- FINAL ULTIMATE PRE-RELEASE LIVESTREAM FOR LOVESICK DARLINGS!!! - 8 February 2024
Hello Steam users!! Always nice to check in with you guys!!! As you may have heard, LoveSick Darlings is part of this February's STEAM NEXT FEST!!! Wow! And what better way to celebrate than with a livestream? So... what's going to happen during this "FINAL ULTIMATE PRE-RELEASE LIVESTREAM"? Honestly? Nothing too crazy! I feel like I've shown pretty much everything I can without giving away all the twists and surprises in this game. So, I'm just gonna do a relatively chill stream where I play the game from where the demo ends with all you guys! So you have an idea of what to expect on the game's launch if you've already finished the demo! This IS going to be the final livestream before the game comes out, so if you wanna see the full game in action before it comes out, this may be your last chance! It'll also be your last chance to chat to me live! If that's exciting for you for some rea…
- LoveSick Darlings MIGW 2023 Gameplay PREMIERE LIVESTREAM!!! - 22 September 2023
Melbourne International Games Week is back - and I'm BEYOND HAPPY to share that LoveSick Darlings is going to be a part of it again! This year, I've decided to do a short 90 minute stream where I'll reveal a brand new scene from the full LoveSick Darlings game - this time, it's the POOL scene from Maisy's pool party! How exciting! Summer is just about to kick off down here in the southern hemisphere, so what better way to celebrate than by getting to see what the cast of LoveSick Darlings do in the pool together for fun? During the stream, you (the audience!) will all get to vote and make the decisions during this sequence I play for you guys - like who Syd hangs out with in the pool! So make sure to be there if you want to make those key decisions! The stream will start on Steam and Twitch on the 27th of September at 11PM AEST / 6AM PT!! Make sure to follow so you know when it goes liv…
- LoveSIck Darlings DEMO VERSION 1.6 is OUT NOW!!! - 20 December 2022
Hey Steam! I'm actually here with an UPDATE for once! Not just a stream announcement! Heck yeah! Actually, I shouldn't hype you up too much. This update is mostly just 'housekeeping' that I've been putting off for... well over a year! Woops! Let's break it down! Over the last year, while I've been writing like a madman and otherwise working to stay afloat, I've had an accumulation of minor bugs on the 1.5 version of the demo building up on a google doc when they get repoted to me. This google doc, originally dating back to December last year, started off small and with very minor bugs so I kept putting off pushing out the fixes to the live version of the LS Darlings demo. I thought it might be too much trouble to go the effort of making a new build just for these minor fixes. Then a few medium-sized bugs appeared, and I told myself "Eh, I can do this later. Writing is more important!" W…
- LoveSick Darlings X Melbourne International Games Week! Live Event Coming SOON!! - 29 September 2022
It's happening! I'm excited to anounce that, in partnership with the MIGW Steam Festival, LoveSick Darlings is having an official showcase! Here are the key dates for when the game goes live on Steam and Twitch! Here's a detailed breakdown of four headline events! So then, this livestream is going to be comprised of four HEADLINE events! 1. Intro to LoveSick Darlings and event. First, we'll start with a brief overview and preview of the game! Narrated by me as I play the opening section of the game and talk with everyone! This will be an introduction aimed new viewers coming from MIGW who may have never seen the game before, before I dive into the special events I listed above. Approx 30 mins. 2. Character Q&A!!! The cast answer your spicy questions! The Q&A event I detailed above in all of it's glory! This is not only a first-time opportunity, but perhaps even a once-in-a-lifetime oppo…
- LoveSick Darlings 1.5.1 DEMO Patch Notes! - 31 August 2021
LoveSick Darlings 1.5.1 is out now! Some quick notes... - Fixed some inconcistencies in Albie's backstory. - Fixed a King Crimson Moment that would occur on Week 7 Wednesday if you tried to hang out with Steph! (the game would skip the entire hang-out! Woops!) - Many typos. - Background changes, like the rate of which Steph would gauge your relationships with Maisy and Jayda (its a bit more generous now!) Check it out now! It should be in your downloads! Let me know if you have any issues! Thanks everyone!
- LOVESICK DARLINGS 1.5 DEMO IS LIVE NOW! NEW STORYLINE FOR ALBIE + MORE! - 30 July 2021
What's new in version 1.5? There is yet another major update to the LoveSick Darlings demo! I wrote all about it here in this month's dev update on Kickstarter! You can read all the juicy details and news there. But here is a basic rundown of the changes! CHANGES TO THE LOVESICK DARLINGS DEMO IN VERSION 1.5: - Complete overhaul of Albie's story. Now features his struggles at his religious private school and choosing between making Maisy or his parents happy. He has a frail constitution due to a life-saving surgery when he was a baby, but is no longer chronically ill in the way he was before. - EXPANSION of Maisy's backstory! Maisy has now only arrived at Foster Hills High the year before Syd got there, after she was expelled from her previous school because of a certain "incident" involving her and another student. This is the same religious school that Albie is still going to currently…
- LOVESICK DARLINGS 1.4 DEMO UPDATE IS OUT NOW!!! - 29 September 2020
LoveSick Darlings 1.4 Demo is out now! What's new, you may be asking? Well, I'm glad you asked! Let's get into it! New Demo Features: - COMPLETELY OVERHAULED MUSIC. I am no longer using free music from Visual Novel Resource websites! Tim Reichert has completed a FULL 20+ OST specifically for LoveSick Darlings under my direction to match the characters and story! I really think you'll love it! - BRAND NEW UI. GUI artist "m." has done a complete overhaul of the game's UI. THis features a Date/Time display, new text boxes, special effects, menus, and MORE! - Partial voice acting performed by an ALL-AUSTRALIAN cast has been fully implemtned into the game! Scenes you know and love have found new life with their voices! - Bug fixes! (Heck yeah!!) - And more little surprises, secrets, and art assets! I hope you enjoy! What are you waiting for? DOWNLOAD IT NOW! If you or anyone else you know wh…
- LoveSick Darlings Developer Q&A Stream! (Office Hours) - 22 June 2020
Hello everyone! just in time for the end of the Steam Game Festival, I will be hosting a live Q&A! This is the official "office hours" event for LoveSick Darlings! So, how will it work? Simple! 1. I will go live on Twitch, and have the demo of LoveSick Darlings play in the background. 2. I will answer any questions via Twitch chat OR Discord voice chat! If you'd like to ask questions via voice chat, join the server here: https://discord.com/invite/4YAgnvd Then, enter the "Q&A" channel and ask your question (if someone is already asking a question, wait your turn - first come, first served!) 3. Ask me anything! Seriously, anything. Please! It's a lot of fun to interact with you all! And that's basically it! So, in the meantime, get your questions ready to ask me later! We can all sit around and have a chat together! There may or may not be a guest appearance, but you will have to tune in…
- LoveSick Darlings - Relationships with Consequences - 16 June 2020
LoveSick Darlings is a visual novel looking to break the conventions of these types of romance games by giving the heroines you romance as much agency as the player! They all lead their own lives, independent of the player, and are actively chasing their own goals and ambitions. Your relationship(s) with these characters aren't one-way. It's not enough to just like them, but they need to like you back too! Your choices and deeds will help them form their own unique opinions about you as they play. That said, the world does not revolve around you in LoveSick Darlings but you are absolutely a dear friend to each of the heroines. Whether that will still be the case at the end of the story is up to you! LoveSick Darlings has an extensive demo that covers nearly half of the full game! The content of this demo is canon, and is ends just before the game's halfway point. In this deep demo you c…
- LoveSick Darlings STEAM GAME FESTIVAL LIVESTREAM TIMES!!! - 16 June 2020
Hello and welcome to all Steam Festival readers and anyone else who comes across this post! This is basically just to say/announce that LoveSick Darlings will be doing an official livestream in partnership with! Check out the image below to know when we go live for the listed timezones! AND WE WILL BE GOING LIVE HERE!!! The official LoveSick Darlings Twitch channel! Drop a follow to know the second I go live! ;) BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! But during this stream I will be playing through brand-new never-before-seen LoveSick Darlings content! Let's break it down! What's the stream schedule? The stream will be broken up into three parts! Each part is an hour long, and the stream will go for about 3 hours (or might go slightly over that). 1. First on the livestream agenda! I will be doing a general overview of LoveSick Darlings for those who may be unfamiliar as I cover the game's first major even…
- LOVESICK DARLINGS WILL BE AT THE STEAM GAME FESTIVAL! - 28 May 2020
Hello everyone! It is my immense pleasure to announce that LoveSick Darlings will be one of the many wonderful upcoming games The demo you all know and love will be available, and I hope even more people get to come and check out the extensive demo themselves for the first time! So, as you may have heard, for this event developers will be doing all kinds of events like livestreams and Q&As... so, I come to you all with a question! What would you like to see me, the dev of LoveSick Darlings, do during the festival? I was thinking a Q&A, but a livestream of the demo (and maybe exclusive new content!) is something I may do with enough interest! Let me know by voting in this straw poll! And be honest - it's okay to say you aren't interested! I just wanna get a rough idea of what people would like! https://www.strawpoll.me/20193660 Otherwise, see you all on June 9th for when the festival tak…
- LOVESICK DARLINGS CROSSES THE FINISH LINE! 188% FUNDING REACHED ON KICKSTARTER! - 2 January 2020
The campaign is over, the dust has settled and... LoveSick Darlings stands with 188% total funding! Holy SMOKES! I can't believe we did it! This is amazing. I won't bore you with the details here, but basically: LoveSick Darlings is really happening! It's going to be a full game with dozens of features, and thanks to excess funding, it's going to feature additional art and even partial voice acting! WOW! I hope you're all excited for the full game now! Find out more about the end of the campaign and the future plans for LoveSick Darlings here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lovesickdarlings/lovesick-darlings-a-visual-novel-with-consequences/posts/2722403 Can't wait to play? Try the free demo for LoveSick Darlings! It's available now and covers the first 45% of the game! And it's free! What're you waiting for if you haven't tried it? It should keep you busy until the game comes out…
- LOVESICK DARLINGS HITS 100% FUNDING ON KICKSTARTER! - 16 December 2019
YOU READ THAT RIGHT! LoveSick Darlings is 100% FUNDED! 🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉 Find out more about us hitting the funding target here! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lovesickdarlings/lovesick-darlings-a-visual-novel-with-consequences/posts/2711698 It's official! The game is actually happening! It's funded! What does that mean for you? Well, thanks to this funding, you will all get: ☑ - At least six new CG artworks from Phi! This will cover events like the formal and pool party! (if you want to see more in-game, check out the CG backer reward and the MORE CGs stretch goal!) 🤩 ☑ - 15 ORIGINAL songs by the brilliant Tim Reichert! 🎹 ☑ - Additional outfits for each heroine! Includes formal outfits, pyjamas, and swimsuits! 👀 ☑ - And of course... the rest of the game! This includes dialogue, story, social events, free time events, the ultimate player review, and multiple endings with dozens of v…
- Developer Update + TWITTER GIVEAWAY! WIN A CUSTOM CG TO BE FEATURED IN-GAME! - 14 December 2019
GIVEAWAY DETAILS You read that title right! To celebrate the amazing progress LoveSick Darlings has made on Kickstarter, I have decided to hold a giveaway! To enter it, all you have to do is follow the official account on Twitter and RETWEET this ORIGINAL tweet! Terms and conditions apply! Read the tweet and the attached T&C's! Best of luck to you all! Now, to the main bit of news A brand new developer update is up! Check it out! I talk about the development of LoveSick Darlings in detail and recap the year in review! Click here to read it now! Thanks everyone! Here are the usual external links, below here (don't forget to support LoveSick Darlings on Kickstarter for all the coolest rewards! A limited-time offer\ including both a CG for $300 USD along with a FREE written scene to go with it is still available! Hurry over and get this bargain before it's gone forever!) Happy holidays to…
- GET LOVESICK DARLINGS FOR JUST $8!! - 8 December 2019
You can secure your copy of LoveSick Darlings on launch for just $8! That's way cheaper than it will be when it launches here officially! Want to know you you can buy a copy of LoveSick Darlings to have at launch for this price? Well, I have GREAT news for you! It's really easy! Just support LoveSick Darlings on Kickstarter! Click here! https://kickstarter.com/projects/lovesickdarlings/lovesick-darlings-a-visual-novel-with-consequences Once you're on the page you can get LoveSick Darlings for $8 USD by simply clicking on "Early-bird special" on the right of the page. Then all you have to do is put in your payment and - bam! That's it! You will have your own copy of LoveSick Darlings delivered to you at what I GUARANTEE is our lowest launch price! Isn't that awesome?! Don't miss out on this exclusive deal! https://kickstarter.com/projects/lovesickdarlings/lovesick-darlings-a-visual-novel…
- 25% Funded in... 24 Hours?! - 5 December 2019
You heard that right... in just 24 hours, this project is 25% funded on Kickstarter! You guys are all amazing! The community has blown away my expectations so far! I am so overjoyed to see the campaign for this game come out with such a strong start! I'm also glad to see that we even have 50 individual backers all contributing to the project! It's such an awesome turnout to have so many individual people come together for this game. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for supporting the project. Let's keep this momentum going and take this pace all the way to complete funding! And then into some of those awesome stretch goals! I can't wait to see how far we can get with all of your help! You're all simply incredible. If you haven't yet, and enjoyed the demo on here, be sure to check out our Kickstarter and consider supporting the project! There are limited time specials like copie…
