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I made a video to answer a patron's question - and I might do it again!

Hello, patrons! I feel guilty that I don't communicate with you directly very often. In general, anything I want to say to you, I also want to say to the entire fanbase, so pretty much any announcement I want to make is made on my blog. I'm sure that most of you already know that you should check my blog for the latest development news (such as this recent big update) but ...

Remaining 1980s Tasks

Hi! In my previous Patreon post, I mentioned the possibility of writing a patron-only blog post detailing how much work I plan to do on 1980s Mode before I move on to the next stage of development. I meant to write that post in early January, but I became so busy that I just never got around to it. I don't want that post to be considered an unfulfilled promise, so I'm going to write it out now.

Over the past 2 weeks, a lot of people pointed out bugs, exploits, or things that just felt l...

2021 Transparency

Hello!

You know the drill by now, right? At the beginning of each year, I write a post describing how I spent the money that I received through Patreon throughout the previous year, and my plans for the upcoming year.

So far, I've written transparency reports for 2015, 2016, 2022-01-02 14:47:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Everything About 1980s Mode

Here it is! The massive 31-minute-long video that I spent so much time working on!

This video covers nearly every detail about 1980s Mode, and provides a lot of insight into the development process and my reasoning for including certain things in the game.

I really hope that you're going to enjoy watching this one!

1980s Mode

Phew...it took a long time to get here, but the day has finally arrived.

Yandere Simulator now has 10 rivals and a complete story mode!

They aren't the 10 rivals that I announced back in 2016, and it's a prequel story mode, but still, I've done my best to give people the experience they hoped for back when they first heard about Yandere Simulator.

You can read everything else I have to say about it here:

Thank you again for...

Preparing You For Tomorrow's Announcement

I anticipate that, when I release the new 10 Rivals Mode, a lot of  people will have questions. They will probably ask, “Why did you add this to the  game? What is the point of this? Why create 10 new rivals? Why did you  spend time doing this, instead of working on the 10 main rivals?”

So, I decided to create a video to explain why creating these rivals was the next logical step in Yandere Sim's development, in the hopes that it will help eliminate any confusion.

Progress Report and Blog Reminder

Hello! Here with a quick reminder for you. I update my blog more often than I update my Patreon, so if you haven't heard from me in a while, please remember to check my blog for the latest news!

For example, I posted a very elaborate progress report two days ago! Please check it out!

As always, thank you for supporting the development of Yandere Simulator!

July 15th Progress Report

Hello!

In the time since I last posted on Patreon, I've just written two new blog posts that cover the progress I've made over the past month. The first one was posted on July 1st, and I just submitted another one a minute ago.

I'...

Is it okay for YandereDev to stop posting updates for a while as he works on a secret feature?

I began working on "10 Rivals Mode" immediately after my last Patreon post (June 17th), and I'm extremely happy with how it's turning out so far! Development is actually proceeding way faster than I expected it to; I haven't run into any major obstacles, and the new mode is turning out exactly the way I imagined it in my mind!

I'm really proud of what I've been able to accomplish, and I'd love to share my progress with you! ...but, if I did, it would spoil the big surpr...

Future Plans and Your Input

Hello!

After releasing the game's first rival, I paid close attention to user feedback, and made numerous changes to improve the overall experience of eliminating her. This process of "Release content, collect criticism, revise content" has been very effective so far, but it would be tricky to apply that process to the next stage of development. I'll explain:

My goal is to release a game about eliminating 10 rivals over the course of 10 weeks. To give players the best experience p...

How do I feel about Yandere Simulator being in development for 7 years?

This video took much more time to produce than I expected, and also turned out much longer than I expected; it's 24 minutes and 45 seconds long! I think this is my second-longest video, right behind the 35-minute-long "Making Senpai Reject A Love Confession".

Why is it so long? Well, I guess it's because there's just a lot I wanted to say. This video covers a very wide range of topics; I share an anecdot...

Fixing Raibaru to make Yandere Simulator a better game

The Amai Challenge has been out for several months, but I never announced what I gained or learned from watching people play it! That's what I've made a video about today.

In short, I observed that people had far more meaningful experiences with the Amai Challenge than with Osana's week, and I could easily see the exact reasons why. It's given me a sobering reminder of where my priorities should be, and it has inspired me to make some pretty meaningful changes to Raibaru and Osana's wee...

Yandere Simulator Art Contest with MediBang!

Even though it was less than 2 hours ago that I posted the most depressing thing I've ever written, I actually have some good news to share today!

From 2015 to 2017, I held 5 art contests on my blog: the Quiet Cosplay contest, <...

2020 Transparency

At the beginning of each year, I write a post describing how I spent the money that I received through Patreon during the previous year. I wrote a post for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021-02-05 18:07:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Fixing Flaws and Replacing Tedious Mechanics in Yandere Simulator

Hello!

I took a long hard look at Yandere Simulator, and reached the conclusion that there were a lot of flawed features and tedious mechanics.

I spent a lot of time trying to improve the game over the past month, and I've uploaded a new video about my efforts!

I also wrote a pretty lengthy blog post detailing the factors that will determine what I'll be spending my time on in the near future. It contains a lot of information that is probably relevant to patrons like you, s...

Senpai, It's Cold Outside

Merry Christmas, everyone! This year's yandere-themed Christmas parody is based on the 1944 classic, "Baby, It's Cold Outside"! I hope you enjoy it!

I usually only use these Patreon blog posts to announce game development updates, so I feel guilty posting about a "just-for-fun" music video here. I'll make up for it by sharing a bit of insight with you:

Exactly as I was hoping, watching people play the Amai Challenge has provided me with exactly the kind of data I was hoping for! O...

My Love Is Stronger Than You

In 2017, shortly after the release of "Even Yanderes Need To Love", Michaela Laws recorded the vocals for a yandere-themed parody of the Steven Universe song "Stronger Than You". I wanted to turn it into a music video and release it, but I was worried that people would complain that I should be...

When will Yandere Simulator be Finished? When's the Crowdfunding Campaign? When's Amai?

Out of all the videos I'll be uploading in December, this is the most important one. This video answers a lot of questions:

• What's the criteria for completing a rival?
• How quickly can new rivals be added to the game?
• What is missing in order to add more rivals to the game?
• Why does Yandere Simulator need a crowdfunding campaign?
• What will be the stretch goals for the crowdfunding campaign?
• What will happen if the crowdfunding campaign f...
  2020-12-23 20:01:36 +0000 UTC View Post

How Will Yandere Simulator's Future Rivals Be Different From Osana?

Each of the videos I uploaded over the past 3 days were about the  current state of the demo - but now that I'm done talking about that,  I'm ready to start discussing my plans for the future. Specifically, how  exactly will all of Yandere Sim's rivals differ from Osana? How will  the school change over the 10-week period that the game takes place in?  How will the gameplay change in each of those weeks? In this video, I  talk all about it!

The Origin of Yandere Simulator's Stealth Mission

For the past two days, I've discussed nearly every aspect of the demo  that I wanted to talk about in a video - but one subject was  suspiciously absent...the topic of the stalker house stealth mission. I  actually have so much to say about that mission that I decided to make  an entire video about it! Please join me as I discuss the origin of the  stealth mission, the factors that will determine whether or not there  will be more stealth missions added to the ga...

New Features and Future Plans for Yandere Simulator

Yesterday's video was about the changes I've made to the game in  response to the feedback that I've received. This video is about some  additions that I've made to the game recently, some observations that  I've made while watching people play the game, and some changes that I'd  like to make in the future!

I'll be honest; a couple parts of this video are low-key subtle responses to some of the things I've heard people say about the game. In the first half of this v...

How Your Feedback Improved The Yandere Simulator Demo

Hello! Starting today, I will be uploading one video per day, for the next 7 days in a row. I hope you're going to enjoy them!

The purpose of today's video is to demonstrate how committed I am to listening to player feedback and using that feedback to improve the game. In this video, I openly admit that there were game design flaws in original release of the demo, and I describe what I've done to try and fix those flaws.

My next video will discuss some of the other changes I've ma...

Progress Report

Hello! I've written a blog post with some details about what I've been working on lately and what will be coming soon in the near future. There's a little "sneak peek" video, too!

I hope that everyone gives it a read and looks forward to what I have in store!

As always, thank you all so much for supporting the development of Yandere Simulator!

Big New Build Released!

Hello! I've mentioned this before, but I want to occasionally repeat it for the sake of new patrons who haven't heard me say it:

I usually don't post to Patreon unless I've got something really momentous to announce, so if you're looking for more frequent updates, my Wordpress blog is the best place to check. I periodically update it with info on recent progress that I've made!

The latest progress I'd like to announce is a very large update to the game - a new build with over 60...

What’s currently being worked on? What’s next? When’s the next rival?

Hello! I've written a new blog post that answers some frequently-asked questions in thorough detail. What will my next video be about? When will the new character models be revealed? When's the crowdfunding campaign? Check out this blog post I just wrote for all the answers, and more!

Osana Is Complete And Yandere Simulator's Official Demo Is Now Available

It's been a very difficult journey, but we've finally arrived at a very important milestone. Osana is complete, and the official demo is now available!

In this video, I take the opportunity to debunk a lot of misconceptions like "Osana took 6 years" and "every rival is going to take 6 years". This video also goes in-depth about the reasoning for why I wanted to spend so much time building a content-rich, feature-complete demo. Furthermore, the video also covers why I want to hold a cro...

Good News!

Hey, everyone! I've got some fantastic news regarding the status of Osana's development - she's done! I've written a blog post about it!

I'm going to take a few days to make some graphical improvements to the game, and then I will release the official demo! It's a very exciting time!

Thank you again for supporting the development of Yandere Simulator!

Osana Progress Report and Live-Updating Checklist

Hi! As always, my blog is the best place to get the latest news about the game. And today, that news is the fact that I've created a Trello page where you can see me make progress on Osana tasks in real-time!

Here's a link to the post: https://yanderedev.wordpress.com/2020/08/01/live-updating-osana-checklist/

And here's a link to the Trello:  2020-08-01 18:48:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Where is Osana, and what is taking so long?

Hey, everyone. I'm really sorry that I haven't made a post in a while. I knew that it would be a disappointment to hear me say anything aside from "Osana is finished!" so I decided to just stay quiet and work on Osana for a good while.

As a result, I went silent for a long time, and I'm sure a lot of my patrons felt neglected. That's horrible, since I should be paying extra attention to the people who are still sticking with me through these rough times, rather than staying qui...

Has Yandere Simulator's source code been leaked?

Hi! I'm still regularly updating the game. You can check yanderedev.wordpress.com for the latest news.  My most recent blog post contains some very optimistic info!

However, what I've been asked to talk about today is something entirely different. I don't usually make posts to address rumors, but I think it's worth it to nip this one in the bud.

Recently, someone posted to twitter that Yandere Simulator's source code has been "leaked". Is that claim true? Well, no, ...