Spring of 2022, a task was given to a class of game design students at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (XAMK) to present their game ideas. They voted for three ideas that they would like to have an alpha level produced. Norowareta was one of the ideas chosen and now consists of a team that shares their passion for games, horror and Japanese culture.

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In May 2022, the first version of the alpha build was made and presented during the Summer Demo Day in school. The first alpha build consisted of an explorable map and an objective. The enemies were not functioning yet, but the game gave a tense and horror atmosphere. The first alpha build was also then published on the itch.io website. The game received great and encouraging feedback from the game community from the said game website.

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In succeeding months, the team underwent multiple changes. Some of these are changes in team members and roles. At the same time, the team participated in different game events to showcase the game. To show the progress of the game's development, the team produced updated builds in each event.

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After the Winter Demo Day of 2022, the team concluded the updates for the alpha and decided to work on the beta version. The final alpha version consists of one functional enemy, a puzzle and an update to the in-game notes. The latest and final alpha version is not downloadable for now as it needs some bug fixing.

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From the winter of 2022 to the spring of 2023, the team put the game's development on hiatus because most members were very busy with other projects required by their studies. Some members attended an XR course and started to develop a short webGL spin-off game.

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Currently, the team continues to develop Norowareta: The Three Treasures using the skills they acquired from their studies. The team also continues to grow as new members join to contribute to the game's creation.