Best Friend Forever Steam news

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• Review score71% positive
• Total reviews223
• Release dateAug 27, 2020
• DeveloperStarcolt
• PublisherAlliance

Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: StarcoltPublisher: Alliance

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Best Friend Forever Steam news

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Latest Steam announcements

• QOL Update - Patch Notes v1.3.4! - 25 June 2021

  Hello, Rainbow Baes! Patch v.1.3.4 We've been working on some Quality of Life changes that we're starting to roll out beginning with this patch, thanks to community feedback. Since patch v1.3.2, the following changes have been deployed: Bug Fixes Gravy (Maribel's dog) now has a torso again in her intro - congratulations! edits to the Act 1 & 2 fixed scenes to add content & VFX UI noise now sounds on Dogagotchi event UI indicator on how to access gameplay menu added Dog Quality Time no longer says a bonus is given due to high energy when there is none energy More activities in Dog Quality Time now restore energy Paws Academy is no longer the Harvard of dog schools (rebalanced to make getting golds/Valedictorian achievement easier) some minor UI fixes to 'makey look nicey' some minor dialogue fixes If you'd like to send us a bug report or some feedback, please jump on our Discord https://…

• 50% off for Hot Dog Summer (Sale)! - 24 June 2021

  WELCOME TO HOT DOG 🌭 SUMMER. It's shaping up to be a stellar summer in the Northern Hemisphere (or a chilly winter in the Southern, if you're like us!). Either way, we want to give you something nice to relax with on your lazy holidays - so here goes! 🎉 Best Friend Forever for 50% off! 🎉 This is our biggest sale yet! If you haven't grabbed 'that dog dating sim' yet, now's a perfect chance. Best Friend Forever will be half off the entire Steam Summer Sale, so grab a copy for yourself (and/or a friend!) and start pettin' some dogs. 👕 Summer Merch Bundles 👕 Our new merch bundles are live on the Dual Wield Studios store as of... right now! DOG PIN BUNDLE - a bundle including the set of all four dog pins; TOTE-ALLY BORKING BUNDLE - the 'dog stares at you vacantly' tote bag and three random postcards from BFF love interests, and; ABSOLUTELY BICHON BUNDLE - a smorgasbord of dog items, inc…

• Patch Notes v1.3.2! - 13 April 2021

  Hello, Rainbow Baes! Patch v.1.3.2 Since patch v1.1.5, the following changes have been deployed: Bug Fixes speculative fix for rare PC input issue toggle added to Settings Menu to disable virtual cursor (secondary fix) If you'd like to send us a bug report or some feedback, please jump on our Discord https://discord.gg/starcolt and let us know! Alternatively, you can let us know by reporting it on this form: https://forms.gle/N9svcDEf631LXTwJ7 Thanks, Team Starcolt

• macOS Version Out Now! - 11 November 2020

  Hello, Rainbow Baes! A mid-week surprise from us: we've listened to your feedback and Best Friend Forever is now available for macOS on Steam. Hope you're having a lovely week! - Team Starcolt

• Halloween 2020 Update! - 31 October 2020

  The spooky season has hit Rainbow Bay! In new Halloween update, we've thrown in a 'Spoop Button' which dresses up our cast's dogs & makes Rainbow Bay just a bit weirder - plus, keep your eyes out for an eerie new random encounter... plus, grab BFF for 10% off for the spooky season! As an extra gift to you, here's our Nicy Spicy Anders art as a phone background: Love, Team Starcolt

• Steam Community Items Released + Patch Notes v1.1.5! - 11 October 2020

  Hello, Rainbow Baes! Steam Community Items Some news from our side - you asked, and we listened! Steam Community Items are now available for Best Friend Forever, and if you've played BFF before this point, you're likely to have some sparkling brand new trading cards in your inventory. Enjoy the emotes, backgrounds, trading cards and badges! Patch v.1.1.5 Since patch v1.1.1, the following changes have been deployed for Steam: Features/Improvements added various SFX to DCT, Woofr, Adoption & Map. music tracks now fade out during dialogue scenes instead of stopping instantly. adjust default volumes for music & voice (only applies for new installs). Bug Fixes fixed cursor size not applying correctly when the game starts. fixed cursor size when petting the dog. fixed misc SFX issues. fixed issue where Maribel & Robin's 2nd dates weren't accessible in a new game. fixed date pins being hidden…

• Patch Notes v1.1.1 + BFF's Future Features Survey - 10 September 2020

  Hello, Rainbow Baes! Since patch v1.0.5, the following issues have been fixed and deployed for Steam: You now get more email spam than you know what to do with! Enjoy! The game now autosaves. secret achievement now unlocks - if you've achieved it, game will check for it on load and award you the achievement. Cursor size is now adjustable in settings. Lorge and in chorge. Minor fix for Sacha's second date if you PRY too much in one scene. A time and a place. Dates no longer cost all your motivation for living (8MP), ending the week immediately. Best Friend Forever's Future - what would you like to see? Since we've ticked past launch, team Starcolt is now looking at the future of Best Friend Forever, and we'd like to consult you, the community, on where they'd like us to go most. Your feedback is super valuable to us, and will help us decide where we guide Best Friend Forever going forwar…

• Patch Notes v1.0.5! - 1 September 2020

  Hello, Rainbow Baes! Since patch v1.0.4, the following issues have been fixed and deployed for Steam: urgent fix for dog stats sometimes not increasing people no longer ask about your camera twice in Week 11 like weirdoes dogagotchi hitbox increased to fix dialogue skipping during dog events the dog no longer interacts with people no longer on our material plane Paws Academy is easier to pass, because Jade set the standards way too high your Paws Academy classmates are no longer exceptionally talented awards given slightly more frequently in Paws Academy to reflect balancing changes If you'd like to send us a bug report or some feedback, please jump on our Discord https://discord.gg/bff and let us know! Alternatively, you can let us know by reporting it on this form: https://forms.gle/N9svcDEf631LXTwJ7 Thanks, Team Starcolt

• Patch Notes v1.0.4! - 31 August 2020

  Hi friends! Thank you so much for all the feedback. Since release, the following issues have been patched in Best Friend Forever: Dog events no longer reference characters no longer on the screen. Various text fixes. Sacha's date no longer loops, nor is there an identical Sacha twin anymore. Some UI text fixes. Felix no longer disappears like a loser at the exhibition. Dog paintings now appear properly at the exhibition. Progress is no longer stuck sometimes at Week 6, 10 and 14 of Paws Academy. Anders no longer sends you two duplicate texts, because he's learned social cues. If you'd like to send us a bug report or some feedback, please jump on our Discord https://discord.gg/bff and let us know! Alternatively, you can let us know by reporting it on this form: https://forms.gle/N9svcDEf631LXTwJ7 Thanks, Team Starcolt

• Best Friend Forever - OUT NOW - 31 August 2020

  Best Friend Forever is now available for purchase on Steam, including a launch discount of 10%. Feel free to join us on the BFF Discord to chat about Rainbow Bay, dogs and dating! The team would like to thank everyone for their support, patience and kind words over the past few months, and we sincerely hope that you enjoy exploring Rainbow Bay. - Team Starcolt (Lucy, Calliope, Brianna, Brandon & Alex)

• Starcolt Fireside Chat - 16 June 2020

  Starcolt has regularly considered that we would make a brilliant podcast (we wouldn't) but now you can put that to the test. Ask us (or our dog BFFs) anything! WHEN: June 18th 1PM NZST (check your timezone here!) WHERE: http://www.twitch.tv/starcolthq See you there! - Team Starcolt

• Character Art Livestream - 16 June 2020

  Watch the magic in the making as Best Friend Forever's Lead Artist Brianna Fromont presents a good old fashioned art stream. WHEN: June 19th 1PM NZST (check your timezone here!) WHERE: http://www.twitch.tv/starcolthq See you there! - Team Starcolt

• BFF Demo & Release Day. - 16 June 2020

  BFFs, Rainbow Baes, Countrymen; What a year 2020 was, and it’s only June! In these unprecedented times, game development (like many other industries) is going through a wave of unknowns in response to COVID, ones which we have been working as hard as we possibly can to deal with and deliver you a game full of Dogs and Dates. The team has been working so diligently despite all these challenges, and has never once stopped giving the game their love and attention – for that, and all the other care they’ve given this project, I’m super proud of them. The unfortunate news is that due to circumstances outside our control, we have to delay the release of Best Friend Forever slightly further – this shouldn’t be for too long, but we don’t want to give you a date until we’re certain it’s the final, 100% certain date because we want to give you the game as much as you want to play it! Stay tuned f…

• Release Day Pupdate. - 1 May 2020

  This has been a very difficult time for everyone, and unsurprisingly as the world is in upheaval, so was our development of Best Friend Forever. Back in March, we protected our staff and those around us by shifting to working from home a week before New Zealand went into lockdown, determined to carry on and meet our release date of May 14. We’re very sorry to let you know that circumstances beyond our control mean we’re just not able to get this game out on the date we wanted — but it’s not delayed by very long! We are shifting our release date to June 18, 2020. It’s been a really difficult decision for the team, but in order to make sure we can get all of our t’s crossed and i’s dotted, we think it’s the right one and we hope you’ll bear with us. Shipping during a pandemic was never going to be easy, and we simply couldn’t have predicted what a global impact this was going to have, not…

• BFF at LudoNarraCon - 24 April 2020

  The Best Friend Forever team is super excited to announce that we'll be taking part in the LudoNarraCon event taking place right here on Steam this weekend - April 24th to 27th! We're alongside a slew of other amazing narrative games, so if words and world are your jam, head on over and check things out. As part of our participation, we will be doing a developer livestream discussing creating the story of Best Friend Forever and the world of Rainbow Bay with studio director Lucy Morris & lead writer Alex Woodward. Tune in at 2PM NZST April 25th to catch them for a chat and ask your own narrative questions - check here for what that is in your timezone! Okay, but what is LudoNarraCon in more detail? LudoNarraCon, a global digital festival held on Steam celebrating narrative video games, will run from April 24 - 27. Available for free to everyone via Steam, tune in to see behind-the-scene…

• Exclusive Closed Beta begins soon! - 24 March 2020

  We're hurtling towards release, and to make sure BFF is as good as it can before before we Let The Dogs Out, we're preparing to run an exclusive beta playtest. This would involve getting a sneak peak at Best Friend Forever, currently only open to those playing on PC, and helping us find/squash bugs to make BFF the best it can be. If you’re interested in nabbing one of our exclusive beta keys to playtest, we’ve made it really simple: HOW TO GET A PRECIOUS KEY 1. Join our Best Friend Forever Discord here! (bonus - lots of puppers & dog pics) 2. Pick a Love Interest team in #rules-and-roles - need to jog your memory on who they are? #community-resources has you covered! 3. Head over to the #playtest-signups channel to fill out the sign-up form. More detailed information is available over on our Discord, and the team is more than happy to answer your questions there. As always, thank you fo…

• New Release Date for BFF. ❤ - 16 January 2020

  Friends and supporters of BFF and Starcolt, Just like it takes time to build relationships with hotties and train your dog to do a sick flip, so too does it take time to develop a good video game. Due to some challenges in development, we are delaying the release of Best Friend Forever until May 14th, 2020. We’re committed to bringing you a polished, enjoyable title that’s up to our standards here at Starcolt, and to do that, BFF needs a little more time in the oven. Do know that BFF isn’t far off despite this minor delay! If you have any questions, feel free to comment on this post and we’ll get back to you - otherwise, the Starcolt team warmly thanks you for all your support, encouragement and understanding. - Starcolt (Lucy, Brianna, Calliope, Lexa, Alex & team)

• Ruff Royale, Updated Dog Care and Stat Management, and MORE DOGS. ❤ - 13 December 2019

  Hey, Best Friends! It’s been a wee while since we announced BFF and had our debut showing at PAX West. Between all the great feedback you gave us then, to our recent playtesting sessions, we’ve collated all your comments and been hard at work. We can’t wait to show the new, sparkly, and well groomed BFF off to you all! NEW DOGS Firstly though, we have some New Challengers! Here’s the newly announced pups that will join our Shiba Inu in Rainbow Bay's adoption clinic: There's one more pup to be announced soon, so keep your eyes peeled on our our Instagram and Twitter pages to catch the reveal, IN-GAME UPDATES You gave us feedback; we listened. Here are some of the updates: Your dogs can develop friendships (or 'puplinks') with the love interest's dogs! An overhaul of the stat management system for you to MIN-MAX THAT DOG! Changes and updates to our dialogue and character interaction inter…

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