- Development Status Update #019 - Frieda is Changing - 1 October 2026
At long last, we're alive again!It's finally spooktober and with that we're back from the grave!Since our last update a lot has happened, so let's get right into it:GamescomFor the first time ever we were able to show off our game at the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom!It was an amazing experience, we met a bunch of great people and got a ton of great feedback.We've already added a lot of it into the game, and we're looking forward to adding more and more feedback down the line.We almost all got sick right afterwards, but it was more than worth it!DevelopmentWe've been very busy with getting more and more final content into the game and starting polish-passes to the first in-game day.A lot of the changes or updates to existing assets, dialog clean-up, or small gameplay tweaks.So the only number that really gives an idea of what's been going on is the number of commits since our last updat…
- The Choices Matter Festival hosted by TELLTALE GAMES (!!) is starting soon! - 10 August 2026
We're excited to announce that the "Choices Matter Festival" hosted by the legendary studio Telltale Games is kicking off! When we were approached by Telltale we couldn't really believe our eyes: THE studio of episodic narrative games, which we've all played a ton of, is not only hosting an event, but we get to be part of it? Is this a dream or some sick joke?! Nope! It's real, and here and amazing.It starts at 10AM PTD / 1PM EDT / 6PM BST right here:https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Choices-Matter-Festival If you haven't yet, nows a great time to check out the demo for Frieda is Changing and even get your name into the game (not just the credits, in the actual game) by late-pledging to our Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mucksgames/frieda-is-changing But it's also a great time to check out some of the other games!One of our personal recommendations: From Ruins It's…
- Development Status Update #018 - Frieda is Changing - 27 July 2026
Back to the old grindWhat's new?Last week we finally got back to working on Frieda and adding more and more content! Here's an overview: 21 visual assets 23 git commits 3 reworked and cleaned up dialogs 3 new panel-cutscenes Our composer has also been working on the music for the ending(s) and it is shaping up to be amazing This week we're continuing to add more content but also get some things ready for Gamescom (maybe some exclusive Gamescom Merch?) Meme of the week (it's fun to stay at the...): What's up? Join our Discord Join the Newsletter Follow Frieda is Changing on our social media channels:Instagram TikTok YouTube Bluesky or just say high at [email protected]
- Development Status Update #017 - Frieda is Changing - 20 July 2026
A week of working on new conceptsWhat's new?Weekly update will now be permanently moved to Monday, since it makes it easier to talk about what happened the week before (and not having to write it while we might still be working on things). With that out of the way, last week we didn't add anything to Frieda is Changing, but rather put together a pitch deck and some other filing to apply for funding for our next games (yes, plural)! We can't reveal anything too official just yet, but we might show something small in a few weeks. Or not. We'll see. But we do think fans of our first game "The Bear" will be especially happy about it ;) Oh, and almost forgot: we'll be showing Frieda is Changing at Gamescom this year! If you happen to be there yourself, stop by and say hi! We'll have the demo and some physical goodies waiting for you ;) Meme of the week: What's up? Join our Discord Join the N…
- Development Status Update #016 - Frieda is Changing - 12 July 2026
More and more progress on the gameWhat's new?A week full of "just working on the game", so much so that this update is a bit late. Here's a quick rundown of what we got done this week: 31 visual assets50 git commits3 reworked and cleaned up dialogstwo new panel-cutscenes addedWhat's next?We'll be spending the week working on the pitch for our next game. We're already extremely excited to share more about it with you, but that will still be a while... Meme of the week (based on true events): What's up? Join our Discord Join the Newsletter Follow Frieda is Changing on our social media channels:Instagram TikTok YouTube Bluesky or just say high at [email protected]
- Development Status Update #015 - Frieda is Changing - 3 July 2026
Finally just working on the game againWhat's new?Our Kickstarter Campaign is over (an we've almost reached 20k€!!) and we've been doing a lot of work on the game! If you missed the campaign deadline, you can still get some rewards via late pledges! If you have any question about those you can always e-mail us or head over to our discord. Production-wise, this week we added:23 visual assets36 git commits2 reworked and cleaned up dialogsthe longest panel cutscene of the game is now playable and (spoiler alert) feels amazingWhat else?We've started work on the concept of our next game! This is all still very fresh, and we're only putting in a bit of time (enough to apply for a funding grant). Of course our main focus is still Frieda is Changing and progress on this game will never suffer because of other projects
- Development Status Update #014 - Frieda is Changing - 19 June 2026
Finally just working on the game againWhat's new?After a long time of being spread thin with Kickstarter, Steam Events and in-person events we finally had a week of just working on the game.This week we had:~30 final assets37 git commits1 reworked dialog2 1/2 reworked puzzlesWhat else?We're steadily reaching stretch goals over at our kickstarter, if you wawnt to check it out. There's some pretty neat rewards waiting for you!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mucksgames/frieda-is-changing What's next?We're finally back in the flow of making progress on the game an we won't stop anytime soon!And it might be getting a bit too hot in Germany, but we've just refurnished our basement office, so it's now cozy and cool! (don't judge to furniture mix, it was all free!) What's up? Join our Discord Join the Newsletter Follow Frieda is Changing on our social media channels:Instagram TikTok YouTub…
- Development Status Update #013 - Frieda is Changing - 12 June 2026
Attending Events and still trying to get work doneWhat's new?This week we've been travelling through Germany to attend some events (sadly not expos), so work on Frieda has been a bit slow. Nevertheless we were still able to create some new cutscenes, fix a few bugs that were found in the new demo and refurnish our office!What else?Our Kickstarter has been succesfully funded! It'll still be going for a while though, so if you want to grab a Steam Key early (and for less than at launch!) you still have the chance: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mucksgames/frieda-is-changing What's up? Join our Discord Join the Newsletter Follow Frieda is Changing on our social media channels:Instagram TikTok YouTube Bluesky or just say high at [email protected]
- How we create our puzzles @ Women Led Games + Weekly Update #12 - 5 June 2026
Behind the ScenesWe were part of the Women Led Games Showcase 2026 and created a little developer deep dive! In the exclusive video we created for the event Luzie, the games director and artist and Clara, the games designer and programmer, go over what goes into creating a puzzle-scene in Frieda is Changing. Along the way you'll get to see some of our (arguably large) mind-maps and whiteboards we use to keep track of everything. Kickstarter Our Kickstarter Campaign was funded within less thatn 72 hours!!We're overwhelmed by the support we've gotten and are excited to see where we go from here. We have a bunch of stretch goals we'd really like to reach, since we want to make the game as great as possible. The campaign will be live until July 2nd, so go check it out! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mucksgames/frieda-is-changing Working on the gameEven though all that was going on thi…
- Our Kickstarter is LIVE! - 2 June 2026
Hi everyone! It's been a while since our last update, since we've been busy producing new content for the game and preparing a lot for some upcoming events. Aaaaand of course working on our Kickstarter Page! The campaign is now live and you can check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mucksgames/frieda-is-changing There are some really cool rewards, you can get you name and/or likeness into the game, pick a naming option for the cat and even get a super limited Frieda is Changing sweatshirt (hand-made with lots of love by out programmer Clara
- Development Status Update #011 - Frieda is Changing - 24 April 2026
Inventory and PuzzlesWhat's new?We've reworked the layout of the inventory, further expanded the save system and done some design reworks on a few puzzles.We've also updated our backlog of things we want to add to the game, to give more backstory and flavor. Here's the numbers of things we've been up to in numbers:3 new final assets 58 git commits4 puzzle redesignsWhat's else?Our Kickstarter is growing again, we're now at 222 ( :champagne_glass: ) followers! If you want to join them, here's the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mucksgames/frieda-is-changingWe can't give any specific info yet, but we're also preparing for a few steam events and showcases. We're really excited about all of them but will have to wait to give you details until the embargos are lifted.Meme of the week: What's up? Join our Discord Join the Newsletter Follow Frieda is Changing on our social media chan…
- Development Status Update #010 - Frieda is Changing - 17 April 2026
Save games and Story EditsWhat's new?We're entering a long phase of the development, as we're starting to polish up a bunch of parts of the game before adding new content. Clara has been expanding the save system, allowing you to jump to specific chapters that have been unlocked and adding general load-options to make playing but also testing the game lot easier.I've been going over story beats and puzzles to find unclear parts, where puzzles can be expanded, added or left out and how we can tie certain plots together.Luzie has been creating a bunch of assets to make some of the most interesting places of Rausching come to life.It's becoming a bit less interesting to measure what we're doing in numbers, but we'll keep at it (and maybe add new categories when it makes sense):4 new final assets (and big ones!)17 git commitsWhat's else?A huge thank you to all the people that took the time…
- Development Status Update #009 - Frieda is Changing - 10 April 2026
Spring cleaning (it's spring, right?)What's new?This weeks has been more about housekeeping and less adding new things. We reworked a puzzle, created new assets and did a complete (fresh) breakdown of open tasks.So less new stuff and more cleaning up old stuff/preparing new stuff. Which is also important!5 new sketch assets2 new final assets 22 git commits6 new minutes of gameplay (but also removed a few minutes, since we reworked a puzzle)Our Kickstarter page has now reached 185 pre-followers. If you haven't yet, now's a great time to send it to friends and family!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mucksgames/frieda-is-changingWhat's else?There are also still some spots left for the playtest!If you want to get your hands on an early version of the game and help us make it better, comment or hit us up on DIscord.Meme of the week: What's up? Join our Discord Join the Newsletter Follow…
- Development Status Update #008 - Frieda is Changing - 3 April 2026
CooooonteeeentWhat's new?Well would you look at that, I missed a week! I was on vacation but Luzie and Clara have been very busy bees over the last two weeks, here's the progress since last time: 8 new sketch visual assets12 new final visual assets 76 git commits17 new minutes of gameplay Oh, and what's this, our Kickstarter Prelaunch Page? And it's already at 179 followers?! Amazing! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mucksgames/frieda-is-changing What's next?Playtests! We're expanding playtests soon to get more feedback on longer playsessions. If you'd like to be included you can comment here or head over to our discord! Spots will be limited, but there will me larger playtests in the future! Meme of the week: What's up? Join our Discord Join the Newsletter Follow Frieda is Changing on our social media channels:Instagram TikTok YouTube Bluesky or just say high at [email protected]
- Development Status Update #007 - Frieda is Changing - 20 March 2026
CooooonteeeentWhat's new?A packed week comes to an end, full of helping people move, doing some external work and squeezing in work on Frieda wherever possible. We made some steady progress: 10 new sketch visual assets :pencil2:32 git commits :computer:7 new minutes of gameplay :joystick: We've also applied to show our game at the Indie Arena during Gamescom!Our Kickstarter pre-launch page is now at 131 followers! If you know anyone you think would like Frieda make sure to send them the link :) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mucksgames/frieda-is-changing What's next?Content, content, content. And some more playtesting. In case you're curious, this is what a "work in progress" level looks like: In the coming weeks we're also planning a longer in-depth post about what goes into creating a level: from the very first sketch to implementing last polish steps. Meme of the week: What's u…
- Development Status Update #006 - Frieda is Changing - 13 March 2026
We're back to adding content to the game!What's new?We've reworked the very first scene we built as a vertical slice for the game! Because of that we're on the lower end numbers-wise, but used the week to get some important admin stuff done (of course we haven't been procrastinating those, why would you even think that?)4 new sketch visual assets ✏️2 new final visual assets 🖌️8 git commits 💻10 new minutes of gameplay (technically 0, since it already existed before) 🕹️small fixes all around the game 🛠 Our kickstarter pre-launch page is now at 103 followers! If you'd like to be notified when it launches you can follow here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mucksgames/frieda-is-changing What's next?Next week it's back to brand new scenes! We've added some smaller changes to the story that'll make everything come together even better! By the way, here's an updated look at the hut fro…
- Frieda is part of the Womens Day Sale 2026! - 6 March 2026
The Women's Day Sale Event is back for 2026 and we're happy to announce that Frieda is Changing will be part of it! Check out our demo, (maybe) livestreams with us and all the other amazing games by women led studios. https://store.steampowered.com/sale/womensdaysale2026
- Development Status Update #005 - Frieda is Changing - 6 March 2026
We're back to adding content to the game!What's new?Here's what's been going on with Frieda is Changing this week:24 new sketch visual assets ✏️4 new final visual assets 🖌️60 git commits 💻8 new minutes of gameplay (semi-speedrunning) 🕹️small fixes all around the game 🛠 Our kickstarter pre-launch page is picking up some steam, we're now at 81 followers! Don't forget to check it out yourself:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mucksgames/frieda-is-changing What's next?Next week we're heading back into the first scene we ever built for the game and reworking the interaction systems from back in the day. Here's a look at the scene: Meme of the week (yes, I will be playing all weekend): What's up? Join our Discord Join the Newsletter Follow Frieda is Changing on our social media channels:Instagram TikTok YouTube Bluesky or just say high at [email protected]
- Development Status Update #004 - Frieda is Changing - 27 February 2026
We've inserted a week of polish of a new demo!What's new?This week was a bit different, since we focused on polishing parts of the game that are part of an extended demo we have planned.Because of this there's not the usual list of things we did (although we did have 48 git commits and a handful of new visual assets).For all the german speakers: I (Julius) was invited to be on the podcast "OK Cool" with Dom Schott and got to talk a bit about Frieda is Changing, The Bear and our studio in general.You can check it out here or anywhere you listen to podcasts (https://okcool.space/warum-ein-indie-studio-das-auteur-spiel-a-la-kojima-nach-deutschland-bringen-will-ok-cool-trifft-julius-dorsel/)We're now at 65 followers on our kickstarter pre-launch page (slow and steady wins the race, right?)! If you haven't yet you can check it out here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mucksgames/frieda-i…
- Development Status Update #003 - Frieda is Changing - 20 February 2026
We're making steady progress on the game and it's getting longer and longer!What's new? We've worked on some backend parts of the game and of course continued adding more content: 15 new sketch visual assets 25 new final visual assets39 git commits6 new minutes of gameplay (no puzzles in this one)progress in the localization system and scene consistency We also reached 50 followers on our kickstarter pre-launch page this week! Don't forget to check it out here: Frieda is Changing: A Detective Point & Click Adventure by Mucks!Games — Kickstarter What's next?We're continuing our work on adding more and more content to the game. We've also gotten some great feedback from community members on our discord that we're looking to implement. There are also some pretty exciting steam events we've applied to in the hopes of Frieda is Changing reaching a larger audience. What's up? Join our Discord…
