The Symbiant - Gay Yaoi (18+)

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• Happy Pride Month! And a little treat...
  June 06, 2024 by HeartCoreDev

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  Chohra wishes everyone a very happy Pride Month! Also because we thought this month would be a good opportunity to give you a little treat: a test commission we did with our now sketch artist for a co... Continue reading

  
• Post-release survey results!
  May 18, 2024 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greetings Terrans! The results for our 2024, post-release survey are here! To get answers, we posted the newsletter advertising our survey in the places players were most likely to have supported us:... Continue reading

  
• Post-release survey!
  April 24, 2024 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greetings Terrans! We are hard at work on a brand new project we can't reveal yet! New story, different characters, different locations. Picture not related. In the meantime, we would love to know you... Continue reading

  
• The Symbiant Re:Union (18+) is out on Itch!
  March 01, 2024 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greetings to all Terrans! <3 We are happy to report that The Symbiant Re:Union 18+ released on itch.io today! The full 18+ version of the game is now available to download without the patch installati... Continue reading

  
• The Symbiant Re:Union is out!!!
  January 29, 2024 by HeartCoreDev

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  Dear Terrans, It's finally out! The Symbiant Re:Union is currently 10% off on Steam. Note that its public release on itch.io will be on March 1st, 2024 . [ Link to the Steam page ] If you pre-ordered... Continue reading
• 10 days until Re:Union release! January Progress Update
  January 20, 2024 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greetings Terrans! :D First off, thank you for reading our newsletters! We've been consistently pushing out at least one newsletter a month since March 2022. Wishlist The Symbiant Re:Union! Re:Union i... Continue reading

  
• Re:Union December Progress Update
  December 27, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greeting Terrans! :D First off, we hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas / end-of-the-year celebrations! Fable got winter socks and Irlana got the flu... Wishlist The Symbiant Re:Union! If you have... Continue reading

  
• The Symbiant Re:Union Demo + Release Date
  December 13, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  The Symbiant Re:Union's adult demo is now available! Click the widget below to access the page: The Symbiant Re:Union by HeartCore Dev For various reasons, we decided release the full game on Steam a... Continue reading

  
• Re:Union November Progress Update
  November 29, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greeting Terrans! :D This update will be quite short: All script is done, for both Cayama and Odaria stories All art assets (CGs, backgrounds...) are done All voiceover is done and inserted All scenes... Continue reading

  
• Re:Union beta 0.1.0 is up!
  November 25, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta

  In this beta you get: Cayama story up to scene 9 Odaria story up to scene 3 3 sex scenes Full voice acting Grab the beta through the "Re:Union Early Access" purchase tier on itch.io or sign-up to the... Continue reading

  
• Re:Union October Progress Update
  October 28, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greeting Terrans! :D If you remember our announcement back in August, we've been looking for an artist for your next project. We're happy to announce that we finally found someone and we look forward... Continue reading

  
• After Stories September Progress Update
  September 25, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greeting Terrans! We're kind of amazed we managed to keep up at least one monthly progress update all this time. The Symbiant: After Stories is now The Symbiant Re:Union After a popular vote that took... Continue reading

  
• After Stories - August progress update
  August 24, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings Terrans! We're very excited to bring you this August update! This month things have been moving forward with the speed of light and we can't wait to share all the awesome progress we made on... Continue reading
• Cayama After Story scene 7 is completed!
  August 20, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta

  This marks the first release where the After Stories are their own game. New menu, slightly different UI and 2 new tunes for you to discover! You can check it on our Patreon or on itch through the "Af... Continue reading

  
• After Stories - July Progress Update
  July 30, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings Terrans! If you missed our last update, here's a reminder that you can wishlist The Symbiant: After Stories on Steam right now . It really helps with the game's visibility, even if you alrea... Continue reading

  
• The After Stories Will Be Their Own Game!
  July 18, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  (seems like we somehow posted this on Kickstarter but not itchio) Greetings Terrans! As the title says, the Steam page for The Symbiant: After Stories is officially LIVE! (As Coming Soon) Even if you... Continue reading

  
• May update
  May 30, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greetings Terrans! We're happy to announce that we have an Instagram ! Our social media person, Moccha, has been handling most of Twitter and Instagram posts for the past few months so we have more ti... Continue reading

  
• April progress update
  April 25, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings Terrans! April was yet another busy month for us in-between voice acting sessions, getting sick again, art direction and reworking the game's programming. Writing and Editing We are improvin... Continue reading

  
• March Progress Update - Banned in Russia edition
  March 18, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings Terrans! The Symbiant and its extras are 10% off on itchio and Steam. Most of you already own the game but perhaps your friends will find this information useful! We spent the better part of... Continue reading

  
• After Stories, scene 1 is up!
  February 20, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta

  Greetings, Terrans! We are hard at work on The Symbiant's After Stories and we are excited to announce that the first scene is now available in Early Access! The first part of the After Stories takes... Continue reading

  
• End-of-February Progress Update
  February 17, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Hello Terrans! We hope you enjoyed the game's full release (or that you're enjoying it) and would like to remind you of our Discord server where you can tell us what you think! :D We are still in the... Continue reading

  
• Exes Assault!! Kickstarter: A Juicy BL game
  February 05, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  #yaoi, #kickstarter

  Hello to all Terrans! Today we wanted to bring your attention to a fellow BL game dev and their awesome new game currently running on Kickstarter! We think you're going to like it :D Exes Assault!! is... Continue reading

  
• February update -- post-launch edition
  February 04, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greetings, Terrans! The game was released on February 2nd and if you haven't received any key, please check your spam folder for emails from itchio! The language and adult patch-related bugs that play... Continue reading

  
• The Symbiant is now released!!!
  February 03, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  #announcement

  Thanks for sticking with us until now! We hope you enjoy The Symbiant as much as we enjoyed making it. <3... Continue reading
• 3 days until launch
  January 30, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  By the time you get notified through email of this post, it will only be 1 day before launch. Mark your calendar! :D... Continue reading

  
• Extended demo is now public
  January 20, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  #announcement

  The Symbiant's extended demo is now public and free to play! We also sent the 2-weeks early access build for those who backed that tier on itch and Kickstarter. For everyone else, while you wait for t... Continue reading

  
• End-of-January progress update
  January 17, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings Terrans! :D The February 2nd release is in a little more than 2 weeks. Since last update, we've been neck-deep in various tasks in hope everything is ready on time. Such tasks include: Creat... Continue reading

  
• January progress update - we have a release date!!!
  January 02, 2023 by HeartCoreDev

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  Happy New Year to all Terrans!!! :D We are stoked to announce that The Symbiant will be released on Steam and itch.io on February 2nd, in exactly a month! Both the full game and the 18+ uncensor patch... Continue reading

  
• End of December Progress Update
  December 16, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings Terrans! We finished inserting French, Spanish and Russian scripts for the game. Additionally, the Thai and Portuguese Brazilian translations are close to completion and will hopefully be fi... Continue reading

  
• Beta 0.7.3, scene 35 is out! ❤️💙
  December 08, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta

  The CG previewed above wasn't originally planned during our Kickstarters and is one of the "extras" we were able to afford thanks to Patreon and itchio supporters! Thanks for helping us make The Symbi... Continue reading

  
• December progress update
  December 07, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings Terrans! Last week, we released the Thai version of the demo. We're hard at work coordinating the 11 translations of the game, which involves lots of back and forth with our translators and... Continue reading

  
• Survey results
  November 30, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greetings Terrans! We finally finished processing the data of The Symbiant survey, which a whopping 817 of you took part of! That is much, much more than we expected to say the least. The winner of th... Continue reading

  
• Scene 33 is out! 🦑
  November 25, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta

  In which Danya is feeling very brave and his blue boyfriend is all too happy to help. <3 The beta is up on Patreon for $20 patrons or in this page for players who pre-ordered the $105 tier on itchio... Continue reading

  
• Web version + End-of-November Progress!
  November 16, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings alien lovers! We're happy to announce the web version of The Symbiant's demo, available to play on the main project page (NSFW)! To make this possible, the game build's assets have been comp... Continue reading

  
• ​November progress update
  November 04, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greetings, alien lovers! In case you missed it, you can still fill our 2-minutes public survey , with the option to leave an email to enter a SMB and Synthetic Lover key giveaway! Art Our new backgrou... Continue reading

  
• Beta 0.6.8, one full route complete and new languages implemented
  October 27, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta

  With the release of beta 0.6.8, we have some great news to share with you! First off, the beta now offers one complete route with 3 endings. Additionally, you can now play the scene of the second rout... Continue reading

  
• Fill our The Symbiant survey and get a chance to win our giveaway!
  October 21, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  Hi, ya'll! We wanna get to know you (aka our audience) better! Please take time to fill out the 2-min survey to help us out. (We'd really appreciate it!) You'll also run a chance of winning the game k... Continue reading

  
• End-of-October Progress Update
  October 15, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greetings alien lovers! We are in the process of recruiting another environment artist to make the DLC backgrounds, as well as another Traditional Chinese translator to assist the current ones, JackO... Continue reading

  
• Scene 28 is out! (beta 0.6.6) 😨
  October 13, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta

  What is Danya looking at? Find out in today's beta! This is The Symbiant's second ending! The beta is up on Patreon for $20 patrons or in this page for players who pre-ordered the $105 tier on itchio... Continue reading

  
• The Symbiant scene 27 is out! (Beta 0.6.5)
  October 06, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta

  We hope you enjoyed the game's first ending released last week! :D In order to access this week's scene, you must go back to scene 23 and make Danya decline Brahve's request. To get the beta, you can... Continue reading

  
• October progress update - Steam Next Fest edition
  October 03, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings alien lovers! Welcome to another update about our progress with The Symbiant and its DLCs!* !!! The Symbiant at the Steam Next Fest !!! For the Steam Next Fest, Irlana is streaming the game'... Continue reading

  
• First ending (scene 26) is available on Patreon!
  September 22, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta

  We are proud to release the first ending of the game! Additionally, voices were added up to the last available scene, although they will be subject to changes later as we are still in the QA process... Continue reading

  
• End-of-September progress update
  September 16, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings alien lovers! Do you want to hear a funny story? We discovered that last month, Thailand Vtuber Taiyo Bouken streamed a pirated beta build of The Symbiant on Youtube . Needless to say, we we... Continue reading

  
• Beta up to scene 25 is available on Patreon!
  September 09, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  We released scene 25 on Patreon! You can check it in the link below: https://www.patreon.com/posts/scene-25-part-2-71710328... Continue reading

  
• September progress update
  September 02, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings alien lovers! We got some good progress done these past 2 weeks, starting with the new languages available for the demo! Additionally, we found the translators for the upcoming Spanish and K... Continue reading

  
• The Symbiant's demo now available in 8 languages!
  August 30, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  We are proud to announce that The Symbiant's demo is now available in 4 new languages! Here's the list of all currently-available languages: English French (translated by Fable & Grimoire and Lautael)... Continue reading

  
• Scene 24 is up for patrons!
  August 19, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta

  We released scene 24, beta 0.6.1 for $20 patrons! You can check it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/70752319... Continue reading

  
• End-of-August progress update
  August 18, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greeting alien lovers! First off, we have an important announcement: The Symbiant's release date has been pushed to February 2023. This new release date will allow us to really polish the game up whil... Continue reading

  
• Russian Version of the Symbiant
  August 06, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  Симбиант (The Symbiant) — визуальная новелла о двух взрослых мужчинах из совершенно разных миров, полностью приним... Continue reading

  
• August progress update - more voice edition
  August 02, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings, alien lovers! We spent the last few days working on the game's voice acting. The translations are well underway but as mentioned previously, they will be released after the English version... Continue reading

  
• Beta up to scene 22 is available on Patreon
  July 28, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta

  Just a reminder that the beta of The Symbiant is updated weekly with new content! Additionally, we also have 4K CG sets here as well as the extended demo, which is available either by pre-ordering the... Continue reading

  
• End of July progress update - International edition
  July 22, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings alien lovers! We contacted new translators and started working on 3 more languages for The Symbiant. The current list of future languages is: - English - French - Russian - Traditional Chine... Continue reading

  
• July progress update - Pizza edition
  July 01, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings alien lovers! These past two weeks, Irlana and Fable have been busy with our day job, being sick, audio-processing the voice clips for part 2 and implementing the Traditional Chinese transla... Continue reading

  
• End-of-June progress update
  June 18, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings alien lovers! Now that we had some rest, we are back to work on The Symbiant! We sent all merch packages to those who ordered them, and we got some good progress done since last week. Progre... Continue reading

  
• Physical merch available for sale!
  June 13, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #merchandise

  Greetings alien lovers! Thanks to everyone who bought merch last week! We started sending packages and we still have some swag left! If you are interested in any of the physical merchandise seen above... Continue reading

  
• June progress update
  June 10, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  We're back from Dusseldorf! More precisely, both Fable and Irlana arrived home on Wednesday after 8 very busy days. We had the pleasure to meet some of you during DoKomi and are grateful to each and e... Continue reading

  
• Pre-orders and extended demo
  May 25, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #announcement, #beta

  Greetings alien lovers! We updated the itch page to add more information as well as regular pre-orders for the game. Below is the price list for the game + the various addons we offer. $20+ The Symbia... Continue reading

  
• Mid-May progress update
  May 18, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Greetings alien lovers! We're getting ready for DoKomi! That means scrambling to order the products we'll sell, buying equipment for the event, making visuals for all the products (you gotta design th... Continue reading

  
• 72 hours left for itch pre-order campaign!
  May 12, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta

  Greeting alien lovers! Just to remind you that the pre-order campaign ends in 3 days! $20+ Pre-order of The Symbiant game $28+ The Symbiant OST + 1-week early access $36+ Synthetic Lover game + artboo... Continue reading

  
• May progress update
  May 03, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  Hi everyone! We finally received the Kickstarter funds a few days ago. There were a few dropouts, which means we received a bit less than originally planned, but that won't stop us from fulfilling the... Continue reading

  
• Mid-April Progress Update
  April 17, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #progress update

  We hit 1000 followers on itch! Many thanks to those of you who follow us in there. We hope these updates are useful to you somehow! Progress status Writing: 38/38 (100%!!!!!!) Editing: 30/34 (80%) BGs... Continue reading

  
• Itch.io pre-order campaign
  April 16, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  For those who couldn't back us on Kickstarter , we put several rewards up for grab on The Symbiant's game page! Here's a quick overview of the rewards: $20+ Pre-order of The Symbiant game $28+ The Sym... Continue reading

  
• 24H left to back The Symbiant on Kickstarter
  April 13, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #kickstarter, #24h, #thesymbiant

  Guys, we're almost at the finish line! THIS IS IT! The Symbiant Kickstarter campaign will close tomorrow (April 14, 2022) at 9:53 am EST! Last chance to grab the goods and give us some love! <3 http:/... Continue reading

  
• 48H left to back The Symbiant on Kickstarter
  April 12, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #kickstarter, #48left

  Guys, we're wrapping up our funding campaign on Kickstarter soon! In fact there's only 48 left! ✨Reasons to get The Symbiant on Kickstarter: 💖 You help us fund the game, which we truly appreciate... Continue reading

  
• 1st Stretch Goal unlocked in The Symbiant Kickstarter!
  April 09, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #stretchgoal, #kickstarter

  Hey, everyone! Our FIRST Stretch Goal in the Symbiant Kickstarter is officially UNLOCKED! We're over $26000 CAD!!! That means all backers who pledged to get the game are now getting The Illustrated Sh... Continue reading

  
• 100% funded on Kickstarter + scene 11 is out
  April 01, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #kickstarter

  Great news: we hit our $15,000 USD goal on Kickstarter and we are currently 107% funded at the time of writing. We hope to reach our first two stretch goals before the end of the campaign on April 14t... Continue reading

  
• The Symbiant is 85% funded on Kickstarter!
  March 28, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #kickstarter

  Yey! Amazing news! Our Kickstarter is advancing steadily and we're at 85% with 16 days to go! Thank you so much to all backers, your support is so valuable for us! 💙 Name in credits Btw, we forgot... Continue reading

  
• Demo CG pack available for free
  March 23, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  If you've ever wanted to gaze at 700HASH's amazing art in full 4K (3840 pixels wide), you're in luck: we compiled a CG pack that covers all of the demo CGs you can now download for free! The CG packs... Continue reading

  
• The Symbiant is 50% Funded on Kickstarter!
  March 20, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #kickstarter, #halfwaythere, #fanart

  Hey, everyone! AMAZING NEWS: We're 50% funded, after our 3rd day of running the campaign! Thank you for your generous support and sharing on socials! We appreciate every share and a good word about SM... Continue reading

  
• Scene 9 and CG-6 set are available on Patreon
  March 19, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  This CG appears in our latest beta, which patrons in the "Xenophile" tier can already or Kickstarter backers in the "Best value in the galaxy" tier will get access starting April 14th if we reach our... Continue reading

  
• Mid-March Progress Update
  March 17, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta, #progress update

  Hi again! Here's a progress update for our itch followers. Progress status: Writing: 36/38 (95%) Editing: 29/38 (76%) BGs: 8/9 (90%) CGs: 17/22 (77%) Programming: 16/38 (42%) Writing and editing Our e... Continue reading

  
• 33% funded on our first day, let's keep it going
  March 16, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #kickstarter

  Greeting everyone! Quick update to inform you we're already reached 34% of our goal! Y'all are awesome. <3 Additionally, scene 9 of The Symbiant will drop this week for the people who backed the Xenop... Continue reading

  
• The Kickstarter campaign is now live!
  March 15, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  Greetings everyone! The Kickstarter campaign is now live and last 30 days, until April 14th! Right here: http://kck.st/3i9DG5B We can only hope for the best. Share it with your friends, it would help... Continue reading

  
• The Symbiant now available on Google Play
  March 14, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #android, #kickstarter

  Greetings lovelies! We got the all-ages version of the game approved on Google Play! If you have an Android device, we'd appreciate if you installed and rated the game there as well. <3 https://play.g... Continue reading

  
• Android version now available!
  March 09, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #update, #android

  Greeting lovelies! We finalized the Android version of The Symbiant, both SFW and 18+ versions. You will now be able to look at tentacles and cute aliens during your commute. Just be sure to use some... Continue reading

  
• The Symbiant public demo is now live!
  March 07, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #announcement

  Greetings everyone! The demo is now live! Everyone worked super hard on it and we hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it. Our Kickstarter goes live on March 15th . If you liked the demo, co... Continue reading
• The Symbiant's trailer and upcoming Kickstarter campaign
  March 04, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #announcement

  Hi again! We just released The Symbiant's official trailer on Twitter, showcasing the characters' voices and several steamy CGs. Additionally, we have a pre-launch Kickstarter page , where you can sig... Continue reading

  
• Beta 0.2.6 available for Patreon supporters
  February 04, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #beta, #demo

  Hi everyone and welcome to all the new followers! The Symbiant's beta, which covers the beginning of the game up to scene 6 is up on Patreon. It contains all the features listed on the main page for t... Continue reading

  
• The Symbiant - FR
  January 24, 2022 by HeartCoreDev

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  #french, #yaoi, #gay

  The Symbiant est un visual novel BL / Yaoi entre un Terrien et un alien : leur rencontre, leur amour et leur difficulté (ou non) à assumer leurs penchants sexuels. C'est aussi une histoire d'amitié... Continue reading