1st Anniversary Update! New translations, QOL updates, and more!
Hello! It's the first anniversary of a pet shop after dark so I have a special first anniversary update for you...
New Basque, European Spanish and Traditional Chinese translations, along with revisions to previous translations
QOL updates like you can now knock on a door many times to proceed through a certain section faster (though you can still wait like previously), changing it so that you can only input numbers into the telephone, and other puzzle revisions
Better Steam Deck support (*However, please note that because of the way the game plays Steam Deck is not really recommended!)
A couple of silly extras because that’s what anniversaries are for right? (Check OPTIONS…)
For a bit of a personal story, I actually quit my job to become a full-time indie game dev starting this April, and a big part of why I could do that was because of this game… This game is made just by me and the composer who wrote the music, along with the translators who helped make it possible for more people to play in different languages. (Sometimes I get emails addressed to ‘your company’ or ‘the npckc team’ but literally it’s just me in my living room making games on a laptop that overheats playing videos…)
So I just wanted to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who’s played this game - it’s changed the course of my life and it’s just been really exciting for me seeing so many people enjoy it across the world just playing on their own or with friends or streaming to share with others!
In short...
THANK YOU FOR PLAYING... 👁
Visual Novel Fest Sale!
a pet shop after dark is on sale for the Visual Novel Fest!
Check it out along with all the other wonderful visual novels 💖
a pet shop after dark won the WINGS Spotlight at BIG Festival!
Hello! I'm very happy to share that a pet shop after dark won the WINGS Spotlight award at BIG Festival!
(My other game, A YEAR OF SPRINGS, also won an award. Hooray!)
The festival is ongoing until July 2 (see the banner on the store page to check out the games taking part) and I hope you all enjoy ✨
Nominated in BIG Festival!
a pet shop after dark was nominated for Innovation in the BIG Festival!
You can see the full list of games on the festival's official site.
The event is in Sao Paolo, Brazil from June 28 to July 2 - check it out if you are in the area!
LudoNarraCon Sale & Stream!
Hello! a pet shop after dark is on sale for LudoNarraCon with a demo gameplay stream!
I hope you enjoy a visit to this spooky pet shop... 👀
A TAVERN FOR TEA is out now!
My new game A TAVERN FOR TEA is out now on Steam! Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
Brew tea, chat with customers, and make connections.
My new game A TAVERN FOR TEA is coming to Steam on March 24th! Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
The game was originally made for a game jam in 2019 and this Steam version is an expanded version of that with updated 1080p graphics, a new in-game gallery, an extra after-hours teatime mode, and more translations!
Brew tea, chat with customers, and make connections.
I hope you'll enjoy this game and have a spooktacular Halloween 🔍
Hint Function Added + Soundtrack Now on Spotify
Hello... A hint function has been added to a pet shop after dark.
You can now unlock hints in the in-game menu while playing. Please check it out if you find yourself... having trouble...
The soundtrack is also now available on Spotify (and other places) if you want to listen to some relaxing pet shop music on your streaming service of choice.
