- 🌞Part 2, New teacher, new creature care class and more🌞 - 31 July 2026
Hi everyone,As mentioned in our last Steam update, we’re back with part 2 of what we’ve been working on over the past year, and there’s still plenty more magic to come! ✨ 🌿 Meet our Horticulture Teacher: Lily Greenfern 🌿 Say hello to the adorable and cheerful Lily Greenfern, your guide to all things plants, seeds, and garden magic. She’ll be teaching you how to care for your crops with spells!🐱The spirit catThe spirit cat that goes along with you in your magical journey has got an update. The previous version was a blob, but this cute new version looks like a gummy cat. ✨Character CustomisationWe've made some improvements to the character customisation screen and the uniforms that all apprentices and players will wear in the academy.We've put special care into the character customisation system, which is the first thing you will experience in a new game. They get to select the unifor…
- 🌞Lots of new things!🌞 - 26 May 2026
Hi everyone,We’re happy to share a new Steam update with you finally.Over the past months, we’ve been working on many parts of the game behind the scenes, from new areas and characters to gameplay systems, UI improvements, and world details.There’s a lot we want to show of what we've been working on over the past year. This update will be split into several parts. This is only Part 1; more updates and reveals are coming soon as we continue sharing what’s been added to the game. 📖 The Library 📖 The Academy Library is built as a giant maze-like structure, filled with layered corridors, towering bookshelves, hidden reading halls, and staircases that lead to unexpected passages suspended high above the lower floors. Different routes connect to study rooms, archives, classrooms, restricted sections, and forgotten corners of the Academy. We wanted the library to feel mysterious and slightly…
- 🌷Academy Greenhouse, new classroom, NPC Schedules and more!🌷 - 28 April 2025
April brings new magic to Kitori Academy! 🌷 We've been working hard these past months, brewing tons of new features and improvements for Kitori Academy. The magic is starting to come alive! 🌱Greenhouse and botanic classroom🌱 Little by little, we’re filling the Academy with classrooms, hidden rooms, hallways, and exciting secrets waiting to be discovered. Our latest addition? The Greenhouse! 🌿✨ This is where players will dive into the world of crops, plants, and harvesting. Just like the other classrooms, it will have: 🕰️ Scheduled Classes – Attend at the right time to participate! 👩🏫 A Dedicated Teacher – Ready to guide you through your botanical journey. 🎁 Fun Rewards! – Expect seeds, buffs for your crops, and other surprises. ✨NPC Schedule✨ One of the most overwhelmingly popular requests from our community has been to make the academy's students feel truly alive, creating a m…
- 🏰New spells, new interiors and unexpected events!🏰 - 27 January 2025
Happy New Year, everyone😊! We've been busy busy this past month, adding tons of new cool things to Kitori Academy. The game is looking great! 🎭Unexpected Events🎭 We are implementing a new exciting gameplay feature, Unexpected Events! This has always been in the game, but it needed some integration with the rest of the game systems. We are also creating content for this feature, the UI, and 3D assets, which is progressing very well.🎨🛠️ These unexpected events will involve casting spells✨🔮 crafting, little demons... you will see.👀 It is going to be very fun to play! 📚🌟New interiors🌟📚 We are also creating study rooms to place at the Academy. These rooms are secondary and not required for the main story, but they give the Academy a vivid touch. 🎨🎓 Plus, these new interiors play a key role in Unexpected Events. 🔮🌟Potion Classroom Gets a Magical Makeover🌟🔮 Alongside the new r…
- 🏰Academy interiors, classrooms and tree plaza🏰 - 26 August 2024
Happy August update, everyone😊! For this blog, we will show lots of improved cool stuff. 🌟Improved academy interior🌟 For the past months, we've focused our efforts on implementing the class progression game feature. This important game mechanic will mostly happen at the academy, where you will attend various classrooms, such as the spell and potion class. We've also been integrating this critical feature in the game and improving the academy look and field to better suit the gameplay. Look at the video to get an idea of what the academy interior will look like in the game! 🌲Tree plaza improvements🌲 The other important area we've worked hard on is the plaza where the ancient tree rests. It has a new, fresh look and improved buildings. The tree plaza is surrounded by other buildings where the classrooms are located, and it's the first thing you will see when you enter the academy thr…
- ✨Baby ranch creatures & Lots of new Crops!✨ - 30 May 2024
Hello, aspiring apprentices!🐉 In this blog, we have even more creatures in the world of Kitori Academy. This time, they are babies! 🐣 🐉Baby fruit dragons🐉 Last time, we showed you the adorable dragons that rest on the trees. The dragons are born from eggs and grow to adulthood along with the tree! Dragons don't require much attention, but they enjoy a healthy snack and the occasional pet; most of the time, they guard the fruit trees and just be nice little pets to brighten your garden. But this blog has more cuteness; we also have Jackalope babies 🐇 and Owl babies🦉! You can care for these babies so they grow strong and happy by petting and feeding them. We're adding a birth system 🐣 and creatures can become sick as well. 🌽New seasonal crops🌽 We've extended the range of crops you will be able to plant in your garden, as well as pumpkin, carrots and blue tea flowers; we now have:…
- ✨It's all about dragons!✨ - 1 March 2024
Hi there, future apprentices! We've been busy adding new creatures, such as fruit dragons, these past months!! 🐉🍓Fruit Dragons🍓🐉 You might remember from previous updates that Kitori Academy's world is filled with cute creatures like owls and jackalopes. And even more special, you can care for them in the ranch creatures; you can feed and pet them and ensure their homes are clean and tidy. We went beyond that and added a new type of creature: fruit dragons! You will be able to raise and care for these adorable dragons as part of the Ranch. You can think of them as what you might see in other farming games with trees but with a twist. They won't require as much attention as the other creatures, but they will still need food and sometimes pets... The tree starts with a dragon egg and a tiny sprout. Soon after, a tree will fully grow, and your dragon will guard it patiently. Giving them…
- ✨New Spells, Front Academy visuals update and more✨ - 15 January 2024
Happy New Year, all! Here is a round-up of all the new things we've been adding to Kitori Academy since the last update. 🧙Absorbing Spells and other sparks🧙 Several times, we've presented you with the fire spirits, which will help you with your daily endeavours as a wizard in training. One of the curious characteristics of these little naughty fires is you can't hold them with your bare hands! For this reason, you will have to use the absorbing spell you will learn in class. Here is another fun spell we've implemented. Now, you can remove weeds in the garden with the fire spell! 📜Gameplay Quests and NPCs!📜 We implemented the initial quest system a few months ago and created some basic, simple quests. Since then, we've been improving this system with more complex quests that involve talking to NPCs, crafting potions, finding places, etc. It's progressing very well and giving Kitori A…
- ✨Owls, the apothecary shopkeeper and the freshly baked new HUD!✨ - 9 October 2023
Owls, owls, owls 🦉🦉🦉... In this update, we want to show you the new creature of the Ranch: Owls! We want to include different types of owls you can care for on the Ranch, and here is one of them: We've also implemented the following features to the ranch system: You can build different houses for your creatures in dedicated spaces near your cottage. Owls, Rabbits and more creatures to come will wander around these houses and will have different states. For example, the owls sleep during the day and are more active when the sun goes down Rabbits sleep at night and are graciously livid, jumping and running during the day. All creatures will take cover when it's raining! You will have to put food on their houses, clean them and interact with the creatures. 🐈The Apothecary Shopkeeper🐈 We have a special guest on this blog: The quirky Apothecary shopkeeper! You will find this intriguing…
- Spells & Obstacles, hairstyles and waterfalls!.✨ - 20 July 2023
Welcome to July's dev blog! Welcome to a new refreshing dev blog in the middle of this bright and warm summer! ✨ Breaking Obstacles with Spells ✨ In the past months, we've revisited some of the materials and particles and added nicer effects when you break obstacles from your backyard using spells. 🏞️ Waterfalls 🏞️ Take a look at the new, improved water material for waterfalls and rivers. 👩🦰 Hairstyles 👨🦱 These are a few of the current hairstyle options we have included in Kitori Academy. We want to know what other hairstyles you're into! Got some cool ideas? We can't wait to hear your suggestions! 🍡 SimFest 2023 begins today!🍡 We are thrilled to announce that Kitori Academy will be part of Simfest 2023 – the Steam festival celebrating all things related to simulation games. From today through the 24th of July, July 20th at 6pm BST/ 7pm CEST/ 1pm EDT you will be able to experi…
- The Apothecary, fire spirit house and more...✨ - 1 June 2023
Welcome to June's dev blog! Hey there! In this dev blog, we have lots of new things to show you. Enjoy! ✨ The Apothecary ✨ We've been working on a new building for Apprentice's Town, the Apothecary. The Apothecary is a handy shop where you can buy all sorts of seeds, materials and raw ingredients, so you can keep practising your witchy skills and advance in your lessons. We have a curious feline at night time... 🔥 The spirit house and the Shed🔥 Do you remember those little spirit fires that help you with your potions? Well, they deserve to have their own space! We've completed the spirit houses, where the fire spells are chilling out, waiting for you to use them under the cauldron. We also want to show you the Shed, a dedicated space where you can build spirit houses, cauldrons and other workstations. This Shed is located in the back garden, and it will be an essential place whenever…
- Little critters, the apprentice town and more...🐇 - 22 March 2023
Welcome to March's dev blog! Little critters, the apprentice town and more... Hey there! Kitori Academy is becoming more magical day by day. In the pasts months, we've added new areas, buildings and little critters! Let's take a look! 👀 🏕️The apprentice Town🏕️ This area is a little town outside the academy, where your cosy cottage is located. It will feature a variety of houses, a town square, a river and some hidden paths and secrets. Other apprentices and common townfolks will live in this area as well. The apprentice town is the area between the academy and the valley, and it will allow you to enjoy your time while you are not learning new spells, potions or other witchy things. 🐇The creature ranch 🐇 We are so excited about this new feature! On the back of your cottage, there is a nice area to grow crops, but! You can also place little houses for critters like horned rabbits, ow…
- Let's fly! 🪁 - 7 December 2022
Welcome to December's dev blog! Hi apprentices! We are very excited to show you the broom-flying mechanic finally 🧹!!! Every time you want to adventure and explore the valley, you can do so with style, flying the broom. You won't fly alone; your companion cat will be with you at all times 🙀, comfortable at the back of the broom. Daniela, our new character Daniela has a unique ability; she can charm ghosts. She enrolled at the academy when she was old enough to study this incredible new ability. You will usually find her wandering around places with ghostly auras where she feels the most comfortable. Although she came from a very wealthy family and grew up in her family's manor, she doesn't care much about all that. And floating around her, we have Tubby, Mochi and Cosmos, the 3 playful doggies you can only see at night. They never leave Daniela's side and are very protective. -------…
- Kitori Valley and Steam Deck! - 19 September 2022
Welcome to September's dev blog! We've reached an incredible milestone; we've reached 10.000 Steam followers! We are thrilled with the support Kitori Academy is receiving =) What we've been up to in the pasts months? We've focused our efforts in the outside areas of the game, the Valley. The Kitori Valley This beautiful and extensive area is full of colourful flowers, leafy trees, bushes and tons of mountains and rivers. 🌠 While living as a wizard apprentice, you might decide to skip your daily magical lessons and explore the Valley with your broom. It will be an excellent chance to collect ingredients, meet creatures, and find hidden spots. The cosy cottage Every day you wake up in your cosy room where your cat companion awaits for pets and treats. Your room is inside the lovely cottage located in the apprentice town, right outside the academy and next to the Kitori Valley. As shown i…
- New characters, new environments... Exciting updates! - 29 June 2022
Welcome to July's dev blog! As you know, we ran a successful Kickstarter that brought 2470 backers who believe in Kitori Academy, making us incredibly proud of how far the game has come. To all those incredible supporters, thank you! We haven't stopped working since those days, and we have some exciting new updates. We participated in Wholesome Direct 2022 along with many other uplifting and warm games. And can proudly share that we've reached over 100k wishlist on Steam today! Unreal Engine 5 We are also very excited to share that we recently moved to Unreal Engine 5, and Kitori Academy looks as impressive as ever. Alexandra and her Honduran Bat familiars I would like to formally present you to the first possible character you will be able to be best friends with. Alexandra is a very sweet and kind apprentice who enjoys quiet times reading books. She is very shy by nature and will hesi…
- Last 48 hours of Kickstarter and new Best friend's familiar! - 8 March 2022
In less than 2 days, we were fully funded! There is only 48 hours left to grab a copy of Kitori Academy in advance and the in-game item bundle! We are 228% funded, and we've already reached many stretch goals, including the Magical Infirmary new classroom the fruit dragons, and we are hoping to reach the broom flying stretch goal! Take a look This past month has been incredible; the wonderful Kitori Community has grown significantly! Witch Dragon Hat But we haven't stopped working on Kitori Academy. We've created some of the in-game items we are offering on Kickstarter. We've created this witch hat with a dragon and a curious knight soldier for this unique in-game item. Carnivorous plant This jolly carnivorous plant will brighten your cosy home. If you grab a copy of Kitori Academy, you have the option to add this in-game item as an add-on along with the witch dragon hat and 4 other ite…
- Kickstarter is live!!! - 8 February 2022
Enjoy the new shiny trailer, where we introduce new game mechanics, new graphics and... new cats! We are launching a Kickstarter campaign, and it's live right now! Why are we doing this? To get support to add all the features we want in Kitori Academy, beautiful bespoke music, more localisation languages, and refine the gameplay. We wish to make this game truly magical! If you want to help us out follow this link We have tons of goodies and rewards waiting for you! Spells, creatures, unexpected magical events... We've being working very hard to add exciting new things to Kitori Academy over the past months. We want to bring you more magic with spells. You will learn different ones in the Spell classroom, and you will have the chance to cast them in different situations. One exciting feature we are introducing is the concept of unexpected magical events! And what is this? They are... wel…
- Devblog #7 New cat companions and more magic in the garden! - 8 December 2021
Many, many... more cats! We have added lots of new cats, from fluffy to hairless. We've also included different types of tails, ears and faces. With all of these variants, you will customize your companion in many different ways! Play with your companion cat We are also working on adding more ways to engage with your cat and get bonding points, which will be essential to develop your magical skills... If you get close to your companion, you will have the option to select pets, minigames or feed. One of the minigames we are refining is the magical pointer that your cute companion will try to catch. The magical garden We've revisited the garden in the botanic class, and we've added more magical elements to the harvesting system. Now wizard apprentices will create patches of soil with the hoe spell where fantastical plants will grow, like the Morning Pumpkin and a flower with the shape of…
- Devblog #6 New character reveal! - 30 October 2021
Mr James Hopinkson - The Headmaster Say hello to Kitori's Headmaster! Mr Hopinkson is a long-legs toad who bears a great deal of magic but spends most daydreaming about eating insects. As headmaster, his most important job is protecting the Ancient Tree and the source of magic that the tree provides. He will be an essential character in your journey as a future wizard. He is a very hungry toad. The Ancient Tree plaza We talked in other posts about the Tree Plaza, the academy's centre, and where other classes and places connect. We've been rearranging some of the elements of this lovely space and making new flowers, fluffy bushes and other plants. We want to make this space calming and mysterious. Apprentices teams We are introducing something new to Kitori Academy, teams! You will pick a banner to represent your team and add other characters to your team. This will bring some secret per…
- Devblog #5 Spells and Wizard Duels - 21 September 2021
Spells We are excited to share with you our latest additions to Kitori Academy, spells! One of the new tools you can use to train your magical skills is the staff that you can see in the picture. You will be able to aim with the staff, and magical things will happen! A magical trail will be seen on the floor, walls, and objects when you aim with your staff. This spell effect will change if you find an interactive object, and the cat rolls on the air! The cat will also look at where you are aiming! Friendly wizard duels Not only you will be able to use some spells around the academy, but there will also be a dedicated area to duel against other apprentices. Agatha, the spell caster teacher, supervises these duels, and they are completely friendly. Other apprentices will cheer and contemplate the duel. Duels will give you rewards, for example, points on the spell duel class. They will als…
