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Prince of Suburbia: Dev Log 17-Nov-2023

We are now doing weekly dev logs, but alternating between our two games. This week, it's all about Prince of Suburbia, and next week we'll give an update on A Shot in the Dark.V1.0 coming to Steam and Itch on Monday, Nov. 20The final update (V1.0) of Prince of Suburbia will launch on Steam and Itch on Monday, November 20! We can't wait for the fans and players on those platforms to see the conclusion of the Prince of Suburbia story.Ri...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep18]: Why did development slow down this year?

In 2023, we had more funds and more people working for us than we did in 2022. So, why did we get less content out? Buckle up, folks! Because this is an episode we've wanted to record for a while now, and it's a long one. In this episode, we dive deep and speak from the heart about the wins, losses, and lessons we've learned in 2023 and since getting into this industry in 2017. This question is one we've been reflecting on a lot t...

Prince of Suburbia: Dev Log 03-Nov-2023

When we started Prince of Suburbia in 2017 as a side hustle hobby project, we had no idea what it would become. While the project has had many ups and downs over the years, we couldn't be happier with where it ended up. We are incredibly excited and proud to have brought it across the finish line!Thank you to all of our fans and supporters for coming along with us on this journey! The Prince of Suburbia story may be complete, but as a studio ...

A Shot in the Dark: Help improve translations

Big news! We are translating A Shot in the Dark into multiple languages in preparation for our Steam release. This has been a goal of ours for a long time so we can make the game available and accessible to as many players as possible.If you are a native speaker of any of these languages, you can help improve the translation! Chinese (Simplified) French Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Turkish(We're going to start with these language...

Prince of Suburbia: V1.0 BETA for $5 Patrons!

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A Shot in the Dark: Dev Log 29-Oct-2023

We are now doing weekly dev logs, but alternating between our two games. This week, it's all about A Shot in the Dark, and next week we'll give an update on Prince of Suburbia.Josselyn is still cranking away at renders, with the current count now at 1,289. Since last dev log she has completed all the renders for the Sara scene (see the previous dev log for previews of that scene), all the renders for a story scene involving Kevon and Sara...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep17]: What's in a name?

In today's episode, we're going to tell you the stories of how we came up with the name for our studio, our games, the characters we've created, and even our own pseudonyms.What else do you want to know about us, our games, the development process, or the industry overall? Ask us anything!Click here to check out our past episodes!You can also download the MP3 version! (attached to this post)

A Shot in the Dark: Dev Log 13-Oct-2023

We are now doing weekly dev logs, but alternating between our two games. This week, it's all about A Shot in the Dark, and next week we'll give an update on Prince of Suburbia.Game DevelopmentThe last two weeks have still been focused on making renders. The big scene that was in progress last dev log is now complete with 369 renders! The current render count overall for the update is 1,033. Here are some Sara renders that were made this w...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep16]: What do your friends and family think?

This week we are sharing anecdotes about the reactions from our family and friends after finding out about what we do for a living, be it supportive, horrified, and everything in between!We had so much recording this episode. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did while making it!Also, sorry we didn't post an episode last week! We have a lot of big stuff happening with both games that will be taking more of our attention for the nex...

A Shot in the Dark: Dev Log 30-Sep-2023

We are now doing weekly dev logs, but alternating between our two games. This week, it's all about A Shot in the Dark, and next week we'll give an update on Prince of Suburbia.Chapter 4 DevelopmentThe past two weeks Josselyn has been mainly focused on renders, for a particularly large scene. Right now the scene is about 75% complete with 256 renders done. The game currently has 845 renders completed! TheOmega also finished the Alexis anim...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep15]: What goes into creating an update? (Part 2)

This episode is Part 2 of a 2-part episode series where we talk about the process we go through for every development cycle for both games.In this episode, we cover topics like GUI, music selection, testing, translation, and what goes into releasing on multiple platforms.What else do you want to know about us, our games, the development process, or the industry overall? Ask us anything!Click here to check out our past episodes!You can also downlo...

Prince of Suburbia: Dev Log 23-Sep-2023

We are now doing weekly dev logs, but alternating between our two games. This week, it's all about Prince of Suburbia, and next week we'll give an update on A Shot in the Dark.Thank you to everyone who provided suggestions for the Pregnancy DLC! We are currently running two polls, so please check those out if you haven't already! Voting ends on Monday. Prince of Suburbia Pregnancy DLC POLL: Heather scene Prince of Suburbia Pregnancy D...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep14]: What goes into creating an update? (Part 1)

This episode is Part 1 of what will be a 2-part episode series where we talk about the process we go through for every development cycle for both games.In this episode, we cover topics like organizing the many tasks involved, brainstorming ideas, making the content, putting it all together, and preparing the game for testing and release.This episode went long and we still didn't cover everything we wanted to talk about (such as music selectio...

A Shot in the Dark: Dev Log 15-Sep-2023

We are now doing weekly dev logs, but alternating between our two games. This week, it's all about A Shot in the Dark, and next week we'll give an update on Prince of Suburbia.Our YouTube strike is over, and it looks like we may have finally found a CPA to help us with our taxes! We're glad to have those things off our plate. We have been closely following the news about Unity, as we'd planned to use it for our next game, but it&#...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep13]: What makes a good sex scene?

Today we're talking about what makes a good or bad sex scene, in our opinion. We also discuss our favorite sex scenes from both of our games.Sorry there was no episode last week, but ironically we got a YouTube strike for the very thing we talked about in our last episode (linking to something with adult content on our YouTube channel) and couldn't post anything!Follow us on Patreon, SubscribeStar, or YouTube to be alerted to new episodes...

A Shot in the Dark: Dev Log 01-Sep-2023

We are now doing weekly dev logs, but alternating between our two games. This week, it's all about A Shot in the Dark, and next week we'll give an update on Prince of Suburbia.Admittedly, this was not our most productive two weeks of work when it comes to A Shot in the Dark. We've had quite a few business-y things taking time away from development, both routine (accounting and taxes) and unexpected (licensing issues).It's looking ...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep12]: How do you deal with censorship?

In this episode, we discuss the types of censorship and restrictions that adult game developers face, the reasons we suspect such censorship and restrictions happen, and what (if anything) adult content creators can do about it.We also touch on two relevant news stories from this year: Itch.io changing the payment processing method for some adult games, and the Australian developer recently arrested for underage content in his games.(Sorry we&#39...

Prince of Suburbia: Pregnancy DLC + V1.0 Dev Log

We are now doing weekly dev logs, but alternating between our two games. This week, it's all about Prince of Suburbia, and next week we'll give an update on A Shot in the Dark.PREGNANCY SCENES SUGGESTIONSWe are currently taking suggestions for scenes in a future pregnancy DLC!Prince of Suburbia will be wrapping up its main story soon with the release of V1.0. Our current plan after V1.0 releases and the base game is complete, is to create...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep11]: How did you develop your characters?

Today we're giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how we designed the love interests and developed the characters in both our games.Follow us on Patreon, SubscribeStar or YouTube to be alerted to new episodes when they release to the general public!What else do you want to know about us, our games, the development process, or the industry overall? Ask us anything!Click here to check out our past episodes!You can also download the MP3 version...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep10]: What are your favorite AVNs?

In today's episode, we answer a series of questions from our community members about our favorite adult visual novels, the sources of inspiration that have influenced us, and the fellow developers who motivate us to keep going.Follow us on Patreon, SubscribeStar or YouTube to be alerted to new episodes when they release to the general public!What else do you want to know about us, our games, the development process, or the industry overall? A...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep9]: What's planned for Prince of Suburbia?

In today's episode, we're answering all of your questions about the future of Prince of Suburbia and beyond.Follow us on Patreon, SubscribeStar or YouTube to be alerted to new episodes when they release to the general public!What else do you want to know about us, our games, the development process, or the industry overall? Ask us anything!Click here to check out our past episodes!You can also download the MP3 version! (attached)

ViM Studios: Steam Keys & Visual Novel Fest

V0.95 with all supported languages is now available on all platforms: Steam, Itch, Patreon, & SubscribeStar.NEW THIS UPDATE! If you have paid for the full game ($9.99+) on Itch, Patreon, or SubscribeStar, you can now request a Steam key! Check your email/messages for more information. If you've purchased the game and did not get an email/message but would like to request a key, please let us know.Don't forget to leave a rating or review o...

Prince of Suburbia: Steam & Itch Updates

V0.95 STEAM & ITCH RELEASEThe latest (V0.95) update of Prince of Suburbia will launch on Steam and Itch on Monday, August 7! We can't wait for the fans and players on those platforms to see the improvements we've made and the new content we've added.The V0.95 update includes remastered art in Part 1, including 8 illustrations and 7 animations, while Part 2 receives 6 new scenes, with about 19K words of dialogue, 2 backgrounds, 55 illu...

A Shot in the Dark: Dev Log 04-Aug-2023

Starting with last week's dev log we have switched to weekly dev logs, alternating between our two games. This week, it's all about A Shot in the Dark, and next week we'll give another update on Prince of Suburbia.STEAM VISUAL NOVEL FESTWe are excited to announce that A Shot in the Dark will be featured in the upcoming Steam Visual Novel Fest!Steam Visual Novel Fest celebrates the spirit of telling a story through art and interactive ...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep8]: What do you like most and least?

Today we're talking about what we love and hate about all the different aspects of adult game development!Follow us on Patreon, SubscribeStar or YouTube to be alerted to new episodes when they release to the general public!What else do you want to know about us, our games, the development process, or the industry overall? Ask us anything!Click here to check out our past episodes!You can also download the MP3 version! (attached)

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep7]: How do you handle disagreements?

Today we're talking about what happens when we disagree with each other. How do we deal with differences in opinion? What do we do when one person gets "stuck" on their opinion? Have we always had good communication?Follow us on Patreon, SubscribeStar or YouTube to be alerted to new episodes when they release to the general public!What else do you want to know about us, our games, the development process, or the industry overall? Ask ...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep6]: Do you try to please everyone?

In this episode, we discuss how we deal with players' diverse, and sometimes conflicting, desires. Do we follow our own vision, or do we try to please as many people as possible?Follow us on Patreon, SubscribeStar or YouTube to be alerted to new episodes when they release to the general public!What else do you want to know about us, our games, the development process, or the industry overall? Ask us anything!Click here to check out our past e...

Prince of Suburbia: V0.95 BETA for $5 Patrons!

=============================================================If you are an active $5 Patron with a lifetime pledge of $10+, please check your messages for the download link.If you did not receive a download link, please send us a message.If you are an active $10+ Patron, this post is not for you. You can access the download links in this post: Prince of Suburbia: V0.95 BETA for $10+ Patrons!========================================================...

Seedy AF Podcast [Ep5]: What challenges surprised you?

This week's episode:In this episode, we discuss the challenges that we did and did not anticipate about making adult games, and what challenges players might not expect that many developers are facing.Follow us on Patreon, SubscribeStar or YouTube to be alerted to new episodes when they release to the general public!What else do you want to know about us, our games, the development process, or the industry overall? Ask us anything!Click here ...

ViM Studios: Dev Log 07-Jul-2023 & Previews

A Shot in the Dark - Chapter 4 (V0.3)Chapter 4 is coming along nicely! Josselyn has been working on new environments (sets) needed for this chapter, and we'll share some previews for those below. Josselyn has also written a scene for Alexis, and Mute Hazelnut is working on scenes for Sophie and Delia.We conducted an outfit poll for Sophie last week, and the outfit poll for Alexis is still ongoing. Also be sure to check out this month's ca...