devlog #1 - What's next after the development demo!


Hey guys, thanks for playing the first development demo for Dear Clara.

I am quite new to the devlogs and game dev in general, so it's nice to hear that at least few people have enjoyed it. I am grateful for everyone who have downloaded when it was live (9 days ago). 

 

New tutorial experience


I've spent some time rewriting and redesigning the gameplay experience so that you're given a lot more freedom to explore. There is now an animated portrait inspired by ASCII art and a typewriter style presentation inside the legacy record. There is also particle effects in-game such as rain and dust. These all help to build a stronger atmosphere when you're playing the game. I found the background music can be overwhelming and being royalty free, may lack the quality players expect from a proper detective game, so I am looking into finding better music right now. 

The Steam page is being updated, I am hesistant to release it before the art style is final. So for the next week. I will spend more time on polishing parts of the game so it's presentable when the steam page is up.

Animated UI

Files

Dear_Clara_dev_demo.01.zip 923 MB
Jun 06, 2025

Leave a comment

Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.