I think I'm mostly done with the objectives menu! It populates from the game's completion structure, so I don't have to update it manually, which is awesome.

Been months since I worked on the objectives screen, but I did some updates on it today! Still rough around the edges, but this is the new concept.

Did a little banner trade with our friends @mach1game.bsky.social! You'll find KG's advertising in their game, and vice versa. Pretty neat futuristic cel-shaded racer they have going on. Here's pics of both~

Holy moly @holeecrab.bsky.social really cooked with this character artwork.

This is going to look really good in game~ More great work by @hacaosuka.bsky.social

Been working away all day on behind the scenes stuff. c: Edging closer and closer to actually starting to build out the demo.

Big steps today setting up the game progression structure behind the scenes! Saving progress, unlocks, races completed, dialogues triggered, world events, etc. Still need to refine, but I'm happy. This felt daunting and now its a weight off my shoulders.

Finally got around to making the day/night cycle persistent across play sessions. That feels like a milestone even though it wasn't a huge task. I'd been putting off stuff regarding saving & save files since it's still new to me, but got some big chunks figured out lately.

Just two lil hatchbacks having a good time~

Entry denied. You can't just go into the caves right out of the gate...

Work on the next car has commenced by @hacaosuka.bsky.social! Here is a completely unguessable screenshot for you. 😂

Still working on character designs with @holeecrab.bsky.social, so for now, the cops are just.. some guy.

Chibi Mariko! @holeecrab.bsky.social

Worked on camera logic today! Improved field of view and camera position transitions depending on speed. Subtle! There's also camera shake and anime speed lines (both are more obvious in game than in this video). I can also change the threshold speed these effects appear at, depending on the car.

Having some fun adding new races today c:

Made some good internal progress this weekend. Every time I fix a bug, I feel a lot happier. I really don't want to release a game that's super janky. ...Just a touch of jank can be kinda fun though.

I feel like we're in the era of racing games set in Japan. Gear Club 3 was announced to be in Japan, Forza Horizon 6 (not confirmed but I've got my money on it for real), and of course JDM, the TXR reboot, and like 5 indie racers including KG. Where has this energy been? 😂

Gunna be wandering around #PAXWest2025 in Seattle giving out stickers! I'll have 2 new designs and also last year's as well. c:

Now do a kickflip

Indie games are great, but some of them need word of mouth to get to people. So let's talk about some cool-looking upcoming ones. nmarfoblogs.wordpress.com/2025/08/11/i...

Added some billboards - It randomizes the ad shown every time you play, like in Gran Turismo 2.

This is a spoiler! If you look left, you can see a little peek at the cave area. You drive by it here, but you'll have to find another entrance to explore it.

I think this jump is bigger than the lake jump

I couldn't resist doing a little glamor shot of these little Kei cars in the falling leaves. I just noticed I'll have to add some leaves on the ground at some point though, lmao

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I added some light rays here even though it doesn't really make sense.. it just looks cool. c:

Falling leaves~

I keep adding new jumps into the map, I have a problem.

Sorry to anyone who watches this video and hears how awkward I am at talking on mic! We got a feature in a great Youtube video showcasing upcoming indie racers! Every game in this video deserves love, I hope you'll check it out. Also really cool hearing everyone's voices?! Link below.

Messing around with the tuned Enforcer! Still have a few color schemes to finish up with @hacaosuka.bsky.social

I honestly think @hacaosuka.bsky.social has added so much personality to this project. 🙏

Just finishing up the tuned variation for the Eien Enforcer vehicles! @hacaosuka.bsky.social and I decided to try and make this car really unique looking since it's a key piece of the game, so we went pretty wild. I think the result is phenomenal. Hope you like turbo fan wheels!

Ahhh got featured in a youtube video by @blackpanthaa.me along with some other awesome indie racing games. Thanks for bringing us the visibility, it's huge for us.

Working on the tuned variation of the police car with @hacaosuka.bsky.social. It's almost done c:

I hope you like pink. Still WIP to get the balance right, but this area is going to be dripping in cherry blossoms.

Thank you for the article c:

Adding streetlights into the world really made the city feel a lot more polished. Even during the day. c:

Street light updates: Added a glow sprite (due to popular request - I feel you), added a hazy light cone under the lights (apparent at distance), lighting gives the car a subtle warm glow, and the pools of light below the poles now have nice soft edges.

Tokyo Xtreme Racer (except anime and made by a solo dev). First crack at adding street lights. c:

Strange looking part of town. c:

Have the sirens working now, wee woo!

Didn't win the game trailer contest by Blue Ocean Games, but I'll sure take 36th out of 1066! Honestly, it gave me a reason to finally put out a proper trailer for KG, so I'm quite happy.

Secret area WIP! I like this spot a lot, but I'm only going to post this little section. For the rest of it, you'll have to wait to play😂 I'm trying to make something unique. c:

Let it be known that it has taken all my might not to name an in-game car manufacturer "Subuwu" (*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ*.ﾟ

Newest car is in game c: Time to make the siren and effects.

Here's the newest car, ya'll! Eien is the force of law in Kaido Genkai - they play a strong role in the narrative. Model work by the talented @hacaosuka.bsky.social

Every bit of detail takes time! This is how I add the guard rails - I generate them along a spline and line it up by hand c:

Broke a bunch of guard rails and have to remake them all 🥲. The second time doing something always turns out a little better though.

Discord member Syigo made this cool CRT edit of a trailer clip. Seriously considering adding a CRT filter option to the game now, honestly.

Trailer drop! 🔥🚙Kaido Genkai is an Open-World Anime Racing RPG set in the 90's. If you'd like to support the project, please share and consider wishlisting on Steam to help us with visibility! Thank you so much for your interest, it means a lot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy07...