- Made Marion Patch 3.1EA - 13 January 2026
The primary purpose of this patch is to add the John PoV scenes, which are unlocked by completing 1-2 of John's route endings. They can be found in the Extras Menu off of the game's main menu. Notes: Added John's PoV Scenes Fixed sprite levitation issue in John Chapter 3 John's hairstyle no longer spontaneously changes when he removes his purple robes. Minor fixes/enhancements to lore intro video Misc. Typo Corrections
- John's Route Released - 8 December 2025
John's Route ReleasedMade Marion has reached the halfway point in Early Access with the release of Little John's route. This marks the completion of the Sherwood-side love interests, meaning we will be moving on to Meissa, our first Nottingham route.3.0EA Patch Notes1. John's route is now available! To play John's route, be sure you are on the Sherwood Common Route (not Nottingham) after the Prologue and choose to work with John at the end of Sherwood Chapter 2.2. Robin Sexy Scene Changes: Robin's sexy scene length is now closer to the other routes. Some scenes have been changed more than others (depending on previous length and whether I was able to expand the scene without compromising its original design). Robin also has new sexy scene illustrations reflecting our decision to use full-color illustrations instead of darkened silhouettes. There are two illustrations: one can be seen by…
- John's Release Rescheduled: Dec 7 - 28 November 2025
It's with my sincerest apologies that I need to delay John's route for a week. I try not to announce any solid dates unless I'm certain I can complete the needed tasks by that date, but this time my chronic illness had things to say about the amount of work I'd chosen to do.I had a flare-up that took me out for Weds-Thu (I basically end up narcoleptic when Long Covid has things to say), and I'll need to spread the remaining tasks out over a longer period of time to avoid a repeat. I'm so sorry that we needed to reschedule and I hope you'll all still be happy to join us for John's release on December 7.Thank you for your understanding.
- John's Route Releases November 30 - 24 November 2025
We promised John's route would be released in November and we're making it... barely! Thanks as always for your patience. We're proud to announce that John will be releasing on November 30. Testing is going well and we only need to add the final Chapter 4s (as every route has two different Chapter 4s depending on your choices) into the engine.Barring technical issues, the route will release on November 30 before Steam's daily refresh, which is 10am Pacific time.Hope to see you all in a week!
- Fall in Love With Made Marion - 24 September 2025
Join Made Marion and our romance visual novel friends at the Fall in Love Festival, Sept. 24-Oct. 1. We have our 15% Early Access festival discount on! There are tons of great games in the fest, so go check it out.We are also celebrating the upcoming release of John's route this November! The exact release date will be announced closer to the drop. We know many of you are excited to romance our gentle giant, and are working hard to ensure he's all you've been hoping for.
- Made Marion in the Women's Day Sale - 28 February 2025
Made Marion is proud to be created by a team of gender-marginalized developers and artists, aimed at gender-marginalized readers. The annual Women's Day Sale is a great way to celebrate! We're proud of our protagonist Marion and the other gender-marginalized characters in our game who exist because theirs are stories that we wanted to tell. As a micro-indie dev, we have the freedom to make the game we want to make, and we're proud to be creating a sex-positive story for adult readers featuring a female protagonist. Come check us out along with all sorts of other nifty games by women and gender-marginalized developers.
- Made Marion Storyteller's Festival Discount - 17 February 2025
The Storyteller's Festival is a special treat for Made Marion every year, as we love narrative-heavy gaming and are proud to have been a part of this fantastic event for three years now. This year, Made Marion Early Access will be on sale for 15% off for the length of the festival. We will also be streaming a preview video of our next route to release, Little John, on or before February 18. After two love interests who could prove difficult to wrangle, will gentle giant John be a balm to Marion's heart, or will he come with his own challenges? (You know he will, we'd hardly be a story if everything was easy!) We hope you'll come check out all the great narrative games in the Storyteller's Festival and will keep an eye out for our video tomorrow!
- Made Marion @ the Myths and Legends Fest - 29 January 2025
It's the start of Steam Festival Season for Made Marion! We're going to be pretty busy for the next couple months, as most of the festivals we're participating in this year are happening during February and March. We're kicking things off with the Myths and Legends Festival! Made Marion owes its existence to the lead dev's lifelong love of the Robin Hood legends, and we're proud to stand beside other myth and legend inspired games in this unique fest. We love the folklore nerds in our fan base, and Made Marion contains numerous Easter Eggs referencing Robin Hood media from the oldest legends to modern-day movies. We will not have a discount for this fest (we have one coming up in February), but we hope you'll take a few moments to check it out!
- Mini-Patch 2.1 EA - 30 November 2024
Just a small patch to fix some typos and add the final version of Will's final CG. Uploaded the final version of Will's final CG (Spontaneous Ending). If you unlocked the in-progress version, you can see the final version in your Art Gallery in Extras. Misc. typo fixes and editing pass over the Love Interest PoV Scenes. Will's Sunjati name has been changed to Iyiola as we were informed that his previous Sunjati name was unintentionally funny/awkward for modern West African readers. Altered "you can leave your hat on" joke/reference because due to sprite limitations he literally can't.
- Hotfix 2.05EA - 21 October 2024
Emergency Hotfix 2.05: Made Marion was not launching on Mac. This should now be resolved. Our apologies, Mac players! Also: Fixed a missing dialogue tag in Sherwood Chapter 2 Fixed a block preventing players from entering Will's route if they asked about joining Layton first.
- Will's Route Is Here! - 20 October 2024
The Scarlet Blade is here! Made Marion Early Access v. 2.0 is out and available on Steam. Patch Notes: Will's route has been added! Will is a Sherwood love interest and can be chosen from the Sherwood Common Route. We now have a notification system when a new Love Interest PoV scene has been unlocked. Love Interest PoV scenes can be found in Extras off the Main Menu. When a new one has been unlocked, you will be notified upon your first return to the Main Menu. Make sure to check the Misc. section in Love Interest PoVs after finishing one of Will's good endings. There's a secondary character with his own PoV scene now. Will's route is complete except for a single CG (full-screen illustration) at the end of Will Chapter 4a, which is a placeholder (albeit an attractive one). The final CG will be available in Early Access v. 2.1, which should be uploaded in the next couple weeks. Changes B…
- Will's Route Release Date - 6 October 2024
Velvet Cupcake Games is happy to announce that our second Early Access update, Will's route, will be on October 20! It's a bit past our previously announced release window, but I wanted to give our testers plenty of time with the full release so that it can be as error-free as possible (currently our testers have access to Chapters 1-3, and the two Chapter 4s will be added to beta as soon as they are complete). Are you ready to spar with your reluctant partner in the rebellion against Lord Geoffrey's autocratic rule? Why's he so upset you chose him, anyway? And can the two of you learn to get along in time to foil a dastardly plot by Nottingham's wayward druids? Find out on October 20!
- Will Route Release Window Announcement - 4 September 2024
Hello, Made Marion Fans! We've been working hard on completing and polishing Will's route for our second Early Access route release. I now have buy-in from the team to release in the first half of October. We will have a more specific date as our beta test, which will begin in late September, progresses. Thanks as always for your patience with our chronic illness-impaired development time. We're very excited to get Will's route into your hands at last! Can Marion handle these bickering brothers?
- Made Marion EA Patch 1.1 - 20 May 2024
Made Marion Early Access Patch 1.1 has been released. This is a small bug fix and asset improvement patch to the existing Made Marion EA content. Here are the notes: Replaced Alvin's sexy silhouette with the new style. Improved enchanted arrow graphics during the Tournament. Fixed several missing and incorrect dialog tags. Changed line, "Hey, hey, you're ok" during Solstice Celebration to be less anachronistic. Fixed missing punctuation in the line "Only one way to make sure they're the best"... Removed an accidental reference to angels. Not that anything would stop Robin from calling Marion an angel if they existed in this world, but they don't. Changed "Nell's council" to "Nell's counsel." Nell deserves her own council, but alas, she does not have one. Replaced river ambience at the training ground with a gentler, babbling brook sound. If you have any problems or spot any additional t…
- Made Marion Storyteller's Festival Stream - 29 January 2024
Welcome to the Steam Storyteller's Festival! We are proud to be a part of the fest again this year. Made Marion is now in Early Access, releasing each route as it is completed. Our second route, which is currently in development, is Will, the Scarlet Blade. Unlike the very eager Robin, Will does not seem excited by the prospect of working with Marion. In fact, he's downright hostile toward the idea, although Marion has no idea why. But Will is a master swordsman, and Marion is an eager student of the sword. When she chooses Will as her partner, can they learn to work together or will their bickering cause everything to fall apart? Join our lead developer and our first reader/editor as we stream a preview of Will's route during the festival. Our stream will repeat every 40 minutes throughout the festival, so jump on in anytime! Our Early Access build is also available for 10% off during…
- Made Marion Early Access Release - 17 November 2023
Made Marion has released in Early Access. For our first release, the following content is available: The Prologue, which happens before the content you experienced in our demo, both Sherwood and Nottingham Common Routes, and Robin's Route. We will be releasing the other routes as they are completed, and welcome everyone to jump into Early Access whenever they like! It's been a long and bumpy journey developing through the pandemic years, but we're very excited to start introducing you to our world and its lovable characters.
- Made Marion Early Access Release: November 17 - 7 November 2023
Made Marion will be officially entering Early Access on October 17! Our first EA release is Robin Hood's route, which is available from start to finish. Choose your ending in chapters 1-3 and experience one of two different chapter 4s based on whether you played Marion as more straightforward and blunt or clever and diplomatic. After reaching an ending, check the Extras menu to see which Robin point-of-view scenes you've unlocked! Made Marion will continue releasing routes in Early Access as they are completed. Players are welcome to jump into Early Access whenever they like and will have access to all released content from that point forward. We're very excited to welcome you to the world of Avalon. Fight for freedom and fall in love!
- Get Medieval at the Steam VN Fest - 7 August 2023
The Steam VN Fest starts today. Are you feelin' Medieval? Make sure to wishlist Made Marion if you haven't already, and also take a moment to check out the lovely Imperial Grace! If you're a fan of Made Marion, you probably enjoy a kickass Medieval woman and some politically-charged romance. You should also check out Imperial Grace, which shares a lead artist with Made Marion. Play as a powerful empress, guide your empire to prosperity or ruin, and perhaps find love along the way! Check out the demo, it's a lot of fun! Personally, I have a weakness for the grumpy Theodore and the charming Asha, but fans of devoted knights will also love the handsome Alexander! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1652580/Imperial_Grace
- Early Access Is Coming! - 3 August 2023
The Made Marion community has overwhelmingly encouraged us to release Early Access so that readers can enjoy each route as it is completed. We will start our Early Access release this fall with Robin Hood's route. Routes will only be released once they are fully complete, so this isn't an episodic schedule and there will be no cliffhangers! Players who purchase the game in Early Access will have access to all routes as they are released, up through the game's full release with the completion of Lord Geoffrey and Gui's route. Thanks so much to all our fans for your patience during our pandemic-related development delays. We're very excited to be able to start sharing Made Marion with you this fall! Who else would go first in our Robin Hood-themed romance game but Robin Hood himself? Is there more to this charming scoundrel than meets the eye?
- Storyteller's Festival Stream - 25 March 2023
Made Marion is a proud participant in the Storyteller's Festival, a celebration of narrative-focused games! We've released a snazzy new Enhanced Demo for the occasion. It includes tons of cool upgrades thanks to our Kickstarter campaign, as well as a brand new chapter, the second half of the Sherwood Common Route! Join streamer Ohthatnatalie and lead developer Becky as we play through the new Sherwood Chapter 2 and chat about what makes Made Marion's storytelling special.
