Hello everyone, this is Quill Studios, developer of Autumn with the Shiba Inu and A Summer with the Shiba Inu. Thank you so much for believing in Autumn with the Shiba Inu when we ran our Kickstarter in 2023. Unfortunately, we had to cancel the crowdfunding, as it was clear that we were not able to reach our goal.
We made the difficult decision to pay out of pocket to ensure the release of this game. This unfortunately meant that we had to cut most of the staff: while their contracts concluded, we were unable to renew them. As a result, progress has been slow, as our core team's day jobs and financial responsibilities come first, and the game second.
Despite these setbacks, our team has been working part-time to make progress on the game, and the game is very close to release! We are committed to releasing in August, 2025. This is shorter notice than we'd like, as we're losing out on precious time to further market and promote the game to recoup the costs of development and finish paying our staff. However, this is the most feasible date for our skeleton crew as they juggle other life obligations to pay bills.
With this, we have a plea: While we don't have the bandwidth to do another Kickstarter, purchasing Autumn with the Shiba Inu would help so much with recouping the costs and finish paying our staff, which allows us to continue to make more games in the future!
Please, wishlist the game on Steam which helps us with visibility and will notify you of the release date when announced!