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Category: RELEASENOTES Ino’s Odyssey

  • 0.1.4 Ino at the spacebar

    Update 0.1.4: “First Contact” [Internal]

    A little closer to the stars. A little closer to release.

    A big milestone for Ino’s Odyssey: Our first playable demo is complete!

    For the first time, you can experience the opening of Ino’s journey and meet Zuldra, one of the characters waiting for you in the Inoverse. But first impressions rarely tell the whole story…

    Story & Text

    Scenes / Chapters / Days

    • Added: First fully playable introduction.
    • Next: Expanding the story beyond the opening chapter.

    Dialog & Narration

    • Added: First encounters and conversations with Zuldra.
    • Next: More secrets, more choices, and unexpected connections.

    Characters

    Sprites

    • Added: Zuldra makes their first appearance!

    Visuals

    Backgrounds

    • Added: New environments to explore.

    Foregrounds & VFX

    • Added: New visual effects and environmental details to bring the Inoverse to life.

    Release Roadmap

    Next destination: itch.io!

    With our first playable milestone complete, we’re now preparing the first official public release for winter 2026/27.

    There’s still a little work to do before we open the airlock to everyone.

    Stay curious. The universe is only beginning to unfold.

    More updates coming soon.

  • Update 0.1.3: “escape the ship” [internal]

    Story & Text

    Scenes/Chapters/Days

    • Added: Environment and interactive Props
    • Next: Minigame 1

    Chibi/Icons/Portraits

    • Added: Full body pic of Ino incl. new clothing

    Visuals

    Backgrounds

    • Added: Outside view of spaceship

    Foregrounds & VFX

    • Added: Lockers, props and in game ads

    UI Art

    • Added: 2 additional cryopod screens

    UI & HUD

    In-game UI / Main menu

    • Added: Inventory basic functions
    • Including basic items

    Diegetic/in-world UI

    • Added:
    • cryopod screen Ino
    • cryopod screen K

  • Update 0.1.2: “cosy spaceship” [internal]

    Story & Text

    Scenes/Chapters/Days

    • Added: Spaceship new rooms interior design
    • Next: Environment

    Chibi/Icons/Portraits

    • Added: Portarit of dD

    Visuals

    Backgrounds

    • Added: Spaceship interior and environments, inventory system basic design

    Foregrounds & VFX

    • Added: Foreground lockers and inventory

    UI Art

    • Added: Additional cryopod screen

    UI & HUD

    In-game UI / Main menu

    • Added: first draft of the map and general game main UI
    • Comment

    Diegetic/in-world UI

    • Added: cryopod screen dD

  • Update 0.1.1: “Pink Jelly” [internal]

    Story & Text

    Dialog & Narration

    • Added: Dialogue with L.D.a

    Choices

    • Added: Player profession & basic specs

    Visuals

    Backgrounds

    • Added: Background C01DeLa
    • Next: Background C01OuLaCo

    Story CGs

    • Added: CG C01VoAfUn

    Foregrounds & VFX

    • Added: VFX Sequence C01FrPr

    Audio

    Soundeffects (SFX)

    • Added: Ino’s noises + Jellysound

    UI & HUD

    Diegetic/in-world UI

    • Added: Cryopod Screen
  • Update 0.1.0: “Spacebonbon” [internal]

    Story & Text

    Dialog & Narration

    • Added: Prologue
    • Next: Dialogue with L.D.a

    Characters

    Sprites

    • Added: Ino Anda
    • Next: C01L.D.a

    Visuals

    Backgrounds

    • Added: First Scene C01NeLa

    Foregrounds & VFX

    • Added: Foreground C01InCr

    Audio

    Soundeffects (SFX)

    Added: Hover sound for main menu

    Next: Ino’s noises

    UI & HUD

    In-game UI / Main menu

    • Added: Design and font Main Menu
    • Next: Inventory

    Marketing/Release-Assets

    Screenshots / Trailer

    • Added: Cryopod panel concept art