Steps of Debauchery News

I really can’t wait for June... seriously. There’s so much going on with my firefighter job, lots of incidents lately, and on top of that, my wedding is in three weeks. There are still many things left to do (I just ordered my suit, yikes), and our wedding dance still needs some work.

But things are moving in the right direction, and I hope I can take a breather soon and fully return to working on the game. Nothing is lost though - while I’m busy, my team keeps working. I can confidently say we’re halfway through update 4.2. Half of the scenes are fully finished, and the other half has scripts done - we’re now working on renders and animations for those.

I think the update will be ready in the second half of June and it will be one of the smaller ones. But we’ll do our best to release update 5.0 much faster and make it bigger with more content. That’s it for now - I’m going back to dealing with life and leaving you with a few cool renders.

Hi everyone! I thought Friday would be a great day to share a few words and some preview renders.

Honestly, I’m really happy with what we’ve created so far. This update has also been moving along quite fast – we’ve finished all the scripts (the writer is already working on episode 5.0). We’ve completed 4 scenes and we’re working on more scenes and animations now.

That’s the good news. The not-so-good news is that things will slow down a bit for the next few weeks. Not because of any problems, but because I need to spend more time at my firefighter job for the next 3 weeks.

And on top of that… I’m getting married to my lovely blonde fiancée on May 31! So I won’t have much time to make new renders for a while.

Other artists are still trying to get into the rhythm of the team, but right now they only manage around 30–40 renders a month, which isn’t much help. Still, I hope things will improve every week.

I can’t give you a release date for update 4.2 yet, but it will definitely come after my wedding. The second half of the year should be much better for making updates.

And trust me—update 5.0 will be a banger, and things will only get better after that! That should be it, thank you for your trust and patience, it will be worth to wait.


...and as always, please, review the game on Steam and let me know you did it on discord, so I can add you to our lovely discord community!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2649970/Steps_of_Debauchery/

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Hi there!
Is it time for a small update about version 4.2? Of course it is! As always, let’s start with a preview image:



As you can see, the scripts are going well. I think the full writing part (including the scripts) will be finished in about two weeks - so by the end of the month. The main idea for the update is already done - we know what we want to include and show you. The update will be similar in size to the last one, so if you’re not a fan of smaller updates, hang in there until version 5.0.

The graphic part is also moving forward nicely. We already have almost two full scenes done, a few animations, and some extra images (you’ll see some of them below). We’re also working on some surprises that will come in the second half of the year / and some near the end of the year too. I won’t reveal too much just yet, but we think you’ll like them!

For coding and testing, we’ve fixed previous bugs. Pole dancing is now even easier (and fixed), and other reported bugs should be sorted too.

That’s pretty much it for now. Progress is slow but steady, and the vision remains the same.

As always, if you haven’t already, please take a few seconds to leave a review on Steam. It really helps us a lot with the game’s development.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2649970/Steps_of_Debauchery/

And now, here are some new graphics for you to enjoy. Talk soon!

Hey!

It's been a few days since the update, so it's time for a few words from me and a little summary. As always, the feedback has been mixed—some people say things like "small update," "we waited so long for this," "where are the sex scenes?" or "this update brought nothing new."

Over the years of working on Visual Novels, I’ve learned one thing—people will always complain, and it will never be enough, no matter how much time, effort, and energy go into making them happy. Even a small update takes weeks or months of constant work—writing scripts, rendering, animating, coding, fixing issues—it’s not a quick process. And hiring artists who can maintain the required quality isn't an option, which is why it takes time. Every month, we put more hours into this project than we actually have, often at the cost of our personal lives.

...but I’m getting carried away—that’s not what this post was supposed to be about. Most of you expect an update to be packed with sex scenes, which makes sense since this is an adult game. But many people don’t understand the importance of writing, building tension, structuring the story, and weaving different plotlines together. SoD has a lot of fans (and just as many haters) precisely because we take this approach. Everything is planned—we know where we’re going and won’t change direction just because someone expected something different from this update.

As I’ve said many times, Early Access is about supporting the developer. If you’re going to complain after every update that it was smaller than expected, maybe just wait a year and a half for the full release—then you can judge whether it was worth it or just trash.

I tend to focus too much on negative comments, which is one of my flaws, but I also want to thank those who leave positive feedback. The people who understand that even non-animated scenes that aren’t in the replay gallery still matter because they connect to future scenes and upcoming updates.

That’s all I wanted to say—Adult Visual Novel means both "Adult" and "Novel." If you're only here for one part, you’re going to be disappointed.

Anyway, have a great day!

The fresh new episode 4.1 is now available and within your reach!

I want to thank you for your support - You’re amazing! Have fun and don't forget to share your feedback!

I also invite you to leave the review on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2649970/Steps_of_Debauchery/


If you are curious about the changes that have been made, you can find them all in the link below.

Episode 4.1 - Change Log