K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut
A downloadable game
KISS is a love letter to the exciting world of K-pop.
In this Life Simulation, you're the mighty manager who scouts for talent, manages their schedule, makes their budget, plans their social media, picks their music & their fashion!
Debut the next hit K-pop idol group!
Choose the trainees
- Each trainee has their own characteristics and backstories.
One girl power might drive fans wild but she also can destroy the group,
Another girl might be a shy songbird who needs a bit more encouragement,
but do you know how She will be when She's ready on stage?
In this game, you will try to figure out their stories, personalities, find their strengths and empower them!
Assembling a diverse group of idols will be your challenge!
Original K-pop soundtrack
What is your Kpop group concept?
Choose the Kpop Soundtracks for your group’s debut single, produced by Kpop composers specifically for the game..
Your Choices Matter
- What kind of manager are you? A disciplined, honest or a caring one?
Will you always please the label's board members?
Will you always tell your trainees the truth, or keep your burdens and most of things a secret until their debut?
The choice is yours.
Unlock and plan the trainee's busy schedules
- Should you send your idols to intense dance practices, or give them the day off with a relaxing yoga class?
Your choices will impact the team's growth and story path.
Ready to be part of the KISS: K-pop Idol StorieS journey? 🚀
Join our vibrant community on Discord or X (formerly Twitter) for exclusive updates, behind-the-scenes peeks, and connect with fellow gamers or K-pop fans! 🌟Your backstage pass awaits!🌟
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Development log
- Demo is Now Available!28 days ago
Comments
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- The unique art style is what draws me to the game (reminds me of True Beauty manhwa lol).
- The graphics, which include the UI and animation is stunning. However, the game lacks a lively aspect. Each girl uses the same model in every scene. In the home screen, it is kinda awkward to see the girls just standing with the static background. I felt the same thing in other scenes, such as during the dialogues, when they keep the same expression despite varying tones. It would be great if you add subtle animations to their body and hair as well as adding more models with different kinds of expression.
- The background screen is rather bland; could add some lightning effects such as bloom.
- I love how there is gameplay in the game even if they are little. My favorite was the rhythm mini-game.
- Sometimes, there is a dialog choice during the schedule, but for some reason, the demo isn't showing the conversation, only the triple choice and a girl.
- The game gives freedom to the player to do literally anything. Unlike other choice-matter games, this game doesn't give even a subtle hint if things could go wrong. This aspect is what makes it feel real.
- I'm not a K-pop geek, but I can still follow the game's story and terminology. I hope it stays understandable for the broader audience, or at least gives us a hint for foreign concepts.
Wow, thank you so much for your detailed feedback!
We didn’t expect this, but we’re really happy to read through it.
You're right, the current demo version still doesn’t have animations or effects yet, either for the characters or the background. We understand why this might be a concern for you, and we’ll do our best to implement some animations and effects in future updates to make the game feel more lively.
Apologies for the triple-choice issue, there’s a small bug there that we’ll make sure to fix in the next Demo update.
If there are still things that seem unclear, especially regarding the K-pop aspects, please feel free to mention them!
It will be helpful for us.
We chose K-pop as a reference because its group-based management style is unique and more structured compared to most of the general music industry. But of course we want everyone can enjoy the gameplay as a game itself.
Again, thank you!