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Happy "Father's" Day~ 🥀🖤

We hope you enjoy~~

Soooo we have a good idea who the fan favorite is (⁄ ⁄>⁄ ^ ⁄<⁄ ⁄) Fun fact: ONE of these mature, older men is the father of a Male Lead!

Can you guess who?

Vincent - Actor

Simon - Photographer

Franz - Former CEO

Voting ended onJun 24

Hope you enjoyed this short mini post 💕

Stay Tuned~ 🎥

GAME PROGRESS & RECAP ✦ 📱🖌️✨

[Poll Included]

We know, we know… It’s been far too long, and we missed talking with you all on the blog ╥﹏╥

Now, how can we make it up to you guys ♒((⇀‸↼))♒

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aha! ヾ(☆▽☆)

D-did that work? (≖-≖├┬┴┬┴

Hope you all enjoyed that lil showcase of some familiar and NEW faces!

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Did you notice?

They got a makeover! Our Artists have almost finished adjusting all the character art into this new style that we believe, better matches the ambience of the story b(￣▽￣*)

Speaking of, the game’s development has been progressing smoothly (though with a few hurdles), and we can’t wait to announce some upcoming exciting news~

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What would you like to see/read in the next blog post? Let’s see what Tumblr wants｜−・;）

More info on...

💞 Romanceable Characters?

👤 NPCs?

🕶️ Male Leads?

📱 Gameplay?

📖 Story?

Voting ended onJun 27

Hint for a special surprise post on Sunday, 06/21:

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞:

Our upcoming mobile otome-like game will feature a cityscape exploration mode, so you'll have more freedom to explore, meet new people, possibly date others besides the male leads, write your own journey, and more!

Stay Tuned~ 🎥

1st SIDE CHARACTER SHOWCASE [mini] 💅

We hinted the potential, you saw the main character line up, now it is time to FINALLY show some of our side characters you will get to meet and possibly date in our upcoming game! ✦ 🗺️

Side Character Lineup:

Check it out 📸

Jasmine - a warm heart and joy to talk to.

James - fashionable as always!

Reese - in connection with a male lead

Vincent - role? a mystery

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Main Character Lineup: To Be UPDATED

We’ve seen your answers, seen the favorites, and our team is enthusiastic to make the adjustments! Look forward to some modifications to the already handsome male leads, as one in particular gets a glow up to hopefully capture some more shy hearts~

We’ve also heard news that Aria, herself will be getting a fashion make over ✦ 🌸

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Now, based on their current designs, would you rather date one of these characters instead of our male lead lineup? Keep in mind… there are tons more side characters hidden~

(let us know more in the comments!)

Side Character Poll!

Jasmine

James

Reese

Vincent

None, my favorite Male Lead has my heart

Voting ended onMay 16

Game Progress Update: 📋

Welcome, new and returning readers~ We hope you like what you see and stay for the updates and news!

If you ARE new, this Tumblr page is for updates and other fun showcases of our upcoming otome/exploration/dating sim mobile indie game!

🖋️ Q1: What’s the game title?

✒️ A1: While we have a title, we have yet to finalize our title logo. So until then, we refer to ourselves as “DPGarden!” (D-P-Garden)

🖋️ Q2: How’s the game coming along?

✒️ A2: Our team is head-deep working on the narrative and art side of things now that most of the game mechanics are completed! Still a ways ahead till completion, but it is looking great so far, and we’ll be sure to send you all some more updates this Summer~

Before we log off for now: DON’T FORGET TO SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS!!

We currently have a log of some questions for our male leads and Aria to respond to, so if you have something they can answer, send away!

Stay Tuned~ 🎥

ARIA’s Community Q & A starts NOW!! ✦ Male Leads Included!

➡️ Click the “Ask Me Anything” button on our Blog Page

➡️ Ask our character cast any question! Who, you may ask?

>> Aria, Paris, Elliot, Aiden, Laurie, and/or a random side character

➡️ Submit!

Over the next few weeks, our team will review your questions and send them over for them to answer in their fun art forms!

So make sure you check your Tumblr notifications in case they respond to YOUR question (//▽//) !!

Stay Tuned~ 🎥

FIRST GLIMPSE into our UPCOMING GAME | Fan Favorite ML RESULTS 🏅

Welcome to a HUGE Sneak Peek at what our team’s been cooking 🥘 ✦ 🗺️

Game UI Showcase:

We’ve sneaked a few references to our unique game’s aesthetic in posts, but here’s an official look at how our game’s UI!

We know, it’s not your typical otome game UI and honestly, we love it! Our team gave a lot of thought into how we want the game’s aesthetic to meet the storyline and character art, and this is the outcome: fun, cute, cool, pop, hip, and notebook-esk.

What do you think? Do you vibe with the aesthetic? Let us know!! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

Game Background Showcase (WIP):

While we are still finalizing the look of our backgrounds, the 3D and 2D art team has been KILLING IT so far!!

If you haven’t noticed yet, we are adding TONS of destinations to visit and explore in the game. (Honestly, this is just a scratch at how many there are in the folder I’m looking at)- ╭( ๐_๐)╮

Where would YOU want to visit in our game?

Beach 🏖️

Bookstore 📖

Home 🏠

Cafe/Diner 🍽️

Work Space 🎥

Date Spot 💕

Voting ended onMay 2

And now… for the RESULTS of our multi-platform voting for YOUR fan-favorite Male Lead:

Iiiissss ELLIOT!! Based on the total amount of votes taken from Tumblr and Instagram polls, our first male lead reveal, and your favorite Clinical Psychologist, is our Fan Favorite in the Community!

Paris was a very close 2nd, just barely behind by less than 10 votes (;° ロ°)!!

Maybe we’ll have another voting poll in the future~

Aaaand that’s it for now!

We’ll be starting our character Q&A’s TOMORROW, so be ready to submit your question for a chance with Aria and/or characters from our game to respond in art form!

Stay Tuned~ 🎥

Is it April ALREADY?! 😳 🌸

[Game Updates + Poll]

March has come and gone, with April settling into a cozy chair to sip some matcha tea~ 🍵 This past month, we officially showcased ALL of our main male lead cast and gave a sneak peek at the game's character art style.

Now be honest… which one’s your favorite? ( ✧≖ ͜ʖ≖)

The Fan Favorite ML🏅goes to...

Aiden 🎵

Elliot 🍃

Paris 🖋️

Laurie ⭐

Voting ended onApr 15

(If you noticed, yes, this is a new poll... I forgot their names, and everyone was in a 4-way tie at this point lol -- so NOOOWW it'll be accurate)

Once this poll concludes, we will tally the points and compare them to our last big poll, when the MLs were just in their silhouette forms, to see how different or similar your tastes are!

Our team is really interested in which one our audience seems to fancy, now that you all have their:

✦ (1) Likes and occupations

✦ (2) First names

✦ (3) Character design

✦ (4) Some quotes either from Aria in past posts or in the recent reveals

As always, we really appreciate you taking the time to read this and help support our indie game studio and our newest project!

(*ˊᗜˋ*)/ thank you

Now an Update on the Game’s Progress:

If you’re new, welcome! We hope you enjoy the sights and sounds of an upcoming otome-styled free roam dating sim mobile game that will provide a story-rich experience, in the making ✨

Our indie video game studio is currently working on fine-tuning the quality of gameplay and mechanics, integration of the story and choices, and more character and UI art assets. We have, unfortunately, run into a few snags, so this and the next month of May will be very important in determining our timeline and the project's timeline.

So what’s in store for April?

(￣▽￣)ノ

🌸 April’s Checklist:

☐ Revealing the poll results to determine WHO is our fan favorite so far.

☐ An OFFICIAL Q&A with Aria later this month, gathering questions from Tumblr and Instagram (in typical Tumblr fashion).

☐ Showcase a fun new character in the game 😉

See? Still looots of content and activities to get the hype rolling for the project! We hope you are ready for what we have in store, because we can’t wait to show you all!!

[Did you notice the “Instagram” mention? Yup! We are now on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter, aside from Tumblr, multi-platforming to show more interested eyes our project 🩷 Check out @DPGarden_otomegame for more sneak peeks!]

Stay Tuned~ 🎥

✦ 🖋️ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 | 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥 🖋️ ✦

[poll below]

Meet our final character reveal for our main male lead cast! Our most… interesting one yet. A perfect CEO and gentleman to others, yet seemingly uncanny when close. What lies beyond that perfect smile and glance? What lies behind those empty eyes…

𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: CEO of Praxis Novus 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: Espresso ☕ 𝐇𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲: Going to the Sea or pool 🌊 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞: Researching 📔

✦✦✦✦ POLL TIME ✦✦✦✦

On a range from 1 = "eh, not my type" to 5 = "Oh yeah, you're first on the list" What's your opinion on Paris' design and art style?

We want our game to feel unique and stand out from other competitors in the mobile dating sim industry, but still want that romanceable flair, you know?

✦ If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know down below, too!

Design & Art Style Poll

1 💔

2

3

4

5 ❤️

Voting ended onApr 4

Thank you again for participating!!

Every insight and vote helps our team better prepare for a successful launch o7 so we really appreciate it.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞:

Our upcoming mobile otome game will feature a cityscape exploration mode, so you'll have more freedom to explore, meet new people, possibly date others besides the male leads, and more!

And there you have it! All of our main male lead characters are out in the open, ready to get to business. But who and what else do we have in store for you in the coming months… guess you’ll need to…

Stay Tuned~ 🎥

✦ 🎵 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧 | 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥 🎵 ✦

[poll below]

Meet our third character reveal for our main male lead cast! Someone who will never take the same route twice, humming and tapping out every note to an imaginative beat. Something creeps up in his shadow, full knowing what it may be, but worried where it might take him.

𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Freelance Music Composer 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: Iced Black Coffee 🧊 𝐇𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲: Composing 🎸 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞: Homemade Cookies 🍪

✦✦✦✦ POLL TIME ✦✦✦✦

On a range from 1 = "eh, not my type" to 5 = "helloooo sailor" What's your opinion on Aiden's design and art style?

We want our game to feel unique and stand out from other competitors in the mobile dating sim industry, but still want that romanceable flair, you know?

✦ If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know down below, too!

Design & Art Style Poll

1 💔

2

3

4

5 ❤️

Voting ended onMar 30

Thank you again for participating!!

Every insight and vote helps our team better prepare for a successful launch o7 so we really appreciate it.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞:

Our upcoming mobile otome game will feature a cityscape exploration mode, so you'll have more freedom to explore, meet new people, possibly date others besides the male leads, and more!

More reveals throughout this March!

So stay tuned~ 🎥

✦ ⭐ 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞 | 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥 ⭐ ✦

[poll + holiday special comic below]

Meet our second character reveal for our main male lead cast! He’s a bundle of joy, but don’t call him cute! He’s a cool guy who plays video games, ditches his manager, and… likes ice cream and lavender scents!

𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Performer and Actor 🎞️ 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: Floral Tea 🍵 𝐇𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲: Video Gaming 🎮 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞: Scrapbooking and Nature Walks 🏞️

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐒𝐭. 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 ✦ ⭐

-> to all our lovely viewers and enthusiasts! 🍀

One of our artists created a short lil comic featuring Laurie, on a mission to find the legendary lucky four-leaf clover!

As his search continued, Aria is shown cheering from the sidelines, ready to celebrate his accomplishments with some treats in hand 💕

We hope you enjoyed! Now then...

✦✦✦✦ POLL TIME ✦✦✦✦

On a range from 1 = "eh, not my type" to 5 = "Oh my gosh you are so cute-" What's your opinion on Laurie's design and art style?

We want our game to feel unique and stand out from other competitors in the mobile dating sim industry, but still want that romanceable flair, you know?

✦ If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know down below, too!

Design & Art Style Poll

1 💔

2

3

4

5 ❤️

Voting ended onMar 25

Thank you again for participating!!

Every insight and vote helps our team better prepare for a successful launch o7 so we really appreciate it.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞:

Our upcoming mobile otome game will feature a cityscape exploration mode, so you'll have more freedom to explore, meet new people, possibly date others besides the male leads, and more!

More reveals throughout this March!

So stay tuned~ 🎥

Not sure if this is a stupid question but will this be on steam and how much are you going to make it cost?

Good question; this game will be released as a mobile dating sim game on the App Store and on Google Play! *It will be free to download and play, but will be categorized as a "freemium" game.

✦ 🍃 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭 | 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥 🍃✦

[poll below]

Meet our first character reveal for our main male lead cast! He’ll get right to the point, truthful as the notes written down, and help you in the most efficient way possible.

𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Private Practice Psychologist 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: Black Coffee ☕ 𝐇𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲: Bookstore Browsing 📖 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞: Dark Chocolate 🍫

✦✦✦✦ POLL TIME ✦✦✦✦

On a range from 1 = "eh, not my type" to 5 = "YES-" What's your opinion on Elliot's design and art style?

We want our game to feel unique and stand out from other competitors in the mobile dating sim industry, but still want that romanceable flair, you know?

✦ If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know down below, too!

Design & Art Style Poll

1 💔

2

3

4

5 ❤️

Voting ended onMar 14

Thank you again for participating!!

Every insight and vote helps our team better prepare for a successful launch o7 so we really appreciate it.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞:

Our upcoming mobile otome game will feature a cityscape exploration mode, so you'll have more freedom to explore, meet new people, possibly date others besides the male leads, and more!

More reveals throughout this March!

So stay tuned~ 🎥

📍Travel Moments with Aria✍️

Our team (and Aria) wishes you all a

Happy Chinese New Year!! 🐎 🧧 🎊

Oh! It looks like Aria’s sent us a few Polaroid pictures showing some of the festivities 👀

🌸 ✦ The firework displays were amazing! Wish you were there in person 💕 ✦🌸

🌸 ✦ Look at all the decorations!! It’s so festive and lively here, I’ll make sure to bring back some souvenirs 🍊🧧 ✦🌸

Looks like she's enjoying the Chinese New Year festivities and breathing in the fresh air 😌 (I think that’s our cue to touch grass 😅)

Thank you for the pictures, Aria! ✦🌸

We hope you all continue having a wonderful festive season, and a year filled with energy and growth in celebration of the fire horse 🔥🐎 ❤️🎉

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🌸 ✦ What’s this? It looks like a business card… El-… Elli- huh. Never heard of him, maybe it’ll come to me later. ✦🌸

Stay tuned for some exciting new reveals in March! 🍀

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 ✦🌸

-> to all our lovely viewers and enthusiasts! 💕💘

One of our artists created a short lil comic featuring Aria, just in time for the Valentine's season~ 💘 💕

But that's not all!

Here are some short Q&A's about our male leads, featuring: Aria 🌸 ✦

Have a question regarding these mysterious MLs? Let us know in the comments, and yours may just be in our next one!

Do you already have your first route in mind? 💭

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞:

Our upcoming mobile otome game will feature a cityscape exploration mode, so you'll have more freedom to explore, meet new people, possibly date others besides the male leads, and more!

We can't wait to show you what's next (⁀ᗢ⁀)

See you soon & have a fun weekend!

Female Lead REVEAL!! Welcome, Aria! 🌸✦

Surprise! 🎉 Here's your first look at our game's art style & protagonist for an upcoming Otome mobile game!

Character Info 🌸✦

Name: Aria W.

Age: 23 years old

Occupation: Actress

Have any guesses about her backstory? Let’s hear your theories!

Game Info 🌸✦

Our game "DPGarden" (not the official title) will be an exciting new type of Otome game where you can explore our various areas, meet a large variety of characters, go along various side quest routes, and even date more than just the main characters, although they are pretty nice (a very non-biased answer)~

We can't wait to show you all what we have been cookin' behind the scenes!! It's been truly exciting ✨

Otome V Day Week! ✦🌸 Coming Soon on socials~ 🌸✦

We'll be showcasing something special EACH DAY leading up to Valentine's Day! Stay tuned for our usual recap next Friday too~

💕 💘💕 💘💕 💘💕 💘💕 💘💕 💘💕 💘💕 💘

📝 Starting off February with a familiar face, Aria will be showing you around the city, sharing her thoughts on some particular characters, and hints for what’s to come! Stay tuned for more~

Male Lead Recap for an upcoming Otome Game 🗒️

What happened in January 2026 for D◻️P◻️Garden:

In each post, we gave subtle hints on who each of our male leads represents and/or does in the game. Some have theorized and guessed pretty well, but only time will tell just who those impressive few are~ ⌚

Let’s start with how you guys did in the polls:

💚 TIE = Psychologist & Writer 💛 WINNER = Dancer ❤️ WINNER = Musician 💙 IN PROGRESS

Based on these results, do you think you guys got it right? If these results were accurate, which of our male leads would you go after?

Pick your starter:

💚🍃

💛🌟

❤️🎶

💙⚜️

Voting ended onFeb 1

Each lead seems to be after something, something that the female lead is connected to… what could that be?

Just what kind of route would you need to go through to win their hearts and solve this mystery?

February proves to be a special month for Otome games filled with possibilities. We hope your first impressions of our male leads and our upcoming game persuade you to join us on this adventure of love and see where it takes us.

February will start off with a familiar face ☁️, stay tuned~

The final SNEAK PEEK of our main characters for an upcoming Otome Game! 💙

[4/4]

Yes. THIS IS THE LAST SNEAK PEEK FOR NOW.

What type of character will he be? ⚜️

What’s his job? Hobbies? Likes or Dislikes? Favorite food? What makes him different?

...

What makes him… so invested in you? What could he be hiding…

Have any guesses?

We’re very interested in hearing what theories you guys have based on this color palette, aesthetic, and silhouette 🤔💭 let's hear them out in the comments~

I think he is a...

Detective

Banker

CEO

Scientist

Reporter

Voting ended onFeb 3

📝 We’ll be posting similar posts for all 4 main characters throughout January 2026 to start the year off with a bang.

The 3rd SNEAK PEEK of our main characters for an upcoming Otome Game! ❤️

[3/4]

What type of character will he be? 🎶

What’s his job? Hobbies? Likes or Dislikes? Favorite food? What makes him different?

...

What makes him… so curious about you?

Have any guesses?

We’re very interested in hearing what theories you guys have based on this color palette, aesthetic, and silhouette 🤔💭 let's hear them out in the comments~

I think he is a...

Musician

Singer

Manager

Director

Driver

Voting ended onJan 27

📝 We’ll be posting similar posts for all 4 main characters throughout January 2026 to start the year off with a bang.

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