Hi everyone. Duhop here, lead developer for Alex's Journey to the Grave.
I have to apologize for our recent lack of updates and communication. I’m sorry to say that was because development of the game has essentially been on hold for the past couple of months, following the news that one of our team members had passed away.
I won’t get into the specifics of that right now—plans are in the works for us to preserve their memory as best we can, and I want to make sure we can take our time to do that properly. The real purpose of this devlog is to break the silence, and usher in a new era in the development of Alex’s Journey to the Grave.
I’m doubtful that it’s still possible for our small team to finish the game by Q4 of 2025 now, as we had originally projected, but we’re still gonna try our damn hardest. After recovering from the initial heartbreak, I personally don’t think I’ve ever been more motivated to finish AJG than I am right now.
It’s hard to put into words, but my perspective on the game has shifted dramatically after what happened. There are some new directions I’ve set my mind on; some scenes I only vaguely considered before that I now see as absolutely necessary, and some big alterations to the philosophy for how I want the game to interact with its players.
Anyway, the direction I want to take things feels as though it has solidified with some serious emotional motivation behind it, and that has lit a whole new fire inside of me. I think I will be much more open about discussing writing, story planning, and directing like that in future devlogs, but I’ll still make sure to mark and tag those parts for anyone who wants to avoid spoilers.
That reminds me—we'll be posting devlogs every single month from now on (as long as nothing else cataclysmic ends up going down), as well as weekly social media posts. The social media posts have been happening for a while now, actually. (Check our Instagram!)
And finally, although we did slow down and take some long breaks over the past two months, we weren’t at a complete standstill. Here is a taste of some art we’ve finished/been working on since the last update:
Recognize this place? Maybe if you played our first game ;D
What do you think is out there?
Thank you so much for taking the time to check in with us. I look forward to bringing you more updates soon!
-Duhop