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September 2024: Demo 2.0 Development BTS [Legacy Update]
🕑 Added 2025-07-27 23:46:34 +0000 UTCCome see how the sausage was made! Here's a legacy update where we discussed using placeholders and other behind-the-scenes development from Demo 2.0!
Welcome to the September update!
We've got some exciting teasers to share with you today š
Illustration Sneak Peek
āTruth or dare?ā š²
As we've mentioned in past interviews, all of our monstrous love interests are doomed unless you're on their route. In fact, you might even catch a glimpse of their tragic fates when romancing other characters. Poor Leander is no exception, and just like the rest, his demise is... well, mostly his own fault.
Got any guesses as to what his undoing might be? š¤
Demo Update Teaser
Many of you brilliant people have correctly guessed that weāre in the process of updating our demo! You are very perceptive and we are mildly afraid of you.
We are incredibly grateful for all the feedback youāve given us on the existing TOUCHSTARVED demo, and based on your thoughts and feelings, weāve decided to polish certain demo scenes, add more choices, and make adjustments to the origins. The screenshot weāve posted above features one of many changes in progress! 
Weāve posted sneak peeks of other updates on socials, but here is an āØexclusiveāØ look at one of Leanderās polished scenes. Weāre very excited to get your reactions with this quality increase, and of course have been keeping your feedback in mind for the full routes as well! š„
Placeholder Backgrounds
A little behind-the-scenes glimpse for you: while our writing and art teams are hard at work, placeholders are the unsung heroes of development. They keep everything running smoothly in the meantime.
not!Kuras writes poetry and it is very depressing.
Youāve already met not!Kuras, one of our NPC placeholdersā¦ but did you know we use placeholders for literally everything else?
āAis, you live like this?ā (echoes, because thereās no furniture)
Yes, thatās a sneak peek into Aisās room... for now. This image is a placeholder we donāt even own, but it lets our writers get cracking on scripts, transitions, camera effects, and more while the actual art is still in progress.
not!Vere is an instagram influencer and Iām 100% getting scammed by him.
This is a beautiful combo of a placeholder background with a placeholder sprite. What do you think of Vereās cousin? š¼
One of the most rewarding parts of game development is seeing everything click into place. Final assets come together like puzzle pieces, creating the immersive experience that started as just a vision in our heads. Of course, it takes a lot of coordination across our multi-disciplinary team to stay true to that vision, but itās a challenge we gladly accept!
yikes !
Since we gave you a funny dev screenshot, hereās something more ominous: Sure, youāre a survivor... but can you survive this? šš¤
Thatās All For Now!
That wraps up our September update! We canāt wait to share more with you soon.
Got questions? Reach out to us at redspring.helpdesk@gmail.com š
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