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Hey everyone,

With College Kings 2 finally completed, I wanted to make a video giving you insight into some of the challenges we faced during the last few years, how things are going to change from now on and telling you all about our next game, which is releasing before College Kings 3.

If you prefer reading over watching you can find the full transcript here.

In case you don't have time for either, here's a quick TLDR:

Due to burnout and the immense work load, I felt I needed help writing CK in order to continue delivering releases and actually finish the game

Over the course of 5 years that lead to me feeling like the game lost my personal voice and I was yearning for full creative control and something to be fully mine again

Early on during episode 6 production I had to take time off for health reasons when I suddenly felt the urge to write something new

In 3 months I wrote an entirely new game all by myself: a detective AVN called Murders & Mistresses

It'll be darker than CK, but still have the authenticity, character-focus and heart that I started CK1 one with many years ago.

The experience of writing M&M has reignited my passion for CK and I have fully plotted out CK3 by this point

I will write all of CK3 by myself, and I see it as a fresh start, to do what I wanna do and nothing else

Overall I believe M&M is my best writing to date and I'm very excited to share it with you.

You can expect a demo later this year and the early access on Patreon, followed by a full release next year. Once M&M is done, I should have written enough of CK3 that we can start producing it, with a demo and Patreon early access in 2026, followed by a full release in 2027.

Thank you all for your support, I hope you enjoy the video!Steve

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Finishing College Kings 2, Making College Kings 3, and what's coming in between

With College Kings 2 finally completed, I wanted to make a video giving you insight into some of the challenges we faced during the last few years, how things are going to change from now on and telling you all about our next game, which is releasing before College Kings 3. In case you don't have time for either, here's a quick TLDR: Due to burnout and the immense work load, I felt I needed help writing CK in order to continue delivering releases and actually finish the game Over the course of 5 years that lead to me feeling like the game lost my personal voice and I was yearning for full creative control and something to be fully mine again Early on during episode 6 production I had to take time off for health reasons when I suddenly felt the urge to write something new In 3 months I wrote an entirely new game all by myself: a detective AVN called Murders & Mistresses It'll be darker than CK, but still have the authenticity, character-focus and heart that I started CK1 one with many years ago. The experience of writing M&M has reignited my passion for CK and I have fully plotted out CK3 by this point I will write all of CK3 by myself, and I see it as a fresh start, to do what I wanna do and nothing else Overall I believe M&M is my best writing to date and I'm very excited to share it with you. You can expect a demo later this year and the early access on Patreon, followed by a full release next year. Once M&M is done, I should have written enough of CK3 that we can start producing it, with a demo and Patreon early access in 2026, followed by a full release in 2027. Thank you all for your support!

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Mizzle

🙏🙏🙏

rusty

🙏

TakeoverRug

Was waiting for you to make the announcement. Can't wait to work on these projects. Thanks, Steve! <3

Lilatentakel

Hello Steve, First of all, thank you for the DevLog and video. Normally, I don't watch such “long” statements, or only watch abridged versions, but in your case, I watched the entire 12 minutes. It was so interesting and easy to Listen. I'm glad you've taken over the writing again. I've often said that CK1 is your masterpiece. It was my first AVN, and it was only because of you that I went to Patreon and created an account 😍 I play CK because of you, because you wrote it, which is why I am fully convinced that M&M will also be very good again 👍 I will definitely continue to support you and your team, regardless of what game you create. Because I know it will be good (albeit probably with a delay) 😅🤣🫣 And of course, I'm eagerly awaiting CK 3 🕗 Thank you so much for everything. Talk to you next week.

Jonathan Hang

Awesome, Steve!!! Nice to put a face to one of my Devs (I'm sure I've seen your face before 😅). Good looking, my man. And VERY AMBITIOUS at the age of 20 👍🏻! Can't wait for the new game 🙌🏻!!! Murders & Mistresses sounds fire 🔥! I always see sex/lewd content as a bonus… I'm all about the characters, their relationships, and the stories 😋. 5-6 hours... not if you're me, who likes to take their time, take notes, take screenshots, and play thoroughly 😅. "The new Fight Club"... "Shhhh, we don't talk about it 🤫." Patreon of 4 years out of the 5... *whistle* And looking to many more years with you 😁. Hopefully, I'll have my new laptop by then to play these beautiful games 🤞🏻😁.

Andrew Brick

Good to see the man behind it all can't play it as much as I would like to but enjoy and have enjoyed it a great deal keep up the good work all the best to you n the team

Raymond Huisman

❤️🙏🙏🙏Thanks Steve for your hard work again love this game ❤️👍

JEH

Thanks for this Steve.👍❤️ Looking forward to play M&M and CK3, when they are ready.😊

collegekings

Thank you Raymond, appreciate your support!

collegekings

Thanks Jon, I'll be curious to hear how long M&M takes you to get through so meticulously!

collegekings

Thanks so much Lila, really appreciate the feedback from you! 😊

Niccolado

Thank you Steve for your hard work, and thank so much to your team too! I am looking forward for Mistresses and CK3! So I plan to stick around! Also, I am one of those who loved the whole CK1 and CK2 series! Every single episode!

NCWally

Id love to help with the writing if possible. Keep up the great work.

Yorrick Willemsen

Honestly I didn't really care about the writing, it's fine. However there is no back button in the kiwii app that's very annoying especially with how much memory the smartphone eats away i sit waiting for minutes until the game unfreezes. Just some pointers there. For the rest I've enjoyed playing through it for the fourth time now and it's still very much fun.

Paradox-Chimera

I became a Patreon supporter because I want to be able to share my thoughts. I understand that this is your vision and that you want to write for yourself, and I respect that. But I don’t think CK2 was a failure at all. In fact, CK2 had stronger choices and better impact, even if the writing in CK1 felt a little sharper overall. For me, the best parts of both games combined would already make a truly great experience. A songwriter doesn’t just write songs for himself, he also shares them with others. You have the support of a really positive community, and that’s why I also hope you will take the community into account. If you make a game that only you enjoy but nobody else does, I don’t think that will keep you creatively inspired for long, because the community is what keeps this alive. I truly believe that combining the best of CK1 and CK2 can create an exceptional game. Respecting the community and acknowledging CK2 is an important part of that. I trust that CK3 will be as good as the previous two. You are a talented writer, and feedback and different opinions can only help make the game stronger. Good luck with CK3!

Niccolado

Now that CK1 and CK2 is complete; Any chance to get them to gog.com? Eagerly awaiting CK3 plus some M&M :)