Tales of Seikyu news & patch notes

It’s time for our very first update after 1.0!

We’re excited to announce the arrival of Tales of Seikyu’s “Shrine of Love” – a content update with some fun new features and quality-of-life improvements based on your feedback. Here’s a little look at some (but by no means all) of what you can expect from this update. 🌸

❤️Manage Your Relationships

Visit the Inari Shrine to weave the threads of fate and adjust your relationships with Seikyu’s romanceable villagers. You’ll now be able to use the Inari Shrine to break up with a partner you’ve romantically committed to, get divorced, and even pursue romance with villagers you’ve previously rejected. Just make sure you’ve got the right offerings to hand.

🛏️ Spend the Night With Your Spouse

Yokai like their own space, but we appreciate that some of you were a little confused when your spouses moved into their own rooms in your farmhouse. Well, you’re now able to spend the night with your spouse whenever you want by interacting with the marital bed. Whether you want to cuddle up every night or only when you feel like it, it’s your relationship and you get to decide what that looks like 💘

🧑🏻‍🌾Yokai Scarecrow Improvements

We’ve been working on some adjustments to the Yokai Scarecrow to make farming even easier! Yokai Scarecrows will now tend to their duties (including planting crops) the moment they are placed, and we’ve given them the ability to fertilize crops. You can also now place Yokai Scarecrows in the farming area outside Yiki-Onna’s house for even more efficiency!

🐄Ranching Improvements

Ranch buildings can now be placed within farming areas, giving you more freedom over your farm’s layout. Who says you have to fill your farm with fields, after all? You’ll also now be able to upgrade ranch facilities using the Livestock Bell.

🔨Crafting From Chests & Quick Transfer Items

This was a big one for community feedback and we were happy to oblige. We’ve improved the crafting system so that materials stored in storage chests can now be used directly when crafting – no more ferrying items back and forth! We’ve also added a quick-transfer function to storage chests, allowing players to quickly transfer matching items from their inventories into existing stacks within chests at the push of a button.

✍🏻Change Your Name & Rename Your Farmhouse

William Shakespeare once wrote “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet…” and we think he was on to something there! Names can hold a lot of meaning, but they don’t have to be forever because you can now change your character name and the name of your farmhouse via the Statistics section in the in-game menu.

🪞Change Your Body Type

You can change your character’s appearance at any time by entering the character customization menu via any in-game mirror, but our wonderful community pointed out to us that not all of the customisation options were present when doing so. We’ve since updated this feature to allow you to change your character’s body type from masculine presenting to feminine presenting for total freedom of customization. You’re a member of the shapeshifting fox clan after all, you should be able to change your appearance as you please!

We’ll be sharing a more detailed list of patch notes alongside this announcement post, so keep an eye out for that if you want a closer look at everything 1.1. For now, we hope you enjoy these updates and we want you to know that your feedback is just as important and appreciated now as it was during Early Access ( っ˶´ ˘ `)っ♡

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With love, 💌 Tales of Seikyu Development Team

• Added a relationship management feature to the shrine. Players can now interact with the shrine to manage their relationships with NPCs, including breaking up, getting divorced, and reopening romance routes with NPCs they previously rejected.
• Materials stored in storage chests can now be used directly when crafting.
• Added a quick-storage feature for storage chests, allowing players to transfer matching item categories from their inventory into a chest with a single action.
• Added a fertilizing function to scarecrows.
• Added warnings in the scarecrow UI for seeds that cannot be planted during the current season.
• After getting married, players can now interact with the marital bed and spend the night with their spouse.
• Players can now change their character name and farmhouse name from the Stats screen.
• Players can now change their character’s gender from the character customization screen.
• Ranch buildings can now be placed within farmland areas.
• Ranch facilities can now be upgraded through the Livestock Bell.

• Improved livestock mood calculations, reducing the likelihood of animals becoming unhappy too easily.
• Removing rotten items now only requires a short press of F.
• Scarecrows now begin planting seeds immediately instead of waiting until the following day.
• Monster Scarecrows can now be placed in the farming area outside Yuki-onna’s house.
• Auto-pickup is now enabled by default.

• Fixed an issue where the map icon for the fox den remained visible after the den was opened.
• Fixed an issue where players could not enter Yoni’s house during the Bamboo Vine quest.
• Fixed an issue where affection points did not refresh immediately after interacting with an NPC.
• Fixed an issue with third-person camera FOV initialization in Photo Mode.
• Fixed an issue with the cooldown for horn production.
• Fixed an issue where scarecrow watering consumed the player’s stamina.
• Fixed an issue where the first farmhouse upgrade did not take effect.
• Fixed an issue where the lower half of the wedding kimono could not be crafted.
• Fixed an issue where a new tutorial could start while another tutorial was already active.
• Fixed animation issues during ending cutscenes.
• Fixed an issue where bulletin board quests could feature NPCs who had not yet been unlocked.
• Fixed an issue with the Arrow Statue’s idle configuration.
• Fixed an issue where Yuki-onna did not appear in the affection list.
• Fixed an issue where crafting materials could be incorrectly cleared when the recipe index remained unchanged.
• Fixed an issue where triggering a cutscene while fishing could cause the game to freeze.
• Fixed an issue with the collision of the Tuser pet.
• Fixed an issue where animals could continue to be born overnight even when the animal house was full.
• Fixed an issue where the ranch tutorial did not detect an already placed chicken coop.
• Fixed an issue where item icons could display incorrectly when the crafting screen was initialized.
• Fixed an issue with carpet navigation settings.
• Fixed an issue where repeatedly pressing the harvest button while transformed could grant experience multiple times.
• Fixed various environment issues, including floating grass on the mountain, terrain clipping on Kappa Island, sitting underwater at the hot spring, flying outside the boundaries of the ruins, and becoming stuck while dashing on the stairs near Theo’s house.
• Fixed an issue where Yoni clipped through a tree during a story sequence.
• Fixed an issue where players could obtain Fox Form before unlocking Slime Form.
• Fixed unstable sorting on the quest screen.
• Fixed an issue where the NPC house interface remained open after selecting a teleport icon on the world map.
• Fixed an issue where the player could remain seated after leaving the restricted area.
• Fixed an issue where monsters housed in the Monster Hut could incorrectly trigger birth events.

• Fixed an issue where the game could become stuck when opening books.
• Fixed an issue where fishing spots in water areas could be generated incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue where romance events could still trigger during the Carp Festival.
• Fixed an issue where the Golden Egg game quest from the previous Carp Festival was not properly cleared.
• Fixed an issue where Arrow Statues could not be raised inside Monster Huts.

• Optimized the Mill model by reducing the number of particles generated during operation to prevent performance issues and lag.

• Fixed an issue where the Hot Springs opening quest could become stuck, preventing players from progressing.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Scarecrow Yokai from being placed. (Any affected Scarecrow Yokai have been returned to players via in-game mail.)

Shop & Economy

• Fixed abnormal business hours for the ranch shop.

• Fixed incorrect maximum purchase quantity calculations, abnormal purchase failure reason displays, and several display issues on shop pages.

• Adjusted fish prices, bait configurations, pearl refresh timing, and monster values.

UI & Display

• Fixed incorrect button prompt displays.

• Fixed abnormal scrolling in the quest interface, abnormal quest details, and abnormal expired quest displays.

• Fixed UI issues in the collection interface, abnormal horizontal scrolling for locations, and an error when opening a chapter that does not belong to any book.

• Fixed incorrect relationship level and couple/lover status displays in the friend popup.

• Fixed abnormal value display on the third-person camera zoom slider in photo mode.

• Fixed abnormal save prompt positioning.

• Fixed an issue where the shortcut menu could not be closed.

• Fixed incorrect crafting category names used in the furnace and charcoal kiln UI.

• Fixed Credits font and animation display issues.

• Optimized bulletin board quest countdown text color and bulletin board item name display.

Map, Navigation & Interaction

• Fixed abnormal map NPC icon positions, NPC tracking, and indoor map point displays.

• Fixed an issue where the “Worship” action at the shrine could not be triggered or interacted with.

• Optimized interaction disabling logic to reduce the risk of lingering interaction options, interacting through walls, and abnormal repeated interactions.

• Fixed an issue where the player would move backward when picking up a mirror.

• Fixed an issue where auto-pickup still occurred after the player died.

• Fixed an issue where harvesting was still possible while switching masks.

• Fixed an issue where the player would stand on the chair when leaving a chair in the dango shop.

• Fixed an issue where the player would stand on the mailbox after opening it.

• Fixed an issue where the player would sit underwater in the hot spring.

• Fixed an issue where the changing interaction could still be triggered during the Mika03 hot spring story.

• Fixed an issue where the sea surface disappeared.

Characters, NPCs & Pets

• Fixed an issue where cats could easily get stuck on stairs during daily routes.

• Fixed an issue where Torleone would look at the sky for an extended period.

• Fixed an issue where cat head accessories did not move together with the head.

• Fixed a potential exception when non-humanoid units entered the independent dialogue gaze system.

• Fixed issues where some NPCs did not play talking animations, bubble dialogue interrupted singing, and multiple NPC bubbles caused abnormal turning.

• Fixed an issue where Shuten would get stuck at the edge near Miss Ama’s shop at the end of the day.

• Fixed issues where pets could not move on the second farm, adoptable pets did not avoid obstacles, and the stone golem lacked collision.

• Fixed abnormal movement when possessing NPCs or animals.

• Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck after turning into a slime upon touching water while possessed.

• Updated NPC hot spring schedules.

• Updated NPC animations, NPC skins, some expression assets, and head IK offsets.

• Added monster reaction configurations and optimized NPC talking animation blending.

Transformation, Movement & Combat

• Fixed an issue where the Tengu form had an overly large collision range near laser puzzles.

• Fixed combat issues related to projectiles, blocked missile damage checks, attack hit layers, and invalid attack displays from non-player sources.

• Fixed abnormal default states for character gathering idle animations and the WholeBody animation layer.

Story, Quests & Festivals

• Fixed main story flow and dialogue configuration issues.

• Fixed an issue where the follow-up story did not trigger immediately after the chicks hatched in Kincho 6.

• Fixed dialogue node rollback/residue issues after the shrine trial began.

• Fixed a softlock during book page collection.

• Fixed an issue where the protagonist would repeatedly play the staggering animation after leaving the designated area during Yui’s visit sequence.

• Fixed abnormal model display during Yui’s overnight timeline.

• Fixed issues during the Moon Viewing Festival where everyone wore fox masks in the opening/closing scenes, Yui’s mask displayed abnormally, and festival masks could be dyed.

• Optimized Musashi’s positioning in the farming tutorial.

Items & Configuration

• Fixed an issue where sweet potatoes were not categorized as root vegetables.

• Fixed configuration issues with item tags, item descriptions, item model paths, item prices, monster prices, and more.

• Fixed an issue where fish species probabilities were not recalculated based on the current bait.

Scenes & Art Presentation

• Fixed several scene issues, including missing water in ruins, terrain clipping on Kappa Island, Z-fighting on Fox Ruins walls, wooden fences clipping into the ground, floating oak trees near the mountain god tree, missing collision on ruin pillars, floating black textures in the shrine fox cave, and Bell/Manure models turning black.

• Fixed snow/weather and winter presentation issues, including an incorrect winter background in Musashi HE7 and snow appearing inside the farmhouse after Liliana HE2.

• Optimized the bonfire party scene so the player can more easily talk to Torleone and Seabert.

Performance & Visual Optimization

• Reduced the risk of memory leaks.

• Optimized leaf shadows, startup scene performance, winter day/night presentation, and snow surface performance.

• Enabled Depth Priming to reduce the cost of calculating invisible pixels.

• Terrain detail density now adjusts based on graphics quality settings.

• Fixed an issue where the money box interaction only increased favor with Musashi and Yohji.
• Fixed a missing area limit configuration in the ranch tutorial.
• Fixed an issue where Anji_01 could not be started correctly.
• Fixed an issue where animals in the ranch shop remained completely still.
• Fixed an incorrect potato model during the cooking animation.
• Fixed an issue where the sea/water could disappear.
• Fixed a possible WaitForCompletion exception during stall food spawn callbacks.
• Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck after petting an animal.
• Fixed an issue where all UI could become hidden in certain cases.
• Fixed incorrect label-switching audio in the custom character screen.
• Fixed an issue where the attack and fish animation behaved abnormally when wearing the “Cool Sea Breeze” outfit.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where Anji 1 could not be triggered.

• Fixed issue where Anji 7 process would skip an extra day.

• Fixed missing “No item” output branch in item delivery dialogue in Tatalion 2.

• Fixed issue in Mika 5 where Fox-tail bubble only played once.

• Fixed issue where saving was not possible during the map tutorial.

• Fixed issue where a new unlock UI would still pop up during fatigue dialogue playback.

• Fixed possible null reference or early interruption in the inventory slot cleanup process.

• Fixed several bugs that could cause crashes, improving overall game stability.

• Fixed exception risk caused by invalid entity references in the Golden Egg Festival event.

• Fixed issue where inventory expansion items did not correctly consume the full stack.

• Fixed issue where old save files could retain inventory slot items, and adjusted remaining purchase count calculation.

• Fixed issue where non-initial NPCs did not receive spring bulletin board quests.

• Fixed issue where fishing at sea could become stuck.

• Fixed issue where partner/lover relationship status affected by affection level caused inaccurate relationship display or popups.

• Fixed issue where shop item remaining quantity did not refresh during initialization.

• Fixed issue where the quick switch UI could not be closed when pressing and releasing a key in the same frame.

• Fixed issue where follow state was not cleared when switching masks in possession state.

• Fixed issue where after wedding completion, it was not possible to spend the night with Anna.

• Fixed issue where the shrine offering achievement was completed too early.

Optimizations

• Improved some problematic text.

• Improved dialogue camera focus, reducing camera shake or offset.

• Improved Tengu flight acceleration mechanics.

• Improved teleport point furniture placement experience by adjusting placement boundaries and landing logic to make placement easier.

• Improved hit animation performance for stone statue monsters.

• Shortened NPC interaction prompt delay for more responsive feedback.

• Weapon shop now sells level 4 weapons.

• Increased the number of wild hardwood trees near the farmhouse entrance.

• Cleared an open area in the farmhouse region for ranch facility placement.

• Bug Report optimization: upload timeout adjusted to 30 seconds; description input now supports better line breaks and multi-line display.

• Credits now hide other UI when opened, reducing interface overlap issues.

• Fixed abnormal trigger conditions for Anna’s story.
• Fixed an issue where the “Best of the Best” achievement could not be unlocked.
• Fixed an issue where images were displayed too high when viewing them.
• Fixed abnormal character scaling during the Torleone 3 performance.
• Fixed an issue where the tavern did not remain open during Kon’s Transformation Party quest.
• Fixed a potential freeze during NPC initialization.
• Fixed a potential freeze when inviting an NPC to stay overnight.
• Fixed an issue where abnormal quest conditions in Nyotengu 4 could cause the quest to become stuck.
• Fixed abnormal teleport restrictions during the Koi Festival. Teleportation will now be disabled during the quest and restored after it ends.
• Fixed an issue where teleportation became unavailable after repeatedly petting a pet.

• Adjusted the confession timing for some NPCs to prevent them from confessing to the player too early.
• Optimized some text.
• Updated the Credits list.

• Fixed several issues that could potentially cause crashes
• Fixed an issue where the password input screen on Steam Deck could not be closed
• Fixed an issue where players could not enter Oda’s house at the start of Oda’s questline
• Fixed abnormal shop opening time configuration
• Fixed incorrect display of “inventory full” prompt in shop pop-ups
• Fixed pricing configuration issues where some items could be sold for more than their purchase price
• Fixed incorrect icon configuration for fishing cage and shrimp/crab cage items
• Fixed NPC pathfinding issues

• Added logging for abnormal money disappearance; if it happens again, please submit a report via F1. Thank you!
• Improved controller input compatibility
• Hidden outdated images in the abilities UI
• Reduced frequency of jealousy dialogue triggers

Hello everyone, Thank you for your enthusiasm and support for Tales of Seikyu Version 1.0! We have received reports from some players experiencing game freezes or crashes. After investigating, we found that certain resource files may not have been loaded correctly. If you have previously played an older version of the game, please verify the integrity of your game files through Steam. If you are still unable to launch the game after verifying your files, please submit a report using the in-game bug reporting feature or contact our team through Discord or the QQ community. Optimizations & Adjustments

• Improved Sasaki's portrait expressions.

• The Lucky Shop now sells Red Bean Seeds, Cucumber Seeds, Green Tea Seeds, and Lily of the Valley Seeds.

• Dyes is now available for purchase at the General Store, and its price has been adjusted accordingly.

• Significantly reduced the crafting time required for the Seed Separator.

• Adjusted the Bulletin Board request item pool to make commission requirements more reasonable.

• Adjusted trash can loot drops: trash cans now drop 1–2 items each time.

• Improved trigger conditions for daily dialogue and location-based conversations for multiple NPCs.

• Added a new resource file integrity warning. If incomplete or corrupted game files are detected, the game will prompt players to verify the integrity of their game files through Steam.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Female Tengu Heart Event 8 could become stuck and block progression.

• Fixed an issue in Yohji Heart Event 6 where players could not enter Yohji's house.

• Fixed an issue in Oda Heart Event 2 where Oda's reaction dialogue could trigger incorrectly.

• Fixed issues with guidance and progression related to the Fox Seal questline.

• Fixed an issue where the training dummy at Female Tengu's house could be permanently destroyed.

• Fixed an issue where Sasaki's Furniture Store would not sell ranch facilities after the ranch became available.

• Fixed an issue where ingredient quantities were not correctly calculated when matching cooking recipes.

• Fixed an issue where the player's original hairstyle was not properly restored after removing headwear.

What’s Next for Tales of Seikyu?

Hello everyone!

We're excited to share that Tales of Seikyu was featured in today's Wholesome Direct showcase, where we released a brand-new trailer, giving you another look at the magical world of Seikyu and the adventures that await.

Watch the trailer here:

Welcome to Seikyu

Step into a cozy fantasy life sim where humans and yokai live side by side. Guided by clues left behind by your parents, you'll uncover the secrets of your fox spirit ancestry while building a new life on the island.

🌾 Farm, fish, cook, and decorate

✨ Transform into powerful yokai forms

💘 Befriend and romance the villagers of Seikyu

🌸 Take part in seasonal festivals

⚔ Explore ancient ruins and uncover hidden mysteries

Whether you prefer spending your days tending crops and raising animals or venturing out into the countryside in search of adventure, Seikyu is yours to explore at your own pace.

Thank You

We're incredibly grateful to the Wholesome Direct team for featuring Tales of Seikyu, and to our wonderful community for supporting us throughout our journey.

If you've just discovered Tales of Seikyu through today's showcase, welcome! And if you've been with us for a while, thank you for continuing to be part of our adventure.

Don't forget to join the official Tales of Seikyu Discord server, follow us on X, BlueSky, Instagram, TikTok and Reddit!

We hope you enjoy the new trailer, and we'll have more to share soon. 🌸

• Fixed an issue where the controller could become unresponsive or go out of control.

• Optimized SteamDeck FPS

• Version 1.0 is coming soon. Stay tuned!

Chapter 3 Story Conclusion

Fox Transformation

3 New Romanceable Characters

Marriage

Farming Improvements & Automation

Festivals, Events, Furniture, Weapons, and More!

• Performance Optimization

• Added a new map tracking feature. You can now view and track NPCs on the map.

• Fixed an issue where sweet potatoes were not recognized as root crops.

Hi Seikyuians, 💞

We’ve missed you and are so happy to be back with our regular dev diaries!

After a short break over the festive period, we hit the ground running in the New year with lots of testing, polishing and the release of Content Update 2. It’s been a busy few months behind the scenes, with us focusing on improving performance, refining existing features and building plenty of new content for Update 1.0 release!

Since it’s been a little while since our last dev diary, we’ve got a lot to share this time around so get comfy, and let’s dive into what we’ve been working on! 🌸

🦊 Fox Transformation & Story

Let’s begin at a pivotal moment in your journey in Tales of Seikyu; mastering your Fox Transformation!

If you want to refresh your knowledge of the forms and how they look you can check out Dev Diary 9 where we shared concept art of the forms.

Once you’ll get your hands on the elusive Fox Transformation Scroll, it will add a whole fresh new layer to how you experience the world.

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As a Fox you will gain the ability to charm different creatures around the world, that includes those normally hostile to you. And as you do they can even become a part of your ranching family you’ve created on your Farmhouse land. 🏡

📖 Story & Proposal Scene

We’ve cleaned up the progress in Tales of Seikyu a lot and made sure that things flow a lot more smoothly, including some updates to early game pacing and narrative clarity. 

On top of this we’ve made some adjustments to your first few hours in Seikyu and re-shaped how the opening sequence plays out as you arrive with your sister Kon; your boat looks very different! 🛶

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It is no secret that romance and dating will eventually lead to exclusivity in Tales of Seikyu, so we’re working on finessing and shaping the moment where you commit to another for the rest of your wonderfully magical lives. 💍

We’ve polished and nearly completed the proposal scene and wanted to share a snapshot from it so you get an idea for what the moment looks like: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀     Female MC Proposal Scene with Liliana

Don’t forget that we also share these in our Discord Server in the Dev Log channel, we have a video of the above scene shared there if you are curious to see how it animates! 👀

And have a look at these beautiful sketches of the wedding attire for your character!

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Have you got your eyes set on that forever companion yet? Or are you still awaiting the arrival of, oh we don’t know, a certain white haired Uwabami or the redhead Alin?😉 (And let's not forget the icy Yuki-Onna will be arriving with Content Update 1.0 as a new romanceable character!)

❄️Yuki-Onna Portraits

Content Update 2 saw the arrival of the beautiful Yuki-Onna yokai/spirit form. Her elegance is unmatched (maybe save for Miss Ama) and her abilities are very useful for navigating Seikyu by air and water. 

We wanted to share the newly finished portraits of her expressions: 

✨What’s Next?

We’re continuing to polish and work on the Tales of Seikyu, as well as expand the story and festival content. There’s extensive work being done to improve performance even further and also refine gameplay based on testing and feedback from our beloved community, you! 

We’ve also got a tiny teaser to share with you before you go, there's a new animal coming to Tales of Seikyu in the future! Can you guess what it is? 👀

That’s what we’ve got to share in this developer diary, we will be back soon with another so stay tuned for more insights into what we’re working on and what’s to come! 🌸

Steam Reviews:

If you can spare a few sentences and a minute of your time we'd also appreciate it if you could leave us a review, this helps support us if you've got feedback or suggestions we need to focus on, it doesn't have to be long or take up too much of your time. Thank you for your continued support and love for Tales of Seikyu. ✎﹏﹏﹏﹏

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Hello Seikyuians, 

We’re checking in with you to share a look at what’s to come with our 1.0 Update, and having a little reminiscence of what we’ve already added during Early Access as a result of your direct input and feedback.☺️ We’ve included a full visual of all of the below info at the bottom of the news post as well. 

📝Steam Reviews: Your Feedback Matters

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We would really appreciate it if you could take a moment to leave a Steam Review. As we're working hard on Content Update 1.0 fixing bugs, optimising and polishing new content, we'd love to hear what you think about Tales of Seikyu. 🩷 Your feedback, suggestions and opinions mean a lot to us and helps us focus on what to improve and supports us in shaping the world of Tales of Seikyu. You don't have to write a lot, a little goes a long way and would really help us.

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🗓️ Coming with 1.0 Release

Our 1.0 release is shaping up to be a big, pivotal moment, as it will bring the story of Tales of Seikyu to its conclusion and expand on a lot of core systems across the game. 🌸

📖 Story Finale

Chapter 3 will wrap up our main story and bring Seikyu’s magical narrative to its conclusion, such as finding out what dwells in the depths of the legendary Fox Ruins!

To tease some of what that entails, here’s a little concept art from the final Chapter:

🦊Fox Transformation

A brand-new transformation will be unlocked as you master your Fox Form with the transformation scroll. This adds new and fresh gameplay possibilities such as navigating the world in Fox form and charming creatures across the world to join you at the farmhouse. To do this you’ll be able to see a temporary, timed-input mini-game. Successfully completing this adds the monster to your animal family!

You will also be able to temporarily take control of monster movements and attacks and see the world through their perspective. They’ll all react to this differently and wonder what has happened. You’ll also be able to jump into NPCs and pets to see the world through their eyes, but you won’t be able to control them the same way you do with monsters.

🐮Farming Improvements & Automation

Speaking of the farmhouse, we’re adding smoother farming systems with automations to make sure managing your land feels more relaxed and satisfying. This comes in the form of a Scarecrow which will assist players with watering, sowing and fertilizing. 

Your scarecrow will start with basic functions such as watering and as they are upgraded can help with more complex tasks. 

🛠️ Life Skill Crafting

Crafting will tie more closely into your skills in mining/farming/fishing etc And levelling up will unlock specific crafting of items that are tied to the specific life skill. For combat there will be more tools/weapons that make it easier to fight monsters. There are also various types of new bait you can craft that help with fishing, or a specific new type of fertilizer to help with farming efficiency.

We’ve also updated the crafting interface so players will now see a lot more complete and detailed crafting information which should help make it more convenient and easy to craft and explore what recipes you may find interesting to use.

We’re very excited about this new feature and hope that players find it useful and that it unlocks more interesting gameplay experiences as they explore Seikyu.

💍Marriage & New Romance Options

When we release 1.0, we’ll have a fully implemented marriage system. This includes crafting a special ring for your loved one, proposing, having the most beautiful ceremony, and living with your partner at the Farmhouse.

We will also have three new romanceable characters:

• Alin the Roaming Prince. (Right)

• Uwabami the Roaming Ronin. (Left)

• The Icy Yuki-Onna. (Middle)

⚖️ Performance and Stability

We’ll be committing to and releasing ongoing optimisation to improve performance and overall game stability for the best possible gameplay experience.

✨ More Content Across the Board!

We’ll be releasing so much more for you to get involved with such as a new festival, events, craftable items and furniture, tools, weapons, and more to enrich your daily life in Tales of Seikyu. 

👋🏻 What We’ve Added During Early Access

We’ve been steadily expanding the world and systems based on your feedback!

🏠💁🏻Home and Character

One of the first things we did was implement character customisation! We asked our wonderful community what kind of hair styles and colours they wanted to see in the game and added some of the more popular choices. Oh, and we decided that instead of adding a handful of popular colours, we’d let you choose from every single colour of the rainbow with colour sliders for hair, skin, eyes, and even lip tint!

📜Story and Exploration

We’ve added a lot of story and heart events, expanded the Map with the arrival of Mika and the Hot Springs, as well as expanding on the Fox Ruins and adding more transformations.

🎮Game Experience

We added French and Spanish language support plus continued performance improvements to polish that everyday gameplay experience of Tales of Seikyu.

🎋Life in Seikyu

We added ranching and animals, cosmetic items for Halloween and Christmas, Casino activities, and a tavern mini game!

🌸Ongoing Updates 

We’ll continue working on bug fixing and optimisation throughout Early Access, including addressing community reported issues and improving overall performance.

The roadmap is subject to change, and we’ll keep you updated as new features are ready to share.

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• Fixed an issue where players could not enter Mika’s house or the hot spring during certain quests.
• Fixed an issue where some doors in the ruins could not be opened.
• Fixed an issue where the maximum frame rate could not be changed in some languages.
• Adjusted the trigger conditions for some story events.

• Fixed an issue where ruin entries were not spawning
• Fixed an issue with light tower ruin save compatibility
• Fixed an issue where pet interaction view friendship count was not displaying correctly
• Fixed an issue where it kept snowing in winter
• Fixed an issue where visibility was too low in winter
• Fixed an issue where settings could not be saved after modification
• Fixed an issue where conversation did not proceed in sequence
• Fixed an issue where hot spring opening time was not displaying correctly

• Fixed a bug where Kincho's thighs would show when sitting on a chair.
• Fixed a bug where milk would display as straw model after being discarded.
• Fixed a bug where there was no feedback after giving a gift to Kincho.
• Fixed a bug where some fish could not be caught normally in winter.
• Fixed a bug where the game would infinitely load under certain conditions.
• Adjusted NPC expression portraits.
• Adjusted river area.

• Chapter 2-B story continuation with new romance events
• Adopt a pet companion
• Yuki-Onna transformation with ice powers
• Two new boss fights: Kincho and Namazu
• Lighthouse area now accessible

• Farmhouse expansion
• Character customization: new tails and pet decorations
• 20 additional dungeon rooms in the Ruins
• Improved Fox Ruins with better rewards

• French and Spanish language support
• Performance optimization and stability fixes
• Balanced ranching progression
• More gathering resources across the map
• NPC new rooms
• Improved game economy
• New furniture

• Ruins now show doors at map
• Key binding

• Dating: Tavern Drinking
• New Casino Mini Game (Coin Pusher)
• New Inari Temple Offers
• All furniture have icons
• NPC animation during dialogues
• New NPC Portraits

Cat, aardwolf, or lizard? You don’t have to choose in Tales of Seikyu’s Kindred Spirits update - befriend them all! The second Early Access content update for Tales of Seikyu sees the addition of adoptable pets, a new yokai transformation, new heart events, and more. Available to play right now!

Continue Your Seikyu Story

Whether you’re brand new to the game or you’ve been following along since day one of Early Access, there’s even more story content to enjoy as of this update. Explore even more of Seikyu as you and your sister, Kon, get closer to discovering the secrets of your ancestors and unlocking Kon’s human form. The journey will be fraught with new challenges, including exciting new boss battles as you delve deeper and deeper into the ruins, but there’ll be plenty of rewards along the way.

Adopt Adorable Animals

As you travel across Seikyu’s countryside and explore the ruins, you’ll come into contact with some furry (and scaly!) friends. Introducing adoptable cats, aardwolves, and lizards that you can befriend and take home to your farm. Adopting pets isn’t as it is in the real world, however. You’ll need to approach them with plenty of patience and an open heart, building trust by dropping meat nearby to feed them, and eventually earning the right to pet them. Once you’ve raised their affection to a suitable level, you’ll get the option to invite your new friend to live with you and you’ll even get the option to re-name them and dress them up in cute accessories such as the frog headgear, propeller cap, and little yellow duck!

Yuki-onna Transformation

You’ve bested the boar form, you’ve studied the slime, and you’ve transcended the tengu, but what’s next for your transformation powers? Introducing the Yuki-onna form! Adopting the guise of a graceful and frosty woman, you’ll unlock the ability to float through the air and control frost and snow. You’ll even be able to freeze water beneath your feet! This new form is as powerful as it is beautiful, and we’re sure you’ll love freezing your foes.

New Heart Events

We’ve added new heart events for 14 romanceable villagers and some of our other NPCs like Kinntarou, Seabert, Prince, Tommy, Theo, and Ivan! You’ll even be able to seal the deal and enter into exclusive relationships with some of the villagers, including Musashi, Liliana, Miss Ama, Torleone, Mika, and Hephaestus. Is there somebody you’ve had your eye on from the start? Or perhaps you’re waiting for the final two bachelors to join Tales of Seikyu in 1.0 before you make your choice? We don’t blame you for playing the field, and it just got even more exciting with the arrival of…

A New Date Location!

Invite villagers to Shuten’s Tavern and get to know them better! You’ll find unique dates and dialogue options for all of our romanceable villagers while you’re on a date with them at this lively location. You can even invite Shuten here - she doesn’t mind so long as she doesn’t have to work! A tavern date is a great opportunity to get closer to the villagers, so make sure you’re on time and don’t accidentally double book yourself.

New NPC Portraits & 3D Animations

We’ve got some cool new NPC portraits coming your way for our expressive cast of characters AND you’ll even spot new 3D animations that occur during dialogue with your favourite villagers. Seikyu is really coming to life throughout its Early Access journey and we’re sure you’ll love these new additions.

Don’t Forget…

A new farmhouse expansion, new dialogue and one-liners, new NPC rooms, more furniture, more rewards at the fox ruins, new camera features, and more. We’ve got a whole list of new additions to the wonderful world of Seikyu, as well as bug fixes and optimisations, and we want you to dive in and discover them for yourselves! Don’t be afraid to let us know what you think via the Steam reviews or by sharing your feedback on the official Tales of Seikyu community Discord, X and Bluesky pages, as well as on Instagram, Reddit, and TikTok! We’ll be sharing a brand-new roadmap with you soon for some insight into the content we’re working towards in future updates! Finally, don’t forget to sign up to the Fireshine Games newsletter for all the latest news, information, and updates!

Adoptable Pets!

Uncover the Power of the Yuki-onna

The Story Continues, Explore the Ruins!

New Heart Events

• Anna
• Hephaestus
• Kincho
• Leon
• Liliana
• Mika
• Miss Ama
• Musashi
• Nyotengu
• Sasaki
• Shuten
• Torleone
• Yoni
• Yui

Visit the Tavern With Villagers

And More!

Greetings Seikyuians, 👋🏻

🦜Early Concepts

🗨️The Group Chat

👤Portraits

• Added camera distance adjustment feature
• Added difficulty options
• Optimized the values of black market items
• Planting tasks will now appear on the bulletin board
• Optimized the guidance for some tasks
• Increase the text display size on Steam Deck.
• Modified animal interaction button settings
• Fixed several known bugs

• Bonfire Party optimization
• Date gift changed to once per day
• Balancing adjustments for ranch output
• Reduced Fox's bubbles
• Optimized animal petting
• Changed Kon interaction button to hold to reduce misclicks
• Added Christmas costumes
• Tail can now be equipped

• Fixed button mapping issues
• Fixed NPC schedule errors