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Steam News13 February 20264mo ago

Valentines Day Update: New Dating Mode and more!

Date Iori A standalone visual novel experience, is now available. Narrative Campaign: Features Iori in a storyline with branching dialogue paths.

In this update4

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What changed

7 fixes7 additions4 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Maps
  • UI and audio
  • Events
  • Fixes
addedDate IoriA standalone visual novel experience, is now available.
addedNew ChallengesSix new game modes modify core rules and victory conditions.
fixedNew ChallengesCorn Road: A survival mode with a fixed duration. Victory is achieved by surviving until turn 21.
changedNew ChallengesWeed Plants: Alters card generation. Low-risk cards spawn with modified click counts (set to 13), requiring precise management to avoid breaking.
addedNew ChallengesYou Are Done: A hardcore variation that disables the standard mechanic of gaining new cards at score milestones. Victory requires clearing the map with limited resources.
changedWallpaper & CustomizationCycle Control: Settings now include options to adjust the background scroll speed and toggle silhouette rendering.

Fortiori changes

addedA standalone visual novel experience, is now available.
addedSix new game modes modify core rules and victory conditions.
fixedCorn Road: A survival mode with a fixed duration. Victory is achieved by surviving until turn 21.
changedWeed Plants: Alters card generation. Low-risk cards spawn with modified click counts (set to 13), requiring precise management to avoid breaking.
addedYou Are Done: A hardcore variation that disables the standard mechanic of gaining new cards at score milestones. Victory requires clearing the map with limited resources.

Date Iori

A standalone visual novel experience, is now available.

  • Narrative Campaign: Features Iori in a storyline with branching dialogue paths. Progression is determined by an internal affection system that tracks dialogue choices.

  • Endings8 distinct endings are available to unlock.

New Challenges

Six new game modes modify core rules and victory conditions.

  • Corn RoadA survival mode with a fixed duration. Victory is achieved by surviving until turn 21.
  • Weed Plants: Alters card generation. Low-risk cards spawn with modified click counts (set to 13), requiring precise management to avoid breaking.

  • You Are DoneA hardcore variation that disables the standard mechanic of gaining new cards at score milestones. Victory requires clearing the map with limited resources.
  • Gifts 4 U (Presents Mode): Introduces "Gift" cards. These cards apply random value modifiers (positive or negative) at the start of every turn.

  • Day Stalker / Night Prowler: Time-based challenges that integrate with the Day/Night cycle mechanics.

Wallpaper & Customization

  • Cycle Control: Settings now include options to adjust the background scroll speed and toggle silhouette rendering.

  • Gizmo Fixes: Rotate and Rescale Gizmos will

  • Visual TweaksAdded sliders for Gamma and CRT line intensity to customize the visual presentation.
  • New Analog Clocks30 new analogue Clocks

Achievements

Ten new achievements have been added to track progress in the new modes and dating sim. P.S, game has 33 achievements now! GOTY!

  • Challenge Completion: Corn Road, Day Stalker, Night Prowler, Weed Plants, You Are Done, Presents Mode.

  • Dating Milestones: Dumped, Pepper Spray, Secret Ending, All Endings Collected.

  • Scoring MilestoneOne new achievement for scoring really, really, really, really high

Bug Fixes

  • UI Layout: The Challenges menu now dynamically scales button layouts to prevent overlap on different screen resolutions.

  • Boss LogicCorrected an issue where victory text parameters were not passing correctly to the outcome screen.
  • Save Stability: Fixed conflicts between mode-specific save files to ensure data persists correctly when switching between Standard and Dating modes.

  • OCD Check: buttons in menu are now actually rounded and Index button has buttons properly centralized

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Source

Steam News / 13 February 2026

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