We've put out a small update that almost no one should notice. Basically, one achievement (Unexpected Pairing - the commoner romance) was not syncing correctly between the steam account and the local copy, so if you'd unlocked it on Steam and then played the game on another computer, your in-game copy wouldn't show that achievement until you unlocked it on THAT machine.

This has now been corrected to work like the other achievements do.

Nothing else should be affected, but if you encounter any strange behavior please do let us know.

As for Galaxy Princess Zorana, the game development is actually VERY advanced at this point, what's holding us back from launching a KS and starting beta tests is trailer development rather than game development. We've had a few pipeline issues getting a cool trailer made and we don't want to launch that without one. Hang in there, I promise the game is still proceeding as planned!

It's the final day of the 2025 Spring sale!

Save 60% on Magical Diary: Horse Hall before the sale ends:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/211340/Magical_Diary_Horse_Hall/

or save by purchasing it together with the companion Magical Diary: Wolf Hall in this bundle offer:

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/15611/Magical_Diary_Collection/

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Our full library on sale:



https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2671/Hanako_Games_Collection/

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Stay tuned for more information soon (we hope) regarding the Galaxy Princess Zorana project!

So here at last is the announcement we had hoped to provide earlier: the expansion of the Long Live The Queen universe!

(Yes, I know some people are tired of franchises being called 'universes' but a) we couldn't call the group page just 'Long Live The Queen' because it would create a Steam naming conflict with the game, and b) since we're moving into the future in the stars, it truly is expanding the game universe.)

The initial Steam page with in-development screenshots for the next game in this universe:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3069630/Galaxy_Princess_Zorana

For detailed information and further updates, please clickthrough and wishlist/follow that title!

However I will cover a few basic questions about it here:


Yes. Even though we're starting off in a different place and time, anyone who's played the first game will quickly see connections to the original setting, though it will take some exploration to find out more.


No. This game is far removed in space and time from the original story. Elodie is a distant historical figure only.


Probably! There are dozens of different characters who are capable of plotting your demise if you upset them and those assassinations can occur at any point, on top of all the story-related ways you can meet your doom.


It's not that kind of game. It's still very much LLTQ, but with a bigger map to move around on and more characters to negotiate with. You will still be picking classes, changing outfits, and managing moods.


Too much to cover but to mention a few things - skillcheck bubbles now give an indication of roughly how difficult any test was so that you have an idea of how much you'd need to train to pass it, you can hire advisors to provide certain skills for you if you don't have time to learn them, menu choices have a 'random' option if you can't make up your mind or just want to do a silly see-what-happens playthrough... Beyond that you should really go check out the new game page and ask in the discussions over there!


Sorry, I don't have a launch date yet. It is still in development. I am hoping for a kickstarter soon and the beta-test period to begin soon after that and then we'll see. It's not quite playable end-to-end at this point but there's many hours of playable content already.

Welcome to 2025! (Well, depending on timezone)

I had serious hopes that I was going to be able to unveil the new game's steam page to you during the sale but unfortunately it is still in review (well, it IS the holidays after all) so for now I can only tease you with this:



If you haven't heard of this before, this is a new game in the same universe as Long Live The Queen, the protagonist is the daughter of the recently-vanished Evil Emperor, and yes there will be skills to learn and deaths to avoid and politics to unravel. The Steam page SHOULD be available in the next couple of weeks with more information and screenshots. Watch this space (well, watch this game) for updates!

In the meantime, we are coming to the end of the Winter Sale! As usual, all of our products are available on discount:



Complete your collection before the sale ends!

In years past we've had Grabiner in a Christmas sweater and Minnie reading off the Naughty or Nice list; this year it's Suki's turn to celebrate Christmas in her own unique way....



... by grabbing monsters and carrying them off to her party! (Artist credited on image, also deadly-vu-cosplay on tumblr)

Wishing a pleasant holiday season and upcoming happy new year to all of you. Times continue to be rough, but there are always bright spots to be found.

As usual all of our catalog is on discount for the Steam winter sale - see anything you like?

Do you like a bit of mystery with your yuri? Then take a look at this special bundle combination:


Spooky Yuri Bundle

House of Chavez: Inherit an old house in Spain and travel there to investigate its secrets

Black Closet: Run a secret student council that solves mysteries in an exclusive all-girls private school

Both games contain f/f romance and a number of spooky surprises!

Happy Holidays from Hanako Games! We hope that the new year will bring us all opportunities and better times than what has come before.

2024... it sounds very futuristic, doesn't it? What better time for a princess of the stars?

I know some of you have been wondering for a while what's going on with Galaxy Princess Zorana. Simple answer: a LOT of writing got done, a lot of artwork is now being done, expect more formal announcements early next year as things come together. But the more exciting answer...



(This is still not final art! This just gives you some idea of things that are being played with at the moment as we try to work out how the displays should look.)

Of course, while all that is happening...



You can still pick up this game, and all the rest of our creations, at a discount as part of the Winter Sale or the Hanako Games Collection.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2671/Hanako_Games_Collection/

(artist: Everybery)

Happy Holidays from Hanako Games! We hope that the new year will bring us all opportunities and better times than what has come before.

2024... it sounds very futuristic, doesn't it? We hope to have some new release information available later this year, so stay tuned for updates!



Remember that you can get this and other yuri-focused Hanako Games titles together at a discount in the Yuri Games Bundle, now with extra boost until Jan 4th:

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1085/Hanako_Yuri_Bundle/

This is the final day for big discounts on Long Live The Queen and other titles!



Extra discounts available if purchased with other Hanako Games titles. Enjoy!

As for the project in development, if you follow the Hanako Games Patreon, a few pictures of our next princess have been posted in the top secret tier. Still holding off on public reveals until some actual GUI is ready so that proper-looking screenshots can be made (so far we've been designing TONS of different characters and writing, writing, writing, writing. So many wacky plotlines possible based on who you choose to pursue as an ally!)

A small update, but hopefully a fun one: We've made some modifications to the online yearbook to improve the ability to easily share your characters on social media.

First off, we've added new link options for tumblr and mastodon, so that if you have accounts on those sites you can more easily auto-generate a link by clicking on the appropriate icon.

Second, we've tinkered with the page code to get it to create a more logical "preview" option on sites with link-previewing. The easy post options should now be able to correctly load character names and thumbnails for display. An example:



Both Magical Diary games are on discount this week, so this is a great time to share your characters with your friends and encourage them to join the madness!