High Times
A downloadable game for Windows
In a world where one can literally eat their feelings, you work at The Hotbox, a special donut shop where the donuts you make are infused with mood enhancers — a substance that changes the emotions of your customers. From flavors that'll give them more courage, to ones that cheer them up, it's up to you to figure out which mood is best suited to help your troubled customers.
If that's not enough, your exes are back in town, and they all have a bone to pick with you. Too bad "closure" isn't one of the moods that's on the menu, so you'll have to navigate complex emotions through the power of heartfelt conversations, and perhaps, with the help of a donut or two.
If you enjoy donuts, listening to stories, and mending relationships, then get ready for the High Times! 🍩
FEATURES:
★ Manage your own donut cafe
★ Make donuts that affect emotions
★ Closure Dating Sim - move on from exes
★ Full English Voice Acting
★ Choices Matter and Multiple Endings
★ Customizable MC
★ Animated Comic Book Style Visuals
★ Original Soundtrack
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Development log
- High Times Kickstarter is LIVE!! 🎉🍩26 days ago
- Kickstarter Launch Date!33 days ago
- Demo now Available!59 days ago
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Absolutely hooked on it! From the start, you get thrown into this vibrant world, and the characters feel so alive. Each one has such distinct personalities and unique quirks, making every interaction feel real and engaging. I especially enjoyed how the game lets you dig deeper into their backstories and unravel their secrets bit by bit. Harry! Saranghae (⸝⸝⸝･ᯅ･⸝⸝⸝)◞♥︎
The choices are so well-crafted; they’re not just about picking the ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answer but really shape your relationships and affect how characters respond to you over time. Yeah, MJ is a bit sass, I wonder what they're gonna be like if they soften a bit. Also, the game doesn’t shy away from exploring deeper themes. The visuals and soundtracks are also fantastic! Full VA mwah ꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱˖♡
Making donuts are cutie! They’re such a fun touch. It really feels like every element is there to draw you further into the story. Highly recommend it~ Can I ask how many platforms/ports will you make for it? Will it only be available in window? Cant wait for new update (๑˃́ꇴ˂̀๑)
High Times Kickstarter is now live! 🎉
Please consider supporting the campaign if you loved the demo, so we can unlock more awesome features! We also have exclusive physical goodies!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yangyangmobile/high-times?ref=38efn2
In addition, backers who pledge within the first 24 hours will get FREE Steam keys of our previous games, Perfect Gold and Saint Maker! Yes, BOTH of them! ^^
Played the demo on stream!! It was so fun! my chat and I had such good laughs through the whole demo and cannot wait for the full release!!
Thanks so much for streaming!! Glad you and the chat liked the game's humor! <3
Ohhhhh I'm amazed on how the game is developed in unity that's so cool what can be achieved there~
Fully voice acted??? Yeah!!!
And I love making the donut, but sometimesssss I feel like the instructions of what donut to make is a bit unclear lol
Anyway, love it~!
Wow, thank you so much for playing the game!! :D We'll see how we can improve the donut orders in the full version. =)
Yesssss
I LOVE THIS SOO SOO MUCHH! I saw the demo on steam and I've been waiting foreveerrr for the demo to come out!! :33 mwehehe expect fanart of all of all the lovlies on my tumbllrr <33
OH OH AND THE VA FOR CONNOR IS ACTUALLY SO FUNNY I WAS LAUGHING MY ASS AWFF LMAOA
Wow, thank you so much!! ❤️
We're not active in Tumblr anymore, but please feel free to share it here as well so we can see!! o(^-^)o
ofc !! :3 can you guys tell who's my favorite LMAO ( =＾ω＾) but uhmm did some fanart of the pookie Harry [ilhsm ♡♡] along with a quick colored doodle of Lucyy!! My second fav ( ≧∀≦)ノ and i tried to make my selfsert look like it was part of the game but i reaaaallly didnt wanna use a dynamic poc so it looks out of place 💔💔 so ya!! Thats it :3 ill post more on my twt // discord cuz i noticed u guys had one!! :3
When you wanna play the demo but you don't have Windows 😭
Sorry, we'll release support for MacOS in the future. >.<
I just played the demo on Steam. I had an amazing time with the characters, jokes, and how flawed the main character is. LOL I enjoyed the donut making process, though it was hard for me to complete a donut without using too much materials. It's pretty unforgiving. I barely turned any profits. The drizzling was especially hard to control too. :(
One thing I wanted to ask is if there will be any more diverse hairstyles and love interests added to the game? The closest hair I could find to my own was a little wavy bob. Also, the eyes seemed to come with fair skinned makeup around the lids that looked a little weird on brown skintones.
Anyway, the voice acting was amazing, love the tropey introductions of the characters, only to have a hint of seriousness under it. Wanting to uncover the mystery and history the MC has with all these people. Hopefully the MC softens a bit over time. Not too much, but dang, they're such a smart ass. 😂
Thanks for the game!
Oh wow, thank you so much for the comprehensive feedback! Truly appreciate it! ❤️
Noted on the donut making mechanics. We'll review the values and adjust accordingly. We also agree that the drizzle part needs more work. >.<
The MC being sarcastic and a sass is very much intended, haha! We currently love their dynamic with their exes, and when you get to the mid-end part of the game, the sass will be turned down to make way for the more tender and heartfelt moments. :3
As of this moment, there won't be any more hairstyles or love interests that will be added into the game. However, we'll be launching our Kickstarter later this month, and one of our community goals is to expand the customization options for the MC (as well as a new outfit!), and one of our stretch goals is a new love interest.
We want to have a lot of features added into the game, but sadly budget is a big constraint for us. Fingers crossed we reach those goals during our KS campaign! 🤞
Okay. Thank you so much for the reply. Looking forward to everything! 🙏🏾
Can you setup the download compatibility options so the game can be installed in Itch Io apps??? Thanks <3
Also does the current demo features multiple endings as well o-o?
Hi Terry! I'm not sure what you mean by download compatibility options. We'll have to check it out since it's our first time hearing it. >.<;;
As for the demo, it doesn't have multiple endings yet. The demo features around 3% of the full game (first 7 days)
There should be an edit option in the itch io dashboard of which you can set the game executable compability settings so itch io app can detect properly how to install the game ^-^
Also thanks for the information!
Ah, I see. Learn something new everyday, haha. I enabled it already. Please let me know if it works. ^-^
I'm so excited for the full version to come out! I wishlisted the game on steam the second i finished the demo <33333
Thank you so much for wishlisting the game!! ❤️
SO amazing, I went through your other games, just to find out yall were the people who made Love Esquire!!! I love that vn. Keep up the great work!
Oh!! Thanks so much for playing Love Esquire!! We hope you'll enjoy High Times just as much as LE when it releases, if not more. ❤️
This is SO unbelievably good! The story, the art, the music, the characters, THEIR VOICES!?!?!, the game mechanics, and the overall humor are so fun! I can't wait for the full game to come out!!!! 10000/10 would recommend
Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️❤️
DUDE I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH, I NEED MORE UPDATES I WANNA BE ABLE TO SAVE THE GAME. ALSO I LOVE THE CHARACTERS AND THE ANIMATION WOW
Hello, thanks so much! We're gonna be updating the demo as development goes on. Having a save/load feature is one of our priorities. ^^
cool!
Thank you! ^^
为什么显示“未经许可无法下载”
你好！我们之前没有遇到过这个问题。你可能需要联系 Itch.io :(
Hello! We haven't encountered this issue before. You may have to contact Itch.io :(
MAN IM WAITING SO BAF FOR THE FULL VERSION EJJEHEH
Thank you so much! The full game will be coming sometime next year, 2025~ ^^
SO FREAKING COOL I LOVE HARRY
Harry is precious. 🫶
Helloooo may I have estimated play time?!
The demo is around 1 hour. :)
Played the demo on my channel. Absolutely had a blast. The characters were very interesting to say the least. The music was good the voice acting was r really great also. Really enjoyed making the donuts for people cannot wait for the full game!
Thank you so much for sharing your playthrough! You're the first one we know who did! :D
I'm a bit confused. There is no dialoge showing up for me, is it suppose to be like that? Lol.
No :( Can you please provide more info? When you start the game nothing appears?
Basically the game itself works fine but the entire dialogue is missing for the MC and the side characters, they are just doing facial expressions. I sent you a bug report via e-mail yesterday that includes my player log :3 (I sent it to the john@yangyangmobile.com E-Mail that I found in one of your comments!)
Oh gotcha! That's great, phew! I'll need to update the version that's uploaded here. Thank you so much. ^^
No problem! Thanks for responding so quickly. ^_^
Very nice 👍
Thanks so much for playing the demo! :)
Something's definitely cooking here! 👨🍳🔥
Haha, thanks! ^^