What the developer has announced

I Have Known You has one official announcement. That is the whole public record so far, and it happens to be a useful one: it introduced the demo, named the four systems the game is built around, and described what the developer wants feedback on.

The record, as it stands

That is the timeline: one announcement, one store page, one demo. There is no devlog series, no publisher roadmap, no seasonal event calendar — which for a small studio is normal, and for a guide means the official record is short enough to read in full.

What the June announcement actually promised

The post is written in the developer's own voice, first person, and it does four things:

1. Announces the demo as part of Steam Next Fest.
2. Defines the game as "a story-driven adult visual novel about returning to your hometown, reconnecting with people from your past, forming new relationships, and uncovering the secrets hidden beneath the peaceful surface of Wildflower."
3. Lists four systems the demo includes and the full game will keep: optional free-roam sections, the Journey system, detailed character profiles, and improved, expanded early-game content.
4. Asks for feedback on specific things: story, pacing, interface, free-roam sections, Journey system, character profiles.

That fourth point is the most useful part for anyone following development. A developer who lists the exact systems they want criticised is telling you which systems are still soft.

Why the announcement is short

Steam's news hub for the app shows a single post. For a game eight months from release, that is a deliberate communication style rather than an absence: some studios post weekly, some post when there is something to play.

The practical consequence for players is that the demo is the primary source. If you want to know what the game is like, the announcement will not tell you — the build will.

How to follow updates

The important distinction: announcements are pushed, store-page changes are not. A studio can add a language, a price or a requirement panel without posting anything, which is why a guide that tracks this game re-checks the store page rather than the news feed.

What a normal pre-launch cadence looks like

Based on how small studios usually run a ten-month runway, expect the shape rather than the dates:

• A demo update at some point, incorporating Next Fest feedback.
• A release-date confirmation post closer to February 2027.
• A price and pre-order announcement, usually with a trailer.
• Launch-day post with the build notes.

None of those are promised on the page. They are the pattern the announcement's own language implies, and this page will be updated when any of them actually happens.

What the silence tells you

A single announcement plus a live demo is a specific posture: the developer is shipping a build and letting it speak, rather than running a marketing campaign. That is common for solo and small-team projects, and it usually means the next substantial news arrives with the next substantial build.

For players, the useful behaviour is the same either way: play the demo now, wishlist for the release email, and check the store page occasionally for the things that change quietly.

Timeline maintenance

This page is checked whenever the store page or the news hub changes. The last check was 3 November 2026, and at that point the record was still one announcement. If you are reading this later and the game has shipped, the dates above are the historical record rather than the current state.

For what the demo contains, read the demo guide. For the release facts, read release date and platforms. For the wishlist mechanics, read wishlist and updates.

What would change this page

Four events would move the timeline, and each one is easy to spot when it happens.

The first two are the ones that matter most. A demo update changes what this site's demo pages describe; a date change moves every reference to 26 February 2027.

Until one of them happens, the record is one announcement and a live demo, and this page is short on purpose rather than by omission.

The announcement text, its date and the store-page state were checked against the official Steam news feed and store listing for app 3944610 on 3 November 2026.