🔧 SlutCraft — next stage of development

In our last post, we explained why we returned to SlutCraft's first chapters.

Now we'd like to give you a small glimpse of our plans.

We don't want to just add new content on top of the existing game. Our goal is to make SlutCraft a more cohesive, convenient and modern project, while keeping everything you originally fell in love with.

SlutCraft became Shadow Portal's first big story, and now we want to gradually make the game a more integral part of that world and prepare it for the next stage of its development.

One of the goals of this stage also remains a possible Steam release. We're not ready to promise a result yet, but we already understand the amount of work it will take.

Here's what we're working on.

📖 Story

A new introduction.
We're completely reworking the intro so it better introduces the story and immediately sets the direction for SlutCraft.

A more cohesive story.
We're revisiting the motivation behind some plotlines and the connections between events. We want the elements we introduce to actually develop and not disappear from the story without explanation.

Characters.
Some characters will receive additional changes, and we'll gradually shift focus toward the original characters and the Shadow Portal world.

🎮 Gameplay

More interactivity.
In some places the game stays within the familiar VN rhythm for too long. We see opportunities to add small gameplay moments and mini-games that will break up the playthrough.

Skipping already-seen scenes.
We're adding a full scene-skip system. This is especially important for repeat playthroughs and situations where the player needs to return to a specific moment.

Clearer progress.
We want to make it easier for the player to understand which scenes have already been completed and which events are still available.

Mini-games..
The existing mini-games will get improvements, and we plan to make some new mechanics part of the core gameplay experience.

Achievements.
We'll add an achievement system so that exploring SlutCraft becomes another distinct way to engage with the game.

🎭 Content

New scenes.
We continue planning new scenes and small events that will expand the existing story.

Sequels to iconic scenes.
Some SlutCraft moments are so memorable to us and to you that we want to return to them. For example, "Stuck in Wall" may get a sequel.

🌍 Localization

We want to do more than just add more languages.

The texts will go through additional editing so that localization conveys not only the meaning of the original, but the gameplay experience itself.

🎵 Music

SlutCraft's sound will also become noticeably grander.

We plan to add more expressive and memorable tracks that will work not only as background, but also help shape the mood of scenes.

😄 Humor and small details

Humor has always been part of SlutCraft.

Some funny moments and small gameplay ideas are currently buried too deep in the settings or come across as separate easter eggs.

We want to gradually bring some of that into the very core of the game.

🖥️ UI/UX

We're also working on the interface separately.

There are too many changes here to fit into a single list: navigation, hints, visual elements, and the overall logic of interacting with the game.

That's why UI/UX deserves its own post — we'll show more soon.

This is far from a complete list.

Some things are still in the planning stage, and some ideas will come up as we work.

We want to gradually show this process — not just tell you what changed, but show the journey itself from the old version to the new.

SlutCraft has already come a long way.

Now let's see how far further we can take it.