Hello, everyone! We're back with a new update! We promised to be more present this year, so here we are.
We are proud to present Chapter 3 of 8th Heaven. This is a very important chapter because it marks the game's entry into the end of the first arc. So far, the main story of 8th Heaven does not contain much NSFW content. These are mainly found in secondary activities, battles, and character dating. Chapter 4, scheduled for release this summer, will be an important turning point in the story, and the transition into a more adult and darker part of this mysterious paradise island.
The release of 8th Heaven 1.0 will be followed by a hugh roadmap, which will allow fans to continue the story, as previously discussed in a devlog. Of course, the cozy atmosphere of the game will remain important, but we have a very specific story to tell, and it needs to convey a range of emotions.
We hope you enjoy this new chapter! See you in spring for the next update, which will focus on dildo farming, new NSFW scenes, and lots of new sandbox mechanics!
This update adds Chapter 3, titled Where No One Goes. We also fixed quite a few weird bugs and added a new character with his first NSFW scene. We wanted to revamp the entire soda shop system, but we ended up postponing it until the next update, since we're currently reworking the entire loot and item system.
Anyway, here are the patch notes!
Hello, everyone! We are back with a new update!
It's been a while since we last spoke. A lot has happened since this summer. We're going to tell you all about it in detail. it's gonna be a long post so, sit back, relax, and enjoy your reading.
To begin with, we are still working on Chapter 3. It takes time because it's a big chunk, and above all, we are continuing to make progress on the additional content. Because, in fact, we've looked back at how things have progressed after a year of being available on GOG.
We realized that the narrative content doesn't interest many people except for the big fans of the game. Nobody plays the main story, only 2% of players have completed Chapter 2. And that's okay, it's normal, people play adult games for the NSFW content, not for the story. And even though we are very grateful for fan art and the people who interact on social media, on Discord... this still represents a very small audience.
So we made a decision. We will release Chapter 3, then Chapter 4 next year, which will be the end of the game for now. That's why Chapter 3 is taking so long; we decided to make it longer. We combined the last three chapters of the game into two big ones.
So, what has happened in recent months? Well, we recoded half the game in two months. The game's foundations were too unstable to work on quickly. As we mentioned earlier, 8th Heaven is a very technical game.
It's also our first indie game, and our programmer learned a lot at the same time. So we had to change a lot of things. To summarize, the day/night cycle, NPC system, routine system, and dialogue system have been completely remade. Once again, we're only three people, including one programmer/designer, one artist/writer, and one animator. It takes time to achieve the level of quality we want.
If you want a rough idea, integrating an NPC used to take two to three days, but now it takes only one little hour. An event/quest takes two days instead of one week.
Anyway. It was a complicated year in every way too. With everything that is happening in the world, our country has been affected financially. C'est la vie! Our programmer had serious health issues too, that left him very tired and weakened since January. Fortunately, everything has been resolved since October. The studio has been operating at full capacity ever since!
Thank you again for your support. 2026 will be a great year, and we will be more present than ever!
And don't forget to check out our Discord server, where we post weekly updates/talk with you if you want to stay up to date : https://discord.gg/ZPGVPv4vpC
The game is scheduled for release out of early access in 1.0 next summer. The game will need to be extremely stable and have enough content to be interesting for new players. That's why we're going to focus on improving what we already have in the game and adding the missing mechanics.
When the game comes out next summer, it will only be the beginning! We will share a new post-release roadmap. However, development will take longer. We will likely go from an update every 3 months to an update every 6 months. Why? Because we'll probably have to work on another game.
Yes, we love 8th Heaven as much as you do, but we have to be able to make a living from video game development. We decided that we should make more small games. 8th Heaven was very ambitious, and we want to return to smaller NSFW productions.
But for now, we're focusing on 8th Heaven.
Thank you again for your patience, and enjoy the new update! It took a lot of work, but we're proud of it.
Patch 0.40
The main content of this update is the continuation of the story. The first two chapters of the game. Before this, only half of the first chapter was available.
Content Chapter 1 - 4 new steps.
Chapter 2 - 11 new steps.
New character - Louis, the ticket seller.
New character - Amar, a mysterious girl.
New location - Louis' trailer.
New location - Grocery shop (wip).
New shop - Love Machine. Buy npc tickets!
New feature - Battle Tickets. You need to buy tickets to unlock battles. Every fightable npc has his own ticket to buy.
New feature - Sleeping. You can skip a day, but only after the morning.
New feature - Workbench (wip).
Louis NSFW event #01 - My sweet secretary ~
Two new Steam achievements.
Misc Dialogue UI rework.
Various UI improvements (effects, shiny stars, new fonts, etc...)
Steve's Shop improvements (new entrance, camera and lod fix).
New foliage shader (trees dithering and high resolution stability).
Level design improvements accordingly (new trees and foliage).
New small area in the Village.
Electric poles in the Village.
Navmesh cleaning.
New interior ground and wall shader.
New trailer texture for Louis.
New Dolores expressions.
Quest tasks in dialogs are now highlighted in red.
Bugs Trigger issue with elevator during game intro.
Various UI optimization.
Probably lot of stuff I didn't take note of lol.
Known issues
Many of the game's systems have been changed/updated. You may encounter a few bugs, which will probably be fixed in the patch to be released in the coming weeks.
Helloooo everyone! We are proud to present the new 8th Heaven update!
This is our third and biggest update. We're proud of the work we've done and can't wait for you to play!
Devlog
Originally, we were only supposed to release the Chapter 1 around March/April. But many things have changed, both in the story and in the gameplay. But many things have changed, both in the story and in the gameplay. We made some decisions and everything became clearer when we found a solution to all our problems: the ticket system!
A lot of players said it was weird to have NSFW scenes with npc from the start without any introduction. So we created a new mechanic, a new character, we tried to link it all logically to the game's lore, and it unlocked a lot of things in the progression. So we have the first two complete chapters to offer you in this update instead of only one! Added to this are a few new details that you can read about in the patch note.
Concerning the future of the game, we're going to release a brand-new roadmap for late 2025 and early 2026! The next update will be released on Halloween and will probably be just as big as this one. We'll be releasing Chapter 3, which will be the conclusion of the game's first story arc. The entire introduction to the game will be reworked, and you'll have access to the interior of the Lighthouse, with a small bedroom to restore and upgrade...
But before all that, we'll be releasing a patch in a few weeks in order to add a couple of things we didn't have time to finish for version 0.40, due to health issues from our programmer. There will be a new NSFW scene, some polish, and more.
Anyway, here's the long-awaited patch note!
Patch 0.40
The main content of this update is the continuation of the story. The first two chapters of the game. Before this, only half of the first chapter was available.
Content
Chapter 1 - 4 new steps.
Chapter 2 - 11 new steps.
New character - Louis, the ticket seller.
New character - Amar, a mysterious girl.
New location - Louis' trailer.
New location - Grocery shop (wip).
New shop - Love Machine. Buy npc tickets!
New feature - Battle Tickets. You need to buy tickets to unlock battles. Every fightable npc has his own ticket to buy.
New feature - Sleeping. You can skip a day, but only after the morning.
New feature - Workbench (wip).
Louis NSFW event #01 - My sweet secretary ~
Two new Steam achievements.
Misc
Dialogue UI rework.
Various UI improvements (effects, shiny stars, new fonts, etc...)
Steve's Shop improvements (new entrance, camera and lod fix).
New foliage shader (trees dithering and high resolution stability).
Level design improvements accordingly (new trees and foliage).
New small area in the Village.
Electric poles in the Village.
Navmesh cleaning.
New interior ground and wall shader.
New trailer texture for Louis.
New Dolores expressions.
Quest tasks in dialogs are now highlighted in red.
Bugs
Trigger issue with elevator during game intro.
Various UI optimization.
Probably lot of stuff I didn't take note of lol.
Known issues
Many of the game's systems have been changed/updated. You may encounter a few bugs, which will probably be fixed in the patch to be released in the coming weeks.
Normally, saves are compatible, but if you have any problems with progress, you will probably have to start a new game.
Patch 0.30 Content
Misc
Bugs
Known issues Gallery menu removal. There's lotta bugs and we've currently reworking this menu and adding all the NSFW content in it. It's currently unavailable.
