- Fall in Love Visual Novel Steam Festival is live! - 1 September 2026
Fall in love with visual novels from September 1-9 in the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival!Upwards, Rain! is currently taking part in the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival, a Steam festival dedicated to romance visual novels from around the world, hosted by yours truly! From September 1-9 you can find over 200 visual novels in the festival, ranging from discounted games, new demos, and more~Several of our visual novels are on sale for the event! And you can try out the demos for our upcoming games as well~
- 1.3.3 - Achievement Hotfix - 10 July 2026
This is a tiny update to hopefully fix an error some users playing the game in other languages would encounter. Thank you for supporting us! Fixed an encoding error on the achievement screen which would (occasionally) cause Ren'Py to crash.
- “Upwards, Rain!” — Chinese localization update Now Available - 26 June 2026
Thank you for your continued support of Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells! The official Chinese version is now available.The Chinese version is currently available at a 40% launch discount. An additional 10% discount is also applied when purchasing the bundle.On the outskirts of a small village stands a massive tree whose canopy disappears far above the clouds. While grand in appearance, its interior houses the humble Mortem Post—a post office that receives and delivers letters from those who have passed on.We invite you to join Rain and Mila on their journey as they face the challenges ahead and gradually approach the long-undelivered “final message,” witnessing a story of love and farewell unfold toward its conclusion.New BundlePlease Be Happy × Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of FarewellsUpwards, Rain! - Deluxe EditionFAQQ: Do I need to purchase the Chinese version separatel…
- “Upwards, Rain!”- Official Chinese Release Postponement - 9 June 2026
Dear players,Thank you for your ongoing support for the Official Chinese of Upwards, Rain!Our team has been working hard on localization, polishing in-game texts and fixing text bugs. However, we discovered unresolved wording issues and system glitches during final inspection. To bring you a better experience, we decide to delay the launch:New time: 11:00, June 26, 2026 (UTC+8)We sincerely apologize for the delay.We want to ensure a polished first release for Chinese players. We will continue optimization and look forward to seeing you on June 26.Thanks for your understanding and support.If you enjoy Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells, we would greatly appreciate it if you could share it with others and follow our social media channels for the latest updates and news.
- Upwards, Rain! Official Chinese Version Out June 10 – 40% Launch Discount - 20 May 2026
Thank you all for your continued support and interest in Upwards, Rain! We’re excited to share some wonderful news with everyone today.After a period of localization work, the game’s official Chinese version will launch on June 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM (UTC+8).To celebrate the release, the Chinese version will be available at a 40% launch discount — the lowest price ever.At the same time, Upwards, Rain! will also be released in a bundle together with Please Be Happy. Purchasing the bundle will grant an additional 10% discount on top of the existing sale price.We warmly invite everyone to add Upwards, Rain! to your wishlist and follow our community channels for future updates.The journey of Rain and Mila, walking together toward the blue sky beyond the rain, is waiting for your witness as well.
- Emotional Yuri Game “Upwards, Rain!” Chinese Version in Development - 16 April 2026
Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells, developed by Studio Élan, is a story-driven game that blends visual novel elements with puzzle-adventure gameplay.On the outskirts of a small village stands a massive tree whose canopy disappears far above the clouds. Beneath its grand exterior lies the humble Mortem Post—a place that receives and delivers letters from those who have passed on, carrying with them words left unsaid.✨ We’re deeply honored to announce that the official Chinese version of Upwards, Rain! is now in development, with a release planned for the first half of this year. ✨Thank you for your patience and support. We’ll continue to share updates as we bring this story of love, loss, and farewell to more players.Add Upwards, Rain! to your wishlist, and join Rain and Mila on a gentle journey through memories, messages, and the feelings that linger even after goodbye.
- Upwards, Rain! Trading cards+point items available! - 7 January 2026
Hello! It's with an abundance of joy that we're announcing that Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells now has Steam trading card support! Collect cards to earn a badge some stamps for your Steam profile, and represent Rain with a variety of animated avatars, backgrounds, emoji and more (note: these are also available in the points shop)!We couldn't have managed this update without your support! Un-limiting profile features on smaller games can be a challenging hurdle to overcome, and it wouldn't have happened without all of you! We hope you have fun customizing your profile with these knick-knacks from Vitae!
- News from the Post - 30 November 2025
Hello! We've recently hosted a livestream dedicated to news related to Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells! This digest handily summarizes the event, going over announcements both big and small!A new website dedicated to miscellaneous creative works related to Upwards, Rain! was unveiled. Things like individual short stories, dev logs, etc will be posted here! It's launched with a couple dev logs and short stories. This is also the new home of the Upwards, Rain! The Scattered Letters of Vitae comic. You can check it out here!On the subject of the comic, the second chapter is available to read now on the site! A voice patch for Upwards, Rain! is on the way! This is a total remastering of the voice over audio and should even out volumes quite a bit. Rain's Telegram Service, an event where we asked people to send in questions for Rain to answer on social media will finally be happe…
- Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival has started! - 24 September 2025
The first Fall in Love Visual Novel festival has started! Enjoy 200+ romance-themed visual novels from over 100 visual novel developers, hosted by us!Upwards, Rain! is on sale for the festival~Our other yuri games are also in the festival, with some being on sale! Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery, our very next yuri visual novel, releases on September 30th and has a demo you can try now!
- 1.0.1 - Onwards, Rain! Patch Notes - 9 July 2025
Hello, everyone! Thank you for all of the kind words and support this past week! Today we'll be addressing a number of bugs and issues (and acknowledge the ones we couldn't address in time for today's patch). Check out the full notes below! (This changelog includes all updates and hotfixes since release) Patch ContentsDefault volumes for various mixers were setVarious animations are touched up or fixed (especially in the case of the second puzzle!)Instances where the wrong layout for textboxes were being used was fixed. (Begone, textboxes stacking upon each other in the middle or chibi sprites showing over the regular scripting!)Especially long text on the confirmation screen has been resized downAchievement progress is now visible within the Extras screen directlyMinor grammatical or text appearance errors fixed (content unchanged)Fixed a rare issue where the game would crash after lea…
- Upwards, Rain! is out now! - 1 July 2025
Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells is now playable on Steam!Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells is a cute puzzle adventure visual novel in a fantasy post office run by birds, exploring how trust and love can perform miracles. Deciding to break protocol to lend a helping wing, a flighty little courier takes a skittish girl on an adventure through the inner workings of a mysterious post office to search for a letter that may not even exist.With the use of her trusty stamp collection, help Rain solve problems and navigate the post office to find a letter that was never delivered. Use disguises, sneak around the sorting rooms, cheer each other up—it's up to you to find the way through together!This puzzle visual novel hybrid was developed by the creative directors of Twofold, a slice-of-life college aged romance visual novel about relationships. Upwards, Rain! is voice acte…
- Upwards, Rain! Complete Edition and Plushie Announcement! - 13 March 2025
Hello, everyone! We’ve got some really, really, really exciting news to share with you today! Thanks to all of the love and support everyone has shown towards our little jam game, we’re thrilled to announce that Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells is getting a complete edition, launching July 1st on Steam and itch.io! The complete edition includes a lot of exciting things, such as fully illustrated side stories featuring each of the characters, new and revamped puzzles, a totally brand new ui, overhauled (and additional!) art and full English voice acting! We’ve actually got a trailer to share going over the new details! Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells voice cast Rain - Beth Pierce Mila - Mel Valentine Mizore - William Maloy Neve - Elissa Park Caile - Vyn Vox The Steam page includes a bunch of new screenshots with some updated art! Please consider leaving us a wishli…
