In 2083 Neo Hong Kong, a young woman named Mei Lin Mak is dragged into a maelstrom of supernatural horror. As she peers deeper into the century old mystery, Mei will be forced to question her perception of reality and her trust of her cybernetic eyes. Under the neon lights of a cyperpunk dystopia, the ruins of the 'Chong Sing Apartments' hides a bloody mystery illuminated by both the traditions of Chinese folklore and the innovations of the industrial future. If there is any hope of escaping this nightmare, Mei-Lin must explore this complex, piecing together the stories of 14 lost souls, and discover the truth of her own family curse.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
#39 - SURVEY TIME, Mousepads, and Screenshots.
about 5 years ago
– Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 01:28:10 AM
Hey everyone! If you pay attention to our twitter you may have seen something very exciting, and we apologize for not finding time to throw that update here as well. East Asia Soft has announced and confirmed their partnership with Top Hat Studios to co-publish Sense on Nintendo Switch physically. This means a few things;
- We can now send out the backer survey which will allow All KS campaign backers (who backed for a physical copy) to select the physical version of their choice, including Nintendo Switch. By the time you see this the survey email's should have either gone out or be going out very shortly! Make sure to check your spam folder if you don't see it. Make sure you get your survey in as soon as possible to help us with our order totals!
- We will be running additional Switch preorders exclusively through EAS/Playasia at a later date, closer to launch. So if you want an additional copy of the game on Switch, please make sure you follow us on Twitter at @ProjectSenseDev, and sign up for our email list on projectsensegame.com to make sure you're notified when that'll be.
- We have finally crossed a huge hurdle for us internally, meaning the coming 4 months is nothing but finishing development.
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That said we thought we would update you on how things are looking. As usual, we are not crazy about showing much of the game's visuals as it would definitely take a chunk of the tension and spectacle out of your first playthrough, but a few new screenshots doesn't hurt.
The big update here is that EVERY location in the main game has been built out and is ready for gameplay chain implementation, polish, etc. This was the hardest part as making all the 2d, 2.5d, and 3d assets as well as crafting every room to look interesting and unique, yet cohesive was a gigantic task. The apartment complex has 7 floors total with dozens of apartment rooms to explore. As of writing this, the additional streets,1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors are gameplay complete and being bug tested, polished and adjusted. While the 4th and 5th floors are deep in progress. A LOT more needs to be done before the game is ready, and the 1975 chapter will be tackled in its entirety in January. But the slowest and hardest part is complete.
As of right now we are pushing towards an April deadline for completion of dev in full, and making good time on that goal. It will be a very difficult few months, but getting the best version of this game in your hands as soon as we can is all the motivation we need.
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For those of you who preordered, or plan to add on, the oppai mousepad, Ben has also finished the art for that! We will be ordering these closer to launch as well due to manufacturing logistics. Take a look!
The CE slip case art is next up on the chopping block between development. So we hope to have an update on that soonish. Most likely after the holidays.
As usual, thank you all for sticking with us, Sense is getting closer to complete, but none of this would have happened without you!
#38 - Music, VO, and getting SWITCHed on
about 5 years ago
– Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 07:01:56 PM
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Shout Out - Samurai of Oz 2!
over 5 years ago
– Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 05:20:10 PM
Hey Everyone! We wanted to drop in a quick update to shout out our friends over at Mount Olympus Comics on their new kickstarter for Samurai of Oz 2.
Ron Z got in touch with me a while back to do a cover for the new issue, which he'll reveal on his page. We decided to pay homage to Ron for his early support of Sense by having a few Mount Olympus easter eggs in-game. Check out this one in a sneak peak for another location in Sense (which also serves as a sneak-peek eyeful of a new location coming to the game)!
I have personally backed Ron's projects in the past and can vouch for the quality(and sexiness) of his stories. Patriotika is great superhero fun, and Samurai of Oz is a pretty great chanbara story. I also backed Samurai of Oz #2 already, and there's still 7 days left for you to hop in as well. Check it out through this link!
#37 - Sneak Peaks, Physical Info, Standee Previews
over 5 years ago
– Tue, Sep 03, 2019 at 01:39:29 AM
Good afternoon everyone!
I apologize for the long delay between updates - it might seem a bit slow because of that, but I promise it was for good reason. Now that the Steam page is launched and the public demo is available I have hit the ground running with building out the rest of the game. The demo has been pretty successful for us and I feel like the gameplay and content is in a sweetspot for previewing it as a representative of what to expect from the final game. It'll need some polish and TLC over the next few months, but I can finally get back to focusing on all the art and writing that needs to be done instead of specifically polishing the small portion of the game available in the demo. That said, I am still greatly appreciative for feedback of all kinds, so if you have not played it yet go check out the demo and give us your thoughts! You can check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1120560/Sense___A_Cyberpunk_Ghost_Story/
Next up, I want to show off our finalized Acrylic standee art and let you all know that we will be stopping (semi-temporarily) the orders of those soon, as we only have about 30 left to sell! We have received our order for 350 of the standees and will be packaging them, so you should be receiving them in a few weeks. They will be going out to your homes soon along with other physical items! We're currently in the process of producing the posters and mouse-pads which will go out at the same time.
Here is the finalized art for the standee -
A quick note regarding the sizes; they are actually 5.9 inches/150mm, which was the largest size we could get from a reliable manufacturer. We have adjusted the size within Backerkit's listing to reflect this and be more accurate - apologies for the previous inconsistency. Still though, we think they look amazing! Check them out below -
Next up I wanted to give you all some sneak peaks at what I've been working on! I don't want to spoil anything, because I view EVERY SINGLE ROOM in the game as equally important both artistically and gameplay-wise; there will be no useless or visually repetitive rooms in the Chong Sing Apartments. That said, I hope a few very small snippets are enough to get your hearts racing! It can be hard to choose sneak peaks without spoiling anything.
Updates may be sparse or short going forward, as we do not want to spoil the game's actual content, but I promise show off some previews or snippets when possible - it's just hard to find things we can actually show off without ruining any part of the game! We do have some big news to share in the near future as well though, so stay tuned for that! We may have some previews for some certain consoles very soon...
#36 - STEAM PAGE LAUNCHED!
over 5 years ago
– Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 07:22:58 PM
Good morning, and happy monday to everyone!
Today's update is direct and to the point; our Steam page is officially launched! Check it out here, and remember to wishlist/follow it (especially if you haven't backed or pre-ordered through backerkit).
If you don't mind, we'd like to please ask to make sure to share that link for all your friends and followers; the more people plugged into Sense, the bigger a splash we can make when it releases! We'll be slowly updating the Sense steam page over time, with new screenshots, and maybe even a new trailer!
With the steam page now up, the new demo will be up as soon as Valve approves it, which we anticipate to be around the end of this week. We'll keep everyone updated on it!
Also, another friendly reminder that our merchandise shop is online with a several t-shirt designs, stickers, and more! https://suzaku-games.myshopify.com/
And finally, even though we mentioned it before, we wanted to do a more formal shout out to our friends over at Radi Art for their ongoing kickstarter "Synergia". A yuri cyberpunk visual novel seems to fit right in with our fanbase, and we highly recommend checking it out! Mei will even cameo briefly in their game while Cila will appear in Sense.
