The new month is well and truly here, and now that I've recovered from the Airplane Fandango (thanks for your patience!) it's time for the round-up! Featuring a script snippet and an unused concept for the upcoming Francesco+Oleander poster 👀 rottenraccoons.itch.io/obscura/devl...

Ah, #VNSS2025 was super fun! I drew @tuffmallow.bsky.social as my recipient, and I was inspired by A Simple Twist of Fae (a super cute game!!!). Since I'm no artist, I made a little fic to celebrate the game. Hope your holidays are bright and beautiful 🦝💙 archiveofourown.org/works/76059291

We're delighted to share we're taking part in the #ChooseWiselyFestival, which celebrates games where choices matter! In Knight Case Files, bad endings are not the end. There are hidden truths that can only be uncovered by facing the future head-on. But will you choose to?

Fun news! We're taking part in the #ChooseWiselyFestival, an event celebrating branching narratives in games! We've prepared a little discount for anyone looking to get Obscura for the winter holidays (it's just so seasonal!), and checking out the games! store.steampowered.com/sale/choosew...

Happy first of December!! Today's a big day for us: the monthly round-up is here, but also: IT'S KEIR'S BIRTHDAY!! As always, Mugi is making sure we celebrate in style!

I am SO EXCITED that this game is finally out and available for you to play. This game had other contributors, of course, but it's the primary work of Shierin, the lead dev, and we hope you take the time to hear the story she wanted to tell. store.steampowered.com/app/2656440/...

Thank you so much to everyone who applied to test Knight Case Files! We've closed the form now, and will be inviting the testers to a private channel later today to get started. We can't way to see how you react!

A very happy birthday to everyone's favourite Lunar Priest! I hope you all enjoy the view as much as he does!!

Kaguya Project is what we Rotten Raccoons call ourselves when we're wearing our publishing hat. We're so excited to get to share this game with you soon!!!

We're opening a call for beta testers! As our first game, HyoukanStudio's Knight Case Files, approaches release, we are looking for visual novel players interested in offering feedback and catching errors in the script. Sign-ups are open ↓here↓ forms.gle/NnmrqbVp5oKn...

We're got our monthly update post live on Itchio (and it'll be readable on Steam in a little bit)! Not too much to share this time around, but Tobi is feeling a lot better now! Thanks for the words of support while she took a much-needed break 💙 rottenraccoons.itch.io/obscura/devl...

If sweet or scary aren't your things, how about saucy 😘 Oleander thrives at the centre of attention, but he's not here to outshine you: he wants to share the delight of being in the middle of everything, whether for work or pleasure. store.steampowered.com/app/2342920/...

You didn't think I only made one of these fun images for Cirrus, did you? If you prefer your love interests more sweet than scary, our spirited adventurer Francesco may be just your flavour! He wants to experience it all (👀), no matter how risky! store.steampowered.com/app/2342920/...

Here's the schedule for tomorrow's #FallinLoveFestival Demos! Since I didn't do it today: 1. Of the Lilies @startris-studio.bsky.social 2.Lovebyte @nochistudios.bsky.social 3. Touchstarved @redspringstudio.bsky.social 4.Obscura @rottenraccoons.bsky.social 5.Salvus Aries @rosemilkstudio.com

Are you ready to fall in love with Cirrus, the humble priest?🌙 We're taking part in the Fall in Love Festival celebrating romance VNs, with a 20% sale of OBSCURA! We're honoured to be included in the event with so many other great romance VN titles. store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...

#myart #obscuraVN my favorite walking red flag 🌙🤍

my pfp... challengers redraw with keir, hare and oleander. for some reason. i don't entirely know why i drew this #obscuravn #karoart

Did another art trade🥳😸 This is @neostavii oc from obscura a game we both love She was so much fun to draw💖 #oc #arttrade #ocart #digitalart #art #ArtistOfBlursky #artist #ObscuraVN #Obscura

Hone [ #obscura | #fanart | #obscuravn | #digitalart ]

new art?? from me?? that's crazy. a friend of mine commissioned me to finish a sketch of keir from obscura, and how could i deny them 🧎 [ #ObscuraVN | #ObscuraGame | #art | #fanart | #VGencomm ]

It's been one year since we entered Early Access with Obscura and it's been absolutely incredible! We cannot thank you enough for all your support, but hopefully this video is at least a start. We hope you enjoy relaxing with Oleander 💚 www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpj9...

Heard of Bandcamp Fridays? Once a month, Bandcamp doesn't take its cut of music sales. So if you were thinking of getting the Obscura soundtrack, what about picking it up in the next ~23 hours and leaving a little extra money in our composer Cajsa's pocket 👀 cajsalarsson.bandcamp.com/album/obscur...

New Video: Playthrough of @rottenraccoons.bsky.social's Obscura Chapter 1: The Descent Keir's Route Keir is a MENACE... but I'm kinda into it 👀 Please check it out, show it some love... leave a comment~ youtu.be/DIinIbH4SWY

Our monthly round-up post is up on itchio! Not as much that we can share this time around, but we're still trucking along. Progress has definitely slowed down a little, due to personal upheavals going on right now, but we're all still okay. rottenraccoons.itch.io/obscura/devl...

Knight Case Files has just updated their demo to include Japanese voice acting! The voice acting in Knight Case Files adds so much to the atmosphere 🥰 If you haven't given the demo a try, this is an excellent time to get a taste of this story. store.steampowered.com/app/2753750/...

Well, July was a pretty packed month for us (you may have heard something about Oleander Chapter Two?). It was really nice to sit down and sum up everything that's happened this month for our round-up! rottenraccoons.itch.io/obscura/devl...

Hear that music in the air? It's the Obscura OST, available on Steam as DLC! Cajsa's music has been invaluable in telling the story of Obscura and her work carries so much of the mood and tone of the game, we hope you love it as much as we do. store.steampowered.com/app/3854750/...

Oleander's second chapter is out for your amusement on Itchio and Steam! You're getting new art, new tunes, and 35k of new story (plus an NPC that's got 10k of worldbuilding and character information to share, if you know what to ask for!). We, and Oleander, hope you have a great time with him!

Well, we've got a VERY exciting round-up for you this month! To lead with the exciting part: Oleander's second chapter is going to be released on July 7th (lucky sevens!), and we'll be opening our merch shop in honour of our favourite merchant gadfly. rottenraccoons.itch.io/obscura/devl...

We mentioned it in our round-up, and now it's time! We're looking for 50 people who have the time and interest to beta test Oleander's second chapter and find the inevitable flood of bugs and typos, as well as make sure the continuity and choices make sense.

May is over and it was a good month to us! We're celebrating by posting a nice chunky round-up of everything we did, like updating Oleander's sprites and also reminding folks to join our Discord if you want to know right away when we announce a beta-test rottenraccoons.itch.io/obscura/devl...

We're super excited to announce that we're taking part in the Otome Games Celebration over on Steam (and Itchio)! We've set Obscura to 20% off, and we hope you all check out some of the amazing games taking part 💙🦝 store.steampowered.com/sale/otomega...

Happy birthday, Oleander! Mugi has gifted us with some truly gorgeous art to celebrate. In the spirit of Oleander, we wish you all a fun and indulgent day. Go ahead and get a little treat, do it for him!!

The monthly round-up for Obscura is a little late (it needed some extra TLC to be post-ready), but in it we discuss an update to our release plan (Oleander and Francesco's chapters coming out separately), and share another snippet of the script. rottenraccoons.itch.io/obscura/devl...

It's that time again: here's our monthly recap of what we've been doing for the past month! This time featuring a new background courtesy of Mugi, and a script snippet from Oleander's route I chose for no reason in particular 😊 rottenraccoons.itch.io/obscura/devl...

Here's the first Kaguya Project game we talked about in our Valentine's update! Knight Case Files is a gorgeously and earnestly independent VN (made by a team of two!), we completely fell in love with. We're so excited to work with HyoukanStudio on this new adventure, and we hope you love it, too.

February's round-up post is up on Itchio now! We recapped the Valentine's Day update and news (merch coming, what's the Kaguya Project, second date with Vesper) and shared a snippet of Francesco's second chapter! Read it all on Itchio: rottenraccoons.itch.io/obscura/devl...

You might've already known, but we're not just a gang of raccoons, we're a gang of Lady Raccoons. And because that's always fun to celebrate, we're participating in WING's #WomensDaySale on Steam and on Itchio! Whether you're planning to get Obscura or find some incredible new games, check it out⬇️

We're proud to announce OBSCURA has been selected to take part in #TheStorytellersFestival! Storyteller's Festival highlights some of the best in video game narratives, and we highly recommend taking a look at all the titles being hosted! store.steampowered.com/developer/Tw...

Happy Valentine's Day! We made you cards, they're at the end of this thread. It's a big day here in the raccoon den but let's start with the biggest news: we've updated to version 2.0.2! This isn't a huge update, but it does add a second date with Vesper in the Extra Story, and even a CG for them!

Another month and our round-up for January is now ready for y'all to read! There's a peek at a new image Mugi's been working on, a little look at the script, and me agonising on how to talk about some upcoming stuff without actually talking about it. rottenraccoons.itch.io/obscura/devl...

Meeting face-to-face at long last. 🧡🖤 #ObscuraVN #ObscuraKeir #Keir #Vespersona #RottenRaccoons (Xitlali's curse obscures her sclera slowly; during attacks, her body lights up with veins of blue light and she used to frantically claw at herself from the pain, hence her scars.)

We hit 200 positive reviews today on Steam, and we're so happy and grateful. Thank you to everyone who has played #ObscuraVN, we're going to continue working hard to deliver a game deserving of this reception!

I was feeling fluffy so have some Keir x Xitlali (Vespersona) fankids 🧡 They're triplets & called the Fox Cubs due to Xitlali's nickname for Keir being 'Fox/Foxfluff'. They're actually named Saffron, Pepper, and Cinna! They got Mom's eyes~ #ObscuraVN #ObscuraKeir #ocxcanon #fankids #fanart

My beautiful princess with a disorder #ObscuraVN #visualnovel #fanart

Sketch of my favorite male manipulator <33 . #obscuravn #artsky #cirrus #VGenCode #rottenraccoons

speaking of obscura. my guy kari (currently considering changing the color of his cloak?) #obscuravn #karoart #ocs

sorry i forgor i had bluesky here's some keir art from his birthday #obscuravn #karoart

They're very dear to me #ObscuraVN #Visualnovel #fanart

December's round-up post is up on itchio! Check it out here: rottenraccoons.itch.io/obscura/devl... The biggest take-away is that we have two updates planned for 2025, a small one and then a big one, with all details available in the itchio post.