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Sunkissed City looks like the perfect life sim: warm, seaside, and filled with fresh fruit. But, just like a vacation, you have to keep counting down until it arrives. Its creator, ex-Stardew Valley developer Arthur 'Mr. Podunkian' Lee, needs to delay it one more time.
"I think it's time I have to admit to myself that SKC's 2025 release window's slipped :(," Lee writes on Twitter. Originally, Sunkissed City was scheduled to release on PC in late 2024, but its Steam page has now been updated to reflect a planned 2026 launch. "I've been working very hard on the game, but generally, this year was more taxing on my mood than I thought it'd be," Lee adds.
Fans of the project might have seen this coming. Lee had been steadily sharing new details about Sunkissed City throughout the year – including some fluffy-looking "Snow Clump," which tumbles from palm trees in fresh, white piles – but the developer has been hesitant to name a release date. It's not like people haven't been asking for one.
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In response to one eager fan asking in October if Sunkissed City might still come out in 2025, Lee said, "All I can really say is that I'm working as hard as I can towards getting it out by then. I'm a bit of an idealist when it comes to deadlines, so take it with a heap of salt, but I'm still aiming for 2025, as absurd as it might seem at this point." Now, Lee has had a change of heart. In a way, I'm glad – making a cozy game shouldn't be so uncomfortable.
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