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I know this is a shot in the dark, but hey, it's 2020. Just about every crazy thing that could have happened this year has, so why not one more?

Agashi, if you're reading this: Anything that you may have been afraid of happening—people getting frustrated, or reporting the Kickstarter—girl, it's already happened. We crossed that point a while ago.

So take a moment and really ask yourself, what's left to stop you? You've got nothing to lose at this point. Literally any attempt to reach out and communicate will be a vast improvement to the situation, and a step in the right direction. Put away any feelings of shame or embarrassment. If you've survived all the crap that's happened this past year, you can survive posting online.

Want to cancel the game? Say so, and you can release whatever you have so far. Want to put it on hiatus? Say so, and you can complete what's left at a later point. Doesn't need to be any more complicated than that.

If you leave your project like this, you'll always be regretting it, and it'll always be weighing on you. Speaking up is the only way you'll be able to make amends and finally move on from this. So please, don't waste anymore time. Don't agonize over the decision, don't think about it at all—just log in and post somewhere. Ask someone you trust to do it for you if that's easier. There's nowhere to go but up.

Do it for your backers, and do it for your own peace of mind. Trust me, you'll feel better.

I remember she moved in 2017 too. Maybe she or her husband has some type of job where they need to move around a lot? Just a guess. Might explain why she changed states.

Also, I second the thanks! Your detective work is appreciated lol

I'm in agreement with you there, it is something that should be kept in mind.  But since people saw that she had some online activity up until December, when an update was already long overdue, that couldn't have been the reason for the radio silence regarding the project.

I mean, there was never really a reason to ghost anyone to begin with. No matter what was happening, she could've taken a few minutes to just write two sentences to let everybody know what the deal with the game was. A big update with explanations and apologies, while nice, honestly isn't necessary. People just need something, like you said, and the sooner the better.

And while there may not be anything going on with her now, there definitely was at some point—health and family issues were mentioned in another thread. What I'm guessing happened, is that she got overwhelmed by these things and didn't post anything due to that, and now she likely feels too anxious to communicate at all since it's been so long (similar to what she described in this old update). But she really, really shouldn't think that way, since it's obviously avoiding posting that's the problem. There isn't anyone that wouldn't be relieved to hear from her, even if it is this late.

I also hope she can finish this in the future. All that seemed to be left was editing, proofreading, and maybe programming? It just wouldn't make sense to give up so close to the finish line, and it'd be such a waste of effort too. There was clearly a lot of thought, love, and time put into crafting this world with all its characters and lore. She owes it to herself, her backers, and her story to share it with everyone.

Do you know if either of the two who responded were family members? It's already concerning that we haven't heard from her in so long, but if even her own family didn't know what was going on... Well, that'd be even more worrying.

Well, here's all we know about the status of the game and Agashi so far:

- The last Kickstarter updates tell us she was in the final editing process, so presumably the game was nearing completion before she stopped communicating with everyone

- According to this post and this post, she's having real life troubles unfortunately

...And that's basically it. If she does update or anything like that, it will no doubt be posted about here by others. Hopefully Agashi and her family are safe and well, but there's nothing left to do at this point but wait, as all avenues of communication with her have been exhausted to no avail.

No one really knows. There hasn't been an update from the creator since August 2018, and she seems to be dealing with some personal issues. So the release date of the game is up in the air for now.