This dev log was originally posted on Patreon and SubscribeStar on April 11, 2024.

Chapter 4 Early Release

So far it's been another successful early release for A Shot in the Dark! We've loved hearing the feedback about your favorite scenes and theories about where the story is going. A lot of time and effort went into making this update and we are always excited to see that pay off!

We are especially grateful to OppaiMan.com for making A Shot in the Dark the first game not made by their studio to be sold on their website, and for promoting our Chapter 4 update. We reached a new record number of Patrons (currently 966)! Thank you to all our supporters, old and new, who make all of this possible!

We have been out of the country for the past two weeks and taking some much needed days off, but work is still happening. Our new developer, Cosmic Mirage, has been putting in the Steam achievements and preparing Chapter 4 for release on Steam and Itch. We should have an announcement about an actual release date for Steam and Itch in the next two weeks.

Chapter 5 Development

Without our rendering rigs, we have mostly been working on planning and writing for Chapter 5. A lot of work has already gone into Chapter 5, including a few scenes being entirely written (but still in draft form) and outfits for all of the love interests to be polled out in the coming months. But since Chapter 5 has a totally different structure than previous chapters, it's hard to say what percentage is complete. So, we are giving very conservative estimates on that for now.

Once we have Chapter 4 released on Steam and Itch, we will let you know all about what we have planned for Chapter 5!