Hello everyone!

I wanted to update you all about the ongoing development of Demeter: The Harvest Dies With You, as well as share some very exciting news!

Mentorship & Funding

Let’s get that awesome news out of the way first, because I couldn’t wait to share! My ko-fi supporters probably know already, since I shared earlier, but basically… I got accepted into a mentorship program with our game!

The program in question is She Got Game, and it was recommended to me in a local group of women game devs I’m in. They offer, as it’s probably obvious, mentorship from other professionals in the industry and a monetary grant to put into the development of the game. This means we’re closer than ever to our funding goal for the basic version of the visual novel, and I can potentially start thinking of adding some of the extra things I wanted! This is super exciting for me as I really want Demeter to be the best it can be. 

Furthermore, the mentorship itself has kept me motivated and this has led to some good progress on the game, which is the other thing I wanted to talk about!

Updated Demo & More

During these past few months, we’ve been working on different aspects of the game. Our priority goal at this time is updating the demo to be more polished and complete. This involves upgrading backgrounds, sprites and even a brand new original UI! Of course, this also includes new additions to the script, such as the long awaited option to fight Poseidon (who’s also getting his own sprite.) But that’s not all! Depending on the choices you make, you may also encounter something different when speaking to Gaia.

We’re aiming to have this updated demo ready by early May, so keep an eye out!

Beyond the demo, though, there’s still work being done! For one, the script for the entire first half of the game is, for the most part, complete! Only some small edits and perhaps an unplanned extra scene are pending. Our character designer is already working on the designs for other gods that will make appearances and our background artist has begun work with new scenes. As always, my ko-fi supporters will get early sneak peeks to these, so if you want to support the game, you’ll get to see some cool little things before anyone else! We’re also considering releasing early builds of the game to monthly supporters once we finish with the first half.

Closing Thoughts

I’m honestly really excited about everything going on with this game, and can’t wait for you to see what we’ve been cooking! I’m admittedly a bit nervous about it all, too, but I have hopes that this will be a great one!

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Thank you all for your support and for reading this post! Keep an eye out for future updates, I will keep you posted!

I leave you now with some awesome art of Hecate by RisuRisu~