Project Skyward news & patch notes

New Horizons, New Challenges...

2026 is a huge year for our team. Included below are some details on our new game's upcoming alpha and an important word to our community.

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Because eggs ːPS_Hitomiːːswtdropː

New Game: Honey 2 Orbit (Alpha)

As stated previously, we've been hard at work on this new sci-fi fantasy hentai action RPG game. Honey 2 Orbit's core foundation has been laid, a boatload of assets made and the vibe set; you can expect a playable alpha build as well as a trailer VERY soon.ːPS_HoneySlimeː

It's been exciting for all of us to shift gears into something new but don't worry, there's a lot of futanari nostalgia we know you'll all enjoy experiencing once you get your hands on it. Honey 2 Orbit will sport much higher quality H scenes and a fast-paced hack & slash style gameplay. RPG elements and strategy can still be expected but with a different twist.

We will try and upload the alpha build uncensored, but it is unsure yet if the main game will suffer the same censorship as Project Skyward due to recurring tags (which have continuously come under fire by annoying activists and payment processors).

Regardless of what happens, you can count on us to provide an 18+ patch off Steam. Stay tuned for more info on this as we get the store page up and running. Speaking of staying tuned, there's been a major overhaul within our discord community... IT'S GONE!ːHAPPYHAPPYHAPPYːːtaloslolː

First Censorship... Now Privacy?

It's clear that the internet domain is ever changing. While the debate of censorship in games and art will never end, we also have this recurring theme of government overreach. Particularly invasion of privacy, bulk collection of data and what's done with that data.

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While it's true that privacy doesn't really exist online these days, it's still against our principles to continue using an app that openly works with the US military industrial complex via Palantir and similar vendors to bulk collect user data. Despite where you stand on the political spectrum, this is fundamentally anti-consumer, and for that reason we've moved our community to Steam Chat. We will not funnel player traffic toward a destination that is harmful to them and their rights.ːVSnakeː

Steam Chat is not perfect but it gets the job done; you can expect some familiar channels, though keep in mind that Valve purges messages 14 or so days after they're sent. We're sorry to all the users who have posted wonderful fan art and content over the years on Discord. We salvaged all the posts we could during the migration, thanks for understanding!

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Who knows what the future holds. Maybe this blows over like it did with the NSA/Prism program once people have had enough... In the meantime we'll continue making futanari content for you all to enjoy. If anything were to happen with Steam or X, here's where you'll find us.

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You can download all our full-res works, get access to 18+ patches, play unpublished games, and more!

Thank you for the continued support, we're always cooking ːcharmedː

Visit the community steam chat for tips, guides and more! Walkthrough available in the guides section of the community HUB.

Visit our itch.io page for save files

1.4b2

>Updated Dev Tool: Party Fix option to fix a lingering follower related issue

>Updated Free Play starting switch/variable distribution

Check out DarkCastleHentai.com for more of our content and stay tuned for the drop of our new game's alpha; coming very very soon ːPS_HoneySlimeː ːcharmedː

Join our Steam Chat group at the link below if you'd like to reach out.

Even 'Old' Hags deserve a gift this season...

It looks like our harvest is still missing... No doubt a crabby old witch is to blame. After all, who would do such a thing? Perhaps our heroes should venture into the Haunted Woods and ask her themselves. Maybe a few Hallow's Eve Gifts will loosen her lips...

And if not, then there's always next year!

Seasonal Event: Stolen Harvest Double, Double Toil n' Trouble mini-game expanded upon! The 'Old' Hag's eventing has also been slightly reworked throughout the game. You may now trade in Hallow's Eve Gifts to the 'Old' Hag at her Brewery during the mini-game to unlock additional interactions with Yoshiko!ːPS_Yoshikoːːswtdropː

Dark Crystal Updates Hitomi's Black Grimoire gallery has had some art shuffled around and updated. Check it out and see what's changed.ːPS_Hitomiːːcharmedː

Hotfixes

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>Game is still censored (Sorry) Visit our Discord or DarkCastleHentai.com to remedy this. As soon as the Steam platform allows, the game will revert back to its original state.

>Updated Universal Inn

>Added readable hint for mini-boss to Ivor Palace, Guest Room

>Fixed an issue with the State Index not working properly in some Mystic Ruins maps

>Fixed consistency issue with some Chikara busts when interacting with objects in her room

>Fixed an issue in Gummy Grotto causing the game to get stuck after eating the Fairy Vendor's slime

>Triple Horror Coral troop nerfed

>Lamia Mystic Summon Skill removed. Water Spirits are now part of her troop by default

>Double Shadow Imp troop logic fixed. Its Monster Break should now work as intended

>Updated event dialogue in the Guard Station map

>Updated event dialogue in the Moalla Coast map

>Fixed Lantern Flower Queen Star Card not matching its displayed Bottom Power

>Added Red Sister event conditional in the Odessei map on Freeplay Mode to prevent Act III lockout

>Moved Save Crystal in Ivor Palace, Treasure Room map. Cutscene should now display as intended

We thank you for supporting us on our adventure and for continuing to spread the love of Futanari! We will continue to provide hotfixes for issues/QoL where we can and work toward an eventual Act IV DLC in late 2026.

Until then... We have some exciting news regarding our next game...

Honey 2 Orbit; a Sci-fi/Fantasy Hentai Action-RPG!

Join our blonde-haired futanari protagonist, Honey, as she completes missions for High Command aboard the Odessei II. She'll need to sport effective weapons and advance her body mods if she's to survive deployment. The planet below is as hostile as it is exotic...

The Lost Planet, Esperanto

We've been hard at work bringing this new world to life. The biomes, enemies and cast of characters you'll encounter are out of this world. Literally... Expect a PUNCH of color and some juicy futanari tech in this magical space odyssey.

Hop in our community discord or follow us on X to see the latest concept art and game updates. The store page and a playable Alpha will be available REALLY soon! Honey 2 Orbit is slated to drop around the middle of 2026. The game is much smaller than Project Skyward but it will sport a MASSIVE CG set and a ton of hentai scenes.

We're excited to share more in the weeks to come!ːPS_HoneySlimeːːcharmedː

Feel free to use #project_skyward and #spoilers to discuss or seek help while playing & #ps_bugs to post issues.

🐞Please try to keep bug reports on-topic 🐞 *Use a fresh save file (New Game Mode) of the same game version if submitting bug reports if possible.

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Regional prices have been adjusted as per feedback from our players.

Thank you for your continued support of Project Skyward and our team!

Visit the community discord for tips, guides and more! Check out the #ps_guides channel.

Don't forget to let us know where you joined from in #spawn if you want server access.

This update fixes Crusader Stance so that Zeal application and cash-out of rank III skills do not break. We've also got some exciting news about upcoming events!

Stolen Harvest

This spooky event been pushed back to our upcoming 1.4b patch, which will include more polish and additional late game hscenes added to the HGallery Mode. It will also update the 'Old' Hag's mini-game to include a special repeatable hscene in exchange for the Hallow's Eve Gifts you've collected! You can expect this update to drop some time late November/early December 2025! (Also, our image restoration patch is available now on our official site DarkCastleHentai.com or on our community discord. Check it out!) ːcharmedː

Code Name: H2O

We've been hard at work behind the scenes on our next Steam game, currently code named 'H2O'. This Fantasy/Sci-fi odyssey includes lush biomes, exotic creatures, juicy cyber 'assets' and so much more that you'd expect from our team! Join Honey and Eve as they climb the ranks aboard a space-faring colony vessel with one goal in mind... Futanari romance of course!

We've been working on this new project for some time and should have a playable alpha available as early as December 2025! ːswtdropː

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1.4a9

>Fixed Crusader Stance script logic

>Fixed window transfer during Ivor Palace mission

Thank you for your continued support! ːcharmedː

Feel free to use #project_skyward and #spoilers to discuss or seek help while playing & #ps_bugs to post issues.

Censorship by activists; how it affects art, creativity and the games we play...

This announcement will serve as a both a Q/A to dispel some concerns regarding our upcoming content on Steam as well as address the current cultural shift towards censorship of art and games, particularly in the NSFW space. While this post is not meant to be political, it's difficult to speak on the topic without invoking some essence of tribalism. I ask that you read and maintain an open mind... I'm no scholar.

Many people say that all art is inherently political but I disagree; art, especially interactive media, serves as an escape from the brutal realities of life.

Payment processors, an unfettered monopoly...

At the crux of it all, the actions set forth by Steam and their updated rules are a result of an unregulated payment processing monopoly. This is not news and has been happening for a while now. Paypal has banned countless accounts for participating in the legal sales of NSFW content. Itch.io, another largely successful hub for monetary transaction of adult game media, has also been hit by payment processors and forced to de-list adult works from their search results. Creators of 18+ content also cannot monetize their works under these new restrictions due to Stripe's pressure.

This impacted us greatly in 2024 as we released a fan game and could not received donations off it.

Steam's new rules; the restrictions put on genres, early access and future updates...

What came first as a few new rules restricting unsavory genres from populating the Steam store has now expanded into different areas. Early Access is now unavailable for NSFW games as most of you are likely aware. Future NSFW updates must adhere to the 'review process' in the form of DLC, eliminating a loophole where developers would submit SFW games and patch in adult content after-the-fact in the form of free updates.

This exploitative behavior from developers should not be tolerated... We should operate within the rules set forth by Steam while at the same time trying our best to maintain creative liberties. Unhinged activist groups such as Collective Shout (which needs no introduction) would love nothing more than to find additional reasons to put further pressure on gaming stores, platforms and its players.

How can you both maintain creative liberty and censor your works?

While we know where Valve stands on content moderation in a vacuum it's hard to say how they might feel about certain methods of mitigating this censorship wave. 18+ patches hosted off Steam are one such example (which by the way if you join our discord, you too can restore Project Skyward to its original state). Many developers seem to use this as a means of circumventing cut content. Unfortunately this comes at a time cost to development teams and an inconvenience to the player. Many believe the game they buy should be in its fully completed state when purchased and that being redirected elsewhere for a restoration patch is simply not worth it. If only we have it both ways...

Sadly the reality is compromises need to be made, at least until the censorship dies down.

Why is Project Skyward fully censored?

The game was preemptively censored in full due to our Demo failing the review process after the censorship hammer fell. We knew it (the Early Access build) was doomed to be taken down after launch, since it had already passed review prior to the update to restricted genres. I decided it was not worth the risk as our game contains contains flagged tags that constitute fully taking it down on Steam.

We are currently working on our next project and cannot afford to have the game taken down... It's already hard enough to finance NSFW projects, even more so now with the ire of censors at large. We will play the long game and hopefully it pays off.

Will Project Skyward have anymore updates or use the DLC model to push NSFW content?

As mentioned above, I censored the entirety of the game. Thousands of images; this allows us to push forward censored NSFW updates unaffected by the new rules. Does it hurt to essentially destroy thousands of hours of work to please the activist mob? Not particularly, but if it allows us to continue with our pipeline of creating hentai game content and publishing it on the store, it's worth it. Besides, you can always (another discord plug) fix your game with a few clicks off Steam.

That being said, we do have a plan for Act IV DLC some time next year for Project Skyward. But first we'll be getting our smaller upcoming Sci-fi Fantasy Hentai Action RPG done. It's coming along nicely and we should have the store page and alpha ready soon!

There's also a Halloween event coming soon for Project Skyward! It's small but I think you'll all enjoy it; starring your favorite potion-addicted 'Old' Hag!

Final thoughts...

Video games and interactive media are the highest form of art and 'art' is of most importance to society. Specifically, interactive games offer a level of immersion that no other form can. They transport us away from the droning lectures and moral grandstanding. Yesterday they were censoring our speech, telling us what we say was wrong and harmed people. Today they want us to believe that the fantasy and escapism too are violent and cause harm to x, y, z.

It's this very reason the AAA game industry is in shambles. Policing of thoughts and creativity lead down one road; a homogenization of ideas. Stale and tasteless with anything different being accused as being bigoted or evil. This is the importance of art and the creative freedoms. If these activists could have it there way, they would stop you from ever conceiving the idea in the first place.

There is beauty in all art and it's worth taking the creative journey to capture it. If they would call it ugly and censor it, it's because they wish to force their concept of beauty onto you. This act of hatred and oppression of one's fellow man is anti-human at its core. It speaks volumes about the ones censoring and exposes the true nature of their ugly soul.

Thank you for the continued support and we hope you enjoy what's to come! ːcharmedː

Visit the community discord for tips, guides and more! Check out the #ps_guides channel. Don't forget to let us know where you joined from in #spawn so that we may grant you access.

This Hotfix adds more function to Item Fixing, now covering any items which were previously looted before they were switched to being classified as a 'Relic'. If you have an item which is not granting you the skill described, take it to Moira, the Item Fixer; she'll patch it right up for you! This includes FuRuTama Hentai Relics! ːcharmedː (Please note this will remove any duplicates from your inventory)

Monster and Futanari breaks have also been thoroughly combed to ensure no unwanted loops or lingering values occur. Enjoy!

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1.4a7

>Added more logic to Party Fix to prevent you from becoming stuck if you have more than one party member

>Map Troops throughout the game have been updated to include a better spread of Futa/Monster Break enemies

>Fixed ALL FUTA/MONSTER BREAKS! Scripts were inconsistent, causing hentai scene loops which were not intentional as well as lingering values

>Fixed all enemy HP to show consistently during battle

>Buffed Scorch II damage slightly

>Fixed Libram Hunt quest turn-in

>Removed a broken event from the Slum's Brothel

>Fixed box-push puzzle atop Slums 2 Roof map

Thank you for the hasty bug reporting! Stay tuned for the announcement of our next Sci-fi Fantasy Action RPG Hentai Project! Concept art posted regularly in the discord ːswtdropː

Feel free to use #project_skyward and #spoilers to discuss or seek help while playing & #ps_bugs to post issues.

Visit the community discord for tips, guides and more! Check out the #ps_guides channel. Don't forget to let us know where you joined from in #spawn so that we may grant you access.

Steam Community Items are available! Spend some time in Project Skyward and get Trading Cards to craft Badges to earn Profile Backgrounds and Profile Avatars!

This Hotfix addresses some major QoL concerns, finally fixing the terribly annoying 'Missing Actor' bug and adding a means to fixing it on your file by using the Dev Unstuck > Party Fix option! ːcharmedː

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1.4a6

>Fixed the 'Missing Hitomi Blank Actor' bug from occuring in the Prologue and Act I

>Added a retroactive fix to the Dev Unstuck keyitem to restore Hitomi's missing follower sprite (YAY!) Use your Dev Unstuck and select the Party Fix option.

>Added a new Skill Type: Relics*

*These skills are obtained from equipping certain Armors and Weapons. In combat, these skills will appear under your Special and Magic options

>Updated Weapon and Armor skills to work with this new system

>Updated Hentai Relics from Moalla Coast's FuRu Coin vendor to work with this new system

>Updated Monster Break state icon to uniquely reflect on enemies that have access to this skill rather than sharing the Futanari Break state icon

>Fixed Purple Hob not performing Monster Break

>Updated Foothills 'Hentai Icon Tutorial'

>Added FuRuTama Tips Board to FruitEgg Garden, offering detailed explanations on Egg Raising system, Stat Rewards, FuRu Coin collecting and more! Check it out!

>Removed 'Faults in our Stars' Quest

>Updated some NPCs overhead icons

>Updated Moira, the Item Fixer's overhead icon

>Updated Lotus Fairy Bag hentai scene

Thank you for the hasty bug reporting! Stay tuned for the announcement of our next Sci-fi Fantasy Action RPG Hentai Project! Concept art posted regularly in the discord ːcharmedː

Feel free to use #project_skyward and #spoilers to discuss or seek help while playing & #ps_bugs to post issues.

Visit the community discord for tips, guides and more! Check out the #ps_guides channel. Don't forget to let us know where you joined from in #spawn so that we may grant you access.

Visit the discord for save files

1.4a4

>Fixed a bug not allowing you to get Bottle of Water from the well during the Prologue even if you had an Empty Bottle

>Fixed Game Mode select script contributing to a 'missing Hitomi' and 'blank actor' bug

1.4a5

>Fixed April's room door improperly removing Hitomi, contributing to a 'missing Hitomi' and 'blank actor' bug

>Updated Dev Unstuck key item to fix the 'missing Hitomi' bug if she was completely removed from your party.*

*If you're Hitomi is only missing as a sprite follower but is still in the party and combat scenarios, we are currently working on a retroactive fix for this 'blank actor' bug. I'm hoping the root cause was fixed as I have not been able to replicate this 'blank actor' issue.

>Fixed map exclusion scripts for Hentai Relics

Thank you for the hasty bug reporting! Stay tuned for our next announcement ːswtdropː

Feel free to use #project_skyward and #spoilers to discuss or seek help while playing & #ps_bugs to post issues.

Visit the community discord for tips, guides and more! Check out the #ps_guides channel. Don't forget to let us know where you joined from in #spawn so that we may grant you access.

Visit the discord for save files

1.4a2

>Fixed SeaElf Queen Hentai Gallery Scenes 1 and 2

>Fixed Madam Orllena Hentai Gallery Scene 2 and 4

>Fixed Cuzia Hentai Gallery Scene 2

>Polished other Hentai Gallery events

>Fixed Necrotic Key not being used on Scarlet Crypts boss room door

>EggFruit Garden Hatchling Stats check and hentai reward restructured, Flirt also now offers repeatable viewing for All Stat reward as well as Stolen Tiefling Eggs turn-in

>Angel Sisters hentai scene fixed

>Early game Jade Snake replaced with Emerald Snake

>Act I Vanity mini-boss room barrier updated

>East Blvd, Ivor house transfer bug fixed

1.4a3

>Fixed picture stuck on Poroko vendor in Ivor Slums

>Fixed Honor Hall transfer, simplified script

>Fixed EggFruit Garden leyline, simplified script

>Fixed glyph showcase, simplified script

>Fixed some enemies not properly using Monster Break

>Fixed some enemies not properly obtaining Hentai state for Futanari Break

Thank you for the hasty bug reporting! Stay tuned for our next announcement ːcharmedː

Feel free to use #project_skyward and #spoilers to discuss or seek help while playing & #ps_bugs to post issues.

Let the FuRuTama Races begin!

But what's this? Madam Orllena's precious harvest has been stolen! Surely the culprit couldn't have gotten far. Grow your harvest and participate in the fruit-filled circuit with your hatchling to earn enough FuRu Coin. There'll be rewards for those who collect the most!

But bring your best, these contestants are no pushovers.

Seasonal Event: FuRuTama Angel Cake FuRuTama Racing! The circuits are now open for the speediest of demons. Tiefling demons that is...

Receive a Tiefling Egg from the Scarlet Cathedral and bring it to Madam Orllena's FruitEgg Garden in South District, Ivor using the newly accessible yellow leyline portal.

Turn in and interact with your egg. Upon it hatching, you'll be able to register it to take part in the races by speaking with Madam Orllena again. Remember to feed it plenty of fruit and vitagums to boost its stats for the best results! The FuRu Coin won via FruitEgg Garden mini-games can be traded in to the Moalla Coast shop for powerful new event items. Some with their very own Hentai Skills!

After you've had enough excitement for one day, turn in and rest at Eureka, Isle of Wishes using the Magic Lamp. You can plant new crops here and load up on food to feed your Hatchling. There are also some brand new end game HScenes awaiting you there! Explore around and see how many you can find!

New HScenes With the new event comes a massive batch of new Futanari Breaks and Monster Breaks. From Namazu to Dragons, engage in heroic combat and see what new erotic scenes the realm has to offer. Additionally many HScenes throughout the game have been expanded on and polished. You can expect a fresh new experience throughout all 3 Acts for those who have already cleared the game. More details on these updated HScenes can be found below.

Free Play Mode Overhaul Update to the Free Play system includes a fast pass to the latest content! Just speak with the Red Sister as soon as you spawn and hop right in to experience FuRuTama Angel Cake! You'll also have a shiny Djinie Lamp in your inventory at the ready to experience the new end game content, which is packed with so much cake you'll grow fat!

Hentai Gallery Mode Overhaul The Hentai Scene Gallery Mode has also been updated to streamline the scene viewing process. Viewing the scenes in order from 1, 2, 3 and on will progress each chain. Future hotfixes will add more to the HGallery (Like more recently released hentai content), but for now the New Game and Freeplay modes are still the only ways to view all that the game has to offer.

Hotfixes

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>Censored all NSFW game assets (visit the community discord for potential fixes)

>Updated Universal Inn

>Updated the Magic Lamp eventing

>Overhauled the Egg Raising system with new timed mechanic, a Hatchling release option and you may now retrieve a new egg to hatch/raise from Sunset Orchard

>New mini-game FuRuTama Racing added to the FruitEgg Garden

>Updated FuRuTama Roundup mini-game to now cash out FuRu Coins upon interacting with the fruit bowl (which fills up every time you play and collect fruit)

>Expanded on Chikara's end game eventing

>Updated Nattmara post-fight cutscene

>Updated Act III's Pirate Forts

>Updated map parallaxes throughout the game

>Fixed an issue with Scarlet Templar Sigrid's combat encounter (for sure this time...)

>Updated East Blvd, Ivor's households

>Fixed several bugs within the Temple of Fertility

>Fixed a bug pertaining to Hitomi departing the boat at the start of Act I's infiltration mission

>Added new Monster Breaks

>Added new Futanari Breaks

>Added new weapons

>Added new armor

>Added new mini-boss to Act I's infiltration mission

>Updated Azil's eventing within Temple of Fertility

>Fixed Rebirth targeting

>Updated Seaelf Queen eventing both pre and post Temple of Fertility

>Added new Seaelf Queen Hscene

>Decreased Jade Viper encounter rate

>Removed an infinite gold event in Ivor

>Added new Map Title Cards and fixed broken ones

>Fixed an issue with accessing the Skyward Portal after Act III

>Added new FuRu Coin currency shop to Moalla Coast

>Added new leyline portal connecting South District Ivor and the Scarlet Cathedral, which can be accessed after receiving a Tiefling Egg

>Added new Class Gear which grants hentai skills for Hitomi, Mii'tra and Fae'Mari (These can be acquired from the FuRu Coin shop)

>Updated Hitomi and Mii'tra's brothel dancing Hscenes

>Updated Madam Orllena's Summer House Hscene

>Added new Hscene rewards to Madam Orllena for reaching hatchling stat milestones

>Updated Chikara's Delivery Board with new Hscene branch for Hitomi's Date

>Updated Palm Paw Volleyball Hscene

>Added new Scarlet Duel Hscene

>Updated Lady Unibella's Hscene in Coral Canyon

>Updated Odd Potion Hscene

>Added new end game Hscenes events to Eureka, Isle of Wishes

>Added Double, Double Toil and Trouble! mini-game added to Hentai Gallery Mode

We hope you all enjoy this juicy update; we thank you for supporting us on our adventure and for continuing to spread the love of Futanari! This patch will be the last major content update for some time and will signify the release of Project Skyward from Early Access. We will continue to provide hotfixes for issues/QoL where we can and work toward an eventual Act IV DLC sometime in the future.

We have an EXCITING announcement coming tomorrow, so stay tuned... Maybe we'll even find out who stole all our precious fruit.

Feel free to use #project_skyward and #spoilers to discuss or seek help while playing & #ps_bugs to post issues.

🐞Please try to keep bug reports on-topic 🐞 *Use a fresh save file (New Game Mode) of the same game version if submitting bug reports if possible.

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