Hello everyone! Our DLC update, 'Blooming Edition' is now available! It features:

• A built-in artbook viewer, as well as a PDF of the artbook provided in the game files
• Four brand new epilogue short stories
• Two new illustrations

For people who previously owned the artbook DLC, you now have access to this DLC! It's got four brand new after stories following the events of some of the endings, with two new illustrations. If you're looking for the OG artbook experience, not to worry - it's available in the same place in the game files - but now you can access it directly from the game itself too! If you were looking to get physical copies of the game, artbook or merchandise, we still have limited quantities available here: https://without-a-voice-blooming-edition.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Thank you so much for all of the support!

[ 2024-05-28 02:18:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello, everyone! Without a Voice 2.0.3 has just been released. This is a minor update that makes a few improvements and fixes a few issues. As always, thank you for continuing to support L and Bellhouse @ Studio lan! Karen/ (akemin_dayo)

Changelog for 2.0.3:

On PC, it targets Ren'Py SDK version 8.1.3.23091805.

• Added a macOS DMG background. It is also available as bonus content in the game directory.
• Fixed a UI layout issue causing certain UI elements to overflow in the music player.
• Fixed a race condition that occurs on some platforms.
• Improved bootlogo presentation.
• Various internal refactors and improvements were made to the codebase.

[ 2024-04-26 11:05:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to announce that Without a Voice 2.0 is live! Thank you everyone so much for all the support! I'm so excited to share the wonderful voice acting everyone did. Here is the voice cast for the game: Cassidy - Shara Kirby Elowen - Natalie van Sistine Alexander - Justice Slocum Additional Voices - Syon Voice over production and casting by Studio Coattails. Voice Director - Syon Audio Engineer - Sawyer Pfledderer The full change log will be below. Please note that this update will break saves. If you wish to continue playing with your previous saves, you can do this using Steam's "Betas" tab to roll back to a previous version, accessible via right-clicking on the game in Steam and selecting "Properties".

Along with the 2.0 update, I'm happy to announce that the Without a Voice Kickstarter is now live!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vnstudioelan/without-a-voice-blooming-edition We have a lot of fun goodies there, including physical editions of the game, physical artbook, merchandise, and a chance to get artwork from the artist (me)! Backing at any tier from the Digital Key tier upwards will also give you early access to the Blooming Edition! This will have 4 new short stories and a built-in artbook viewer. This key will be distributed as soon as the Kickstarter ends and payments are processed. Thank you all so much for the support, everyone! - adirosa

Changelog:

• Full voice acting has been added to the game for spoken dialogue. Voice emphasis and individual voice sliders have been added to accommodate for this addition.
• Greatly improved controller support, including new options and information on Help screen
• All menus are reprogrammed to be more translation friendly.
• Added new story to achievements screen.
• Reformatted the options menus to accommodate for new options.
• Replaced endings list with achievements.
• Added achievements to Steam.
• Added Steam Cloud Saves support.
• Updated About pages.
• Added version number to top-right corner.
• Improved Log page.
• Updated some illustrations.
• Updated default title screen image.
• Made adjustments to gallery image viewer.
• Changed wording in content warning screen
• Fixed minor typos and wording to match voice lines.
• Added SFX for hovering over the easter egg on the main menu.
• Removed click SFX.
• Added dissolve transition between game menus.
• Replaced broken URLs.
• Updated Music Room to have a better appearance and changed song names to what is on the albums.
• Fixed minor scripting errors and expressions to match voice lines.
• Increased visibility of button hover states and new selected hover states to provide a better controller experience.
• Changed the save data directory.
• README added.
• Created proper iconsets and updated the game icon across all locations.
• Steam Deck support is improved.
• Added native support for ARM Linux (arm64 / AArch64, armv7) notably including Asahi Linux (arm64e / Apple Silicon).
• Note for ARM Linux users: You will not be able to earn Steam achievements/trophies while running native ARM Linux builds of the game, as Valve currently only provides an x86_64 version of the Steamworks dynamic library for Linux (libsteam_api.so). If you run the x86_64 build of the game via a translation layer such as Box64 or FEX, Steam achievements/trophies should work as expected.

[ 2024-04-05 19:03:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's been four years?! Time passes so quickly for us mortals Happy fourth anniversary to Without a Voice! We have received so much support and love over the years, and we're so grateful. Somehow it's been four years since we released the game in 2020, and eight since we first announced it in 2016, phew! It's been a busy few months at L. Just a few days ago, we released the head well lost, the dullahan dating otome game!
I hope you all check it out! As it takes place in a modern setting, it's quite different to WaV, but it has that same hint of darkness and the supernatural that I think will be familiar to you! Additionally, we have a very exciting announcement for Without a Voice:

On April 5th, we're releasing Without a Voice 2.0!!!

2.0?! What does that mean? It means a full feature update for free for everyone! We're adding:

• Full English voice acting!!
• A brand new reward for completing all endings in the form of an extra illustration and story!
• Achievementsboth in-game and on Steam!
• An updated key visual and artbook cover!
• also a bunch of fixes, alongside greatly improved controller support!

But that's not all! We're so happy to also announce the new version of the $5 supporter bonus:

Without a Voice: Blooming Edition

The what? The definitive edition of Without a Voice! For supporters at the $5 level, the artbook tier is being upgraded to a full patch with:

• A built-in artbook viewer, as well as a PDF of the artbook provided with the game files
• Four brand-new epilogue short stories
• Two new illustrations

Also, the guide in the artbook is being fixed and also improved. Sorry about that! Dang!! I think that's kind of nice!! And guess what: it'll be retroactive too! People who have already supported us with $5 and above, will also receive this, and you'll be able to download it right here. You'll still have access to the PDFthat'll be getting a minor update to accommodate the updated artwork and artbook fixes. But wait!! There's more!!! With the monetary support from the Queer Games Bundle and the Queer Halloween Stories Bundle, we were able to fully fund the voice acting. But we as the developers would love to have our hands on a physical version of this game, and maybe some of you would be interested in that as well

On April 5th, we'll be launching a Kickstarter to fund the physical edition of this game, along with some extra merch!

You'll be able to get notified as soon as it goes live on the pre-launch page. We have some super exciting things lined up, including:

• A brand new postcard drawn by me
• A physical PC copy of the Blooming Edition (digital code included) with a reversible cover
• Printed artbooks
• Acrylic keychains and standee
• A rare enamel pin?!
• A chance to get a custom digital portrait of a character of your choosing in the Without a Voice art style
• Maybe an extra side story?!

I hope you will tune in to check it out! That's all for the announcements today! Thank you all so so much for all the love and support over these years, and I hope you have a lovely, blooming day. - adirosa

[ 2024-03-20 20:03:44 CET ] [ Original post ]