Garden of Bones

Devlog

• Small Update for Loading Time
  August 23, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  There's no new content to play , but I made a big change to how the source files are compiled and it has improved the load times a lot! Yes, I'm still working on Chapter 2, but this issue has been loo... Continue reading
• Great News + Hmmm News
  August 01, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  The great news is, I'm making heaps of progress on Chapter 2, even if I don't know how to quantify it for you! There are So Many Scenes. A few are completely skippable. Several of them you'll only get... Continue reading
• Moon Child or Sun Seeker?
  July 10, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  Hello! Just a tiny update to say that I've been quiet lately because the headaches have gotten worse. I know why I get them, and they don't last forever, but it is what it is for now. Regrettably, not... Continue reading
• Chapter Selection + Beetle
  June 29, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  We could call this a compilation update of some informal notes from my blog! A few weeks ago, I thought it would be neat to have a small scene with a random beetle that wandered into your tower in the... Continue reading
• Bug Fixes!
  June 21, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  I found a few typos and also had some game-breaking bugs pointed out to me which have been resolved! broken choice in the final chapter (can't sling your weapon like a javelin) inability to access the... Continue reading
• UPDATE 0.1.2 (existing demo edits)
  June 20, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  This is the last update before 0.2.0 aka a new content release! No new chapter yet , so for some of you it might not be worth replaying, but minor edits to the first chapter are finally done. If I did... Continue reading
• Update Soon! (SAVES WILL BREAK)
  June 17, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  Hello! This is a casual note to let you know that edits for this demo will go live in the next few days so I can get back to working on Chapter 2 - by this weekend at the latest - and there are no kno... Continue reading
• New Side-Blog + Mood Boards
  June 12, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  I CAN REPLY TO ANONS AGAIN (I THINK?) My main blog on tumblr has been shadowbanned for over a month now. You can find my new side-blog HERE ! Definitely give it a follow if you're following my other a... Continue reading
• Slow but Necessary Progress
  June 08, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  My to-do list may have gotten slightly out of hand when I realized that NOW is the time to get all your MC’s variables in order and find “systems” that work for me moving forward, so while I’m... Continue reading
• Soon!
  May 19, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  I fear some people might have misunderstood and thought that the update was already out - alas it is not yet , as noted in the previous devlog, but SOON! Next time I'll include that in the title. The... Continue reading
• More Customization!
  May 18, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  I'll likely be posting the in-progress Update 0.1.2 a few days or weeks before the next chapter, mostly to tidy up a few things I didn't get around to before releasing the demo, and in addition to the... Continue reading
• Headaches + Chapter 2 Progress!
  May 11, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  I'll keep it real: Effie is in her delulu era and secretly hoping to have Chapter 2 out by the end of May - but things have been insanely busy so I'm also self-aware enough to know that this might not... Continue reading
• Loading Error Resolved!
  April 28, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  #update, #loading time, #bug fix

  I received some feedback on my tumblr blog that the infinite or absurdly long loading times are now anywhere from a few seconds to no more than a minute. If you had trouble loading the game before and... Continue reading
• ​Update 0.1.1
  April 27, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  MOBILE While the game is still not mobile-friendly, the tutorial pages in Light Mode (default) were unreadable, so I did add a background to the tutorial which isn't pretty but should resolve the issu... Continue reading
• DEMO RELEASE DAY
  April 23, 2025 by Efflorescence

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  DEMO RELEASE DAY DEMO LINK | INTRO POS T | ROMANCE OPTIONS The Garden of Bones demo is very much in-progress and it will undergo more edits as the story continues. I also plan to continue upgrading th... Continue reading