The Summit Library

Devlog

• The Summit Library: FULL DEMO out!
  December 11, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Grab your pen and ink, because... The full demo of The Summit Library is now out to play! The Summit Library is a high-fantasy romance mystery set in magical Library. In this update you continue your... Continue reading

  
• devlog 45: release date!
  November 27, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, Drum roll, please... The Summit Library Chapter 2 will release 11 December! We're so close to the end! Playtesting is in full swing whlie I finish up odd ends like the achievements ba... Continue reading

  
• devlog 44
  November 13, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, We have hit Prime Grind Time, aka me sweating over programming and playtesting...! River and Berit's route previews have been fully programmed, and the writing for Aias and Thasar is... Continue reading

  
• devlog 43
  October 30, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, The moment you've all been waiting for: our final Orbit LI Wolf! Wolf, gunner #1 and known menace, likes to push people's buttons until they blow up in his face like his favourite IED... Continue reading

  
• devlog 42
  October 16, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, A brief intermission from our beloved LIs because this week we need to talk about someone very important indeed: Orbit's MC! This character customisation screen was so fun to make. It... Continue reading

  
• devlog 41
  October 02, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, To continue the streak, here we have the official introduction for Naseem...! Naseem Pathak honours their imposing family line of lawmakers and celebrities by joining the former as Ae... Continue reading

  
• devlog 40
  September 18, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, Happy back to school season! Wishing those that are returning to their books again all the best in their endeavours 🌟 Onto the log: Nice to meet you, Ethan! Ethan, overqualified ad... Continue reading

  
• devlog 39
  September 04, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, I can start this devlog off with fantastic news: the surgery of beloved mascot and co-director kitty Apricot was successful! The emergency vet visits I mentioned previously revealed a... Continue reading

  
• interlude
  August 01, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Happy beach episode! 🌊🐚 Hi dear friends, I'm going to be taking some time off this month. There's a lot of different real life things I'm dealing with at the moment, and I'm starting to feel bur... Continue reading

  
• devlog 38
  July 25, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, I hope you're all enjoying summer (and staying cool and hydrated)! And speaking of cool... here's the introduction to our ice cold gunner #2 on The Harbinger: Nikolai, ship gunner #2,... Continue reading

  
• devlog 37
  July 10, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, Remember how I said I was planning to release chapter 2 of TSL this summer? Ha ha... (looks at the 7k words for River's route preview alone) yeah... that was a nice idea while it last... Continue reading

  
• devlog 36
  June 26, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, I hope you've all been well and are enjoying pride month! Speaking of-- Here's a reminder that the Queer Bundle is now live!! Please check it out and share with your friends! It's a r... Continue reading

  
• devlog 35
  May 29, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, I've been chipping away at TSL backgrounds and working on the walkthrough some more. I also did a bit of sprite work for Resonance in Orbit --here's another unserious character introd... Continue reading

  
• devlog 34
  May 15, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, Da-da-daahhh… The route selection screen is finished! From this point the game splits off into each LI's personal route. Although… Some of them will be more difficult to "choose"... Continue reading

  
• devlog 33
  May 01, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, And thank you so much for all your kind words about A Tavern at Night: Firelight !! 🥺💖 I'm so appreciative of all the feedback you've given me, whether it's comments, tags, repl... Continue reading

  
• devlog 32
  April 17, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, And please get our your calendars, because… A Tavern at Night: Firelight will be releasing on 24 April, 2024! That's right!! We get to annoy the living daylights out of big green bo... Continue reading

  
• devlog 31
  April 03, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, It was my dev-niversary a few days ago! 🥳 Hard to believe I've been doing this for two years now. Otmund and Rein are here to celebrate with us all, of course :). Onto the devlog!... Continue reading

  
• devlog 30
  March 20, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, I knuckled down and got some good work done on the walkthrough for TSL! There's still a lot to do, but the character profiles and Chapter 1's choices are now done. The cover is as wel... Continue reading

  
• devlog 29
  March 06, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, The "extras" screen for TSL has a new look!✨ Yay! I love extras pages so much. After I unlock a new cg in a game I always have to check the gallery right away... And now there's ach... Continue reading

  
• devlog 28
  February 21, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, Lingering nasty infections aside I'm juggling a bunch of different things at the moment, but progress has still been made! Yakyar and Aias are currently being dressed in their alterna... Continue reading

  
• Happy Valentine's Day!
  February 14, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Your local Library wishes you a lovely day ♡... Continue reading

  
• devlog 27: welcome to space!
  February 08, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, The past two weeks have consisted of three infections back to back, including a finger infection on my dominant hand. So there'll be no art progress for TSL Chapter 2 for a little whi... Continue reading

  
• devlog 26: The Storyteller's Festival!
  January 23, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, Drum roll, please… Because in less than a week's time The Storyteller's Festival 2024 begins! I'm very happy and honoured to be included in the lineup, and very excited to see every... Continue reading

  
• devlog 25
  January 09, 2024 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, And a happy 2024!! I hope this new year has been kind to you so far. Onto the devlog! We're back in business, babey, because... The Summit Library is now available on Steam! And what'... Continue reading

  
• Announcement: Stream + Interview on December 20!
  December 13, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends! I have some exciting news: next week Wednesday on December 20 MisterShins will be streaming The Summit Library! And what's more: the stream will be followed by an ~exclusive~ intervie... Continue reading

  
• devlog 24
  November 20, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, So sorry for missing last week! I'd been meaning to keep up with the devlogs in November and take a break in December, but clearly the fatigue is catching up earlier than I'd anticipa... Continue reading

  
• devlog 23
  October 30, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, Happy almost-Halloween! This devlog is brought to you a little late but with some very exciting news: You can now wishlist the Summit Library on Steam! It's probably still going to ta... Continue reading

  
• devlog 22
  October 11, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, Bit of a different log this time! I ran into some writing blocks with TSL, and after wasting a lot of time trying to force it I switched over to working on the gui for some other proj... Continue reading

  
• devlog 21
  September 27, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, I had to skip last week's devlog due to some unfortunate news: I've picked up a pesky drawing injury. I'll keep trying to do what I can, especially now that writing script will be a b... Continue reading

  
• devlog 20
  September 06, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, Good to see you again! If you haven't played The Summit Library: Chapter 1 yet… this is your reminder to do so here!! ♡ And to everyone who has: thank you so much!! I read every s... Continue reading

  
• The Summit Library: Chapter 1 is LIVE!
  August 25, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends!! The launch is here...!! Wah!!! The Summit Library has been in the making for a long time, and I'm ecstatic I'm finally able to share it with you all! I've really poured my all into t... Continue reading

  
• devlog 19: Chapter 1 Release Date!
  August 10, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, This will be the last devlog before Chapter 1 releases...! I'm so excited to share Chapter 1 with you all. This game has been a loooong time in the making, and every single element of... Continue reading

  
• devlog 18
  July 26, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, The trailer has been out for a week!! Thank you so much for the wonderful response so far; I'm so happy people are interested! ♡♡ If you've missed it, you can find it here on itch... Continue reading

  
• The Summit Library: OFFICIAL TRAILER
  July 19, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  A Library that's falling apart, an Empire on the brink of war, and a dangerous magical mystery you've been tasked to solve. Love, truth, betrayal, and heartbreak; will you triumph against the odds and... Continue reading
• devlog 17
  July 12, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, I'm working hard on a trailer! One element of which is a cute animated logo😊 makes it feel official, right? ♡ I also made overview of the point system in excel so i can keep trac... Continue reading

  
• devlog 16
  June 29, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, Background timeee...continues. If you want a sneak peek of those and also see the process of how I make bgs, you can find that on my Patreon! Only 6 bgs remain of a total whopping 21,... Continue reading

  
• devlog 15
  June 14, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, I missed last devlog! Sorry about that -- there was too much other stuff going on. Health things are making it hard to keep up with dev activities sometimes. Here's a cute Berit & Aia... Continue reading

  
• devlog 14
  May 18, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends! You caught a little bit of it during the last devlog, but here is the Atun desert in all its glory <3 As always, work on the backgrounds slowly continues! I've also started on the CGs... Continue reading

  
• devlog 13
  May 03, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends! First and foremost, thanks so much for the love for A Tavern at Night!! I'm so thrilled that people seem to like it 😊❤️ I'm working on a little drawing as a thank-you. If you h... Continue reading

  
• devlog 12
  April 05, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, And welcome to the sparkly new itch page! I'm so happy with how it turned out! What do you think? Other news of note: I made a splash screen for Chapter1 , and redid the quickmenu whi... Continue reading

  
• devlog 11
  March 22, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, and happy spring to you! Today I have for you a glimpse at some of the figures that you'll meet at the Summit. The resident Healer, the Head Librarian, and the head of the kitchen giv... Continue reading

  
• devlog 10
  March 08, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends, Some of you may already know that backgrounds are the bane of my existence and my biggest weakness, and I've been struggling along with the drafting and crafting of them. One of these... Continue reading

  
• devlog 9
  February 23, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends! For this devlog I can show off a bit more of the world you'll be entering in The Summit Library! Your little codex notebook continues to be a treasure trove of information. Codex entr... Continue reading

  
• devlog 8
  February 09, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends! I missed a week, apologies! I've been dealing with some very gnarly ongoing health issues. I'm not able to do as much as I'd like, with life in general but also regarding work on The... Continue reading

  
• devlog 7
  January 11, 2023 by qkayoo studio

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  hi dear friends, and 🎉 happy new year!! 🎉 I hope 2023 is bright and kind for you. Here's what I have to report today: At the beginning of the game there will be MC creation screens! It took a wh... Continue reading

  
• happy holidays!
  December 28, 2022 by qkayoo studio

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  Happy holidays! <3 hope you all have a wonderful couple of festive days ahead, and a beautiful new year in the making🥰🫶 thanks so much for sticking around this past year. very happy holidays fro... Continue reading

  
• devlog 6
  December 28, 2022 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends! First of all: I hope you've all been warm and merry this holiday season, and that you get to look forward to fun celebrations with friends and/or family! And if this time of year is d... Continue reading

  
• devlog 5 + Patreon announcement!
  December 05, 2022 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends! I spent a lot of time on code this past week! I've never worked with imagemaps before, so it took me a while to get the hang of them, haha. But it means I can now make custom screens... Continue reading

  
• devlog 4
  November 17, 2022 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends! Unfortunately I’m still in recovery mode. I’m not sure how long this will take, and so any progress on The Summit Library will continue to be very slow;; Little things I can share... Continue reading
• Happy Halloween!
  November 14, 2022 by qkayoo studio

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  happy halloween!! have some wine/blood/cranberry juice with River as a treat. I hope everyone's having a wonderful hallow's eve . have fun, be safe, be spooky!... Continue reading

  
• devlog 3 & 3.5
  November 14, 2022 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends!! As I mentioned on twitter & tumblr, I'm recovering from a minor concussion and game production has therefore slowed down :( But that doesn't mean nothing has been done! I made some r... Continue reading

  
• devlog 2
  October 05, 2022 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi dear friends! It's been 2 weeks, which means it's time for another devlog! First of all I'd like to introduce you to our resident ray of sunshine, Lower Librarian Aias! For some reason this unfrien... Continue reading

  
• devlog 1! (wahoo!!)
  September 21, 2022 by qkayoo studio

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  Hi friends!! It's been a while! How are you all? I've been working hard on my new game project The Summit Library, and I'm finally at a point where I can start showing you what I've been cooking up! T... Continue reading