- Great offer and trial demo - 21 March 2023
We are celebrating the approaching first anniversary (this April 9th) by joining the Steam discounts with a great offer. We have also been preparing a playable demo for all those who want to try the project before deciding to buy it. Personally, I can't believe it's already been a year since I published it, but at the same time I can hardly remember the time when I was developing the game. In this year there have been many changes between the game and I have learned many, many things about how to run and how to sell a videogame. I hope that those of you who have never tried it can take a look at the game and enjoy it.
- Small update - 15 March 2023
To celebrate that the game is going to be one year old in April I'm going to make a sale on the game that will last all that month. Additionally I am preparing a demo of the game so that people who don't decide to buy the game can try it for free. Patch notes: -Fixed a couple of graphical bugs that happened to some players. -Several spelling errors have been revised including the error in the start menu. -Fixed the bug that showed some Spanish texts in the English version in a certain path of the game. -The color balance of some illustrations has been corrected. Best regards
- Super Update 2023 - 20 February 2023
New major update for Dear Althea!!! The biggest one to date that fixes many of the detected bugs and improves the experience in the game menus. Before looking at the details, remember that a new project is already in development and you can add it to your wishlist: From the Streets to the Script - A Carabanchel Story. (More info at the end) Update details: Engine update: The game has been updated to the latest version of the "Visual Novel Maker" software. Menu improvements: -The main menu now displays more information while the layout and design of the buttons has been improved. Also the game logo has been added with a short animation that I hope you like. -As I have been asked so much, I have added a diagram showing the different branches of the chapters in chronological order. Remember that there are chapters that change radically according to the decisions you make; a good example is…
- Nominations for the Steam Awards 2022 are coming up! - 22 November 2022
Nominations for the Steam Awards 2022 are coming up! Since its release on the 9th of April this year "Dear Althea" has been praised in its reviews for the visuals of the project. If you also liked the 780 illustrations made with special care to show every detail of the story; consider giving the award "Outstanding visual style" to Dear Althea at the Steam Awards 2022!!!! Voting starts on November 24th and there are 11 categories, remember that during the nominations there will be a Steam autumn sale where the game will be 50% off!!!!
- Steam Autumn sale! - 15 October 2022
There are only a few days to go until the Steam Autumn Sale starts, but I can already tell you that Dear Althea will be 50% off for the duration of the event. It will last from the 22nd to the 29th of November. If you were waiting for a sale to get the game, this is your moment!
- Update version day 17-4-2022 - 17 April 2022
Hello, one more day I bring here the summary of the new update of the Dear Althea videogame starting with a new feature I have been working on; you will now be able to save at the beginning of the chapter. This will make it possible to have a save for each chapter making replayability easier. A beta has been opened to test the Linux version at Ithc.io for free. If you try it, please be aware that it is very likely that you will experience some kind of bug or even not be able to start the game. I would appreciate if you could write me comments about your experience with this version. I have started to put the date in the update file so that everyone can easily check which update they have received. Finally here is the list of bugs and errors fixed: Small translation errors in English. Small spelling errors in Spanish. Error in the portraits of characters with Drake's name. Error that in…
- Major update - Bug fixes - New Haker Menu!!! - 15 April 2022
This is one of the biggest updates there has been and probably will be from Dear Althea. It fixes almost all the bugs and errors that have been detected to date, but there is also a new feature that will greatly speed up replayability. The Haker!!! option has been added to the main menu. From which you can go to any chapter and even change any decision to see the result. It's still in testing phase and it's possible that when you indicate a game from the main menu, it may cause unexpected problems. That said, here is the list of fixed bugs, most of them detected by @Bahaha: Small translation errors in English. Redundancy in some sentences in the English translation. Bug that caused Faustina to always be inside the library even if Althea didn't invite her in. Loops that happened when you had a strong argument with Faustina. Bug in the symbols of the locks in the decision of the chapter "…
- Update day 13 - Problems with Eliza's romance - 13 April 2022
In this last small update we have corrected errors that happened to some users when making a specific series of decisions. If you have wanted to make a romance with Eliza and you have not been able to do it, possibly you had this error. At the end of the chapter "surprises" depending on the decisions part of the story disappeared. Bug that prevented to see the decision that made that Eliza could stay after taking a specific combination of decisions. Depending on the decisions after finishing the chapter "At the right time" you could end up in an inadequate end of the game. We are sorry for any inconvenience these bugs may have caused.
- The updated version of the 12th is now available - 12 April 2022
The updated version of the 12th is now available, those who want to enjoy it will have to reinstall the game after reading this text. In addition to the bus fixes described below, several small improvements suggested by users have been added. Minor spelling errors in the English version. A few sentences of dialogue in the English version that were repeated. Translation of words or phrases in the English version that were in Spanish. Errors that caused the wrong person's portrait to appear in a conversation. Bugs that, depending on the directions taken, did not allow to continue from the settlement party. Texts in the English version overflowed in the poster section. Bug that caused the text to remain on the screen after the Mother's analysis. Bug that caused the text background to appear when it shouldn't after analysing the little sister. Thanks again to all of you who have been pointi…
- New version - 11 April - 11 April 2022
In this new version several minor bugs are fixed, most of them only happened in specific cases. Before looking at the notes I would like to thank those who have reported bugs to me and especially @Bahaha for his detailed comments on itch.io. Fixed the loop that was created when making certain decisions near the beginning of the game when Fanny appears on the scene. Fixed bug, experienced by some players, where the floral frame around the portraits in the dialogue in front of the library door would disappear. Fixed spelling error in Mrs. Baxter's description. Fixed a couple of minor decisions that were not remembered by the game. Updated, under the "extras" menu, which leads to a webpage with the original novel, take a look at it! Then you can compare the two works and see why the videogame is a re-signification of the original work. They are proposing to release a free Linux version on…
- Update day 2 - fix major bugs - 10 April 2022
I apologize to those who have suffered bugs while playing Dear Althea, and I am very grateful to all those who have told me about the bugs they have encountered during their game; being only one person, these bugs had gone unnoticed until now. I hope that with this update, the most common bugs that you have reported to me will be fixed or at least less annoying. To enjoy these changes, be sure to re-download the game to get the April 10th version. Before talking about the new features that this new version brings, I have to remind you that, because the game engine is Visual Novel Maker, there are some limitations that prevent me from implementing: auto-save, the game remembering the language settings or the errors produced when you click too fast the right mouse button. That said, here are the notes on this new version: A button has been added at the bottom right to skip the introductio…
- SPECIAL OFFER! - 9 April 2022
Buy Dear Althea now on Steam or Itch.io with -10% of the total (ends 15 April). Decide Althea's fate in dark Victorian London. Experience the story of an upper class young woman whose family is falling apart along with her future and who is filled with diverse and interesting characters and may find love.
- Dear Althea will be released on April 9th - 6 April 2022
Finally! This morning I have passed the last Steam check to publish the game and I can announce the final date: Dear Althea will be released on April 9th on Steam and Itch.io. Decide Althea's fate in dark Victorian London. Experience the story of an upper-class young woman whose family is falling apart along with her future and who is filled with diverse and interesting characters among whom she may find love.
