Artificial Selection

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Last updated: 17 Sep 2026, 01:03 GMT

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26 Jun 2026Developer post
Merch Shop Launch!
Hey everyone! I recently launched my brand new shop featuring a variety of Artificial Selection merch! We've got keychains, stickers, pins, sticker sheets, and phone charms! >CHECK OUT MY SHOP< By the way: These keychain designs won't reappear again, so pick one up with a d
01 May 2026Developer post
NEW GAME LAUNCH!
Hey everyone! The full version of spookY2K is out NOW! Just in time for Hallowee— Wait, we're pretty much half a year off?! How did we mess that up?! Experience the ultimate power fantasy: Play as a deeply confused individual who wakes up at a 2000s Halloween party with no memori
05 Mar 2026Developer post
SpookY2K Launches May 1st!
Hey everyone! Now that Steam Next Fest has officially wrapped up, I can officially announce SpookY2K 's release date! My latest project, a Y2K-themed horror comedy, is set to release on MAY 1st 2026! (Artificial Selection's development is, of course, continuing as usual! I actual
Hey everyone!
Now that Steam Next Fest has officially wrapped up, I can officially announce SpookY2K's release date!
My latest project, a Y2K-themed horror comedy, is set to release on
MAY 1st 2026!
(Artificial Selection's development is, of course, continuing as usual! I actually have another exciting update coming up real soon!)
You wake up with no memory and figure out you're at a Halloween party in 1999! How long can you pretend that you're not a time traveler before the party descends into chaos?
6 routes with possible romance (3 girls & 3 guys)
several murder attempts
fully customizable protagonist
tons of funny choices
🎃 Wishlist the game now to be notified when it releases, and/or play the Demo to get to know its cast ahead of time!
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Either way, ZetaKen and I are working hard and excited to bring our game across the finish line. We hope you're looking forward to it!
Thank you for your support!
Kigyo
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16 Jan 2026Developer post
Merch Orders REOPENED
Hey everyone! The KigyoDev store has received a ton of new arrivals and is open for a limited time! Now's a great chance to expand your indie game merch collection! Featuring keychains, stickers, sticker sheets, phone charms, and pins across various games and projects: Locke(d) D
Hey everyone!
The KigyoDev store has received a ton of new arrivals and is open for a limited time! Now's a great chance to expand your indie game merch collection!
Featuring keychains, stickers, sticker sheets, phone charms, and pins across various games and projects:

Locke(d)
Deep Sea Valentine
Artificial Selection

🛒 Check out my Shop!
Orders are open until January 28th! But they'll of course reopen again in the future, so give my Ko-fi a follow to be notified!
Thank you for playing my games and for supporting what I do. With that, I'll hop back to development!
- Kigyo
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04 Dec 2025Developer post
New Absen Sprite!
Hey everyone! Since a few months of Beta updates have been piling up, I figured it'd be a good time to add all those fixes and improvements to the Demo as well! Most of it is stuff you probably won't even notice, but Absen's new sprite is a notable exception. Look at him go! That
Hey everyone!
Since a few months of Beta updates have been piling up, I figured it'd be a good time to add all those fixes and improvements to the Demo as well!
Most of it is stuff you probably won't even notice, but Absen's new sprite is a notable exception. Look at him go!
That being said, here are the full patch notes of stuff that's changed since last time:
A new alternate sprite for Absen & redrew his original one!
Various edits to add foreshadowing and improve consistency.
The dialogue window will now gently fade in and out.
Added Tap Feedback along with a new accessibility setting to turn it off.
Turned the Puzzle Solver on by default (since you still have to opt in for each individual puzzle).
Flowchart locks now directly tell you why they are locked.
Added confirm/cancel icons to various buttons.
Moved a choice to align with the Flowchart.
Highlighted the hatch of the dancing machine in the arcade.
Added a fade in to new escape room items.
Locked flowchart nodes will no longer spoiler their image while being shown.
Added a UI sound when choices are shown.
Made the red alarm look nicer.
Some items are now shiny.
Added a fancy gradient to dialogue names.
Added a small connector to the names of map locations.
Fixed a minor error where mouse sound effects wouldn't play on the flowchart.
Fixed a rare bug when hiding the UI during free time.
Fixed an error with the counting of unlocked CGs.
Fixed typos.
I hope these small polishes will make playing the game even more enjoyable. Thank you for your support!
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29 Jun 2025Developer post
Quality of Life Enhancements
Hey everyone! A new Demo update is here, it brings tons of QoL improvements - so many, in fact, that the patch notes hit a new record! Here are just a select few: A new alternate sprite for Sed & redrew his original one Enhanced the look and feel of escape room minigames Adde
Hey everyone!
A new Demo update is here, it brings tons of QoL improvements - so many, in fact, that the patch notes hit a new record! Here are just a select few:
A new alternate sprite for Sed & redrew his original one
Enhanced the look and feel of escape room minigames
Added more use cases for the Puzzle Solver in the break room and the arcade
Added an Update Log to the main menu
Curious about the remaining 40 changes? The Update Log in the main menu now lets you read up on that and every past update ever!
Unless a major bug pops up, the Demo probably won't be getting another update in a while, as it should now be in a very stable and polished state.
With that out of the way, here's what I'll be up to the next few months:
In the meantime, let me know if you run into any issues, and I hope you enjoy!
Thank you for your support!
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10 May 2025Developer post
Escape Room Revamps!
Hey everyone! The latest DEMO Update is finally here! It contains all the quality-of-life improvements that had been added to the Beta over the past few months. While there's no new story content, the game now looks better than ever and got rid of some common roadblocks. I hope y
Hey everyone!
The latest DEMO Update is finally here! It contains all the quality-of-life improvements that had been added to the Beta over the past few months. While there's no new story content, the game now looks better than ever and got rid of some common roadblocks. I hope you enjoy!
Highlights

Revamped all the escape rooms with 3D renders
Turned the bedroom escape room into a more representative introduction to the game
Made it easier to get Ashor's affection in the break room
Made it more obvious that a certain hard puzzle in the arcade is an optional easter egg
Improved gamepad controls
...And much more!
In more general development news, I'm happy to announce the Loye route has been completed! Here's a helpful overview for the next few months:
With all that out of the way, I will now take my first time off this year. And as soon as I return, Insiders will get to decide what the next route should be!
Thank you so much for your support!
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18 Feb 2025Developer post
Escape Room Overhauls coming soon
Hey everyone! Aside from working on the story, I'm also steadily improving the way Artificial Selection looks. The latest endeavor is switching the escape rooms from pixel art to 3D renders : They use exactly the same models as their foundation, except that the 3D models can actu
31 Dec 2024Developer post
Final Demo Update
Hey everyone! I just published the final demo content update , containing the ending to Effera's route and everything leading up to it! This makes the Demo almost its own entire game and way longer than any Demo should reasonably be, but I don't care! I hope you enjoy the ride! U
06 Dec 2024Developer post
Upcoming End of Demo Updates
Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay — I was having uploading problems — but the latest Demo update is finally here! This time, the story continues after the arcade escape room. Upcoming End of the Demo As the title of this announcement says, the Demo content updates will unfortunat
03 Nov 2024Developer post
Arcade Escape Room!
Hey everyone! This update introduces the new arcade escape room, which is both the biggest and the most popular one (so far)! Thank you for your support, and I hope you enjoy! As always, check out our Discord server for more in-depth news and puzzle help, in case you need it!
09 Oct 2024Developer post
New Title Art
Hey everyone! I just published an update that fixes a few things and introduces a brand new title screen: As always, thanks for reporting any issues that come up, and I hope you continue to enjoy Artificial Selection !
30 Sep 2024Developer post
Next Morning
Hey everyone! Aside from the long-awaited continuation of the story (which I won't spoil here), this update adds 2 notable quality of life improvements: Added the ability to zoom out the flowchart. Choice prompts now also appear on save files. I hope you enjoy, and see you again
Hey everyone!
Aside from the long-awaited continuation of the story (which I won't spoil here), this update adds 2 notable quality of life improvements:

Added the ability to zoom out the flowchart.
Choice prompts now also appear on save files.
I hope you enjoy, and see you again next month!
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01 Sep 2024Developer post
Art Boost
Hey everyone! It's time for another AS update! Since I was busy with moving to a new place last month, I unfortunately couldn't get a story update done. Instead I spent the available time working on community-suggested illustrations (on my Ko-fi ) to enhance existing parts of the
02 Aug 2024Developer post
Mall Romance
Hey everyone! This month's update lets you access a brand new floor , along with another massive milestone in Effera's route: The first romance scenes! If you've done a good job collecting affection points, you'll get to see some exclusive CGs for Saeva or Maesol. Thank you so mu
01 Jul 2024Developer post
Maesol's Feelings
Hey everyone! The Demo got another juicy update this month! Namely, the Effera route is turning it up a notch with more Maesol content. So, quite fitting for the month of June, I've coincidentally focused on Team Pride all around! Thank you so much for your support, and I hope yo
01 Jun 2024Developer post
Demo Update & Game Announcement!
Hey everyone! The demo has been updated with some new content as well as a completely revamped UI! I hope you enjoy the new alternate branch to discover! Aside from that, I'm also excited to announce another game jam project is coming to Steam on June 3rd . In it, you can experie
07 Aug 2023Developer post
Monthly Demo Expansions!
Hey everyone, I've admittedly been neglecting to post updates here on Steam, but that changes today! First of all... ...From now on, the Demo will be extended every month! What this means is that the demo will join the monthly release hype and always be 6 months behind the latest
Hey everyone, I've admittedly been neglecting to post updates here on Steam, but that changes today!
First of all...
...From now on, the Demo will be extended every month!
What this means is that the demo will join the monthly release hype and always be 6 months behind the latest content. The new monthly patch notes will be a celebration everyone can look forward to!
I hope this strikes a good balance between letting all of you finally see how the story continues, and still honoring those who support/ed me on a monthly basis. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
(Small disclaimer: The "free updates every month schedule" schedule will not be followed forever (unless I miraculously gain so many supporters where this somehow becomes a sustainable business model). As of now, the full game is still planned to be a one-time purchase. Thank you for your understanding!)
With that out of the way, here's what's new:
Demo Content

10k new words!
The continuation after the criminal record reveal!
A new character!
A new escape room!
1 new CG!
Patch Notes

15k new words. (115,000+ in total)*
A new alternate sprite for Ashor!
Every character now has something to say about every escape room item.
11 new backgrounds!
A track previously only available from buying the soundtrack finally appears in-game!* (by Zaxcess)
Two updated music tracks.* (by Zaxcess)
Added the "Page View" feature to the flowchart for improved keyboard/gamepad controls.*
Added a minor explanation to the flowchart.*
The title screen now changes based on which floor you were last on.
Added additional lighting to all sprites.
The talk icon now only wiggles when there are new hints for you to read.
Added a counter to the affection gauge in the profile menu.
Accounted for additional unique conditions in the break room.*
Added sound effects to item combination.
Stabilized saving the game during escape rooms.
Fixed the conditions of various puzzle hints.
Made the minimap more elegant by removing the border.
Changed the dimensions of the minimap.
Made transitions nicer.
Applied the "old pixel art" setting to one flowchart node.*
Minor dialogue changes.
Fixed typos.
*Beta only
More generally, Artificial Selection has finally reached a total of 100k+ words! I'm extremely proud of this milestone, and want to give heartfelt thanks to all my supporters on Ko-fi.
Working towards a new update on a monthly basis has given me such a huge surge of motivation, leading me to be more productive than I've ever been in the past 4 years of AS' development. (Granted, being done with uni also helped a lot.) Thank you for your thoughts, theories, and of course, bug reports!
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18 Feb 2023Developer post
Demo Expansion!
The beta testing has been a huge success, so the parts of the demo that were previously cut have now been polished and re-added, for a total of 2-3 hours of gameplay for everyone! From now on, you can freely choose between two demo modes : Quick (A basic introduction which can ea
The beta testing has been a huge success, so the parts of the demo that were previously cut have now been polished and re-added, for a total of 2-3 hours of gameplay for everyone!
From now on, you can freely choose between two demo modes:

Quick (A basic introduction which can easily be played in one sitting. Contains 1 escape room and takes around 30 minutes.)
Full (The first 2-3 hours of the game, just like they will be in the full game. Has 2 escape rooms, the debate mechanics, and introduces all the characters.)
I hope you enjoy all the new content, and thanks for your support!
Once you've finished the demo and are curious for even more, you might want to check out the beta version. So far, it contains the resolution to the demo's cliffhanger, the first proper ending, a convenient (unlockable) flowchart, and much more!
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29 Jan 2023Developer post
Demo Expansion Coming Soon!
Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that a big update to the demo is coming in the next few weeks! The demo will be extended (or, more accurately, restored) to its original length, spanning all the way up to the second escape room. The feedback from the beta testers helped
Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that a big update to the demo is coming in the next few weeks!
The demo will be extended (or, more accurately, restored) to its original length, spanning all the way up to the second escape room. The feedback from the beta testers helped a tremendous amount, and the corresponding parts should now be polished enough for a wider audience.
After the update, the demo will have:

2 Escape rooms (1 NEW)
35k+ Words (30k NEW)
All 14 contestants (10 NEW)
Debate gameplay (NEW)
Free time gameplay (NEW)
Affection system (NEW)
Thanks for your support, and I hope you look forward to it!
In case you want to access the extended demo content right now, along with at least 3 more hours of content, 1 more escape room, and the first proper ending - you might want to consider becoming a beta tester! Not only do you get to see parts of the game before everyone else, but you get to make suggestions and directly influence the development of the game.
You can become a beta tester by supporting me on Ko-fi. There's only a handful of testers right now, making your impact even greater!
That's all for now. See you in a few weeks!
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