Dev Log #5 - August 2026

How have you all been this past month?

We’ve had a hectic month ever since we announced the last demo schedule.💦

Although we’re constantly on edge wondering when a bug might pop up, we’d like to calmly walk you through our development log for the month of July.

Shall we get started?

📖 Codex Feature Added

There was a feature we’ve always wanted to include, which was also mentioned in the feedback from our previous playtest.

It’s none other than the'Codex'feature.

Especially since there’s a lot of information in the management section, even as part of the dev team, I sometimes find myself forgetting which recipe was which.

So, we wanted to make sure to include this feature in the current demo build and prepared it for you.

Not only recipes, but we’ve also packed in as much essential information as possible, including flowers, cooking utensils, NPC details, tutorials, and more.

There’s a fun little feature here: the ability to change your in-game smartphone wallpaper.

By applying illustrations that were used in past events or revealed through dev logs, you can decorate your phone wallpaper with your favorite artwork.

This feature is included in the demo version as well, so be sure to try customizing your own pretty screen.

❄️ Stage 4 Development Underway

Although it's still early summer weather here in Korea, we’d like to share a sneak peek of the refreshing Stage 4 background and monster artwork to help blow away the heat.

The concept for Stage 4 is'Winter.'

While the entire map is covered in snow, we’ve added a fun detail where the snow melts away along the path the player walks on.

What kind of gimmicks and bosses await you in Stage 4? Please stay tuned!

🎮 Demo Launch Preparation

Today is the day! At 9:00 KST, the demo for HIPS N NOSES was officially released!🥳

This month, alongside expanding the game’s content volume, we worked on polish and QA to prepare for the demo launch. (Which is why there’s relatively less dev progress to share in this log...)

It felt like a month spent fixing so many bugs and improvements that they couldn’t fit onto a single scroll.

We worked tirelessly to fix bugs so as not to compromise your gameplay experience.

However, bugs have a way of constantly appearing no matter how many you squash...

We are always ready to fix them, so if you encounter any bugs, please let us know via our Discord channel!

That’s all for this month’s development news!

While this dev log might be on the shorter side, we look on the bright side: you can read through it quickly and jump right into playing the demo!

In August, we have game show appearances lined up both domestically and internationally.

HIPS N NOSES will be visiting you at BIC and Gamescom!

We will share detailed schedules and booth information in a future announcement.

To stay updated with the latest news on HIPS N NOSES, please follow our official X (Twitter) and Discord channels.

This concludes our fifth HIPS N NOSES dev log. Thank you so much for reading to the end!

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