First Week Message of Gratitude and Apology

Hello everyone, this is the team behind The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall. This is both a message of gratitude and an apology.In its first week, The Weeping Swan reached 95,915 copies sold, with a Mixed overall rating on Steam. We’re deeply grateful that many of you appreciate the game’s art, voice acting, music, and rich content. However, some of the stories have sparked considerable debate.We want to thank everyone who has played the game. Your time, your discussions, and even your criticisms have allowed this work to be truly examined. We sincerely appreciate every piece of feedback.At the same time, we owe you an apology.In focusing on a highly stylized, creator-driven narrative, we failed to fully account for the player experience. Certain explicit depictions and tragic elements caused discomfort, distress, and even offense for some players.We are truly sorry for not providing an appropriate emotional outlet. This is something we must reflect on.We created a dark story, but we did not deliver a sense of emotional release or strength. While we cannot change what has already been released, we can take steps moving forward.After carefully reviewing player feedback, we will be taking the following measures as a gesture of both gratitude and apology:1. Within the first month after launch, we will introduce a short biographical-style IF route. We will provide regular updates on its development progress.2. We will continue fixing bugs and improving your in-game experience. After completing both true endings, the main menu will update with two dynamic CGs and a new background track, enhancing the emotional payoff. This feature will be released alongside the IF route.3. Within one year, we will introduce an additional language voice-over, featuring a professional and well-known cast, to provide a higher-quality experience for players who enjoy multi-language audio.4. We’ve prepared a first-week thank-you illustration for all players (included at the end), as a token of our appreciation.5. We will accelerate the production of the game’s original soundtrack and community content, and make them available for download as soon as possible.Once again, thank you for playing The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall. We offer our deepest gratitude, as well as our sincerest apologies.—The Development Team

Apr 10, 2026 - 16:06

First Week Message of Gratitude and Apology

Hello everyone, this is the team behind The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall. This is both a message of gratitude and an apology.

In its first week, The Weeping Swan reached 95,915 copies sold, with a Mixed overall rating on Steam. We’re deeply grateful that many of you appreciate the game’s art, voice acting, music, and rich content. However, some of the stories have sparked considerable debate.

We want to thank everyone who has played the game. Your time, your discussions, and even your criticisms have allowed this work to be truly examined. We sincerely appreciate every piece of feedback.

At the same time, we owe you an apology.

In focusing on a highly stylized, creator-driven narrative, we failed to fully account for the player experience. Certain explicit depictions and tragic elements caused discomfort, distress, and even offense for some players.

We are truly sorry for not providing an appropriate emotional outlet. This is something we must reflect on.

We created a dark story, but we did not deliver a sense of emotional release or strength. While we cannot change what has already been released, we can take steps moving forward.

After carefully reviewing player feedback, we will be taking the following measures as a gesture of both gratitude and apology:

1. Within the first month after launch, we will introduce a short biographical-style IF route. We will provide regular updates on its development progress.

2. We will continue fixing bugs and improving your in-game experience. After completing both true endings, the main menu will update with two dynamic CGs and a new background track, enhancing the emotional payoff. This feature will be released alongside the IF route.

3. Within one year, we will introduce an additional language voice-over, featuring a professional and well-known cast, to provide a higher-quality experience for players who enjoy multi-language audio.

4. We’ve prepared a first-week thank-you illustration for all players (included at the end), as a token of our appreciation.

5. We will accelerate the production of the game’s original soundtrack and community content, and make them available for download as soon as possible.

Once again, thank you for playing The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall. We offer our deepest gratitude, as well as our sincerest apologies.

—The Development Team

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