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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · 8d

For our #FanFriday edition, we want to share this amazing artwork created by the talented @peterete.bsky.social, featuring Chloe!

We absolutely love the style and how perfectly it captures her charm, and her huge... personality! Yeah, lets go with that!! ✨
More fan made images here: thsd.fun/fanart

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · 10d

Looks like we’re heading to the beach for the next scene… and you know what that means: sand, sun, and waifus in bikinis! ☀️👙

#DatingSim #VisualNovel #WaifuGame #OtomeGame #IndieGame #AnimeGame #BikiniUpdate #GameDev #SpicyUpdate #BeachVibes

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · 12d

We’ve been hard at work on our biggest update of the year!
New stories, new art, new animations — and lots (we mean lots) of waifus 👀

Patreon sketch previews are up now! (Chloe tier+ 🔥)
👉 thsd.fun/0240

Beta drops Oct 25 🎃
Final release Oct 31 💋

#DatingSim #OtomeGame #VisualNovel #Waifus #GameDev

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · 15d

Better late than never… our 5 official game caps are finally out! 🧢✨

They’re flying across the 🌍 → USA, Mexico, Germany & even Thailand!

Thank you to everyone who joined our annual survey 💕 Your crazy, sexy, and wild ideas keep shaping the future of our game! 😏💫

#DatingSim #OtomeGame #VisualNovel

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Sep 15

🔥 Beta 0.235 is here! 🔥
Two brand-new spicy scenes are waiting for you… 👀💋

Chloe-tier Patreons or higher, go here: 👉 thsd.fun/beta

Everyone else just a few more days. ⏳

#DatingSim #BetaRelease #SpicyUpdate #VisualNovel #PatreonExclusive

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Sep 10

🔥 Just a few days ‘til update 0.235 drops!
2 brand-new sexy scenes 💦 (sauna 👀 + bath 🛁), more time with Ms. Principal, and beach fun with Latisha & Sophie.

And guess what? 0.24 is already cooking… with the biggest cast of girls in a single scene ever! 😳💖

More info patreon.com/posts/138595...

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Aug 28

🔥 Well, well… looks like someone’s cooking up an idea our MC can’t resist.
The spark in his eyes says it all—he likes where this is going… maybe a little too much. 😉
#DatingSim #OtomeGame #VisualNovel #SpicyUpdate #WaifuGame

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Aug 22

⏳ 1 week left!
Our annual survey is almost closing—your chance to shape the game’s future 💖
Tell us what to add, improve, or spice up 😏

👉 Don’t miss it, your vote might decide the next update!

To take the survey, click on the following link: thsd.fun/survey-02

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Aug 18

✨ Just imagine this… you walk into a figurine shop, and bam!—there they are, your favorite girls from the game, waiting on the shelf with that same irresistible charm. 😏

Will it ever happen? Who knows… but a dream that sweet is worth holding onto, right? 💖

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Aug 16

🔥 Exclusive sketches just dropped!
If you’re a Chloe+ Patron, check out this sneak peek of update 0.235 (2 new scenes, no major spoilers 👀).
Release: mid-September.

📂 thsd.fun/0235 😏✨

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Aug 5

🎉 32 waifus make us one of the biggest casts in dating sims!
💘 Lillian’s story has officially begun
⚙️ Mini bugfix update coming soon
🎃 Halloween prep is underway
📥 New download options added!

More info here: www.patreon.com/posts/and-no...

#VisualNovel #WaifuGame #HSDUpdate

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Jul 31

✨The wait is over! Lillia's long-awaited story is finally in the game—plus new scenes, art & characters!
We also continue the arcs of two fan-favorites 💕

More info, here: patreon.com/posts/135355...

Check the changelog & get clicking! 🖱️💖
#DatingSim #VisualNovel #IndieGame #OtomeGame

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Jul 27

✨ Beta 0.23 Now Available

Hey there! The Beta version of our next update is here!

🎉 3 new scenes
💬 Fresh dialogue
💞 Steamy surprises

If you're a Chloe-level Patron or above, download it now at:
🔗 thehighschooldays.com/betaversion/

Public release coming soon. Thanks for your support! 💜

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Jul 21

🎉 Beta’s almost here! Just a few more days, and you’ll be diving into the newest HSD update 😏💘

💥 New scenes ✅
💃 Chloe returns (before year’s end!)
🆕 Meet Lilith & Michaela—a transfer student & possibly... Willy’s mom?! 👀
🎃 Halloween update already brewing

More info: www.patreon.com/posts/134625...

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Jul 14

The next update is almost here, and you know what that means…
New choices. New drama. And yes—3 brand-new scenes 👀
✨ Two scenes tied to a certain sharp-tongued sweetheart’s story 👠
✨ One mysterious standalone that might just blossom later… 😏

More info: www.patreon.com/posts/develo...

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Jul 3

🎮 That moment has arrived once again…

We want to know what stories you want to experience or see blossom 💬

📝 Take this quick 2-minute survey and enter to win 1 of 5 official game caps.

👉 You’ve got until August 31st!

Take the survey: thsd.fun/survey-02

#IndieGame #DateSim #VisualNovel #Survey

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Jun 30

Version 0.23 drops soon with 3 new scenes, more art, & major story upgrades for Lillian & co!
Plus, we fixed tons of Spanish text bugs & are prepping our biggest Halloween update yet 👻

More info: www.patreon.com/posts/develo...

#CommunityCreativity #GamerFlirt #VisualNovel #Indiedev #gamedesign

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Jun 23

Almost a year ago, we started the process of upscaling the game from 720p to 1080p, and upgrading the music from mono to stereo with a higher bitrate. This process is now around 70% complete.

More info here: patreon.com/posts/132138...

#CommunityCreativity #GamerFlirt #VisualNovel #Indiedev

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Jun 16

Man, this update turned out to be bigger than we expected!

We’ve already uploaded new images to the gallery. If you’re a Chloe-level Patreon or higher, you can click on the link to check out the previews. Just a heads-up, there are spoilers ahead!

Gallery: thsd.fun/0230

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · Jun 6

Her powers of persuasion are undeniable!🫡

#CommunityCreativity #GamerFlirt #VisualNovel #Indiedev #Art #Drawing #gamedesign #gamedev #GameDevelopers #VNDev #IndieGameDev

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · May 30

Now that work on version 0.22 has wrapped up, we can finally move forward with the 0.23 update where Lillian will finally take the spotlight.

We’re aiming to have the update ready by mid-July. A great, big "Thank you!" to all of our players for sticking with us!
#CommunityCreativity #Indiedev

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · May 22

Ready! Version 0.22 is fresh out of the oven... a brand-new update!

More information and download, please go to: www.patreon.com/posts/129637...

#CommunityCreativity #VisualNovel #Indiedev #gamedev

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · May 16

Here, you can download the beta version of the upcoming release, 0.22 which, is a semi-completed version of the game, although, some content might change.

If you are a Chloe-level Patreon or higher, go to: thehighschooldays.com/betaversion/

#CommunityCreativity #VisualNovel #Indiedev #gamedev

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · May 12

Hey everyone!

We’re almost certain that the new update, version 0.22, will be released this week!

We also want to give you a heads-up about the requirements for unlocking the new events.

More information: patreon.com/posts/128796...

#CommunityCreativity #VisualNovel #Indiedev #gamedev

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High School Days @hsdgame.bsky.social · May 7

While our artists keep working hard to create the images and animations for our next update, we wanted to take a moment to share some of the ideas that, due to time or budget, had to be changed or left out completely.

Read the full article here: www.patreon.com/posts/128327...

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