It’s funny because last year, I published November and October issues… and not December’s. 😅 This year, it’s the other way around! I missed the two previous months and now, here’s December issue! ✨
I have important news to talk about, so let’s start with…!
1. A new game?! What?! YES!!
(Game logo: It says “Guilty at 5PM”)
Guilty at 5PM was my attempt to enter the Spooky jam of this year but uhhhh, well, I didn’t make it in time (again)… Argh! 😖😠 It made me really sad but I didn’t want to give up! (ง︡'-'︠)ง SO I kept working on it until I finally realeased a DEMO!
I had never drawn SO many characters (and poses!) in such a short time (2 months and a half) and it was SO tiring 🥲😮… but I love the result! ^^ The sprites are only with flat colors because the shading would’ve taken longer to finish it. And for a DEMO, I think it’s okay. 😁😆
But what’s this game about?!
Defend your husband from being accused of murder!!
Aydan, the protagonist, joins his husband Leo in this important family reunion that takes place 2 months after his husband’s father death. Now that everyone is reunited, they are ready to meet the lawyer in charge of reading the will of the late father.
Suddenly, they are all trapped in the house for 3 days and the lawyer states that one of the siblings is the murderer of their own father!
Now Aydan not only has to defend his husband from being accused, but he also needs to find out who the real culprit is!
Guilty at 5PM is a BL murder-mystery visual novel that features a gay married couple trying to figure out what the hell is going on?! You mainly play as Aydan but in the full game, you'll be able to play as the husband (Leo) too!
You can see it’s definitely inspired by the Ace Attorney games! That’s why there’s an inventory and you can even Present things! If you play it, please, tell me what you think about it! ✨
Here are some screenshots!
(Two men and a woman talking. It reads: “Vera [says]: You are a lawyer as well, aren’t you?”)
(A man in the center, in a black background. It reads: “Leo [says]: Honey, there is no ‘reading of the will’. That doesn’t exist")
(An inventory showing two items: a necklace with a ring, and a letter. It reads: “Silver ring. A symbol of love”.)
2. A new Tumblr! What? Again? x2
YES! Again!
The first blog I made is now a personal tumblr and, I wanted a place solely for game dev talk and quick game updates! So, a new blog was created! ^^
Btw, I no longer have a Twitter nor Tiktok. And I’m not planning to open an account in Bluesky. There are some reasons for this but, the main reason is that I don’t want to. I’m trying to put my mental health first and these social platforms are definitely NOT good for me at all.
SO! From now on, my only socials are now tumblr and youtube!
😁
3. About “Love, I’m not good for you”: EP1 release date?!
(A phone main screen. There are 5 app icons that read, in order: Cool Bunny Browser, Namics, Bubbluchat, WonderMail, Files)
Since I was working on my other game, I had to pause development for this game until the demo for Guilty at 5PM was done! And now that’s all over, I’m resuming working on this game again! ^^
A release date?!
YES!
At first, I didn’t want to release it because I wanted to publish the game in full from the beginning but… I also want people to know how’s the game going since the game jam version! ^^
SO!
I’ve decided a tentative release date for EP1!
It may be on Valentine’s day (february) OR during the QUEER month (june)!!
I’m still deciding!!
But it’s DEFINITELY gonna be next year! 🥳🥂
Note that EP1 will be released as a DEMO. Meaning, the story of EP1 will be fully free but the EXTRA things will be LOCKED. You’ll be able to see them BUT not interact with them (you will be in the final game!). There are some of them that you will get to play but not ALL of them.
What am I talking about?! Well, you’ll have to wait until you play it! 😁
Please, remember I’m just a solo developer so these things take time. I work slow so I don’t crunch (the times I do that, my body suffers SO much 🫠🥲) and I also take breaks when things are too much!
I’m lucky I have the support of my partner (in crime, hehehe) with me 💕💖!! And if you wanna help me, you can always rate, comment & share my games!!
If you wish to support me monetarily, you can always support me on Kofi with a Tip or becoming a member!!
