The update, released on January 4, 2025, serves as a vital bug-fixing follow-up to the game's major New Year's Day build . This version focuses on stabilizing new features introduced at the start of 2025, particularly those enhancing Custom Mode and controller compatibility. Key Features and Improvements
: For the first time, the developer mentioned plans to test an Android build of the game to gauge its feasibility on high-end mobile devices. Conclusion Yandere Simulator Development Blog
: Preliminary work on the third rival, Kizana Sunobu, including drama club props and stage-related elimination mechanics. Yandere Simulator v04.01.2025
: Building on the momentum of 2025's focus on animation, this period saw the transition of several "text-only" scenes into fully animated sequences, such as the interaction between Togo and Ryoba . The Road Ahead: 2025 Development Goals
: Implementing missing voice acting and polishing the bakery-themed elimination methods. The update, released on January 4, 2025, serves
While primarily a bug-fixing build, v04.01.2025 included visual refinements to maintain immersion:
: Protagonist Hairstyle #184 was updated with proper physics to prevent clipping during running animations. While primarily a bug-fixing build, v04
A critical fix prevents when loading incompatible old Custom Mode data.
: A new BACKUP COPIES folder was added to the StreamingAssets/JSON directory. This automated system protects player data by storing backup JSON files, which can be used to restore the game if a configuration file becomes corrupted.