Artificial Selection

Devlog

• The Electronics Store (0.6.6)
  November 03, 2024 by KigyoDev

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  Hey everyone! You might've already noticed this, but Artificial Selection has new promo art and a revamped title screen: Not only that, but we finally got (the first part of) a new escape room: the el... Continue reading

  
• Not Yaoi (0.6.5)
  September 30, 2024 by KigyoDev

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  Hey everyone! We're back again with another story update, bringing you important character developments in both the Beta and the Demo. And, even better, a new CG: As you can see, Loye continues to hav... Continue reading

  
• Art Boost (0.6.4)
  September 01, 2024 by KigyoDev

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  Hey everyone! Since I moved to a new place last month, I simply didn't have time to get enough writing done for a proper story update. Instead, I spent the month of August brushing up existing parts o... Continue reading

  
• Bootlicking (0.6.3)
  August 02, 2024 by KigyoDev

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  Hey everyone! The July update gives you an opportunity to get to know Loye, Ashor, and Canori a little better! And while they might all be beloved fan favorites, Saeva is not exactly having a blast in... Continue reading

  
• Hijacked by Ashor (0.6.2)
  July 01, 2024 by KigyoDev

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  Hey everyone! I'm a day late with the announcement, but the new Artificial Selection update is here! I know this was meant to be the Loye route, but something must've gone horribly wrong, because afte... Continue reading

  
• A new path opens! (0.6.1)
  June 01, 2024 by KigyoDev

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  Hey everyone! At long last, a new branch has opened up in Artificial Selection . Once you've completed the Effera route, you might notice a completely new wiggling lock on the flowchart: Although you... Continue reading

  
• UI Overhaul Reloaded (0.6.0)
  April 30, 2024 by KigyoDev

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  Hey everyone! In preparation for the upcoming Loye route, I wanted to use this brainstorming month to also take care of some QOL improvements that never made the cut until now. Overhauled all game men... Continue reading

  
• SAME BETA FOR ALL
  April 05, 2024 by KigyoDev

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  Hey everyone! I have an insane amount of exciting news today, but I'll try to be normal. First things first, I did some spring cleaning and made changes to the membership structure on my Ko-fi : The m... Continue reading

  
• Effera Finale (0.5.16)
  March 01, 2024 by KigyoDev

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  WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With Effera's finale, Artificial Selection 's first full route is complete! Years of hard work led up to this moment, and I would like to thank you all for sticking around. You... Continue reading

  
• The Arcade (0.5.15)
  February 10, 2024 by KigyoDev

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  Last month's update was all about the new escape room: The arcade ! I managed to deliver the first playable version on the last day of 2023, and continued to improve the room over the course of Januar... Continue reading

  
• WE ARE SO BACK (0.5.14)
  December 23, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  Hi everyone, it's been a while, but I'm so glad I managed to deliver this update just in time for the holidays! Thank you for your patience all this time!!!!!!!! You'll find that this update, among ma... Continue reading

  
• Gameplay Improvements (0.5.13)
  September 15, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  Thanks for checking out the new minigame, Elevator Rush ! You gave me a lot of feedback, and I tried my best to implement most of it to make the game easier to understand and more fun to play! Patch N... Continue reading

  
• Bonus Area Unlocked! (0.5.12)
  September 11, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  It's slightly overdue, but finally here! This month's update introduces Elevator Rush , a brand new minigame you can play while waiting for new story content to come out: Aim to fulfill Vanagloria and... Continue reading

  
• Monthly Demo Expansions! (0.5.11)
  July 31, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  I have exciting news for you all today! I'm extremely happy with how the Beta has been developing lately, so I first of all want to give a shoutout to my I nsiders for all the help and feedback they h... Continue reading

  
• Bonus Post: Old Saeva Art
  July 04, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  As you may know, all members on my Ko-fi can read exclusive posts where I reveal old concept art, do playthroughs of old prototypes, or discuss another facet of Artificial Selection ! However, I want... Continue reading

  
• Maesol's Feelings & Content Warning System! (0.5.10)
  June 26, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  It's update time, and this is once again a big one! First of all, Artificial Selection has finally reached a total of 100k+ words! I'm extremely proud of this milestone, and want to give heartfelt tha... Continue reading

  
• Minor Fixes (0.5.9) and Merch Announcement!
  May 24, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  This is probably the smallest update so far, which in a way I'm very happy about. The game is becoming more and more stable with every new release — maybe I'll run out of QoL fixes to do soon: Moved... Continue reading

  
• A new Ending & Chibi CGs! (0.5.8)
  May 16, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  Hey again! Our Discord Server has been having a field day with the below gif, but I'm happy to announce the Saeva creature is now officially in the game! How? Why? You'll just have to play the Beta an... Continue reading

  
• Gameplay Trailer
  April 29, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  After 4 years of development, Artificial Selection finally has a trailer on YouTube: If you can, please leave a comment and/or like to boost the algorithm. Thank you for watching! (Also, a new Beta up... Continue reading
• Text Bleeps & more! (0.5.7)
  April 18, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  Thanks to the 3 new people who joined the beta , a bunch of fresh ideas were brought up — the biggest one being the addition of text bleeps . The setting is off by default for new players, but feel... Continue reading

  
• Effera Route — First Phase (0.5.6)
  April 12, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  So sorry for the delay, but the update is finally out! This is a BIG one, adding 1-2 hours of fresh story content to the Beta ! (The corresponding demo update is coming tomorrow, after the initial bug... Continue reading

  
• So many fixes... (0.5.5)
  February 21, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  Okay, okay, I know I said the next update would be a big one, but not this way . This is, ironically, the biggest update so far simply in terms of the length of the patch notes , but there is no new c... Continue reading
• Minor Fixes (0.5.4)
  February 18, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  As anticipated, a few fixes and QoL improvements had to be made: The current story node is now highlighted in the flowchart.* Text resizing now always works. The history screen no longer adjusts the l... Continue reading
• Demo Expansion Update (0.5.3)
  February 18, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  It's heeeeeeere! The demo is now back to its former glory, except way better. A huge thank you to my Ko-fi supporters for catching countless bugs and offering so much great feedback over the past few... Continue reading

  
• Beta Update (0.5.2)
  January 26, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  This month's beta update is a big one, so the patch notes got a little bit out of hand. To recap the most important changes, everyone (except Saeva) has a new face now, and the story finally got exten... Continue reading

  
• Beta Update (0.5.1)
  January 03, 2023 by KigyoDev

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  I updated some of the screenshots with the new character sprites and pixel art from the Beta. We're almost done with the redraws, and things are looking good for a content update later this month! Tha... Continue reading

  
• Beta Update (0.5.0)
  December 27, 2022 by KigyoDev

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  Hey everyone! This update only concerns the beta which is playable by my supporters on Ko-fi and BMAC . It's the first big content update which adds around an hour of reading time! The full list of ch... Continue reading

  
• Demo Update (0.4.2) - Gamepad Support
  November 19, 2022 by KigyoDev

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  Hey everyone! I just published a new update for the demo. Most notably, it adds the ability to access 95% of the game using a gamepad or keyboard. The only thing that doesn't work is the escape rooms... Continue reading
• Beta Update (0.4.1)
  November 19, 2022 by KigyoDev

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  For completion's sake, I'm carrying over the changelog for the beta update. Some of the points below are also reflected in the demo. The full list of changes is as follows: Extended the Break room esc... Continue reading
• Demo Update (0.4.0)
  September 07, 2022 by KigyoDev

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  Hey everyone! In preparation of the early access release later this year, I made a few changes to the demo: Edited script: Much of the dialogue has been changed or entirely rewritten to add more depth... Continue reading

  
• GUI Update (0.3.0)
  February 12, 2021 by KigyoDev

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  Long time no see! Artificial Selection got an ever-so-slightly new look: This update isn't as impressive as the last one, but there still are quite a few changes: tweaked the UI (hot pink accent, glow... Continue reading

  
• OST for sale!
  December 23, 2020 by KigyoDev

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  You can now buy or stream the Artificial Selection OST composed by Zaxcess on various platforms, such as: 🔊 Spotify 🔊 iTunes 🔊 Bandcamp 🔊 Steam It features 3 tracks that aren't even in the... Continue reading

  
• Steam Release!
  November 24, 2020 by KigyoDev

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  After quite a bit of tinkering, Artificial Selection finally made it on Steam ! If you haven't played the new demo yet, you can download it over there – right before dropping a Wishlist. I would ap... Continue reading

  
• Demo Update! (0.2.0)
  July 15, 2020 by KigyoDev

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  The new demo is finally up! Go ahead and download it here ! Those who already played the previous demo might not want to replay the whole thing. This is why I made a web demo available here . It only... Continue reading

  
• Demo Update Coming Soon!
  May 10, 2020 by KigyoDev

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  It's been almost a year since the last Itch.io update, but I assure you: Artificial Selection is not dead. In fact, I have really exciting news! I'll be publishing an updated demo sometime next month... Continue reading

  
• Discord Server!
  July 06, 2019 by KigyoDev#discord

  Thank you for the overwhelming support over the last few weeks! I got to watch several Let's Plays and I've been reading your form submissions, and so far the reactions have been incredibly positive o... Continue reading