Hey!
Keep Driving has been out now for close to 2 months and we're really happy with all the positive feedback and all the wonderful messages some of you've sent us. <3
I know a lot of people are wondering what the plans are, especially about localization and porting, so I thought I'd post a message to get you guys in the loop.
We have planned 4 updates during 2025, not including bug fixes and patches:
- April - content and controller support
- May - smaller content update
- Late summer/early fall - localization
- Late fall/early winter - consoles
One thing to keep in mind is that nothing is set in stone with the dates and we still don't know exactly what consoles we are doing. Switch is most likely going to be included. Things like the junkyard or camping ground might be moved to the may update.
As for the languages, the ones we know we'll have are: Simplified Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian. These are based on sales, consoles, and steam demographics.
Lastly, as some of you know, we are a two person team (with Vile Hartman hired for the sound design) that have coded and drawn everything in the game from scratch. However, this year will be a bit different because of personal circumstances. So we will be working with the great Gamemaker guru Juju Adams for localization and porting. This is also why we won't be releasing many content updates and taking it a bit slower with the updates.
Keep Driving,
xo
Josef & Christopher
Y/CJ/Y
PS. Take it easy everyone. Hopefully this year we will continue to see the game growing, solidifying itself in the tapestry of great indie games, with the message that life goes on, the big the small, the good the bad; life keeps on going. And how important it is to appreciate the fleeting beauty of the world, and the fleeting beauty people you stumble upon, and the fleeting beauty of now. Especially if you're young. It doesn't last forever.