˗ˏˋ Demo release date has been revealed... ˎˊ˗ Hiiiiiii!!! Huge news for all demo, release date and SPRKLS.exe enjoyers!!◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜ During the recent Secret Sauce livestream, we finally announced when you’ll be able to play the demo of a cute, melancholic puzzle-platformer visual novel about friendship and the apocalypse that unfolds entirely on YOUR DESKTOP. The SPRKLS.exe demo will be available…
˗ˏˋ Some new updates...ˎˊ˗ For everyone who loves reading, influencing the course of events, and staying up to date with the festivals we take part in... The Storyteller’s Festival 𓏲 ๋࣭ ࣪ ˖ We're a little late, but today’s story is that SPRKLS.exe is taking part in The Storyteller’s Festival. Pretty advanced storytelling, we know.. This is an event dedicated to narrative adventures and intrica…
˗ˏˋ Downloading updates...ˎˊ˗ ˖⌕ ۫ InterfaceX ᵎ!ᵎ. . . ﹫ OK, computer user! („• ֊ •„)੭ Good news for all fans of buttons, folders, cursors, and system errors: from April 27 to May 5 , SPRKLS.exe will be part of InterfaceX, a festival celebrating #FakeOS games and strange, beautiful interfaces. Honestly, after playing all the games at the festival, you might just become a software developer. ⟢ I…
˗ˏˋUpdates Are Being Downloaded… (New Version Edition)ˎˊ˗ 𓂃˗ˏˋ⟢ 𓂅 ࣪⟡̵͝ ₊ ೃ̶͂ ࿔̶̽⟡̷͛*⋆ This past stretch we’ve been quietly cooking a bigger, cleaner, more “real demo” version of SPRKLS.exe. A version is now available where you can choose between two different modes and two different vibes to explore this digital world. 1. ( ˶˘ ³˘)♡ Meet sparkles! - Narrative Mode ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡) A story-focused m…
˗ˏˋ Downloading updates...ˎˊ˗ 𐔌՞ ܸ.ˬ.ܸ՞𐦯 Taskbar Treasure Week ↻ ◀ || ▶ ↺ Our cozy little desktop adventure has officially crawled out of the taskbar and onto the festival page. SPRKLS.exe is taking part in Taskbar Treasure Week on Steam – a celebration of cozy, idle & incremental vibes living right on your taskbar. For a whole week, the event page is full of comforting projects: background c…
˗ˏˋ Updates Detected...ˎˊ˗ We are glad to see you! 𐔌*ˊᵕˋ*𐦯 We are in a hurry to tell you some good news and show new assets! 1. ･:*Midwinter spirits:｡☃︎𓏲ּ This winter, the ghostly desktop world of SPRKLS.exe has been invited to a very special corner of Steam - the Midwinter Spirits festival, a seasonal showcase of games about spirits, magic, and strange, cozy adventures. So now our game, ful…
˗ˏˋ Updates Are Being Downloaded... ˎˊ˗ Hello everyone!(„• ֊ •„)੭ We're excited to show you what we've been working on these past few weeks! From new artwork to behind-the-scenes dev tools. Let's take a look!₊˚⊹ ࿔ 1. ᯓ ✈︎The Digital City Has Evolved⋆˚࿔𖠿 Now it's not just a backdrop - it's a real metropolis with residents, infrastructure, entertainment, and secrets waiting to be uncovered. ٩(^ᗜ…
˗ˏˋConnection reestablished. Downloading new data…ˎˊ˗ Hey, are you there?|˶˙ᵕ˙ )ﾉﾞ It's been a while and we have a lot to catch up on in this devlog! For the past few months, we've been focused on creating a brand-new vertical slice: polishing minigames, designing platforming levels, adding new dialogues, visuals and even multiple endings! The result? Over an hour of polished, playtested gamepl…
Hey everyone! It's been a while since we've posted an update, but we have been working hard all this time! Here's a quick rundown of all we've accomplished last month: 1. New mechanic! Remember procedural windows destruction? From now on, when you destroy a window, you store its pixels as a resource which you can spend later to repair other windows! Certain windows will work only when repaired,…
(*≧▽≦)ﾉｼ)) Hey everyone! ヾ(´∀｀)ﾉ Here’s a little update on what we did last week! 1. It’s been a week since our official announcement on Steam, hooray! We’ve been pretty active on all socials, promoting our trailer, making short-form content, and posting all sorts of sneak peeks on new features 👀 We’re at 4.2k views on YouTube and 1.2k views on TikTok after only a week of posting, which is inc…
Hey! 👻 Are you there...? Welcome! (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧ After over half a year of development, SPRKLS.exe is now available to wishlist on Steam! What is SPRKLS.exe? A terrifyingly cozy screen-life adventure set in a virtual world full of friends, adventures and mystery. SPRKLS.exe runs on our brand-new Necrosoft Mirrors OS — a system that mimics your everyday computer: you can close, open and move a…
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