Cruel Serenade: GutterTrash

Devlog

• Chapter 3 update: New "Friends"
  January 29, 2025 by bitshiftgames

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  Hey all, finally time for another progress update on the next chapter. As always, I'll start with a general summary of progress, and then go on to the new content I'm able to share. So if you just wan... Continue reading

  
• A Spooooky Update on Chapter 3
  October 31, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  OooOOoooOOoo! So, time for an update on the next chapter. Work is progressing, though not as fast as I'd like. I was sick for most of one the last three months, and lost all of this week to holiday an... Continue reading

  
• Cruel Serenade: GutterTrash Now Available in Chinese!
  October 16, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Thanks to the work of Alot, there is now an unofficial translation pack for GutterTrash in Chinese as well. You can get it here , (1.1) and copy the files over onto a version 1.0.5 copy of GT. Note th... Continue reading
• 「Cruel Serenade - GutterTrash」日本語版発売中 - Cruel Serenade - GutterTrash now available in Japanese
  August 26, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Eiga-xxの懸命な努力により、CS - GTの日本語訳がようやく完成しました！添付ファイルをダウンロードして解凍し、中身をゲームのwwwフォルダにコピー... Continue reading
• Cruel Serenade: Gutter Trash 1.0.5 is up!
  August 26, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Another small bugfix. I've been replaying the game testing Eiga-xx's excellent Japanese translation, which is now up as well. In the process though, I found a bug of my own. When Mezz plays the stealt... Continue reading
• Plans for Chapter 3
  August 09, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Alright, time to get into info on Chapter 3. First, a quick review for anyone who's new: Cruel Serenade is intended as a five part series, two of which are now complete. The first took about 7-8 month... Continue reading
• Just a quick note
  August 03, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Just letting everyone know: I'll be taking another week (maybe a little less) to finalize my planning on 3 before sharing my plans. Mostly there, but want to spend a little longer with it. Have been h... Continue reading
• Cruel Serenade: Gutter Trash 1.0.4 is up!
  July 24, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Just a quick bugfix patch. Details below: Changelog for 1.0.4: General Fixes: -Playing the tunnel scene from the gallery part of the way through, exiting via the locker and then immediately playing it... Continue reading
• Guys, guys...
  July 23, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  You're a bunch of nerds. A bunch of geeks. Perhaps even a bunch of weebs. You are downloading and playing a furry hypnosis porn game after all. And I love you for it. And yet despite this, and despite... Continue reading
• Third content pack now out on Itch!
  July 22, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  PLEASE NOTE: This is a FREE UPGRADE if you already own the game. If you have previously purchased the game, but get a prompt to buy when trying to download, DO NOT buy it again (unless you're feeling... Continue reading
• Cruel Serenade Isn't Over!
  July 09, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Now that GT is at 1.0.0, I've had several comments now along the lines of "Oh, it's done? What about the other boar stuff you hinted at, what about the ongoing story, what about-" The GAME, Cruel Sere... Continue reading
• Third Content Pack Complete!
  July 08, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Both ahead of, and behind schedule! The third and last content pack for GT is complete, available right now over on SubscribeStar , and coming to Itch (free to anyone who owns the game) in another two... Continue reading

  
• Third content pack delayed, but just a little
  June 29, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Edit: I just checked my own posts, and apparently the actual deadline is end-of-July! So I'm jumping the gun. Anyway, let this serve as a general news update. Content pack 3 coming soon! Edit the seco... Continue reading
• Cruel Serenade: Gutter Trash 0.7.3 is up!
  April 24, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Just fixing a few bugs that have come up since release of the second Content Pack. The main reason for getting this out so soon is that I want to make sure I remove a debug teleport tile I left in bef... Continue reading
• Thoughts on the second pack, and roadmap for pack 3!
  April 19, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Man, you ever have one of those situations where you have to put something off, so you can put ANOTHER thing off, so you can get to a third thing? Busy times here, but mostly in a good way. I'm a litt... Continue reading

  
• Second content pack for GutterTrash now out on Itch!
  April 12, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  PLEASE NOTE: This is a FREE UPGRADE if you already own the game. If you have previously purchased the game, but get a prompt to buy when trying to download, DO NOT buy it again (unless you're feeling... Continue reading
• ​An important note on the current state of the world and explicit entertainment
  April 05, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  A long, but important and informational rant follows. You have been warned. Ever since I started sharing my work with a larger audience, I've made a firm and deliberate effort to avoid talking about a... Continue reading
• Second Content Pack Complete!
  March 29, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Took a little push at the end, but I'm proud to announce the second content pack for Gutter Trash is ready to go! This one finally adds the ability to take a..."shortcut" down the center path, and som... Continue reading
• Content Pack 2 Progress Update
  February 01, 2024 by bitshiftgames

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  Hey all, just thought I'd do a quick update as we're about half-way through to the second content pack. I've been wading through a lot of annoying nonsense the past couple months (non-game related), s... Continue reading
• Roadmap and plans for Content Pack Two
  November 18, 2023 by bitshiftgames

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  Thanks to everyone for the great reception on the first pack! Now that it's out and most of the bugs and other issues have been worked out, it's time to start in on the second one. Actually, some prel... Continue reading
• First content pack for GutterTrash now out on Itch!
  November 12, 2023 by bitshiftgames

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  It's finally here! Version 0.6.2 of Cruel Serenade: GutterTrash, which adds the first content pack for the game, is now live on Itch. If you've already purchased the game, this is a free upgrade! If y... Continue reading
• First Content Pack Complete!
  October 29, 2023 by bitshiftgames

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  After several months of work, the first content pack for Cruel Serenade: GutterTrash is finally finished. This pack adds: -The real "slut mode" fight and endings. -The path through the host club (buil... Continue reading
• Content pack progress update
  October 14, 2023 by bitshiftgames

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  It's been a while, but it's finally time for an update. As of now all the main, scene-related art for the update is done. I may still make a few other small things and tweak some existing assets, but... Continue reading
• Cruel Serenade: Gutter Trash 0.5.6 is up!
  July 18, 2023 by bitshiftgames

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  Still trying to fix that plaza bug. Think I've got it now. Details in the changelog. In other news, work on the first content pack is finally picking up and going at a decent pace. Will probably close... Continue reading
• Cruel Serenade: Gutter Trash 0.5.5 is up!
  July 16, 2023 by bitshiftgames

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  Quick fix to patch an issue with players not being able to leave the plaza correctly. Changelog for 0.5.5: -Fixed bug preventing player from leaving plaza after completing job for Mahir...again. This... Continue reading
• Cruel Serenade: Gutter Trash 0.5.4 is up!
  July 07, 2023 by bitshiftgames

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  Just a few more small bugfixes and tweaks. Also, a quick update on work on the first content pack: my hope had been to start work on it last weekend, and in fact some basic planning has been finished... Continue reading
• Cruel Serenade: Gutter Trash 0.5.3 is up!
  June 29, 2023 by bitshiftgames

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  Just cleaning up a few more minor bugs with this one, as well as packing in a text file drawing attention to and explaining the DataCrystal system. Changelog for 0.5.3: -Added text file describing Dat... Continue reading
• Cruel Serenade: Gutter Trash 0.5.2 is up! (Save Slots)
  June 26, 2023 by bitshiftgames

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  Just a quick update to bump the number of possible save slots from 20 to 30. Figured I'd get this out now rather than make people wait until the release of the first new content pack. Changelog for 0... Continue reading
• Roadmap and Plans for the Next Releases
  June 23, 2023 by bitshiftgames

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  Thank you all once again for the wonderful response to GutterTrash's initial release. It's been a ton of fun seeing the reponses, the fan art, and even hunting down some of the very odd bugs. As we're... Continue reading
• Cruel Serenade: GutterTrash (0.5.1) is up!
  June 20, 2023 by bitshiftgames

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  Sorry for the delay on this, wanted to take a bit to make sure the main issues were reported and dealt with before pushing an update (and I've been chilling a little post-release, as planned). This is... Continue reading
• Wow
  June 17, 2023 by bitshiftgames

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  The response to the release so far has been...incredible. Please don't interpret my lack of comment as ungratefulness. It's just...going to take a bit to process this. For the past thirteen months as... Continue reading