Made Marion: John's Route Releases November 30
8 months ago
– Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 02:40:25 PM
John's Route Releases November 30
We've just uploaded John Chapter 3 onto the beta test server, so we're on the last stretch of our release. John's route will come out on November 30!
I'd like to thank the team for their great contributions these past few months. Special mention to Lawrichai, who learned Live2D this year so that our lore intro could be even cooler than originally planned. Instead of doing simple animations in-engine, we now have a full animated video telling the story of Avalon's history. It's all done and will be available to view in the game when John's route comes out!
Made Marion: John's Beta Phase 1 is Live
9 months ago
– Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 05:23:45 PM
Beta Test Time Begins!
Hi, Beta Backers! (Sorry, this goes out to all backers because Beta Test backing was an add-on rather than a Kickstarter Tier)
John's Beta Phase 1 is live on our Steam Playtest Client and our Itch.io Beta Centre. If you're a Beta Backer you can find the beta client links in your Backerkit survey area. Feel free to contact me on Discord or send me a message here on Kickstarter if you're having trouble finding your Beta client.
Beta Phase 1 Patch Notes:
* John's route Chapters 1-2 are available!
* You will be prompted to save your game at the end of Chapter 2 in preparation for Phase 2, the full route.
* The Animated Lore Intro is 3/4ths done and the WIP video is live in our beta client.
Known Issues:
- I forgot to stick John's first CG into the Sherwood Common Route. It will be available as of Beta Phase 2.
- Robin's expanded sexy scenes are under construction. I don't recommend playing any route but John's in the beta client, anyhow.
I would love any comments you have or issues you've encountered! You can find us on Discord and are welcome to let me know you're a tester so you can join beta-chat. Please do not discuss anything about John's route in public (Kickstarter comments, social media), let's be respectful so everyone can enjoy the route when they have access.
Made Marion Development Update, October 2025
9 months ago
– Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 04:34:55 PM
On the Homeward Stretch!
Happy Halloween, all! I'm putting the finishing touches on the writing for John's Chapter 3 this weekend. It was a beast, but we're in the home stretch now. I just have writing the Chapter 4s (which doesn't take me too long) and coding Chapters 2-4 left before release.
Our cut-ins are mostly done and we have 3/5 CGs with the final two nearly complete, so our art is in a good spot. Our animated intro will not quite be complete by this release, but there will be an updated video with some excellent progress made. It will be in full video format instead of in-engine, which will make it a more seamless player experience.
With our current progress I'm going to say our release will be toward the end of November. I want to make sure my editor has plenty of time with the text and we also have a lovely Black-identified sensitivity reader with a strong background in Medieval fantasy who is checking the route over for me.
I'll be back in a few weeks with our Beta announcement!
Made Marion Development Update: September 2025
10 months ago
– Tue, Sep 30, 2025 at 10:15:22 AM
Hi everyone! Sorry our dev update ran so late in the month, I got laid out with a bad cold and was using all my limited energy to work on the game.
I am currently writing John Chapter 3 and coding Chapter 1. I've received buy-in from the team and John's route will be releasing in November. We'll post the exact release date once we begin beta-testing.
Lawrichai has been hard at work on our lore intro, and we should have a version with a lot more of the animations available when John's route releases! You can take a look at some snippets on our Bluesky feed.
In addition, Sandra is having a good time illustrating our Mega-Guide lore stories! I have to share this one from Robin's story with everyone because it's just so cute. Little Robin and Geoffrey having a little tiff! Yes, they've been at odds for their entire lives.
Hope you are all having a most excellent spooky season. John will be seeing you very soon!
Made Marion Development Update: August 2025
11 months ago
– Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 12:01:43 PM
Livin' on a Prayer
Whoa, we're halfway there! Writing for John's route is now 50% complete. Major coding will begin as soon as I get Chapter 1 back from my first reader.
Johnny used to work on the docks...
We will be releasing John's route this fall. I'll have a more exact date when we are closer to release. Thank all of you so much for your endless patience as I continue to deal with the ups and downs of chronic illness. The ups are getting better and the downs less frequent, but it does sometimes feel like two steps forward, one step back.
Hope you all have had an excellent summer and are looking forward to some good ol' fashioned romantic yearning when John's route releases this fall!
