The latest DEMO Update is finally here! It contains all the quality-of-life improvements that had been added to the Beta over the past few months. While there's no new story content, the game now looks better than ever and got rid of some common roadblocks. I hope you enjoy!
Highlights
Revamped all the escape rooms with 3D renders
Turned the bedroom escape room into a more representative introduction to the game
Made it easier to get Ashor's affection in the break room
Made it more obvious that a certain hard puzzle in the arcade is an optional easter egg
Improved gamepad controls
...And much more!
In more general development news, I'm happy to announce the Loye route has been completed! Here's a helpful overview for the next few months:
With all that out of the way, I will now take my first time off this year. And as soon as I return, Insiders will get to decide what the next route should be!
Thank you so much for your support!
Escape Room Overhauls coming soon
Hey everyone!
Aside from working on the story, I'm also steadily improving the way Artificial Selection looks. The latest endeavor is switching the escape rooms from pixel art to 3D renders:
They use exactly the same models as their foundation, except that the 3D models can actually do the room's lighting and reflective surfaces justice!
I hope you're looking forward to this upcoming change!
Aside from that, improved gamepad controls are also in the works. Even if the Demo won't be extended anymore, quality of life improvements like that will always be made available to everyone.
Thank you for your support!
Final Demo Update
Hey everyone!
I just published the final demo content update, containing the ending to Effera's route and everything leading up to it! This makes the Demo almost its own entire game and way longer than any Demo should reasonably be, but I don't care! I hope you enjoy the ride!
Unfortunately, that means all future routes will be locked behind the Beta until the game is closer to completion and ready for an official Early Access release. Please keep in mind that given how slow of a writer I am, this is going to take a while, but I will try my best to make the long wait worth it!
(As always, any support on Ko-fi is truly appreciated, as it makes it slightly less necessary for me to work my regular job and lets me focus more on game development — which in turn will make the game come out faster!)
I really hope you enjoyed what you got to experience so far, and are looking forward to the rest — as there truly is a lot, lot more to come!
Sincerely, thank you to everyone for supporting Artificial Selection so far, whether financially, sharing your theories, reporting bugs, or by telling a friend about it! Every little thing truly makes a difference and makes working on this project so much more fulfilling!
My next steps for 2025 are finishing the ongoing Loye route, and of course, starting a new one! I'll be hosting a poll in my Discord server when that decision comes around, so make sure to join us if you want to help shape the game!
With all that sappiness out of the way, see you in the next one, and happy new year!
Upcoming End of Demo Updates
Hey everyone!
Sorry for the delay — I was having uploading problems — but the latest Demo update is finally here! This time, the story continues after the arcade escape room.
Upcoming End of the Demo
As the title of this announcement says, the Demo content updates will unfortunately soon be coming to an end. Namely: The next update will be the last one! (Save for bug fixes and QoL improvements.)
Ending it on Effera's route has been my intention ever since I started this format. I hope her finale will serve as a satisfying cutoff point, while still leaving you excited for the full game (or joining the Beta).
I'm aware that anyone who made it that far is likely already invested in the world of Artificial Selection, and I feel bad about leaving you hanging like that, but after 10+ hours of free content, even I had to pull the breaks at some point. I hope you can understand this decision.
Other news
Last but not least: As of this update, Kydan got a second pose, and his original one has also been redrawn. On top of that, there may or may not be new stuff waiting for you in the Bonus Shop...
Thank you for your support and understanding. See you in the next (and final) one!
Arcade Escape Room!
Hey everyone!
This update introduces the new arcade escape room, which is both the biggest and the most popular one (so far)!
Thank you for your support, and I hope you enjoy!
As always, check out our Discord server for more in-depth news and puzzle help, in case you need it!
New Title Art
Hey everyone!
I just published an update that fixes a few things and introduces a brand new title screen:
As always, thanks for reporting any issues that come up, and I hope you continue to enjoy Artificial Selection!
Next Morning
Hey everyone!
Aside from the long-awaited continuation of the story (which I won't spoil here), this update adds 2 notable quality of life improvements:
Added the ability to zoom out the flowchart.
Choice prompts now also appear on save files.
I hope you enjoy, and see you again next month!
Art Boost
Hey everyone!
It's time for another AS update! Since I was busy with moving to a new place last month, I unfortunately couldn't get a story update done. Instead I spent the available time working on community-suggested illustrations (on my Ko-fi) to enhance existing parts of the game!
I hope you enjoy, and see you again next month!
Mall Romance
Hey everyone!
This month's update lets you access a brand new floor, along with another massive milestone in Effera's route: The first romance scenes! If you've done a good job collecting affection points, you'll get to see some exclusive CGs for Saeva or Maesol.
Thank you so much for your support, and I hope you'll enjoy!
Maesol's Feelings
Hey everyone!
The Demo got another juicy update this month! Namely, the Effera route is turning it up a notch with more Maesol content. So, quite fitting for the month of June, I've coincidentally focused on Team Pride all around!
Thank you so much for your support, and I hope you'll enjoy!
