Quick update: Version 1.0.2 introduced a save file bug. This version has been reverted back to 1.0.1. If you relaunch Steam and update the game, save files should work correctly again.
Quick update: Version 1.0.2 introduced a save file bug. This version has been reverted back to 1.0.1. If you relaunch Steam and update the game, save files should work correctly again.
Today marks the transition from Early Access to the 1.0 Full Release ! We're extremely excited for you to be able to experience the FULL game and story! Important Note about Early Access Early Access did NOT have any endings. The September 1st Full Release now provides all ending
Today marks the transition from Early Access to the 1.0 Full Release!
We're extremely excited for you to be able to experience the FULL game and story!
Early Access did NOT have any endings. The September 1st Full Release now provides all endings!
Play to the in-game date of September 1st
20+ hours of gameplay
Experience 5 endings, all routes lead to a Credits scene
2 romance routes + 1 secret route
40+ hand drawn gallery images
An original soundtrack with 30+ songs, including ending themes for all routes
Partial voice acting for the 3 main characters + 1 secret character
22 Steam Achievements
Text accessibility settings
300+ choices
239,000+ words
New days: August 28 to September 1st
The real endings!
Dozens of new gallery images throughout the entire game
New voicelines throughout the entire game
Balanced use of music tracks so it’s less repetitive, and includes some new music early game as well
Additional new scenes throughout the game
Save File: Limited Compatibility. You should be able to use your old save file and experience the endings, but it is recommended to start a fresh save to experience all the new content and ensure your story progresses logically.
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Reviews massively improve a game's visibility on Steam!
This game has been a multi-year project made by a tiny team, so we're incredibly proud to finally release the full version. Thank you for your support and hope you enjoy the game!
This is a pretty decently sized update in preparation for Full Release 1.0 on September 1st! For the 1.0 release, all endings will be playable! I will continue updating the game, but it'll be focused on more art, bug fixes, and any necessary writing tweaks. Early Access v0.95 Cha
This is a pretty decently sized update in preparation for Full Release 1.0 on September 1st!
For the 1.0 release, all endings will be playable! I will continue updating the game, but it'll be focused on more art, bug fixes, and any necessary writing tweaks.
Added a significant amount of new voice acting to June and July scenes.
Added a new title music track to the main menu.
Added objects to the CG gallery.
Tweaked Lee's necklace to reflect when he gets a new one.
Updated the sigil on Clara.
Added a little reminder at the start of the game for when the story ends.
All of the writing is done. I never thought I'd see the day.
Lots and lots of backgrounds.
Voice acting from August 1st to August 27th is done!
Voice acting for August 28th to September 1st has been requested.
The DEVIL'S LIMINAL 1.0 Full Release is coming September 1st! The 1.0 release is planned to include the endings, as well as additional music, CGs, and partial voice acting. After this release, I plan to continue working on the game and quality of life improvements, such as additi
The DEVIL'S LIMINAL 1.0 Full Release is coming September 1st!
The 1.0 release is planned to include the endings, as well as additional music, CGs, and partial voice acting.
After this release, I plan to continue working on the game and quality of life improvements, such as additional art, editing, and bug fixes. This game has been a long-time labor of love by myself and a very small team. September 1st marks the completion of the story, but I'm eager to keep supporting the release and polishing up the game for some time after that.
Another small update while I finish up the writing and coordinate other work for the 1.0 release. Early Access v0.94 Changelog Added an option to reset font and display options Added in a new visual for the sigil. This is updated in Clara's book and displays in August. It has not
Another small update while I finish up the writing and coordinate other work for the 1.0 release.
Added an option to reset font and display options
Added in a new visual for the sigil. This is updated in Clara's book and displays in August. It has not been updated on Clara's CG.
Added in visuals for all of the sculptures in August.
Received voice acting for June 7th to July 31! Will be implemented for the next update.
Making a document of new voice acting requests from August 1st to August 27th.
Requesting 5 new music tracks for the endings.
Updated the key art - the new art is up on Steam, but I need to update it everywhere. Updated it because the old version would get pretty deepfried in thumbnails, and the sigil has been changed.
The Ending writing progress report: ✅ Clara route ✅ Bec route ✅ A secret, third option ✔️ Power of friendship ✔️ Forever alone
DEVIL'S LIMINAL is part of The World Ocean Day Steam Sale, from June 4th to June 11th! This sale supports Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), the leading charity dedicated to the protection of whales and dolphins. Their vision is a world where every whale and dolphin is safe an
DEVIL'S LIMINAL is part of The World Ocean Day Steam Sale, from June 4th to June 11th!
This sale supports Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), the leading charity dedicated to the protection of whales and dolphins. Their vision is a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free. Learn more at whales.org
Studio Interlude will donate 10% of net revenue of all Steam sales generated during the event! World Ocean Day Sale
This update does not include any new days, but has a couple of new features! Behind the scenes I've been working on some things for the 1.0 release. The full game will continue to September 1st. This will be available when I post the full 1.0 release. Early Access v0.93 Changelog
This update does not include any new days, but has a couple of new features! Behind the scenes I've been working on some things for the 1.0 release.
The full game will continue to September 1st. This will be available when I post the full 1.0 release.
Implemented 3 new tracks by The Scuba Divers! These can be heard when listening to the CD with Bec and at the concert on any route.
Added an option to disable The Scuba Divers tracks in case of content creation issues.
Added an option in the UI to always see the in-game date in the top right corner. This is on by default and can be turned off.
Making a document of new voice acting requests for June 7th to August 27th.
Half the writing for August 28th to August 31st is complete.
1/4th of the writing for September 1st is complete.
The Storyteller's Festival has started! For the event, DEVIL'S LIMINAL is 10% off and I'm sharing my playthrough of the extra-short version of the demo. Check out the Festival for some new excellent story-focused games! It runs until May 18th.
The Storyteller's Festival has started! For the event, DEVIL'S LIMINAL is 10% off and I'm sharing my playthrough of the extra-short version of the demo.
Check out the Festival for some new excellent story-focused games! It runs until May 18th.
Uploaded just in time for Walpurgis Night, this update features the last available in-game days for Early Access! New content includes August 24th to 27th. For the next couple of months, the focus will be on polish, including more art, voice acting, and music. I will also, of cou
Uploaded just in time for Walpurgis Night, this update features the last available in-game days for Early Access! New content includes August 24th to 27th. For the next couple of months, the focus will be on polish, including more art, voice acting, and music. I will also, of course, be busy writing August 28 to September 1st.
The full game will continue to September 1st. This will be available when I post the full 1.0 release.
Studio Interlude now has a Discord. Anyone can see posts, but you'll need to post a quick introduction in order to chat. Join here!
Debug Games Festival - April 25 in Norwich, UK
Now in the past, I'm happy to say the event was a success! For this one we experimented with handing out more goodies, such as stickers and zines. The crowd was super positive and enthusiastic.
Added in-game days August 24th to August 27th. This includes a pass on story branches, conditions, writing, backgrounds, music, and voice adlibs.
Corrected some minor typos and greyscale issues on a few backgrounds.
6 new backgrounds. Some are currently in sketch stage.
3 new music tracks (not implemented, yet).
Unfortunately this is a very small update, with only August 23rd. However, there have also been some general quality-of-life updates AND I have studio announcements! Join the Discord! Studio Interlude now has a Discord. Anyone can see posts, but you'll need to post a quick intro
Unfortunately this is a very small update, with only August 23rd. However, there have also been some general quality-of-life updates AND I have studio announcements!
Studio Interlude now has a Discord. Anyone can see posts, but you'll need to post a quick introduction in order to be able to chat. Join here!
Debug Games Festival - April 25 in Norwich, UK
I'll be at the Debug Games Festival to show DEVIL'S LIMINAL! If you're in the UK, swing by to say hi! I'm currently working on getting some stickers and mini-zines printed to hand out at the table. I've never been to the UK, so I'm also excited to do a little sightseeing.
IGDA Foundation "Download for Charity" - now to April 6th
DEVIL'S LIMINAL is part of the event, but not currently discounted. This event directly supports IGDAF with each sale. They've been a huge help to my career, so I try to support them whenever possible.
Added in-game day August 23rd. This includes a pass on story branches, conditions, writing, backgrounds, music, and voice adlibs.
Fixed text size issue on dyslexia friendly font.
Fixed auto play timing on text messages, should now display for the expected duration.
Added red accent color customization, can now be lighter/darker to suite the chosen color and opacity of the text box.
The Women's Day Sale is on until March 15th! For the event, I'm doing a playthrough of the ultra-short convention version of the demo. Same content as the regular demo, but very focused. I don't typically stream, so hopefully the video turned out alright. Check it out, as well as
The Women's Day Sale is on until March 15th! For the event, I'm doing a playthrough of the ultra-short convention version of the demo. Same content as the regular demo, but very focused. I don't typically stream, so hopefully the video turned out alright. Check it out, as well as the other games in the sale!
It's a short month, so the focus has been entirely on content with very little time for bug fixing. I included some known issues in this log to keep track. Please don't hesitate to let me know about any issues you find! This update features: A party that goes sour! Someone goes m
It's a short month, so the focus has been entirely on content with very little time for bug fixing. I included some known issues in this log to keep track. Please don't hesitate to let me know about any issues you find!
This update features: A party that goes sour! Someone goes missing!
Added in-game days August 17th to August 22th. This includes a pass on story branches, conditions, writing, backgrounds, music, and voice adlibs.
Made the dyslexia-friendly font slightly smaller to reduce instances of text overflow.
Added more backgrounds: 2 building exteriors, 1 interior, 8 interior variations
Added more sprites: 8 sprite variations
When using non-default fonts, there may be some overflow text. Please report any instances that you find so I can fix them. There are plans to debug this more thoroughly before release.
When using auto-play, text messages are quickly skipped over. This will be investigated soon.
Because of the change to the big ghost events no longer looping under some conditions, there is some discrepancy between events and what characters talk about after. These will be cleaned up soon.
We are getting CLOSE to the ending! I expect it'll take another 2-3 months to finish the writing, and then another 2-3 to get final edits, art, music, and voice acting. This update features: Jade's house! A terrible day for Bec! An uneventful medical appointment! Lovely trips dow
We are getting CLOSE to the ending! I expect it'll take another 2-3 months to finish the writing, and then another 2-3 to get final edits, art, music, and voice acting.
This update features: Jade's house! A terrible day for Bec! An uneventful medical appointment! Lovely trips down memory lane!
Added in-game days August 11th to August 16th. This includes a pass on story branches, conditions, writing, backgrounds, music, and voice adlibs.
Changed how the big dream events on June 28th and July 23rd work. Got rid of the loop so the player will always complete it on their first attempt, with variable outcome. Players seemed to pick at random after the first attempt, so I think this will narratively work better.
Added a new content warning.
Moved the medical appointed to Thursday the 13th.
New backgrounds: 3 new locations, 2 variants, 2 placeholder.
New sprites: 2 variants, 1 animated event.
Fixed a bug on the demon's sprite.
In the last island memory, updated to specify what Margarida did and where she was.
Happy holidays! This update is a relatively short one, but does include quite a bit of plot. We see the final island memory, and have some intense moments with Bec and Clara. Early Access v0.7 Changelog Added in-game days August 9th to August 10th. This includes a pass on story b
Happy holidays! This update is a relatively short one, but does include quite a bit of plot. We see the final island memory, and have some intense moments with Bec and Clara.
Added in-game days August 9th to August 10th.
This includes a pass on story branches, conditions, writing, backgrounds, music, and voice adlibs.
On July 4th, added a new opportunity to start dating a character. Jade asks who the player is interested in.
Bec's mom has a name now, Ms. Kim! Since she frequently comes up on Bec's route, she is now "Ms. Kim".
On June 10th, added a new conversation with Clara.
Fixed a potential crash on July 5th.
Updated the sprites for Alejandra, Karina, Francisca, Margarida, and Siebel.
Added 2 new sprites.
Added 4 new backgrounds
New sound preference to change the volume or mute the "clicking" UI sound effect.
Fixed CG Gallery display when using non-default font options.
On June 11th, provided more information on what the player would do if they do not hang out with Bec.
Fixed particles.
In the next few days I intend to update the demo as well, so that it contains the new early game scenes, preferences, and content warnings.
It's been a big year for DEVIL'S LIMINAL, as well as for me personally! So, I wanted to share a retrospective about how 2025 has been. But first, if you haven't already: Please consider leaving a review! Reviews and wishlists tangibly help boost games! This is my first indie game
It's been a big year for DEVIL'S LIMINAL, as well as for me personally! So, I wanted to share a retrospective about how 2025 has been.
But first, if you haven't already: Please consider leaving a review! Reviews and wishlists tangibly help boost games! This is my first indie game, so every little bit makes an impact.
And the tldr: Made a lot of progress in 2025, on track to finish the game in 2026, self-promotion is hard, but people like the game so far! Please consider leaving a review.
I first started brainstorming the game in 2018/2019, and during lockdown in 2020 finally had the time and energy to start working on it. At the end of 2022 I had the demo ready to share and a rough draft of the entire game: friends playtested, wife and I made a ton of art, and I commissioned music. Soon after, voice acting was added.
In 2023/2024, with return to office, increasing work responsibilities, and changing jobs, I didn't have the time or energy to seriously commit to the game. Finally, in October 2024 I pushed to increase the length of the demo as a challenge to myself to make sure the project didn't wither away.
At the end of 2024 I had surgery that rendered me couch locked, playing a lot of Infinity Nikki, with a lot of time to think. My day job was in a game studio, but the most fun I had in a long while was finishing up the October 2024 update. I started to dread the idea of recovering and returning to work, and not being able to update my game again for another 1-2 years.
In March 2025 I left my job and created my own studio: Studio Interlude. My goal since grad school was to eventually have my own studio, and I felt I was finally in a position to make this a reality.
In June I released the game in Early Access! Maybe it wasn't the smartest marketing decision ever made, but I have made MUCH more progress on the game this way. I'm something of a high-functioning procrastinator, so having a monthly deadline for updates is crucial for me.
Generally, I've been struggling with getting in the mindset for promoting my game. I just feel incredibly goofy talking about any in-progress work or myself. So, a big goal for 2026 is figuring that out and, of course, finishing the game.
Since the game is organized into days, here's an overview of what "days" have been finished (well, mostly finished).
Full Game (???) (for reference): June 7th to September 1st
Update history:
First Demo (December 2022) (still available, with updates): June 7th to June 20th
Extended Demo (October 2024) (no longer available): June 7th to July 4th
Early Access June 2025: June 7th to July 18th
EA July update: June 7th to July 23rd
EA August update: June 7th to July 27th
EA September update: June 7th to August 1st
EA October update: June 7th to August 4th
EA November update: June 7th to August 8th
Progress has slowed down now that the game is in August due to being a much rougher outline, but I'm still really happy with how far I've gotten this year! I'm quite proud and terrified that I ended up writing over 150k words and making 10+ hours of gameplay. A few people have played the entire thing in pretty short order; I'm not sure what that does to a person.
I wanted to share what sort of promotional progress I've made.
Steam Festivals
Hungry Ghost Festival
Debut Festival
Fall in Love Festival
Choose Wisely Festival
IRL Events
The Queerness and Games Conference - Arcade
Interviews and Articles
Otome - Devil’s Liminal: When Love Haunts You Back
Interactive Fictions - Pride Month Feature #4: Devil's Liminal
Yuri Kissaten - Lesbian Games Galore in the Summer 2025 Yuri Kissaten Espresso Showcase
Streamers
Here is a breakdown of how many streamers played the game, and how they found out about it:
2 reached out to stream via Bluesky
9 reached out to stream via Partnier
4 streamers I reached out to for Hungry Ghost Festival
8 streamers I reached out to for Fall in Love Festival
4 streamers I reached out to for Choose Wisely Festival
27 streamers total (at least that I was able to catch)!
Seriously, at the end of the day (year) I want to thank everyone who's supported me along the way. Very few things are truly made solo, and it's taken help from artists, photographers, musicians, voice actors, helpful programmers in forums, font designers, Wikipedia, books, and especially my very patient friends and family to make this game. I honestly find it shocking that strangers on the internet have spent time and money on my game, and shared such kind words about it. While in the thick of working on something, it's impossible to know if you're making anything that would resonate with someone else, so I'm glad it has.
Looking forward to next year, and finishing this thing! Thanks, all!
I'm a day late, but I needed a bit more time to play through the update. A lot of variations in this batch! There were a few outstanding bugs I still need to address, that will be mentioned at the end of the changelog. This update includes some of my favorite scenes, so I hope yo
I'm a day late, but I needed a bit more time to play through the update. A lot of variations in this batch! There were a few outstanding bugs I still need to address, that will be mentioned at the end of the changelog.
This update includes some of my favorite scenes, so I hope you enjoy them too!
Added in-game days August 5th to August 8th.
This includes a pass on story branches, conditions, writing, backgrounds, music, and voice adlibs.
Added a new content warning.
4 new backgrounds.
Updated Bec's sitting sprite to look less stiff.
Updated Clara's pajama sprite to have bonnet and hair down variations.
Hair down version implemented on July 11, 23, 25, and 26.
Text Preferences updates.
In most places, text will resize itself to fit the displayable area.
Now displays what the text box will look like during CG events.
Slider to pick the opacity of the CG event text box.
Bug fixes:
Fixed arrows on the "Skipping" UI.
August 4: Bec/Clara correctly mentions if you talked about the dream or not.
June 29: Fixed a condition in a conversation with Clara about Margo's soul.
July 29: Clara's bedroom is now upstairs in her childhood home.
Need a separate option to turn off UI clicking sounds.
Currently their volume is controlled on the general Sound Effects slider.
Need polish and expressions on new character sprites that appear in the islands memories.
Some of the font options can break the formatting of the CG Gallery.
Particle effects in some of the dreams no longer work with the newest Ren'Py update.
Need to update Bec's mom character information to include her name.
Compared to last month, October has been much quieter with a smaller update as I had some more classes and exams to study for. My wife helped a LOT with this update, bringing some new character sprites and text options! Early Access v0.5 Changelog Added in-game days August 2nd to
Compared to last month, October has been much quieter with a smaller update as I had some more classes and exams to study for. My wife helped a LOT with this update, bringing some new character sprites and text options!
Added in-game days August 2nd to August 4th.
This includes a pass on story branches, conditions, writing, backgrounds, music, and voice adlibs.
Added new font and color options for the text
Can now choose between the default pixel sanserif font, a dyslexia-friendly font, or a serif font.
Can change the text, text outline, and background to be any greyscale.
Adjusted the requirements for Clara's route, so it should be easier to start.
Slightly less affection needed to trigger some events.
Reworded June 26th conversation with Nikki to mention Clara more.
Reworded June 26th option to better reflect the state of Clara and Margo's relationship at that point.
2 new first pass versions of sprites: Karina and Alejandra.
2 new background: 1 dream with animation, 1 island memory
Adjustments to Clara's sprite.
Pajamas now includes a bonnet.
Fixed her arm when sitting
Bug fixes.
July 4th: Removed some excess lines from the Bec confession.
July 6th: Fixed dating conditions and responses during Gina conversation.
July 8th: Fixed condition to stay over at Clara's or not.
July 20th: Fixed wrong voice line during Baroness story.
July 24th: Removed redundant line.
August 1st: Some tweaks to music and wording.
General aesthetic improvements to the menu.
We made it to August!! The game is now 2/3 complete, with the September Early Access update adding July 28 to August 1. Please remember to leave a review! This improves visibility for the game and feedback helps a lot! Early Access v0.4 Changelog Added in-game days July 25th to A
We made it to August!! The game is now 2/3 complete, with the September Early Access update adding July 28 to August 1.
Please remember to leave a review! This improves visibility for the game and feedback helps a lot!
Added in-game days July 25th to August 1st.
This includes a pass on story branches, conditions, writing, backgrounds, music, and voice adlibs.
8 new backgrounds: 8 dream scenes.
3 new characters and a rough sketch of their sprites.
More voice lines! From July 5th to July 23rd.
Added dust particle VFX for some of the dreams.
Updated the content warnings to be a bit more specific.
June 28th: If the dream is repeated, it starts after the second "wake up" so it's less long and repetitive.
July 11th to July 26th: Adjusted the relationship pacing.
July 26th and 27th: Updated expressions and adlibs.
UI: Semi-opaque text box on in-game gallery image moments is now the default.
Here's the August update for Early Access! This one adds in-game days July 24th to 27th. This month's update is a bit smaller, since I've been busy with some important exams. Happy to report I've passed everything so far! Please remember to leave a review! This improves visibilit
Here's the August update for Early Access! This one adds in-game days July 24th to 27th.
This month's update is a bit smaller, since I've been busy with some important exams. Happy to report I've passed everything so far!
Please remember to leave a review! This improves visibility for the game, and feedback helps me with future updates.
Added in-game days July 24th to July 27th.
This includes a pass on story branches, conditions, writing, backgrounds, music, and voice adlibs.
7 new backgrounds: 1 board game, 1 dream scene, 4 event scenes, 1 new game border
UI: Updated the visuals for the "Preferences" page to provide information on each option and look a bit less like default Renpy.
June 20: Added a few more details to bathroom scene.
July 23: Added a few more details about the beach.
Known issues: Need sprites for Karina and Alejandra, need new sprite outfits for the concert.
Here's the first monthly update for Early Access! This time, I've added the in-game days July 19th to 23rd. Please remember to leave a review! This improves visibility for the game, and feedback helps me with future updates. Early Access v0.2 Changelog Added in-game days July 19t
Here's the first monthly update for Early Access! This time, I've added the in-game days July 19th to 23rd.
Please remember to leave a review! This improves visibility for the game, and feedback helps me with future updates.
Added in-game days July 19th to July 23rd.
This includes a pass on player options, story branches, conditions, writing, backgrounds, music, and voice adlibs.
4 new backgrounds: 1 board game, 2 dream scenes, 1 scene for next release.
Dreams/memories: Changed phrasing to “Of the islands.”
Dreams/memories: Hid sprites in one of the “Of a girl” memories.
June 28: Updated the condition and wording around choosing whose soul to take.
June 29, July 3, July 9: Updated check condition if you’ve been to the park with Clara.
July 5, July 6: Fixed a couple of sprite bugs.
General: Added new conditions/checks for who the player is dating.
General: fixed the apostrophe to consistently use the same one.
General: updated Red Text to be a “character”, so the text always has the same treatment.
General: updated the Ghost to be a “character”, so the text always has the same treatment. Ghost text now jitters a bit.
General: function update to clear the character sprite state at the start of each day.
Updated formatting of credits for Creative Commons assets.