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Some ideas and concepts for the mid-term future of Hex

Here are some things that are coming to Hex in the future. Big new ideas require some time to implement, so these are for the "mid-term" future, which means roughly over the next year or so. These aren't all the things I have planned, they're just an assorted set of some more major things I'm planning.

Most of these I have at least mentioned before in one place or another, so you might be...

off topic: you can *hear* Yixuan's tights 👂💦

I don't really have anyone else I can share this important discovery with.

I usually don't walk around the city with her and I never noticed in combat.

Gooner game confirmed 10000%.

How the payment processor fiasco actually works. I think.

Disclaimer and warnings

Sorry this is so long. I could probably tighten it up, but I have stuff to work on and I don't want to spend too much more time on this.

Everything I say in this post is real life fanfiction I developed in my brain based on fantasy corporations in a cyperpunk dystopian setting much like our own world but where payment processors control free spe...

2025-08-04 10:51:09 +0000 UTC View Post

New promo artwork for the upcoming Steam release of SS.

Wishlist the game now!

Succubus Stories will be coming to Steam on September 19!

It will be $5.99, and this will be a special edition somewhere between the Patron Edition and the Free Edition. It won't have the built-in cheats and you'll need to unlock all the free outfits li...

?!?!?!?!

Watersports is clearly the most dangerous fetish.

And also like, why is bodily waste even grouped into the same bullet point as "extreme bodily harm?" Are they sttuppid? I just noticed this particular weird thing today, somehow my brain didn't register the "bodily waste" part and I read it like "bodily harm or extreme harm."

Smh my head, Itch.

Itch has re-indexed free adult games, but the fight isn't over yet.

Stripe is still being obstinate, and vaguely gesturing toward "banking partners," but behind the scenes I've heard other stuff. I won't get super into rumors and gossip, but there is evidence to suggest that leadership at Stripe may ideologically support this kind of censorship. It seems much of Itch's reaction to this situation was specifically due to Stripe and their more extreme antiporn pos...

Small change to the release dates and plans for August.

I'm going to hold onto SS 1.1 for a little while as I'd like to release it after my games are indexed again (assuming that happens in a reasonable time frame). I will be adding the patron-only update to Hex and the update to the summer event in the next week or so as planned.

If my games aren't indexed again by the end of August, I'll release the SS update anyway.

A critique of Itch's NSFW addendum.

I lied, here's another post about the NSFW ban.

Because the tone police are back in force to criticize anyone who is even slightly critical of Itch.io and pretending that they're actually doing some sort of brilliant 5D chess move 2025-07-30 12:11:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Some final thoughts on the NSFW ban.

This will be the last post I make on this topic until something changes or something big happens. Please view the website linked above; it'll tell you how you can contact various payment processors and link to various petitions to sign. Congress is also going to vote soon on the Kids Online Safety ...

Preview: Nightsea Magic

Nightsea magic is the next school of magic being added to the game! This school is more defensive, but also has pretty high burst damage, and those bursts can come quicker than a lot of other burst-y schools (though I wouldn't say it's quick enough to be classed as sustain damage). 

I'm proud of how this one turned out. It feels very different from other schools both...

Next up: Succubus Stories v1.1 and a patron-only Hex update.

Hello and welcome back to Patreon, a website on the Internet with a totally 𝓪𝓬𝓬𝓮𝓹𝓽𝓪𝓫𝓵𝓮 post editor.

Refer to our "future roadmap" here! Succubus Stories The version of SS that ends up coming to Steam will be based on the upcoming v1.1.0 of the game.

A note about Steam: Steam has started cracking down on and banning var...

2025-07-27 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Planning for the future

I've always focused on Itch as my primary platform, and now that's looking kinda like a stupid idea. We have really good engagement on Itch, but not super good elsewhere. So one plan I have is to try to focus more on those other places.

If you can, it'd be really awesome if any of you here could review 2025-07-25 10:45:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Itch has responded.

Itch has posted a post hoc explanation for their actions.

My reaction is basically: so?

There's no way anyone should believe they had to literally like minutes to comply. They chose to carry out this action in the dead of night with no notice or communication, and only posted the justification after they got torched on social media. Many games were totally removed, some of which wer...

Itch is now de-indexing all adult games.

I get a lot of traffic from people browsing Itch, so this, combined with Steam heavily restricting adult content just as I'm planning to try to bring SS to that platform, is gonna be a big problem. I am committed to finishing what I start, but...this is really bad, guys, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. While I can continue making money through Patreon for now, if that ends, it will be curtains for ...

The oldest build of SS that exists.

Because of a snafu, I had to change the VCS service I used for SS's source code a few months into development. For this reason, I backed up the game's source code and a build of the game manually, then set up shop on GitLab. I really should have brought everything over including all the historical commits, but I was using a different software (i.e., not git) so the whole thing was complicated a...

What are your feelings on the voice acting in Hex, particularly in combat?

I think it's good. But I'm curious about your opinions on the voice work in the game.

Please note: If the voicework doesn't sound good, it's my fault, not the actress, as I told her what I wanted her to sound like, gave detailed instructions, and wrote the lines, so none of this will be understood as a reflection on her or the quality of her work!

Feel free to provide additional co...

FlashCycling Side.S is buggy but a lot of fun.

If you are looking for an exhibitionism game with a bit of a twist, the FlashCycling series combines flashing with bike riding and Internet streaming. Overall, it's a good concept. In particular, Side.S is my personal favorite in that series, and also probably one of my favorite RPG Maker eroges, too! That said, I think there's a few things you should know before you dive in.

For one, Sid...

Patreon's post editor is...kinda good now???

It's like...a normal modern blog writing thing. It feels like a human being made it in the last twenty years instead of an alien that's somehow also from the 1990s. This shit rocks man. It's on one page. It lets you add different stuff to the post without changing the "post type" and begin forced to start again. It's got a preview mode that's actually somewhat accurate instead of actively lying...

I slaved over a hot paint.net to make this meme template just for you

If you make some memes with this I'll be so very happy♥...

Show me your best volleyball score! 🤾‍♂️🏐

Show me your volleyball high scores!!!

You can talk to Ralph on the beach to see your high score, or view it after a match. Press the floppy disk icon next to the number to get a nice little image you can share! Share it with me in the comments on this Itch post 2025-07-16 09:27:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Roxanne - Almost Incredible

Roxanne is a--say it with me--a real-time 3D stealth exhibitionism game! Being in the same genre as the Secret Flasher games, I think Roxanne is pretty much better than all the other games in this "genre" other than the two Secret Flasher games; and that's high praise! I can honestly see some people preferring Roxanne for one reason or another, though I think objectively, it's hard to give this...

Hex: Summer Beach Brawl!

Now available! Enjoy some summer fun at the beach!

Note: Live events require an active Internet connection and the latest version of the game client to play.

2025-07-12 14:31:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Soon♥

I'll be updating the game client tomorrow (or so). Then I'll release the summer event a day or two from then. You'll need to be on the latest version of the game client to play it. You'll need to complete [Holy Magic Arc: A Warm Welcome] and 2025-07-09 16:12:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Itch.io is down...again...

You can play the free web version on Newgrounds, and it runs reasonably well over there. Of course, with Itch down, there's no way to retrieve your game saves unless you've already used the "save to disk" feature (which I do recommend doing periodically).

As far as the silver, gold, and windows versions, I'm not sure what exactly I want to do. I am very dependent on Itch not just for host...

Preview: Summer Beach Brawl

Coming next week!

Iris and Meila head to the beach for some summer fun! You can start the event by clicking the new option when in the city of Ranbol after completing [Sky Magic Arc: Adjudicating Adjuncts].

Outfits

Iris will acquire a new sporty swimsuit! She ...

Secret Flasher Manaka Decensor and Cum Replacer

This "mod" (generous term) removes the mosaic censor and replaces the game's cum decal with a...gooier one.

Just unzip the archive and copy/paste the contents into the game folder (the one with the game's main executable). The first time after installing, the game will take a few minutes to start, but it'll load normally after that. If the changes don't appear the first time after instal...

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Secret Flasher Manaka Review

Secret Flasher Manaka is out, and it's pretty good! Compared to Secret Flasher Sereka, it's basically similar but with a lot more content. I've 100%'d most of the areas and I've reached the end in terms of rank, and it took me around 12 hours to get that far, so it's a pretty substantial game. While I'm not crazy abo...

Future Roadmap

This image has nothing to do with this post. I made it for...something, and why let effort go to waste?

I'm not really planning to use the task board anymore...maybe I'll bring it back in the future if it makes sense. Instead I'll release a post like this every now and again to give you an idea on what my plans are for the next few months. Please keep in mind that these are loose plans an...

Announcing: Succubus Stories - Steam Edition

Please wishlist the game on Steam now!

Succubus Stories is coming to Steam! It will most likely release in September 2025, around the time of the game's 5th anniversary!

It'll be $5.99, though there will be a 20% discount on launch! The Steam Edition is a unique edition that...