Howdy everyone!

My name is Harmonious, and I'm the writer for BEYOND THE HARBOR. It's a pleasure to speak with you formally here. I've got a bit I'd like to talk about, so if you're interested in the game's development, read on!

I posted BEYOND THE HARBOR 0.1 "You'll live forever tonight" exactly one week ago, and as of this post you've downloaded it over 500 times! I've been absolutely dumbfounded by this you see, even just writing this devlog now the thought that so many people have played and enjoyed my little project has got me shaking a little. I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart.

Sappy stuff aside, the sentiment I've seen the most common with the game is "I like it! But what comes next?"

Well reader, to answer that I'll have to pull back the curtain and go into the game's development a bit.

BEYOND THE HARBOR began formal development back in May of 2019, though it's not nearly as simple as that. You see, the game that was released to the public is actually the third version of the game. Traces of it's development can be found all the way back in 2017, when I started writing a mystery/horror visual novel called One with the Sea. This project, despite being an internal failure, had a lot going on for it. It's parts could still be used and, when I had the itch to give horror a try again, I took a lot of leads from my old project.

It had quite a few issues in development (Really Harmonious? 8 months to build an hour long demo?), but A lot of that time was spent rebuilding the project from scratch every time I wasn't satisfied with it. The version of the game that was release is the culmination of that effort. That being said, no build will ever take as long as 0.1 did. I feel like I've yet to hit my stride as a writer, but I get a little closer every time I finish a scene. I think that leads wonderfully into what you came here for in the first place...

When is Build 0.2 coming out?

The short answer? When it's ready.

The long answer? I'm not entirely sure. I've been working on 0.2 since well before I released 0.1, and I think it shows. There's a lot I still have to write for it, and there's still a lot of older writing I still wanna tighten up. 0.2 Will mark the end of the introduction, and will likely end up being the second or third largest update the game ever receives. Just know that I'm aiming for an April or May release, and I'm also not promising it will come out in that time. Please be patient with me, I don't want to rush development and release a product that isn't as good as it could be.

As far as the content for 0.2 goes, It'll wrap up the game's introduction sequence. By the end of it, Ollie will have reunited with all of his friends. Including this mysterious character.

I wonder who he is?

Anyways, thank you so much for reading this far! I tend to ramble, so I apologize for that. In the meantime, while I work on 0.2 check out the artists that have made BEYOND THE HARBOR possible!

Apikah, Sprite and Title screen Artist: https://twitter.com/Batpikah

Seachord, CG artist: https://twitter.com/seachordArt

Smelly_Shark, Transition artist: https://twitter.com/SharkSmelly

That's all I have for now! Hope y'all have a good day, and thank you for reading.