A Really Little Animated Black Cat With Giant Eyes And No Other Discernible Features

a really little animated black cat with giant eyes and no other discernible features

[ FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE LONG-TERM HIATUS ]

Hello Everyone!

This isn't really a final FINAL announcement but an announcement regardless.

First of all, I would like to thank everyone for sticking around for "The Kid at the Back" since first release up until now. I am still currently in hiatus, juggling both boothing, travelling and working on the game. For now, I'll just be answering some general questions here.

Are you a game company/team/group?

As I have stated in my IP Guidelines and multiple times throughout my journey, "The Kid at the Back" is made by ONE PERSON. I am not a company, I am not a team studio, I am simply a one-man dev, and I do all of the coding, the writing with the help of some friends, and most especially the art.

Second, I only made this Visual Novel for FUN. It is a passion project, and I don't have a proper schedule for working on it since I have other real-life jobs to do. I travel most of the time, and I do artist booths within my country, so my time is minimal. This means I only work on the game during my free time.

Are you accepting help with your game development?

Third, as much as I appreciate people willing to help me, I would rather have full control of my game, this is MY project and MY journey on game development so having people into the mix will crush my workflow.

Are you accepting collaborations?

The only official collaboration I have as of May 15, 2025 is with Plush Wonderland. Other than that, I don't accept collaborations at this moment.

Is the game complete/finished?

People keep mistaking my game to be finished when it is NOT.

it is still in progress and it is a very very SLOW progress, I have multiple lines to redo, re-code, and re-write and correct along with writing the last remaining days. doing new sprites and CG art.

When is the next update?/When will you release Day 3?

This question has been answered ages ago but I will be stating it here once and for all so that I don't have to keep repeating myself.

No, I won't be updating the DEMO anymore.

VERSION 2.3.3 will be the LAST demo update, slight grammatical errors and everything because I will be focusing on developing and fleshing out my game's dialogue and writing rather than thinking back on the demo and its errors, forcing me to not make any progress and staying stagnant which I do not want.

The next big "update" will be the full game itself.

I will occasionally post in my patreon about my progress but once again, it will be slow and I will only post if I feel like sharing do please don't expect a lot, I won't be increasing the slots for soulmates either.

Anything I post in twitter will just be regular announcements, as of May 17, 2025, "The Kid at the Back" is collaborating with Plush Wonderland on the new collaborative work on 20cm dolls, I don't handle the doll's development and shipping, etc, it's all on Plush Wonderland, I only do checking and approving on merchandise to be sold by Plush, so if you have any questions about the doll, please ask Plush Wonderland directly.

Best Regards, Fantasia.