all download codes have been sent out so check your email inboxes to get my new game! the bonus has also been released & you can download it from the same page.
i had some fun putting together the recipes & i hope you will try them if you want a hot drink.
2022-03-15 05:54:17 +0000 UTC View Post
i did a mini quick fix update for A YEAR OF SPRINGS (so if you got a prompt to update on itch.io or steam that was why 💦 controller support should be better for the thai version now though!
i also finished checking the patch for the console version (see image, look at the thai translation showing up ok on switch!) so it should be going into checks for each console shortly... hopefully the translation will be available soon!
the console patch should also make starting game...
2022-03-15 01:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
the soundtrack for Mima and Nina's Chocolate Workshop has been released!
you can pick it up here at the composer's bandcamp → https://sdhizumi.bandcamp.com/album/mima-and-ninas-chocolate-workshop-original-soundtrack
2022-03-14 05:08:47 +0000 UTC View Posti'm sending out codes for a little tea-brewing experience thingy that i put together on the weekend. you should receive a code for the game either today or tomorrow in your email!
right now only the base file is available but i'm working on a bonus now. the page is also very barebones since i'm not finished yet... still working on it!
this is meant to be a submission to this tabletop jam & 2022-03-14 03:27:03 +0000 UTC View Post
working on the new mode so making new art! in endless mode for A HERO AND A GARDEN, i'm going to add a room for cyrus with stuff you can unlock using berries. i still haven't decided if i want cyrus to be visible in the room sometimes or not but i will figure that out.
in the main garden area, i'm planning to have a thing where you'll be able to unlock various backgrounds for the garden and also some remixes of the bgm, so you can choose the look & sound of the garden in endless mod...
2022-03-12 06:10:00 +0000 UTC View Posthello, this is a post just to say that i plan on closing the discord server i have on the 11th of this month. this means that the discord perk for patreon will also be removed. i'm sorry that this is so sudden, but it's something i have been thinking on for the past few weeks.
to explain a bit of my reasoning, the server was created almost three years ago, and honestly it's just got much bigger than i ever expected, and i don't think i can moderate it responsibly without putting in more...
2022-03-06 23:12:48 +0000 UTC View Post
hello it's march!! i have a lot of stuff going on this month so here's what i'm working on:
hello! i've sent out postcards for the month so please check your email inboxes to see them. the thanks page has also been updated here: https://npckc.site/#thanks
here is a timelapse video of the postcard drawing if you'd like to see it: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/57...
2022-02-28 09:59:35 +0000 UTC View Post
so today marks four years since i released one night, hot springs... a lot of stuff has happened in four years. i started this patreon in 2019 (on march 3, apparently, so it'll be almost three years of patreon for me soon!).
your support here has helped me keep making games this whole time. it's still not honestly 'profitable' enough to be a job for me, but it's made enough that it's helped pay bills when i need the help and it's also just been mostly very fun. i like making stuff. i li...
2022-02-27 09:36:36 +0000 UTC View Post
happy valentine's! my new game is out now! here's a gif in higher quality than twitter would let me post ❤
get the game here! → https://npckc.itch.io/mima-and-ninas-chocolate-workshop
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Mima and Nina's Chocolate Workshop is a chocolate-making visual novel. Test different ingredients and decorations to tailor your chocolates to the tastes of the peopl...
2022-02-14 11:49:40 +0000 UTC View Post
A YEAR OF SPRINGS is no longer profile features limited on steam, which means that people can add achievements from the games to their ... profiles? or something, sorry, i don't know the exact details because i don't really know how steam profiles work! but if you are on steam & wanted to put the achievements in your profile, you should be able to do that.
(one night, hot springs is in profile features limited hell so the achievements are in limbo i guess, but there is nothing i can...
2022-02-09 13:31:45 +0000 UTC View Post
the game is up now for all of you!!! you should all have received emails with the download code so click the link in the email to get the game now. check it out! i'm very happy with how this game turned out so i hope you all enjoy.
here is a new gif of the title menu... i changed the animations very slightly (& also as an easter egg, the animation will very rarely be a bit different 👀)
2022-02-08 02:31:14 +0000 UTC View Postalso i have a question!
so when i send out my emails they're always kind of boring (just plain text usually) & i was wondering, would you prefer them to look a bit nicer?
i'm thinking i could at least put like... an image of the game i'm sending in it, or something to make it look less suspicious. maybe my icon? (i had somebody message me asking if the email was actually from me last time since i screwed up and had a sketchy looking mojibake in the title so i guess my emails d...
2022-02-05 03:24:35 +0000 UTC View Postheads up that i'm starting to send out codes for my new game today! as usual gmail will only allow me to send 100 codes a day so there will be a slight delay for some of you.
the game itself isn't available yet - i'm just sending the codes first! (this way nobody has to wait for the code when the game is already up.) you can save the game to your itch.io account first and then once the game is up you'll be able to download it right away.
i will post again on patreon once i have th...
2022-02-05 02:59:29 +0000 UTC View Post
happy lunar new year! this is what i'm working on for february. (also look at my title screen for the game i'm releasing this month... i think it's really cute)
hello! january postcards have been sent out - check your inbox please! (& let me know if you don't receive it!)
here is a link to a timelapse of the postcard: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/572381394651578383/937519700991168572/SPOILER_hagaki202201_8mb.mp4
jan 31 is the last day of the lunar year this year so i wi...
2022-01-31 01:30:41 +0000 UTC View Post
here's a timelapse for a bg from the chocolate valentine's day game i'm making! the game itself is actually almost pretty much done - right now what i'm working on is fixing bugs, revising the script & putting together the jp translation. i'm also waiting on music for the game but the plan is to have the game out for valentine's day (& early access to the game before that for you all!)
i'm happy with how the game is coming together so i'm very excited to share it with you ...
2022-01-26 04:54:55 +0000 UTC View Postworking on art for a valentine's day game! here is a timelapse.
it's going to be a game about making chocolates so the chocolate making bit is the core loop of the game & depending on what chocolate you make/who you give it to your ending will change! still deciding how to do that bit though.
(i'm trying to see if patreon's video embed will work with discord links.... if not, here is a link to the video uploaded on discord ): i would like it to be possible to view the video fr...
2022-01-23 02:27:18 +0000 UTC View Post
my new print-and-play game riding past the end of the world is out now for everyone!
it's a post-apocalyptic journal adventure about exploring what is left behind & choosing a place to stop.
get it here: https://npckc.itch.io/riding-past-the-end-of-the-world
i tested out a filter option in clip studio to make the black/white version of the regular photo i took & am quite ha...
2022-01-20 13:25:37 +0000 UTC View Post
so after the mess with ggj i was looking at other jams i could participate in this month & i found the apocalypse ttrpg game jam & suddenly had this idea come to me so i have a scooter riding post-apocalyptic journal adventure for you all! image above is how i sketched out the banner for it. i have never drawn a scooter before (& don't really draw vehicles in general) so it was tough...
(i still have my valentine's chocolate game on schedule to be released next month & s...
2022-01-17 01:13:21 +0000 UTC View Post
so apparently one of ggj's sponsors is a prominent nft company, so i will not be doing ggj this year & that's crossed off my plans for this month. instead though please have a sketch for a game i'm currently working on & also a little screenshot of my progress through a unity tutorial.
for the sketch i'm planning on making a cute little valentine's game to release for valentine's day! i haven't decided on the mechanics completely yet but the idea is you'll be making chocolates t...
2022-01-13 01:00:58 +0000 UTC View Posthappy 2022! i mistyped that as 2021 & had to fix it already but hopefully i'll get used to the new number soon enough.
these are my plans for the month:
goodbye to the old year & hello to the new.
little boats of farewell is out now.
https://npckc.itch.io/little-boats-of-farewell
(also please note that the card print file has also been added to the page! if you would like to print the card version of the boat, you can do so now.)
2021-12-30 23:51:43 +0000 UTC View Posthello, 2021 is almost over. i had a lot of stuff happen this year & i'm thankful to all of you who've supported me through it.
the biggest game dev related thing for me was releasing A YEAR OF SPRINGS on consoles. it's incredibly cool to me to have my very queer game on a platform that i play regularly. (it was important to me to have the content warning in the summary on all platforms but i was honestly a bit nervous about whether there'd be backlash from regular players, but i'm h...
2021-12-30 00:50:48 +0000 UTC View Post
my new game is up on itch.io for all of you now!!! visit the river of goodbyes & bid farewell to things you want to leave behind in the old year before you head to the new.
i finally figured out how to use clip studio's animation timeline thingy to do this cover image so i'm showing it off here... the last time i did this kind of tweening was probably when i was still a young teen playing around in macromedia flash haha.
i'm planning to release publicly at the end of the year ...
2021-12-29 05:52:44 +0000 UTC View Posthello! i'm sending out itch codes for the game i'm releasing at the end of the month now. since my email service (i.e., gmail) only allows sending 100 mail merge emails per day i'm sending out codes in batches. i'll release the game early for you all once everyone has the codes! (hopefully by that time i can spruce up the itch.io game page a bit too...)
the game page itself doesn't have anything downloadable yet but you should be able to add the game to your itch account.
planning...
2021-12-27 06:44:31 +0000 UTC View Post
i really like how this turned out so sharing it with you all! i wanted to make it feel like you the player were really moving around even if you're just clicking stuff on the screen.
(the background art has changed since the timelapse gif i shared last time because i was't happy with the lines... redrew everything & changed the trees.)
2021-12-15 02:44:47 +0000 UTC View Posthello! this is an important post so please read to the end!
i want to try something new where i release my next game as paid only rather than pwyw. i am planning on pricing it at ~3 USD (still thinking about this). i've been thinking a lot on what the solution is to pwyw/donation games on itch.io - i love that a lot of people play my games & enjoy them, but right now it's just not sustainable for me. i've tried various things like adding bonuses & even making a zine about why pe...
2021-12-14 03:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
i'm still iterating how i want this game to work but here's a bg from my wip boat game (related to the questionnaire in my december post). i want to go with a very simple palette here so it's only five colours & mostly monochrome-ish.
it's going to be a point-and-click game i think but we'll see how it goes!
2021-12-11 09:36:15 +0000 UTC View Posthello! it's the end of the year. a lot has happened & to be honest 2021 was not very good for me at times, so i'm hoping 2022 will better. i'm going to be doing a lot of background stuff this month, some of which i can't talk about in detail here just yet, but i hope you will be excited for it! (i am itching to talk about it all though!)
now, my plans for the month: