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Development blog for my indie game project, Sunshine Getaway! Read pinned post for more information. STATUS: ACT 1 RELEASED (HIATUS)

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SUNSHINE GETAWAY: ACT 1 Full Release!

☀️ “A place so full of joy, you might never want to leave.” ☀️

Sunshine Getaway is a psychological horror game set in the 90s in southern California. You play as Rien, a struggling ex-detective who begins to get ads for a “mental health resort” called the Sunshine Getaway. He decides to go there, hoping that it’ll put him back on his feet, but he soon finds that the place is hiding something truly terrible.

Sunshine Getaway: Act 1 is now fully released! 3 semesters and 2 summers of work have now finally paid off...

This game includes:

Lots of dialogue and characters

A quest system

Puzzles

CGs and custom map art

Dream sections

Mysteries

And more! :)

Play the game here! - Itch.io Link

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dr. santa and his (seven) reindeer

hope you all had a lovely holiday season, ik this is late and all but IT IS DONE NONETHELESS! happy new year from team sunshine :)

big things are being cooked up for next year...

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hello everyone! things have been very busy for me since act 1 release (we love having a job), holidays being a thing aren't really helping me either, BUT i am planning on making an update for act 1! it will mainly be a visual/optimization upgrade to make the game look better and run smoother since some of the stuff I worked on was kinda rushed.

here's what you can expect from the update:

- updated cgs/new cgs

- more dialogue sprites

- potential font change so im not using the default rpgmaker font anymore

- optimizing map art so there wont be anymore loading screens (and less game size)

hoping that rpgmaker will be able to let me make it so you can keep your save data with this update so if anyone has played the game already it wont be lost, but we'll have to see.

i plan on starting development on this update in january, and im also hoping to make some smaller siller doodles/animatics so I can actually market the game more lol.

anyways thanks for reading buhbye (and happy holidays!)

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now that the game is out I can post silly doodles. yippie!

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by the way- you should totally listen to the OST for act 1 made by my beloved friend Soph Cross! they are very talented :)

here is the soundcloud link!

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Something may be happening later today... :)

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working on the playtesting build now!

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playtest build is out, got some people playtesting the game. i'll be getting feedback from them by june 9th, and hopefully i'll be getting the full release out before the end of the month!

i'll be on vacation from the 13th-21st so im not sure exactly when i'll be getting the game out, most likely after.

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working on the playtesting build now!

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big update!

hellooo everyone mycelium here with an update!

first off- i apologize for the lack of activity on this blog, SG is still and is currently being worked on, i just could not give out any updates while i was in college bc i was. extremely busy. BUT! now i have graduated so i am free to show off more stuff

i have been planning to get the full release of SG out this month for a while now, but im deciding to push the release to june 7th, 2025. this is just to give me more time to playtest and also make a lil release trailer!

a lot of work has been poured into SG for the past 2 semesters, and i cannot wait to show it to the world! i hope you all will enjoy it :)

have an image to tantilize you

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might have to push back the release a bit more, not sure yet though. some major life things came up recently and i haven't been able to finish the playtesting build yet, but the game will most likely still come out in june

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big update!

hellooo everyone mycelium here with an update!

first off- i apologize for the lack of activity on this blog, SG is still and is currently being worked on, i just could not give out any updates while i was in college bc i was. extremely busy. BUT! now i have graduated so i am free to show off more stuff

i have been planning to get the full release of SG out this month for a while now, but im deciding to push the release to june 7th, 2025. this is just to give me more time to playtest and also make a lil release trailer!

a lot of work has been poured into SG for the past 2 semesters, and i cannot wait to show it to the world! i hope you all will enjoy it :)

have an image to tantilize you

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Working on new cutscenes :)

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fallen

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SUNSHINE GETAWAY DEV BLOG

Hello there! This is the development blog for my indie dev project, Sunshine Getaway. Here is a rundown of the plot:

Sunshine Getaway is a psychological horror game set in the 90s in southern California. You play as Rien, a struggling ex-detective who begins to get ads for a “mental health resort” called the Sunshine Getaway. He decides to go there, hoping that it’ll put him back on his feet, but he soon finds that the place is hiding something truly terrible.

The game has a demo released on Itch.io that you can play right now! It's a bit barebones, but it's out there. Here is the link: Itch.io Link

CURRENT PROJECT INFO

I (@darkkdeity) am currently developing the full first act of the game along with a small team of 8 other people in my Video Game Production class. Hopefully at the end of the fall semester (December) we will have a fully polished demo of Act 1 for you all to play! Here are the features you can expect in the Act 1 release:

Original music

Updated/new sprites

Drawn cutscenes

New characters

...and more!

Follow this blog if you would like updates for the game, and if you have any questions about the game, its cast, or development in general, feel free to send us an ask! Thanks for reading!

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SUNSHINE GETAWAY Demo Release!

☀️ "A place so full of joy, you might never want to leave." ☀️

Sunshine Getaway is a psychological horror game set in the 90s in southern California. You play as Rien, a struggling ex-detective who begins to get ads for a “mental health resort” called the Sunshine Getaway. He decides to go there, hoping that it’ll put him back on his feet, but he soon finds that the place is hiding something truly terrible.

My first indie project, Sunshine Getaway, is now released! Thank you to all who supported me and helped playtest my game!

Note: This is a short demo and the game currently does not have many horror elements. Look forward to the Act 1 demo for a more fleshed out experience!

Itch.io Link

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This blog is going to be the official development blog for Sunshine Getaway! If you want development updates for my game, feel free to follow!