A new bonus scene is here, and this time our MC is out of town, coming back to Shale Hill. It's dark, night has arrived, and he is going to experience some difficulties on his journey.
But, despite the bad luck, the MC also has some good friends - and sometimes that’s all you need to get over your problems. Oh, and of course, with an extra reward that will make the journey much, much mo...
2023-01-31 21:01:46 +0000 UTC
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This Game is about Monica...
And Monica is a "Rich B***h".
What’s more - Monica is a Boss. Most of all Monica adores authority and to control people, and she manages everything in a not so sensitive or delicate way.
If Monica was your Boss, you would likely be fired.
Everybody has met their own Monica before, that's f...
2023-01-12 23:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! We hope you are all having a wonderful day.
First of all, happy 2023! Gosh, time flies and we are really happy to start a new year developing amazing games for such a distinguished group of people!
Note: The rest of this post contains some spoilers from Shale Hill Secrets - Episode 9. If you haven’t yet played it, click away now.
Fan...
2023-01-06 22:33:41 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
Just dropping in to give you all a preview at the December Platinum bonus scene, featuring Kristen.
In this scene, the MC is looking for his lost wallet, and somehow it ended up with Kristen at the philosophy club. As you would expect from her, she doesn’t make it easy for...
2022-12-28 00:05:23 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
A new bonus scene is here, and this time around we have Kristen, along with a special new friend! 😉
Kristen is an interesting personality to say the least, but recently we’ve started to see another side to her in the game. In this scene, the MC is looking for his lost wallet, and somehow it ended up in the hands of Kristen at the philosophy club. As you would expect f...
2022-12-28 00:05:07 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone.
We hope you’re all well, safe and warm. Just a quick one to wish you all happy holidays, and for everyone who celebrates, a very Merry Christmas. Thank you so much for your wonderful support again during the last year, we truly appreciate you all! ❤️
We shall see you in the new year for more Shale Hill Secrets mystery and fun, have a good one all!
Stay fo...
2022-12-24 21:48:58 +0000 UTC
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Hello guys!
We are happy to announce that Shale Hill Secrets - Episode 9 is now available to Gold+ patrons on Windows, macOS and Android.
It’s time to confront her and discover what’s going on. Is she part of the whole scheme? Well, we have some answers for you, which will likely follow with more questions as well!
On the other hand, this doesn’t sum up...
2022-11-29 21:43:14 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
The end of the month is here, and with the release of Shale Hill Secrets - Episode 9, we just dropped the November Bonus Scene. It’s time to gamble! Hold on, we are not going to Vegas - we actually have better plans for our MC.
In this month’s scene, you are going to give some lessons to Haley. You see, she wants to learn how to play poker and she has chosen our MC to ...
2022-11-29 21:42:36 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone, we hope you’re all keeping well!
You may have noticed we've been a little quiet in terms of posts leading up to Shale Hill Secrets - Episode 9, but do not worry, we're not slacking. Work behind the scenes has been at 100% as usual since the release of the last episode, and we're delighted to say that everything is nearing completion.
The art and writing is now most...
2022-11-22 21:52:33 +0000 UTC
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Quickie: A Love Hotel Story is an adult management, dating simulation game highly inspired by the Persona series.
Play as a young university student in his final year of University in Tokyo, Japan. Just before yo...
2022-11-19 02:00:59 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends, how’s it going?
We know some of you have been waiting for a long time (so have we!) and it is finally here. Love-Joint is delighted to announce that the Shale Hill Secrets Demo is now available on Steam.
Unfortunately, the Steam release took a lot of extra work behind the scenes (partly due to bugs on the platform), but it's finally ready! The demo includes the firs...
2022-11-11 21:15:32 +0000 UTC
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Hello folks, how’s it going?
Just passing by to let you know that development for the ninth installment of Shale Hill Secrets is coming along nicely - and, of course, to give you guys a little sneak peek of the episode. As you can see, Valerie and the MC are working on something together. What can it be?
Well, new people showing up in the story and lots of revelations are making t...
2022-11-04 17:56:55 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
We just dropped the October bonus scene to Platinum+ patrons, and thought we’d swing by to give you all a preview of it!
After chatting with Lidia, you agree to visit Europe with her and end up going on a romantic trip to the Italian countryside. Once you arrive at the hotel, it doesn’t take too long for the romance to indeed kick in… 😉
Feel free to ch...
2022-11-01 02:56:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello guys,
The time has come for another bonus scene!
After chatting with Lidia, you agree to visit Europe with her and end up going on a romantic trip to the Italian countryside. Once you arrive at the hotel, it doesn’t take too long for the romance to indeed kick in.
We shall leave you to discover the rest of the scene yourselves! You can download the full 4K images below...
2022-11-01 02:55:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello guys!
We hope everyone is keeping well and enjoying the Halloween weekend. The end of October is approaching us, meaning it’s nearly time for a new Platinum bonus scene.
This month, you can look forward to a romantic getaway trip to the Italian countryside with the lovely Lidia. It doesn’t take long after you get to your hotel until you can’t keep your hands off each oth...
2022-10-29 23:32:45 +0000 UTC
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Hello guys, how is it going?
As you all know, we have been using the Itch.io platform to distribute our games, meaning that every month (or two) you access the site through our links to download the latest installment of Shale Hill Secrets.
What many people don’t know is that Itch has a launcher that works as a game hub - something like Steam, for example. And you can use it to in...
2022-10-14 19:17:13 +0000 UTC
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FreshWomen
You’re a young man trying to find out what happened to your father. But in doing so, you ended up having an accident that erased some of your memories. Now, with a clean slate, you moved to another town to start college. In your freshman life, you will meet several girls in a new world filled with fun, mystery, and sex.
Hello everyone!
The end of the month means another bonus scene is here for Platinum+ patrons.
This month we have Emily! You are at her family home to drop some things off, when she invites you to stay for a catch up. Just as you’re about to leave, she leads you upstairs for some special catch up time - even giving you a chance to explore some new areas 😉
Platinum+ p...
2022-10-01 02:18:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
We hope everyone is doing well. It’s the end of another month (time is flying!) meaning it’s time for another Platinum bonus scene.
This month we have Emily. You are at her family home to drop some things off, when she invites you to stay for a catch up. Just as you’re about to leave, she leads you upstairs for some special catch up time - even giving you a chance to...
2022-10-01 02:17:43 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
We are happy to announce that Shale Hill Secrets - Episode 8 is now available to Gold+ patrons on Windows, macOS and Android.
As you’ve come to expect, this episode is another big one. It includes multiple special scenes with many animations, along with a whole lot of story to get your teeth into - things are really starting to heat up! We generally do believe this...
2022-09-24 21:17:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, how's it going?
Just passing by to keep everyone posted on what we are up to!
Work continues on the next installment of Shale Hill Secrets, and you'll be happy to hear we're on the final steps of development for episode eight. Everything is almost done including writing, artwork, sound design, etc. Currently, we are in the process of finishing the final li...
2022-09-16 22:28:52 +0000 UTC
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Hi guys! This is a post about fellow games developer - MrDotGames
MrDots and his team are dedicated to creating Visual Novels.
They like to create stories that focus on romance, slow build, and character development.
They are currently working on a project called "Sunshine Love", a first/third-person, choice-based visual novel.
2022-09-06 23:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
We hope you have all had a wonderful summer and are keeping well.
For us at Love-Joint it’s been a busy one, and work has continued on the next instalment of Shale Hill Secrets. We thought we’d drop in to give you another little preview of the eighth episode.
Our lips are sealed as to what Carmen is doing with the MC here, and we’ll leave you to create your own ...
2022-09-01 03:35:52 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
We hope you’re all keeping well. The time has come again for another Platinum bonus scene, and as voted for by you guys last month, we have our new favourite teacher Carmen up next!
The MC heads to sleep thinking about Carmen teasing him earlier in the day, and that night ends up having one of the best dreams a man can ask for. Carmen is teaching a sex education cl...
2022-09-01 03:33:37 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone, we hope you are all keeping well!
Here at Love-Joint everything is fine. As usual, we are hard at work on the next installment of Shale Hill Secrets, and looking forward to delivering a fantastic update.
We have a lot to unreel. As we go deeper into this rabbit hole, more mysteries come to the surface, and it looks like our MC is the only one who is going to be able ...
2022-08-19 23:29:54 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
Firstly, we are delighted to announce that the Android release of Shale Hill Secrets Episode 7 is now available to download!
The Android build usually takes a little longer, and this time we had some issues we wanted to iron out before making it available. It can be downloaded here, and w...
2022-07-31 23:29:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
It’s time for the July Platinum bonus scene, and as we mentioned the other day, this time around you’ll be having some fun with Alexis!
Alexis has a malware problem and she has come to you for assistance. There’s really not much of an issue at all and the problem is solved very quickly… Alexis is, however, determined to thank you for your assistance and gets annoyed...
2022-07-31 23:28:45 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
We hope everyone is doing great and that you are enjoying the newest episode of Shale Hill Secrets.
This month's Platinum bonus scene will be with Alexis, as you can see in the preview above. The release for this will be as usual on the last day of the month, but we are already lo...
2022-07-30 00:19:36 +0000 UTC
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Hello guys!
We are delighted to announce that the seventh episode of Shale Hill Secrets is now available to download on Windows and macOS and Android.
This release is another big one, containing a lot of fleshed out story and of course multiple special scenes with animations. Story wise, there are still many things we are yet to learn about this university and what is going on insid...
2022-07-24 06:28:34 +0000 UTC
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