So I just realized I've been really silent on Steam lately, and thought I might as well pop in here and ramble for a bit. I have no idea how many people actually read these things, so if you're reading this, hi! It's a pleasure to meet you! I'd offer a cookie, but unfortunately I'm outall my extra cookies are going in to the Nepenthe update. Speaking of that update, it's pretty much finished and I've got it sitting on my computer right now, but I've been putting off actually releasing it for a while. I don't really have an excuse for that, and I can't explain why this is taking me so long to actually release, but my brain is a strange thing. Sometimes I'll find myself procrastinating on stuff that really should be simple to do, but for some reason just. Doesn't. Happen. I'm quite annoyed at myself that that's a thing, and have been trying to work on breaking that tendency. I'd like to say the update will be out before the end of November, but honestly, who knows. My schedule is quite unpredictable, even to myself. Do know that when it does come out, it will be freaking awesome. I'm grinning chaotically to myself just thinking about it now. Anyway...
In related Nepenthe news, we've reached 40 positive reviews on Steam! (It's actually more like 60 positive reviews, but Steam doesn't count it if someone uses a key to play) With just 10 more, Nepenthe will get a "very positive" rating, which, while totally useless, will make me feel very good about myself. If you want to support me and my feelings of self-worth, leaving a review on Steam is always appreciated. charmed
In non-Nepenthe related news, development on TTDT is going really well! There are less than 30 lines left, out of more than 200 total. It's going to feature an absolutely drop-dead beautiful soundtrack by the one and only Michael Becze, and to be honest, I don't think I can be more excited. Regardless of if anyone ends up playing this or not, I'm having an absolute blast making TTDT, and feel like I've learnt a tremendous amount. We also kind of managed to get Steam to add the LGBTQ+ tag as a weird side effect of researching the history of Robert Browning (the person who wrote the poem TTDT is based on), so yeah. That happened. You can wishlist it here, if you want to get an email notification when it releases: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1079740/To_The_Dark_Tower/
Overall, I'm really excited about what the future holds, and incredibly grateful to have such awesome supporters as you guys. Thanks for this incredible journey. From your friendly neighborhood game developer, Yitz