#beyond the mist

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Revised Steam Release Date: November 13, Beyond The Mist: Beginnings

Hey everyone!

As you can probably guess from the title, the Steam release of Beyond The Mist: Beginnings has had a few unexpected adventures of its own 😂

I was aiming for September, but there are still some Steam‑specific setup steps pending, and I haven’t heard back from Steam yet. Since this is my first time releasing independently on Steam, I’d rather not sprint toward a deadline while things are still in motion. I’ll also be away in October, so November is the best moment to make sure everything is polished, stable, and actually behaves itself.

If you’ve followed any of my previous launches, you know something always decides to go wonky at the last second. I’m trying to break that tradition this time by giving myself space to breathe and do things properly 😂

The extra time also means I can gather the remaining art assets for the Beyond The Mist: Recognition demo, so it can follow Beginnings without me panicking about schedules.

So overall, November fits much better than September ever did. I really shouldn’t let my excitement run off with the calendar so often 🤣 But we’re almost there!

Thanks so much for your patience — I’ll talk to you again soon!

Cheers, Morgan ✨

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Beyond The Mist: Recognition EA July 2026

Hey, everyone!

The new update for Beyond The Mist: Recognition is live! And omg, I really enjoyed writing this one 😍

The difference between the poly route and the solo route is especially pronounced this time. Each scene asks a different emotional question, exploring two deeply charged dynamics. 👀

Where does the MC fit as part of three? How do they show up for their family? How can love and identity exist side by side without dissolving into one another?

My muse really came alive while exploring these questions 😩🤌Wanna see for yourselves?

Get access to the demo on Patreon or Ko-Fi, the 7€ tier!

Cheers! ✨

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"I could have this over and done with in seconds if you'd just—they deserve it, Zach. They deserve to suffer, to beg, to writhe in agony for what they've done to you!"

[neonspectrumdreams]

First page of my/our comic is coming along. I finished the first third so far rofl.

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Beyond The Mist: Beginnings Updated Steam Release Estimate ✨

Hey, everyone!

I'm back with another update about the upcoming Steam release. Last time I posted, we were waiting for my local tax authorities to provide the final document I need before I can put the Steam Coming Soon page up.

Aaaaaand—we're still there 😂 Still waiting for that lovely, final piece of paper. I think at this point I'm ready to accept that I'll receive it at the end of the maximum waiting time they gave me, which is end of July 🫡

Then Steam requires at least a month for wishlists to build before the game can be released. That makes early September the earliest realistic estimate.

Of course, that's still just an estimate 😂 But I'm feeling confident about this one! And there's a silver lining! I haven't been idle this whole time.

Beyond The Mist: Recognition is developing at full speed, and I'm loving how it's shaping up already! So the extra time until Beginnings launches is time I can use to get the demo for Recognition ready and sparkling!

So, hopefully, once Beginnings releases in September, the demo for Recognition will become available to the public soon after! I honestly can't wait! Honestly, I'm starting to like how the timing is lining up 🤣

All good things to those who wait! As soon as I have that piece of paper in my hands, I'll let you all know!

Cheers! ✨

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Hey, everyone!

The new update for Beyond The Mist: Recognition is live! And hohoho, this one has it all 👀

Heat. Domesticity. The sense of a life well-lived.

Along with a splash of red. 🩸

This game will hold nothing back.

Get access to the demo on Patreon or Ko-Fi, the 7€ tier!

Cheers! ✨

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"Want to try it? It's different from the other one, I promise. You might enjoy it," Cy croons in a smooth, calculatingly seductive voice, all the while his/her eyes are screaming mischief.

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Beyond The Mist: Recognition EA is here!

Hey everyone,

The time has come. Early access for the sequel to Beyond The Mist: Beginnings is here! 🤩 The working title is Beyond The Mist: Recognition, though that might change in the future.

I can't tell you how excited I am to release this! Writing Beyond The Mist games feels like coming home to me, and I can't wait for you all to see the MC enjoying their well-earned happily ever after 🥹

A few notes: —there is a small character creator in the beginning of the demo to account for the important choices and roleplay elements from Beginnings.

—the demo only contains static art for now. After Beginnings releases on Steam, I will start commissioning the art for Recognition, so hopefully it won't be much longer!

Thank you all for your unwavering support, and I hope you enjoy this new chapter in the MC, Cy, and Zach's journeys!

Get access to the demo through Patreon or Ko-Fi, the 7€ tier!

Cheers! ✨

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Your eyes slowly flutter open. You are lying on your side, and all you can see is…skin. Skin that tastes sweet under your lips, soft and smelling of spices and heat. A great, raging fire that nothing can extinguish.

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RO POV's April 2026

Hey, everyone! It's time once more! RO POV time~ And these ones just FLOWED out of me, let me tell you! 😍 We have so many flavors this month, and they're all intense.

This month is for Morkai, Eledwen, Cy, and Zach.

Morkai is…coming to terms with something he cannot fix. No more bargaining. No more illusions. Just a raw, desperate need.

“Give me more time. I can’t fix it. I can’t even promise I’ll fix it. But please. Just a little more time.”

Then, there's Eledwen. Eledwen who had accepted death… now learning to trust in something that won't change. Your love.

"You love me. I feel it. I know it."

And for our Beyond The Mist: Beginnings ROs… I leaned into something…sharper. Their dangerous traits. Their never-ending hunger.

Cy's yearning is inhuman, absolute, threatening to swallow the world—yet controlled so precisely that the danger becomes intoxicating. “A monarch. A god. Now yours.”

And for Zach, a moment where the iron-clad control slips and the darkness beneath reveals itself. Something hungry, lurking behind the mask. “Baby… I am obsessed with you. Can you tell?”

Want to read the full scenes? Subscribe to Patreon or Ko-Fi—the 7€ tier for Zach and Cy, and the 16€ tier for Morkai and Eledwen 💖

Cheers, Morgan ✨

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Cy: “A monarch. A god. Now yours.”

Zach: “Baby… I am obsessed with you. Can you tell?”

Morkai: “Give me more time. I can’t fix it. I can’t even promise I’ll fix it. But please. Just a little more time.”

Eledwen: "You love me. I feel it. I know it."

~*~ P.S. My full progress updates are now posted on Patreon and Ko-Fi (free for all members!). This month’s update has some very exciting news 👀

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You know, I was thinking of Cy lately (as one does lol)--about their morality to be exact.

You'd think that Cy is chaos incarnate with a desire to just destroy, but they're actually not.

Cy does have a morality--it's just entirely self-referential 👀 It revolves about themself and the people they take into their confidence.

What Cy desires? Correct.

What obsctructs their desires? Vile.

So you see, it's not pure chaos. They have a value system--it's just built around possession and devotion.

Basically, if Cy gifts someone their loyalty, what that person wants becomes what Cy wants too.

They have internal consistency and a value system--it just has NOTHING to do with what anyone else says is moral, correct, or just.

Cy's internal world does not even compute the notion that they should care about what others think of them.

And that, I think, is what absolute freedom feels like.

And