Hachishaku news & patch notes

Good morning everyone! Has Hana kept you waiting a long time? Good news! My day job work has returned to normal after a long period of crunch, so I was able to put some time into developing new costumes for you to enjoy along with the last few bug fixes. I will be pushing this update in a few hours, just before the Steam Summer Sale begins, where Hachishaku will be discounted to 60% off!

Here are the update notes:

• fixed an issue with clipping on several costumes

• fixed an issue where Hachishaku would teleport into the floor in the cemetery

• Added 10 additional costume options

  • 4 new meshes, 6 alternate textures

• Added 4 additional accessories

  • 2 new meshes, 2 colors each

Take a look at the 4 new meshes here!

I Would have added more costumes, but I wanted to announce that my new game is also in development finally! You may have seen on my twitter/X the character designs a while ago,

Im not ready to show it off yet but I've refined the design a bit since then. Sometime soon I will have an update, I think in July! Can you guess which famous urban legend spirit this is? That is why I limited the new costumes. I think it will be good if I can save some ideas for this new game. I hope you all are continuing to enjoy time with Hana, and that the new costumes tide you over or entice those of you waiting to finally pick it up during the sale! Thank you for the awesome year with Hana-chan and Chado-san, I can't go full time just yet, but I hope that I can make that possible with the next title! I want to continue making fun games for everyone!

• Fixed an issue where the "how to play" / controls screen could not be exited.
• The 'Backspace' key can now exit the "how to play" /controls screen.
• Increased the drop rate of Red keys in Chado's Nightmare. Every 4th Red Alien guarantees a drop.

• Fixed a bug where opening the map while in the pause menu could occur and lock the game.
• Yakitori can no longer be click-spammed on for multiple heals
• Items(should) no longer spawn high in the air.

• Sliding no longer drains stamina while Infinite Stamina is active.
• Red Aliens now spawn once for every 6 Gray Aliens.
• Red Aliens drop rate for red keys now slightly lowered to account for increase in Red Alien spawns

fixes

- fixed an issue where the stone path in the graveyard was disappearing randomly.

- improved lighting and optimization

Additions

- Added 2 new costumes for Chado-san's nightmare

- Added new Christmas themed costume and hats.

- Added 1 new casual costume.

- Added Chado-san's nightmare mode!

- Navigate the maze of the Alien mothership and escape the clutches of the Enokin!

- Find the hidden costume throughout the rooms of the maze!

- PUNCH EVERY ALIEN.

- Gather dropped keys form defeated Alien Scum to make your escape with Hana-chan!

- Enjoy 2 new manga cutscenes!

Happy New Year to you all! I hope you enjoy the new mode and have a bright and wonderful 2026! I will pay attention for bug reports to fix, and will let you know when the final update is ready!

Hello Everybody and Happy New Year! I am working as hard as I can even through the holiday chaos, but unfortunately I wasn't able to get enough done in time to release the update today. I really did my best, so I am very sorry for those of you waiting. The good news is that I only have a few small things to complete, like the comic book cutscenes and the localization. I am doing my best to get it out by saturday night EST, plenty of time for anyone waiting on the sale to make a decision too! As a preview, check out some of the new costumes I added!

overall there are; 2 new hat meshes 3 new costume meshes, one of which has a recolor 4 accessory sets. The new map/mode has a different gameplay type and it's own short story as well. I really think everyone will find it fun and just silly enough to play many times. I apologize again for it taking so long, The extra wait will definitely be worth it!

Hello Everyone! I am working as hard as I can to wrap up the final major content update for Hachishaku! Chado's Nightmare is almost finished and I've made as many stability improvements as I can! I plan to push this update before January first! I am presently finishing up the new costumes and comic cutscenes for the new mode as well as bug testing! fixes

• fixed an issue where the stone path in the graveyard was disappearing randomly.

• improved lighting and optimization

• improved interaction stability

• improved VFX for infinite HP and infinite Stamina

Additions

• Added new costumes for Chado-san's nightmare

• Added new Christmas themed costumes and hats.

• Added Chado-san's nightmare mode!

  • Navigate the maze of the !%@#$!$ and escape the clutches of !$@#%@$# to save Hana-chan!

  • Collect and use all the strange Keys in order to escape the maze.

  • Find the hidden costumes throughout the rooms of the maze!

  • PUNCH EVERY !%@#$!$.

I also have a few more gravure scenes being worked on by an animator! They are taking a bit of time, and I wasn't able to get them in for this update BUT, once they are completed I will patch them in as a final addition. However, other than those final upcoming gravure scenes, I consider Hachishaku to be complete! There were many things I was unable to fix or improve at my current skill level, but I have learned a lot and will be starting on my next project fresh so that I can address those issues properly from the beginning. I am sorry I wasn't able to add everything requested this time, but I hope you all had, and continue to have lots of fun with Hachishaku! Of course, if more bugs arise that I am able to fix I will do it asap! But once 3.0 releases, all of my focus will now be on my new game! Thank you for your support and helping make 2025 so great for me and my wife. I've had lots of fun thanks to all of you! Merry Christmas! Never forget that each one of you is a wonderful gift to the world. Happy New Year, let's look forward to 2026 together!

Hello Everyone! Thank you for a successful Steam Summer Sale! I really appreciate your support and hope you are all enjoying Hachishaku! I am working hard on the content for the major update coming later this summer. While making Hachishaku I was working constantly, which worried my wife a bit. So I've decided that for my health I would take things a bit slower this time and make sure to not overwhelm myself again. I am a solo developer, so there is a lot that I have to do on my own. I've also decided to replace my very weak PC with one that I can develop properly on, which I plan to get later next month, So right now I am focused on bug fixes, optimization, and new costumes. The new mode I have the core idea for and will start developing it next month once the new PC arrives! I've posted it on twitter, but here is a tease of the bunny costume which I finished modeling recently! I also am working on a cow themed outfit, some more hats, and maybe some recolors. I have several more I will make for the big update with the new mode though. Beyond that I also want to be able to put a lot of focus on my next game soon. I will really need to find an animator who can help. I am speaking to some people right now, but if you are an animator who has worked in Unreal Engine before please reach out on X/twitter right away! I apologize that there has not been a patch or content update this month, I was very exhausted and wanted to spend time resting and working slowly and carefully. so I am doing my best! Thank you for your patience!

• Fixed an issue where You could spawn Hachishaku at the playground before entering Grandpa's house
• Fixed an issue where jizo pickup could be blocked by some interactions
• fixed an issue where objective progress in inventory screen wouldn't clear if starting a new game
• Localization fixes

Thank you for your patience while I worked on this expansion! It is quite small but I hope the new map, gravure chance scenes, and new story elements help you have a lovely summer with Hachishaku! I will take some time off to rest for a while, but I will continue working on bugs and making new costume pieces to add in the near future. The additional content Don't forget to look in story mode for the tease for the next Trash Panda Game! Are you excited already?

New Content:

- New Map (Lakeside Resort)

- Added several new Hachishaku interactions around the Story mode map. (try using the "call" to bring her near certain areas to see if she will interact! Just make sure to hide before she sees you)

- New Hachishaku Interactions in both game modes

- You can now rotate Hachishaku in the costume menu!

- "Gravure Chance" interactions - cutscene style interactions where you can take photos with special lighting and animation. There are 5 hidden spots! Use Call to bring Hachishaku over to any interesting looking areas to start the scene!Please use the "take Photo" button to save your photos! You can find the files in ; \

- Added Screenshot function - uses Q key, but you can also use F12 if you want to save to steam as well.

- Added 6 Special photos to find in the Lakeside Resort map detailing the story of Hana and Chado's marriage

- Added A new note to the story mode with a special surprise, but the secret is ONLY written in Japanese.

- Added many hidden interactions in the Gravure Mode map, these detail Hana and Chado's daily life, make sure to interact with interesting things!

-Hachishaku is now Steamdeck verified! but it requires a little more work to be completed!

New Achievements Added:

- (View all 5 gravure chance videos!)

- Find all notes in the main game

- Take your first photo in gravure mode's Gravure Chance

Bug Fixes:

- Fixed an issue where Hachishaku would get stuck on the shrine steps

- Fixed an issue where using backspace to exit settings and sound menus would break the menu.

Other:

- Improved AI pathfinding

- made some optimization fixes

Things I am still working on for future updates;

- New Costume models

- New Hats

- Shrink bomb - Make Hachishaku the height of an average Japanese woman with a new smoke bomb.

- Hachishaku entering buildings

- Breast and height adjustment sliders in the costume menu

- Full gamepad control and SteamDeck support

- A few more costumes and alternate colors for current costumes

- better Hachishaku teleporting (Adding VFX, adjusting spawn location and logic)

Happy Friday Everyone! I want to apologize for not being able to push an update or patch this weekend. I can only work on Hachishaku in the evenings and a little bit during lunch so things are a bit tight. I am working as hard and as fast as I can, I am even waiting until after gravure mode is out to play Elden Ring Nightreign, no down time until the work is done! That said, I really want gravure mode to feel like a proper expansion of content. So I added some extra gameplay elements that I had not originally planned along with some more QOL features. This is everything that is coming in the update and is currently being polished and tested out thoroughly: General Updates for both modes - You can now rotate Hachishaku in the costume shop and costume selection menus - You can also click on Hachishaku in the costume select menu for a special surprise! - 3 new achievements - improved AI - I tried to solve some problems like Hachishaku getting stuck sometimes, but have not had much luck with this. However, I was able to make this happen slightly less often! IF anyone has experience developing AI in Unreal Engine please reach out I would love to talk to you! Gravure mode - Lakeside Retreat map - This map is roughly 3/4 the size of the Naninani Mura map and features several points of interest for you and Hana-chan to enjoy together. - Gravure Chance spots - Hidden interactions where you must call Hachishaku over to start the interaction. When she arrives a cutscene begins where you can take photos that will save to your game's directory (wherever it is installed to)! These will be very high resolution photos too, so you can enjoy viewing them in the best quality! I've completed 3, the 4th is almost done, and the 5th is laid out and ready for lighting and polish. These are between 30 to 90 seconds each depending on the spot. I still need to come up with a hint for where the spots may be but I don't want it to be super obvious. I want you to consider special places that would be perfect for a gravure shoot. These spots have a ~3 minute cool down, so you can change costumes and do them again! I am trying to make time for a super secret 6th gravure spot but I can't be sure If I will be able to do it. I will try my best! - New lore and story to be discovered - Learn about Chado and Hana's life together and their wedding through the wedding photos that have gone missing. Hana scared the post man by accident when he was delivering the photos resulting in them blowing away. Find them all to get more money and see special illustrations. I am trying to make these a one time interaction so that when you find them they will display in Chado and Hana's house permanently. - Hachishaku's 5 missing hats - Along with the wedding photos being blown away you can also find Hana's hats throughout the map, find them to get more money! (IF I am able to complete everything in time early next week I would like to make these 5 new hats that the player can unlock instead. but I am not sure if I can manage it yet) - Hana posing - If you call Hana to any spot that isn't an Gravure spot or interaction she will do a random pose so that you can use the screenshot function with the Q or F12 keys. Upcoming content after Gravure Mode I am a bit tired so after gravure mode is out I will focus on bug fixes and adjustments, but I would like to take some time off to rest and relax a bit so that I can have a fresh mind and body for making more fun stuff! That said I have already started working on the promised additional costumes I won't be able to get into this update dude to time (though I will still try my hardest next week) Here are the things I will get in sometime soon, but I don't want to promise a date or timeframe yet. Maybe a few weeks later. - New costume models, i promised 2, but I think I can do more after I rest a bit! - Additional Hair Styles - Chado man - Pac man style mini game mode where Chado must avoid 4 different hachishaku's at one time. This will likely unlock a costume and money - Hachishaku Game - Darumasan ga Koronda style game to unlock costume and money - Day and night versions for the gravure mode map. (to direct the lighting and visuals best, I will let the player choose the time of day via an interaction instead of a dynamic day/night cycle) Again, I am very sorry for not being able to push any patch or update this weekend, but I think the wait will be worth it! With continued support I can add even more content to Hachishaku, and I already have some very fun ideas! In light of that, I also want to ask if I can get your opinion on starting a patreon. I am very bad at being active on social media stuff because I tend to just work and post things when it's done. But I've seen a lot of indie devs use this method to continue funding projects. Is it something any of you would be interesting in supporting in the future? Lastly, I have already decided on the waifu for the next game! Perhaps a secret tease will be added to story mode somewhere? Do your best to think of some of yoru favorite urban legends and female youkai from Japan to find the teaser! I will begin development of this game in Late July and Intend to release it just in time for Halloween. Thank you all for supporting Hachishaku! I will continue to do my best to give you lots of fun memories with Hana-chan and Chado!

• Added Stamina Power Up Snack "Taiyaki" - Gives 60 sec of infinite stamina for running
• Added Invincibility Power Up Snack "Dekka Niku" - Gives 60 sec invincibility.
• Adjusted photo collection system for the achievement
• Fixed Several localization issues
• Added a "jizo saver" to the shrine building in the graveyard so that the jizo will respawn if dropped out of bounds.
• Fixed an issue where using the call button would prevent Hachishaku from spawning at the beginning of the game. Also increased it's range. (however, calling when inside of a house can confuse the ai, if she gets stuck somewhere please try calling her to reset her behavior!)
• Improved Hachishaku's AI is WIP, but it is more stable than before. For gravure mode it will be even better!
• Added new voice lines for Hachishaku to make her reactions have more emotion
• Improved the footstep sound effects for both Chado-san and Hachishaku
• Increased the money received from completing the game
• made menus and interactions more stable

• New Map (Lakeside Resort)
• Added several new Hachishaku interactions around the Story mode map. (try using the "call" to bring her near certain areas to see if she will interact! Just make sure to hide before she sees you)
• New Hachishaku Interactions in both game modes
• You can now rotate Hachishaku in the costume menu!
• "Gravure Chance" interactions - cutscene style interactions where you can take photos with special lighting and animation. These are hidden spots! Use Call to bring Hachishaku over to any interesting looking areas to start the scene!
• Added Screenshot function (uses Q key, but you can also use F12 if you want to save to steam as well as your selected save location)

New Achievements Added:

• (View all 5 gravure chance videos!)
• Find all notes in the main game
• Take your first photo in gravure mode's Gravure Chance

• 2 New Costumes models
• New Hats
• Shrink bomb - Make Hachishaku the height of an average Japanese woman with a new smoke bomb.
• Breast and height adjustment sliders in the costume menu
• Full gamepad control and SteamDeck support
• A few more costumes and alternate colors for current costumes
• better Hachishaku teleporting (Adding VFX, adjusting spawn location and logic)

• Chado-Man mode - pacman style mini game for collecting money and secret unlocks
• Hachishaku Game - Darumasan ga Koronda style game
• Alternate map for Gravure mode
• Day/Night cycle for Gravure mode to add variety
• Hachishakusama Returns! - A mode in a new map where the evil Hachishaku from the past returns to take Chado's soul. Play as Hana-Hachishaku to save Chado-san. (will add new journals and notes to all modes!)