Yet Another Killing Game

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• Patch Notes·20 Feb 2026Official

  Version 1.3.2 Update: Special Artwork Added

  **SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR WARNING ABOUT SAVE DATA** Hello, this is Jun, the creator of YAKG! Version 1.3.2 is now live, and while it's only a 0.0.1 bump up, it adds some special illustrations that were only shared on social media up until now! Please enjoy them as Soulseer Studios continues to work on YAKG and more! V1.3.2 Gallery contents have been updated to add two seasonal illustrations and their variants, visible after clearing the game. Copyright information has been updated to specify ownership by Soulseer Studios. **WARNING ABOUT SAVE DATA** Due to script changes in later versions, some save files you made in earlier versions of the demo or full game MAY not load correctly (i.e. crash, show an error message, return you to the Title Screen). As such... IF YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR FIRST PLAYTHROUGH, we strongly recommend creating multiple save files and/or finishing your playthrough BEFORE you update! If worst comes to worst, please start a new game and utilize the skip features in Config to catch yourself up. Sorry for any inconveniences! Until next time, Jun Kakeru
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• Announcements·15 Feb 2026Official

  Happy Valentine's Day from Kumitantei X YAKG!

  Hello, this is Jun Kakeru, the creator of YAKG and director at Soulseer Studios!This year's Valentine's Day, our hearts are pounding as we formally announce the partnership formed between "Yet Another Killing Game" and "Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter"!"Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter" is a mystery-solving "killing game" ADV inspired by Danganronpa and Ace Attorney (just like YAKG!), and offers unique card-battler gameplay and retro anime aesthetics to set itself apart from its inspirations. The link to its Steam page and its free demo will be linked below!The lovely people at Mango Factory also created this gorgeous crossover illustration featuring Nyanus sharing a romantic evening with...Cecilia?! I wonder what riveting, not at all scary topics they're chatting about this Valentine's Day...?If you're a fan of YAKG, please consider giving your enthusiastic support to Mango Factory as Kumitantei's first episode releases later this year!Check out "Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter" here:Happy Valentine's Day,Jun Kakeru
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• Announcements·30 Jan 2026Official

  1st Anniversary - Message from YAKG's Creator

  Hello, this is Jun, the creator of YAKG and also...well, we’ll get to that!It has now been one whole year since the release of "Yet Another Killing Game", and what a year it has been! This was my first time leading a game project where we'd sell it for actual money, and while the development period was more or less what I'm familiar with, I didn't think there's an entire new world that comes after release! I experienced new things like being showered with praise from strangers, playing catch-up to marketing efforts, feeling euphoria from fan art of the characters, struggling to get bigshot people to look at the game, learning business and accounting concepts, speaking about my journey to younger devs, the list goes on and on and on...I can safely say that I learned way more than my decades of public education from just the past two years alone. Getting laid off from my comfy desk job and going indie meant that I had to start paying much more--maybe even too much--attention to the state of the industry and gamer culture. And as much as I could go into details about my thoughts on industry layoffs, generative AI, inflation, and more, I'll cut to the chase and say that I've had my heart ripped to shreds many times, but got up every single time because I had to be strong for not my own sake, but for my team and YAKG's fans who have chosen to bet on a novice indie dev like me.And on that note, with all of the knowledge and reputation this past year has bestowed upon me, I have now established Soulseer Studios, a new team of both YAKG and non-YAKG devs with whom I will develop my next game title, currently planned for release in 2027! There are still a LOT of things to sort out, which is why some of YAKG's online presence may get some slow, fragmented updates over the next few weeks, but we hope to be able to unify our brand and make more formal announcements very soon! In the meantime, if my ramblings here alone are enough to interest you, you can sign up for our mailing...
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• Patch Notes·20 Oct 2025Official

  Version 1.3.1 Update: Minor Fixes

  **SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR WARNING ABOUT SAVE DATA**Hello, this is Jun, the creator of YAKG! Version 1.3.1 is now live and while it doesn't offer as much new content as our previous version updates, it fixes certain issues brought up by Japanese players among other issues of informational clarity.V1.3.1Fixed a bug with Text Speed being restored to default when re-opening the game in JapaneseAdded “Lock Auto Cancel” to Config. Toggling this on will prevent “Auto” mode from being cancelled when manually advancing dialogue (e.g. by clicking, pressing Space, etc.).Updated the layout for the Music Room (not available in the demo) to add a new button that directs you to finding “Yet Another Killing Game - Original Soundtrack” on various platforms and streaming services.Gallery contents have been updated to add the special artwork for the original soundtrack, add more versions of the key visual, and move one CG to the Backgrounds section. All of these updates are only visible after clearing the game.Fixed the formatting for the gamepad help text in the bottom right corner when switching from Japanese to EnglishAdded brief hard pauses to certain post-credits messagesV1.3.1 (日本語)日本語でゲームを再度開いたときにテキスト速度がデフォルトに戻ってしまうバグを修正しました設定に「オート解除無効」を追加しました。これをオンにすると、手動でセリフを進めているとき（クリック、スペースキーを押すなど）に「オート」モードがキャンセルされなくなります。ギャラリーで音楽の画面 (デモでは利用できません) のレイアウトを更新し、さまざまなプラットフォームやストリーミング サービスで「Yet Another Killing Game - Original Soundtrack」を見つけるための新しいボタンを追加しました。ギャラリーコンテンツを更新しました。オリジナルサウンドトラックのスペシャルイラストの追加、キービジュアルのバージョン追加、CG1枚を「背景」に移動しました。これらはすべてゲームクリア後にのみご覧いただけます。日本語から英語に切り替えた際に右下隅に表示されるゲームパッドのヘルプテキストのフォーマットを修正しました特定のポストクレジットメッセージに短い一時停止を追加しましたWARNING ABOUT SAVE DATADue to script changes in later versions, some save files you made in earlier versions of the demo or full game MAY not load correctly (i.e. crash, show an error message, return you to the Title Screen). As such...IF YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR FIRST PLAYTHROUGH, we strongly recommend creating multiple save files and/or finishing your play...
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• Patch Notes·17 Sept 2025Official

  Version 1.3 Update: 日本語 Language Support!

  **SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR WARNING ABOUT SAVE DATA**Konnichiwa! This is Jun, the creator of YAKG YET again to talk about the latest version update!Version 1.3 of "Yet Another Killing Game" is now available! The main update here is the addition of Japanese language support, which is an ENORMOUS achievement for a 10,000+ dialogue line story-focused game like this! I cannot express enough thanks to the Japanese translator, Sasazaki, for providing a full translation to Japanese this quickly, but also for supporting me ever since the release of the very first YAKG demo in 2023--which is still available on itch.io, if anyone wants to check that out!Please note that if you attempt to load save files created in one language with the other language, you may experience some unexpected text display issues with chapter and character names. If you’re a returning player, I highly recommend starting yet ANOTHER new (killing) game if you want to check out the Japanese localization! Yep, “localization” in that there are some scenes and jokes that have been given new meaning, but I have personally reviewed them all so play without worry!BUT WAIT, there are other updates besides Japanese language support! Tutorial images have been updated based on player feedback, Achievement progress can reset anytime now (with a clear warning about Steam data!), and the rest consists of small updates to visuals. No changes have been made to the script itself so--in theory--this shouldn’t cause any save data issues, but the usual warning will be added to the bottom all the same.Time for the full update notes!V1.3NEW FEATURE: Japanese is now available in Config’s “Language” setting! Switch to “Japanese” to view the entire game’s script and textual UI elements in Japanese, including the game’s logo!A screen to choose the game’s language appears when booting up while no save data exists yetAdded the Japanese translator to About and the creditsThe About screen’s formatting has been updatedAchievement data ca...
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