Publisher Just For Games and developer Little Sewing Machine have delayed animated horror game Bye Sweet Carole from its previously planned 2024 release window to 2025. It will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam.
“We’ve been working hard to deliver a beautiful and emotional game, but as anyone who has made a game before knows, it’s no easy task,” the developer said in an update. “This is why we’ve made the tough decision to move Bye Sweet Carole‘s release to 2025. This will give us the proper time to continue improving the quality of the gameplay and art that made you fall in love with the project in the first place.”
As for some of the updates being made to the game, they include:
- Lighting Effects – We received some feedback on our game being too dark. We agree, it was! We listened and added more lighting effects to give every scene the clarity it deserves to show off the gorgeous art…
- User Interface – In our last update we shared a newer version of the user interface, but we weren’t done iterating. We did extensive research to determine the best user interface for the game because you’ll be able to control and transform several characters, so the user interface needed to work for each one. During this time, we also took our time to revamp the entire menu system as well as the game’s HUD. Please note that this may not be final, but it’s much closer to what we would like! Please, have a look on our Steam page where all the 4K screenshots have been updated to reflect more examples of the new user interface and all other mentioned effects. We’re really proud of what we achieved.
- Cutscene Reworks – We are spending more time to rework every animation frame from every cutscene (and there are quite many, trust us!) to align the work of our wonderful 2D artists and present a cohesive art style for the project.
- Gameplay Reworks – We’ve reworked much of the gameplay to give you a tense feeling while playing. We want your senses heightened like they would with any great horror game or movie. Whether that’s when you are holding Lana’s breath, hiding or battling it out with Mr. Kyn and other enemies that you may encountered during your journey…
Here is the full message from Little Sewing Machine on the delay:
Since our first announcement last year, your excitement around Bye Sweet Carole is bringing so much joy into our hearts.
For this reason, we’ve decided to take some extra time to expand our game, pushing further all the elements that made you fall in love with the project.
We’re taking Corolla to the next level on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series with a 2025 release.
Thank you again for your overwhelming support and look forward for some updates soon.
—Bye Sweet Carole Team