Jock Studio Demo 2.0 Content Reveal!

Fellow Olympians, last month was a very special day for Jock Studio – our one-year Kickstarter Anniversary! To celebrate that event, we released a special One Year Update, with tons of content and information about what the team has been up to this past year, and in that update, we promised to come back today and reveal more about the upcoming Demo 2.0! But why today, specifically?

Today is also another special day for Jock Studio – the day our first-ever Kickstarter campaign concluded, marking the start of our renewed development journey! Again, we want to thank everyone who contributed, either financially or with words of support, for helping us get to where we are today!

With all that being said, let’s dive into what’s coming in Jock Studio Demo 2.0!

Jock Studio Demo 2.0 – Orientation Week!

Most who have been to college will know that, for freshman especially, an orientation week helps get them settled and understanding exactly what to expect for the next few years of their college life. Jock Studio Demo 2.0 does just that too – while Demo 1.0 focused on meeting the cast and knowing the starting points of their stories, Demo 2.0 will instead focus on many of the brand-new mechanics unlocked from the Kickstarter Campaign, transforming Jock Studio from a visual novel into a full-blown Dating Sim! Demo 2.0 will be providing players with one (1) playable week worth of gameplay, chock full of content!

And for those of you wondering, the storyline present in Demo 2.0 (and Demo 1.0) is mostly exclusive to the Demo, but some scenarios and scenes may be re-used in the full base game!

SPOILER WARNING: For those who want to experience Demo 2.0 raw, with surprises in every corner – this update may not be for you! 

All that being said, let’s dive into the Demo 2.0 Contents!

Recap and Meet the Cast (Again!)

Jock Studio Demo 2.0 will start with Ace and all of the Jocks already a part of Jock Studio – while how each character joins will be revealed in the full base game, we wanted to make sure all characters are here and ready to mingle with Ace! Spend this first day planning out your week, and maybe getting a little teaser of what’s to come with each of the Jocks~

In addition to the Jocks, get your first chance to interact with a brand-new character, your handy and helpful assistant, I.O.! I.O. will be your guide for Demo 2.0, teaching you how the various mechanics and systems throughout Jock Studio work, so be sure to pay attention to his lessons!

The Oracle Device (and Apps)

Speaking of I.O., he’s not the only built-in feature of your phone to help you throughout your gameplay! Explore the various apps that are part of Ace’s Oracle Device as part of Demo 2.0, including Calendar, Academia, Health, Contacts, Vault, and Settings!

There will be more apps in the future, too, but those will be revealed and playable later, in the full base game!

Time to Get Sweaty… and Wet!

Get ready to get sweaty and start your very first workout activity! Assign workouts for all of the Jocks to build up their performance stats, and play a minigame yourself to test your physical prowess! Each workout grants a specific performance stat – and your skill in the minigame, as well as extra, bonus features, may increase your total stats gained! And for those who don’t want to play, you can also skip the entire minigame and still gain the default stat scores! You can check out a preview of the minigame below, or click here for our full Development Diary on the workout phase, released a few months ago!

After the workout, hit the showers – and you know what they say, group showers are great for teambuilding~

Unleash your Inner Explorer!

Next up, Demo 2.0 lets you fully take charge of Ace and explore the campus to your heart’s content! Wander throughout the beautifully hand-drawn locations and explore using the Campus Map System as well as the Action Interface, but be sure to carefully manager your Energy! You don’t want to accidentally end the day early!

Each location is host to different activities for Ace to participate in, and who knows who you might find at each one? Make sure to explore everywhere, or you could miss a special scene!

Not only that, but get your first taste of another Kickstarter goal, the Money and Item system! Spend some cash on some items to help you throughout your gameplay, and gain access to your inventory to use them!

Strike a Pose!

Demo 2.0 also introduces a brand-new mechanic, not yet revealed: the Photoshoot Phase! While the Workout Phase builds up your Stamina, Power and Resistance, the Photoshoot Phase is where you work on your Charm, Libido and Skill! Get behind the camera and choose your photoshoot location, as well as costumes for the characters, before snapping some sexy pics!

Your choices matter in this minigame – the stage and outfits you select determine which stats you’ll gain, and that’s not all – just like in the workout phase, your skill in the minigame, as well as extra bonus features, will determine just how many stats you receive! But don’t worry – if you aren’t a fan of minigames, you can still skip this one, just like the workout phase!

We’ll have a Development Diary going into more details about the Photoshoot Minigame later, so please stay tuned for more details! In the meantime, let’s head to what’s next!

Jocks, Camera, Action!

Now this is what you’ve all been waiting for, and the main reason the Jock Studio Club even exists – Filming Day! Join Ace as he partakes in his very first film, but who will he choose as his partner? That’s up to you!

As you can see, no matter who you choose, things are sure to get spicy on the casting couch~ The Filming Phase is where you finally get to use all of your performance stats you’ve been building up, so make sure that whatever film you choose, you get the perfect score – and don’t worry, this phase doesn’t have timers – we want everyone to be able to enjoy it as much as possible!

We’ll have a full development diary on the Filming Phase later this year as well, so please stay tuned for more information!

Closing Word

That’s a wrap for what’s inside Demo 2.0 – and please know as well that everything shown above is just scratching the surface, there’s so much content that we’re sure you’ll all be replaying it many times! Our team has been working extremely hard on Demo 2.0, and we can’t wait to release it to everyone and let everyone get their hands on all our new mechanics and features!

As mentioned in our last update, Demo 2.0 is releasing in Late 2024, so please stay tuned for more specific release info in the coming months!

That’s all for this development update, Olympians, but we want to thank everyone again for a wonderful first year since our Kickstarter launch – none of this would be possible without all of your love and support, and we hope to continue bringing you exciting news up until the game’s release!

Our team will be taking a scheduled leave during part of September 2024, and as such, our next Development Update will be at the end of September, 2024, so please stay tuned until then!

Thank you as always for your love and support, and we’ll catch you next time!

Lots of love,