- A way to support the team - 26 July 2026
Hello! Thank you all for playing Free Will. It has been over two years since the game released. Thank you all for your reviews, comments, and support! We'd like to announce that the director of the game, Meowdy, has opened a Buy Me a Coffee page. If you would like to express monetary support for future projects from them (and members of the Kipps in a Box team), you can donate here: https://buymeacoffee.com/meowdydev Once more, thank you for playing! --The Kipps in a Box Team
- A New Game from Our Team Members! - 1 May 2026
Hello everyone!Some Free Will team members have been working on a new game, and we’re excited to share it with you! 🎉 It's called Before Closure📦If you enjoyed Free Will, this game might be for you:After a relationship ending in heartbreak, Murph finds a box of Georgie’s old things while moving out of the apartment they once shared. Sort through these personal items and close your eyes along with Murph to experience intimate audioscapes throughout the life she and Georgie had together. As you choose which items to preserve and discard, your actions affect the ending of the story. Will you help Murph find peace by letting go, or by holding on?The game releases on May 15, 2026. WISHLIST NOW and check out the game when it’s out!P.S. and find our little Will in the game ;)As always, thank you so much for supporting us! 💙- Kipps in A Box
- Spanish Localization is now available! - 28 December 2025
We are very excited to announce that Spanish Localization is now available thanks to Irene Gil's help! Thank you to all players for your love and support. We hope this update will allow our Spanish-speaking audiences to enjoy the game better. That being said, if there are any mistakes, please let us know in the forums. P.S. Since the last post we've made, Free Will has won the Best Story Award at Coreblazer Game Fest 2025 and the Best Student Game Award at Indieplay 2025!
- [10.03.2025] Patch for Unity Security Vulnerability - 4 October 2025
Due to an an official Unity statement, the game has been patched accordingly. (No changes were made to the game's content.)Please report any bugs or issues to this Google Form: https://forms.gle/G4op7SYiLYytRATq6 You can also report them to the Bugs and Bug Reports Steam Discussions page.
- [07.26.2025] Minor bug fix - 27 July 2025
Patch Notes:Fixed a rare bug where players could move and lock themselves out of progression during the cutscene after examining an object in Will's parents' room.
- 🎉 We Won the BAFTA Student Games Award 2025! - 30 June 2025
We're incredibly honored to announce that Free Will has won the BAFTA Student Games Award 2025! 🏆This moment is surreal for our team. Thank you for playing, exploring, and uncovering the secrets hidden within our world. Your support has meant everything to us.And there's more—we're heading to Shanghai this July to exhibit Free Will at Coreblazer Game Fest! If you're attending, come say hi and experience the game in person. We’d love to meet you.From the entire team: thank you. 💙 See you soon—online or in Shanghai. 💾✨— Kipps in A Box
- OFFICIAL FREE WILL MERCH DROP! - 14 March 2025
Helloooo everyone! We're beyond excited to announce the first-ever official merch for Free Will! 🎉 Inventory is Limited – once they're gone, they’re gone! ✨ Acrylic Keychains – Limited-edition, double-sided designs featuring Kipps, Wendy, and Will! 🛒 Etsy Store Link Support Free Will and Kipps in a Box by purchasing merch today! Your support helps us bring our next indie game to life. 💙
- Japanese now available! + Tokyo Indie Game Summit 2025 - 8 February 2025
Japanese Language option now available! As always, you can choose your language from the title menu. Thank you very much to everyone who helped make this translation possible! Free Will was inspired by a number of Japanese role-playing games, so this translation means a lot to us. Future plans for translating into other languages The only translations we had in mind were Chinese and Japanese due to the team’s connections and capabilities. However, if you are interested in translating Free Will into another language, please reach out to us. A note about translations for future updates Update announcements going forward will be released in English only. Translation work takes time, and if there are small bugs or fixes that we can address, we want those fixes to go out as soon as possible. This excludes language-specific updates, or announcements where a specific language’s translation mak…
- Free Will at IndieCade Night Games - 6 November 2024
Our game Free Will will be showcased at IndieCade Night Games in Los Angeles, California! Come join us for a night of games, creativity, and fun. Meet the creators in person, and grab an exclusive Free Will sticker as a little memento from us! 📅 Date: November 15 and 16th 2024 6PM PST - 10PM PST 📍 Location: Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles, CA More details can be found in the Indiecade website!
- Chinese Localization is HERE! - 13 August 2024
Traditional and Simplified Chinese now available! We are very excited to announce that localization for the Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese are now officially available! Starting today, you can choose a language via the TITLE SCREEN and experience the unique charm this game offers. Thank you to all players for your patience and support. We hope this update will allow more Chinese-speaking players to enjoy the fun and depth of Free Will. We have put in our utmost effort into the localization, but if there are any mistakes, please let us know in the forums. Our next goal is a full Japanese localization, so stay tuned! Once again, on behalf of our team, thank you all for your support! Patch notes Version 1.2.0 Bug fixes and polish: Sketchbook no longer crashes when loading a save while the sketchbook is open and empty If door.png is missing from the root folder and WillsRoom fol…
- Streamer Mode is Live! - 27 May 2024
Version 1.1.0 is now available! Version 1.1.0 primarily brings Streamer Mode, along with a number of bug fixes. To those who have been excited to stream the game but wanted to wait for this update, thank you for your patience! In addition to Streamer Mode, this update will also hide save file information from players. Early on in development, we thought we'd be doing more with the player-editable save files, but this never ended up being the case. Currently, it seems it only causes confusion and has caused some to softlock or screw up the game's sequencing by tampering with it excessively. We apologize for the confusing playthroughs some may have experienced as a result of the old system, and hopefully for those that did experience these sequencing bugs, playing through version 1.1.0 will result in the game's narrative making more sense. Edit: For those who have old save data from Versi…
- Free Will Release Announcement! - 24 April 2024
FREE WILL: Available soon! Hello players, this is the Director of Free Will. Thank you for your interest in our game. We are a group of student developers from the University of Southern California, and this game is my thesis project! I hope you like it, and have a lot of fun (or sufferings). Read on for more information regarding the release and upcoming plans: Releasing on May 7th, 2024! Free Will is being released on May 7th, 2024 at midnight! You can currently obtain two endings, and one of two achievements. Streaming Disclaimer Spoiler ahead! While we welcome content creation in regards to sharing your playthroughs of Free Will, please be aware that livestreaming certain moments of the game may put your personal information at risk. After the first battle is resolved, personal information will not be shown in game. We plan on adding a streamer mode in a future update to make the ga…
