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| March 2025 | Nemlei officially announced the completion of Episode 3A: Decay. |
| 2024 | A remastered version of Ao Oni was released on Steam and Nintendo Switch platforms. |
| October 2024 | Kit9 Studio concluded monthly progress reports, changing their reporting format due to a 'chaotic roadmap ahead'. |
| September 30 2024 | Release of OneShot: World Machine Edition on Steam for Steam Deck and PC |
| June 24 2024 | First chapter of the Omori manga is released in Monthly Afternoon magazine |
| January 2024 | Kit9 Studio began publishing monthly progress reports for the development of episodes 3 and 4. |
| November 2023 | Announcement of a manga adaptation of Omori by Nui Konoito, to be published in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine |
| November 27 2023 | Publisher Kit9 Studio announced acquisition of publishing rights for The Coffin of Andy and Leyley. Nemlei opted to discontinue their online presence while continuing to provide art and writing for the game. |
| October 13 2023 | The game was released on Steam in early access, marking its initial public availability for players. |
| June 2023 | Omori was removed from Xbox Game Pass and pulled from the Xbox store, stopping further sales of the game. |
| 2022 | Fear & Hunger 2: Termina, the sequel to the original game, is released by Miro Haverinen. |
| December 31 2022 | Official Twitter account announced that the game had sold one million copies, marking a significant commercial milestone. |
| September 22 2022 | Release of OneShot: World Machine Edition for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One |
| June 2022 | Released on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 4 with additional content, expanding the game's platform availability. |
| June 24 2022 | PlayStation 4 port of Omori was released digitally after a slight delay. |
| June 17 2022 | Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows 10 ports of Omori were released digitally, developed by MP2 Games and featuring additional content. |
| May 11 2022 | Nintendo Switch version revealed as OneShot: World Machine Edition during Nintendo's Indie World showcase. |
| March 18 2022 | Support for Simplified Chinese and Korean languages was added to the game. |
| 2021 | Omori won the 'Daringly Dramatic' category at DreamHack, receiving critical recognition for its unique narrative approach. |
| 2021 | Received two Honorable Mentions at the Independent Games Festival, recognizing the game's innovative design and creative achievements. |
| December 16 2021 | Japanese localization of Omori was released. |
| December 8 2021 | Developers announced plans to port OneShot to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. |
| December 25 2020 | Omori was officially released on macOS and Windows via Steam after years of development. |
| March 12 2020 | Linux and Windows versions were released on Itch.io. |
| March 12 2020 | Linux and Windows versions of OneShot released on Itch.io. |
| 2019 | J-Novel Club completes the English digital release of the entire Ao Oni novel series, including five novels: Ao Oni, Ao Oni: Vengeance, Ao Oni: Mutation, Ao Oni: Grudge, and Ao Oni: Forever. |
| 2019 | Three additional Ao Oni junior novels published: 'Escape from Skull Island', 'Zombie Amusement Park', and 'Demon Research Club Defeat the Monsters of Jailhouse'. |
| September 11 2019 | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions of Omori were first announced during Playism's Tokyo Game Show presentation. |
| April 24 2019 | Linux version of the game was released. |
| 2018 | First three Ao Oni junior novels published: 'The Jailhouse Monster', 'The Ghost in the Abandoned School', and 'The Midnight Underground Ward'. |
| 2018 | PHP Laboratory begins publishing a series of junior novels based on the Ao Oni game series, featuring elementary school-aged characters and told from a stray dog's perspective. |
| May 31 2018 | macOS version of OneShot launched, with gameplay designed to match the Windows version. |
| May 31 2018 | macOS version of the game was launched. |
| April 9 2018 | Omori was released as a demo on itch.io exclusively for Kickstarter backers, marking an important milestone in the game's development. |
| 2017 | OneShot nominated for 'PC Game of the Year' at the Golden Joystick Awards |
| 2017 | Anime film adaptation produced by Studio Deen was released |
| 2017 | Conclusion of the novel series development period. |
| October 2017 | OneShot was shown at IndieCade. |
| March 28 2017 | Solstice ending, which solved mysteries about the game's story, was released. |
| 2016 | OneShot, an indie puzzle adventure video game, was first released as a metafictional game developed using RPG Maker. |
| December 8 2016 | Official Windows release of OneShot by Degica |
| October 3 2016 | Anime television short series adaptation premiered, produced by Studio Deen and directed by Toshirō Hamamura and Chisei Maeda |
| March 2016 | OneShot was featured at the Game Developers Conference. |
| 2015 | A second live-action film, Ao Oni ver 2.0, was released with a different director, writer, and cast, further expanding the game's cinematic adaptations. |
| 2014 | Omocat launched a Kickstarter campaign for Omori, which was successfully funded within one day. The initial projected release date was set for May 2015. |
| July 5 2014 | First live-action film adaptation of Ao Oni was released in Japan, bringing the horror game to the big screen. |
| June 30 2014 | Initial freeware version of OneShot created by Eliza Velasquez and Nightmargin (Casey Gu) was released online, developed for the RPG Maker 2003 Indie Game Maker Contest. |
| 2013 | Ao Oni-related videos on platforms like Niconico and YouTube surpassed 50 million views, marking the game's significant online popularity and cult following in Japan. |
| 2013 | Beginning of the novel series based on the Ao Oni game, featuring multiple novels exploring the game's storyline with slight characterization variations. |
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