Hey all. I wanted to take a moment to reach out to everyone on Steam, since I have talked about this a bit on other platforms!
Back when I first announced NSL, I also mentioned a potential Alive Remake! Unfortunately due to a number of life events, it got delayed a little bit, but it is fully underway. Currently it's expected to be completed some time in 2026. (No exact ETA yet - that'll come when it's a bit closer to completion).
I wanted to give a bit of heads up and info on the remake before the new year though, so let's dig into it!
First, new story content. A number of sections have been re-written, and a number of new scenes added. I won't go into detail about them, you'll have to wait and see - but the actual story won't be changing. Instead a number of things will be expanded upon - as well as a few things that got cut for time during the initial release will find their ways in. Overall I expect about a 20-30% increase in overall content, but that is a ballpark estimate at this time.
The UI is going to get a bit of love, and there will be a bunch of behind the scenes coding changes as well. For example the phone system will be updated, along with a number of other things in-game. Some of these you'll see pretty clearly - others will be under the hood changes - Mostly designed to make the gameplay a bit smoother.
The music is unlikely to change much - I considered it, but ultimately I decided I'd like to leave the vast majority intact. The bulk of changes in that department will be centered around new content being added.
And of course, there's the visual aspect. The visuals for the entire game are being reworked, top to bottom.
So that's the state of things with Alive! As mentioned, the remake is expected in 2026, but no ETA beyond that is available right now. Currently the plan is to fully retire the old build once the remake is completed, but there will be more info on that as we get closer to completion.
Finally, I'll leave you with a few before and after images. The first few here are what currently exists in-game - the second batch are the reworks of those same images. I'll see you all next year - until then, happy gaming!
The old:
The New: