Developer posts and news about this game.
Hey everyone! We've been hard at work behind the scenes and have some really exciting updates and footage to share with you all. Let's just get into it: Lip Sync & Voice Overs This is the part I've been most excited about - lip sync and voice overs! We're in very early stages
Hello! As we entered Q3 earlier this month, a few of you may have been expecting an update on the game's status and news on the release date. Shutter Story's launch date has been pushed to the first month of 2027. This is not because of any delays in development, but purely becau
We want to see what you create. For the next month, we are running a fan art contest open to all forms of creative work. Drawings, paintings, poetry, needlework, sculpture, photography, if you made it yourself, it qualifies. There are no restrictions on medium or style, only on o
Hey everyone! Things have been a little quiet over the past month and a half as I moved cities and got settled into a new place. Things have finally calmed down, and I jumped straight back into one of my favourite parts of making this game: voice overs. Voice Overs Are Happening
Hi there! Here's another quick development update to let you know what I've been up to for the past month. The first task to get crossed off was the "10 additional photos" stretch goal. After that, I began work on the game's 3rd act. Of course, I can't go into details for fear of
Hey everyone! I thought I'd share a bit of what's been up behind the scenes, as we're in Q2 2026 which was the original estimated launch date here on Steam. Since the successful Kickstarter last month, I've returned to core development, and wrapped up the final batch of photos an
Hey everyone! Here's a little sneak peak at Shutter Story's photo creation process! I use licensed, model released stock photos of real people from different eras (from the 2000s dating all the way back to the 1920s!) These are not the usual "stock photos" that come to mind when
Hi v0.2.4 of the Shutter Story demo contains 2 minor fixes - Fixed minor pathfinding issues. Fixed an issue with loading an autosave from the main menu after completing the demo. Thanks for playing! - Armaan
WE DID IT!!! SHUTTER STORY is fully funded!! Not only that - we also managed to hit the VOICE OVERS stretch goal! Shutter Story's characters will now be fully voiced, how cool is that?! Thank you for backing the campaign, for supporting the game and for your words of encouragemen
Hi As you all may know, I'm currently running a Kickstarter to fund Shutter Story's development. We're currently at 62% with 8 days to go - this is achievable with a big, final push! Funding will allow me time needed to fix bugs and add all the requested improvements (including v
Hi everyone! Excited to share the Kickstarter campaign for Shutter Story is LIVE NOW! Click here to support the final stretch of the game's development - A new demo is also up now on Steam, with a bunch of improvements from your feedback included. Also, here's a cool new trailer!
Hi everyone! Excited to share that the new v0.2 demo is live now on Steam ! Thank you for your patience :) This patch includes a lot of exciting improvements based on your feedback, including hugely improved performance, a "summarize" toggle to make the guide less overwhelming/ t
Hey everyone! Very excited to share the updated artwork for Shutter Story! The artwork was created by the very talented Ludmila V. I'm especially happy with how the hands turned out :) What do you think? Oh and if you haven't heard - I will be doing a Kickstarter for Shutter Stor
Hi there! You might have noticed that the demo is no longer available for download. I've been working on the new and updated demo with all your feedback implemented (fullscreen UI controls, performance improvements, reworked guide and much more!) and this updated demo (v0.2) will
Hi everyone! Got a little announcement to make - as the title states, I'll be doing a Kickstarter campaign to fund Shutter Story! I feel Shutter Story has the potential to develop into something special long term, something I can take beyond this specific game. I have avoided the
Hi everyone! Thank you for all the support, reposts, shares, reviews, feedback and wishlists so far! I'm hard at work and can't wait to share what I've been building! I've also gone through ALL the 750+ feedback I've received on the feedback form, made a list of improvements and
Hello! This is just a very quick hotfix to address a rare issue where the player would sometimes become stuck after a cutscene and be unable to move or look around. A fix for this has been attempted in patch v0.14b. Let me know if you run into any other issues! - Armaan
Hello A lot of players have been asking for some sort of feedback or results that show if their choices during the demo were right, wrong or somewhere in between. Patch v0.14 fixes that! At the end of the demo, you'll get an idea of how you did - Note that this is just a quick fi
Hi! Here are some more fixes for the Shutter Story demo based on the feedback so far: Added mouse and controller look sensitivity sliders in the Options menu. Improved controller navigation experience in the Options and Controls menus. Fixed a bug where saving/loading at the very
Hello! Thanks again for playing the Shutter Story demo! Your feedback so far has been invaluable and I've only just begun improving the game based on it. Keep it coming! :) Based on the feedback, patch v0.12 contains the following fixes: An Options menu with settings for sound, g