AI2U: With You 'Til The End News

Eddie's making her multiplayer debut in Pick Me Pick Me — the newly launched competitive dating sim by our friends at Optillusion!

Eddie will stick around the PmPm universe 'til June 12th. See what she's like here, and go and get the (cat)girl!

The other NPCs are cute too, but as one of Eddie's senpais, you don't wanna risk not dating her ~ no matter where she spawns 💖🔪


Our Steam and itch.io players can use the code PICKME-EDDIE in AI2U for a thematic care package assembled by Eddie. We'll leave it up to you to decide why they fit the theme...

The code is valid 'til June 11th!

To all active AI2U players: Kindly check your in-game Inbox! We'd love your input on a potential mobile port. The deadline to participate in the survey is Monday, May 19, 2025.

Note, in case you can't find the Inbox survey: Due to our game's server limitations, you might not have access to this specific Inbox message if you started playing AI2U after the survey went live. Even so, we welcome you to share your general thoughts in the comments!

For transparency, we have a separate survey customized for community members who haven't played AI2U yet. You can find this survey in our social and community channels.

We appreciate everyone's input as we better understand what can make a mobile version work for you on your preferred and/or default devices.

[h2]Did you know?[/h2]
Our community's been asking for a mobile version since the earliest days of our demo! We even factored it into an ancient roadmap that we shared late in 2023. A lot has changed since then as we expanded various content in the game, but we're excited to kick off a formal exploration with your help.

Thank you for your feedback! Now excuse us as we fantasize about texting our fave NPCs during awkward social gatherings.

We're thrilled to announce that we'll be at PAX East 2025! You can find AlterStaff (and our plastic-knife-wielding cosplayers) at booth 21085.

We're obsessively curating an awesome booth experience for gamers and industry professionals alike, including:

• An AI2U demo station
  
• Limited-time freebies—First come, first serve! More details await you below.
  
• A chance to catch a glimpse of our dev team who are eager to interact with real and cool humans like yourself (thank you O Benevolent Catgirl for this rare glimpse into the outside world).
  
• Official AI2U merch station
  

The merch station is exciting not only for us, but also for some of our savviest players who have expressed interest in rocking some AI2U merch! We're starting out tiny but mighty for PAX with a selection of iconic items for sale. Do the Level-1 Catgirl proud and see if you can outdo her mysterious shopping receipt. A lineup of purchasable merch at PAX will be available on our social media very soon!

Our friends at Optillusion are pulling up at PAX too! They've been cooking up their own epic AI NPC game with a roster of characters we're excited to meet (assuming we can sneak off behind Eddie's back). Hit up their booth and ours to get your fix of AI-powered game chaos at PAX.

Even IRL, it's not an AI2U experience without some rewarding puzzles! Our power players know the secret word is usually food, so we invite those of you visiting PAX to greet our team at the booth and drop one of the Catgirl's leaked passwords:

BIRYANI

Say the word to prove your commitment to her, and we'll generate a special goodie bag just for you.

See you soon, senpai!


Loading: Human game devs to spawn at PAX,
~AlterStaff 💖🔪


P.S. pssst ICYMI, fill out our merch survey to share more ideas with us to sell or love-bomb you with at our next con!

We're launching a volunteer project to bring one of our global community’s biggest wishes to life: More localization options in AI2U!

Our dev team is working hard to ensure the system smoothly handles multiple languages alongside our existing English, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese localizations. We aim to include our volunteers' translations in AI2U about 3 months after starting their projects. (Imagine the NPCs being fluent in German and Russian by the end of summer?? Heck yeah!)

Our catgirl craves your unique human touch, so we trust you to try your best to beat this deadline! If our volunteers can't meet the three-month deadline, we'll utilize machine translation tools and improve from there.

Fill out this form so we can screen and ensure you're a legit human with the required language skills: https://forms.gle/6kSKHC4T6UgiaNAe9

The full word count is around 13,500 words. You’re welcome to apply if you feel up for the task—whether you're experienced or trying this for the first time. We’re looking for volunteers whose passion for translation is only second to our yandere catgirl’s obsession with all her senpais!

This is not a paid opportunity, but our E-girls might be able to threaten convince our team into making something special for our most dedicated volunteers.

After completing the form, watch for an email from [email protected] letting you know if you made the cut! 💖🔪

[h2]I don’t know German or Russian. Can I volunteer to translate in another language?
[/h2]We get it! There’s just something about lethally cute AIs speaking your native language~

We plan to incorporate more languages in the future. We’re taking gradual steps with German and Russian to start. If you’re interested in translating to other languages, please keep an eye on future updates we post on Steam and all our channels listed below.



Locking up the bots in a deserted corner of the Magpie Bridge space station,
~AlterStaff 💖🔪

[h2]UPDATE: SURVEYS ARE NOW CLOSED.
Thanks to everyone who tossed their thoughts into the cauldron/form![/h2]

Thanks to all our players who completed the survey we sent to your Inboxes earlier this month! We've already received tons of valuable feedback, and the team's eager to take a stab at putting it to work ~ 💖🔪



[h2]Wait, what survey?[/h2]
In case you missed it senpais playing AI2U before April 4th received an Inbox message requesting feedback on voice input. Responses are much appreciated, as they help our team improve various aspects of the voice input feature!


[h2]Can't find the survey in your AI2U Inbox?[/h2]
If you started playing the game after that Inbox message was sent, it's likely the survey missed you. Fear not, though! All players are welcome to share their general thoughts on the voice input feature in this post's Discussion section.

The survey is open 'til Monday, April 21st.