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Hey patrons! We hope everyone’s been staying warm and cozy this month ❤️

We have a lot going on, so grab your wintry beverage of choice (I’ll be sipping on a hot chocolate) and let’s dive in!

🎂 Happy Birthday, Vere!

The snarkiest Scorpio in Eridia has made yet another turn around the sun 🤭 Thank you to everyone who sent virtual head pats and ear scratches to our boy on the 14th. Fun fact: Vere is technically the third oldest in the cast, or if you're counting years in the human realm, the second oldest!

We got lots of Vere fanart for his birthday and I can’t wait to show them all off in the next Community Spotlight! In case you missed the last one, you can find it on this public post! It’s a ✨ spooky ✨ edition with some killer fanart from Halloween.

🛠️ November 2025 Dev Snapshot

Narrative

Chapter 1 – Writing | ⚒️ ~ Dialogue locked

Full Game – Writing | ⚒️ 91% Drafted, 73% through final passes

Full Game – VO Prep | ⚒️ In Progress, scene + line selects underway for remaining characters

Voice Acting

Full Game – VO Recording | VO recorded for 3 characters so far! 

Art & Implementation

Chapter 1 – CG & UI Art | ⚒️ 87% Complete, final polish in progress

Chapter 1 – Implementation | ⚒️ 76% Complete, final art in progress

Full Game – CGs & BGs | ⚒️ ~63% Complete

Systems & Testing

Full Game – Systems/Code | ⚒️ 66% Complete, revamped UI in progress

Chapter 1 – QA + Bug Fixes | 📅 Testing Phase Underway

Localization Planning | ⚒️ In Progress, negotiating with translation partners

Release Plan

Chapter 1 – Early Access | 🔓 Launching December 5, 2025 for qualifying Kickstarter backer tiers

Chapter 1 – General Access | 🔓 Launching December 12, 2025 for all other Kickstarter backers

Full Game – Public Release | ⏳ Targeting 2026 (exact quarter TBD)

At this time, the Chapter 1 Preview is only available to Kickstarter backers. However, we'll keep all of you lovely patrons posted should that change in the future! We appreciate all the patience and understanding!

🎨 Art Updates

Every time the art team designs an NPC, I’m shook by how well they match the vibe I was imagining while playing the demo! Here’s a rough silhouette and sketch of a certain “amateur” (according to Vere though, so take that with a grain of salt 😆) from the Senobium.

We’ve also been hard at work with more backgrounds! Here’s another teaser!

I don’t know about you but something about this place and its fancy vibes makes me feel like I’ll trip, knock over an expensive statue, and have to join a host club with our LIs to repay my debt… No? Just me? 🤧

Last but not least, a final treat for our birthday boy from animators at Knights of the Light Table! Here’s Vere and a gorgeous rough keyframe animation featuring his Monster form silhouette.

I love the swirly flow of this, I can’t wait to see what they cook up for the other LIs!

💌 Till next time

That’s all for this one! Thank you all for the love and support as always 🫶 We look forward to celebrating the winter holidays with you next month!

👀 Got Questions?

You can always reach us:

redspring.helpdesk@gmail.com

via comments

With love (and many, many blankets piled on top of me to survive a Canadian winter),— Sofi @ Red Spring Studio

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Uneducated Raccoon

Happy holidays and thank you for the update! Stay warm 🖤

Alexis

Happy Holidays!!! Keep up the amazing work y'all are doing! Looking forward to it all!!

Azucaroon

I was just thinking about him and then we get a Vere filled update 🩷🦊 yippee!!

Faustian.D Gaius

MY SHAYLAAAAAA VERE LOOK MY GORGEOUS MAN😭🙏

Orange

the way i audibly slurped when i saw "VO recorded for 3 characters"

Isabella

VERE MY LOVE WAHHHHH (ty for the update!)

JulienneRay

This was a very delicious update! Happy Holidays to all of u guys,we’re all looking forward to everything!!♥️Also ofc Kickstarter backers have the priority, as it should be, but the idea of maybe having a chance in the future for ch 1 is indeed appreciated! 🥰🥰

Michi

Ouran High School Host Club mentioned 🤨

Elysian4

Thank you for hearing us and for the update! Looking foward to all. Have a happy December

dollarstoreparadise

happy holidays!! i'm so excited to see how the game progresses, especially the voice acting 🫶

pirausta

the art sneak peeks are truly lovely, thank you for the update!!!! happy holidays to the whole team :D

Linverse Arts

I have a feeling that “amateur” is gunna get unalived 👀

Ahkrin

Now I'm wondering who's the oldest and who's the youngest, both in human and non human years!

Angeloferidia

With every update, I can see the game becoming even more beautiful than it already is. It's like watching a flower bloom! It's an amazing sight seeing the amount of passion and hard work you all pour into making TOUCHSTARVED come to life! Can we PLEASE talk about the background teaser? The white orbs with golden rings, the statues... My angelology heart is going crazy... Ouhhh, I can't wait to learn more about the in-game lore surrounding angels (ESPECIALLY Kuras... What are you hiding you beautiful angel...), and to what place the background may be... 🪽✨ Also, HELLO PRETTY LADY??? I already love Vere's handler and her design so much (especially that floating chained latern... wonder what the story behind it is... 👀👀) Keep up the amazing work! I'm so excited for the game's release. Happy holidays!!! 🥹🫶🫶🫶

Rachael

So exciting! Only just discovered the demo on Friday and so ready to follow the updates and see things progress and evolve. Such a beautiful game! 💜💜

Kiande

THE DESIGNS YOU GUYS MAKE HAVE ME SO HAPPY AND GIDDY IM SO EXCITED FOR MOREE

gagav08

I really love these monthly updates, it makes me really happy, a lot of love for all the team < 3

Spicy Ramen

IM SOOO EXCITED!!!! December 5 & 12 can’t come sooner enough❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 Red spring studios, you guys doing an amazing job! can’t wait for the final game🥰🥰🫶🫶

Nena

Will the NPCs also be partially voiced, or only the LIs?

Lhunuial

The background with the fountains looks amazing! Thank you for the update! Happy belated birthday, Vere. Always nice to see characters who share my birth month!

PatreonName

Heya, I'm a bit confused.. I've played the demo on Steam. Will the Chapter 1 – General Access that's coming out on Dec 12th be new content for me?

rala

so excited!! i do hope theres a way to get early access for patreons with higher paying tiers but i get that it might be hard to figure out . love this game ❤️❤️

Sosie Gehling

Again, again, PLEASE bring something to Patreon backers.

PhantomProspect

Really don't understand why the team wouldn't add the Chapter 1 Preview to a certain Patreon tier tbh. More income for all of you, and it doesn't exclude Patrons from access for no reason.