WHERE IS YMFP?!

Hello there, everyone! Jaylan Juicimated here…

In case you haven’t noticed, my indie game You’re My Favorite Person hasn’t come out. First its release date was late 2025, then early 2026, then a month later, then… nothing? Really? Wasn’t the game almost done?! WHERE IS MY GOAT FRIEND YMFP!!!

Valid questions all around. THis blog is here to try and answer them!

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Let’s go back to March, right when the last public release date was about to go forward. There were already some lingering worries in my mind about the game, but it was in a state I was technically okay with, especially for my first ever solo project. But then: my computer DIED.

…well, it didn’t ACTUALLY die. Turns out it wasn’t the device itself, but my PSU cord/outlet frying. By the time I got it up and working again, my window to publish the game on time had passed and my confidence had completely shattered. How could I have let something so simple ruin my project’s release like this? Doubt flooding my thoughts, I took the sign and made the unannounced decision to keep working on the game.

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Two months later, in May, another issue that would hinder the game’s development came to pass. Due to prIvate complications, I cut contact with the previous voice actor of Friend entirely. They would no longer be involved in YMFP, any future projects created by myself, or those I were involved in.

I did not want this person retroactively tainting the project I cared so much for, thus I began to strip all contributions, big and small. The most important one of these being the lines for the game’s main character. Even though I’ve since chosen who will play the role for the forseeable future, this incident still caused a huge morale loss that’s kept me from working on the game in any worthwhile way for a couple of months.

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Now here we are, SeptembeR 2026, a whole year since I posted the original teaser trailer for the game. I’m currently taking college classes and plan to be for the next two years at minimum. It’s taken a chunk of my time away from game development, but I still believe I’m making some good progress…! Look, I’ve even been remodelling everyone’s favorite YMFP character, [REDACTED]!

What, you don’t know them? Do they not actually exist or something?? Well, now I feel guilty. Here’s a sound file instead? This is the OG version of “Coffee Water” also known as the Office theme!

The Office level is one I want to rework a ton compared to its original incarnation. It’s home to the hottEst character in gaming… literally. You’ll have to wait a bit to see her.

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I suppose I should finally answer the question everyone is wondering. When is You’re My Favorite Person ACTUALLY releasing on Steam?

As much as it pains me to say it, YMFP will not be releasing in 2026. This game has a much bigger scope than when I had originally started development, and there are a lot of things now planned that I haven’t even touched on here.

The project means so, so much to me. It’s based on my own mental health experiences and is rooted in a lot of trauma. I want to do it justice. So, while I understand any frustration, I ask you all to trust me on this. I’ll Do this game right no matter what, now matter how long it may take me.

Thank you all for reading, and I’ll see you in the next blog post! <3

P.S. the news image, as with most YMFP promo art, was done by the very talented felixkrank