Hey everyone!

If you've backed the project on Kickstarter, you'll know we've been making strong strides! We put out an update for backers every 1st day of the month. Now that we've set up a Patreon for our studio, we're extending that transparency to all Patrons.

Please take a look at our page here: https://www.patreon.com/VisualNovelVillage

Why are we launching a Patreon? Weren't we fully funded?

There are two reasons we want to build a presence on Patreon with some of our followers.

First, I've fielded countless emails and direct messages from fans who've played the demo, missed the Kickstarter campaign, and want to know how they can currently support development. The Patreon platform allows us to exchange more value for that support rather than simply pointing to a PayPal donation cup. We'll provide monthly development updates, behind-the-scenes sketches, access to community polls, digital copies of our games on release, names within game credits, and, hopefully, much more over time.

Second, we're a little team with big ambitions, evidenced by the huge scope of our first project! That long runway translates to many months if not years from each project to the next. We are dedicated to pumping heart, soul, and plenty of blood into Student Union and all our future games. Small businesses like ours face an uphill climb to maintain financial stability over long periods without revenue— it's a challenging model that takes adaptive strategy. However, having monthly support through Patreon mitigates the risks faced over long hauls and empowers us to charge ahead.

In short, it's helpful. Every dollar will go toward the welfare of our team members and enable us to provide the best, most creative, most focused works we can. For us and for you.

Thank you for your consideration! 

Todd