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Please Be Happy is out now on consoles!

Please Be Happy is now released on Sony PlayStation 5 & 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, 2025-02-21 16:44:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Technical Post - A Tithe in Blood Kabuki CG

Meowdy everyone, it's adi! I hope you have all been well!!! It's been (checks clock) YEARS since the last technical post that I've done...! I promise you I've been a busy adi during that time!!!

We're making really good progress on A Tithe in Blood, and the visual side of things is nearing end of production, which is really exciting! We were discussing what we could share, and while we have quite a few more CGs completed, they're more on the spoiler side of things and we wanted to keep ...

Please Be Happy Console Port Coming February 21st!

Please Be Happy will be released on Sony PlayStation 5 & 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Microsoft Store on February 21st!

It's finally almost here - we're happy to announce that Please Be Happy will be playable on consoles (more than just the Nintendo Switch) in just 2 weeks!

Please Be Happy is a comfy, slice-of-life visual no...

Summer at the Edge of the Universe Background Previews

Hi everyone, happy February! It's been a bit since we shared some updates for Summer at the Edge of the Universe, but don't worry - progress is going well on it. We've actually received quite a few backgrounds for the game, courtesy of invpanda, and we'd like to share a few with you now!

2025-02-05 16:52:13 +0000 UTC View Post

National Park Girls: Love Our Parks Edition is out now!

Surprise - if you owned Episode 1, you now own the Complete Edition!

That's right, due to Unforeseen Circumstances, we've released the new definitive edition of National Park Girls as an update to the base game. It'll be the only version available on Steam from here on out, so if you haven't tried National Park Girls before, now's the perfect time to try it!

National Par...

Lock & Key Progress Update - January 2025

Hello again, Magical Girls! Rachel here with another Lock and Key update!

As you’re no doubt already aware, this month brought the announcement of our upcoming Kickstarter page! You can check it out here if you haven’t yet done so and stay on the pulse of the campaign as it grows. Don’t worry, I’ll still be giving you the deets here as w...

Please Be Happy Headshots by LittlestPersimmon

Today's post is a series of three headshots by Littlestpersimmon on Bluesky!

Our Home, My Keeper - Faye CG Process

Hi everyone! Today we've got a look at the art process for the main CG in the demo for Our Home, My Keeper, where Paige gets a doll as a present.

 You can see this CG in the current demo if you have our demo access tier.

2025-01-18 03:40:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Updated Twofold Standees!

When we launched Twofold, we had a small series of acrylic standees for it featuring the main four (Olive, Caprice, Millie, Hayley). Now that it's been over a year, Theo has revisited the artwork, edited it some, and now we have new standees~

 2025-01-13 18:37:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Lock & Key Progress Update - December 2024

Hello again and happy Hanukkah, Magical Girls! Rachel here with an especially festive Lock and Key update!

Let’s get the big one out of the way first: the script is DONE. Edited, revised, edited again, revised again, expanded, revised, edited, finalized, DONE! It took a good long while, but we’re all very happy with what that original seed ultimately bloomed to become. Sherri, Kealey, Ruby, Nina, and all of their fellow Magical Girls will be going on quite the journey…and hopefull...

2024 Wrap-Up Post

With another year soon to be in the history books, we wanted to once again take the opportunity to look back on what we accomplished this year, while also looking ahead to next year and beyond. Like always, we've got a lot of stuff cooking right now! We fell a little short in some of our 2024 goals - mainly when it comes to actually releasing stuff. However, we're aiming to get back on that track next year.

For one thing, we attended more cons this year than any other year so far. We we...

Fragments of Stories Wallpaper + Avatar by caps

Earlier this year at Offkai we had some really cute thank you bags for merch that were designed by caps. They had a variety of items symbolizing our various stories.

And now here they are in wallpaper and avatar form! Can you name every game...?

Lock & Key - Happy Hanukkah!

Happy Hanukkah from our family to yours! Have a wonderful holiday and look forward to taking an adventure with the Cohen family soon!

Illustration by Theo~

Lock & Key Progress Update - November 2024

Hello again, Magical Girls! Rachel here with another Lock and Key update.

November was a HUGE month for us. New sprites, new music, new special effects, new, well…just about everything! We’ve also made significant progress with regards to formatting and programming in order to streamline development as we enter the home stretch. Can you feel the excitement? I certainly can!

First thing’s first: here’s a sneak peek of a brand new character design! Say hello to a trusty ally...

Black Friday + Autumn Steam Sale!

It's Black Friday and the Steam Autumn Sale all at once! Our yuri visual novels and merch are on sale~

Over on our webstore, we're having a Black Friday sale! A variety of our keychains, acrylic standees, t-shirts, physical game copies and more are on sale.

  Here's a small look at some of the deal...

Please Be Happy 2nd Anniversary

Today, 2 years ago, we welcomed everyone to our fantasy version of Wellington, New Zealand. It's hard to believe it's already been 2 whole years since then, but here we are!

To celebrate PBH's 2nd anniversary, we've got some brand new artwork for you and updates~

First off, here's a new illustration of Aspen by adirosa, to fit with the Miho she drew last year!

 You can download the h...

National Park Girls: Love Your Parks Edition Coming Next Month!

As announced earlier this year, National Park Girls is getting a complete edition titled the Love Your Parks Edition!

This edition features all 5 episodes of National Park Girls with an updated GUI and some extra goodies. We now have the edition almost complete, so we've put up a 2024-11-20 20:35:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Fairy Queen Maddie Wallpaper by Fuyuure

Although it may be getting colder, there are still plenty of flowers where Maddie is~ This illustration is by Fuyuure, who's also the artist for games like Royal Alchemist and A Date With Death!

Twofold Wallpaper + Avatar by caps

To celebrate the recent 1st anniversary for Twofold, caps made an Olive-themed wallpaper + avatar set!

You can download both below in the attachments.

Lock & Key Progress Update - October 2024

Hello again, Magical Girls! Rachel here with another update.

While a personal health emergency unfortunately kept me occupied for a fair amount of this month, we still found time to coordinate remaining assets and create a timeframe for finalizing what’s left. We also got to see some awesome new CGs and a new sprite that I am SOOOOO sad I can’t say more about without giving away the whole, y’know, “mystery” part of this mystery story. Crazy, right?

We’re also getting n...

Twofold 1st Anniversary

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of Twofold's release! A year ago today, Twofold released on Steam and itchio after over a decade of development. We've got some goodies for you, some announcements, and some words from some of the developers, so let's get started.

First off, Twofold is coming to the Nintendo Switch in the upcoming months! We're working with a publisher to port the game a...

Melanie Illustration by Yutik

When I saw Yutik's art on Twitter, I instantly knew I wanted to see them draw Melanie. The way they portray pink-haired girls in particular is so beautiful. Please enjoy!

This will be going out for merch club this month, as well as another very special Melanie image as a bonus. Fall seasonal reward cards will be going out this month too!

2024-10-23 19:33:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Love in a Bottle Guinevere Route Screenshots

Hope you're having a great weekend! Today I've got some screenshots from Guinevere's route in our upcoming yuri romcom Love in a Bottle. If you haven't already, try out the demo on Steam (or wishlist it!)

2024-10-19 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Witch You Want Postmortem

Hi everyone, Arimia speaking! As the director for Witch You Want, I wanted to give you some insight into how it was made and our thought process for creating it for today's Patreon post. Note: this will contain spoilers! If you haven't played it already, give it a try on itchio.

Witch You ...

Love in a Bottle Bastyllias Route Screenshots

Hi everyone! Here's some new screenshots from Love in a Bottle, specifically from the second encounter in Bastyllias' route!

If you haven't met her yet, she's our resident goddess who's been demoted in power thanks to her followers having a crisis of faith. You can meet her in the demo for Love in a Bottle!

2024-10-07 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post

A Tithe in Blood Development Update - October 2024

Good day, こんにちは, and 你好. It's been a long 3 months since the announcement and demo release for A Tithe in Blood! If you haven't grabbed it yet, the demo is available on Steam and Itch.

It's been an amazing journey to develop this game, and the reception we've had already has put a lot...

Elowen Wallpaper + Avatar by Caps

Happy October! Here's a new wallpaper of Elowen from Without a Voice, illustrated by caps~

Garden Variety: Dandelion Set DONE!

That's a wrap on our internal game jam! You can now play these bite sized games on itchio right now before they go live to the public sometime tomorrow.

All of these games are playable on PC and some of these games are playable on android & browsers. We hope you enjoy!!

 Upwards, Rain!

password: r...

Lock & Key Progress Update - September 2024

Hello again, Magical Girls! It’s Rachel here with another L&K update!

Today I’d like to talk about prioritization. Whenever you make a piece of art to share with others, regardless of medium, you’re always going to end up having to leave something out. That’s just how art works. And that’s okay! Knowing how to focus on what matters most is a valuable skill. I learned a lot about how that focus applies to games from Josh while I worked under him on HOTW, which is yet anothe...

Quinn Illustration by Orri

With a smile from the stars, this month's illustration features Quinn from Summer at the Edge of the Universe! The illustration is by https://x.com/iirokagi!