Update | 08/26/2024
I've been spending a lot of time setting up pages, polishing old submissions of games, and migrating projects to Heart of the Keyforge. Avalon and The Rose Garden are going to stay under Keys to My Lockheart, while The Judas Ghost and Quean Bee are going to be published (But still available here) by Heart of the Keyforge.
Unfortunately it looks like the reputation of Keys to My Lockheart is ruined. It's just not recoverable. We have a lot more stories we want to tell within the Lockverse though, so we're going to attempt to salvage what we can by working with the publishing company Heart of the Keyforge. Whether it works or not, only time will tell.
I can't sell A Petal Among Thorns anywhere, so it is now accessible for free to everyone. You can see the updated store page here: https://lockheart-novels.itch.io/a-petal-among-thorns
Quean Bee and The Judas Ghost will have an itch page under Heart of the Keyforge here: https://heart-of-the-keyforge.itch.io/
I've almost completed the first three scenes of Over the Moon. I'm going to release the first four scenes around mid-September. You're welcome to wait for the full Chapter, or you can indulge in those scenes a little early. It's completely up to you.
The Judas Ghost is progressing slower, but I've started on three scenes and they've all seen decent progress.
There's still a lot to do. I have to setup The Judas Ghost on Steam which can take an entire day, possibly even two. I'm also attempting to get A Moment of Bliss on Steam, but I'm not holding my breath. They will very likely ban that game into oblivion as well. I'll keep you all updated though.
We'll circle back and do an evaluation of the company early next year. For now, we continue on our planned trajectory of getting Over the Moon complete, making progress on The Judas Ghost, and starting Quean Bee at the beginning of 2025.
All your support keeps these projects going. I sincerely appreciate it. Stay hydrated.
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Harem Highlander was supposed to be a parody of the average harem adult visual novel. I made the renders for the first chapter of the project, and it was written by Eris who is no longer in the AVN business. The project has been abandoned. The picture featured above is Jizzabelle, who was actually the inspiration for Judy from The Judas Ghost. Looking back on that project, I miss simpler times.
Comments (16)
Ah. Last paragraph on HH confirms what I thought after visiting Eris Patreon page.. A bummer for sure.
I'm sorry it's happening like this. I guess not shocked... the Rose Garden Trilogy was heavily wound around stuff mainstream society wouldn't be comfortable with. I know I'm only one person, but you helped me. And I'm not gonna bail on ya.
I sincerely appreciate the support, Guy. I probably would have worked on something else had I known how inflammatory The Rose Garden trilogy would be. I had no idea at the time how vicious platforms could be against certain flavors.
Is Penny for Your Thoughts still a thing?
Unfortunately, I had to stop developing Penny's game due to significant backlash. We'll get to see her story continue in Quean Bee though. QB takes place in the same universe as Penny, just a few months into the future.
I know a starship full of Nekos that are gonna come for you once Nat finds out you napped her robot dog "Puppy" for the Forge page. LOL
Thank you for the update. Also, very sorry for the "problem" that you are having. It's fiction, they need to roll with it.
Thank you for the update. Can't wait for more.
What about having all 3 of the Rose Garden games bundled into a single launcher called "The Rose Garden" (or whatever you like)? It just seems that there should be some option for you besides being a pariah.
I plan to put together the whole trilogy into one package, but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it yet. I might just give it to you guys here on Patreon, and not try to sell it. I guess we will cross that bridge when we get to it next year.
Does it make a difference if your sub is here or over at Keyforge?
Only The Judas Ghost and Quean Bee will be over there. Everything will be available here assuming my Patreon doesn't get shut down.
Wow, it's good you are getting things organized nd having the other company take over some of the projects. As Moment of Bliss, I don't hold any faith in steam, but I'm hoping they pull their cranial cavity from their anal cavity and allow it. I had to look up Harem Highlander (I forgot about it), it was a fun spoof of things. To bad it met an early end. Remember to take time to breath, touch grass and know you have my support regardless of steam or itch BS.
Thanks, Deadman. I hate dealing with all this. All I want to do is tell my damn stories.
So moon will finish "here", while the other stuff will go over to that-other-account? Or am I misunderstanding?
Everything will be here, but The Judas Ghost and Quean Bee will also be over on Heart of the Keyforge. And those two games will be published by HotK on itch and Steam. It's nothing for you guys to really worry about. I'm just trying to be transparent. Nothing is really changing.