Progress Update | 26/01/2026

Hello there you wonderful and very cute people!

Another week, another progress update!

Well, I thought I was done with re-creating the main cast with temporary characters but I totally forgot Jessica. So in todays progress update you see the new, TEMPORARY, model of her! And I think for the first time ever I actually prefer the new model over her old one, but that might just be me. Now the known main cast is really done and I also made some more adjustments to characters you've already seen ( Lena now has her original skin tone, for example ). The last three I have to do are Karla, Emily and Caroline ( the ginger twins ). I only showed you a few renders of them and they didn't appear in the main game yet, but they will play a big role in Chapter 4, as you can imagine. Once I'm done with these last three ( should be sometimes this week ), I will work on the demo for My New Family 2 and then, possibly, release a first full beta of Chapter 4 ( since I've basically written more than half of the script for Chapter 4 already ). I'm not 100% set on this but this is my plan. Don't forget to share your feedback about Jessica in the comments!

I was very worried when I initially started to make these temporary models that I would absolutely hate them, but I'm super happy that this is not the case. While I prefer the old ones and will always prefer them over the temporary models, I think using them to release Chapter 4 sooner than later will help a lot. Chapter 3 release has been almost three years ago after all and I think it's about time you guys get to see what happens after Anna wakes up. I'm super motivated , way more than I thought I would be, and I think that 2026 will be a great year for me as a developer and for you, the players. My New Family 2, Chapter 4 of the main game and, hopefully, Chapter 3 of the prequel. I think that is a very, very likely scenario. I have to admit that my motivation downspiraled at the end of last year and earlier this month as well, when I made the decision. But I'm happy to report that it's going rapidly up again!

And I feel like thats it for now, people. If there is anything new to report or to show ( like Karla and the twins ) I'll let you guys know right away! Until then, stay awesome!