Hello everyone! Since my last update, My Dating Agency has gained about 1,000 more downloads, which is INSANE. Thank you all so much, I love seeing the ratings, comments, follows, and downloads come in - I check my itch.io account very frequently.

The biggest shoutout today goes to those who helped me find some bugs, namely miaburns for realizing the vending machine scene with Dean wasn't playing, and Nea + blueblood&tea for pointing out that the credits weren't playing correctly. Those two bugs have been addressed in this 1.02 update.

I will put out another update soon after going over the voice lines, I know there have been some issues with those as well. However, I wanted to address these two bugs now.

So, what's next for MDA?

I predict a fully revamped demo for MDA will be released around summer 2027 with a either Kickstarter for a full version or for the game to go Early Access on Steam shortly after. Here's why:

We stated on the MDA prototype/demo page that the full version of the game would be very large and would take a lot to get off the ground. I dived into scoping/outlining after Otojam 2024 ended, only to realize that the game would be even bigger than I previously suspected. At the time, I had only released one full game (Heart & Soul, ~75k words) and was about to release another (Keepers of Astraela, ~150k words) and was unsure about taking on a project that I projected would be over 500k words. There are a lot of talented devs out there that can jump right into a long game and complete it. There are other devs that bite off more than they can chew and end up abandoning the game. I didn't want to take any chances on me being the latter.

Snakedog and I discussed it together and ultimately decided to start a new project, one with a word count somewhere between KoA and MDA to help bridge the gap. This project will be a otome narrative RPG, helping to give me experience with game design and programming that I would need to do MDA (business management + visual novel). We'll be releasing the demo for this game for Otome Jam 2025. 

I'm so sorry to everyone disappointed by this news but I promise you that I have not and will not forgot about MDA. I really love developing games and this project is deeply special for me. When I take it on, you can be sure that I will see it through to the end. I just need a little more time to prepare and improve myself first.

What will the revamped MDA look like?

• All new clients (with option to choose between the new client list or the old one at the start of the game)
• Journal-type feature to keep track of important client info
• Monthly calendar with new activities to choose from (including spending time with Atlas and a main storyline!)
• Business-management type features such as business reputation and income
• Customizable office

And more! We have a lot of exciting things planned for a full version and are looking forward to sharing it with you. In the meantime, keep those bug reports coming and please consider supporting me through my other projects. You can also support Snakedog (artist for MDA and our soon-to-be-revealed otome RPG here).