D1AL-ogue+ Dev Diary Reveals Orca Repair Animation and Frey Plushie
The Frey plushie gives fans of the free game a concrete way to pay the studio, which has cited financial hardship and planned a crowdfunding campaign that has yet to appear in any dev diary.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
The August dev diary for D1AL-ogue+ is out. Orca's repair animation is complete, Michelle gets an animation for new content, a new SNS feature joins the news and community functions, and the series' first merchandise, a Frey plushie by Good Smile Company, is up for preorder until October 7. The diary does not mention the crowdfunding the developer had planned.
The original D1AL-ogue launched free on Steam in February 2026 and holds an "overwhelmingly positive" rating. The sequel's August diary, from Korean indie team CherryPicker, leads with Orca's completed repair animation, a character from the first game who appears to be orca-themed. A new animation for Chris's sister Michelle will feed new content in the sequel, and a new SNS feature joins the existing news and community functions. The diary also notes a puzzle rework, performance improvements, and typo and story checks ahead of translation. The series' first merchandise, a Frey plushie made by Good Smile Company, is open for preorder until October 7. The diary again makes no mention of the crowdfunding the developer had planned.
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