How to Follow npckc and Get Updates or Extra Content

You can follow npckc through three main channels, each serving a different purpose: Patreon for early access and exclusive posts, the newsletter for release notifications, and the shop for physical comics and merch. There's also a personal site at npckc.net. Which one you pick depends on whether you want to support the work, just stay informed, or buy physical items.

The three official channels

Patreon — support and early access

According to npckc's itch.io page, supporting on Patreon gets you:

• Secret posts
• A monthly digital postcard
• Early access to games

This is the option to choose if you want content beyond what's publicly released, or if you want to play new games before their general release. The page does not list specific tier prices, so check the Patreon page itself for current tiers and what each one includes.

Newsletter — release notifications

The newsletter is the lightest-touch option. Per the page description, you get "an email when I release a new game." If you don't want to pay anything and don't want to check itch.io manually, this is the channel that solves that problem directly.

Shop — physical comics and merch

Physical comics and merchandise are sold through npckc's shop, linked from the itch.io page. This is separate from the digital games on itch.io. If you're looking for something you can hold rather than download, start here.

There's also npckc.net, listed alongside the itch.io profile as a personal site.

Which channel fits your goal

What you'll find on the itch.io page itself

The itch.io profile is where the games live, and it's worth knowing what's there before deciding whether you need any of the channels above.

Free browser games. Several titles run directly in the browser at no cost, including mew's under the truck, you are dough, stuck in the airport, wednesday night (you put on your mask and step outside), 2/29, Random Genre Masher, Dress Up Template for Ren'Py, and gb pixel art: reading adventure. These are marked "Play in browser" or "Run in browser."

Paid games. Prices shown on the page include:

• A YEAR OF SPRINGS Fan Pack — $3.99
• TRUE LOVE'S CURSE — $3
• A TAVERN BEFORE TEA — $2.99
• A TAVERN FOR TEA — $2.99
• Marron's Day — $9.99
• snack machine change — $2.99

Free downloads. Titles like past-a-pile, you do not know why but you long to mine, The Servers Are Shutting Down in 24 Hours but My Pull Rate's Been Set to 0.0001%?!, DOCTORvsVIRUS, Megane Breaker - Training!, Days of Saturn, you're just imagining it, plastic tape, and ghostfriend appear without a listed price.

A practical way to set this up

If your actual goal is "I don't want to miss the next npckc game," the simplest path is:

1. Subscribe to the newsletter — this covers release announcements with no cost.
2. If you also want early access, check the Patreon page for current tiers and join at the level that matches what you want.
3. Bookmark npckc.itch.io to browse the existing catalog, since many games are free to play in-browser right now.

One thing to note: the page doesn't state whether the newsletter or Patreon require an account beyond the platform's own signup, and it doesn't list Patreon pricing. Treat those as things to confirm on the respective pages rather than assuming.