D1AL-ogue Sequel Crowdfunding Planned for Summer 2026
The crowdfunding announcement resolves a months-long funding crisis for a game that earned an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' Steam rating while its developer struggled to monetize it.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
CherryPicker, the Korean indie team behind the free-to-play android repair adventure D1AL-ogue, announced in a May development diary that the sequel D1AL-ogue+ will launch a crowdfunding campaign around summer 2026. The studio previously reported budget shortages and living difficulties due to the free release model, and had been exploring crowdfunding options after confirming Kickstarter is unavailable in South Korea. The development diary also states the sequel's initial planning and content schedule are finalized, with roughly 20 characters planned.
The Korean indie team CherryPicker has set a summer 2026 target for the crowdfunding campaign of D1AL-ogue+, the sequel to the free android repair adventure D1AL-ogue. In a May development diary, the studio said the campaign is now planned for around summer, after earlier reports of budget shortages and living difficulties tied to the free release model. The team also noted that Kickstarter is not available in South Korea, making the crowdfunding setup a challenge. The diary adds that the sequel's initial planning and content schedule are finalized, with roughly 20 characters appearing.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.