Artificial Selection — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Merch Shop Launch! | 2026-06-26 | Hey everyone!I recently launched my brand new shop featuring a variety of Artificial Selection merch! We've got keychains, stickers, pins, sticker sheets, and phone charms!>CHECK OUT MY SHOP |
| NEW GAME LAUNCH! | 2026-05-01 | Hey everyone!The full version of spookY2K is out NOW! Just in time for Hallowee— Wait, we're pretty much half a year off?! How did we mess that up?!Experience the ultimate power fantasy: Play as a deeply confused individual who wakes up at a 2000s Halloween party with no memories. You may try your best to act normal and figure out how the hell you got there, but that plan goes out the window when a mysterious killer shows up!To make things worse, the other 6 romanceable (or befriendable) guests throw plenty of their own chaos into the mix! Try to keep each of them safe throughout the night, and slowly piece the full picture together across mu |
| SpookY2K Launches May 1st! | 2026-03-05 | Hey everyone!Now that Steam Next Fest has officially wrapped up, I can officially announce SpookY2K's release date!My latest project, a Y2K-themed horror comedy, is set to release on MAY 1st 2026!(Artificial Selection's development is, of course, continuing as usual! I actually have another exciting update coming up real soon!)You wake up with no memory and figure out you're at a Halloween party in 1999! How long can you pretend that you're not a time traveler before the party descends into chaos?6 routes with possible romance (3 girls & 3 guys)several murder attemptsfully customizable protagonisttons of funny choices🎃 Wishlist the game now |
| Merch Orders REOPENED | 2026-01-16 | Hey everyone! The KigyoDev store has received a ton of new arrivals and is open for a limited time! Now's a great chance to expand your indie game merch collection! Featuring keychains, stickers, sticker sheets, phone charms, and pins across various games and projects: Locke(d) Deep Sea Valentine Artificial Selection https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/38479184/879e17e2889cb90b02db7466ef47d8475b909bef.png https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/38479184/77945baff47ebb2bf7e8018de2113bbad2e77cf2.png https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/38479184/4420dc6ec2e94419759d75c9a7a9deb0cabe5e71.png https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/imag |
| New Absen Sprite! | 2025-12-04 | Hey everyone!Since a few months of Beta updates have been piling up, I figured it'd be a good time to add all those fixes and improvements to the Demo as well!Most of it is stuff you probably won't even notice, but Absen's new sprite is a notable exception. Look at him go!That being said, here are the full patch notes of stuff that's changed since last time:A new alternate sprite for Absen & redrew his original one!Various edits to add foreshadowing and improve consistency.The dialogue window will now gently fade in and out.Added Tap Feedback along with a new accessibility setting to turn it off.Turned the Puzzle Solver on by default (since y |
| Quality of Life Enhancements | 2025-06-29 | Hey everyone!A new Demo update is here, it brings tons of QoL improvements - so many, in fact, that the patch notes hit a new record! Here are just a select few:A new alternate sprite for Sed & redrew his original oneEnhanced the look and feel of escape room minigamesAdded more use cases for the Puzzle Solver in the break room and the arcadeAdded an Update Log to the main menuCurious about the remaining 40 changes? The Update Log in the main menu now lets you read up on that and every past update ever!Unless a major bug pops up, the Demo probably won't be getting another update in a while, as it should now be in a very stable and polished sta |
| Escape Room Revamps! | 2025-05-10 | Hey everyone! The latest DEMO Update is finally here! It contains all the quality-of-life improvements that had been added to the Beta over the past few months. While there's no new story content, the game now looks better than ever and got rid of some common roadblocks. I hope you enjoy! Highlights Revamped all the escape rooms with 3D renders Turned the bedroom escape room into a more representative introduction to the game Made it easier to get Ashor's affection in the break room Made it more obvious that a certain hard puzzle in the arcade is an optional easter egg Improved gamepad controls ...And much more! In more general development ne |
| Escape Room Overhauls coming soon | 2025-02-18 | Hey everyone! Aside from working on the story, I'm also steadily improving the way Artificial Selection looks. The latest endeavor is switching the escape rooms from pixel art to 3D renders: They use exactly the same models as their foundation, except that the 3D models can actually do the room's lighting and reflective surfaces justice! I hope you're looking forward to this upcoming change! Aside from that, improved gamepad controls are also in the works. Even if the Demo won't be extended anymore, quality of life improvements like that will always be made available to everyone. Thank you for your support! |
| Final Demo Update | 2024-12-31 | Hey everyone! I just published the final demo content update, containing the ending to Effera's route and everything leading up to it! This makes the Demo almost its own entire game and way longer than any Demo should reasonably be, but I don't care! I hope you enjoy the ride! Unfortunately, that means all future routes will be locked behind the Beta until the game is closer to completion and ready for an official Early Access release. Please keep in mind that given how slow of a writer I am, this is going to take a while, but I will try my best to make the long wait worth it! (As always, any support on Ko-fi is truly appreciated, as it makes |
| Upcoming End of Demo Updates | 2024-12-06 | Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay — I was having uploading problems — but the latest Demo update is finally here! This time, the story continues after the arcade escape room. Upcoming End of the Demo As the title of this announcement says, the Demo content updates will unfortunately soon be coming to an end. Namely: The next update will be the last one! (Save for bug fixes and QoL improvements.) Ending it on Effera's route has been my intention ever since I started this format. I hope her finale will serve as a satisfying cutoff point, while still leaving you excited for the full game (or joining the Beta). I'm aware that anyone who made it t |
| Arcade Escape Room! | 2024-11-03 | Hey everyone! This update introduces the new arcade escape room, which is both the biggest and the most popular one (so far)! Thank you for your support, and I hope you enjoy! As always, check out our Discord server for more in-depth news and puzzle help, in case you need it! |
| New Title Art | 2024-10-09 | Hey everyone! I just published an update that fixes a few things and introduces a brand new title screen: As always, thanks for reporting any issues that come up, and I hope you continue to enjoy Artificial Selection! |
| Next Morning | 2024-09-30 | Hey everyone! Aside from the long-awaited continuation of the story (which I won't spoil here), this update adds 2 notable quality of life improvements: Added the ability to zoom out the flowchart. Choice prompts now also appear on save files. I hope you enjoy, and see you again next month! |
| Art Boost | 2024-09-01 | Hey everyone! It's time for another AS update! Since I was busy with moving to a new place last month, I unfortunately couldn't get a story update done. Instead I spent the available time working on community-suggested illustrations (on my Ko-fi) to enhance existing parts of the game! I hope you enjoy, and see you again next month! |
| Mall Romance | 2024-08-02 | Hey everyone! This month's update lets you access a brand new floor, along with another massive milestone in Effera's route: The first romance scenes! If you've done a good job collecting affection points, you'll get to see some exclusive CGs for Saeva or Maesol. Thank you so much for your support, and I hope you'll enjoy! |
| Maesol's Feelings | 2024-07-01 | Hey everyone! The Demo got another juicy update this month! Namely, the Effera route is turning it up a notch with more Maesol content. So, quite fitting for the month of June, I've coincidentally focused on Team Pride all around! Thank you so much for your support, and I hope you'll enjoy! |
| Demo Update & Game Announcement! | 2024-06-01 | Hey everyone! The demo has been updated with some new content as well as a completely revamped UI! I hope you enjoy the new alternate branch to discover! Aside from that, I'm also excited to announce another game jam project is coming to Steam on June 3rd. In it, you can experience an alternate version of Artificial Selection with Foris as the main character: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2924880/Artificial_Fashionista/ Thank you for your support, and see you again next month! |
| Monthly Demo Expansions! | 2023-08-07 | Hey everyone, I've admittedly been neglecting to post updates here on Steam, but that changes today! First of all... ...From now on, the Demo will be extended every month! What this means is that the demo will join the monthly release hype and always be 6 months behind the latest content. The new monthly patch notes will be a celebration everyone can look forward to! I hope this strikes a good balance between letting all of you finally see how the story continues, and still honoring those who support/ed me on a monthly basis. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns! (Small disclaimer: The "free updates every month schedule" s |
| Demo Expansion! | 2023-02-18 | The beta testing has been a huge success, so the parts of the demo that were previously cut have now been polished and re-added, for a total of 2-3 hours of gameplay for everyone! From now on, you can freely choose between two demo modes: Quick (A basic introduction which can easily be played in one sitting. Contains 1 escape room and takes around 30 minutes.) Full (The first 2-3 hours of the game, just like they will be in the full game. Has 2 escape rooms, the debate mechanics, and introduces all the characters.) I hope you enjoy all the new content, and thanks for your support! Once you've finished the demo and are curious for even more, y |
| Demo Expansion Coming Soon! | 2023-01-29 | Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that a big update to the demo is coming in the next few weeks! The demo will be extended (or, more accurately, restored) to its original length, spanning all the way up to the second escape room. The feedback from the beta testers helped a tremendous amount, and the corresponding parts should now be polished enough for a wider audience. After the update, the demo will have: 2 Escape rooms (1 NEW) 35k+ Words (30k NEW) All 14 contestants (10 NEW) Debate gameplay (NEW) Free time gameplay (NEW) Affection system (NEW) Thanks for your support, and I hope you look forward to it! In case you want to access th |
| Demo Update (0.4.0) | 2022-09-07 | 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 to the plot and characters. Updated graphics: All characters except for Saeva have new faces, and there's a new UI, title screen, and logo. Parallax effect: The mouse cursor moves the camera around, making characters pop out from the background. So many settings: The game can be customized just how you want it. And more! However, there has also been a "downgrade", in a sense: The demo is significantly shorter now (~30 minutes) This was done to m |
| Demo Update | 2021-02-12 | A few changes were made to the demo, bringing it up to date with how the final game will look. In terms of content, there isn't anything new, so if you already played the previous version, you don't have to check this one out. But if you haven't, then now is a better time than ever to give it a shot! List of changes: tweaked the UI (hot pink accent, glowing borders, text box redesign) added option to change text box opacity changed the main menu layout (bye, Saeva!) changed the game menu layout at last, a functional custom cursor added new sound effects optimized image loading; skipping should be much smoother now integrated Discord Rich Pres |