Greetings!

After thinking it through carefully, I have decided I must branch out into the wider world of gaming while still maintaining our current gaming niche alongside it. The goal is to avoid damaging the original course of the games as much as I can, while making titles that can (hopefully) stand on their own—even without the adult content.

WHAT AM I DOING NOW? The path I have chosen is to create a series of RPGs. I have a few specific ideas I want to make:

1. An island survival game (a sequel to Cruise Quest).
2. A medieval fantasy RPG set in a realm at war. In this world, the strong men are sent to the frontline, leaving the women, the elderly, and the weak behind. Instead of playing as a strong heroic protagonist, you play as the characters left behind, banding together to solve problems back at home (like a goblin infestation in a local village, etc.). This aims to be mostly a Mount & Blade-style sandbox.
3. A semi-real-time, turn-based game set in a post-apocalyptic/dystopian environment. You gather survivors and rebels, fight enemies (or monsters?), and roam around the ruined world.

My Development Focus:

• Reusable RPG Systems: I am focusing on making the RPG systems ready for multiple games in the future, so I am investing extra time into their details right now.
• Emphasis on Characters: What I aim to innovate with these games is the emphasis on party members—their relationships, emotions, needs, and opinions. The characters will be voiced and will react dynamically to the world around them, simulating real people instead of just pawns in a puzzle game.

WOULD YOU HAVE RATHER SEEN A GAME LIKE SUNKISSED? I assume some of you would have preferred to see a game like Sunkissed, Diner Dreams, etc.

1. I hope to insert a few smaller games like Sunkissed in between the development of these RPGs! Maybe a snowy vacation, a camping trip, or something else. I even have new characters reserved for those titles.
2. The new RPGs will (obviously) still feature H-content.

MORE ABOUT THE ISLAND SURVIVAL GAME

1. First and foremost, you are probably already asking yourself, "Am I going to see the Cruise Quest characters AGAIN!?" I began with them because they were already made, but I plan to add about 4–6 more characters to the game who are NOT from the original cast; they just aren't ready yet. The game will not focus solely on those original four.
2. The game will have a narrative, story, and dialogue. It won't be exactly like Atomiquest; instead, dialogue and events will trigger naturally as relationships increase between characters.
3. The game will allow for freedom of choice and won't lock you into one specific character, place, main goal, or playstyle.
4. Fully Voiced: The game will be entirely voiced. Characters will react in real time to what happens to them, and all narrative pieces and dialogue will be fully voiced as well.
5. There are plenty of different systems already implemented: Crafting, Exploration, Day & Night cycles, Traits, Leveling/Evolving, Turn-Based Combat, Survival, Foraging, and more.
6. There will be a heavy emphasis on mystery and exploration. The island holds deep secrets, which you may try to uncover if you wish.
7. Alternatively, you can simply focus on surviving, progressing interpersonal relationships, or trying to escape the island. The freedom of choice is yours.
8. The game will also feature Karen, since she won the vote.

I hope you understand and are with me in this pivot. Yes, it might take a bit more time and be slightly less narrative-focused, but I encounter way too much friction when trying to publish adult games. Investing the bulk of my development time into "regular" games that can (hopefully) be "unofficially" patched with adult content later is a much smarter move to make from this point on.

Have a good one! Let me know what you think in the comments below!