Highway Blossoms News

Attention: This establishment is now under new management. Sort of.

Starting today (technically a couple days ago), Highway Blossoms is no longer going to be under the Alienworks name. From here on out, it'll be jointly listed under Studio Coattails and Studio Élan, the two groups that Syon and I formed back in 2017. So what does this mean for HB? In the short-term, not a whole lot. The recent update to the game just changes the logos and credits (and also changes one joke from goofball mode so that we won't get sued). Long term, it means that you can look forward to HB merchandise from both studios, as well as extra content on the Studio Élan Patreon. Anything in the future that we do that uses the Highway Blossoms IP will be under the same two names, as well.

While this is a great time to replay HB (since, let's face it, any time is a great time to replay HB), if you're looking for something new, both Studio Coattails and Studio Élan have some recent releases. At Studio Élan, we just released Heart of the Woods about a month ago. It's another yuri game, this time in the fantasy genre. It's about a duo who run a paranormal investigation blog, and travel to a remote mountain village to investigate rumors of... Well, the paranormal. Spoilers: they find it.

Not into yuri? First of all, why are you on this page? But aside from that, on March 14, Studio Coattails is releasing Episode 1 of National Park Girls. Just like the title implies, it's a story about US national parks. As anime girls. Just like HB, it's got full English voice acting, including some familiar faces. Well, voices. While it's fully a Studio Coattails project, it's one that Syon and I are writing together. Episode 1 is all Syon, while I'll be writing episodes 2 and 3, and then Syon's writing 4 and 5. As mentioned, this one isn't a romance title, although there are still some... Shall we say, romantic undertones? But they're not at the forefront of the story.

Anyway, that's it for now. It's so heartwarming to see people discovering and enjoying HB still, even a couple years after release. We hope that you'll stick with us for our new projects and enjoy those too. Until next time!

Cheers,
Josh

Hey everyone,

Josh here. I just wanted to let you know that I just released a new yuri VN called "Heart of the Woods" with my team Studio Élan. It's got ghosts, it's got girls, it's got gmagic. It's also got a 10% launch discount for a week!

Anyway, if you liked Highway Blossoms, then hopefully you'll like HotW too. I directed and co-wrote it, and all of the character art was done by Rosuuri (who did the cover art and a couple CG's for HB). It's got a different tone and style than HB does, but I think you'll still enjoy it.

Also, stay tuned for more news on National Park Girls, a VN series that Syon and I are working on together. The character art for that one is being done by Satchel, the artist behind Doki Doki Literature Club. More on that coming really soon!

Thanks for checking out HotW (assuming that you do, and don't just close this tab without clicking this really fun link right here which will take you to the game).

Hiya,

The adult patch is all grown up now, and is a full-fledged Steam DLC. Still free. You can grab it at https://store.steampowered.com/app/943720/Highway_Blossoms__18_Adult_Only_Content/

This is the exact same as the 18+ patch that we host on our website, so if you've gotten it from there, you don't need to change anything. There's no content in the Steam DLC version that isn't available in the old patch. You can continue to use that version if you'd like, or you can switch to using the official release.

If you weren't aware of the adult patch, well, as its store page says, it adds two uncensored sex scenes towards the end of the game. The illustrations are by Weee/Raemz.

Want to know if you've already passed where the scenes would've occurred? Both take place After the Las Vegas section of the game. One is right after visiting the World's Tallest Thermometer, one is after Amber and Marina make up from their argument, right before they go to the music festival.

It probably goes without saying, but you need to be 18 years or older to download and play the adult patch.

Have fun!

Hey everyone,

We think we've identified the issue that we've been having with achievements, and have uploaded a new build to fix it. Please let us know in the comments if this solves the issue. We apologize for the trouble.

This update addresses some minor Chinese translation errors that have been found by fans, and should not impact any English players.