Clea is out on Steam!
Hi everyone :sasa:. Clea has just been released on Steam! No pre-scripted scares—your skills alone determine Clea's fate as she escapes from the Whitlock Mansion. With multiple endings, secret chapters, as well as unlockable costumes and gallery images, I hope you will enjoy your
Hi everyone :sasa:. Clea has just been released on Steam! No pre-scripted scares—your skills alone determine Clea's fate as she escapes from the Whitlock Mansion.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/981020/Clea/
With multiple endings, secret chapters, as well as unlockable costumes and gallery images, I hope you will enjoy your time with Clea. Perhaps you might challenge and conquer Chaos Mode, which unlocks after your first run :neonya:?
Please remember to pick up that launch week costume via the in-game menu, by the way! Feel free to check out the demo version, which contains 1 of the 2 bonus dresses :vintydelusional:.
Also, in case you missed it, you can rep Without Within in-game with this Vinty mod!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1792024943
Thank you so much for your support :yoyo:.
Hi friends! Hope you are enjoying the Steam summer sale. I am about to burn my wallet when I get home from work tonight :vintywhy:.
Hey, I would like to take this chance to introduce you to Clea, my upcoming 2D survival horror with no jump scares:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/981020/Clea/
Clea will be released on July 10th! Sometime next week, I will drop a Vinty color alt costume mod for the game, too. I very much hope you can consider wishlisting Clea, then show your boy some support on release day.
Thank you so much :vintysmile:!
Recently, a reader asked about the possibility of a Without Within 1 and 2 remaster. Makes sense, since I would do a far better job now compared to 3-4 years ago.
That is, assuming I have the required budget, and unfortunately, in this saturated market (one that is niche to start with), I lack the sales numbers to justify such an endeavor :vintydread:.
First, I want to say thank you to everyone who sends me these messages. I still get emails telling me Without Within, especially the first one, has inspired people to pursue their dreams. If money were a non-issue, that would be enough fuel for me to continue.
And now, back to the topic at hand. If Vinty's adventures were to continue, some major changes must be in order. Here are a few ideas:
Light novels:
Before Steam Greenlight became a thing, I had spent 10-12 years writing away, hoping to one day complete a novel of publishable standard. If I continued the WOWI series in novel, or at least novella format, that could allow me to fulfil that dream. Light novels, after all, would be far cheaper to produce.
Format shifts:
Alternately, WOWI could remain in visual novel form. It will, however, need to go through drastic format changes. Have you played Narcissu? It would be more along those lines. Less images, and the text takes center stage. To many players, this will be seen as a downgrade.
Translations:
Here comes another hurdle—translation costs. Without Within 1 and 2 featured Chinese translations, but not the third instalment. As a script expands, translation costs also balloon. Visual novels contain more text than traditional games, which restricts localization possibilities.
Full circle:
The first game I published on Steam was Unhack, which attempted to combine storytelling and gameplay. By the way, did you know I program for my day job? In fact, I have loved to code since around 8-9 years old.
With that said, I would like to come full circle and once again put those skills to use. And so, for the foreseeable future, I am going back to traditional games.
Clea:
I would like to introduce you to Clea, a horror title I have been working on:
There is currently a prototype available, with a limited time to submit feedback and have your name listed under special thanks:
Hey everyone :vintysmile:. Without Within 3 has just been released!
Hi everyone :vintysmile:! Hope life has been good so far in 2018. I am happy to announce Without Within 3's release date has been confirmed:
And oh, here is a heads up; most of my games will go on sale a week before WOWI3 comes out. If you want to get in on some discounts, please check out Steam on April 30th. Hopefully it will be a nice lead into WOWI3's release.
Thank you :excelia:!