Today we're releasing the Promise Mascot Agency digital art book!

Presenting Promise Mascot Agency: The Art of Kaso-Machi, a 400+ page PDF featuring cursed art and developer commentaries by Ikumi Nakamura, Mai Mattori, Inko Ai Takita, Alpha Chrome Yayo, Kaizen Game Works and more. Out now!

If you want to know how the sausage is made (including the cursed bits we didn't want you to see), this is the book for you! 👀

We hope you enjoy looking behind the curtain of the game we poured our hearts and souls into! You can find the download on the Promise Mascot Agency store page.

Thank you for playing Promise Mascot Agency this year, you've made it such a memorable year, your support has meant the world to us.

Lots of love, Michi, Pinky☆ and your pals at Kaizen Game Works. xxx
ːpinkyabyssː

P.S. Here's a sneaky peek at a few of the pages:

https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/app/2585830/Promise_Mascot_Agency/

Mascot Handlers!

Nominations are open for the 2025 Steam Awards!

We want an award! Promise Mascot Agency deserves an award! You know this is true, you can feel it in your hearts.

Please nominate Promise Mascot Agency for the OUTSTANDING STORY-RICH GAME category!

PLEASE!

Thank you for your understanding, assistance, support and love!

Mascots forever!

Mascot handlers!

We're very happy to announce PHYSICAL EDITIONS of Promise Mascot Agency for Switch and PS5!

We've had a lot of requests for these, and we're thrilled to partner with Lost in Cult to create one of their amazing Editions of the game.

There are multiple versions of the game, with variant covers, slipcases, an essay booklet, poster, sticker, art cards and a Director authenticity card. WHAT A LOT OF STUFF!!

There's a few different limited edition variants now available to pre-order with Lost in Cult! 🛻✨💗

Find them here: https://www.lostincult.co.uk/editions

Thank you for all of your support for Promise Mascot Agency!

Hello!

GOTY 2025 Promise Mascot Agency has been nominated for the Golden Joysticks!! WOW!!

Vote for Pinky☆! Vote for happiness! Vote for us in the Best Indie Game – Self Published category!

Vote here: https://www.goldenjoysticks.com

Thank you for all the support you have shown Promise Mascot Agency!!

We have rolled out a new patch that fixes:

• Weird truck physics glitch

• Achievements not unlocking

• Small island missing from map

• Nail attract sounds

• Collectable icons hidden by race icons on map

Thank you for playing!

I love kei trucks, you love kei trucks, we all love kei trucks!

You ever just think about how cool it would be to drive a kei truck? You ever just do that?

Well check this out; Easy Delivery Co. is OUT NOW, and is all about driving a kei truck!

Michi and Pinky are entering a new business partnership, and we have established a new bundle with Promise Mascot Agency and Easy Delivery Co.! Get a kei truck or get owned!

You can grab the bundle here: https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/bundle/58824/keitora/

Easy Delivery Co. rules and is a certified HOT RECOMMENDO from your friends at Kaizen.

Keep kei trucking!

Mascot handlers!

We have just released our Prepare to Grind Update for FREE!!

We have added a new truck upgrade that lets you grind on railings (you can find the upgrade fox near the abandoned village)! There are mascot time trials (with difficulty options) for you to complete! New Pinky nails! A lot of new Mascot Support Heroes (including collaborations with hot indie bangers)! Difficulty options! New Kaso-Mart stores! More stuff to buy from Captain Sign! A new "Relax" Dialogue! Lots of bug fixes!

Everything we have added can be experienced from in progress/completed game saves, or from a new game.

The full patch notes are below.

Thank you everyone who has played the game! Your support means the world to us, and we’re delighted to be able to add some more hotness to the game.

Patch Notes:

Prepare to Grind Update:

• There is now an extra truck upgrade that allows you to grind on rails and train tracks. After unlocking it, jump at a metal fence or train track, and press INTERACT to grind (you can find the upgrade fox near the abandoned village)

• Time Trials have been added. There are ten to complete. Achieving par times unlocks new hero cards. Time Trials are unlocked after speaking to Shiori at the stage outside the agency and recruiting specific mascots. The options menu contains a difficulty setting for the Time Trials

• Difficulty modes have been added. You can change the difficulty when starting a new game and at any time in the Options menu. The difficulty mode only affects sending money to Matriarch Shimazu (this feature unlocks part way through the game)

• Added a lot of new hero cards that can be acquired from Captain Sign, the new Kaso-Mart stores and the new Time Trials. These cards include collaboration with Hot Indie Bangers, including Unbeatable, Sorry We're Closed, Paradise Killer and Dunk Dunk

• All Kaso Marts can now be interacted with! Drive up to the door and see what's in store

• The vocals version of the music track "Promises Lost (Promises Found)" is now available for purchase from Captain Sign

• New seasonal props have been added for Halloween, Christmas, Children's Day and Obon

• A lot more Pinky nails have been added. Some will appear in the world after a mascot has been recruited, others need to be unlocked from Captain Sign

• You can now change the style of the button prompts between different controller types (Xbox Series, PS5, Switch). PC ONLY!

• Music track skip enabled on controller (R3 by default). Keyboard still supports previous track (1 on keyboard) and next track (2 on keyboard)

Bug Fixes and Improvements:

• Crane game

  • Sped up the action

  • Improved readability of crane game assets

• Improved max stamina rewards from mascot Life Satisfaction events

• Fixed issue with Neko-Roll giving you infinite items

• Fixed issues around not seeing characters in a certain mascot's Life Satisfaction events

• Fixed broken logic around Kannushi-kun's Town Quest

• Audio fixes and improvements

• Setting deadzone to 100% no longer hard locks the game

• Adding option to choose controller icon type (PC Only)

• UI improvements and bug fixes

• Adding Y-FOV option

• Fixed potential softlock under certain conditions in dialogue UI

• Added option to toggle Pinky Launcher icons on and off

• Fixed arcade games appearing at the game center before you have delivered them

• Added some controller prompts to assist with gliding

• Increased difficulty of Medium and Hard difficulty mascot battles to make more use of hero cards, and provide a more engaging experience

• Altered the map visibility thresholds for the smashed billboards and litter collection to 95% (were 97%), and the katashiro to 93% (was 96%)

• Fixed issues with some achievements not being given, and attempting to retroactively award those achievements.

Mascot handlers!

You asked for it, you got it!

We have just added Steam trading cards and Points Shop items for Promise Mascot Agency!! There's a variety to adorn your profile with, please enjoy!!
Lots of love,

Your friends at Kaizen xxx

P.S. We're still working hard on a free content update that will be coming soon... Please stay tuned!