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October Update: Spooky Season Time
🕑 Added 2025-10-31 17:00:16 +0000 UTCThe nights are getting colder, but our team is still on fire 🔥 Welcome to the October update! BEFORE WE GET TO BUSINESS THOUGH, here’s a treat on us 🤭
Happy Halloween 🎃
they can be your angle…. or yuor devil
This year, Kuras finally accepted Leander’s invitation for a drink. We had you, our beautifully thirsty community, vote on our holiday polls to decide which drinks they’d try off The Wet Wick’s secret Halloween Menu! Looks like those cocktails were more trick than treat, but I’m not complaining about the boys stumbling out looking like THIS 😉
Thanks for participating (if you missed voting this time around, be sure to keep an eye out on our social media for future polls!) and we hope you enjoy this glorious sight!
Seriously, soak it all up. I don’t think Kuras will be drinking with Leander again any time soon LOL. I’ll give you a minute to stare……
….. Okay, now that you’re done staring, let’s dive into the actual update! 😋
🛠️ October 2025 Dev Snapshot
Narrative
Chapter 1 – Writing | ⚒️ ~ Dialogue locked
Full Game – Writing | ⚒️ ~91% Drafted, ~72% through final passes
Full Game – VO Prep | ⚒️ In Progress, scene + line selects underway
Voice Acting
Full Game – VO Recording | VO recorded for 2 characters so far!
Art & Implementation
Chapter 1 – CG & UI Art | ⚒️ 86% Complete, final polish in progress
Chapter 1 – Implementation | ⚒️ 75% Complete, final art in progress
Full Game – CGs & BGs | ⚒️ ~62% Complete
Systems & Testing
Full Game – Systems/Code | ⚒️ 64% Complete, revamped UI in progress
Chapter 1 – QA + Bug Fixes | 📅 Testing Phase Scheduled
Localization Planning | ⚒️ In Progress, negotiating with translation partners
Release Plan
Chapter 1 – Early Access | 🔓 Launching December 2025 for qualifying backer tiers
Chapter 1 – General Access | 🔓 Launching December 2025 for all other backers
Full Game – Public Release | ⏳ Targeting 2026 (exact quarter TBD)
Some very fun things in the works! Speaking of which, we’ve seen some of the floating concerns re: Chapter 1 Early Access and the release windows. My apologies for the confusion with the Q3/Q4 wording. We’ve changed the Dev Snapshots to more accurately say December 2025!
We’ll have more concrete release dates shared soon, but please rest assured, Chapter 1 will be in your hands this year for sure! Thank you again for waiting patiently ❤️
🎙️ Voice Over Updates
We’ve officially started recording!! 🥳 Two characters are already wrapped, and the sessions have been going SO well.
Since all our creative directors (Lulu, Dev, and Vika) live close to the studio and most of our talent, we’ve been lucky enough to attend sessions in person. It’s been a surreal experience hearing these characters not just come to life, but evolve with every take as the actors add depth and emotion of their own. It is genuinely an experience we’ll never forget, and a highlight of our careers that we’ll cherish forever.
TOUCHSTARVED has been in development for years now, and moments like this remind us how far this scrappy passion project with friends has come. None of it would exist without you. Thank you for helping us smash those stretch goals and bring this world to life. 🥰
And not to spoil too much…but the sexy monster noises? They’re dangerously good.
Huge shoutout to our incredible Voice Director, Souha, for managing the entire process and helping us bring in some seriously killer talent. We can’t wait for you to hear everything in the full game—but don’t worry, we’ll definitely be sharing a few teasers once the full cast wraps next year!
🎨 Art Updates
he’s got beautiful locks and gives no fox 💅
What kind of Halloween update would this be without a cheeky Monster Sprite preview? 😋 Feast your eyes on lineart of this gorgeous boy! Think you can tame him?
step aside Kuras, i can patch him up 🥴 DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT
Our art team has been popping off with their illustrations. Here’s a colour rough (subject to change!) of someone we know… but he doesn’t look so good. 🤕
looking ethereal even in a rough animation, God really does have faves
Our partner, Knights of the Light Table, continues to bless us with animations of our characters! Here’s a rough keyframe animation of Kuras. If he’s already looking this good in a WIP, I can’t imagine how good this’ll be when finished.
💌 Till next time
That’s all for this one! We hope everyone has a happy Halloween 🧡 Stay spooky, safe, and warm out there!
We’ll see you next month and look forward to celebrating Vere’s birthday with you all 🎂
👀 Got Questions?
You can always reach us:
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With love (and a high probability of a sugar crash later tonight),
—Sofi @ Red Spring Studio
Comments
Tobi
Omg I'm SO excited. I remember finding Touchstarved last year and being distraught it was still a wip. I started doing that thing like "if I pretend I don't care maybe it'll go faster" like you do when your laptop loads slowly LOL I still can't believe it's been a year, I can't wait for the release!! 🩷
Spicy Ramen
Okay I might be going stir crazy BUT look at vere’s collar. To me it looks divine or holy one could say… what if Kuras was the one to imprison vere? We know from the lore teasers that he was somewhat of a divine teacher to the early days of the senobium, and the only one I think to have the power to imprisoned him. That would make sense as to why they hate each other so much, besides their personality clashing.
Paninay
Nooo Ais omgfgdh I'll do anything to help him I love himso fucking much wtf I'll make him better *cries*
ashton
MNGGHHHH KURAS
Lovely Nya
I need these people BIBICALLY, sinfully - RIGHT NEOWWWW. 😭😭 Kurasssssss I'm ready for the tourrrrrr
Dakari
GOOOODAAMNNN Kuras looking as breathtaking as ALWAYS😭🤍
Pepi
I am so sorry for the creature I'll become when we get Chapter 1 😔
Percy
I’m licking the blood off ais he will be fine if I keep licking. The wounds will close because he’s to yummy to bleed
Red Spring Studio
thanks for the love!! we're always so excited to show y'all what we're up to 🥹❤️
Faustian.D Gaius
KYAAAAAAH VERE!!!
Red Spring Studio
Just Kickstarter but we'll announce if we have plans for Patrons too! ❤️ Also I'm sorry in advanced for all the angst LOL, WE WILL GET THROUGH IT TOGETHER
Red Spring Studio
thanks for the patience, we can't wait to get it in ur hands! 🫶
Red Spring Studio
can't spoil anything but the noises are 10/10 🤭
Misha
Sexy monster noises!? Please god tell me we’re talking about Ais here… I’m salivating.
Stary💫
BARK BARK BARK. i love how cunty Vere looks in all his forms. Always serving face card. 😆🩷
Nena
I wonder who these two characters are...
Megwyn_Rose 🥀🌙✨
So excited! Can't wait to get this game in my clutches 🖤🖤🖤
Ash
All the sneak peaks look amazing!!!! My hype will never die lol ,, excited to see what the next few months bring for the progress ^^
Bibi
Does the “other backers” include Patreon peeps too? 😭 (also the Ais shot. I’m scared. The angst. I fear it’d break meeee)
