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Mind Blind, Now With Twenty Percent More Bruschetta

The cover art has been ordered. The Patreon demo updated. The public beta planned for this March, because it's been five years and this is ridiculous.

Oh, and the game is finished. For realsies. The code doesn't even accidentally send you to the nineth level of hell anymore (that's my next work).

Public demo has also been updated and moved. As thanks to everyone who notified me, it now includes up to Chapter 12. Enjoy the party:

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The Wayhaven Chronicles Book Four - Demo One

The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Four

A change of career, a deepening romance, and barely any time off from training makes for a hectic time for your character!

It would be a shame if something else were added to that ever-growing pile…

But it seems the chance for a break is fast vanishing as something stirs beneath the ground of Wayhaven.

Something old.

Something powerful.

Something with a very keen interest in you.

Delve into Wayhaven once again, where a new powerful enemy is not only unleashed upon the town, but unleashes something wholly unexpected on you!

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Here it is! The first demo for Book Four!!!! I'm so excited to share this with you, I really hope you enjoy it as much as I loved creating it, and I hope it teases what is yet to come! Book Four really feels like something special! https://dashingdon.com/play/seraphinite/the-wayhaven-chronicles-book-four-demo/mygame/

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Chapter 5 - Part Two Release

Hello everyone... it's here. It's finally here! Chapter 5, pt. 2 is now out, and is 250k words of new content, meaning The Exile is now over 1 million words!

This release was... rough, to say the least, but it's all in the rear-view mirror now, thankfully. As some of you may know, this is the final chapter of the public demo. I'll make a post later on detailing what the future development of The Exile will be, but for now I just want to take in a deep breath and relax (as I fix what inevitable bugs pop up with release, that is).

Avg. Play length: 114k -> 135k Total Wordcount: 818k -> 1 mil

Some Notes:

You have to replay the entire game. Your old saves won't work. Please, for the love of the gods, do not use them. I know it's tedious to replay the entire demo sometimes, but the new release will not work properly otherwise.

I HIGHLY recommend saving at the beginning of when Esmerelda goes to visit Marcelle, or where the old demo ended. This is because when I do bug fixes (and I will have to do bug fixes), all saves that were on the file I updated cease to work properly. Saving at the scene with Esmerelda is the closest to the new content that you can save w/o having to worry about losing your save progress frequently near release. (Though I will update Chapter 5, pt. 1 at some point)

DO NOT spread info you got by code diving. Please and thank you! :)

Preferably send bugs + typos to the Discord. Otherwise, feel free to send them here! Also, keep an eye out for broken symbols next to choices! (It would help if you tell me what chapter it's in as well :))

There are two versions of The Exile on Dashingdon. The right one has [Current] next to it. The reason there are two is b/c for some reason or another, I couldn't get into my old account, and I couldn't reset the password, and it was just... a whole mess. So I couldn't delete the old demo when I uploaded the new one on my new account. Just keep this in mind if you're trying to look The Exile up right into a search engine as opposed to going through links on the Tumblr or Forum!

Play Chapter 5, Pt. 2!

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Arcadie: Cold Lands - Demo is OUT!

The very first demo for Arcadie: Cold Lands is now playable!

A few things to know before you jump in:

It is currently not playable on mobile (it does run but the text quickly becomes unreadable)

It is more of a prologue, thus, quite short

It's quite different from Arcadie: Second-Born

You need a password to access the demo: 1111

You can try it HERE!

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Cove Wedding Night Patreon Bonus Moment Announcement!

Welcome back ocean man, haha. You’ve been missed 💚💍

Alright everybody, you got me. We’re making one more story with Cove Holden, or whatever last name you went with for your married life. That’s because an 18+ Wedding Night Bonus Moment is currently in development! 🎉🎉🎉

This will be a short story available only through the GB Patch Patreon.

You can read the full details about how it’ll work/when it’ll launch HERE!

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Arcadie: Second-Born Sequel - Title Reveal

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avery / rowan / arthur by @wolfssketches

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Our Life: BAXTER'S DLC IS OUT! 🥂✨

[Charming guest art is by MELLodrawmatic on Twitter]

Hallelujah. And happy birthday, Mr. Monochrome.Enjoy exciting summer days in the company of Baxter Ward during Steps 3 and 4!

Steam Page (Windows/Linux)

Itch.io Page (Windows/Linux, Mac, Android)

GOG Page (Windows/Linux)

From May 19th to the morning of May 26th, the Baxter DLC is 10% off! The older DLCs and the soundtrack have discounts ranging from 20% to 25%.FEATURES:

Unlocks 5 Step 3 Moments: Sightseeing, Hang, Drinks, Mountain, & Planning

Unlocks an entirely new storyline in Step 4

Allows you to form a deeper relationship with Baxter Ward (platonic or romantic) and spend time more with your friends

Includes new character sprite art, background locations, and CG images

Provides  even more options for adding custom qualities to your character. Is  your protagonist a good dancer or do they have two left feet?

Unlocks bonus scenes in the other Step 3 Moments where what happened in these events is referenced and reflected on

Increases the overall playtime by multiple hours

The base game and some of the DLCs were updated with Baxter related alterations and general fixes. If you have the game already, please let Steam/GOG update those files or download the new updates yourself on Itch.

And, well, here we are. It’s been nearly three years since the original launch and the final Our Life: Beginnings & Always DLC is finally available. I cannot believe it took this long, and I can believe it even less that so many people have continued to follow us over such a lengthy development. Support for our team and the game has never wavered no matter how much time has gone by. That’s something I’ll always appreciate regardless of what happens in the future.

Thank you for moving into a sleepy neighborhood in Sunset Bird and making a life there. It wouldn’t have been the same without you 🥰️!

Now I hope you’ll enjoy this last full-length story of a particularly dramatic man. He requires a lot of patience, which clearly you have, haha.

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So... eh... not going to lie, that was all a bit messy and weird and not on the schedule I thought it was on... but it seems like we're in business so... um...

Who wants to date werewolves and hunt vampires tonight?

Steam Link

App Store Link

I really hope you like it. 💙

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my "thinks about everyone before herself" detective is STRESSING Mason out

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3 a.m.

Steel Argent Charge(+Step)

Thats just me struggling with the background , but looks like a lightning when in motion *.*

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It’s so hard to go incognito in Los Diablos when your girlfriend keeps wearing your merch

(Herald shirt design by the amazing @eydika )

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happy birthday to my favorite dummy in love <3 love you idiot.

a huge thank you to @gncrezan for this comic commission of my favorite deliciously angsty post-bakery scene <3 and a happy book 3 release to everyone!

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i just think he's neat 😌

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Happy April Fool’s Day!

Today’s bad joke is that I’m back from the grim beyond and have updated Mind Blind’s public demo with the rewritten version and Chapter 9 (mostly because a lot has changed and the old version bothered me). I’m almost finished writing the game, which has 20 chapters total (also over 20 endings if you include all the variations, because I have no self-control).

That being said, it’s still April Fool’s Day, so this link has a 50/50 chance of being a Rick Roll. Maybe I didn’t actually update the demo. Maybe I’m just evil.

Click here to find out: Mind Blind Demo Update?

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THE WAYHAVEN CHRONICLES BOOK 3 - NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM

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Just finished playing and oh boy-oh boiiiii😭💕