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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Sep 15

In the future when Red Haze 2 comes out, & I talk about inspirations for the game (outside of personal things), it's going to be a weird experience since they're all things most people have never heard of, & half of them are Gmod maps.

But I have a direction I'm in love with.

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Sep 5

Right now working hard on updates for Close Your Eyes Remake, Red Haze, Feast Your Eyes, & Close Me.

Here's a small sample of the intro cutscene before the title screen for Close Your Eyes Remake on Steam, done by @grcnexe.bsky.social exe & I. See the full thing when the next update hits:

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Aug 21

Tomorrow, August 22nd, at 11 AM PST / 2 PM EST, I'll be holding a 10-year anniversary developer stream for Yai Gameworks, giving history, developer insight, fun facts & other surprises for the whole history of my horror games so far: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xBi...

Yai Gameworks 10-Year Anniversary Developer Stream

YouTube video by AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem

www.youtube.com

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Aug 7

(6/6) titled "Inferbito" onto Steam on October 14th/15th. I'll have a LOT more to talk about on this one starting in September, for now can find the store page for it here:
store.steampowered.com/app/1624490/...

Red Haze's final update will also be hitting in December. More on that soon!

Inferbito on Steam

A girl named Hailey struggles to remember the face of her dead sister for a paintings as a suicidal bunny plush & a shadowy hare monster infiltrate her life.

store.steampowered.com

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Aug 7

(5/6) including a huge art overhaul, new areas, new story, new horrors. Steam achievements will be added, & Chapter 3 will finally be released to conclude the story. I hope people love the finished Feast Your Eyes, I really do!

Then finally, FIFTH, I'll be releasing a brand new game

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Aug 7

(4/6) FOURTH, on August 31st "Feast Your Eyes" will be fully completed & released! Releasing on the 10-year anniversary of the freeware Close Your Eyes release on Steam, this is a direct sequel story. The release will add MAJOR new content to Chapters 1 & 2,
store.steampowered.com/app/712260/F...

Feast Your Eyes on Steam

A surreal and quiet horror tale about a murderous little marshmallow who's escaped death row. A mysterious plague that makes people stare at dirt... Creepy love letters trying to win your affection......

store.steampowered.com

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Aug 7

(3/6) THIRD, Close Me is getting the Yai Gameworks 10-year anniversary update somewhere in September. The New Game+ DLC content will be added to the core game, plus several new random events new to the game, a new secret, & Steam Achievements will be added.
store.steampowered.com/app/671980/C...

Close Me on Steam

You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.

store.steampowered.com

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Aug 7

(2/6) this the cheapest they'll be in years, so best time to pick them up.

SECOND, Close Me's New Game+ DLC will be delisted after the sale too. Be the last time to pick it up for those who want an exclusive costume for owners of the DLC as thanks for buying. store.steampowered.com/app/700290/C...

Close Me - New Game+ & OST Selection Soundtrack on Steam

New Game+ adds new areas, events, and secrets to the game once you've beaten the game once. The OST Selection Soundtrack is the official album for the game's music.

store.steampowered.com

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Aug 7

(1/6) I've got 5 updates to share for Yai Gameworks that should be pretty concrete.

FIRST, Aug 18th-Sep 1st there will be a BIG Yai Gameworks sale, all games at the cheapest they've ever been. Feast Your Eyes & Decaying Delicacy will be getting a price increase immediately after,

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Aug 4

Working hard with @grcnexe.bsky.social on Inferbito right now. "A girl named Hailey struggles to remember the face of her dead sister for one of her paintings as a suicidal bunny plush & a shadowy hare monster infiltrate her life."
Share more on my little horror game as it comes along.

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Jul 31

(3/3) one a cute plush bunny who can't stand her own intrusive thoughts, the other a shadowy hare who won't stop growing & becoming a problem. Both want something from Hailey that's impossible for her to give. And so, Hailey struggles to preserve."

Hope you have the Steam page up soon.

yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Jul 31

(2/2) Determined not to let her sisters memory die with her, she desperately tries to find any remnant to surface memories to remember what she looked like. As she pushes against her laughably finite and fragile human condition, two mysterious rabbits enter her life;

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Jul 31

(1/3) Working on Inferbito, hoping to have the game out by August 26th, but may end up a bit later depending on how everything goes. A basic synopsis of the game:
"A girl named Hailey tries to paint a portait of her long dead sister, but she can't seem to remember her facial features correctly.

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Jul 14

(4/4) made these visible shaky "sound lines" which physically emit from the enemy with the lines getting thicker the closer it is to you.

Been interesting to work on, honestly.

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Jul 14

(3/4) where sound plays a crucial role, so making atmosphere fitting captions as the form of overlay pictures to direct where they play on screen & time them has been fun. But also been coming up with creative solutions to certain segments. Like in the tunnel section with the slow crying enemies,

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Jul 14

(2/4) someone with different types of color blindness may be hampered by things.

By far the most challenging but interesting to work on feature I've been adding is a "Deaf" or audio captions option, but that actually understates what I've been doing. There's a lot of moments in Close Your Eyes

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Jul 14

(1/4) So I've been slowly trying to put accessibility features into Close Your Eyes Remake, like the screen brightness option last update. Right now doing a "color blindness" test run through the game & modifying stuff where seeing color would limit playability, making conscious decisions of how

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Jul 1

(3/3) Though filtered through my own lens & ideas.

Inferbito is one of my longest conceived projects, the original idea I came up with in 2015 after Close Your Eyes. it's changed forms several times. I hope people end up loving it, something been stirring in my psyche for years.

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Jul 1

(2/3) So as I get more heavily into my best effort to market Inferbito, & show why this project is something special, I'll open up with the 12 games & films that have most inspired Inferbito. If you play & watch them, you will 100% see shades of each one within the final game.

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Jul 1

(1/3) Inferbito is a game I plan to release before 2025 is up, dedicated to making that happen.

I personally think part of art is a balance of personal expression of things experienced & what's in the minds eye, alongside inspiration & love for things that evoke thoughts in you.

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · Jun 26

All of my little Yai Gameworks horror games are on sale for the Steam Summer Sale, if you wanna' check them out (also have some free games): store.steampowered.com/bundle/4193/...

Save 34% on Yai Gameworks Complete Bundle on Steam

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · May 11

Close Your Eyes [Original Version] has been updated to Ver 1.3 for the Yai Gameworks 10-year anniversary! The update includes a brand new 9th ending, Girl's Graveyard is free for all now, more Goodie Bag DLC concept pieces, WASD controls, & more!
store.steampowered.com/app/377330/C...

Close Your Eyes [Old Version] on Steam

A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host....

store.steampowered.com

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · May 7

(10/10) -The Miserable Crimson Hooded Girl: Adds a new mini-campaign you can play after you've beaten the game once, also Steam achievements.

There we go. Again, NO ETA for these & will just randomly drop them, but the first one happens this week. Will post as I release them all, enjoy!

yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · May 7

(9/10) -Decaying Delicacy: A HUGE overhaul & update to a Director's Cut version, adds a LOT of new & reworked content into the game. Price of the game when the update hits will raise by $1 USD, & will finally release the OST of the game. Also Steam Achievements.

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yaigameworks.bsky.social @yaigameworks.bsky.social · May 7

(8/10) -Feast Your Eyes: HUGE overhaul of Acts 1 & 2 (like, actually a big overhaul), & gonna' release Act 3 so the game finally finished!

-Red Haze: Bruises Glimmer in Starlight: Gonna' try to fix a few things from the base game, & add a brand new second chapter!

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