASAP!
  
  
• We didn’t wipe your save files; however, we did a lot of major bug fixes with Chapters 6 and 7, so some of your save files for those chapters might’ve been corrupted. Please disregard those saves and just replace them with a new one. We apologize for any inconvenience this brought!
  
  
• The Letter is a huge game, so there’s a chance some bugs might’ve slipped past us during testing. Please help The Letter become a better game by reporting those! You can message us privately, or post in the Bug Reports thread we made at the Steam discussions.
  

Hello gang!

The wait is almost over! Only 2 days left until #TheLetterVN's full release on Steam! :) We'd like to thank you all once again for making The Letter a reality!



Steam Keys

As of this writing, we have sent out early access Steam keys to everyone who pledged for a copy of the game! If you haven't received your key, please let us know ASAP so we can sort it out!

Otherwise, we hope you guys will have fun with the visual novel! Don’t forget to let us know what you think by leaving us a review! We’re always excited to hear from you!

Thank you very much and once again, we would like to welcome all of you to the Ermengarde Mansion! :)

A few reminders:

Should you decide to write a piece on it or stream it, feel free to shoot us an email for any questions and we’ll be happy to answer them! Our only request is for live streams and recordings of the game to be uploaded only on or after the 24th, due to the nature of the game.

Please support our Thunderclap!



If you haven't yet, please join The Letter army by signing up to our Thunderclap campaign! On the game's release it would automatically blast out the message above on your social media channels, ensuring that more people will be aware! Let's rock the world on the 24th! o/

Thank you for everything! See you all on the 24th!! ❤

He'ya gang, this is it! It took us two years to get to this point, and now we're proud to announce The Letter's release date!!

Save the date: 07.24.2017



Support our Thunderclap

Thunderclap link: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/59113-the-letter-now-out-on-steam

Everyone, please lend us your strength! We just made a Thunderclap campaign to honor the game's release date, and we'd really appreciate it if you sign-up! By doing so you'll increase the chance of our game being discovered by more people! So please, help us spread the word around! :)



We need at least 100 sign-ups, but the more the merrier! The campaign will end on July 24. Let's rock the world on The Letter's release!! o/

The Letter's Website

We're really proud and excited to show our brand new website for the game! :D Check it out here: theletter.yangyangmobile.com



For our media friends, we also have a
Press Kit available on the site! Everything you need to know about the game is there!

Chill with us at YYM's Discord



Channel link: https://t.co/8PzzECaFG3

In case you don't know, we've resurrected our Discord! :) Please drop by and say hi! All YYM members are there, so there's a chance that things will get a wee bit weird, but we're nice people overall! XD

If that's not enough to convince you, we also have special The Letter emotes that you can spam all day!! (Zachary and Marianne's are underway)



Patreon + Project Yuri



And last but certainly not the least, we've also made a Patreon account! If you liked what we did with The Letter and would like us to continue making more quality visual novels, please consider supporting us there! :)

With The Letter nearing its release, a few of us in the team has actually started another project, which we call 'Project Yuri' for now. It's a GxG romantic-comedy, and we've been posting early concept arts of the game in our Patreon page.

Patreon link: http://patreon.com/yangyangmobile



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Hello gang! :) This is an important update because we will discuss our current progress during the last leg of development, as well as the game's release date.

I. Development Update:

All writing and major art assets are done! The last roadblocks we have to face are the scripting of the final two chapters, voice acting and quality assurance. Oh, and getting approved by Steam once we submit the final build to them.

We can have everything squared out by this month, which leads us to…



II. Release Date:

Even though the game will be finished this June, we will not be releasing it this month. We’re estimating the full game to be ready by late June, which is around the Steam Summer Sale. We do not want to release at the same time as one of Steam’s biggest seasonal sales.

Of course, it also came to our mind to just rush the game’s development. Meaning, release it before the Steam Summer Sale drops (no VA & very rough/unfinished scripting of the last 2 chapters) and just patch the missing features/fixes within the first week of launch, hoping nobody has gotten that far yet. But this is going to be too chaotic, and in the end, we decided not to compromise the game’s quality on Day 1.

While we still can’t promise anything, the game will most likely be released in July. We have a magic date we’re looking forward to, but we’re not going to disclose it until we’re sure that it’s confirmed (Steam has approved our final build, and that everything is working/no game breaking bugs). As long as we don’t hit any other major roadblock, July is a positive month for us.

We're really sorry for the long wait, and we hope for your kind understanding!

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