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Bargain Bin Gaymers Interview Uncut

Hey all,

So here it is: the full 1 hour and 8 minute UnCut audio from the interview with Bargain Bin Gaymers.

(Credit goes to Bargin Bin Gaymers for this. Again, if you enjoyed this, go give them a like, follow, or make a donation. I know they'll appreciate it)

⬇️It's a download below⬇️

Interview Thank You and Uncut Audio Version!

So if you're not on any of my social media pages or on the Discord, I've tried to make a point to keep up with the traffic from the recent interview and I wanted to take a moment to sorta collect my thoughts and give a more extended and somewhat personal thank you here. The reception, support, feedback, and participation from the community has been staggering and that's because so many of you took ti...

DevLog Frequency Poll

Holy Sh*t! Another poll!

Alright, so about a month ago, I had a suggestion/request to do more frequent DevLogs (these are the text based reports that I drop in here about game progress-- not the CG teasers). Thus far, I spend the majority of my time actually working on the project. This has allowed me to up the quality of things but I also realize that sometimes there's a long stretch of time where it can be quiet around here because I'm super deep in the work zone and I can't multi-tas...

DevLog Update

Heya folks,

So I wanted to check in with the community on the progress for the next update. We recently saw some of the Before/After teasers in the typical slideshow and video format and I haven't quite decided if we'll see any further teasers before the next update or not-- honestly it's gonna depend on how it goes or if I feel like I really have stuff to show off without doing spoilers for the newer folks.

But let's jump right into the status of where things are:

I think I...

My Bargin Bin Gaymers Interview

Yooo,

So something really special to share today: My first public interview.

Following Straight!? being featured in the Melbourne Queer Games Festival, I was approached by Davey and Mitch to be a guest on their Bargain Bin Gaymers podcast. While I'm generally pretty shy about any type of spotlight, after watc...

Patreon IOS 30% App Fee is Gone!

Hey all,

I've been wanting to get this published for several days now and I just hadn't gotten around to it. But in the spirit of transparency, I wanted to draw your attention back to the Apple IOS fee that I've warned about several months ago.

For anyone who was subscribing to Patreon pages using the IOS app, Apple was charging an additional 30% fee on top of your own payment. I'd previously suggested only using the IOS Patreon app for viewing content and encouraged Apple uses t...

Straight!? Revamp v16: Teasers 2 Slideshow

Hey all,

So today we're going to be looking at 4 sets of teasers for the upcoming v16 update. Like usual, the majority of this discussion will be from a Before/After framework-- comparing how things may have looked or been written in the original game versus how we'll see them in the upgraded Revamp version.

Today's discussion will differ slightly given that many of the "before" pictures from the Revamp may be pics we've seen before or an example of the type of image we saw in th...

Straight!? Revamp: v16 Teasers 1

Edit: Forgot they let me include pics in the narrative now so I adjusted the post

Hey all,

Today we've finally got our first look at some teasers for v16. Again, I want to apologize for the delay but let's just jump into this thing and get back on track. You'll notice in these scenes that, following the shopping trip, we're back to some familiar areas. On the development end, there's a lot of logistics to juggle since the guys are in different outfits now but the bulk of ...

Revamp Development: CG Streaming?

Holy crap, it's been like 6 years since I did a poll buuuut here we are. I've been considering doing a live stream while I'm working on stuff. Probably one day a week or biweekly and it would most likely be for like an hour or two-- any longer than that and I would probably drive you guys crazy. I would be using Discord and probably pop into a voice channel to chat, answer questions or whatever while I'm working on stuff. You'd likely just see the viewport window I'm working on while I'm posi...

Public DevLog Update: v16 Progress and Some Personal Shyt

Hey all,

I wanted to check in and give an update on the v16 progress. I'm doing a public DevLog this time to make sure I get everyone. I know I've been pretty quiet here-- even on the socials and I wanted to apologize for that. First, and foremost, I want everyone to know that the project is still going and things are getting cranked out despite the silence. March was a tough month for me. My first dog has been sick for awhile and I lost him right after I dropped v15. He was 12...

Straight!? Revamp v0.15.1 Public Release

Alright folks,

Here's the FREE Revamp v15.1 public release. This covers the 2nd third of Chapter 7 (so next update will finish out Chapter 7). Ton of new content here. A ton. The absolute hardest, most involved update this game has ever seen. If you played the original, the upgrade here is massive. This section of the game was something that I really wanted to like in the original but it just never quite hit the spot that I wanted it to. Now it has so I hope you enjoy this one. This one...

Straight!? Was Featured on the Checkpoint Gaming Podcast

Hey all,

If you don't follow me on social media or on the Discord, I recently announced that Straight!? was mentioned on the March 6 Checkpoint Gaming podcast. Checkpoint is a podcast that explores gaming news and discussion but from a queer perspective. The original show is done live and then later dropped onto their website as a p...

SubscribeStar: Patreon Alternative/Backup

Hey all,

Quick post here about a subscription alternative for anyone interested and a possible backup account to Patreon.

https://subscribestar.adult/aaryn

TLDR: At Bottom

I've created a secondary account to post official game updates and donation-based releases over on SubscribeStar and it should eventually somewhat mirror this Patreon account. For those that may not be aware, Subscribe...

Straight!? Revamp v0.15 Patreon Release!!

EDIT: Android Links Posted

(Queue the Kill Bill music for the promo image)

Hey all,

Friggen finally! Revamp v15 is here. This is Chapter 7 part 2 of 3. It's no secret that this update has been tough and that I underestimated the workload but I hope you like it. I've played through it a few times and this is so much better than the original section was.

Following the emotional events of Chapter 6, Chapter 7 was a struggle to write and it always felt fla...

DevLog Update: v15 Revamp Tomorrow

Hey all,

Wanted to drop a quick update that's going to exist as more of a heads up than the usual lengthy and detailed Devlogs you're used to seeing.

Right now, the update is at about 98%. I have the animation and all the images over on Jordyn's desk to correct and he's planning to have those completed by tonight. Which should allow me to pull off that stuff back into the project and either run through it one last time late tonight or I'll start fresh tomorrow, do my last read-th...

2025 Gayming Awards Nominations

Hey all,

So last September, many of you saw that Straight!? was included in the 2024 Queer Games Festival Showcase. While it didn't win any of the final rewards, it was still validating as a first-time creator to make the final cut of nominations among a sea of other projects. When I started this thing, I never thought I'd be looking at something like an award or public reco...

Straight!? Revamp v15: Teasers 3 Before/After

Yo,

!!!!!SPOILER HEAVY!!!

And here we are for--what i think will probably be-- the last set of teasers for Revamp v15. I know this update is taking longer so I'm trying to balance that out with giving you more teasers, just so you know I'm working my ass off over here. So, like the previous sets for this update, today we're going to be focusing on the last two revamped sets that we'll be seeing in this update. In short, the bulk of today's discussion is going to c...

Officially Moving From Twitter

Hey all, I posted not too long ago to advertise my BlueSky account but up until now, I've still been using Twitter, it was just last on my priority list and usually got cropped pics-- if that.

As of today, I will no longer be posting on Twitter. I do plan to keep the account open but no new content will be added there.

You can now find me exclusively on BlueSky at https://bsky.app/profile/aarynstr8....

DevLog Update

Aight folks, we're back with another check-in on the next Revamp update. I still got plenty to do today so let's jump right in and review where things are at.

Just like last time, i'm increasingly more aware that many of you haven't played through the entire story so I'm going to avoid spoilers here and talk generically about some of the environments.

Quick Recap if you Missed the Last DevLog

If you missed the last DevLog, this next update has several new ...

Straight!? Revamp v15 Teasers 2 Slideshow

Hey folks, happy new year. Hope everyone is safe and beginning the process of rehydrating after any new years partying.

We're starting off the new year with a lengthy list of teasers here today for the upcoming v15 update. Image-wise, this post will have some minor spoilers and I'm going to try to word things in the post to prevent any further spoilers. Originally, when I started these dev log teasers, I sorta had it in my mind that people had already read the story and were just here f...

Straight!? Revamp v15: Before/After Teasers 1

Hey all,

So today we got a slideshow to rock through. Here's our first look at the teasers for the upcoming Revamp v15 that I'm currently working on. Like always, if you want the extended cut of this, you can always check out the video version, which can be found here. I typically record the videos first using a slideshow method and just talk about stuff. You get more details if you're a die ...

BlueSky Stuff!!

Yo,

So extra post today.

While I've been on BlueSky for awhile now, the app has recently taken off in the wake of the recent US election-- now exceeding 25 million users! For those frustrated with both the climate and the increased restrictions and loss of basic functions on Twitter, BlueSky has become increasingly more attractive and many creators have setup camp.

Thus, I wanted to extend an invitation to all of you, if you're already on there, thinking about making an acco...

Straight!? Revamp v0.14 Public Release

Aaaand here we go. Free public release of Revamp v14. This one picks up with the first 1/3 of the Revamped Chapter 7. I've given a lot more details in previous posts but this one was tough. I really underestimated the workload here and I'm glad I stopped where I did.

Chapter 7 was always a tough one because it had to follow the ending of Chapter 6. There's a lot of setup in this update and I've described it as a "rebirth" of sorts. The original version was ok, i think. This definitely ...

DevLog Update

Hey all, wanted to check in with the progress on Revamp v15 since you haven't heard from me yet. I've been diligently working away over here and I'll have some things to show off soon-- honestly, I have some stuff to show off now but I've had a nasty cold this week and wasn't able to do the video recording yet so I've been pounding cold meds. Odds are, when I do record it, I'll be feeling better but may still sound kinda crappy.

That being said, the cold hasn't really impacted the work...

Straight!? Revamp v0.14

edit: Links for Android Port Added

Wow.

Ok, a few of you on the Discord already heard this but it's been a long time since I underestimated a work project-- at least 2 or 3 years or so. I underestimated this one and I'm about a week behind from when I wanted to get this out. However, the extra week upped the quality a lot so for anyone frustrated by the wait-- I'm really sorry but hopefully you find value in this. While this one took way longer than I anticipated, it...

Reminder of IOS Billing Changes 🙄

Hey all,

As always, I like transparency around here-- especially when it comes to billing stuff. A few months ago, I did a post here all about the apparent Apple app store changes to Patreon. For the full article, check out that original post. It has the breakdown on fees as well as links to the articles that support this information.

But today I got a reminder so I wanted to pass ...