Developer Update: Ethereal Sunder almost completed & New Project Reveal
Hello everyone,
As the title of this post suggests, I’d like to talk to you about Ethereal Sunder final months of development and about what comes after it.
First, let’s talk about the expected release date of Ethereal Sunder.
Around a year ago, I told someone on Itch and my Discord server that I wanted to finish it in May 2025. Unfortunately, I’ll need to push that date to July 2025. The main reason is that I’ve asked InCloud (the game’s artist) to create new CG illustrations for the final portion of the story. The story currently lacks visuals, and I felt it would feel a bit too empty without them.
On the other hand, with the deadline to finish the game so close, I’ll stop receiving suggestions for the game and instead focus on implementing the ones that received the most support during the last year and a half.
Second, I want to let everyone know that InCloud has decided to pursue new life opportunities, which means he won’t be able to continue working on illustrations beyond what we already planned.
Because of this, there are no current plans for DLCs or additional content after the game’s release.
Finally, if you haven’t already, please consider following the game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3304760/Ethereal_Sunder/
For those of you who have already been supporting the project through Patreon or pixivFANBOX—thank you. I won’t dare ask you to purchase the game on Steam.
In fact, starting with build 0.20, if you have contributed 10 USD or more before May 2025, I’ll send you by DM the links to the remaining updates of Ethereal Sunder, even if you aren’t a member now.
From now on, the support you provide will be used on the second project, which I’ll discuss below.
But going back to the Steam version, if you’ve been waiting for the full release to buy Ethereal Sunder—or if you're unable to subscribe due to payment issues—you’ll be able to purchase the game on Steam and apply a patch to access all content.
Gaining visibility on a big platform like Steam through positive reviews is the best way to get more people to know about my work, so any support there means a lot.
That’s all for Ethereal Sunder. I’m sure there are things I didn’t cover here, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments. I’ll do my best to reply as quickly as possible.
Now, onto the second part of this post: I’d like to introduce you to my next game project.
Since I believe that anyone considering supporting it deserves a clear and in-depth explanation, I’ve prepared a detailed write-up of the project in a Google Doc, aiming for you to find it well-organized and easy to follow:
I truly hope what you read piques your interest!
That is all for this post. Thank you for your attention, and enjoy your Friday!
Comments (15)
HOLY YOU ARE WORKING WITH JT?! AWESOME
I like the concept for the new game. The corrupting a nun story has been done before, but if the execution is alright, I guess its fine. About the art, I guess you want to try something other than the flat chest. But this is a bit too much in the opposite direction for me, even at half this size she would still be stacked. I don't mind the big boobs, but after a certain point they just look too big. Maybe you could ask your artist to draw a few variants with different sizes and run a poll to see what the patreons think?
This.
Super excited for the release of the full version and the new game looks promising to me. Admittedly the protagonist being a nun does not excite me too much but I like how the game system looks and I still think the character looks cute. Expect my support for this game as well.
I’m glad you are sharing my excitement for the release of Etherea Sunder, and I appreciate that you will support me in this new project, too! I’ll work hard to make it a game that delivers the fun experience I envision.
This looks sick, I love dungeon crawlers
I'm happy to hear that! I'm gonna make sure it is one you can have fun with!
well that sucks about the artist, the art was absolutely top tier 10/10
Definitely, he is great. I'm hopeful that someday in the future we might be able to work together again to create some additional content for Ethereal Sunder. But for now, I can only wish him the best in the next chapter of his life.
Look, there's no end to other games where the protagonist has a "voluptuous" body, what set you apart, and what made me support you in the first place, was that we finally had a main character that had small breasts. With this you set yourself up to a lot of competition. Additionally, you couldn't have chosen something more cliche than that plot, especially with that character design, the Japanese has done that over and over and over again relentlessly, these past 30 years or so. The thing you have going in your favour, is that you actually finish projects within an reasonable time frame.
Thanks. I appreciate the concern and your opinion. The thing is, I love those games. The typical corruption of a nun is one of my favorite themes in hgames. I guess I’m one of the reasons creators keep using it for years. So, I decided to make one game like that myself. I’ll most likely return to do characters similar to Eilayda in future projects, but for now, I’ll focus on making Annalise's corruption adventure enjoyable.
Also super disappointed with the direction of the new project. Will support until the final build of ES, but then I will be unsubbing. Hopefully the rest of your supporters don't feel as turned off by the new protagonist as I do. Best of luck.
I do
Wait... The game is almost finished? I love what's there but it seems like the ending of is going to be super sudden and abrupt... Also super sad that the artist isn't willing to do anymore art 😭
With Eilayda able to reach lewd level 3 and the location of the origin resin known, there is little left to tell in this story. I can’t tell you how the end will go without spoiling it, but I hope it feels like a reasonable conclusion to this journey when you see it.