Development Status Update #018 - Frieda is Changing
Back to the old grind What's new? Last week we finally got back to working on Frieda and adding more and more content! Here's an overview: · 21 visual assets · 23 git commits · 3 reworked and cleaned up dialogs · 3 new panel-cutscenes Our composer has also been working on the music for the ending(s) and it is shaping up to be amazing This week we're continuing to add more content but also get s…
More and more progress on the game What's new? A week full of "just working on the game", so much so that this update is a bit late. Here's a quick rundown of what we got done this week: · 31 visual assets · 50 git commits · 3 reworked and cleaned up dialogs · two new panel-cutscenes added What's next? We'll be spending the week working on the pitch for our next game. We're already extremely ex…
Finally just working on the game again What's new? Our Kickstarter Campaign is over (an we've almost reached 20k€!!) and we've been doing a lot of work on the game! If you missed the campaign deadline, you can still get some rewards via late pledges! If you have any question about those you can always e-mail us or head over to our discord. Production-wise, this week we added: · 23 visual assets…
Finally just working on the game again What's new? After a long time of being spread thin with Kickstarter, Steam Events and in-person events we finally had a week of just working on the game. This week we had: · ~30 final assets · 37 git commits · 1 reworked dialog · 2 1/2 reworked puzzles What else? We're steadily reaching stretch goals over at our kickstarter, if you wawnt to check it out. T…
Attending Events and still trying to get work done What's new? This week we've been travelling through Germany to attend some events (sadly not expos), so work on Frieda has been a bit slow. Nevertheless we were still able to create some new cutscenes, fix a few bugs that were found in the new demo and refurnish our office! What else? Our Kickstarter has been succesfully funded! It'll still be…
Behind the Scenes We were part of the Women Led Games Showcase 2026 and created a little developer deep dive! In the exclusive video we created for the event Luzie, the games director and artist and Clara, the games designer and programmer, go over what goes into creating a puzzle-scene in Frieda is Changing. Along the way you'll get to see some of our (arguably large) mind-maps and whiteboards…
Hi everyone! It's been a while since our last update, since we've been busy producing new content for the game and preparing a lot for some upcoming events. Aaaaand of course working on our Kickstarter Page! The campaign is now live and you can check it out here: There are some really cool rewards, you can get you name and/or likeness into the game, pick a naming option for the cat and even get…
Inventory and Puzzles What's new? We've reworked the layout of the inventory, further expanded the save system and done some design reworks on a few puzzles. We've also updated our backlog of things we want to add to the game, to give more backstory and flavor. Here's the numbers of things we've been up to in numbers: · 3 new final assets · 58 git commits · 4 puzzle redesigns What's else? Our K…
Save games and Story Edits What's new? We're entering a long phase of the development, as we're starting to polish up a bunch of parts of the game before adding new content. Clara has been expanding the save system, allowing you to jump to specific chapters that have been unlocked and adding general load-options to make playing but also testing the game lot easier. I've been going over story be…
Spring cleaning (it's spring, right?) What's new? This weeks has been more about housekeeping and less adding new things. We reworked a puzzle, created new assets and did a complete (fresh) breakdown of open tasks. So less new stuff and more cleaning up old stuff/preparing new stuff. Which is also important! · 5 new sketch assets · 2 new final assets · 22 git commits · 6 new minutes of gameplay…
Cooooonteeeent What's new? Well would you look at that, I missed a week! I was on vacation but Luzie and Clara have been very busy bees over the last two weeks, here's the progress since last time: · 8 new sketch visual assets · 12 new final visual assets · 76 git commits · 17 new minutes of gameplay Oh, and what's this, our Kickstarter Prelaunch Page? And it's already at 179 followers?! Amazin…
Cooooonteeeent What's new? A packed week comes to an end, full of helping people move, doing some external work and squeezing in work on Frieda wherever possible. We made some steady progress: · 10 new sketch visual assets :pencil2: · 32 git commits :computer: · 7 new minutes of gameplay :joystick: We've also applied to show our game at the Indie Arena during Gamescom! Our Kickstarter pre-launc…
We're back to adding content to the game! What's new? We've reworked the very first scene we built as a vertical slice for the game! Because of that we're on the lower end numbers-wise, but used the week to get some important admin stuff done (of course we haven't been procrastinating those, why would you even think that?) · 4 new sketch visual assets ✏️ · 2 new final visual assets 🖌️ · 8 git…
The Women's Day Sale Event is back for 2026 and we're happy to announce that Frieda is Changing will be part of it! Check out our demo, (maybe) livestreams with us and all the other amazing games by women led studios.
We're back to adding content to the game! What's new? Here's what's been going on with Frieda is Changing this week: · 24 new sketch visual assets ✏️ · 4 new final visual assets 🖌️ · 60 git commits 💻 · 8 new minutes of gameplay (semi-speedrunning) 🕹️ · small fixes all around the game 🛠 Our kickstarter pre-launch page is picking up some steam, we're now at 81 followers! Don't forget to check…
We've inserted a week of polish of a new demo! What's new? This week was a bit different, since we focused on polishing parts of the game that are part of an extended demo we have planned. Because of this there's not the usual list of things we did (although we did have 48 git commits and a handful of new visual assets). For all the german speakers: I (Julius) was invited to be on the podcast "…
We're making steady progress on the game and it's getting longer and longer! What's new? We've worked on some backend parts of the game and of course continued adding more content: · 15 new sketch visual assets · 25 new final visual assets · 39 git commits · 6 new minutes of gameplay (no puzzles in this one) · progress in the localization system and scene consistency We also reached 50 follower…
We've updated our kickstarter pre-launch page and keep adding more content! What's new? We've worked on some backend parts of the game and of course continued adding more content: · 17 new sketch visual assets · 44 git commits · 7 minutes of gameplay (when instantly solving puzzles) · a large update to the localization system The pre-launch page for our kickstarter has also been updated! Come c…
It's been a long time since we've updated you on the progress of Frieda is Changing, but now it's finally time! What's new? In the last weeks we've been busy with building, testing and improving a bunch of parts of the game. Here's a quick overview of what's been done since the beginning of the year: · 58 new sketch visual assets · 18 new final visual assets · 138 git commits · 18 minutes of ga…
Happy Halloween from Mucks! Games! In case you're looking for something to get into the spirit of spirits, check out our demo update! It takes place 10 months before the events of the main game. It's Halloween and Friedas sister Amelie needs help putting together a costume. Explore a mansion filled to the brim with decorations and find over 40 puns! Also, take a look at our new trailer we made…
We're excited to announce that Frieda is Changing will be part of the Indie Horror Showcase! 📅 When: Thursday, October 23 🕘 Time: 10 am PST | 1 pm EST | 7 pm CEST 📺 Where: TBA We will be showcasing a new trailer with a special halloween announcement ! 👀 Come by to also see other great horror games (most will be a lot scarier than Frieda is Changing) and hang out. Wishlist and Follow for mor…
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