- Hotfix 1.00.0613 - 17 August 2026
Continue sound post process work on the native japanese word voice audioFixed an issue with romaji to kana conversion algorithm for っ/ッAllowed to skip the Misaki tour in Hokuei after the first one is completedFixed a music issue that could appear when skipping a cut scene (like a guided tour in a town)Added a detailed help for cloud save symchronization in the option menuSimplified the noun modification lessonSeveral localization fixes
- One-Year Anniversary Sale and 2026/2027 Roadmap - 15 August 2026
To celebrate Wagotabi's one-year anniversary on Steam, Wagotabi is 35% off for two weeks starting today.We also released a big content update this week (v 1.00.0600), featuring Hokuei, and also new native Japanese audio recordings for the words and example sentences in the first two prefectures (300+ words and 420+ sentences). This past year has been extremely busy for the project. Here are some of the highlights:More than 50 updates, including 6 major content updates related to Tottori PrefectureWagotabi got recognized by Okayama prefectureMochijapa (https://www.mochijapa.com/) joined our team as official native Japanese language teacher, helping us in the Japanese content creation and accuracyAdded several major features, including the Kanji Radical feature in Kanjidex, new puzzle mechanics, listening-focused quizzes, and several Focus Tests (Vocabulary, Grammar, Kanji, and Conjugatio…
- Hotfix 1.00.0611 - 13 August 2026
Sound post process work on the native japanese voice audioFixed an issue with the Furigana Option when selecting "non-mastered words"Fixed audio of 出口Fixed an issue where N/A tags could appear in translation of several exemple sentences for some languagesFixed missing translation of the Japanese counter related tipRemoved volitional form of 違うSimplified the な-adjective negation lessonSimplified exemple sentences in the noun modification lessonSimplified some exemple sentencesFixed several localization issues
- Hotfix 1.00.0609 - 12 August 2026
Fixed wrong audio for one exemple sentenceFixed missing audio for だいせん町 direction in HokueiFixed one NPC dialogue and appearance in Road to HokueiSlightly increased steps sound effect
- Version 1.00.0600 - 11 August 2026
ChangelogNew ContentAdded Hokuei, with new lessons and words to unlockAdded professional native voice recordings for the words and example sentences taught in the first two prefectures (300+ words and 420+ exemple sentences)Added a new NPC and achievement in MarugameAdded several NPCsReplaced the music for Bizen, Hinase, and the *** Team BattleQuality of life improvementsImproved the furigana option: can now hide furigana for specific words or non-mastered wordsImproved the search algorithm in the bookImproved the map button iconJapanese material improvementsRemoved 左側 and 右側 from the こちら lesson (Tottori) and replaced them with 側Added support for multiple readings for words, including 八階 (はちかい / はっかい)Add formations for かかるOther minor improvements for several word definitions and lessonsFixesTried to fix an issue with pen input supportFixed an animation issue when spamming the answer but…
- Hotfix 1.00.0556 - 9 July 2026
Japanese language related fixes / improvements:Fixed missing long vowel audio in the long vowel lessonAdded a note in the numbers lesson that numbers need to be used with counters to count thingsReworked several example sentencesAdded a には pattern explanation to the は word pageFixed several ambiguous sentence blocks during testsBug Fixes / Optimization:Fixed an issue where the first character typed with a physical keyboard in the answer input field could not be converted correctly into kanaFixed an issue where the Escape key didn't always allow the quit game popup to be openedFixed an issue during the word tooltip tutorial that prevented completing the tutorial when the font size was set to Large on some screen resolutionsFixed missing keyboard/game controller hints on several buttonsAdded a safeguard to prevent bypassing compulsory encountersFixed an issue where sentence blocks in dial…
- Hotfix 1.00.0524 - 19 June 2026
Put back original kana audioSimplified puzzle clues for the Sand Museum puzzleBug and localization fixesNote: The rollback on kana audio is due to several negative feedbacks we received after the previous update. This rollback is however temporary as we really want to improve the overall japanese audio quality of the game. New audio will be uploaded in the future when new recording will be done and quality will meet player expectations. Audio on kana, words and exemple sentences are the next planned target. Thanks for your understanding.
- Hotfix 1.00.0523 - 18 June 2026
Fixed an issue where sentence block text could, in some cases, be displayed across two linesAttempt to fix a mouse cursor display issue for some Linux users
- Hotfix 1.00.0520 - 16 June 2026
Improved hiragana and katakana audioFixed a crash issue when typing "xtso" or similar romaji input during testsUpdated the game engine versionFixed performance issues in the "end game zone"Fixed an issue with sentence block correctness color feedback for some sentencesFixed several ambiguous sentence blocks issues in exemple sentencesOther minor fixes and improvementsBug and localization fixes
- Hotfix 1.00.0510 - 28 May 2026
Fixed an issue of french localization in the verb negation lesson (localization was in Chinese Traditional instead of French)Fixed several Japanese sentences naturalness issues in dialogues and exemple sentencesReplaced とても by すごく (in dictionary, exemple sentences and dialogues)Fixed some overlap issues of kunai in the Ninja Kana minigameA lot of Korean localization improvementsOther minor localization fixes
- Hotfix 1.00.0509 - 23 May 2026
Added more information about the grammatical formation of から (because) in its definitionReplaced いいえ、いいえ with いえいえ in NPC dialoguesFixed several Japanese sentences naturalness issues in dialoguesFixed wrong audio for 海\くん in Road To HokueiFixed wrong stroke count for the kanji 道 and 達Fixed きのこ先生 word tooltips in exemple sentencesFixed 九州 furigana overlapSome localization fixes
- Hotfix 1.00.0506 - 20 May 2026
Fixed an issue on the spawn point of Mikoto in Road To HokueiFixed a wrong word mapping issue in the lessons about Time and Time DurationFixed an issue that could prevent to pass the Hiroki lesson in Road To Hokuei by gathering his friends before speaking to him
- Version 1.00.0500 - 20 May 2026
ChangelogNew ContentAdded the Road to Hokuei level, with new lessons and words to unlockAdded several NPCsAdded an eye skin element in character creationQuality of life improvementsAdded a popup to confirm exiting a challenge when pressing the Escape key during a challengeAdded an option to skip proper names (towns, prefectures, names) during lessonsAdded an audio feedback for the Sand Museum statue puzzleJapanese material improvementsAdded 描く (to draw) to the lesson あの・その・この・どの in Road to Kurashiki #2Improved naturalness of several Japanese dialoguesIntroduced 何\ in the lesson 階, in the Shizutani School, and removed the words 何階、何時、何時間 from their respective lessonsAdded a note on the usage of いえいえ in the いいえ definitionImproved explanations of こちら、あちら、そちらImproved explanations of どれ and どちらAdd warning for 帰る (and similar verbs) that do not follow the godan/ichidan indicatorsAdded a small…
- Hotfix 1.00.0409 - 17 May 2026
Fixed an issue that could prevent to complete the Youko lesson objective in Kourakuen
- Hotfix 1.00.0408 - 15 May 2026
Fixed an issue that could occur in the first level (player bedroom) where the quest could be completed without unlocking the Ninja Kana minigame.Fixed another issue in that same level where the player could get blocked and be unable to pass Father.
- Hotfix 1.00.0406 - 6 April 2026
Fixed an exploit in the Sand Museum racing gameFixed an issue where François could get blocked in his cut scene in the Sand Museum racing gameChanged the icon in the duration clock puzzle to make a bit more clear the expected input in the puzzleFixed an issue with the elevator cut scene that could start automatically after going back to Hinase (or any other level with elevator) after having previously took the elevatorFixed a UI scaling issue for large screen for the Kanji combination puzzle popupローマ字 reading is now set as ローマジ instead of ローマじThe spawn point in Sand Museum is now correctly near the 入口Fixed several dialogue inaccuracies in Sand MuseumPotentially fixed a crash issue at startup occuring for some configurations for MacAdded 'どうしましたか" exemple sentence for どう entryFixed several localization issuesNote: Due to the exploit of the Sand Museum racing game, the previous leaderboar…
- Version 1.00.0400 - 30 March 2026
ChangelogNew ContentAdded the Tottori Sand Museum level with new lessons and wordsAdded an optional lesson about the usages of 大丈夫 in the Tottori Dunes levelAdded several Patrons's NPCsQuality of life improvementsYou can now check the meaning of other answers in multiple-choice questions during testsSlightly increased the allowed duration of Master ChallengesAdded Wagotabi social media links at the bottom of the Community pageAdded a warning panel before "racing" puzzle indicating that the puzzle completion is solved at the end of the puzzle, and leaving the game during the race do not save the progressAdd an indicator for "racing minigame" in the mapThe lost book side quest has been completely moved to the "Road To Takamatsu" levelJapanese material improvementsMoved ので to the conjunction lessons in KōrakuenAdded clearer explanations for the usage of から, ので, and けどRemoved the な form for…
- Hotfix 1.00.0313 - 22 February 2026
Fixed an exploit in the Road To Kurashiki #1 racing game, that could lead to completing the course in few secondsFixed an issue with the "Delete Online Data" process that in some cases did not delete fully all the player data, and prevented to register an account using the previous linked email. Fixed an issue that prevented to use the "click to move" system to push blocks in block-based puzzles (for instance in Road To Kurashiki #1)Fixed a padding issue while using big font for the description text of an item in the inventory
- Hotfix 1.00.0312 - 20 February 2026
Fixed an issue with speech bubble pause system, that could cause any cut scene to cancel (and not complete) if the pause duration of the bubble reached a pre-definided timeout limit (15sec)After resuming a speech bubble, proceed directly to the next speech bubble of the dialogue sequenceIncreased the speech bubble timeout to 30secFixed a rare softlock issue that could happen in the Saeki library first encounter cut scene
- Hotfix 1.00.0311 - 14 February 2026
Fixed a rare softlock issue that could happen in the first rival encounter in Road To TakamatsuFixed an issue making possible to access the Noh teather in Kourakuan before completing the needed quest lineImproved Yamanaka's dialogue in Konpirasan to make a bit more clear the quest next stepFixed several localization issues
