Last update: 25.08.2026
Current Milestone
8) Release Candidate 🗓️ SEP 2026
- final QA gates passed ◻️
- compliance / store requirements met◻️
- marketing assets ready◻️
- go / nogo◻️
Roadmap
Pre-Production ✅
1) Concept 🗓️ DEC 2025
- Core premise, tone and audience defined ✅
- Scope: routes, chapters, endings and feature list defined ✅
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2) Narrative Blueprint 🗓️ FEB 2026
- Full outline (beats per chapter) ✅
- Route map ✅
- Reference board & style direction defined✅
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3) Pipeline ready 🗓️ MAR 2026
- Project structure & conventions defined ✅
- UI baseline (textbox, choices, basic menus) defined ✅
- Asset pipeline (BG/CG/ sprites naming, export settings) defined ✅
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4) Vertical Slice (playable)🗓️ APR 2026
- 15 minutes representative gameplay Roadmap ✅
- UI direction set + and basic set of final-quality assets ✅
- proof that art + writing and game logic works together ✅
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Production 🔧
5) Content Build 🗓️ MAY 2026
- chapters / scenes implemented in batches ✅
- art production running ✅
- core in game systems developped ✅
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6) ALPHA (feature completion) 🗓️ JUL 2026
- all planned features kinda exist ✅
- all routes/scenes are (roughly) playable end-to-end ✅
- big logic issues/softlocks addressed ✅
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7) BETA (content complete / content lock) 🗓️ AUG 2026
- all texts and assets in build ✅
- fixes, polish and optimmization done✅
- save/load stability proofed✅
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Polish / Release ⏳
8) Release Candidate 🗓️ SEP 2026
- final QA gates passed ◻️
- compliance / store requirements met◻️
- marketing assets ready◻️
- go / nogo◻️
9) Launch 1.0 🗓️ OCT 2026
- Stable release build live and deployed in stores ◻️
- day-one patch plan defined ◻️
- support channels ready ◻️
10) Post-Launch 🗓️ NOV 2026
- Hotfixes + QoL update cycles live ◻️
- Extra content procedure live ◻️
- retro and DLC planning ◻️