Hello! I just launched the Steam page for my new game, Marron's Day!



Marron's Day is a silly adventure game where you're a bunny! You love your friends but love carrots even more. Explore the town, run errands for your animal friends, and don't let anyone catch you swiping the carrots from the garden (again)!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2620590/Marrons_Day/

Explore town, help your friends... and steal carrots?

Wishlist this retro bunny adventure now! If you liked this game by me, I think you might like Marron's Day too It has a cute heartwarming story and relaxing gameplay.

hi! A YEAR OF SPRINGS recently hit 10,000 sales on steam so thank you to everyone who's bought the game & played it here! i hope you are all enjoying it & if you haven't already, please consider leaving a review!

i drew a small celebration image for it.

thank you all very much!

A YEAR OF SPRINGS is on sale for the Visual Novel Fest!

Check it out along with all the other wonderful visual novels

Hello! I'm very happy to share that A YEAR OF SPRINGS won the BIG Impact: Diversity award at BIG Festival!

(My other game, a pet shop after dark, also won an award. Hooray!)

The festival is ongoing until July 2 (see the banner on the store page to check out the games taking part) and I hope you all enjoy

A YEAR OF SPRINGS was nominated for Big Impact in the BIG Festival!



You can see the full list of games on the festival's official site.

The event is in Sao Paolo, Brazil from June 28 to July 2 - check it out if you are in the area!

My new game A TAVERN FOR TEA is out now on Steam! Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.

Brew tea, chat with customers, and make connections.

Get the game now with a launch discount!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2319470/A_TAVERN_FOR_TEA/

last patch was an urgent fix to deal with steam deck crashing to make the game playable on steam deck again, while this patch is the complete fix that makes it fully verified. hope you can all enjoy the game on steam deck again!

change in steam deck caused crashes for steam deck players - this has now been fixed!

My new game A TAVERN FOR TEA is coming to Steam on March 24th! Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.

The game was originally made for a game jam in 2019 and this Steam version is an expanded version of that with updated 1080p graphics, a new in-game gallery, an extra after-hours teatime mode, and more translations!

Brew tea, chat with customers, and make connections.

Wishlist the game now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2319470/A_TAVERN_FOR_TEA/

• changed button behaviour so top choice button no longer highlighted by default
  
• updated install path to match default behaviour for the game engine
  
• minor typo fixes
  

My new game a pet shop after dark is out now. It's a horror point-and-click adventure! There's a 10% launch sale.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1934800/a_pet_shop_after_dark/

Come work for a strange pet shop and be remunerated very handsomely so long as you don't stick your nose too far into places where it doesn't belong...

Awaiting you at the pet shop are...

• Little plants thirsty for water
  
• Hungry pets you cannot see
  
• Puzzles to enjoy in a safe working environment
  

Just as it says in the title! A YEAR OF SPRINGS is now verified for Steam Deck! I hope you enjoy playing A YEAR OF SPRINGS on your Steam Decks wherever you want to take them!

(I don't have a Steam Deck so instead of a picture of my game on Steam Deck please just have this confirmation screenshot from Steam...)

fixed typos in thai & german
- updated behaviour for controller on options/extras screens

a pet shop after dark, my new horror point-and-click adventure game, is coming to Steam! Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.



While it's different in genre, if you like the storytelling in this game, I think you'll like a pet shop after dark too.

There's a demo available now (with a demo-exclusive story), so you can see for yourself! Check out the page and wishlist the game now

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1934800/a_pet_shop_after_dark/

Streaming at 5/7 4 PM PT! Celebrating LudoNarraCon with a big sale and streams every day.

I'm playing the A YEAR OF SPRINGS soundtrack in stream today. Pour yourself a cup of tea and relax while listening to some nice beats!

Streaming at 5/6 4 PM PT! Celebrating LudoNarraCon with a big sale and streams every day.

I'm streaming no-commentary gameplay of the LudoNarraCon demo today. Join Haru on her trip to the hot springs!

Streaming at 5/5 4 PM PT! Celebrating LudoNarraCon with a big sale and streams every day.

Today it's an art stream with the dev (that's me ). Pop in and see me try my best to draw in real time!

Hi! I'm happy to announce that A YEAR OF SPRINGS will be a part of LudoNarraCon, a digital festival celebrating narrative games! A YEAR OF SPRINGS has its biggest Steam sale yet to celebrate and a demo is also available during the event

Also, on the exact same day, I'm releasing a new game! The game is A HERO AND A GARDEN, a fantasy visual novel & gardening clicker game!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1914740
If you like narrative games, I hope you'll check it out! It's a cute story about a hero, a princess, and a village of monsters.

The LudoNarraCon event goes from May 5 to May 9, and A YEAR OF SPRINGS will be doing a bunch of streams over this period to take part.

Here's the planned schedule:

May 5: Art Stream with the Dev (that's me! )
May 6: Chill Demo Stream (No Commentary)
May 7: A YEAR OF SPRINGS Music Radio

Streams start every day at 4PM PT!

You can watch the streams right from this page (I think). Hope to see you there!

Hi! I'm going to be releasing another game on Steam called A HERO AND A GARDEN! It's a gardening visual novel and clicker game that was previously released on consoles, but the Steam version will have a new gameplay mode with remixed BGM.

You play as a fairytale hero who tried to save a princess but failed miserably and got cursed instead.

Features:

• A really useless hero
  
• Monsters who want to be your friend
  
• Monsters who don't want to be your friend
  
• Cute storybook-style art
  
• Unlockable endless mode
  
• Peaceful soundtrack to relax/harvest berries to

quick fix for thai language to improve controller navigation on main menu.

Hello! A YEAR OF SPRINGS now has trading cards and community items! You can get profile backgrounds and emoticons along with an sticker, an avatar profile frame and an avatar! Also, you should now be able to showcase achievements from the game in your Steam profile.



Also, in more news...

A YEAR OF SPRINGS ! A Thai translation has been added to A YEAR OF SPRINGS. I hope that the game can be played by more people all around the world.



I've also started a newsletter for people who want to keep up with the games I'm making! I just released my very first issue. You can check it out here:
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/npckc
(There's a special A YEAR OF SPRINGS desktop wallpaper which you can download too )

Lots of news at once, but I hope you'll all continue to enjoy A YEAR OF SPRINGS

Hello! I'm happy to announce that A YEAR OF SPRINGS is now available on Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5 and Xbox One/Xbox Series X/S!

It's been very exciting for me releasing the game on multiple platforms and I hope that everyone is enjoying it whatever platform they play on.

Hello! The nominations for Steam Awards are on and there are a lot of amazing games that came out this year, but It'd mean a lot to me if you nominate A YEAR OF SPRINGS for the awards you feel fit it best!

Hello again! A YEAR OF SPRINGS was showcased in the INDIE Live Expo & is currently participating in the INDIE Live Expo Winter 2021 Sale! Don't miss this chance to get the game (& soundtrack!) for 10% off.

The INDIE Live Expo showcased over 500 games and is viewable below. There are so many cool games in this showcase so I definitely recommend watching it. (You also get to see Shoji Meguro play a song on guitar for his new indie game!!! Seriously, don't miss it.)

en: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiYqV3OKi00
jp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJQRQDG2eFI
ch: https://live.bilibili.com/22229644

To celebrate, A YEAR OF SPRINGS Is also available on Android now! Check it out below if you'd like to play on the go.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.npckc.ayos

Hope you all enjoy

• Rapid patch for Steam achievements
  
• Updated ES translation
  
• Fixed an issue with self-voicing and the hint menu in one night, hot springs
  
• Added visible version number
  

A YEAR OF SPRINGS



Hello! A YEAR OF SPRINGS is now available in Simplified Chinese! I hope that more people will be able to enjoy the game now.

Other translations have also been updated to fix some text issues. Thank you to everyone who has contacted me to let me know!

Hello! This is npckc, the dev for A YEAR OF SPRINGS. I'm just posting to say thank you because 1000 copies of A YEAR OF SPRINGS have been sold on Steam! I know this isn't a huge number but it's a big milestone for me

I've been working on this game trilogy on and off since 2018 so I'm really happy to be able to share it with more people here. The comments people have made in the reviews are all really lovely too - thank you to everyone who's shared their thoughts on the game. I really appreciate it!

I'm currently working on updates for some translations as well as new translations and I hope I'll be able to release those before the end of the year.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy A YEAR OF SPRINGS

Three women, three stories, three springs.

A YEAR OF SPRINGS is out NOW on Steam! Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami in this visual novel trilogy about a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.

FEATURES

• Three visual novels with multiple endings
  
• An all-new epilogue exclusive to the trilogy collection
  
• Soft and cute art with a relaxing original soundtrack
  
• Music player, CG gallery, and other extras
  

A limited-time demo for A YEAR OF SPRINGS is available from now until October 5th for Tokyo Game Show!



It includes one night, hot springs, the first game of the trilogy, in its entirety with remastered art and music. It'll only be available until October 5th, so don't miss your chance to check it out now!

Play the demo and wishlist here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1688580/A_YEAR_OF_SPRINGS/

The visual novel trilogy A YEAR OF SPRINGS is going to be showcased at TOKYO GAME SHOW 2021 ONLINE! And to participate in the online demo event, the trilogy will also be brought to Steam on September 29! In the demo, you'll be able to play through all of one night, hot springs, the first game in the trilogy. All the art and music was remastered for the trilogy, so definitely check it out if you haven't played yet!



While I didn't originally plan on having the game on platforms other than itch.io, it will be made available here on Steam too. For those of you who previously purchased A YEAR OF SPRINGS on itch.io up to this date (2021/9/1) and would like a Steam code, please follow the instructions in this post to request a code. While it may take some time for me to get back to you, I will make sure to send out codes by the release date if you contact me before then.

Code requests: Instructions & link to contact form

It's exciting but also scary to be sharing this trilogy on Steam because it's one that's very personal to me and also covers some really sensitive topics, so it'd mean a lot to me if you'd check the page out and wishlist the game so it can reach the people who would like to see it!

Wishlist the game here!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1688580/A_YEAR_OF_SPRINGS/