- [Next Fest] Demo Update: Major Expansion to The Last Leaf - 23 February 2026
Good afternoon, everyone… or good midnight, rather. Beyond the Curtains, a cozy idle game about watching the world through a window, is officially participating in the Steam Next Fest! Thank you so much for following our progress — we've been working hard, and we're excited to share what's new. Demo Update We've pushed a major update to the demo just in time for Next Fest: ・Theme 1 — The Last Leaf: Most of the main content is now available, including several story phases and an ending. ※ Some events and sound effects are still works in progress. ・Theme 2 — Scenic Tour: The opening section is now playable, along with an original track composed by artist Oli Jan specifically for this theme. If you've played a previous version of the demo, there's a lot of new content waiting for you. ─────────────────────── We'd Love Your Feedback Beyond the Curtains moves at a very different pace from mo…
- New suspense adventure "Alice's World" is out now! Guide a young girl through a desolate world to find her way home. - 30 November 2025
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2439560/_/ "Alice's World" is a 2D narrative puzzle adventure game. The story follows the protagonist, Alice, who awakens in a desolate world and hears "your" voice. You will guide her as she explores the ruins and heads toward the high tower in search of a way home. Throughout the adventure, she will encounter various characters and face difficult dilemmas. Your choices will influence Alice's growth, leading her toward different endings. Price: $12.59 (10% OFF) Playtime: 3 - 5 Hours Voice Over: Japanese Produced by Chang Heng (creator of A Light in the Dark) in collaboration with character designer Nuda, the game features voice acting by Aoyama Yoshino (voice of Hitori Gotoh in Bocchi the Rock!), bringing this story to life. You play no role but yourself. You are simply "You"—the player in front of the screen guiding her. Explore the hidden stories be…
- "Alice's World" Steam Page released, the girl hears "your" voice from in front of the screen - 6 May 2024
Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. The girl opens her eyes in a desolate world, and hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You can direct her actions, help her solve mysteries, evade dangers, and find a way to leave this place. Of course, you could also choose not to do so, or even worse, deliberately guide her to death... Just kidding, you surely wouldn't do that, right? https://store.steampowered.com/app/2439560/Alices_World/ 【Game Features】 There is no role-playing! You are yourself, sitting in front of the screen, guiding the in-game character. Explore the stories hidden behind the desolate world, unravel the truth layer by layer. Exquisite Japanese-style art and full voice acting bring an immersive experience. 【Story Rich】 https://store.steampowered.com/app/986280/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/766280/
- "Beyond the Curtains" - Cozy Game Condensing the Stories of Townsfolk - 31 January 2024
A Serene Story through the Window Forget the hustle and bustle of everyday life and immerse yourself in a tranquil story unfolding beyond the window. Leisurely observe the landscapes and passing people through the window, capturing moments of soothing tranquility. Poetry of Objects Feeling the owner's profound emotions story through the evolving objects in the room. Enjoy at Your Own Pace Liberate yourself from stress and pressure, taking control of the game's progression at your own pace. With no fear of missing anything, you can savor a delightful healing time. Add to Wishlist https://store.steampowered.com/app/2648940
- A Light in the Dark Japanese Voice Update Now Live - 15 November 2023
Thank you to all Steam users who have waited patiently for this! The Japanese voice audio update for A Light in the Dark has been pushed out today. Users who already own A Light in the Dark can enjoy the game with professional Japanese voice actresses voicing the two main heroines of this game. Isn’t it about time to load up the game and enjoy the story of A Light in the Dark once more? And for everyone who hasn’t picked it up yet, A Light in the Dark will on sale tomorrow at 10am with a 30% discount for one week to promote this major update! Japanese Voice Cast: Older Girl (CV: Kubo Yurika) Young Girl (CV: Ichinose Kana) In addition, the A Light in the Dark soundtrack has been added to the official Youtube channel of developer CreSpirit. For fans of the music, click the link below to add the soundtrack to your Youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyr9a9FYNbkFjsZsZVZ…
- A Light in the Dark Voice Update - 14 April 2023
With the recent release of A Light in the Dark on console, a number of users have been wondering as to when the Steam/PC version will be receiving an update with the Japanese text and audio option. It is in fact coming but is being delayed due to ongoing projects that the developers are working on. We'll have more details as soon as we get them. Everyone's patience is greatly appreciated. A heads up for those of you who missed the announcement, but the Japanese voice actresses, Yurika Kubo and Kana Ichinose will appear at Anime Central (May 19 - 21, 2023) this year. In addition, we will be showcasing a demo of A Light in the Dark with the Japanese voice update. If you are planning to attend this year, definitely come on out to see our guests as well as try out the new demo! For More Information: Anime Central Website - https://www.acen.org/
- âge 20th Anniversary Sale - 21 October 2019
This week marks game studio âge's 20th anniversary. What better way to celebrate than to have a sale? Starting today at 10:00 AM PST to Nov. 1, 10:00 AM PST, save 40% on any of the Muv-Luv titles on Steam. Don't miss out on this opportunity as we salute âge's 20 years of service in the gaming industry! https://store.steampowered.com/app/802880/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/802890/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/889700/ But wait, that's not all. There will be a special live broadcast on Youtube for the anniversary. The stream will go live tonight at 2:00 AM PST (6:00 PM JST). We'll have more details very soon including the Youtube link for you to watch the broadcast!
- To all A Light in the Dark player - 24 June 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32092444%2F0abafc6c4b52ebab897317c6af389269b938b9ed.jpg To all A Light in the Dark player, Hello, this is Chang Heng, the productor and script writer of A Light in the Dark. After a year of the game been released, I decided to show my true face with everyone. First, I want to clear, we have read every commends that reached us. The reason we didn’t jump out and share how we design the game often is because we believed what player understand the game is also a part of game play. And a year passed, the loneness of creating made me want to talk about it. You guys can understand it, right! “Life is not only about the immediate survival but also about poetry and gaining wider perspectives.” This is the most impressed commend that I have read. Back when I creating the characters, I kept thinking how people of big sis type will en…
- A Light in the Dark New Ending - 24 June 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32092444%2F14fd9f7d9c79932a381438429ffa383642a7bbad.jpg A Light in the Dark New Ending! The newest ending of A Light in the Dark has been finished after a year waiting. We are appreciated for all the support and patient. The new ending is a free update. It can be enjoyed with updated version. In this update, there is not much in it, but the story is what we’ve been thing and considering for a long time. Hope you guys will like it. 1. Achieved Endong0. (New ending is available when the main menu been re-new.) 2. Re-play Ending0 and select the hidden option. (Can load the previous data.) 3. Enjoy the ending film.
- Lingua Fleur: Lily Available now on Steam! - 4 April 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32092444%2F660f3885d02bb14be0f2817eb4b3dea1c8c7fd29.jpg A new yuri title called Lingua Fleur: Lily from Narrator and STORIA is now available on Steam! It’s a delicate story of love, friendship, and troubles between girls. We hope you’ll all check out the store page or perhaps give it a try~ There’s still some time left to purchase it on sale for 10% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/986280/Lingua_Fleur_Lily/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1056250/Lingua_Fleur_Lily_Original_Soundtrack/
- Steam Card is officially release - 8 August 2018
Steam Card system has been launched. You can get cards by playing the game. And the feedback for Kickstarter and new ending is in progresses. Please look forward it, and thanks for all your support!
- Bug Fixed and Future Work - 5 July 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32092444%2F476d00565a869dfc3dae51ef001c8fdf0d82a663.jpg Illustrator : F Pixiv : https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=1519905 ■Bug fixed We just release a update to fix some bugs, please update to the last version. Fixed bug: - The correction of text. - The CG collection rate. - Observed error in sometime. p.s. Blackscreen problem are still trying to fix ■Future Work As our promise in Kickstarter, we will make a epilogue. We still discuss that should be a epilogue or a new ending, however we will make it in 2018 and it will be free! In the end, thanks everyone's support, hope you like this game :D
- OST and Prologue Manga DLC Now Available - 26 June 2018
We just posted an update on Kickstarter to let everyone know that the OST and Prologue Manga DLC is now available on Steam. The artbook is currently being typeset but will be available soon. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/a-light-in-the-dark-vn-by-crespirit-storia-and-nar/posts/2222798
- Support Illustration and Bug Update - 18 June 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32092444%2F0abafc6c4b52ebab897317c6af389269b938b9ed.jpg Illustrator: F Thanks everyone's supports, the artist who drawn the prologue manga have a special illustration, hope you will like it! There have some bugs we found and still fixing now. 1. The CG collect rate maximum 79% should be 100%. 2. Sometime can observe the item does exist.
- Bug Fixed(FPS and BGM) - 16 June 2018
We have fixed the bugs below: 1.High FPS and CPU overrun. 2.Can't get BGM07 and BGM08 Please update the game and play the new game to get BGM07, play Ending1 or Ending0 to get BGM08, Sorry for those bugs and thank your support!
- Original Sound Track and Artbook - 16 June 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32092444%2Fcd5f667f6ddca96f07bae47bb426bb9ccddd1f31.jpg The support illustration drawn by Nuda, the character designer of A Light in the Dark The Original Sound Track, Artbook and Prologue Manga are translating now, we will release those when translation all done.Thank your support and hope you enjoy this game:D
- Releasing Tomorrow! - 15 June 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32092444%2F0cb8139950a2bd2fbfd451c94722dcb0719d7e0d.jpg Thank everyone's support, the game will release on 15th at 2 PM PST. Hope you can enjoy this game :D Backers will be receiving their keys in their BackerKit accounts a bit before that so be sure to check your e-mail for when the keys become available
- Development Update - 2 June 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32092444%2F18e0028f59bfa197bd4c5f3eec77090c0325f9be.jpg As it's obvious to everyone now, we've unfortunately missed our release date for A Light in the Dark. Due to delays on translation and the time it took to add in Steam achievements, we weren't able to make the end of May release. With that said though, the game build is done and will undergo QA testing on our end next week. Barring any other delays, we are aiming for an end of June release. But while we have you here, let's talk some screenshots. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32092444%2Fb34fb7dbeee34c01d1ef3ab987cc8436d48facee.jpg Here's a screenshot of the BGM mode in the game. It's confirmed that there will be 12 tracks to the game. Next up we have the CG mode screen. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcla%25E2%2580%25A6
- 11 Days Left in the Kickstarter Campaign! - 3 March 2018
We're nearing the 2/3 point of the campaign with still over 30% left to fund in the campaign. Please help spread the word and let everyone know about this wonderful game and the great physical rewards you can get as well!
- 11 Days Left in the Kickstarter Campaign! - 3 March 2018
We're nearing the 2/3 point of the campaign with still over 30% left to fund in the campaign. Please help spread the word and let everyone know about this wonderful game and the great physical rewards you can get as well!
