Sapphire Safari (Beta Access)

Devlog

• Beta - v027.3049
  July 06, 2025 by Kinky Fridays

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  Another beta update patch for everyone this week. v027.3049 introduces the new creature Salatonie, a rare sight on Sapphire Island that can only be seen during rainy weather. Even then, her presence w... Continue reading

  
• Beta - v027.3020
  June 25, 2025 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello photographers! Starting today, we will be opening up our Beta program to anyone brave enough to dive into new (but buggy) content for Sapphire Safari. The goal with this program is to show const... Continue reading

  
• HOTFIX v026.hf1
  June 19, 2025 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello! Quick update to Sapphire Safari. Fixed Skewer Monsutra animation rate Increased Doll Smart Object usage rate by 10% Tweaked testicle physics Fixed ragdoll ground clipping issue Fixed eye pop is... Continue reading
• Close and Touchy v026
  June 13, 2025 by Kinky Fridays

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  Okay! So here it is. Our first major patch since launching into Early Access. Quite the ride so far, you can check out a quick reflection on what's happened so far with our latest Dev Diary here: http... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 023
  April 23, 2025 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello Photographers! And welcome to the new players Sapphire Safari has gained since our launch on Steam! I will be very honest with you all, the support, feedback, and community growth since we enter... Continue reading

  
• Demo Release
  March 23, 2025 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hey everyone, just a speedy update for you all! The demo for Sapphire Safari is now available on Itch! We took some time to correct the issues some users had before we launched it here, and everything... Continue reading
• Early Access Launch v025
  March 22, 2025 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello Photographers! What a momentous occasion! After years of dev work, the day is finally here! Sapphire Safari has launched on Steam! Version 025 is chock full of QOL features and updates based on... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 022
  March 07, 2025 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello Photographers! Fresh off the back of Steam Next Fest and the first time we have launched a demo for Sapphire Safari, we have had some great success! The feedback has been fantastic, and we have... Continue reading

  
• Achieving v024
  February 24, 2025 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello Photographers! Version 024 of Sapphire Safari will be one of our best yet! There are so many things to uncover and discover! The biggest news right off the bat is the brand-new Sapphire Safari d... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 021
  February 14, 2025 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello Photographers! In today’s issue, we will be talking about a few new mechanics we will be dropping alongside our upcoming Demo. That is right, a demo. Finally. After three years of development... Continue reading

  
• HOTFIX v023.hf1
  January 29, 2025 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello Photographers, a quick hotfix patch for version 023. We had a good amount of feedback on the last patch which had a bunch of movement issues and crashes inside due to the numerous changes. A cou... Continue reading

  
• Contextualized v023
  January 27, 2025 by Kinky Fridays

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  Welcome Photographers! Version 023 is a girthy girthy boy, and there is a tremendous amount to go over in this patch. So I won’t tease you any longer… NOTE: v023 of Sapphire Safari will require a... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 020
  December 24, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Happy Holidays everyone! It’s been a hell of a year for team Kinky Fridays, we have been hard at work smashing out Sapphire Safari for you all and honestly, we are so close to crossing into the beta... Continue reading

  
• HOTFIX v022d.hf2
  November 13, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello Photographers! Feedback is still rolling in after the excellent v022d patch dropped. So much so that we have another optimization and crashfix Hotfix ready for you all to enjoy! First though a c... Continue reading

  
• HOTFIX v022d.hf1
  November 08, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello Photographers, the last week we have been collecting all the crash logs you sent in and working overtime to fix them all! Again, I need to thank you all very much for that, the help in finding t... Continue reading

  
• Pink Moon Haunt v022d
  October 31, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Photographers, I hope you’re ready for a spooooooky Sapphire Safari patch! v022d is our LONG awaited update, offering new mechanics around familiarity, exploration, polish, sounds, and fixes! Buckle... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 019
  October 22, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello photographers! Welcome to another issue of the Sapphire Documents, today we have a whole lot to talk about so let's just JUMP (hehe) into it. The Jump Yes, yes. I know. You’ve all wanted it, s... Continue reading

  
• HOTFIX v022c.1
  October 01, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello everyone, just a quick update to the game to fix the stunlocking issue with Predator capture and fixing the spawn rates within the swamp. There were also minor adjustments to the island landscap... Continue reading
• Predator Pounding v022c + 3rd Birthday!
  September 26, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Time sure flies huh? Today Sapphire Safari turns 3 years old! What an absolutely crazy ride it has been so far. The team is still hard at work building the dream game, and this year alone has been a m... Continue reading

  
• A new Roadmap
  September 15, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Just a heads up, we have updated our Roadmap for Sapphire Safari, it can be seen on the main page or directly below. This is not the end of the full content roadmap, as following Phas... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 018
  September 13, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Welcome explorers! Lots to talk about today, needless to say, we have been very very busy. Our focus has been entirely on the new Predator system, and I can say without a shadow of a doubt, that this... Continue reading

  
• Steam Early Access Plans
  August 23, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  If you have not joined our community Discord now is the time to do it! We recently had an open development meeting for Sapphire Safari to discuss our new roadmap for building towards an Early Access l... Continue reading

  
• Outdoor Plaps v022b
  August 02, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Welcome explorers! Yeah I know, dev times for this “micro patch” were f’n brutal. We sincerely apologize to those expecting a quicker turnaround. We had a lot happen during this patch, stuff lik... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 017
  May 27, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Greetings explorers! One more developer blog to help tide you over until the next patch! As mentioned in our previous blog Sapphire Documents Issue 016 we have been hard at work focused on the new dol... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v022a
  May 03, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Just a quick update to let you all know that v022a has been updated here, so we would very much recommend you re-download the game. We had one of the clues for the environment puzzle in the Plains tha... Continue reading
• Three of a Kind v022a
  May 02, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers welcome to a micro patch for Sapphire Safari! As mentioned in our last Documents Issue 016 we are breaking down the MASSIVE v022 sex patch into five smaller patches that can be enjoyed... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 016
  April 05, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Hope you all are enjoying the latest patch for Sapphire Safari. I know we have had a lot of really positive comments about the scoring and weather tech added to the game! But today we... Continue reading

  
• Dripping Wet v021
  April 03, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! It has been a while since you saw a patch from us - just over 2 months. But we have an excellent reason for it! The long-awaited overhaul to the scoring functionality is finally in Sa... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 015
  March 12, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello everyone! It has been a few weeks since we dropped any information about our development for the game. The short version is that we are currently working on overhauling the scoring tech in the g... Continue reading

  
• Peepin' n' Sneakin' v020
  January 27, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Welcome to another patch day for Sapphire Safari. Version 020 is about stealth, and getting proper feedback for sneaking around the island. Let’s get into it. Stealth and UX As hint... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 014
  January 15, 2024 by Kinky Fridays

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  Wassup explorers! Welcome to another behind-the-scenes on Sapphire Safari! Today we are going to go over all the changes we are making to the Stealth and Photo submission changes expected to come out... Continue reading

  
• Focused Spawns v019
  December 22, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Welcome to another Sapphire Safari patch! With Christmas right around the corner, we crushed hard to ensure this build was in your hands sooner, rather than later. Let’s dive into w... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 013
  December 13, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Welcome to another issue of Sapphire Documents. Today we are going to go over what will be in the next patch which we are finalizing right now, along with content being developed for... Continue reading

  
• Road Map and System Requirements
  November 30, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello everyone! Just a quick blog to say that we have just posted a roadmap and the Minimum + Recommended System specs for your systems. You can find both on the home page here on Itch so it is nice a... Continue reading

  
• Monster Guide v018
  November 23, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Welcome to another phat build of Sapphire Safari! Version 018 took us WAY longer than we ever could anticipate, reasons I'll go into later in the post. The highlights? We have a metri... Continue reading

  
• Happy Birthday Sapphire Safari!
  September 26, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Sapphire Safari has turned 2 years old! She has come leaps and bounds since we started building our game! To celebrate this fantastic happening, and the two years of labor we've poured into the game w... Continue reading

  
• Bedroom Eyes v017
  September 21, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Salutations explorers! Welcome to our next patch for Sapphire Safari! Version 017, just a few days after our massive v016 release. So unlike our other patches, this one will be short and sweet, so her... Continue reading

  
• Mystery Island v016
  September 14, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! As the development team breathes a sigh of relief at the final build of v016 has been completed the task now turns to me to write this - what will likely be a massive - release post... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 012
  August 22, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Man, what a month, our projections had put us releasing v016 much earlier in August than we initially believed. The TLDR is that we are still working on implementing the overhaul of t... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 011
  July 10, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Wassup explorers! Welcome to another Sapphire Documents Issue! Today we are talking all about the progress our team has made, along with a long-requested feature! The angle of the dangle Yes, you’ve... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 010
  June 29, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Progress continues along smoothly as we grow closer and closer to releasing v016 of Sapphire Safari. Let’s break down what's been made since we last spoke! Wool, Scale, and Tail Thr... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 009
  June 13, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  First up, a little advanced warning for all of our dedicated players out there. Version 016, the next build for Sapphire Safari will be delayed for an extra month. The simple reason is that v016 is a... Continue reading

  
• Lusty Balls v015
  June 06, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Welcome to another patch for Sapphire Safari! Version 015 was actually a very short development time for us, given that our last release was pushed really far into May we only had abo... Continue reading

  
• Doll Remake v014
  May 12, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Okay, I know we are late. Lots of little annoyances happened during development causing the slowdown. Mostly the flu and other assorted things like that. Having said that we made massive leaps when it... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 008
  April 15, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  It’s about time we talked about the birds and the bees, the hanky panky, the horizontal tango, the special wrestle. Yes, we talking about butt slapping, jaw stressing, ball milking, stomach filling... Continue reading

  
• Optimize!! v013
  April 05, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Okay, we heard you all, Sapphire Safari needed optimizations and it needed it two patches ago. We have a constant struggle, do we focus on building new content for the game, or do we refine the edges... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Safari Limited Time Merch
  March 17, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello everyone! Just a quick post to let you all know about the very cool but highly time-sensitive merchandise we just dropped. The new t-shirt design for Sapphire Safari featuring our lovely Bunbuns... Continue reading

  
• Peepin' Toms v012
  March 04, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Welcome back to another chunky update for your favorite photography furry game Sapphire Safari! We have a massive update for you this time, and a little heads up. We ran outta time bu... Continue reading

  
• Open Developer Meeting
  February 11, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello everyone! Just a quick post today, I wanted to invite you all to join our open Developer Meeting for Sapphire Safari on the 15th of February at 5 pm CET (Central European Time). The event will h... Continue reading

  
• Re:Focused v011
  February 01, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Welcome explorers! With another month behind us, we are finally getting Sapphire Safari closer to our imagined game, how exciting! This month we had a focus on fixing a lot of the feedback that was bu... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 007
  January 20, 2023 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Welcome to our first documents post in 2023! We all made it! Woo! At the start of the year, we wanted to focus primarily on some of the core feedback we have been receiving in our lat... Continue reading

  
• Christmas Update v010
  December 23, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Merry Christmas explorers! We have a very festive update for you all, just in time for the holidays, our gift to everyone for a fantastic year of development. Where to start though? We have a lot to g... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 006
  December 08, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  One more Sapphire Document for the books. Let’s talk about the Christmas update coming this month! Unreal 5.1 update Yes, we have been building around issues that Unreal Engine 5.0 had, these have m... Continue reading

  
• Creature Book v009
  December 01, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Welcome to patch day, version 009 is ready to go and it is our first step into organizing our main gameplay loop. Let’s begin! Submit your Photos! The Monpedia and the Research Leve... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 005
  November 17, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Alright, explorers! Another issue of the Sapphire Documents is here, and boy do we have some things to discuss… AI, Behaviours, and Spawning Currently, the monsters in Sapphire Safari are a little b... Continue reading

  
• Lure of the Night v008
  October 29, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Welcome explorers! Halloween is right around the corner and your friends at Kinky Fridays have been working really hard to get you all something a little spooky with a huge focus on content. Version 0... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 004
  October 19, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Giddyup explorers! Another issue of our developer diary series is ready for ya butts. Humies and their humie ways. So we have done the possible, we have built, textured, and rigged the first batch of... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 003
  October 06, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Welcome back explorers to another Sapphire Documents! Let’s go over what we’ve been working on so far, considering we have spent a whole lot of time on optimization for v008 we want to do allllll... Continue reading

  
• Rawrs & Rustles v007
  October 02, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Welcome explorers! Welcome to our new build! v007 is here, and we have a license to thrill, so let's just jump into it without delay. We originally started building 007 to include our partner tech for... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 002
  September 09, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Welcome back, explorers! Today we have more development content to break down! Also keep in mind this post will be a little lightweight as our focus at the moment also includes fixing loading issues t... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v006
  September 05, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Heyo, just a quick quickie for everyone. Since the v005 build, we ran into some unique issues with keybinding and such. This patch is a little release to help fix people with those issues. As a note,... Continue reading

  
• Fluffy Followers v005
  September 01, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Welcome to version 005 of Sapphire Safari! This patch was focused on two things. The first was our development team responding to feedback from our customers and followers have given... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Documents Issue 001
  August 25, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Welcome to our new development blog for Sapphire Safari called “Sapphire Documents”. Why the dumb name? Well the last post had a lot of confusion around it, fans were thinking the... Continue reading

  
• Sweet Release
  August 18, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Man a whole lot has happened since we released va004 of Sapphire Safari on Itch for our early adopters. The feedback and support have been absolutely amazing and we have been on the t... Continue reading

  
• Update va004
  July 30, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello explorers! Welcome to the long-awaited overhaul of Sapphire Safari! It has been a long time since we last updated, and a variety of issues were mostly holding us back, specifically, we were not... Continue reading

  
• Updated Itch Page
  July 26, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hey everyone! As you might have noticed we have gone ahead and updated all the screenshots and media on our Itch and Steam pages, naturally this means we are right around the corner for a new patch to... Continue reading

  
• Cheeky Butts
  June 24, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Another week and we are back doing another Dev Blog! First, the final polish on our second girl the Monkey has been completed. Some of you might recognize her inspiration, and if you do it might resul... Continue reading

  
• Jiggle Wiggle
  June 16, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hello esteemed explorers! Welcome to another developer diary for Sapphire Safari, today we will go over our mechanics porting to UE5 along with some very exciting jiggle physics! Early on in this pivo... Continue reading

  
• Unreal Moves
  June 08, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Aside from the sneaky little teaser trailer above, our biggest news is that the move to Unreal Engine 5 has officially begun! There are a few growing pains that we are dealing with at the moment relat... Continue reading

  
• Models and Monster Girls
  June 02, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Salutations photo enthusiasts! Welcome to another Sapphire Safar development update. In this installment, let’s talk about our plans for the rainforest area which will be featured in the new system... Continue reading

  
• Rainforest Update
  April 09, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  More work in progress shots on our rainforest region for the game. Lots of work to do to make it feel more wet and dense. But so far I am happy with how the results look. A lot of it will come down to... Continue reading

  
• Locomotion and Movement
  April 05, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Sapphire has currently some very basic movement options in the game, you can run, walk, crouch, etc. But now we have a vastly superior locomotion package to be within the next build of the game. The c... Continue reading

  
• Islands of Sapphire Safari
  April 01, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Well now, this should not come as a shock to anyone, but we have resumed production on Sapphire Safari after taking a break to build systems and mechanics for world exploration. We decided to go back... Continue reading

  
• Kinky Fridays massive sales!
  February 17, 2022 by Kinky Fridays

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  Hey, fans! We here at Kinky Fridays have joined forces with a big list of content creators for a big old adult games bundle to celebrate Valentine's day! Check it out here, The Lusty Hearts Lewd MEGAB... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.3 Booty Call
  November 23, 2021 by Kinky Fridays

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  Greetings explorers! The new version of Sapphire Safari v0.0.3 is out now, we have been doubling down on building out the cuddle mechanics this month and we almost have the system in a place we need i... Continue reading

  
• Cuddle Mechanics v0.0.2
  October 25, 2021 by Kinky Fridays

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  Welcome back to the tasteful beaches of Sapphire Safari! We have been hard at work to build this month’s release and while it took a little longer than expected we still need roughly another month t... Continue reading

  
• Sapphire Safari Alpha Launch!
  September 14, 2021 by Kinky Fridays

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  Welcome everyone to our newest product currently in development, Sapphire Safari! This is an open-world photography game set on the Sapphire Isles where Monster Girls roam free and have yet to see the... Continue reading