As September 15 is quickly approaching, I'm here to catch you up on the latest news relating to the project.

To Be Altered ACT 1 will be available to download here on itch.io at 12pm AEST, however the Steam release will be delayed for a bit longer due to some technical difficulties with Steam's processes. I am aiming to have the Steam store page up and running and available to purchase by October. If there are any more unexpected delays I will be transparent, but it is mostly out of my hands and into the hands of the review team which can take around a week after every time they give me feedback if there are any more issues.

Once the Steam page is up, I would like to encourage you to wishlist the game there as Steam likes to punish indie games who can't reach above a certain amount of wishlists before it is available to purchase. (P.S. You don't need to purchase it again, it's free to wishlist a game and still helps me out a bunch!)

FAQ

Why release individual acts separately?:

The story of To Be Altered is already planned through, the only limitation now being budget, as voice acting is one of the most expensive aspects in developing for this game. By putting this game in "early access" so-to-speak, it will support the continuation of development by funding for these features (voice acting and localisations) for the future planned acts.

Approximately how long until every act is out?:

it's difficult to get an estimate time, but Act 1 has taken me approximately 1.5 years to develop from the ground up. Taking that into consideration, each act may take around one year or a year and a half to complete: the most realistic estimate time would be 2-3 more years, but I plan to release each act when they're ready rather than dropping it all at once.

How is the full version planned to differ from what's available now?:

For the full version, I plan to create at least three acts in total with more mini-games/interactives throughout the story, a more diverse soundtrack, more art (including in ACT 1), completionist achievements, plenty of extra branches, more localisations (prioritising a Japanese localisation next), and all while being fully voice-acted. The English voices will remain the same while the rest of the game is translated/localised to different languages. (In other words, I won't be hiring new voice actors for different languages)

What is the current state of the playable game?:

The game is polished and playable with very little bugs. It includes ~2 hours of gameplay, 10 achievements to collect, multiple choice branches, voice acted dialogue and a minigame. If it weren't part of a bigger story, it would seem like a finished game.

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?:

The price will gradually increase as more acts are added. 

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?:

Updates and announcements will be posted here in the itch.io devlogs, and throughout development (if there is some demand) I will occasionally do Q&A's with the community.

What can I play this game on?:

Windows 10 & 11, MacOS and Linux. This game is not very intensive to run, so you will not need any crazy fancy specs to play it. Your everyday laptop will likely be able to handle it. The minimum specs is similar to other visual novels such as DDLC.

Is there an official roadmap?:

As of right now (14/9/2025) there is no in-depth roadmap other than the plans I have stated above, but I want to do that as soon as I think the game demands it. If i ever get the opportunity/if TBA is successful in funding the next act, I would like to do a fundraiser charity event somewhere down the line to support the LGBTQ+/gender diverse people in Australia.

ACT 1 will arrive in less than 24 hours from now!

If you missed it, here are some of the (not canon) promotional artwork for ACT 1 that have been uploaded on twitter, bluesky and tumblr.