[Ed. note: The first dev diary you don’t have to read underneath! But, as usual, still read from top-right to lower-left, and then… GO WISHLIST STRAY CHILDREN ON STEAM!]
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[Ed. note: Read along from top-right to lower-left! And if you want to see what that cake looked like irl, click right here!]
※ We finished preparing all of the fixes for the May update, and are feeling a wave of relief…
※ Then one day…
※ In April 2025, we finally had a launch party to celebrate the release of the game…
※ Okay! Let’s gather together everyone involved in the project!
※ Cheers, and great work everyone~!
※ Finally… we made it to the end!
※ The sound effects turned out great~
※ That’s great to hear~
※ I’m starting to feel stronger!
※ Great saké!
※ For real, thank you everyone…
[Beautiful PR Manager Ms. Tsukiyono]
※ Ha! Now it’s time for that special surprise!
※ A Stray Children celebration cake!
※ Whaaa— amazing!
[A special cake brought in by mic-san]
※ Seriously?
※ The party raged on until midnight…
※ Nice one!
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[Ed. note: Read along from top-right to lower-left!]
※ …..
※ Ladies and Gentlemen, our humblest apologies!
※ And to everyone playing the game, thank you so much!
※ To everyone who has offered both encouraging words and critical feedback through our online survey, we have read every message.
※ We’ve addressed a number of bugs, and made improvements to better balance the game.
※ And now, we’ve just released a brand new update, with even more new fixes!
※ So, to everyone still playing! To everyone who might have already stopped! To everyone who still haven’t picked up the game!
※ We hope you’ll take this new opportunity to play!
※ Nice one!
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※ Ladies and gentlemen… distribution has finally begun!
※ [the entire Onion Games team ‘Nice one!’s in unison]
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※ [final fights intensify]
※ Nice one!
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※ [gentle snoozing sounds]
※ OH NO!
※ I’M LATE FOR THE FINAL EXAM!
※ Nice one!
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※ Mornings are very busy resolving bugs…
※ Issue number please!
※ #3756!
※ #4332!
※ #3789!
※ #4348!
※ If there are problems, resolve them in the morning!
※ Nights are for soundtrack talk…
※ This one has to be a powerful one!
※ Ah-hah…
※ Hmmm…
※ As well as SFX discussion…
※ I have questions!
※ Soo sorry, I completely forgot to ask about this part!
※ It’s ok…
※ Understood!
※ Okay… just keep entering all this data!!!
※ The team is climbing as hard as they can up this final mountain!
※ Nice one!
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※ One day, in the dead of summer…
※ Finally… the Nintendo Direct…
※ Announcement day has come at last!
※ Stray Children will be released in Japan on Thursday, December 26, 2024!
Price: 4840 yen (tax included)
※ The entire development team have gone completely wild!
※ Nice one!
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※ Today, let’s round up some questions from our letterbox…
※ “I wish I could see archives of old newsletters!” — Okkun
※ We hear you! We’ll think about it!
※ “I always enjoy seeing your work. Take care, and really looking forward to the new game!” — Kucchin
※ Thanks mucho!
※ “I’d love to know how the new game is coming along.” — Tensei Mania
※ …urp
[ROUGH AND DIRTY DEVELOPMENT MAP]
※ Ummm…
OK, like..
Let me try to explain…
As of right now… we’re right about here!
Development Begins
WE ARE HERE ↓
Content Complete
Debugging
Gold Master
Store Page Setup
Release Day
※ That means… soon! The time to reveal our release information… it’s getting closer and closer!!
※ Wait what?!
※ First I’ve heard of that!
※ Noooo!
※ Hmmm… did you see that? I thought I saw… our beautiful publicist flashing a wry smile…
※ [Beautiful PR Manager Ms. Tsukiyono] Nice one!!
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※ Making something for so long, sometimes it blows up in your face…
When this happens, we get together to talk it through..
※ No big deal, let’s talk about it.
※ We can talk…
But I dunno…
I just don’t know…
※ Then, somehow, like always…
[flash!]
※ Those worries just disappear…
[typing furiously]
※ This goes on a lot in game development!
You just have to see it through!
※ Nice one!
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