Clash: Blue Mirage

Released: Mar 1, 2025
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 07:07 GMT

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01 Mar 2025Developer post
SURPRISE! CLASH: BLUE MIRAGE IS OUT OF EARLY ACCESS!!!!
Yes, that is pretty much it. The game is out. Go buy it or whatever. I'm done. (Unless you guys find bugs that I missed and report them in the Steam forums and I see the bug report, I will then take time to fix it. But nothing big. I am retiring from visual novel writing because
01 Feb 2025Developer post
February Hype Update (RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!!)
So the bad news is, I've been having to take work home with me all last week and the next two weeks. That eats into devtime, which has - yet AGAIN - slowed down. But the good news is, the game is actually almost done. I'm a lot happier with the writing now than I was when I last
01 Jan 2025Developer post
January Hype Update (Hello, 2025!)
Yet another year down for all of us. Great job! This is going to be short because its New Years Day and I've been partaking in the family traditions (hike in a local state park, eat cornbread, watch Star Wars, probably take a nap) and I don't have much time. If we want to get tec
01 Dec 2024Developer post
December Hype Update (Goodbye, 2024!)
I'll make this quick. :-) Over November, I technically finished the writing for Chapter 6. It will need some serious revising because each branch is really short, but still. It's finished for now. I'll probably go ahead and write the endings next since I do have a fairly vivid id
01 Nov 2024Developer post
November Hype Update
So as mentioned, I did take September off to work on a competitive game jam project. I didn't win anything but I did get better ranking than the last time I joined that specific jam, I got lots of good reviews from those who played my entry, and I got myself somewhat back into ge
01 Sep 2024Developer post
September Hype Update
So I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is, I'm about a month into my new day job (absolutely loving it btw, I haven't been this happy in a day job in years!) and it leaves me with enough time and sometimes even enough energy to do devwork on weekdays. In theory, t
30 Jul 2024Developer post
The True Negative Update + (Bit Early) August Hype Update
Hurricane Beryl be damned, I got the update finished on time anyway! The next Early Access update for Clash: Blue Mirage is now available! The main focus of this update is the addition of Chapter 5, examining the aftermath of what went down in Chapter 4. There's also a variety of
Hurricane Beryl be damned, I got the update finished on time anyway!
The next Early Access update for Clash: Blue Mirage is now available! The main focus of this update is the addition of Chapter 5, examining the aftermath of what went down in Chapter 4. There's also a variety of fixes and revisions that have been introduced. Take a look at the patch notes:
TRUE NEGATIVE UPDATE PATCH NOTES

Added Chapter 5 - True Negative!
Added three in-game achievements and one gallery image
Added minor sound effects/voice blurbs at various stages of the game
Minor narrative flow and spelling revisions made to chapters Intro-4
Fixed broken stat changes in Chapter 2
Fixed broken achievement in Chapter 2
Fixed broken Clash sprite in Chapter 3
Fixed Nathan's name displaying as 'Nicole' in Chapter 3 and Chapter 4
Fixed broken stat changes in Chapter 4
Fixed looping investigation glitch in Chapter 4
ISSUES STILL PRESENT IN EARLY ACCESS VERSION

Gallery shows multiples of the same image. This is a temporary placeholder and will be fixed at the full release!
Scene transitions are not smooth. This is a known bug and will be worked on for the next update!
Further narrative flow, spelling, sound effect, and musical revisions are needed. This will be worked on for the next few updates!
Developer turned 34 years old. Nothing we can do about that.
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So what's next? Well, for one thing, my day job starts up again...but it's a new job and it might be less energy-draining that what I've been doing. Currently unknown how much it'll effect the dev cycle, but let's all be prepared for Saturday-only devwork again.
But the next update I've already decided is called The Branching Paths Update. Besides revisions and fixes, this update will add Chapter 6...which is actually more like five chapters. Each chapter branch reflects the stats you've built up over the game. There's some key story points that will be the same with each branch, but I still want each one to feel like a different path before they re-converge a little bit for Chapter 7 and the endings.
Speaking of endings, I figured out what they will be (which is more I had earlier this year). But it's just a matter of getting there.
So there we are. We have a new update and the promise of a next update coming whenever it comes. And I have my birthday to celebrate. :-) But don't let my celebration stop you from reporting any glitches or bugs you encounter as you play!
And I'll see you all for the next round, whenever it may be.
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10 Jul 2024Developer post
Update to that Chapter 5 Release Date...
Sooooo you know that July 30th release date for Chapter 5? You also know that Hurricane Beryl that blew through Texas and screwed up everything? Yep. So this is day three without regular power for me (my mom's bff has power so i can go over there to visit, but that's only in bits
01 Jul 2024Developer post
July Hype Update
I'm tired, I'm overheated from the sun, I'm just gonna keep it simple this month. Chapter 5 update is going to be released July 30th, whether I like it or not. All I need to do is add visuals and sound/music to chapter 5, then revise the game as a whole (and figure out a kickier
01 Jun 2024Developer post
June Hype Update
Ah, summertime. When its too hot to go outside and when my day job is put on hold. I have no excuse NOT to get Chapter 5 at the very least finished. Which is the plan, of course. The biggest problem right now is that it's too darn short (and considering I'm a terrible judge of ch
01 May 2024Developer post
May Hype Update
SO. Uh. How is everyone? I do have good news. I am slowly but surely folding daily devwork back into my schedule. Of course, the bad news is that - as soon as I do that - MORE stuff gets packed in. Sometimes I wish I started writing visual novels when I was a college student and
01 Apr 2024Developer post
April Hype Update
Happy "lying to people is ok so long as it is done for memez and/or lulz" day! Yes, I have issues with today. Anyway. Clash: Blue Mirage has been launched into Early Access. It's been doing pretty solid so far, and I have you guys to thank for that. :-) If you gave it a play, don
08 Mar 2024Developer post
Clash: Blue Mirage is Now Available in Early Access!
It was actually set up to release this morning while I was at work, but then it didn't. Because lol, I guess? Still, its all good now; I have released it manually and it is NOW AVAILABLE! You can play up through Chapter 4 now! And with a 25% release discount, to boot! The rest of
02 Mar 2024Developer post
March Hype Update - Early Access Release Edition!!!
HOLY CRAP A DEFINITIVE EARLY ACCESS RELEASE DATE!!!! We've finally gotten here. To this moment. Where I can say, without a doubt, that you will get to play this freakin game (the first four chapters, that is). Let me savor this moment for a bit. Okay, done. Clash: Blue Mirage is
02 Feb 2024Developer post
February Hype Update
I am in the playtesting phase of Blue Mirage's first EA release version. That's pretty good news. I'm also super packed this month with only one weekend completely free for said playtesting (and even THAT is looking iffy). That's pretty not-so-good news. BUT...I do think I can sa
01 Jan 2024Developer post
January Hype Update - New Year, New Plans!
wait, is that a NEW PICTURE being used for the announcement headers??? I ACTUALLY MADE SOME PROGRESS on the VISUALS??? I'm currently putting final touches on Chapter 4. Then I'm going to test what all I have and make sure it fits together. Then there's four more chapters planned
wait, is that a NEW PICTURE being used for the announcement headers??? I ACTUALLY MADE SOME PROGRESS on the VISUALS???
I'm currently putting final touches on Chapter 4. Then I'm going to test what all I have and make sure it fits together. Then there's four more chapters planned - and these four chapters are where the branching occurs, so writing-and-development wise its more like ten or twelve more chapters I got to get made. And as you all know, my day job does not allow me to focus full-time on devwork (unless its weekends and certain holidays or breaks). Which means this one-year project is looking to be way longer. And I feel really bad that y'all have to wait on me.
So here is the deal. Once Chapter 4 is wrapped up and the game is relatively bug-free, I am releasing Chapters 1-4 into Early Access! You'll get to enjoy the story up through the advertised "Clash gets hacked" part, I'll get help finding any errors (spelling, grammar, or coding) that I missed, and we will all be entertained while I hammer out the rest of the chapters. :-)
I have an extremely tentative Early Access release date schedule. SUPER tentative. Like, when I actually start hammering out Early Access details I may have to redo this. So please don't get mad if the schedule changes later on because hey, I warned you:

Early Access 1 – Chapters 1 through 4 (January or February 2024)
Early Access 2 – adds in Chapter 5 (March 2024)
Early Access 3 – add in all four variations of Chapter 6 (June, July, or August 2024)
Early Access 4 – adds in all four variations of Chapter 7 (September, October, or November 2024)
Full – adds in all four variations of Chapter 8 + two bonus stories + behind the scenes trivia (December 2024, January or February 2025)
I guess this also means I can say the full game's release date is early 2025 at maximum. Providing no catastrophes. Which also means that it is a good thing I am doing Early Access because hoo boy, that's a ways off for a visual novel.
Thank you all for supporting Clash throughout the years. When I released the first version of the first game way back in 2021 (has it really already been two and a half years?), I didn't think I'd get ANY sort of response, let alone a positive one. But I have. You have no idea how happy it makes me when a piece of fanart shows up in my feed. When I get my own fridge I'm pinning those arts on it. The least I can do is give you guys a great sequel in return. :-)
That's about it from me. I hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed 20241
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01 Dec 2023Developer post
December Hype Update
So here's the cool thing: over the course of November (specifically, during Thanksgiving break; hooray for weeks off from work!), I finished writing Chapter 4 ! FINALLY. Now that I've finally got that done, I'm going to go back and touch up everything I have thus far. I will also
01 Nov 2023Developer post
November Hype Update
I told you guys last update that I wasn't going to get much done this month. I was right. Essentially all time I would have normally used for devwork went to studying. Paid off, though; finally have a bachelor's degree and I passed my first certification content exam. And things
01 Oct 2023Developer post
October Hype Update
The going was slow at the beginning of September. At the end of September (and going in to October), it is stopped. Temporarily. Don't panic. I mentioned in the last monthly hype update that I was going to be busy with IRL things to the point of switching to weekend-only work. I
01 Sep 2023Developer post
September Hype Update
August has come and gone, the wee tots are back in school. And so am I. This is where the busy-ness has truly settled in. But possibly the most important busy-ness I have ever found myself in. Working as a full-time residency teacher, finishing up my bachelor's degree, and starti