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FINALLY, THE DAY HAS COME.... the announcement trailer for my new VN, Return to Ash just dropped! the steam page is live, too!

the followup announcement i can finally make is: i've been working with Serenity Forge since last september! they hired me to make a different game at first, but we took a break from it for scheduling reasons and they let me do a "game jam" in the meantime that turned into this project! we are now back to work on the original game i pitched to them, which we'll hopefully be able to finish this year... but for now, please look forward to Return to Ash!

although it's being released under a studio, i made most of the game myself--except for the background art and sound effects, which were done by Z (the studio's founder)! it's really fun working with him, so i'm glad we got to do this project together.

i'm sorry i couldn't explain the reason for being unable to post updates as often as usual... but now i can finally say it!!! i was secretly working on all this stuff!!!!!! not being able to be open about it was driving me nuts haha, but we were hoping to make a big splash with the news so maybe the wait will have been worth it ;)

anyway, Serenity Forge is going to be showing a demo of the game at the MIX summer game showcase on friday, then a couple weeks after that we can put the demo on steam so everyone can play it! the full release should be coming next month, but i'll let you guys know when the date is finalized... i'll have another bit of big news to share then, hehe........ HEHEHEHEHH................

ok, enjoy the trailer, enjoy speculating on what the story is like, i'm going to be running around preparing for things now. thanks for reading!!!

<3 nami

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Return to Ash - Announcement Trailer

What would you do if you woke up in the afterlife? Return to Ash is a narrative-driven visual novel focused on emotional storytelling and relationship building. Your decision will shape Ashleigh’s journey, and determine how her story ends. Wishlist now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3445830 Game page: https://serenityforge.com/games/return-to-ash Serenity Forge: Website: https://serenityforge.com Store Page: https://store.serenityforge.com/ X: https://twitter.com/SerenityForge BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/serenityforge.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SerenityForge Discord: https://www.discord.gg/serenityforge

Comments

mewble

AHHHHHH, I'm so hyped for this!!!

DUCK_BERET

congrats on the announcement!!

Will 💜

Very exciting to finally see what you've been up to the past while :o Really looking forward to this one!! The timing of your announcement is kinda rough though, considering today is "new Deltarune + new Nintendo console" day...... but maybe you can make it up with another push when you actually release? 😅 Speaking of timing, the Steam page says the planned release date is June 10, which is neither "a couple weeks" nor "next month", so...???

nomnomnami

yeah the producer put in the wrong date... it's supposed to be july 10th........... lol

catbot v2

so what exactly is MIX? is a game you're making actually going to be at some big real life event and i'm only just NOW hearing about this? where is this event happening?

nomnomnami

i linked their site above but it seems like patreon doesnt highlight links very well at least in dark mode... it's a press/indie event in LA, they wanted to announce the game right before they'd be going there on friday (i'm staying home tho, you couldn't pay me to visit LA in the summer again hahahaha)

catbot v2

maybe im just blind or something, i found the link just fine but i couldn't find where the event was happening on the site lol. kinda relieved you wont be there in person only bc id have to find some way to convince my parents to take me to LA in less than 2 days lol

Xademann

can't unsee the nomnomnami art style in this one