Thank you as always for supporting Chill with You:Lo-Fi Story. Today, we would like to address the two questions we received most frequently via email and SNS after the Chill with You: News Station broadcast. This is an important update, so please take a moment to read through.
Updates for Chill with You:Lo-Fi Story Will Continue
After announcing our new title, Chill with You : SHIOI's Sparkling Scenes, during the news station, some expressed concern that updates for Chill with You:Lo-Fi Story might stop once the new game is released. With the announcement of a new game coinciding with our 1st anniversary, it may have seemed like a milestone ending, causing anxiety for some of you. However, as mentioned during the broadcast, Chill with You:Lo-Fi Story will continue to receive updates even after celebrating its 1st anniversary. To be entirely frank, our current sales performance makes it highly likely that we can comfortably sustain updates throughout our second year, so please rest assured.
Furthermore, our goal in announcing a new title was actually the opposite of discontinuing updates for Chill with You:Lo-Fi Story. It was meant to boost the entire series and allow us to continue updating both titles for a longer period. Through Shioi, who possesses a different charm from Satone, we hope to pique the interest of even more people in the Chill with You series. In fact, since Shioi's announcement, traffic to Chill with You:Lo-Fi Story has increased, and sales have grown as well.
This expanding reach serves as support for ongoing updates. Moving forward, we aim to build a series that everyone can enjoy for a long time while building momentum for both titles together.
Why Release It as a Standalone App?
We have also received many questions asking, "Why isn't the new title released as DLC?" The main reasons come down to securing development funds and ensuring technical freedom for future development.
1. To secure development funds and ensure continuous updates
DLC is primarily purchased by existing players, which limits the scope of customers we can reach. The attach rate for DLC is generally said to be around 10%, and we determined that selling it as DLC would make it difficult to cover our development costs. By releasing it as an independent new title to reach a broader audience, we hope to deliver it not only to existing players but also to newcomers entering the series. Those revenues will be funneled directly back into enriching the work and providing continuous updates.
2. To express the charm of each work without limitations
For Chill with You : SHIOI's Sparkling Scenes, we updated the rendering engine to express a wider variety of scenes. As a result, it was technically difficult to integrate it into the existing application. Furthermore, separating the apps will make it easier to pursue tailored development for each title over the long term. Universal improvements—such as tool and core feature enhancements—are planned to be implemented across both titles. On the other hand, to allow players to enjoy the unique charm of each character, we plan to provide distinct updates and DLC for both Satone and Shioi individually.
In closing, whether you choose to call both Satone and Shioi, or prefer to talk exclusively with Satone or Shioi, we warmly welcome it. Enjoying and supporting the games in whatever way you prefer gives others a chance to discover the series. Whether you support only Satone, only Shioi, or both, your support helps expand the series and brings positive effects to both titles.
We hope you will continue to support the Chill with You series in whatever way suits you best.
Chill with You:Lo-Fi Story is currently participating in Tokyo Game Show, and the Steam version is available at 25% off. We would greatly appreciate it if you could take this opportunity to recommend it to your friends. We also hope for your continued support for our upcoming title, Chill with You : SHIOI's Sparkling Scenes.
