Shoujo City 3D update 1.12

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Update 1.12 for Shoujo City 3D is released on Steam, Google Play, and the App Store. Here is what is new:

  • Added tanning booths in the beauty salon (school map), allowing to adjust skin color of player’s character and girlfriend.
  • Added more interior details in the beauty salon.
  • Replaced most background buildings in apartment, Summer Town, Akihabara, and school maps with higher quality models (12 new designs).
  • Added various new street details: water tanks, air conditioning units, electrical cubicles, scooters, etc.
  • Fixed an error with missing mikan tree in pot.
  • Coloring mini-game now requires 75% accuracy instead of 90%.
  • Replaced sound effect for all doors and fixed door stuttering movement while opening/closing.
  • Removed fixed camera controller on apartment balcony (now it can be viewed with regular free camera).

Shoujo City 2D is now free!

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Shoujo City 2D (originally released in 2015) was updated, all paid content that in the past could be accessed by buying “Master Key” is now completely free. I would like to thank all the people who bought full version of this game in the past, because that’s what allowed me to continue working on this concept and move on to create next version, Shoujo City 3D. Since there were no content updates since many years ago, the game’s monthly sales became close to zero by now, so I think it is fair to make it completely free to let everybody experience all the content.

Updated version is available on Google Play and the App Store:

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.laikastudio.shoujocity

iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shoujo-city-anime-game/id1128360282

Shoujo City 3D update 1.11

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Update 1.11 for Shoujo City 3D is released on Steam, Google Play, and the App Store. Here is what is new:

  • Added various interior items in school (curtains, window blinds, posters, paintings, flowers in pots).
  • Added menu in the in-game phone explaining controls (for mobile version).
  • New clothes and accessories in the convenience store:

* strawberry hairpins, clover hairpins;
* sunglasses, round glasses, including color variations (7 in total);
* t-shirts (2 designs);
* new plants for house decoration: monstera and dieffenbachia;
* new painting;

  • Small interior redesigns in the convenience store (added clothes racks).
  • Fixed a few minor texture and sprite issues.
  • Removed the event where girlfriend was asking for ice cream. She will just ask for food now.

Shoujo City 3D update 1.10

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Update 1.10 is released on Steam and mobile stores:

  • PC and Android version: two original dakimakura covers are redesigned with better quality. One new dakimakura cover (sold in Akihabara).
  • All versions: New collectible crystal ball (room decoration item). Can be obtained as one of random prizes in the water gun mini-game (Summer Town map).
  • iOS and Android version: improved touchscreen controls: camera now can be rotated using entire screen area, scrollbar zoom is replaced with pinch zoom.
  • iOS: For devices with notch, black padding on sides of the screen is now enforced.

Shoujo City 3D update 1.9

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Update 1.9 for Shoujo City 3D is released on Steam, App Store, and Google Play. Here is what is new:

  • New deer in the shrine map. To feed them, buy deer crackers and walk towards deer with a cracker placed in your “hand” slot.
  • Generic packages for some food items are replaced with actual 3D models: daikon, carrot, cucumber, shiitake, sweet potato, egg, omurice, fried egg, tonjiru, gyoza.
  • New umbrella with cat and dots pattern (sold in covenience store).
  • Redesign of mini-PC (one of three PCs sold in the convenience store).
  • Added a few small details (signs, cash registers, etc.) in school, Akihabara, and Summer Town map.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented girlfriend sitting on a chair to play piano (chairs were too close).
  • Corrected a minor error with position of food spawned on tables.

Shoujo City update 1.8

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Update 1.8 for Shoujo City 3D is released on Steam, App Store, and Google Play.

  • Game engine is updated to Unity 2021.
  • All translations are updated according to the game’s wiki.
  • Demon horns and demon tail for cosplay (sold in convenience store).
  • Advertisement posters in Akihabara. You can obtain a new promotional poster and place it on wall in your apartment room.
  • Fixed a bug which allowed girlfriend to sit on chairs or spots already occupied by dakimakura.
  • Fixed a bug which allowed placing dakimakura on chair or spot already occupied by other dakimakura or girlfriend.
  • Screen resolution settings are now available in “SETTINGS” menu (for Windows and MacOS versions).

Anime City is coming to Steam in 2024

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The new game I have been working on for over a year already – Anime City – is coming to Steam in 2024. You can add it to your Steam wishlist now:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2215410/Anime_City/

The game is built on the same core ideas as Shoujo City 2D and Shoujo City 3D, and is focused on high school life and building relationships with one of dateable characters you can meet throughout gameplay. But it’s neither a remake nor a sequel to the two previous games: all the assets and gameplay mechanics are being designed from a scratch. Please check the linked Steam page for more details.

EDIT: release is delayed from 2023 to 2024.

Shoujo City update 1.7

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Update 1.7 for Shoujo City 3D is released on Steam, Google Play, and the App Store. This is a small patch that contains mostly updated translations. There are also new prizes for water gun mini-game in the Shinto shrine map – daruma and maneki neko; Water gun stalls in all maps were updated to show some of prizes that can be obtained after completing the mini-game.

Shoujo City Matsuri (update 1.6)

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Shoujo City 3D update 1.6 is released on Steam, App Store, and Google Play. Here is what is new:

* New matsuri area in the Shinto shrine map, which includes 10 food stalls, dining area, and staff tent. Stalls:

  • baked corn (snacks: baked corn, ikayaki, yakiimo, yakitori);
  • frankfurt sausages (snacks: grilled sausages on a stick);
  • ringo ame (snacks: candy apple);
  • choco banana (snacks: chocolate banana – 4 flavors, cotton candy – 2 flavors);
  •  baby castella (snacks: baby castella);
  • taiyaki (snacks: taiyaki – 5 flavors, crepes – 2 flavors, melonpan);
  • okonomiyaki (snacks: okonomiyaki);
  • takoyaki (snacks: takoyaki);
  • kakigoori (snacks: kakigoori – 8 flavors, coconut drink, watermelon piece);
  • yakisoba (snacks: yakisoba, yakisoba pan);

In the staff tent, you can get free matsuri posters (used as apartment room wall decorations).
Yakisoba, kakigoori, and takoyaki stalls are also available in the Summer Town map.

* Fixed a minor bug with camera zooming in too close in some cases while opening girlfriend’s inventory.
* Achievement items are now added to inventory in both story and free modes.
* Fixed a bug which happened if you attempted to kiss girlfriend while holding a pillow.
* Fixed a bug with incorrectly placed coloring marker in some screen resolutions and aspect ratios (coloring book mini-game).

This is the final update for the game (this time for real). Since a few months ago I started working on a new dating sim project based on the same core principles but with vastly more advanced visuals and gameplay mechanics. Early Access Steam release is planned for 2023. For latest updates on development progress, you can check the project’s official Twitter account.

Shoujo City update 1.5

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Update 1.5 for Shoujo City 3D is released on Steam, App Store, and Google Play. Here is what is new:

    • New UFO catcher machine in Summer Town map. Prizes: toy bear, toy horse, toy turtle, toy unicorn.
    • Akihabara baseball cap (one of random prizes obtained after completing Akihabara water gun mini-game).
    • New recipe for cup ramen (requires kettle).
    • New snack – melonpan (sold in school and jinja maps).
    • Face masks (available in school lockers area).
    • Fixed a bug (freezing girlfriend) which happened if you quickly opened and closed hair customization menu.
    • Fixed a minor bug which happened if you quickly closed survey book in the train opening scene.
    • Fixed a minor bug which allowed to walk on top of benches while carrying swim rings and other similar items.
    • All translations are updated according to game wiki.

With this update, development of the project is coming to end. If there will be further contributions from translators, they will be added to the game, but apart from those, no further updates are planned at the moment. The game was in continuous development for almost 5 years (since beginning of 2017), and at this point there isn’t much left to add to it.

Since a few months ago I started working on a new dating sim project based on the same core principles but with vastly more advanced visuals and gameplay mechanics. Early Access Steam release is planned for 2023. For latest updates on development progress, you can check the project’s official Twitter account.