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Officially announcing our sweetest creation — High Times! 🍩

Jun 13, 2023

Hey gang,

We're super excited to publicly unveil our latest and sweetest creation: High Times.

In a world where you can get high with no consequences, the hardest drug to get over are your exes. In this (anti) dating sim about drugs and donuts, you'll manage a café, serve special donuts that get customers high, and live out the ultimate fantasy — getting closure with your exes!

Wishlist on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251220

ABOUT THE GAME

Welcome to The Hotbox!

It's the year 2069 (nice!), and miracles have been made in the name of science. The greatest of them all? Drugs are now totally safe to consume!

Set in the fictional world of San Mazo — which is totally not a rip off of LA — you're a Mood Confectioner (a fancy term for someone who bakes drugs into sweets) who must turn your boss' café, The Hotbox, into the hottest place in town or get fired. That isn’t the end of your problems, though — the exes whom you've ghosted are back in town and they all have a bone to pick with you.

Good luck, heartbreaker!

Game Genre: Simulation, Casual
Story Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Drama, Romance
Length: 8-10 hours, depending on reading speed (single playthrough)
Platforms: PC (Steam); Mobile (iOS/Android); Consoles (Nintendo Switch)
Languages: English, Simplified & Traditional Chinese (please stay tuned for more languages!)
Intended Release: 2024

SCREENSHOTS

*For more screenshots, please visit the game's Steam page.

FEATURES

🍩 Customizable Main Character
Choose the face that broke many hearts for a more personal experience.

🍩 Donut Baking Sim
Manage your own Mood Café and serve special donuts that get the high times rolling! Know your clients, find out their tastes, and make those donuts that they’ve been craving for!

🍩 Five Exes To Get Over
Surprise! Your exes are back to complicate things. They’ve got their own baggage, but you’re a Mood Confectioner, not a bellboy.

🍩 A Quirky Cast of Characters
From a girl in a chicken suit to a walking Jojo reference, San Mazo is full of zany characters. Meet them all, serve their favorite donuts, and find out what makes them tick.

🍩 English Voice Acting
A cast of professional English voice actors will be bringing the characters to life.

🍩 Dynamic Comic Book-Styled Visuals
Watch your story come to life with animated comic book-styled panels and vibrant CGs!

🍩 Multiple Endings
Will you get lost in a temporary high, leave things a hot mess, or find closure? Be sure to listen to your customers! You’re not just serving donuts; you’re serving advice.

🍩 Original Soundtrack
A blend of originally composed soundtracks that’ll make service time a time you can vibe to!

RELEVANT LINKS

High Times's development is being funded through our Patreon[www.patreon.com]. If you'd like to support us, please consider subscribing!

More information will be revealed in the coming months along with a demo, so please don’t forget to follow and add the game to your wishlist to get notified!

💊 Add High Times to your wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251220
💊 Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yangyangmobile
💊 Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/yangyangmobile
💊 Follow us on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/yangyangmobile

Love Esquire

Saint Maker is out on Steam!

Feb 22, 2023

Dear gang,

It's been awhile, but we decided to come back and make another horror game, a short visual novel called 'Saint Maker'.

In Saint Maker, you play as Holly Beltran, a young girl who experiences strange hauntings while visiting an old convent. The game will be dealing with both psychological and religious horror, and features eerie statues of saints coming to life — their faces cracked and twisted.

The game is currently out on Steam with a 20% launch discount:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1785300

While Saint Maker is in a different genre from Love Esquire, we’ve tried our best to make sure it has the same production quality and story-telling flair as our previous games.

If you're looking for a good horror story that also gives an emotional gut punch, please consider trying Saint Maker! ːamyhappyː

Love Esquire

Our next game: Saint Maker!

Nov 3, 2021

Dear Squires,

We'd like to officially announce our upcoming game, "Saint Maker", a religious psychological horror visual novel.

ABOUT THE GAME

While attending a religious recollection, Holly Beltran experiences strange hauntings throughout the convent. At night, broken faced statues and whispered prayers haunt Holly’s dreams — before the recollection is over, Holly may have to face more than her own demons to come out alive.

Length: 4-8 hours, depending on reading speed
Platforms: PC (Steam/Itch.io); Mobile (iOS/Android); Nintendo Switch
Intended Release: 2022

FEATURES

✟ Religious/Psychological Horror: Experience a horror story rich with eerie religious iconography and psychological scares.

✟ Fully Voiced: A full cast of professional English voice actors will be bringing the characters to life.

✟ Interactive Dialogue Choices: As the horror unfolds, your choices will help Holly discover more about herself during this ordeal.

✟ Bone-chilling Visuals: Witness the haunting setting of the Convent of the Sisters of Saint Idelora, with detailed backgrounds, CGs, and animated illustrations adding to an immersive and terrifying experience.

✟ Original Soundtrack: Originally composed soundtracks which add both horror and heart to the story.

PLEASE ADD SAINT MAKER TO YOUR STEAM WISHLIST:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1785300

Saint Maker's development is funded through our Patreon[www.patreon.com]. If you'd like to support us, please consider subscribing!

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If you're a fan of what we do and would like to support us further, please consider buying physical merch of our games[www.freewebstore.org] or supporting us on Patreon[www.patreon.com]! Thank you! (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

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Love Esquire is available on Nintendo Switch & Mobile pre-registration!

Sep 18, 2021

📣 This update is for all you Squires out there who own a Nintendo Switch!

We're very happy to announce that pre-orders are open for both The Letter and Love Esquire physical Nintendo Switch releases via Playasia! 🎉ːamyhappyː

Available in both standard and limited edition! Only 2000 limited edition copies are available, so pre-order now while stock lasts!

Physical Version:
🍑 Love Esquire: https://www.play-asia.com/search/Love+Esquire
🩸 The Letter: https://www.play-asia.com/search/The+Letter%3A+A+Horror+Visual+Novel

This was made possible by our amazing publisher, eastasiasoft! We're eternally grateful because they trust in the quality of our games!

For Squires who are more into digital collection, you can also find a Switch copy of Love Esquire in the following Nintendo E-Shops:

Digital Version:
🛒 Americas Store: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/love-esquire-switch/
🛒 Europe Store: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Love-Esquire-2008790.html
🛒 Hong Kong Store: https://ec.nintendo.com/HK/zh/titles/70010000037016

Mobile Pre-Registration

It took us a long time to get here, but we're super stoked because Love Esquire is ready for pre-registration on both GooglePlay and Apple App Store!

Our estimated release is next month. In the meantime, don't forget to pre-register and get rewarded 100 gems 💎 on launch!

📱 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yym.loveesquiremobile
📱 Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/love-esquire/id1506934034

The mobile version of Love Esquire varies greatly compared to its Steam and Switch versions. We redesigned the gameplay and added gems, energies, daily missions and gacha elements to make it a better fit as a F2P game in the mobile market.

Thank you so much for reading, Squires! Please look forward to our next updates! ːbestgrilbessyː

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If you're a fan of what we do and would like to support us further, please consider buying physical merch of our games[www.freewebstore.org] or supporting us on Patreon[www.patreon.com]! Thank you! (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

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Our newest game, Perfect Gold, is released!

Apr 20, 2021

Dear gang,

After more than a year of development, we're proud to announce that our newest game, Perfect Gold is finally released!!

Perfect Gold: The Alchemy of Happiness is a short, coming-of-age yuri visual novel about two former friends who escape detention in order to celebrate the Sunflower Festival. Set in the magical city of Castlecoast, readers get to know Audrey Clary, an alchemy student and heiress who secretly dreams of a different life, and Marion LaRue, a rebellious elemental magic student in search of someone she once loved.

With around 2 hours of gameplay, you can get the game for $7.99 USD, with a 10% discount during our launch week.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/578540

If yuri is your cup of tea, be sure to get a copy of the game while it’s on discount! Don’t forget to share it to your friends and leave us a review! ːsimonewinkː

Our other games are also on sale!

To celebrate Perfect Gold's release, we've also put our other games on sale!

If you're into horror and pain, please check out The Letter. If your laifu is all about waifu, please check out Love Esquire.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/849740
https://store.steampowered.com/app/460430

Sale ends at the end of Perfect Gold's launch week (April 26).

Thank you so much! We hope to see you all again in our next games! ːirenesmileː

Love Esquire

Winter Update! ❄️

Jan 13, 2021

Happy New Year to all our wonderful Squires! 🎉🎊 We hope your holidays were filled with love, hope and joy! We look forward to a kinder, healthier and happier 2021! ːbestgrilbessyː 💖

Now let's get on with the update, starting with...

Greatest Pleasure

It took forever, but Greatest Pleasure is now available to download as a free DLC. ːhughpervː

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1503230/

The Greatest Pleasure DLC unlocks additional static (non-animated) illustrations (CGs) at the end of your waifu's romance path. Once unlocked, the Greatest Pleasure CGs can be viewed at the Gallery. The CGs are ecchi in nature (depictions of sexual act), but it doesn't contain nudity.

This was originally a mod back when the game was first released in 2019, until Steam asked us to convert it into a DLC instead.

❗❗❗ IMPORTANT: Our benevolent overlord and patron Teofilo has created a better version of the Greatest Pleasure DLC (with story and animated CGs). The mod is called 'Hip to be Squire' and you can install it through the game's workshop.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1884758461

Mod Support & Documentation

Speaking of mods, we've written a guide on how you could create and upload your own mods for the game. We did our best to make the guide as friendly as possible.

You can read the full guide here: {LINK REMOVED}https://bit.ly/le-modguide

We hope you'll give modding a try! We look forward to your works! ːamyhappyː

Improved Controller Support

Another great news: the game now has full controller support! To complement this, we've implemented controller hints for easier navigation. You can enable them via Options.

This feature is still a work-in-progress, so please don't expect it to be perfect. If you encounter any problems, please let us know through the bug report thread at the forums!

Until we've completed and polished the controller hints, the controller support feature will continue to be in beta.

Patch Notes for v1.3.3:

Note: Patch size is big because we updated our Unity version for better compatibility.

Added missing translations for Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Russian and German.
Removed 5 item sprites in the gallery that were not used in the game.
Fixed a bug wherein the game crashes when you click on the poster at Squire's bedroom.
Fixed a bug wherein the meters (hearts) in the relationship screen are missing during New Game+.
Fixed a bug in the scene list wherein Vel's Romance is showing the friendship ending instead of the romance ending.
Fixed a bug wherein the world map appears white to Turkish users.
Fixed a bug wherein the videos appear white – which results in a crash – in Linux systems.
*Note: A few Windows users are also experiencing this issue. Based on our findings, this is because of a program called 'Sonic Studio 2'. It's been known to make games crash because it interferes with DirectX11's functionality. This issue can either be fixed by enabling 'Skip Videos' at the options, or by disabling/uninstalling the program.
Various polishes and bug fixes.

Upcoming

Improved Controller Hints
More Localization Fixes
New Localization: Portuguese Language
Console Release for Nintendo Switch
Mobile Release for Apple Store and GooglePlay

Thank you so much for your continued patience! We're constantly improving the game for better experience! Please look forward to our next patch! ːbosshappyː

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If you're a fan of what we do and would like to support us further, please consider buying physical merch of our games[www.freewebstore.org] or supporting us on Patreon[www.patreon.com]! Thank you! (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

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Happy 1st Anniversary! 🎉

Oct 8, 2020

Thank You! ❤

Dear Squires,

Love Esquire turns 1 today.

As we look back, we'd like to extend our sincerest gratitude to all of our faithful Squires for their unwavering support; from being over 700% funded on Kickstarter to having over 600+ reviews on Steam, thank you for making Love Esquire our most successful game to date! Thank you for the let's plays, reviews, fanarts, cosplays, fanfictions, among many others. We couldn’t have gotten this far without each and every one of you!

We'd also like to thank the following people for making Love Esquire extra special: our talented voice actors from Sound Cadence Studios, the almighty Jesse Cox, and our wonderful dev friends from Sad Panda Studios.

As we march towards the future, we hope we can continue to bring you more high-quality games! Please look forward to it! ːamyhappyː

Love Esquire is 25% Off!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/849740

To commemorate our first anniversary, we've placed Love Esquire on sale for 25% off for the entire week, running from October 8th until the 15th! This is our highest discount so far, so if you don't have a copy yet, now's the perfect time to grab one!

Love Esquire Merch is 20% Off!

Apart from the game, we've also put all of Love Esquire's merchandise on sale for 20% off! If you don't have a Collector's Edition yet, don't miss your chance to own one!

Buy LE Merch: https://www.freewebstore.org/yangyangmobile

Love Esquire is a finalist of SEA Games 2020

We're also proud to announce that Love Esquire is selected as one of the 40 finalists in this year's SEA Game Awards! ːbestgrilbessyː

Congratulations to all the participants! You can check out the full roster here:
https://www.facebook.com/lvlupkualalumpur/posts/3478044152259079

Nintendo Switch Version!

Another great news: we've begun porting Love Esquire to consoles, starting from the Nintendo Switch! We've managed to get the game running but we still need to polish things up, especially the control scheme. This will take some time, and our goal is to release the Switch version by next year. Fingers crossed!

We'll give more information about this in the future. Please stay tuned! :)

Upcoming Updates

Lastly, please expect the following announcements/improvements to the game (no order in particular):

Mobile Release for Apple Store and GooglePlay
Mod Support and Documentation for PC (Steam Workshop)
Improved controller support
Localization Fixes (CN, RU, DE and a new language: Portuguese)

We can't give specific dates due to our limited resources, but we're working hard to accomplish all of these as soon as possible!

Thank you so much for your patience! Happy Birthday Love Esquire! 🥳ːbosshappyː

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If you're a fan of what we do and would like to support us further, please consider buying physical merch of our games[www.freewebstore.org] or supporting us on Patreon[www.patreon.com]! Thank you! (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

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Our new game, Perfect Gold, is up on Kickstarter!

Sep 9, 2020

Hello Squires! We hope you're all doing well and are safe! ːbestgrilbessyː

We're happy to share that our next game, Perfect Gold - Yuri Visual Novel is now live on Kickstarter. Some of us in the team have been hard at work on this project for the past few months, and you can try out the game's demo over at our Steam page. Don't forget to wishlist too!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/578540/Perfect_Gold__Yuri_Visual_Novel/

If you're a fan of yuri, please consider supporting us and follow a heartwarming, slice-of-life story between 2 girls as they get a second chance at love & friendship. 🌻

Back us now and get the game for a discounted price:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yangyangmobile/perfect-gold?ref=1g0l08[/url] [img]https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33189138/0742d4b5c329dde03a8eceecec80b3f4869fc0ab.gif[/img] [b]EARLY BIRD PROMO:[/b] Backers who'll pledge at least $9 USD within the first 24 hours of the Kickstarter will get a FREE Steam key of our previous game, The Letter! [b]Promo ends on September 9, 2020 @ 11am Pacific Time (GMT-7).[/b] Don't miss out on this deal! 💛 [img]https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33189138/6b45a5e9ca4b13dd99ef0d3f7bf3b0cf3adbf133.png[/img

EARLY BIRD PROMO: Backers who'll pledge at least $9 USD within the first 24 hours of the Kickstarter will get a FREE Steam key of our previous game, The Letter!

Promo ends on September 9, 2020 @ 11am Pacific Time (GMT-7). Don't miss out on this deal! 💛

Love Esquire

Summer Update! 🌞

Jun 23, 2020

Hello Squires,

Summer is here! We hope you're all having a wonderful time, just like the cast of Love Esquire in this pandemic-free beach scene ːhughpervː:

Anyways, we've released a rather big patch yesterday for the game. In this update, we focused on improving the player experience during new game+ mode.

Please check our patch notes below for v1.2.7:

New Features

Ability to time travel using calendar in NG+: Our calendar feature now gives you the ability to travel to a particular day in New Game+ mode. Please take note that you can only use this to travel forward, not backward, so be careful when using this feature.
Upgraded relationship window: We've made two major changes to the relationship window:
(1) Added a relationship bar (or in this case, a circle) to give players an idea how long until they unlock the next arc/level of relationship.

(2) When you've progressed far enough into a waifu's story line, you get locked into her route. Being locked into a waifu's route stops you from triggering other waifu's arcs and special scenes to avoid conflict in the story line. Since this feature has not been clear to all players, we've added a pink glow visual effect in the relationship window to let players know if they've been locked into a route.
Special Scenes are now marked with a "!" in NG+: To make waifu hunting easier in NG+ mode, we've decided to mark special scenes in the world map once they're available. For comparison, arcs are marked with "!" on top of the location, while special scenes are marked with "!" on top of the jumping waifu chibis.
NG+ Tutorial: We've added a tutorial text at the beginning of your new game+ journey to let you know of the various NG+ changes, features and tips. The tutorial will prompt every time you go into new game+, but you have an option to skip it if you've already seen it. In addition, we've also added a NG+ count beside the time/date UI, so players know how many new game+'s they've played.

Improvements

Improved the game's compatibility with regards to the new Unity version.
Fixed and improved several issues in the game's localization (CN, RU, DE).
When a scene is done playing in the scene list, it now redirects the players to the scene list UI instead of the main menu.
Polished and adjusted some voice over lines.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug wherein the limit break animation is not displaying and the screen turns white instead.
Fixed a bug wherein no sound effect is playing on some buttons.
Fixed a bug wherein the mouse wheel scroll is not working on the scene list UI.
Fixed a bug wherein Beatrice Topics - Traditions 2 [V1] and [V3] are not unlocking properly in the scene list.
Fixed a bug in the scene list wherein Vel's Romance is playing the friendship ending instead of the romance ending.
Fixed a bug wherein the harem route is not properly unlocking in the scene list.

Upcoming

Improvements to controller support
Mods guide for players
Portuguese localization
Greatest Pleasure DLC (previously a mod)
More localization fixes

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Patch Notes for v1.2.4

Mar 21, 2020

Hello Squires!

We hope you're all safe and sound from the threats of COVID-19! ːbestgrilbessyː

In case you haven't noticed, we released a patch for v1.2.4 a few days ago. Please check our patch notes below:

Fixed a bug wherein some users can't save and load their games.
Improved the game's compatibility with regards to the new Unity version.
Mac build notarization.
Polished and adjusted over 1500 voiced lines.
Polished and fixed miscellaneous grammar and narrative text.
Various bug fixes and game improvements.

Upcoming

Ability to time travel using calendar in NG+
Portuguese localization
Greatest Pleasure DLC (previously a mod)
Mods guide for players
More voice acting fixes
More localization fixes

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