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Vlad Day 5 Coming Out On February

Just a reminder that I'll be releasing Vlad's Day 5 update to patrons next month. It's probably going to be released sometime in the middle of the month, so it's going to be a little late. Just reminding you guys so that you aren't surprised that you're charged in February.

Plans For 2026 (+ Project Concept Survey Results)

(If you're only interested in knowing what project I'm working on next/my plans for 2026, skip ahead to the Conclusion section.)

Greetings, everybody. Normally, I wait a month or so before I make a response to the results of any one of my surveys. However, I pretty much got all the data I needed in just a week, as I already got over 50 responses by then. For comparison, the last survey I did got roughly 35 responses in that same timespan. As of today, I have 69 responses (nice), which i...

Looking Back on 2025 (And Looking Forward)

Greetings, everyone. It's the end of the year, and with that comes a lot of reflections on what went right, what went wrong, and what we plan to do the following year. And of course, the best way to start a reflection on 2025 is by talking about 2024. 

Before I continue, I'd like to mention that I have a survey going on that asks what projects my audience are interested in seeing me work on. If you want full context on the survey, it's highly recommended that you rea...

Day 4 of Vlad's Route Is Now Available For Patrons

We're finally back, baby! It's been a long hiatus; I've been busy with a number of other projects and life commitments as well. But now that we've completed this update, I have a kick in my step to work more on By Your Hands. I'm excited to hear what people have to say about this update. Here's the changelog:

• There's a new CG that appears during Day 4 of all routes. It's NSFW, so m...

  2025-12-05 05:26:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Vlad Day 4 Will Be Released In December

Hi everyone. It's been a while, hasn't it? I have been busy with a lot of things this year, but now I'm ready to get back into it. So here's the deal. I'm planning on releasing the Day 4 build of Vlad's route in December. Then I'll take a break for January as I want to spend some free time during the holidays. Then, if everything goes as planned, we should be back in February. I can't exactly give a date when Day 4 will be released, but it should be within the first week or so. It has been a ...

By Your Hands Now Available On Steam

That's right, By Your Hands can now be played on Steam. This may not mean much to you, but it is an important step in getting the game in front of as many eyes as possible, as well as safeguarding the game by expanding its reach to more platforms. If you have a Steam account, I'd appreciate it if you could give the demo a review and wishlist the game to help promote it. You can view the Steam Page 2025-09-29 17:39:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Special Announcement For By Your Hands

Greetings, everyone. I have an announcement to make on September 29th, 2025. I want to get two things out of the way:

• It’s not a new update to the game, so no new story content.

• It’s not a merchandise announcement.

That’s all I can reveal right now. I don’t expect the announcement itself to be particularly exciting, but it should certainly be welcome. That’s it from me. Take care and see you later.

Should I Remaster All In Love And War?

Hello, lovely patrons. For those of you old guards in my audience, you might remember that All In Love And War was the first Visual Novel I have ever released. For those who aren't aware of the VN, it's basically a somber story between two men serving in the military and having a secret relationship. Starting develop...

Gauging Interest for a Potential Visual Novel

Rough sketch of Gabriel:

Rough sketch of Derek:

Hey guys. Sorry I've been silently recently. I've been having issues with my personal life as well as putting my attention on completing the two game jam VNs I did. I'm not sure when I will return to working on BYH, but it will take some time. I do feel bad for...

No New Build This Month

Hey, you might have noticed, but I haven't charged anyone this month. I was busy with MAY WOLF 2025 so I didn't get much time to work on By Your Hands. We'll see if I'll be able to put out a new build soon. Please be patient! Have a good day!

Billing Will Be Paused For May; No New Build

Hey guys, I've been quite busy with a lot of irl stuff recently. I've been going through a lot of mental challenges recently and I've only recently gone back to a somewhat sustainable schedule. No one will be charged for the month. Hopefully we'll return in June. Until then, have a nice day and I'll see you later!

Full Commentary of Act 0 + Small Update On Commentaries And Guides

Greetings boys, girls, and non-binaries. So one of the original benefits of becoming a patron was that you'd gain access to a pdf where I'd commentate on the first day of the game as well a bit of Day 2. That used to be included with the itch.io page of the Patreon version, however I deleted that page off the surface of the planet. I kinda forgot to give a place for patrons to access it, but here it is for you to enjoy. Sorry for the wai...

No New Build for April

Hey everybody, just letting you know that we took a break for the month of March, which meant that we weren't able to create a new update for the game. The billing has been paused for April so no one will get charged for the month. Hopefully, we'll be getting back on track in May. Have a good day and see you later.

Should I get rid of the Linux builds?

Just to be clear, I am not removing the option to play the game on Linux. The PC build is playable on both Windows and Linux. However, I've had a Linux build for every version of the game. The Linux builds usually have 2-5% of the amount of downloads PC builds get and since Linux computers can download the PC builds anyways, I was wondering how necessary these Linux builds are. What do you think I should do?

What Device Do You Use To Play By Your Hands On?

Self-Explanatory. Just curious on what you guys use.

Vlad Day 3 Now Available

Hey everyone! Really sorry for being late with this build. I got really busy recently and so it took me a while to complete this build. I experimented with the visual style a little with this update. This day has a lot going on, so I hope you guys enjoy it! Here's the changelog:

• Fixed a bug where it would display the wrong name during for a specific line of dialogue during Day 2 of Vlad's route.

• Fixed a visual bug where a visual that wasn't supposed to appear in t...

  2025-03-12 16:40:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Update regarding Vlad Day 3

Greetings everyone. It is in my best interest to inform my audience that the next update to BYH will be coming out in about a week or so, with the earliest possible release date being March 6th.

Owen Act 1 Survey

Hey guys. I noticed that only one person has responded to the survey that was included in the build. I decided to make a post about it so that more people can submit a response. I'd really appreciate if you guys would submit a response. Thank you and have a good day.

Plans for the New Year + More!

Greetings everyone. Happy (late) New Year! With the start of every new year comes introspection of the previous year. 2024 was a very hectic and impactful year for me, not because of any large-scale events (for the most part) but because of a lot of personal events that really changed my worldview and perspective on things. You'll probably see how I've changed this year as I'll be trying out a few things that are new to me. To be honest, I'm afraid of how this change will affect my life and m...

Written Blogs Or Video Essays?

Hello again, everyone! Here's a little bonus poll as this (mostly) has nothing to do with By Your Hands. If you've been following my substack, you'd know that I like to write blogs about certain topics I'm interested in. It's been a while since I released a blog, but recently I've been getting a ton of ideas for blogs. For example, I've been meaning to write up a response to 2025-01-06 22:01:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Side Story Scheduling Poll

Greetings, everyone. I plan on releasing a side story that's set between the events of Day 5 and Day 6 of Vlad's route. Should I release the side story before or after the release of Day 6 of Vlad's route? Whichever update comes first will release at least a month before the other. Please let me know.

Should there be a Violence Censor Option in By Your Hands?

Hey guys! This was something I've been considering adding to the game for a while but I never got around to adding it. This is a violence filter option where all the violence in the game gets censored. In terms of how the text gets affected, it's more so that certain details get removed rather than the actual events that happen that get altered. I provided a theoretical example of gore-y images being censo...

Vlad Day 2 Now Available to All Patrons

Happy Late New Year, everyone. I'm here to present a new update to the game. This update adds Vlad Day 2 to the game. Vlad is a character that I've been very much looking forward to, considering his personality and how his route goes. I'm really excited to finally showcase what I've been working on with Vlad. Hopefully you'll come to love this bird as much as I have. Anyways here's the changelog: 2025-01-06 08:03:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Happy New Year's Eve Update

Greetings everyone. Just writing this to let you know that there will be a new update to the game that adds Day 1 of Vlad's route to the game sometime this week. Blooming patrons will get a test build a few days before everyone else. January will also have two polls to compensate for the previous month not having any polls at all. As for the guides and commentary, I will be busy for much of the mont...

Announcing The Next Route That's Going To Be Worked On

Hey boys, girls, and non-binaries. This was supposed to be part of the previous post that included this month's update, but I forgot to include so now it's a separate post.

Anyways, the next route to be worked on is one that people have been waiting a long time for.

It centers around a certain bird.

Someone who hates a certain tiger.

Who's very experienced in bed.

Who gets picked on by a certain jock clique.

And who is busy with his own job.

I th...

Owen Day 6 is Now Available To Patrons

Hey guys. Merry Christmas Eve. Sorry to keep you waiting, I thought I was going to get this build done a lot earlier, but then life got in the way and development kept getting halted. I didn't want to put out a build in January because December is probably the worst month to develop a VN in, and oh boy was that proven this year. I'm super grateful to all my fans for being super understanding of this...

Owen Day 6 Coming Sometime In December

Hello boys, girls, and non-binaries. I've been quite busy with college, Thanksgiving, and another project that I won't be able to get the update for By Your Hands out for at least a week. Don't worry, we'll probably get it out sometime in December, it's just that December is probably the worst month of the year to work on projects, so that's why I wanted to get it out sooner rather than later. I promise you guys, it will be worth the wait.

EDIT: Oh yeah, I almost forgot lol. Happ...

No new update for November. Payment will be suspended for the month.

I am currently struggling being productive recently and I wasn't able to finish half of the art assets needed for the next update. Please be patient. I apologize for any inconvenience this might have brought to anyone.

Poll About the CG Gallery

Hello everyone! I was thinking about separating the CG Gallery by route. Basically each tab would carry its own set of CGs based on which route they come from. If I were to change it to this system, I'd have to completely redo the code of the CG Gallery and you'd have to re unlock them. What do you think?

Owen Day 5 Now Available To Patrons

Hey guys! Sorry to keep you waiting! The build is finally here! Go ahead and enjoy it at your leisure. We worked really hard on this so I hope you guys enjoy! Here's the Changelog:

• Fixed a bug where Owen's Day 4 Scene would appear in Day 4 of Brendan's route.

• Fixed a bug where the game would crash during Day 2 of Brendan's route.

• Fixed a bug where Owen would call the protagonist his default name even if the player picked a different name for him. 2024-10-11 03:23:14 +0000 UTC View Post