its been a month. here's what's been going on (IMPORTANT development news)

hi everyone. if youve been keeping up with piecewise, you might know that we were on the verge of the demo re-release, with a big update and a browser version on itchio. and we still are, i didnt lose the code or anything, but my priorities have been shifted a bit

last month, my childhood dog died. her name was Mia, she was a siberian husky, and she was by my side through high school, through college, through my graduation, and while i found my way in the world and discovered what i wanted to do in my life. she lived for 14 years, and for the past handful, i made time every week to visit her and give her a walk, even as she got older and couldnt walk as far or run as much.

i loved her a lot, and so i've been working on a new super-small-scale project: a tribute game for her where you can take her for a short walk.

it's a very important project to me, so i really need to get it right, and so i'm pausing development on piecewise until this new project is done and released. i figured it would be good to inform the steam audience and wishlisters what's been going on in case anyones worried about why the updates have slowed down

i'm targeting an august release for this tribute game, basically putting it out as soon as it's done, and a september release for piecewise so it's out in Q3 2026.

i want to give you a really genuine thank you for your patience with me, this year has been one of the hardest in my entire life (even before my dog got sick) and i know this game has taken way longer than expected. but i'm still committed to finishing it and making it as good as i possibly can.

if you want to keep up with updates like this, and general news about my work, i've got a patreon (click here to visit). it's got a free tier, which i basically use as a newsletter for big announcements, so that's the best place to stay informed on what i'm working on. it has more frequent updates than the steam news feed, and also some progress update videos and other stuff.

if you end up joining a paid tier, that support means the world to me. but obviously no pressure, money's tight for everyone and you should take care of yourself first and foremost

anyways, that's all for now. more updates coming once all this is finished

take care, thank you so much for supporting my work, and we'll talk soon <3

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