Hotfix for an issue some Steam Decks have with Renpy games which would cause the game to randomly freeze up for a minute

This is a maintenance release. It doesn't add any new game content.

Changes in this build include:

• Game engine updated from Renpy 7.5.1 to 7.5.3

Small update, I know. The other changes (ARM Linux support, updated Android support) aren't relevant for Steam, so not much to announce here.

This is a maintenance release. It doesn't add any new story content to the game.

Updates to the game

• game now saves on quit and automatically loads the last save when starting the game
  
• made some music transitions smoother
  
• added version number to main menu
  
• updated game engine from Renpy 7.3.2 to 7.4.11
  
• removed dead link from credits page
  
• fix for italics in German translation
  
• re-coded all sprites to take advantage of updated game engine. This removes around 300 unnecessary image references
  
• improved font rendering for bold text in Chinese, and italic/bold text in other languages

Steam-specific updates

• the game is now in separate depots for Mac, Windows 32 bit, Windows 64 bit, Linux 32 bit, and Linux 64 bit. This shaves around 50MB off the install size.
  
• implemented cloud saves

If you're unable to start the game after updating, please verify the local files.
You can do this by right clicking on the game in your Steam library and selecting Properties.
Then go to the Local Files tab and click on Verify Integrity Of Game Files.


If you have any problems with Cloud Saves, you can find local backups of the saves on your PC in the following places:
Windows: %APPDATA%/RenPy/TNLT-1486410504/
MacOS: ~/Library/RenPy/TNLT-1486410504/
Linux: ~/.renpy/TNLT-1486410504/
You can copy these files, then right click on the game in your Steam library and go to Manage -> Browse Local Files
Then go into game/saves, and paste the files you want to restore.

If you encounter any other problems, please report them on this thread.
You can also switch to the oldstable beta for the time being, but please note that saves from the new build won't work on the oldstable build.

Tomboys Need Love Too now has language support for Simplified Chinese.



*Please note that this is a big update (relative to the size of the game) and may cause old saves to no longer load at the exact point where you previously saved.

eg. The saved game may instead load at the last choice you made, or the start of that day in the game.

If you have problems with existing saves after updating, you can opt in to the TNLT beta called "old-stable", which is the version of this game prior to Chinese language support being added.

Or you can skip through the text you've already seen by pressing either Ctrl or Tab.

My Heart Grows Fonder is out now!

Available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

18+ patch is available as free DLC.

https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/892980/My_Heart_Grows_Fonder/


When his girlfriend suddenly vanished without a word, Cassius feared the worst. All communication was shut off, he had no clue where she went, and nobody seemed to be able to get ahold of her. The person closest to him disappeared, seemingly for good, and he had no way of knowing what had happened to her.

Now, without warning or fanfare, Maia has returned. What's more, the years of separation have done nothing to change how she feels about Cas. The two of them never formally broke up, and in her mind, they are still a couple.

But as the person left behind, Cas' feelings aren't so simple. After years of anguish, he has finally started to move on, and Maia's return isn't as welcome now as it would have been all that time ago.

Will Cas manage to mend his relationship with his ex-girlfriend and return to what they once had? Or will he leave the past behind and find happiness with someone else?

Tomboys Need Love Too is now available in Spanish (Intl) and German!

Please report any problems with the translation as a comment on this announcement.

Support in Spanish and German will be available for the next two weeks. After that, only English support will be available.

*Note: For English players, if there are any problems with the new build, you can opt in to the "oldstable" beta to install the previous build of this game.

Sable's Grimoire, my new visual novel, has now been released on Steam!

https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/717850/Sables_Grimoire/

Sable's Grimoire is a fantasy visual novel which takes place in a magic academy setting, and centers around the main character's interactions with a variety of demi-humans (monster girls) as he works towards his goal of becoming a renowned researcher.

Sable's Grimoire is mostly comedic. There are some elements of romance, and the occasional depiction of violence, but overall it is a light-hearted game about befriending demi-humans and helping them to resolve the issues they face while attending Amadronia Magic Academy.

The full game is 350k words (roughly 5x as long as Tomboys Need Love Too), contains 13 endings, ~50 choices, and much more.

A new build of Tomboys Need Love Too has just been released with the following improvements:

-Improved keyboard/controller support. TNLT already supported gameplay without a mouse for the most part, but there were a couple of screens (mostly the preferences screen) which didn't play well with controllers. With this update, TNLT should be just as easy to play with a controller as it is with a keyboard and mouse.

-Improved performance. The underlying engine TNLT runs on (Renpy) recently received an update focused on improving performance. While most VNs have very low system requirements, TNLT is natively 1440p, so there may be slight delays on older or low-power hardware. This update should improve performance somewhat for those players.

Please note that this update will be fairly large (relative to the total game size, that is), and doesn't include any new game content; this update is purely about technical improvements. So if you don't have any problems with in-game navigation or performance, you might want to just skip this update.

http://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/804340

Today I am pleased to announce that the demo for my upcoming visual novel, Sable's Grimoire, has been released on Steam!

Sable's Grimoire is a fantasy visual novel which takes place in a magic academy setting, and centers around the main character's interactions with a variety of demi-humans (monster girls) as he works towards his goal of becoming a renowned researcher.

Sable's Grimoire is mostly comedic. There are some elements of romance, and the occasional depiction of violence (not in the demo), but overall it is a light-hearted game about befriending demi-humans and helping them to resolve the issues they face while attending Amadronia Magic Academy.

The full game is expected to launch in July, and is significantly longer than my other games. The demo is 35k words in length (~3 hours, depending on your reading speed), with the full game clocking in at over 10x that length (spread across multiple different routes).

Development is ongoing, but nearing completion. Progress updates will continue to be posted at https://twitter.com/ZetsubouGames