MisheruMaxis

Hi everyone, and welcome to my 2nd Dev Log for Chapter 2 (22nd in total since I began doing these)! I’ve officially come back from my trips and taken some time off from development to recharge. And honestly, while I did feel a huge amount of FOMO while away from my PC, it was incredibly necessary. P

Hello everyone, and welcome to the official first Dev Log for Chapter 2! Chapter 1's release has been a success! The Darkness Within is now indexed on itch, and I was met with being featured in the Popular section, even alongside titles I deeply respect. That feels like a huge win already. If you en

Hi everyone, and welcome to my 20th Dev Log! Well, well, well. What a milestone! If anyone had told me at the beginning of this journey that this project would actually see the light of day, I probably would have just said, "Well... I really hope so!" And now, here we are. Wow. I know I get emotiona

Hi everyone, and welcome to my 19th Dev Log! We're approaching 20 of these, and I get a bit melancholic thinking about how far I've come, from a simple idea to where we are now. Sometimes, just taking that first step is all it takes to pursue a dream. That said, it hasn't been a walk in the park; it

Hi everyone and welcome to my 16th Dev Log! These past two weeks have been an absolute whirlwind of productivity. If you told me a few months ago that I’d actually enjoy animating, I would have laughed. Keyframing every single movement to make it look natural instead of robotic used to feel like ali

Hi everyone and welcome to my 15th Dev Log! Before we descend into the shadows of today's update, I am incredibly thrilled to share some great news. Thanks to your incredible support, The Darkness Within has secured 4th place for the Most Anticipated Game of 2026 at the GSL Awards! Knowing the absol

Hi everyone and welcome to my 14th Dev Log! Frist of all, I wanted to make everyone aware of an ongoing AVN Award hosted by GameStoryLog, a website dedicated to AVNs. It's an amazing page developed and maintained by fellow Developers, which is slowly gaining popularity. It's 100% worth checking out.

Hi everyone and welcome to my 13th Dev Log! Development is hitting a steady, aggressive rhythm. I’ve spent these last two weeks conquering a personal "final boss": Animations. What I once feared would be a technical nightmare has become an incredibly fun way to bring these characters to life. Enough

Hi everyone and welcome to my 12th Dev Log! I’m introducing a Progress Percentage to these updates so you can track exactly where The Darkness Within stands. This covers the final polish of the Prologue and the ongoing production of Chapter 1. Prologue: 100% Chapter 1: 10% => 33% (a 23% increase fro