ShelfLife: Art School Detective

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• Announcements·6 Aug 2026Official

  Spot us in the Indie Premier Game Showcase!

  ShelfLife is part of The Indie Premier Showcase on Steam! We were lucky enough to be awards finalists in The Indie Premier Game Showcase, which was exhibited LIVE at ANTHROCON in July! ːsteamhappyːːsteammockingːFast forward to now: The Indie Premier event has launched a digital showcase on Steam! So check out the winners, the finalists, and the other featured Indie Premier games on Steammmm! This digital event runs from August 4th to August 19!STEAM EVENT LINK HERE!
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• Announcements·14 Jul 2026Official

  We're a part of NONBINARY CODED GAMES 2026!

  Oooo, NONBINARY CODED GAMES!? July 14th is 💛🤍 International Nonbinary People's Day 💜🖤, and we're SO stoked to have ShelfLife be a part of the Nonbinary Coded Games event on Steam!Nonbinary Coded Games is a celebration of devs who are nonbinary, genderqueer, and outside the gender binary, along with games that feature nonbinary rep!The event runs until the 20th of July, and there's a bunch of fantastic demos and upcoming games to browse, so plz check out the other tasty stuff in the event: Link
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• Announcements·9 Jun 2026Official

  DEMO IS HERE!!!

  🌟 SHELFLIFE DEMO RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT!!! 🌟OMG would u believe that the ShelfLife: Art School Detective demo is LIVE NOW! Thanks to everyone for all your love and support! We couldn't have made it this far without you! ❤️Important details:Plz tell your friends / pets / fave streamers, and make them play the demo!Regular demo playtime is 40-50 minutes for a quick playthrough, and 2 hours for a completionist (or a streamer that narrates dialogue out loud!)Demo covers half an in-game day near the beginning of the story.There are 3 similar but different routes in the demo (choose which "Artisanal Memory" you sacrifice carefully!)You can find more info on our FAQ~Give us a wishlist if you like the game, it helps a LOT! Bugs and feedbacks:If you encounter bugs or want to give us feedback - drop us a line in Steam Discussions, hit up our Feedback Form or jump into our Discord!Some features we will aiming to patch into the demo soon™:The ability to save / load progressSupport for resolutions other than 16:9 / 1920x1080Fix for slow load times (no promises lol)A Mac build!?
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• Announcements·2 Jun 2026Official

  ShelfLife is in Fellow Traveller's Story Rich Showcase

  What's the Story-Rich Showcase?Cooked up by Fellow Traveller, the Story-Rich Showcase is a NEW event dedicated to narrative indie games! Every game in the Story-Rich Showcase is hand-picked, with a strong focus on storytelling and emotion! We're supremely excited that ShelfLife gets to feature in this event alongside a bunch of creators we highkey admire. Also it's during Summer Game Fest (even tho it's Winter where we live) ːsteamhappyːWhat we're cooking up:It's a surprise, but what we caaan say is those of you who missed our Closed May Playtest may want to especially keep your eyes peeled on June 6 (or 7th if you're in our timezone).The Showcase officially launches June 6, 2026 at 10AM Pacific.The core of the showcase is a presentation that'll be livestreamed on the Fellow Traveller YouTube and Twitch channels! If you miss the Live, the VOD will be available on too! You can expect:Announcements and reveals for various indiesNew trailers and first looksInterviews / Segments focusing on the people behind the gamesTake an early peek at the Showcase Steam Event Page, and save the date!
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• Announcements·1 May 2026Official

  05 2026 Playtesting

  PLAYTEST ANNOUNCEMENT The hotly anticipated May 2026 Steam Playtest for ShelfLife: Art School Detective is LIVE from NOW until May 10th! We're excited to get your thoughts on the new build and if you encounter any bugs, please let us know!This is a small demo (roughly 40-50 mins) showing off a tiny section of the game, so expect bugs and incomplete features! How to play test the Playtest: If you've played our previous playtest you'll just need to do an update on steam. If that doesn't work, uninstall and reinstall the "ShelfLife Art School Detective Playtest" application, and try again.If you don't have access to download the playtest demo, visit the ShelfLife Steam Page and click the green "Request Access" button. (Access granted within 24 hours, you'll be notified via email!) Once approved, go to your Steam Library and install the ShelfLife: Art School Detective Playtest Demo.Play the demo!Give us ur FEEDBACK! We have a Feedback Form here: https://forms.gle/Fc149eki8HMS5AKn8, but you can also leave comments on our Steam Discussions page, or using the 'feedback-forum' on our Discord. Other stuff:We would appreciate it if you didn’t stream ShelfLife publicly while it’s in this early stage. The intention of this playtesting event is to gather feedback to aid us in development. However, feel free to stream yourself playing the game / send screenshots to a small group of friends privately (e.g. screen sharing on a Discord call) if you want to!The default sound settings might be a little off. You can edit the volume levels of the different sound sources either in the options menu in the title screen or by pressing \ during gameplay. Currently the “Vocal Barks” are turned off behind the scenes as we’re still working on this feature. For more info, check out our Playtest FAQ here: https://fnifegames.com/playtestfaqThanks very much ːsteamhappyː Team Fnife
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