Tri City Monsters
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Tri City Monsters

Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.

DEV: Studio PeachesPUB: Studio PeachesAppID 2414410
UPDATE PULSEevery ~11d·last 84d ago·11 recent on record

Is Tri City Monsters still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

90.1
Strong

Elixir Rating

96.5% of 85 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 90.1. Recent developer activity did not move the score in either direction.

reception 90.1·support +0.0·Strong

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Current price

$19.99$24.99−20%

Development

Unusually quiet

Last heard from developers

2 months ago

Usual rhythm

every ~9 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

2

Current silence

6× normal

The developers have been silent for 53 days against a normal rhythm of about 9 — roughly 6 times longer than usual. 2 substantial updates landed in the past six months, 2 of them major. It is currently 20% below its usual price.

Two years of development

■ substantial ■ routine

Nov2025FebMayAugNov2026FebMayAug

38 announcements · 15 substantial · 4 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

30 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsAug 11, 2026
Goodbye Summer Sale!

Saying goodbye to summer doesn't have to be melancholy! I'm running a big sale to welcome cooler weather, pumpkin spice everything, and to celebrate another summer come and gone.From now until August 18TCM is 15% off!The OST is 50% offMerch…

Community AnnouncementsJul 18, 2026
Merch Alert 1.0.0!!

Interested in some TCM merch? Wanna have your special little guy with you IRL in some form or another? Then perhaps it's time you check out the TCM merch store! I have been regularly adding fun new products featuring your faves and it's a g…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 12, 2026
1.0.0 // FULL RELEASE UPDATE

The finale chapters are here! Plus a whole slew of other content, including 6 new cgs, new achievements, new music, and more. Check out my ending guide in the community section to make sure you see both endings for each RO!

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Community AnnouncementsJun 4, 2026
Mori 7 // 0.22.5 Minor Bugfix

- Fixed a bug that left Mori's chapter 6 unlocked even with new game

Community AnnouncementsJun 1, 2026
Route Endings and Pricing

I’ve made a point of discussing the future of TCM regarding pricing, and after a lot of deliberation, I have decided to charge for the full release of the game. This past year has been incredibly stressful as a global shift has made adult c…

Community AnnouncementsMay 30, 2026
Mori 7 // Minor Patch

Fixes a syntax bug in Amir's mind control choices in chapters 1 and 5

Community AnnouncementsMay 27, 2026
Mori 7 // Achievement Issue Patch

Hello friends! This update fixes an issue where Steam Achievements stopped syncing and the Unlock Everything mod stopped working. The root cause was some critical Steam helper files missing from my game engine- and also the build. Things sh…

Community AnnouncementsMay 24, 2026
Mori 7 // Minor Bugfix

Fixed a small error that caused intermittent crashes in Akello 3's sex scene decision tree.Added a missing period in Amir's intro chapter

Community AnnouncementsMay 23, 2026
Mori 7 is Here!

Mori chapter 7 is here and the stakes have never been higher!There's been a lot of housekeeping behind the scenes so here's a quick changelog.Firstly, due to the way RenPy creates save data, save files can become unusable if I make edits to…

Community AnnouncementsMar 12, 2026
0.21.2 // Achievement Tweak

This patch fixes an issue where the \ was instantly granted upon using the music room instead of using it's 15 minute timer :)

Community AnnouncementsFeb 22, 2026
TCM is Steam Deck Verified!

With the implementation of all the controller upgrades and testing recently, TCM has been declared Verified for Steam Deck! This means that you experience playing TCM is just as great handheld as it is on a computer! ːwyllhappyː

Community AnnouncementsFeb 11, 2026
Amir 7 // 0.21.1 Bugfix

This update fixes a "title not defined" error when the player right clicks or hits esc in game, these actions will now bring up the save menu. Thank you very much to the people who let me know, this fix was a little more intense than I expe…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 9, 2026
Finally time for AMIR 7!

Thank yall for being so patient while I took a couple months to deal with some back-end stuff!!! The holidays were very busy for me, and I hope you survived the winter despite the general state of the world at large!My primary focus over th…

Community AnnouncementsJan 11, 2026
2026 "State of Things" Devlog

So it's January, and the base game is getting close to wrapping up. I know I mentioned the complexities and issues I’ve been having with controller support and that’s the primary reason chapter releases have been delayed. However, it’s now …

Community AnnouncementsNov 10, 2025
Chapter Scheduling + TCM Merch

Happy November! First order of business- Amir's Chapter 7 was slated to come towards the end of the month, but I've decided to push it back.  I've had a ton on my plate over the last few weeks with implementing full controller support, buil…

Community AnnouncementsOct 3, 2025
Akello Chapter 7 is Live!

Things are intensifying on all sides and the stakes have never been higher! Also, shout out to everyone who played TCM during the Fall In Love Visual Novel fest! Additional sidenote: the TCM supplementary soundtrack has been updated with ne…

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Community AnnouncementsSep 24, 2025
Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival!

I'm happy to announce that TCM will be part of this year's Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival, organized by Studio Élan!! The festival runs from September 24 - October 1 and will showcase over 200 visual novels with romance themes from over…

Community AnnouncementsSep 8, 2025
Mori Chapter 6 0.19.1 Patch // Better Controller Support

Hello! This small patch introduces a few typo and transitional fixes plus some nice quality of life tweaks for controller.A virtual keyboard now pops up at the Enter Your Name screenBetter controller responsivity inside menusTwinstick scrol…

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Community AnnouncementsSep 3, 2025
Mori Chapter 6 is live!

Mori chapter six is here and this time we've gotNew CGNew MusicNew AchievementPLUS a couple QOL backend tweaks for added stability. ːtabbycatː

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Community AnnouncementsAug 31, 2025
Minor Update

Removed unreleased chapter option from selection menu.

Community AnnouncementsAug 27, 2025
0.18.2 Patch / Text Edits

After some feedback, I've gone back in and retooled the sex scene in this chapter to provide more detail and better rhythm.

Community AnnouncementsAug 18, 2025
0.18.1 Patch // Backend Bugs

Hello all! This is patch 0.18.1 that cleans up some issues I've been having with back end flow and UI/UX. Previously, ending the latest chapters for each of our main characters was sending players occasionally to a black screen or to the ma…

Community AnnouncementsAug 14, 2025
Amir Chapter 6 is Here!

Amir Chapter 6 is here and everything's getting laid bare despite Amir's ardent efforts at keeping his secrets secret. New CG, SFX, Achievment, plus additional UI/GUI improvements this time around! Check my pinned post in the community foru…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 28, 2025
Reupload of Patch 0.17.2

No major changes, just a simple reupload as the upload tool crashed during previous attempt.

Community AnnouncementsJul 28, 2025
Patch Notes 0.17.2 - Cursed Mori CG Error

Fixed it so that Mori's second cg doesn't crash the game. There was an issue with file pathing that's been corrected.

Community AnnouncementsJul 18, 2025
Patch 0.17.1 // "Sayer" Exception Error

- This minor patch fixes an infrequent error report that occurs during the last choice tree this chapter for certain pronoun users.

Community AnnouncementsJul 17, 2025
Akello Chapter 6!

Akello's chapter six is finally here and there's a lot of chaos this time around. In addition to some major story developments, there's quite a bit going on with the back end this time! In an effort to raise accessibility and readability fo…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 14, 2025
TCM 0.16.1 Patch // Mori's Ch2 CG

This patch updates the images for Mori's Chapter 2 CG (I've Seen Better Days). The artist noticed some lighting layers were not displaying correctly so adjustments were made. You do NOT need to replay the chapter to get the updated image, t…

Community AnnouncementsJun 6, 2025
Mori Chapter 5 Has Arrived!

Chapter 5 is here! Mori faces the music and has to think about the future for once! New backgrounds New tracks for this chapterSome new character art Check out my full update in my pinned Discussion post.

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Community AnnouncementsMay 20, 2025
Amir Chapter 5 is Here!

Amir's chapter 5 is here and things are getting messy for both you and your favorite succubus! Be sure to check my pinned post in Discussions for a full changelog but this chapter includes: New Music New Backgrounds New Outfit for Amir

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