This month, we dove headfirst into Cyrillic characters and explosive consonants... A new milestone in the game’s accessibility: the Russian version of Apocalypse Lovers is now available by default, directly from the language menu. No need for mods, add-ons, or occult incantations — the option is there, ready to be selected in the settings. It’s smooth, it’s clean, it’s official.

This was made possible thanks to the collaboration with a native Russian translator and our backend developer, who didn't hesitate to dive deep into the guts of the code to ensure that Dostoevsky's language could blend seamlessly with our post-apocalyptic succubi. We thank them both for their dedication and professionalism!

Even parts of the game code were reworked and specific efforts were made to adapt variables to the linguistic quirks of the Russian language, particularly the declension system for proper nouns. Since players can freely choose the names of certain characters, these declensions couldn’t be hard-coded. So, new functions had to be implemented, giving the game engine added flexibility to treat the language properly — even in its most complex forms.

In short, this new version (1.26d) will hopefully allow our Russian-speaking friends to fully immerse themselves in the sensual, violent, and corrupted world of Apocalypse Lovers — in their native tongue, no less. We hope this will enhances the experience and deepens the immersion into this dark, decadent universe.

Meanwhile, development on Chapter 3 is steadily moving forward. The foundation is solid, the content is expanding, and several key scenes are already in the finalization phase. With its mix of steamy scenes, cruel dilemmas, and intimate revelations, narrative development remains at the heart of the process — always with the goal of pushing the intensity of choice, the depth of the characters… and the sexual tension that binds each thread of the story.

More details will be shared in an upcoming post, but it’s safe to say that some key characters are about to cross a threshold… on multiple levels.

A huge thank you to everyone supporting us — for your patience, your feedback, and your ongoing encouragement.

Thanks to you, Apocalypse Lovers continues to expand, evolve, and become an ever denser, darker, and more exhilarating world.