sure, the devil works hard, but the indie game developer works harder #indiegamedev

We set out to develop a psychological horror & mystery visual novel, but ended up creating a... driving simulator? #PitchYaGame Be first to know when our Steam page goes live: join the mailing list at www.studiograil.com

We set out to develop a psychological horror & mystery visual novel, but ended up creating a... driving simulator? #PitchYaGame Be first to know when our Steam page goes live: join the mailing list at www.studiograil.com

All roads lead to more background art. #indiegamedev #visualnovel

All roads lead to more background art. #indiegamedev #visualnovel

STEAM PAGE HAS BEEN SENT FOR REVIEW. I repeat folks, STEAM PAGE IS BEING REVIEWED AS WE SPEAK #indiegamedev

One day I'll work on an image for my game that isn't spoiler-y and can be used for marketing #indiegamedev

Happy Halloween, folks! Perfect time to help us hit 2k followers (we're this close 🤏) before the official announcement of our spooky visual novel featuring cute girls and slow-burn horror 🖤 #indiegamedev #horrorgame

Happy Halloween, folks! Perfect time to help us hit 2k followers (we're this close 🤏) before the official announcement of our spooky visual novel featuring cute girls and slow-burn horror 🖤 #indiegamedev #horrorgame

I swear I’m still alive and working, just haven’t had much juice in the tank for social media lately. The past few months have been insane (in the mildly soul-crushing way). Slowly crawling my way back 🧟‍♀️

Today's sketch 🐾 #art

I need to keep reminding myself of this. #indiegamedev #vndev

I need to keep reminding myself of this. #indiegamedev #vndev

In honor of Indie Animation Day, officer Adams says hi 👮‍♀️ #art #indieanimationday #visualnovel

That fresh new character line art smell #vndev #art

Just experimenting. #visualnovel #indiegamedev #日本語 #horrorgame

Just experimenting. #visualnovel #indiegamedev #日本語 #horrorgame

Hi everyone! We've been on a bit of a social media summer break, but we're getting ready to come back in full swing. In the meantime, please enjoy this new screenshot. #screenshotsaturday #horrorgame #vn #indiegamedev

Hi everyone! We've been on a bit of a social media summer break, but we're getting ready to come back in full swing. In the meantime, please enjoy this new screenshot. #screenshotsaturday #horrorgame #vn #indiegamedev

Needs...more...clutter...still... #art

New sketch #art

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Morning drive. February 26th, 1992. #indiegamedev #visualnovel #horrorgame

Morning drive. February 26th, 1992. #indiegamedev #visualnovel #horrorgame

ATTENTION INDIE DEVS! Show off your art style.

Another before ➡️ after #indiegamedev #horrorgame #visualnovel #vn

Another before ➡️ after #indiegamedev #horrorgame #visualnovel #vn

Recently some of our visual novel's graphics have been receiving a small facelift ✨ #indiegamedev #horror #vn

Recently some of our visual novel's graphics have been receiving a small facelift ✨ #indiegamedev #horror #vn

been at this game development thing for a while now, and I regret to inform you that making a good, fun, well-written, and visually appealing game is, in fact, really quite difficult #indiegamedev

How do people solo-write 200k+, let alone 600k+ word visual novels? The only way I’d hit those kinds of numbers is if I streamed my raw consciousness straight into the game engine and never went back to edit a single word (which, to me, feels absolutely unhinged) #indiegamedev #visualnovel #writing

Poor Lily will never be receiving fan art thanks to her sweater #art

And yet, here we are.

And yet, here we are.

Shout-out to all the developers who've been making the same game for so many years that it's starting to get embarrassing. Keep going. #indiegamedev

It's just a couple branching paths, how complicated could it be... #visualnovel #writing #indiegamedev #narrativedesign

Two years ago today, my game studio was officially registered and born. In the time span since, I've polished the game's concept and script, hired more than 10 creative professionals like voice actors, artists, editors and composers—and spent a bunch of time agonizing over creative decisions (1/5)⬇️

Two years ago today, my game studio was officially registered and born. In the time span since, I've polished the game's concept and script, hired more than 10 creative professionals like voice actors, artists, editors and composers—and spent a bunch of time agonizing over creative decisions (1/5)⬇️

*nervous sweating*

For better or worse… Happy Valentine’s Day 🖤

For better or worse… Happy Valentine’s Day 🖤

Thanks for the feedback, everyone! We echo the same sentiments about 1 and 3 having the most personality, while 2 is the most readable. But we're leaning toward 3 as a solid middle ground. That said, there will be additional font and accessibility options for those who may need them. 🫶 #indiegamedev

Thanks for the feedback, everyone! We echo the same sentiments about 1 and 3 having the most personality, while 2 is the most readable. But we're leaning toward 3 as a solid middle ground. That said, there will be additional font and accessibility options for those who may need them. 🫶 #indiegamedev

The font deliberation is never-ending. #screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev

The font deliberation is never-ending. #screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev

Happy anniversary to Saya no Uta. 🖤 A dark and twisted story with fantastic writing by Gen Urobuchi that continues to inspire some of the tones and themes of our own visual novel. #indiegamedev Artwork by @josianne.bsky.social

Happy anniversary to Saya no Uta. 🖤 A dark and twisted story with fantastic writing by Gen Urobuchi that continues to inspire some of the tones and themes of our own visual novel. #indiegamedev Artwork by @josianne.bsky.social

Wishing all our followers a Merry Christmas 🎄✨ And to everyone else, good luck out there.

Wishing all our followers a Merry Christmas 🎄✨ And to everyone else, good luck out there.