- New Day's Overhaul (Devlog #1) - 13 July 2026
Hi, my little clayodies. If you're returning to the Steam page after some time, then welcome back to New Day! I know it has been a month since the announcement of the overhaul project of the game that's supposed to revamp the UI, optimize the player experience, and bring in heavily requested features that the fans have been wanting for a while now. Trust me, we hear your pleas, and we plan to do everything we can to make this new experience bigger and better. We thank you for staying committed to New Day thus far. We really enjoy creating this game, so we hope you enjoy playing it!Let's get into the previews of the overhauled project, shall we?\The islander creator has been completely reworked for a better user experience. Buttons now have proper tooltips that don't take up half of your screen, the UI is consistent, and overall creating an islander just feels like a task again instead o…
- Early Access: V.08 - Patch #3 - 7 June 2026
\Fixed an issue where the "Islander Basic Problem" sprite wouldn't appear on various places on the UI / in-game. The icon has now been restored.Furthermore, if you find a weird, white but blank box appearing on the UI, or in general in-game, submit it as a bug report to let us know. It's always appreciated. Thank you!
- Early Access: V.08 - Patch #2 - 6 June 2026
\Fixed a bug that caused the game to be unable to progress with Fredrick if Fredrick discovered that the player bought illegal items from the Dark Web.
- Early Access: V.08 - Patch #1 - 4 June 2026
\Fixed a bug that would cause the baby previewer in Fredrick's portion of the Town Hall to break, not updating islanders or allowing you to generate what a baby would look like between two islanders.
- The "Renovations" Update - 3 June 2026
See the announcement at the bottom of this post.\You can now properly draw on islander's faces using the Facial Markings feature in the Islander Creator. It no longer changes color based on the skintone of the islander.You can now use a "fill tool" to fill in a selected area with the current color.Your old facial markings will not be usable anymore. You'll have to remake it.\You can now adjust ponytails, drills, and etcetera on applicable islander hairstyles. You can either size them together or individually. \After creating 10 islanders, Fredrick will give you the ability to buy and customize your very own island. Unlocking this option allows you to unlock the brand new feature introduced in this update -- the ability to give your islanders a house.\After unlocking your custom island, you'll be able to buy your islander their very own house.You can buy a house by selectingDetails > Hou…
- The "Quality of Life" Update - 18 February 2026
\Added an "endgame" to New Day that'll trigger the credits for the game. I will not tell you how to access this, as you'll have to do that on your own. However, I'll give you a hint:Fredling Baby, Zephyr, and a random percentage that gradually rises after a certain action is taken.\The school confession area has been completely overhauled with HD models that look 100x better than the previous ones.\Both of the menus in Knits' Clothing and MemoMart have been recreated to fit New Day's style better. This also introduces a few changes to how the clothing shop works.If you've previously bought an accessory in the accessory corner, you can now buy it in Knits' main stock.You can now preview an outfit on an islander before giving it to them. \Fixed a bug that caused the ears on a plant islander to not turn green and would instead, be the original skin color of the islander.Fixed a bug that ca…
- Early Access: V.06 - Changelogs ( 12/27/2025: 1:45 AM ) - 27 December 2025
Ahh, finally, the issue is solved. Enjoy the latest update everyone!\Fixed a bug that caused the makeup to corrupt and permanently vanish from your first islander ever created if you saved and exited the Islander Creator on any other islander.
- V.06 Makeup Disappearing Glitch - 26 December 2025
There is a current bug in New Day to where, if you load an islander with makeup that isn't the 1st islander you have ever made and your first islander has makeup, the 1st islander will lose all of their makeup pieces.For now, I've reverted the update back to the previous version. Now, the only bug for makeup that exists is the blink/mouth buttons not working. Please wait for a fix to be out before reporting any blink/mouth button related bugs in the Makeup Creator.
- Early Access: V.06 - Changelogs ( 12/25/2025: 5:58 PM ) - 25 December 2025
\Remember to backup your pre-update save files following the latest update. I've seen a lot of people mention how they didn't look at the Steam post from November explaining how and now their saves/islanders are completely gone. Please make sure to view the post titled "About V.06...". Thank you.If you're having trouble pressing New Game, delete your entire StreamingAssets folder. Steam Cloud seems to be messing up the game due to it being active before this update.\Fixed a typo in the "Speed up Problem" mechanic. Fixed a bug that caused makeup to not blink or open/close the mouth of an islander even if it was selected to do so.
- The "Office Party" Update - 25 December 2025
First off, I just wanted to say how proud I am of New Day for its development cycle in 2025. It was a great year. We had a fantastic run with multiple amazing updates that fixed issues in the game and allowed for more replayability. And I wanted to say thank you to the fans of the game for sticking by us as we develop this experience for you all. Genuinely, we couldn't have done it without you. Hopefully we get to make everything even BETTER in 2026 and onwards. We look forward to showing off our plans in the upcoming future. Happy 1-year anniversary, New Day!\Due to the recent changes New Day has underwent, your internal save file will be incompatible with this update going forwards. You can save your current islanders & rooms by following the previous Steam post made about the V.06 update.Relationships / Ordinances / Bugs Caught / etc are still going to be reset unfortunately, due to…
- About V.06... [ Multiple Save Files ] - 30 November 2025
Hello everyone! Wow, it has been a long while since we've updated others on the status of New Day. Currently, it's all going according to plan! The next update is scheduled to release on:December 25th, 2025! Our 1 year anniversary from New Day's shift out of demo and into Early Access.It has already been a year?! What! How?...Amazing.Anywho, this post isn't regarding the anniversary of New Day, unfortunately. We've recently polled in the discord if New Day should have multiple save files. The poll in question got a resounding YES!What does this mean for the game exactly? Well I'll tell you.Since New Day wasn't built for a multi-save function in mind, it took a good bit to rework the save system. Unfortunately, this means your save files will be invalid in the next update. Fortunately, there is a way to save your islanders / rooms! Just follow the steps below before launching the update…
- Early Access: V.05 - Changelogs ( 09/07/2025: 12:48 AM ) - 7 September 2025
\Fixed a bug where foodies running their own food stalls would only specifically sell chocolate cake. The food item is now randomized per day.Fixed a bug that caused islanders to immediately gain a new problem right after leaving their apartment after you sped up time while they had a pre-existing problem.Fixed a bug that caused an islander to not get fed via food delivery app if they had an open bank account with no money in it yet you had enough to cover it.Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the game to softlock if you viewed an "Aging Up Islander Baby to Adult" cutscene.\( Islanders )Envious islanders will now have 5 wants instead of 3 per day.Adaptable islanders will now have 1 want instead of 3 per day.( Apartment Complex )Added a scrollbar to the islander's apartments for easier access to a long-list of islanders.
- Early Access: V.05 - Changelogs ( 09/03/2025: 3:05 PM ) - 3 September 2025
Whoops! Looks like there were a few issues in the game that needed to be addressed. \Fixed a bug that caused islanders to improperly load on the title screen.\( The Room Editor )Added previously-added wallpapers to the columns/wall parts.( Islanders )Evil islanders will now nod at you if you enter their apartment and they have a high opinion of you.Cheerful and Loyal islanders will now have a faster wave animation if you enter their apartment and they have a high opinion of you.
- The "Foodies, Unite!" Update - 3 September 2025
\In New Day, accessories have never been able to transfer to another save file because of issues with the islander's save file code. However, recently, I've adjusted said code to add new variables so that save files can be updated/not break with future updates. This had a drawback... unfortunately, accessories that you've previously given to your islander are no longer going to be on your islander. They should still have them obtained, but you'll have to reapply them whenever you visit their apartment next. As unfortunate as this is, it brings good news to the game! Shared islanders are now going to be able to have their accessories upon being shared! So, yay!The UI is currently being updated, so some areas of the game may look more polished than others.\Steam achievements are now in New Day! There's only a limited amount for the time being, but soon enough, we'll have a lot for you, th…
- Early Access: V.04 - Changelogs ( 08/21/2025: 6:22 PM ) - 21 August 2025
\To prepare for the upcoming "Foodies, Unite!" update, here's all of the new stuff added to MemoMart!( Meals )Sub SandwichOnion Rings( Ingredients )OnionBreadPampa's Bread Crumbs\Fixed a bug where islander's who aren't attracted to the gender of an islander would sometimes accept a confession from that gender.Fixed a bug that created a softlock if an islander showed off one of their memories.\Removed Fryc.
- Early Access: V.04 - Changelogs ( 08/21/2025: 4:55 PM ) - 21 August 2025
\Fixed an issue where food was being displayed on top of all models, so islander's didn't look like they were properly eating it.SpongeBob SquarePants should no longer be cursing out your islanders on every Fredbook comment. (If this has already happened to you, your game might be bugged. I am looking into it! Delete the Fredbook posts with those comments.)Islanders that're set to Aromantic after already developing crushes on other islanders will now have their crush meter reset.Islanders will no longer gain crushes or have crushes on anyone if they currently have a partner.
- Early Access: V.04 - Changelogs ( 08/20/2025: 7:25 PM ) - 21 August 2025
Whoops! There seemed to be a few issues that were seemingly overlooked! Our bad. You can view those bug-fixes down below! Thank you for supporting and playing New Day | The Confessions Update!\Fixed a typo with the Islander Creator's alien species customization option of "Antenna" to "Antennae" Fixed an issue where the "New Post" icon for social media was always present on the phone before you opened the social media app.Fixed an issue where facial markings would be deleted if you left the Islander Creator without saving.
- Early Access: V.04 - The Confessions Update - 20 August 2025
\Yes, it's finally here. The confessions update. I know, I know, it took a while to get it out to the public... but trust me, we were working on all sorts of other cool things to release alongside this update. It was 100% worth it in my opinion. Anywho... confessions are little cutscenes that can happen if an islander gains a crush on another islander. You're able to choose where they confess at and what they say during said confessions. But beware... if your islander isn't the only one who wants to confess to their crush, you might be dealing with a bit of drama on your island.Along with confessions comes biological islander babies! That's right, when two islanders are together in a relationship and are content in what they have, they'll decide together that they want a baby. Babies are generated based on both parents personalities, skin color, hair color, etc. Hair color and skin colo…
- Early Access: V.03 - Changelogs ( 03/12/2025: 9:16 PM ) - 13 March 2025
When saving an islander, you'll get the option to generate an islander portrait or not. Islander portraits will be used on in-game UI in replacement of the silhouette portraits that currently reside in the game. However, if you choose to not generate a portrait, the silhouettes will still be used. I'm sure I've replaced all islander UI instances with this new feature! But if I haven't, please contact me and let me know where the game doesn't detect the new "Islander Portraits" feature at! Set an FPS cap so that the game would stop going over 500+ FPS in certain scenes. The cap is 60 FPS. In the future, the player might be able to change this limit. Fixed a bug that caused Kiki's Seed Shop and Koko's Bug Collection to not appear upon loading onto Kiki's Island. Removed Fryc. (For reals this time.) (I think.) ( Islander Creator ) Added a new hairstyle.
- Early Access: V.03 - Changelogs ( 03/11/2025: 10:00 PM ) - 12 March 2025
( Islander Creator ) Added 1 new hairstyle.
