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Hazelnut Latte v0.15 Progress Report 10/28/25

Heya folks! It's been a while since we've done a Progress Report, and a lot has happened, so let's get into it!

Post v0.14 & Goodbye Ren'Py

Well, we did it. v0.14 is done and finished, as is our time with Ren'Py. I'll miss the engine in some ways, but in others, I am very happy to be completely moved over to Unity.

We took a long time testing v0.14 in-house, so there weren't many bugs when we released this build to backers. Only 2 patches had to be done, which we have...

Hazelnut Latte v0.14.2 $3+

v0.14.2 Changelog

Bug Fixes

• Added a small delay to clicking on an ingredient during the coffee minigame to prevent players from double-clicking and selecting the wrong ingredient.

• Fixed a bug where a variable prevented you from texting Robbie.

Link to the folder with v0.14.2

Please do not share this; piracy does more harm than good.

Google Drive

2025-10-23 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Hazelnut Latte v0.14.1 $5+

Link to the folder with v0.14.1

Please do not share this; piracy does more harm than good.

Google Drive

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/161TK3xlIUvMjDb-cR2JzgRTV8P1eJ4s9?usp=sharing

Mega Upload

2025-10-16 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Hazelnut Latte v0.14.1 $10+

Link to the folder with v0.14.1

Please do not share this; piracy does more harm than good.

Google Drive

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/161TK3xlIUvMjDb-cR2JzgRTV8P1eJ4s9?usp=sharing

Mega Upload

2025-10-09 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Hazelnut Latte v0.14.1 Release Dates + Changelog

Hello everyone! v0.14.1 of Hazelnut Latte is ready and out of Alpha!

We will release the updates on Thursdays at 8:00 AM Pacific Time for 3 weeks, going from Americano, to Espresso, to Drip.

If you are a Frappe tier member, I will upload the walkthrough for v0.14.1 to the Google Drive folder on Thursday. You will also get the build the same day as Americano.

Changelog

New C...

2025-10-07 16:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post

October '25 Pinup Poll

Finn has been added to the poll! Kayra is off the poll since they won last month.

Post v0.14 Alpha Recap + Office Update

Howdy everyone! The Alpha for v0.14 has been out for about a week now, and I wanted to check in with everyone who has had a chance to play it.

Bugs

Oddly enough, there has only been one reported bug in the week since the launch of v0.14, which is... bizarre. Typically, there are a dozen or so bugs that players encounter that we need to address. So while one bug may sound like a win, I am insanely skeptical.

If you have played v0.14 and have experienced any bugs, errors, i...

Hazelnut Latte v0.14 Alpha Release Date + Changelog

IT'S TIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!

We have reached a point in the development of v0.14 that we feel like we are pretty much done. We are still testing, but all of the Big Issues have been fixed. So now it's time to release the Alpha! Also, yes, that cutie in the post picture is Finn, our new hook up character!

Release Date: September 23rd at 8:00 AM Pacific Time for $20+ Tier Members.

Changelog

• Hook Up Character: Finn, voiced by PaperPlaneBomber.

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  2025-09-18 21:59:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Kayra - Sept '25 Pinup

Hazelnut Latte v0.14 Progress Report 9/16/25

Hello folks, and welcome to another progress report!

v0.14 is coming along! We have been squashing bugs and fixing problems. A big scene that was causing us some issues has been resolved; now we're testing some odd variables in other scenes. We are also fixing the end of episode message, which has required a lot of work since it was causing problems the last time.

The phone hints have also been weird since they are different depending on your choices. There are a lot of potential...

Unity Roadmap v0.15-v0.21 Hazelnut Latte

Hello everyone! Here is the overdue updated roadmap for Hazelnut Latte!

The Unity Switch

Back in March, we announced that Hazelnut Latte would be switching engines from Ren'Py to Unity. The move came about by being held back by Ren'Py restraints as our game grew from a simple Visual Novel to something more.

Since March, I have hired three new team members who have been helping ...

Hazelnut Latte v0.14 Progress Report 9/9/25

Howdy everyone! Welcome to this week's Progress Report!

Sorry for bringing it to you so late D: Normally, I write these the day before, but I had to take a mental health day yesterday as the burnout was getting to me. Then today I've been working, so this just kept getting pushed, but I'm here now!

Writing

The second draft is done! But it never means the writing is finished. The last thing I had to do was all the ace/asexual moments in v0.14. There are li...

I Got Interviewed!

I was recently on the Sexy Business Podcast where I was interviewed!

I reveal some juicy information about the upcoming Unity build ;)

Thank you so much for TwoHotMilfs Studio for having me on!

September '25 Pinup Poll

Robbie won last month, so he is out. Vera is too powerful. She hasn't been in the polls in ages and is still tied with Hazel.

Hazelnut Latte v0.14 Progress Report 9/2/25

Hello and welcome to another progress report!

v0.14

We're officially in the weeds with v0.14. Our primary focus is ensuring everything works as it should, which involves extensive testing. And since we're at the end of Ep 6, going through the whole game over and over, making different choices, and making sure things work. It is very slow and tedious work, but it's the kind of work that eliminates problems and poor user experiences.

I've also been going through and setting ...

August '25 Pinup - Robbie

Hazelnut Latte v0.14 Progress Report 8/26/25

Hello everyone, and welcome to the weekly Progress Report on Hazelnut Latte v0.14!

Coding

We made good progress on coding this past week! A lot of the big things are done!

Locations and speaking to characters, triggering their story events, and their lewd scenes are mostly finished. All the conversation sprites have been added as well.

From here on, the coding will mainly be us tweaking, polishing, and trying to break the game. A big task ahead of us is testing all t...

Robbie Sprite Redesign v3

Hello everyone! I know it must be a bit worrisome to hear that we are changing another character's appearance. But we are a game in active development and are constantly changing and altering things to make the best game we can make.

While working on v0.14, which is very Robbie-focused, I noticed some quirks about his sprite that I wanted to address. Because of his hidden eye, his exposed ey...

Hazelnut Latte Progress Report 8/19/25

Howdy and welcome to another report! Got a shorter one for ya.

Coding

Moved up 13%! I haven't been able to test this yet since Noba's internet is down and he can't push his work. It should come back soon, and I'll test it ASAP. That was a lot of the big stuff, so from here on out, we're tweaking and fixing a lot of things in the version.

Writing

No writing progress as I don't want to mess with the script while it's being worked on, so I wrote for Unity and Secret P...

Hazelnut Latte Progress Report 8/12/25

Welcome to another progress report!

Coding

Last week was the first week we were able to truly dig into the code for v0.14 and make a real impact.

The new location, Hazel/Robbie's apartment, has been connected to the map, as have all of their new scenes and lewd scenes. Hazel's schedule has been expanded to now spend some time at home on his days off and at night. Robbie now has a schedule and will appear at home when he's not at work.

We also coded Jeze's ne...

Hazelnut Latte Progress Report 8/5/25

Welcome to another progress report!

When is v0.14 coming out?

I get this comment on every progress report, so I want to clarify this at the top of the post:

v0.14 does not have a release date.

As you can see, it is still actively being worked on. When it is closer to being done and we're just bug testing, we will have a better idea of when it will be released. But I do not want to give a date and then have the weight of missing that date ca...

August 2025 Pinup Poll!

Welcome to another pinup! Jeze finally won, so he is out of the poll! As per usual, Vera is in timeout.

Hazel has won 4 times, with his last win being in December 2024.

Kayra has won 2 times, with their last win being in Marc...

Check out Baked with Love!

Our very own Nobafka has released the beta for his game, Baked with Love!

For as long as I've known him, Noba has been working on this game, and I am so happy to get my hands on it finally!

Give it a download! It's on Itch and Patreon.

2025-08-03 19:24:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Hazelnut Latte Progress Report 7/29/25

Hello everyone! Welcome to another progress report. Let's get into it.

Itch

I'm just going to get this out of the way: the Itch thing cast a dark cloud over the team. And not the fun Dark Cloud for PS2. Everyone is understandably frazzled, scared, and confused.

If you read all my reports, you know I've been worried about something like this happening for a while, and it's one reason I've been out protesting all the time. I know a lot of people don't want to think about pol...

July '25 Pinup - Jeze

Itch did an Oopsy, Now What?

Hello everyone! For those who don't know, Itch.io, the website on which I started Hazelnut Latte, has decided to delist all adult games from their website. They are manually reviewing every game, and some games, such as Max the Elf, are being taken down.

So what does this mean for our future on Itch?

We honestly don't know! But here is wh...

Hazelnut Latte Progress Report 7/22/25 + New Hires!

Hello everyone! Welcome to another progress report!

Writing

This week, I began reviewing the script for v0.14 and identifying areas for improvement. I have been writing small talk scenes for Robbie and other characters who felt they needed more, like Hazel, since you can visit him at home. I'm going to keep reviewing everything and seeing where I can improve! I'm definitely going to add a few more small talks if I can think of some good stuff.

Though this week has been cha...

Hazelnut Latte Progress Report 7/15/25

Hello and welcome back to another progress report!

We have made progress on coding v0.14! I am currently adding sprites to the conversations and incorporating music, sound effects, plus adding moans into the lewd scenes. As I work on this, I am also identifying areas for improvement in the script, which I'll address once I have everything polished. It's coming along, and I'd say I'm going to finish the sprites today and then focus on the script.

Our lead programmer is currently re...

Hazelnut Latte Progress Report 7/8/25

Hey everyone! Time for a weekly report!

Writing

Finished the first draft! There will be a second draft, but I'm pretty comfortable with where it is right now. Need to run back and fix up some grammar, as per usual.

Coding

Not a lot of movement here! Our lead programmer is still on a much-needed vacation. I've onboarded our newest member, but he is focusing on Unity. Still, I've been organizing a lot, making all the new sprites work, and coding the lewd scenes. Most...

Hazelnut Latte Pixel Portraits by AngryPeach!

Hello everyone!

Something I had wanted to keep a secret was the revamped character gallery! I wanted to give it a proper upgrade, so I thought it would be cool to implement something akin to a classic fighting game character selection screen. To do this, I needed new art. I commissioned AngryPeach to draw the seven main love interests (and Dave) in their amazing pixel art style!

I hope you all enjoy...