Hope you all had a wonderful June! We had Steam Next Fest this month, announced release dates, and so much more. Did you have a favorite demo from Steam Next Fest?
Here are our games in this dev log!
- Montabi
- Echo Weaver
- Kumitantei
- Airframe Ultra
- Akupara Games
Montabi | Releasing August 6th
Montabi had a very busy month! From release date announcement to updated demo to one final community playtest, there was a ton of movement for Montabi!
If you were watching the Southeast Asian Game Showcase for Summer Game Fest then, you may have seen our new trailer featuring the release date of August 6th!
Final Community Playtest
Mankibo, the developers of Montabi, are asking for playtesters for one final community playtest session! If you would like to join, check out the information in this Steam post!
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3141630/view/699894448411116808?l=english
Demo Update
For Steam Next Fest, the Montabi demo got an update which added a new area, new Montabi, languages, and more.
Check out the updated demo here!
We Want You to Break Montabi
One final thing, our Head of Publishing, Buddy talked about how the team is looking at balancing and how we want you to break our game Montabi. You can read about it here!
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3141630/view/706649212883831114?l=english
Echo Weaver | Updated Demo
Echo Weaver also participated in Steam Next Fest with an updated demo that included new wayfinder plinths, reworked levels, new narrative lore, and drastic art update.
Check out the demo here!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2184080/Echo_Weaver/
Speedrun Competition Results
We held a speedrun competition in the Echo Weaver Discord during Steam Next Fest for each of the wayfinder plinths!
Here are the top times for each of them!
@SirQuaren with the first place time of 03.107 on “The Door” run
@Kaiser with the first place time of 24.657 on “The Pit” run
@Aaron Miller with the first place time of 26.813 on “Blue Plats” run
Think you can do better? The demo’s still live! (Even if the prizes have been claimed.)
Kumitantei | Introducing Unlockable Bonus Scenes
Hey Absolute Students,
We’re back with another monthly devlog and boy do we have quite a bit to talk about, so lets not delay and get right into it!
Nyanus Plush 100% Fully Funded!
Our Kumitantei X Youtooz partnership passed the goal of 200 pledges to bring the Nyanus plushie to life! Thank you for all the support in making this a reality! I hope to share more information with you all as these get developed!
Kumitantei 10% Off
Kumitantei is currently 10% off for the Steam Summer Sale! If you want to pick up the game at a discounted price then now is a great time to do it! Remember that when Episode 2 gets released there will be a price increase to $19.99.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2759280/Kumitantei_OldSchool_Slaughter/
Takara and Reiji Skill Card Animation
We’re revealing Takara and Reiji’s skill card animations! I really love Takara’s animation as it really shows off her quirky personality in such a short animation. I can’t wait to show more new animations in future dev logs!
Bonus Scenes
Beginning with Episode 2, we’re going to be adding unique Bonus Scenes with special requirements! Finding these will result in some fun additional character moments, usually with a quirky context. We wanted to share a peek at one of these you’ll be able to discover, so here is the CG for the “Waitress Uniform” scene!
Be careful in this place, the outfits are cute, but they’ve got a cherry pie there that’ll kill ya.
Summer Fan Art Contest
We’re also excited to announce the return of our annual Summer Fan Art Contest! We’d love to see your take on the Kumitantei cast beating the heat, and you could even win a free Nyanus plushie from it! Details below:
July Character Birthdays
July 7th – Kokoro Hoshisaki
Interview with Ryan Gaiser
Ryan Gaiser voiced Hiroshi Okabe in Kumitantei and they gave a deep dive with YouTuber Nuc on what it’s like to voice everyone’s favorite comedian, some behind the scenes, and what it’s like navigating the voice acting profession. I would strongly recommend checking this out, some really great stuff for all our hopeful actors Kumitantei classmates.
Community Corner
Annnnnnd it’s time again for my favorite section of the dev log! I love seeing fan art of the game and I really wish I could share more art made by the community. Let’s start off with some fanart crossing over Kumitantei and No, I’m not a human.
vampirtulpe from Discord
That_awkward_redhead on Discord
Hiroko.the.alternate on Discord
@fifibnnuy on X
I hope your June was an amazing month and I can’t wait to share more next month! Please feel free to join the Kumitantei Discord to see more art made by the community, ask any burning questions you may have in the #kt-questions channel, or just hang out with us and the community.
Airframe Ultra | Megacity Open Weekend
Last weekend, we opened up the servers for the community to race, fight, and prove who the best airframe ultra racer is. If there is one thing that I learned from the weekend, it is that I am not the best airframe ultra racer. I got my airframe kicked and my helmet beaten in.
We did a couple streams during the weekend event where we revealed some new things that were never before seen being developed in Airframe Ultra. You can watch the stream here!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2808208285
If you would like to keep up with the Airframe Ultra news, then I would strongly recommend joining the Airframe Ultra Discord where we do all of our announcements. Like maaaaaybe another beta coming in the future?
Community Corner
Kocao on Discord
Vilified_vagabond on Discord
cheese on toast gaming on Youtube
Akupara Games | Behold Studios and PixelJam Partnership
We have partnered with Pixel Jam and Behold Studios to bring more love to amazing games in their catalogs!
For nearly two decades, Pixeljam and Behold Studios have been quietly shaping the landscape of games, long before the term “indie” was mainstream. Now, their legendary catalogs join the ranks of Rain World and The Darkside Detective under Akupara Games, who know how to build the bridge between cult-classic masterpieces and the die-hard fandoms they deserve.
Check out the collection on Steam!
Pixel Jam: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/78394/Pixeljam_x_Akupara/
Behold Studio: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/78395/Behold_x_Akupara/
If you want to hear more news on these titles, then join our Akupara Discord, or follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram!