Spirit City: Lofi Sessions News

Hello Spiritographers!

Today is the release of our Spring Update, bringing our game to version 1.9 🌸

Get ready for a brand new spirit to discover, new music, new customizable items for the bedroom, a reworked session timer, and more! ✅

You can find the full patch notes below:

[h2]New Content:[/h2]

• New Spring-themed background inspired by cherry blossom season in Japan.
  
• A new Spirit to discover has arrived in time for Spring!
  
• 50+ room customization items added with the new color customization feature.
  
• 50 new Avatar items added with color customization
  
• 2 new cherry blossom headband hat items
  
• 2 new cherry blossom flower items added as accessories to room customization - also useable in the Kitchen DLC
  
• 2 Kitsune-themed skins for Twintail
  
• 22 Spring-themed cherry blossom skins have been added for all base game Spirits.
  
• 3 Spring-themed skins for Capybun, Bubble Ducky and Squire Sprout from the Kitchen DLC
  
• A brand new "Sweeping" activity is available at the bay window, perfect for Spring cleaning!
  
• A brand new playlist is available, with over 20 new songs to put you in the zone while you relax, work, or clean!
  

[h2]Quality of Life Adjustments:[/h2]

• A new "Save" tab has been added to the settings menu for players to easily locate their local saves and the automatic backups, in case!
  
• We've heard your confusion around selecting Cozy Kitchen Spirits Variants as companions. While customizing your avatar, you will now see that Spirit Variants (from the Cozy Kitchen DLC) are now shown individually instead of being under their parent Spirit skins.
  
• While customizing the room, we have adjusted the camera for the "Scenery" category, under the "General" tab.
  
• We have adjusted the audio fading parameters to be extra quiet while the Session timer is ringing, to make extra sure that it's noticeable even while other sounds are playing!
  

[h2]New Features:[/h2]

• Fully redesigned Session Timer - Designed to be more intuitive, and give a better sense of how the work sessions are split. Additionally, you can now also use a Stopwatch mode, and a Timer mode for your sessions. There's also a Settings tab for the timer tools which will grow over time with multiple options to adjust!
  
• You can now revert back to an item's default color when using the new color customization tool.
  
• In avatar customization, head accessories, hair, eyebrows and facial hair can now use our new color customization tool! We will eventually expand this to eyes and skin tones as well.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes:[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where some playlists weren't saved properly and couldn't be set to play automatically on reload.
  
• Fixed an issue where the window controls would be visible even when the game is in Borderless fullscreen. They are now completely hidden but can be brought back by hovering the top part of the screen.
  

[h2]MacOS Support[/h2]

Spirit City is now available on MacOS! All features should be compatible, except the "Always on top" mode which is only compatible for Windows users. As we may find some new bugs specific to MacOS, please be patient for any issues that might arise while we collect data and patch issues.

MacOS and Windows saves are cross-compatible! If you're going to use the game on Windows and MacOS, make sure you update both devices at the same time so that they're on the same game version! Otherwise, it might create issues with save files. If you do get any issues regarding your save files, please check out the new "Saves" section in the settings menu.

Our minimum requirements for Mac devices are quite high as this game is built using the latest version of Unreal Engine 5. You can expect any Macbook from 2020+ upwards to run the game just fine. Consider using the graphics options to tune performance that fits your hardware best.
You can report any issues with MacOS on our dedicated MacOS discussion forum
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[h2]Updated Roadmap[/h2]
With the Spring Update, we've updated our 2025 Roadmap to reflect all the new features added.
It's not an exhaustive list, but it should give you a preview of our continued plans for Spirit City: Lofi Session!




[h2]Interview with our Art Director and Co-Founder[/h2]
Our art director and Co-Founder Keith recently had an interview with A Gaming Podcast, talking a bit about the development of Spirit City and the studio. He's a bit shy so please be kind! It's our first video interview, so check it out if that interests you!
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We hope you enjoy this update! Thank you so much for all your support. 💗

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Hello Spiritographers, after hundreds of requests, we are overjoyed to be able to announce that official MacOS support will be coming to Spirit City on May 12th!

Releasing alongside our Spring Update, you'll finally be able to play Spirit City: Lofi Sessions on Mac!

Full MacOS requirements will be updated on our Steam page when the update goes live on the 12th.

Thank you for your patience as we worked on this update. It was important for us to natively support MacOS, especially as a productivity-focused game.

We also wanted to share a look at a few of the new Spring-themed Spirit skins coming in the free Spring update.



We will have one new skin for each Spirit in the base game, as well as a one for Capybun, Bubble Ducky and Squire Sprout from the Kitchen DLC. We hope you look forward to it!

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Hello Spiritographers!
Spring is here, and as the flowers begin to bloom, we are hard at work on our next free update!
We're excited to share a little preview of what's to come, as well as a look forward to what we have planned for the future.
Unless otherwise noted, all of these are free updates!



[h3]Spring Update[/h3]
Coming May 12th, look forward to:

🪴 A New Spirit
A new plant-themed spirit will be found in your bedroom, make sure to keep your room tidy!

🎨 Color Customization for Avatar Clothing & Bedroom Items
First introduced in the Cozy Kitchen Expansion DLC, we are bringing color customization to more items in the bedroom and wardrobe. You'll finally be able to select just the right colors to match your outfit to your room decor.

🌸 Spring Window Background
What better way to celebrate Spring than to enjoy views inspired by Japan during cherry blossom season?



🧹 New Cleaning Activity
Your Avatar will be able to spend time sweeping up the floors of the bedroom, just don't mistake Dustbunny for a stray clump of dust! Maybe it might just inspire you to do some tidying yourself.

↩️ Reset for Custom Colors
We heard your requests and now you'll be able to reset color customizable items back to their default colors.

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[h3]Summer Update[/h3]
We're still finalizing the details, but you can look forward to the following:

🌊A beach window background looking out over the ocean

🎧New Summer Soundscapes

🍹Tropical Drink Snack Items

🩴Sandals and Sunglasses Avatar Items

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[h3]Future Updates[/h3]
These are just some of the things we plan on adding in the future, without a set timeline yet.
This isn’t an exhaustive list—we’re always listening to your feedback and exploring new ideas!

Wardrobe Area Customization

New Spirits + Spirit Skins

Avatar Face Customization Update: More options, ear shapes & more

Pomodoro Update: Custom sounds, UI tweaks, timer improvements

Productivity History & Stats

More QoL Improvements

More Productivity Tool Updates

New Soundscapes

New Music

More everything!

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[h3]Our next (paid) DLC Expansion Pack[/h3]
After the release of Cozy Kitchen, folks have already been asking for another DLC.
While we're not quite ready to reveal what we have in store, we are on track to release a new major DLC later this year along with all the other free updates. We're taking all your feedback into consideration and we're very excited about this one. So stay tuned for more info in the future!

As always thank you for all your support! If you're enjoying the Cozy Kitchen DLC, please consider leaving a review for the DLC, it helps us a bunch!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend 💗.

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Wow! It's already been one year since we launched Spirit City: Lofi Sessions!

What an incredible journey it has been. Over the past year, so much has happened – we've released 8 updates, introduced 10 new Spirits, launched 9 Spirit variants, added over 1,000 items to personalize your bedrooms, and so much more, including a multitude of quality-of-life improvements.

But none of this would have been possible without YOU, our amazing community. Words cannot fully express our gratitude and appreciation. You are the reason we keep working hard, day after day. A massive and heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you!

A big thank you also goes out to the content creators who believed in us from the very beginning when Spirit City was just a prototype. Because of you, the game reached a much wider audience and has touched incredible players all over the world.

One year means more than 300,000 copies sold, over 10,000 reviews on Steam, with 97% of them being overwhelmingly positive. One year means a community that continues to grow across all of our social media platforms, sharing so much with us.

As a very small team, we put all our heart and effort into every update to ensure Spirit City meets your needs and desires. It’s a true passion for us to create a world that resonates with you and to keep adding new content. We work tirelessly to bring you updates as often as possible, and each new step is a victory we share with you.

And that's not all! There's still plenty more to come in the next year, and we can't wait to share it with you. The journey continues, and with you by our side, we know Spirit City’s future will be even brighter!

Thank you for your ongoing support, and for making this year so special!

Hello Spiritographers!

Following our 1.8.0 update, and the launch of the Cozy Kitchen DLC, we've heard about a couple bugs that have gone under our radar. So here's a hotfix update for some of those that needed our immediate attention.

We've also heard your requests for a way to revert color customization back to the default colors. We're working on adding this in our next update.

Additionally, we also want to let you know that we are very grateful for everyone who purchased the Cozy Kitchen DLC. The feedback has been amazing and gives us confidence in delivering more free and paid updates in the future to support Spirit City in the long run. 💖

• Fixed an issue where Syrupii would only be lured at the eating activity in the Kitchen. It can now be lured from any activities at the table in the Kitchen
  
• Fixed an issue with the Bentobunny's hint to make it easier to understand that you need a certain Spirit with you
  
• Fixed an issue with Ape-Bit's winter pack skins where it wouldn't load in the Avatar customization menu
  
• Fixed an issue where editing the color of the new Avatar items in the Cozy Kitchen DLC would let the user equip the item without buying it
  
• Fixed an issue with 2 wallpapers/backsplash in the kitchen
  
• Fixed an issue with the retro fridge getting no color set from the color menu at ID 2
  
• Fixed an issue where some eye options would look cross-eyed, especially visible during the new activities in the Kitchen
  
• Fixed an issue where depending on some backgrounds + time of day, the characters could have a strong colored shadow tint. Characters and Spirit don't take their shadow color tint from the backgrounds anymore
  
• Fixed an issue where we wouldn't see Night Forest soundscape effect in the Kitchen windows
  
• Fixed some typos in Spirit description from the Cozy Kitchen DLC
  

Please take a look at our bug section on the Steam Forums for anything else you might find.
There are pinned post to help people with our most frequent issues too!

Thank you, and have a great week! 🍳