this is 100% the parasites talking, but what I just released a build of 20 as is?? it's just a one more background left and I am the queen of super imperfect first-published live builds. and I can time the pinned post and updated build w/Amare Fest (Jan 31)... WOW, happy new year I guess 😂

A Philosophical Discussion of Worms Demo is out now!! ✨ errantimarum.itch.io/a-philosophi... ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/4264150/... [ #amaregame #visualnovel #APDoWVN ]

🎉2025 recap for my big branching #darkfantasy & #horror VN! 🎨 #art: yes! 🧠 #accessibility innovation: YES 🍝 Flowchart spaghetti: MANDATORY 🎉Thank you all for the support in 2025!!! You can read it here: just-write-studios.itch.io/catalyst-bli... #indiegamedev #gamedev #digitalart #writingcommunity

Happy new year everyone, lets have a good time today and in the next year and try for great things in 2026! 🎉🎊🎆 As for me? Just working on more of my art for the sequel to "We Could Just Be Annoying!" All the art's here, now I need the title so I can talk about it in 2026! #vndev #art #visualnovel

2025 Art Summary~ 🎀🌸💕 i uh fell off hard doing monthly updates bc i didn't wanna put extra pressure on myself if i didn't have to LOL but im surprised i drew anything at all each month given the first half of the year was spent doing wedding/bride things, so that's a win for me. #art

#AmareTeaBreak | #HSDJY what I love about writing teen characters is exploring big emotions, big hurts, big wins, big loses. everything is so new at this age and I like holding space for these things and giving as much grace as possible. ...also dramatic as hell MCs are very much my jam 🤧

More bits and bobs for upcoming things in Heart.Marrow.Blood. It's not my main priority in 2026, but there will be updates to expand it :> #otome

2025 VN dev WINS! ✨ finished 20+ cgs for alaris ✨ finished all character designs for the full cast ✨ reached 350k words and finished scripting (AAAA) ✨ released in Early Access ✨ reached 17k+ wishlists on Steam (😭⁉️) Full recap of the year (feat. sm beautiful fanart): www.tumblr.com/crescencestu...

physical video games are an important part of media preservation in today's digital-only-dominant climate. this is why i've made physical copies of my game/ vn, parfum nostalgique! game here: priro.itch.io/parfum-nosta... a guide to making your own physical games: priro.itch.io/holdingthebaby

How our Kickstarter is doing and why fans have been more active than ever!

"Promise me you'll hit the like button!"💖 I LOVE these photos @takumitown.bsky.social took of my Kantaro Misuji cosplay! ⭐ I edited these myself and I really wanted to lean into the y2k editorial look of these. I think they turned out really cute 🥰 #paradoxlive #cosplay

I lived, bitch 🤟

Cadence is leading us off the field and ending on a high note with her presence on the nice list! And she looks great wearing two hats, too! We hope you enjoyed these 12 days of naughty or nice! Don't forget that Band Camp Boyfriend will be on sale until January 5. #otome #indieotome #drummajor

We released a new short visual novel for the Winter VN Jam 2025, A Curse of Snow! Meet an alluring Snow Queen after running away from your wedding. As far as you know, this is the first you’ve met, but her tone is all-too familiar. floramisu.itch.io/a-curse-of-s... #visualnovel #indiegame #vndev

Did my own art summary layout this year~ Most of my pieces were for gifts/trades/commissions but still lots of art :D ✨

art from this year 💖 ✨ except i technically shouldnt show any of these so when you see these in the game you have to pretend you have never seen them before GOT IT ‼️

Happy Maiden Monday, everyone! I'm LIVE with Mistonia's Hope! Last week, we met the love of my life, and we geared up for the five houses meeting. What will happen next? Find out now! 🌺 twitch.tv/BlackBelleFl... 🌺 #MistoniasHope #OtomeGame

cackling because this is the PERFECT way to be obnoxious about my HSD OC ahead of schedule 💕 Deshawna has been rocking with me since the inception of HSD in 2020 and I'm gonna cry ugly tears once game 2 is full written. (my weird sock loving, leftie, scared of heights, goofy, pocket sized queenn)

Hello! I'm Forest! I love gouache, 3d, and designing characters! 🎨 🌲 batsyforever.com Email: [email protected] Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/A8386WK prints: www.inprnt.com/profile/your... yoursforest on all social media

4 games that defined my 2025 (yes there’s some crossover from the wrap up):

*cracks fingers* for books, anything by Julian Winters or Keith F. Miller Jr, for music videos/music I love Bronze Avery's work, and there's a web series on YouTube called Boys Like Us

With the new year coming I thought it'd be nice to show off some art for another game, aka, the sequel to "We Could Just Be Annoying!" :3 The art isn't done yet, but it'll hopefully be the title screen once I'm done! And it looks like we'll have two extra main characters! :D #pixelart #vndev #wip

i think there is a serious conversation to have about yuri rep and yaoi rep and how queer men are typically allowed more grace to exist in media but idk i dont think being mad at fujos online is going to solve that issue

not excited for the fujoshi discourse to hit the popular publications like the nyt and vogue. however…….. we gotta be really honest and say most people who are mad at women liking gay male ships are just misogynist and often times homophobic

Your reminder what later became "Gamergate" was first tested on Black folks. slate.com/technology/2...

Do you sells works on itch.io? Do you have a work starring one or more characters on the aromantic spectrum? Then we want YOU! to submit your works to a bundle of works starring arospec characters to run during Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! Deets: duckprintspress.com/resources/du... 🌈📚

heads up, Tumblr slapped my blog with the mature content label and I don't know if that's an olde thing or if it happened b/c of this post BUT GOD I SO TIREDDD hummingbird-games.tumblr.com/post/8042780...

doomed by the narrative, praying for relief (Tahj) vs dumbfounded by the narrative (Oke), looking for clarification

I love that Oke and Tahj are 2 different flavors of ace and they're BOTH making me tear my hair out 😊😊😊 T - I love my best friend but God I fucked up 😭 O - Can't tell if I'm in love or not w/ my best friend but kissing her wouldn't be terrible--who said that?? 😐

ATTN PORN GAME ENTHUSIASTS AND WORD PERVERTS: Pitches for the 4th issue of the Adult Analysis Anthology, the web's premiere destination for high-quality long-form writing about adult games & adult game culture, are OPEN! Anthology & pitch info through link! www.bpgamesinc.com/adult-analys...

VN devs, let's share our works together! quote this with 4 screenshots from your game and a link to it ❄️ Made Marion is an action-adventure romance VN inspired by the Robin Hood Legends. Fight for freedom and fall in love! store.steampowered.com/app/1482150/...

In addition, I found this nice guide to remove any existing Copilot bloat from Visual Studio Code: leonidboykov.com/how-to-disab...

play games. play all the games. leave no stone unturned. note what you like, what you love, what you especially hate. play VNs in your genre and ones that are as FAR removed as possible 🤪

I have been thinking about a potential plan for possibly helping OW in light of the deindexing, but I have a lot of worries about it. Please read if you're a fan of my work and let me know what you think: justacarrot.itch.io/our-wonderla...

Mass Effect style dialogue wheel except the only dialogue options ever offered are "No, yeah, for sure." and "Damn, that's crazy"

I cut off from adding more games to my wrap up BUT that doesn’t stop me from pointing out this project and putting it on your radar 🥸

influx of new people! um, hi! hope you enjoy your stay???

also, my HSD comm is finished and burning a hole in my digital pocket but I can’t share it until my wrap up list goes live, and the list can’t go live until I catch up on discord messages SOOOO please cheer me on like I’m the slowest kid in a relay race 🤣

y’all are gonna see a lot more peers’ posts and deranged meme-age, and a lot less HBG games stuff (unless I’m stressed) and ngl I love the excuse of not having to market myself for a period of time

I have a demo about a magical girl/phantom thief! joantoine.itch.io/magical-girl...

VN devs, let's share our works together! Quote this with 4 screenshots from your game and a link to it 🙏 Catalyst: Blind Faith is a dark fantasy & #horror VN about compassion. As a troubled young priest, you choose to conquer your demons or embrace them.🩸 just-write-studios.itch.io/catalyst-bli...

+ survived + SPIRIT SWAP RELEASE YAYY!!! + Got back into baking and have gotten really good at making kougin amans + socialized more + got better at not overworking and burning myself out (before immediately getting sick 💀)

Amia's winter outfit. #screenshotsaturday #magicalgirlshadowangel #visualnovel #gamedev

Reposting to save lives (mine and yours)

Joining in as a fellow VN dev! This is one of my games from the start of 2025, a magical girl amare game with three routes where you play as the newest member of the Love Squad! :D Currently on Itch! bibixp.itch.io/lovely-magic... #visualnovel #magicalgirl #amare

yee, Cupid’s Bargain is an upcoming horror romcom otome abt a girl who decided to summon demonic entities to help her matchmaking business. just your ordinary things. and you may sell your classmates’ souls. it happens. you play the early build now! miseri-accordion.itch.io/cupids-bargain ❤️😈💛

VN devs, share your works! QRP with 4 screens from your game and a link✨ Puzzle Spy International is a hybrid VN/puzzle game: It's a 1960s spy adventure where you travel the world, chat/flirt with contacts and solve substantial thinky puzzles. Demo on steam - s.team/a/3406690 - and also on Itch.

Got a bunch of new followers recently, so hello! I'm Milo, a queer game dev making queer romance VNs 🌈 I tend to write about mischievous thieves falling in love. If you like banter, you might like my work. Here's where you can find 'em: Steam Itch (and consoles!) Check out my site for more info!

Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.