Another AHITR Anniversary - The Sixth One!

Hey, folks! It’s been another year already - this one really flew by fast!

Unlike last year, we don't have any extravagant offerings for y'all this time. To be honest, we wanted to offer some, but couldn't make them in time for the date, so you'll have to wait a bit. For now, let's make do with just the post.

A Year in Review

The twelve updates since last May brought a lot with them. There’s been character growth, there’s been lots of story and plenty of lessons learned.

We’ve dug deeper into some of the big personal stuff - Lyriel’s family and all the secrets that came with them, Cait’s parents and that whole messy business of the Heist, and, of course, Naomi finally starting to confront her own baggage instead of just… repressing it harder (hey, we take what we can get!).

We added new features and mechanics to the game. Some of them were good, some of them were meh. That said, I'm still proud of what the team did with the The Heist, even if this event wasn't as exciting for you folks.

In the beginning of 2025 we ran a few polls, and your feedback has been super valuable. You folks wanted more of the fun stuff - the Actions, the Alchemy minigame and everything that comes with it. And I'll be honest, we're very happy that you feel this way. It’s been fun for us too to dive into those smaller, lighthearted bits that don't drag on for too long and let the world of the game breathe a little more. 

Also, y’all really liked Demure Naomi. Like, really liked her. Maybe she’ll get to show that side of her again in the future. We kind of loved the idea of flipping the usual dynamics around, so don’t be surprised if we mess with that a bit more. Confident Cait? Non-Sarcastically-Meek Rae? Could be fun to turn things upside down now and then.

Going Forward

As much fun as it was, it's time to dig back into the deeper stuff too - hence the continuation of Rae’s storyline. There’s a lot more coming, not just for Rae, but for the whole crew. This year’s going to be a big one on the story front, and we’ve still got plenty of mysteries to uncover.

For the next update (Alpha should be out sometime next week) Yona’s getting a bit of love. Her story really needs some momentum, and we're all in on building it up. Feels like the right time to let her stretch her legs a little and see what she does with it.

Apart from that, as I said in the beginning, we’ve got a number of things in the works, but we’re keeping it under wraps for now. We might have teased a few bits and pieces here and there (or maybe we didn’t 👁️🫦👁️), so, feel free to start guessing what we’re cooking up.

In any case, thank you folks for your support! As always, it's a pleasure to make a game for you, and here’s to making the next year in AHITR the best one yet!