Hiya, hello! Welcome to the Daughter of a Scoundrel demo! I hope you all enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it.

Otome Jam 2023 has been such a fun experience with it's own ups and downs, but above all it allowed me to meet many talented devs which I now call my friends -  as well as providing an amazing learning process throughout all aspects of the game. Originally, DOAS was intended to be a long-term process without any rush in release (especially since I'm a solo dev), but as the Jam commencement aligned up with when I began working, I wanted to challenge myself!  However, as I said, it has been an extreme learning curve for me in all aspects, which will only allow me to continue improving the game.

As such, going forward, I have a few plans in regards to future updates and a gist of what they will include. First things first, I'll be taking about a week-long break before resuming development to recover from the crunch! Beyond that, you can expect some of the first updates to include: additional accessibility, minor bug fixes/typo improvements, and then a bit further down the line I would like to update all of the sprites as well as making a sprite for Grandpa and potentially the waiter.

In terms of Route Releases, I've not fully decided yet on either releasing the routes individually upon completion or just releasing a fully finished project. Please feel free to share your opinion if you feel strongly one way or another! I'll also most likely hold a poll on Twitter (@snakkiez) as well to help decide, so I can make it's released at an enjoyable pace. 

Also, for those of you who love Walkthroughs, rest assured that walkthroughs for the routes will be released a week after the routes to prevent spoilers (and your current demo choices, other than route selection, will not have a large impact for the rest of your game). 

For anyone interested in the progress of the game, I also want to begin making Devlogs! I'm still in the process of setting up where I want to post them, so when that's ready I'll update on Twitter as well as on itch.

ANYWAYS, thank you for taking the time to read this and play the game! I also wanted to congratulate all of my fellow Otome Jam dev participants - there are AMAZING submissions this year that I'm excited to play! Enjoy a relaxing break after all the crunch, or if you've already got more projects in mind good luck with them!!

- Snakkiez