Happy Holidays everyone! No devlog from us this month, since most of our holidays were spent together with well-missed family. In exchange, we hope you'll accept our offering of adorable holiday chibis! We're back now, and hard at work for the month of January, so look out for more updates soon!

October devlog is live! This time we're talking about how we add movement to our sprites in Ren'Py, with a small tutorial and some interesting examples and techniques. Come take a peek at the inner workings of our development! store.steampowered.com/news/app/292...

Super excited to announce that Alex's Journey to the Grave is a part of Studio Élan's #fallinlovefestival, an awesome event on Steam featuring romance-themed VNs! Now's the time to check out our demo if you haven't already, along with all the other incredible VNs featured in the festival!

Our August devlog is live! It includes an update on our release timeline, as well as a development anecdote about what our first game taught us and how it's helped us in the long run. store.steampowered.com/news/app/292...

Our July devlog is live! Check it out if you're interesting in some in-depth discussion about Ren'Py's blending and masking and how they can be used to improve lighting with layeredimages --> store.steampowered.com/news/app/292...

Our June Devlog for AJG is now live! 🐈‍⬛ Check it out below if you're interested in some feline wisdom & philosophical introspection. violethorizons.com/july-2025-de... #devlog #indie #vn #visualnovel #alexsjourneytothegrave #indiedev

Thank you so much to @violethorizons.bsky.social for putting this game on my radar 💜 Alex’s Journey to the Grave is a beautifully told story about grief, depression, and the messy, human journey through mental health struggles. Quiet, emotional, and deeply real. Demo Playthru: youtu.be/nGnTg4t-giw

New devlog: A New Era in the Development of Alex's Journey to the Grave violethorizons.com/may-2025-dev...

BIG shout out to toky5487 who has been gracing our discord with loads of memes and fan art just for the love of the game Here are just a few of my favourites:

Going live right now! Checking out "Alex's Journey to the Grave" by @violethorizons.bsky.social! Come hang out with me for this surprise stream on my actual day of birth. twitch.tv/hybrid_spyder #streamersky #vtubersky #keymailer #sponsored #lgbtq #birthday #daddyspyder #nonbinary

Check out "Alex's Journey to the Grave" by @violethorizons.bsky.social on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2927810/... #indie #indiegames #indiedevs #alexsjourneytothegrave #alexsjourney #violethorizons

But, the blossoming relationship between the two characters was adorable. I loved the switch between both of their perspectives. I cannot wait for the rest of the story! www.twitch.tv/floofroan

🖤 So, I forgot to post my promo for this, but I played the demo Alex's Journey to the Grave. It was a very realistic description of depression, anxiety, and self-blame. It got a bit triggering at times, especially in regards to self-harm.

✨Alex's Journey to the Grave is in the Steam Visual Novel Fest!✨ AJG is an emotional, heartfelt romance VN with plenty of cute and intimate moments, but that doesn't hesitate to face uncomfortably dark or sensitive topics head-on. The demo is out and free to play right now!!!

We are DONE with the demo! This game destroyed my expectations and then I cried all over chat and talked about mental health. It's such a heartfelt and authentic depiction of mental health issues. Go wishlist the full game and play the demo! You will LOVE it! store.steampowered.com/app/2927810/...

Starting soon! Eating dinner rq, I JUST got home! PHEW DID I HAVE A DAY. Now let's get ready to get cozy with some deep emotions! Thank you to @violethorizons.bsky.social and #keymailer for the game key! #ajg #visualnovel #vtuber YT: youtube.com/live/sMj_Qj7... Twitch: twitch.tv/AscellaVivace

I'll be playing this tomorrow evening!! Waiting room should go up tonight! Reminder I might start a little later than 7:30 CT, so I appreciate your patience!

Lil bit belated schedule for the week!!! Wed: TGAA2 continues! And some VNs, with keys graciously provided via @keymailer.bsky.social: Thur: Him, the Smile & bloom Fri: Bustafellows S2 demo Sun: Alex's Journey to the Grave Watch me on Twitch and YT!

🌟 Live Now 🌟 It's time to witness Alex's Journey to the Grave together! Shall we pet the cute kitty on the way?🪦🐈‍⬛ 🐇 twitch.tv/devineoma 🐇 #ajg #Keymailer

Lovely artist, does fantastic background art for our games. Would recommend ♥️

Alex's Journey to the Grave is a cute yet dark and emotional romance VN about a boy trapped by fate and a girl in dire need of a friend. It's a story about warmth, connection, tragedy, the inevitability of death... and a cat? ⏬Play the demo now!⏬ store.steampowered.com/app/3139420/... #PitchYaGame

Do you like VISUAL NOVELS where they DO THE KISSING? You'll be happy to know that we've got a pack just for you. This is an actively managed and curated list of creators making romance visual novels! bsky.app/starter-pack... 🔁 if you love kissing games!

IT'S TIME!! The demo for our cute yet dark and emotional romance visual novel Alex's Journey to the Grave is released on Steam and itch! Here are the links! store.steampowered.com/app/3139420/... violethorizons.itch.io/alexs-journe... #visualnovel #indiegame

Bluesky is coming alive! I better reintroduce Violet Horizons on here :D We are a small team currently working on a visual novel called Alex's Journey to the Grave - a cute, dark, and emotional romance story featuring a sociable yet lonely girl, a boy with an inescapable fate... and a cat.

The store page for our next visual novel Alex's Journey to the Grave is live now!!! These are some of the WIP screenshots featured on the page :D Go wishlist it now!! store.steampowered.com/app/2927810/...

I'm happy to announce that my first game working as an editor has been released. It's free on Steam and Itch! CW: Self-Harm, Substance Abuse, Drug Overdose, Suicidal Thoughts, Anxiety, and Depression Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2537750/... Itch: violethorizons.itch.io/alexs-hope-a...

Violet Horizon's first project, a dark and emotional visual novel called Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude, is RELEASED! Go download it for free now!

Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude, our first visual novel, is releasing on Steam and itch tomorrow! store.steampowered.com/app/2537750/... violethorizons.itch.io/alexs-hope-a...

Our first visual novel is finally approaching completion! I wrote a brief devlog on our website about the progress we've made and how scope creep got me. violethorizons.com/devlog-4-the...

The sprite for our smuggest girl yet is done! I'm so excited to finally get Alex's Solitude released for you all in the coming month. Here's hoping everything goes smoothly for our first visual novel.

An awesome progress sketch for Alex's Solitude from our character artist PaintedTrash! Valerie is a carefree and self-indulgent girl who finds a great deal of amusement in taking Alex under her wing. One year her senior, she gives our MC the perfect opportunity to make some new friends.

Alex and Alex. A boy looking for a reason, any reason, to keep going. A girl haunted by her conscience, trying to change just to fit in. They each have what the other needs, but the string of fate won't bring them together until it might already be too late. A Visual Novel project.