Hardenville News

Make A Guess!
The formerly guest bedroom was rarely in use, and two of MC's roommates wanted to improve their skills in their respective sports. Johanna and Tom agreed to convert the guest bedroom into a workout area. However, the room couldn't be used after 9 pm (21:00).

For which two of Ariel, Millie, and Jasmine do you think this workout room was created for? And which two competitive sports do they participate in?



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Animation
Get a sneak peek of MC's bedroom, which will be featured from Episode 1 and beyond! It has been rendered in 4k using over 390 images.

Almost all the furniture used in MC's bedroom has been made by us in Blender.

Vimeo (Click Here to Watch Animation)

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Thank you!
We'd like to express our heartfelt gratitude for your support and interest in our passion project, Hardenville.

We've always planned for the Prologue to be a short introduction to introduce players to the characters in Hardenville. A total of 10 chapters are planned, with the Prologue being the first and Episode 1 to 9 making up the remaining chapters. The Episodes will contain much more content and animations compared to the Prologue.

While we have noticed in reviews that some people find the Prologue too short, it was a deliberate decision to bring the game to Early Access on Steam with the first chapter. Typically, other visual novels don't do this until about mid-development cycle. We believed it was best to release the game early, gather feedback, and gain support to improve the game significantly. Our plans include translating the game into multiple languages, adding voice actresses at some point, expanding our team and much more.

At present, Hardenville is a solo endeavor led by Filip, a 25-year-old Norwegian developer.

The planned release schedule for Hardenville episodes is as follows:

• Hardenville Episode 1: Late December 2023 or early January 2024
  
• Hardenville Episode 2: Q1 2024
  
• Hardenville Episode 3: Q2 2024
  
• Hardenville Episode 4: Q3 2024
  
• Hardenville Episode 5: Q4 2024
  
• Hardenville Episode 6: Q1 2025
  
• Hardenville Episode 7: Q2 2025
  
• Hardenville Episode 8: Q3 2025
  
• Hardenville Episode 9: Q4 2025
  

Please be aware that the planned release dates are subject to change if we require additional time for development.

Freckles Upgrade
In our upcoming big release, Episode 1, we're making small adjustment to the freckles. It's not a major overhaul, just a change in color and a slight reduction in their intensity. These changes will only apply to Episode 1 and beyond, so there's no need to worry about us taking the time to redo all the renders in the Prologue.



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Thank you so much for supporting our game, Hardenville.

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Added requested country flag backgrounds for the in-game phone:

• Argentina
  
• Austria
  
• Belarus
  
• Belgium
  
• Bulgaria
  
• Colombia
  
• Cyprus
  
• Czech Republic
  
• Greece
  
• Poland
  
• Romania
  
• South Africa
  
• South Korea
  
• Switzerland
  
• Thailand
  
• Turkey
  
• Venezuela
  

If you would like to see your country's flag added, please leave a comment below. If you've created some fantastic art that you'd like to have featured in Hardenville's phone backgrounds, please send a message to the admin on our Discord.

Discord https://discord.com/invite/XPmezdYHeX

[h2]Check out the first Sneak Peek from Hardenville Episode 1![/h2]




Coming Soon
Hardenville Episode 1 is scheduled to be released either in late December 2023 or early January 2024!

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