July 18, 2026

I Have Known You - Early Access Update v4.04

Hey everyone!

The new build of I Have Known You is here for Mega, Major and Special tiers.

Version 4.04 continues Chapter 4 and brings progress for several important paths, along with many new systems, UI improvements, and logical changes that will be important for the future of the game.

This update includes story progress for:

  • Judy’s path

  • Ashley’s path

  • Amy’s path

In total, v4.04 includes:

  • 7 new scenes

  • 2 NSFW scenes

  • 25 animations

  • 620 renders

This build is not only a story update. It also includes a lot of new systems, redesigned screens, and behind-the-scenes improvements.

Because of these new systems, I strongly recommend starting the game from the beginning. The new character profiles, Journey system, relationship points, gallery, and memories work best when the game can track your choices and progress from the start.

You can still try continuing from an older save, but some things may not unlock or track perfectly because those systems did not exist before.

New Systems and Improvements

#New Bonus Code System

The bonus code system has been completely updated.

From now on, there are different bonus codes for different features, instead of one code unlocking everything. More details about the bonus codes are listed below.

#New Character Profiles and Journey System

The game now includes the new character profiles and Journey system.

These systems are connected to the story, characters, and choices, so they work best if you start the game from the beginning. They will help track character information, important moments, relationship progress, and your journey through the story.

Because this is a new system, older saves may not have all the needed information stored correctly.

#New Relationship Points System

Version 4.04 also introduces a new relationship points system.

From now on, each main girl has her own relationship points. Your choices and behavior toward each girl will matter more, and in order to unlock some NSFW scenes or reach certain intimate moments, you will need to build your relationship with her first.

So if you want to get closer to a character, you need to treat her well, make the right choices, and make her like you enough to open those moments naturally.

Because this system is new, older saves may not have the correct relationship points tracked. If you continue from an old save, some characters may have 0 points, even if you previously made choices that should matter.

That is why there is also a bonus code to remove relationship point limits, so players who continue from older saves can still access content without being blocked by the new system.

#New Gallery System

The gallery system has been redesigned and improved.

It now has a new design and includes more images. Because of the new structure, gallery images may need to be unlocked again if you start from scratch.

There is also a bonus code that will unlock the full gallery for you if you don’t want to play from the beginning.

#New Memories System

The memories system also has a new design and has been improved to better fit the rest of the game.

There is also a bonus code that will unlock the full memories gallery for you if you don’t want to play from the beginning.

#New Walkthrough System

There is now an in-game walkthrough system.

The walkthrough requires a bonus code to unlock, and once it is unlocked, you can turn it on or off in the settings.

This should make it easier to follow important choices for relationship building.

#Dialogue Box Opacity Setting

You can now customize the dialogue box opacity in the settings.

This lets you adjust how transparent or solid the dialogue box appears while playing.

#New DLC System

The game now has a DLC system.

At the moment, this section is still empty, but the first DLC is already planned for next week, and it will be free.

Bonus Codes

From now on, we have 4 different bonus codes, and each one needs to be entered separately depending on what you want to unlock.

1. Sexy Mode Bonus Code

Available for:

  • Major Dot tier

  • Mega Dot tier

  • Special Dot tier

This bonus code unlocks Sexy Mode.

2. Walkthrough Bonus Code

Available for:

  • Major Dot tier

  • Mega Dot tier

  • Special Dot tier

This bonus code unlocks the new in-game walkthrough.

After entering the code, you can turn the walkthrough on or off in the settings.

3. Gallery and Memories Unlock Bonus Code

Available to all tiers.

Because of the new gallery and memories systems, all gallery images and memories will be locked again. This is because the new systems are meant to unlock content properly when starting from the beginning.

But if you don’t want to replay everything just to unlock them again, you can use this bonus code to unlock all gallery images and memories.

4. Relationship Points Limit Removal Bonus Code

Available to all tiers.

Because of the new relationship points system, you now need to raise your relationship with each character in order to unlock some NSFW scenes and reach certain intimate moments.

However, if you continue from an older save instead of starting from the beginning, your relationship points with each character may be at 0 because those values were not tracked before.

With this bonus code, relationship points will not block you from accessing those moments, so you can continue playing from your existing save without being locked out of content.

Important Note About This Build

This build includes a lot of logical improvements, new systems, redesigned screens, and new tracking behind the scenes.

Because of that, I expect there may be some bugs here and there, especially with older saves, unlocks, profiles, journey entries, memories, gallery images, relationship checks, or the new walkthrough system.

If you notice anything crashing, not unlocking correctly, looking strange, or not working as expected, please let me know.

Your bug reports and feedback help a lot, especially with a build like this where many systems were changed or added.

Thank you so much for your support, patience, and feedback.

I hope you enjoy v4.04! ❤️

Dotty!

Comments (9)

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pandith · August 19, 2026

Absolutely amazing work. IHKY - among the best in the genre!

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PickerPatron · July 20, 2026

There is also new music in the main menu now 🥳🎵! It's quite mischievous and reminds me of Halloween 🎃 and Witches 🧙‍♀️. It's also not as loud as the previous music, now it's playing at the perfect volume 😅👍.

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Dotty Diaries · July 24, 2026

Oh, you noticed! Yeah, I think this song fits the atmosphere I’m trying to create here much better.

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PickerPatron · July 18, 2026

Hey Dotty, did you manage to customise the beginning to your liking? Did you add the Steam demo intro? 🤔. The new UI looks better than ever 😎, although there are some things that leave me with questions at first glance: For example, if each LI now requires points to be accumulated, will there be no more "free dream" sequence at the train station? 😏🍷. Will each LI always require positive points? Doesn't anyone like the bad guy? Are the dates in the gallery in-game dates? I would give each scene a name, but depending on the context, the date might make sense 🤔. The finished product is looking more and more professional and polished 🥳🎈.

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Dotty Diaries · July 19, 2026

Hey Picker! Unfortunately, the beginning is the same one from the demo. I’m still not fully happy with it, but I didn’t have enough time to make it exactly how I imagined. There were so many logical changes I had to work on and adjust. The dream scene will stay as it is, because it’s a dream. But for other scenes, there will usually be conversation choices where you can gain or miss the required relationship points, for example with Mandy. Ashley’s and Judy’s relationship points increase more if you flirt with them in a more provocative way, while with Amy it’s different. With her, you need to be a good boy. But in general, you mostly need to act like you care about them if you want to raise relationship points. If you are rude, the points can decrease. The dates in the gallery and journey are also in-game dates. The story starts on June 6 and takes place over 15 days. The final day of the game will be the festival. I thought it would be more logical to have dates for each day, so you can keep track of when things happen and how close the festival is getting. As the festival gets closer, Agnes influence will become stronger and more present. Thank you! I’m trying to make this game feel more like a full game with all these features and GUI improvements, while also giving you as much extra content and things to discover as makes sense — DLC, bonuses, gallery, relationship points, and more. We will see, I hope players will like the way it works now (including you) :)

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Jonathan Hang · July 18, 2026

LUCKY!!!! I WANT TO PLAY TOO 😭! Oooo 😯, bonus code Tiers. Just play the game all over, guys 😋. Enjoy the new features 😝. DLC system! Could the Halloween Special count as DLC and the supposedly Christmas one with Becky and Nicole 😅? Definitely Walk-through and Sexy Mode for me 😁. I would report bugs... if I could play it 🥲. Everything looks and sounds amazing, DD 😁👍🏻! WOOOOO 🙌🏻!!! LET'S GO 🥳🎉!!! At least I know it's out 😛! I can't wait until I no longer need to depend on the "unofficial" Android Port 😅 and play it properly. GIVE IT ALL TO ME 🤪!!! THANKS FOR SUSTAINING THE MOOD/BOOSTING THE DAY 🌞🌈!!! Had lots of releases/fantastic news/posts this week already. THE POSITIVE MOOD/VIBES KEEP ON GOING 🥴🥰🤗! Love and appreciate you, DD ❤️🫶🏻🫰🏻! Hope everyone has fun playing ✌🏻😜!

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PickerPatron · July 18, 2026

First, you must complete a blind playthrough. Only then can you use the walkthrough to unlock things, if you wish. Those are the gamer's rules 🤪🤣👍. As for the DLCs, if the first one is coming out next week, it must be cosmetic 🤔.

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ragefromfire · July 18, 2026

Is Molly not part of the main LI?

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Dotty Diaries · July 19, 2026

She isn’t visible in this gallery only because it’s sorted by the order in which I unlocked them during my playthrough. If you reach the train scene and help her and Ava, she will be the second one on the list. :) Actually, we have a few main LIs - Judy, Amy, Lisa, and Rose. The others are secondary LIs. They still have NSFW content, but they aren’t as important to the main storyline. But you can still pursue them, including Molly and others. :)