- SPRKLS.exe Day 1 Release ( •͈૦•͈ )♡!!| Devlog #11 | 14.09.2026 - 14 September 2026
˗ˏˋ Day 1 Version has been revealed... ˎˊ˗Hi y'all! ( ⸝⸝´ ᵕ `⸝⸝) As promised, a huge update on August 31st. This is a whole new chunk of the story, fully covering the first day of Rin's adventures (which is ~2-3 hours of pure gameplay).What's new:A whole new storyline𓍯𓂃𓏧♡No more random playtest chapters! Help Rin get through the first day of the game's actual main storyline. Get to know the main characters, choose your favorites and get to the big party!!!A LOT of new visuals and sounds ᝰ.ᐟᯓ♪Characters, locations, gifts, UI changes, shaders, a rather huge sound overhaul and new music! Double the amount of platforming!\Since a lot of players enjoyed platforming levels, we made these sections twice as long. Now you get to choose which path to follow at night. That affects the kind of puzzles you'll need to solve and what kind of secrets you'll find... A new way to go about your day˗ˏˋ…
- DEMO REALESE DATE?????? (꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇)| Devlog #10 | 20.07.2026 - 20 July 2026
˗ˏˋ Demo release date has been revealed... ˎˊ˗Hiiiiiii!!! Huge news for all demo, release date and SPRKLS.exe enjoyers!!◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜During the recent Secret Sauce livestream, we finally announced when you’ll be able to play the demo of a cute, melancholic puzzle-platformer visual novel about friendship and the apocalypse that unfolds entirely on YOUR DESKTOP. The SPRKLS.exe demo will be available on August 31, 2026!!( ˶°ㅁ°) !! This is an extremely exciting and important moment for our team, so exciting, in fact, that we forgot to include the name of the game in the trailer... (we’re sorry)Very mysterious and cool, right...? (we’re sorry)So, the game whose demo is coming out on August 31 is... SPRKLS.exe!!!! (we’re sorry)Thank you so much to everyone who still managed to find the game and wishlisted it. It truly means a lot to us and warms our hearts!!! (we’re sorry)BTW! Now that both the dem…
- Secret Souse SECRET∘ ∘ ∘ ( °ヮ° ) ? - 16 July 2026
˗ˏˋ New Secret-Filled Data Has Been Uploaded... ˎˊ˗Hey... Come a little closer... We’ve been keeping a few secrets from you. But let’s keep this between us, okay? (¬‿¬) SPRKLS.exe is ********** at Secret Sauce ( ˶°ㅁ°) !!The first part of the secret is already out: SPRKLS.exe is taking part in Secret Sauce 2026 Secret Sauce is an indie games showcase and Steam festival full of brand-new, fancy, incredible trailers, unexpected announcements, unusual games, and all kinds of suspicious little surprises.But there’s something else we haven’t told you yet... The Secret Sauce Showcase Livestream is happening TODAY, July 16, and one of SPRKLS.exe’s secrets is hiding somewhere inside it. (˵ ¬ᴗ¬ ˵)What kind of secret? We can’t tell you that yet. That would make it significantly less secret. Spoiler!! This is a huge announcement for us.So you’d better be watching! 😈Watch the show on the Offbrand G…
- The Storyteller’s Festival & Anifilm /ᐠ. .ᐟ\ Ⳋ| Devlog #9 | 17.05.2026 - 17 May 2026
˗ˏˋ Some new updates...ˎˊ˗For everyone who loves reading, influencing the course of events, and staying up to date with the festivals we take part in...The Storyteller’s Festival 𓏲 ๋࣭ ࣪ ˖We're a little late, but today’s story is that SPRKLS.exe is taking part in The Storyteller’s Festival. Pretty advanced storytelling, we know.. This is an event dedicated to narrative adventures and intricate stories, so it felt only natural for our haunted little desktop to sneak in.Still not enough storytelling?Then you can explore a bunch of great games featured in the festival, and maybe even sign up for the SPRKLS.exe playtest. ৻( •̀ ᗜ •́ ৻)Anifilm Best Student Game ✧｡◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜✧*｡We visited the Anifilm festival in the Czech Republic, where we showed SPRKLS.exe to real people outside our computers. And then- Plot twist: SPRKLS.exe was named Best Student Game!So now this little game has a real, very o…
- InterfaceX & Playtest update (๑•ᴗ•๑) | Devlog #8 | 14.04.2026 - 14 April 2026
˗ˏˋ Downloading updates...ˎˊ˗ ˖⌕ ۫ InterfaceX ᵎ!ᵎ. . . ﹫ OK, computer user! („• ֊ •„)੭Good news for all fans of buttons, folders, cursors, and system errors: from April 27 to May 5, SPRKLS.exe will be part of InterfaceX, a festival celebrating #FakeOS games and strange, beautiful interfaces. Honestly, after playing all the games at the festival, you might just become a software developer. ⟢ If you enjoy games that turn desktops, windows, files, and digital spaces into worlds of their own, InterfaceX is full of amazing projects to discover. It’s basically a great excuse to customize your desktop without having to figure out how Linux works. ⟢ So, I will be here when you open me again ༉‧₊˚.⋆⭒˚.⋆Playtest update (•˕ •マ.ᐟAnd to celebrate, we’re launching a playtest of a new fragment of SPRKLS.exe („• ֊ •„)⟢ Here’s what awaits you:- Take a walk through the isometric city and stumble into new…
- New Playtest Version ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ ) | Devlog #7 | 26.12.2025 - 26 December 2025
˗ˏˋUpdates Are Being Downloaded… (New Version Edition)ˎˊ˗ 𓂃˗ˏˋ⟢ 𓂅 ࣪⟡̵͝ ₊ ೃ̶͂ ࿔̶̽⟡̷͛*⋆This past stretch we’ve been quietly cooking a bigger, cleaner, more “real demo” version of SPRKLS.exe.A version is now available where you can choose between two different modes and two different vibes to explore this digital world. 1. ( ˶˘ ³˘)♡ Meet sparkles! - Narrative Mode ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡)A story-focused mode where you spend one whole day with Rin and meet her best friend Sparkles, a little adorable ghost who suspiciously knowledgeable about your files.This mode is about: - dialogue + mood - exploring the desktop as a place - finding story fragments hidden in plain sightDig into their secrets, get lost in their memories, doodle all over your desktop, and grow flowers. 2. ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･Disturbing dreams... - Gameplay Mode°•ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁.⋆☾is a gameplay-oriented mode where you can immerse yourself in Rin's dreams by…
- Desctopism with Taskbar Treasure Week ➤ ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و | Devlog #6 | 08.12.2024 - 8 December 2025
˗ˏˋ Downloading updates...ˎˊ˗ 𐔌՞ ܸ.ˬ.ܸ՞𐦯 Taskbar Treasure Week ↻ ◀ || ▶ ↺Our cozy little desktop adventure has officially crawled out of the taskbar and onto the festival page. SPRKLS.exe is taking part in Taskbar Treasure Week on Steam – a celebration of cozy, idle & incremental vibes living right on your taskbar. For a whole week, the event page is full of comforting projects: background companions, clickers, gentle management games, and slow-burn story experiences. SPRKLS.exe joins them as a desktop game that turns your screen into a cozy, slightly melancholic OS, where windows, pop-ups and folders slowly open into a branching story about ghosts, friendship and nostalgia. If you’d like to sink into the atmosphere, you can sign up for the playtest on our Steam page. ⋆˙⟡A little bit about the game ♡(˃͈ ˂͈ )For those who are here for the first time, all the action in SPRKLS.exe takes…
- Winter Update °❆⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ (,,>ヮ - 4 December 2025
˗ˏˋ Updates Detected...ˎˊ˗ We are glad to see you! 𐔌*ˊᵕˋ*𐦯 We are in a hurry to tell you some good news and show new assets! 1. ･:*Midwinter spirits:｡☃︎𓏲ּThis winter, the ghostly desktop world of SPRKLS.exe has been invited to a very special corner of Steam - the Midwinter Spirits festival, a seasonal showcase of games about spirits, magic, and strange, cozy adventures.So now our game, full of ghosts, broken windows, and mysterious secrets, is on the festival page next to witches, frogs, magicians, and other suspicious creatures.Honestly, this might be the most suitable environment for SPRKLS.exe.Huge thanks to Ivy Juice Games for the opportunity to find our place on Steam during this mysterious time between Halloween pranks and cozy winter holidays. 2. ⏻ SPRKLS.exe Playtest˖⌕ ۫ . . . ﹫system update:access to SPRKLS.exeThese long winter evenings are the perfect time to disappear into…
- Devlog #4 .𖥔 ݁ ˖⸜(˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)⸝ ༄| 30.09.2026 - 30 September 2025
˗ˏˋ Updates Are Being Downloaded... ˎˊ˗ Hello everyone!(„• ֊ •„)੭ We're excited to show you what we've been working on these past few weeks! From new artwork to behind-the-scenes dev tools. Let's take a look!₊˚⊹ ࿔ 1. ᯓ ✈︎The Digital City Has Evolved⋆˚࿔𖠿 Now it's not just a backdrop - it's a real metropolis with residents, infrastructure, entertainment, and secrets waiting to be uncovered. ٩(^ᗜ^ )وPhantom Residents ⋆˙⟡ )~'o')~The city is now alive with... well, afterlife! Ghosts wander between points of interest, stop to socialize, and sometimes form mysterious flocks. Sometimes they watch you, didn't you want to feel like the main character? Would you behave differently if you were a ghost? Maybe we'll find out later... New Urban Areas for Our Ancient Inhabitants ༘⋆⛐We've expanded the skyline , weaving new streets between old glitches and building houses where light bleeds through pixe…
- Devlog #3 ٩(˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶ )੭ .ˊˎ-✧| 12.09.2025 - 12 September 2025
˗ˏˋConnection reestablished. Downloading new data…ˎˊ˗ Hey, are you there?|˶˙ᵕ˙ )ﾉﾞ It's been a while and we have a lot to catch up on in this devlog! For the past few months, we've been focused on creating a brand-new vertical slice: polishing minigames, designing platforming levels, adding new dialogues, visuals and even multiple endings! The result? Over an hour of polished, playtested gameplay that we'll be building upon until release! Let's go deeper! ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜ 1. ⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆New Character & Midnight Hangout⋆ ☾ ﾟ｡⋆Say hello to Bar Syberia, a neon-drenched location that only appears when the digital moon is high. It's the perfect place to unwind, dance and meet some strange new faces. Like Cyra, a mysterious loner that might know a little too much about the world around... It's better to be on her good side, and she might just share her secrets. Or not. 2. (❀ˆᴗˆ) Make & Break Friendships (•…
- Devlog #2 (´,,•ω•,,)♡ | 26.06.2025 - 26 June 2025
Hey everyone! It's been a while since we've posted an update, but we have been working hard all this time! Here's a quick rundown of all we've accomplished last month: 1. New mechanic! Remember procedural windows destruction? From now on, when you destroy a window, you store its pixels as a resource which you can spend later to repair other windows! Certain windows will work only when repaired, others might disappear if you break them too much... 👾2. Another new feature! We added a fully working messenger in our game! Now different characters will randomly send you messages and publish posts on their personal pages. Not only will this make the digital world of SPRKLS.exe feel more alive, but your responses also affect your in-game relationships and advance the story further (´｡• ᵕ •｡)3. Mirrors OS got an upgrade! Now you can open its File Explorer and get access to different system fil…
- Devlog #1 (๑>◡ - 20 May 2025
(*≧▽≦)ﾉｼ)) Hey everyone! ヾ(´∀｀)ﾉ Here’s a little update on what we did last week! 1. It’s been a week since our official announcement on Steam, hooray! We’ve been pretty active on all socials, promoting our trailer, making short-form content, and posting all sorts of sneak peeks on new features 👀 We’re at 4.2k views on YouTube and 1.2k views on TikTok after only a week of posting, which is incredibly motivating! There will be even more content in the near future, so make sure to follow us everywhere (o^^)o 2. We keep working on seamless transitions between different windows in the game! Traveling in and out of windows feels much more natural and smooth now, and our goal is to make it possible under any circumstances. This way, our main character will be able to get to places never explored before... 3. New feature! Right now we’re working on a procedural destruction system for the wind…
- SPRKLS.exe ON STEAM - 12 May 2025
Hey! 👻 Are you there...? Welcome! (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧ After over half a year of development, SPRKLS.exe is now available to wishlist on Steam! What is SPRKLS.exe? A terrifyingly cozy screen-life adventure set in a virtual world full of friends, adventures and mystery. SPRKLS.exe runs on our brand-new Necrosoft Mirrors OS — a system that mimics your everyday computer: you can close, open and move around windows, drag and drop files, write console commands, all the normal stuff. Nearly everything on-screen is interactive: Smack a ball with a window and watch it fly! Slice bugs with your cursor! Or store entire apps in your inventory for later! Although it's pretty fragile for some reason, so be sure not to break or wreck anything, or else the game might break out of bounds... Who knows, what will happen then... As of this moment we are a completely independent team but we're planning to pitc…
