NOT loving the onslaught of bots on my itchio pages😒

I get the feeling the next game might heavily feature a swan... (How can they look so regal yet sound SO silly? 🦢)

Second playthrough done! My first Phyre was a level-headed, polite Banu Haqim while my Lasombra guy was the definition of a nasty man. Had a ton of fun with the game, the foreshadowing was DELICIOUS ✨

Absolutely obsessed with this track from the Bloodlines 2 OST. Had a ton of fun in my Banu Haqim playthrough and might start a second one already... music.youtube.com/watch?v=CNhY...

Looking with various degrees of respect at this sneak peek 👁️👁️

Bloodlines 2 releases in 3 days and I CAN'T WAIT 🧛

It's Sigh of the Abyss' first birthday 🎉 To celebrate, here's a small gift for three lucky followers ✨ keys for the backer exclusive OST: 4QRKK-B30RP-ZI43T FNMA6-QWERH-WXT7G MRXNL-XI6F5-20IJW Get the game here ✨ s.team/a/app/2025310

Prototyped a lil thing with dice rolls, skill checks, an explorable map and combat. It's SUPER PLACEHOLDERY at the moment but... it works ✨

A new version of Sigh of the Abyss is live! Today's tiny patch includes more backer names and a fix for the Unity vulnerability issue discovered earlier today. ⚙️Steam patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/202... 🔴itchio patch notes: rascaldevworks.itch.io/sigh-of-the-...

W bundle 🖤 www.humblebundle.com/books/world-...

I implemented a simple 2d10 skill check system to an inky project, to test the language, and liked it enough to add "turn based" combat. 🤡 I know what I'll keep working on...

For today's entry to the Fall in Love Festival, we have some dark fantasy in @rdevworks.bsky.social's romance visual novel. Born in Blood - Sigh of the Abyss #01 | Let's Play www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjMR...

So many lovely games are on sale for the #FallinLoveFestival💖 I finally bought Chronotopia, which has been on my wishlist for a long time. I was smitten by Médeia ✨ ⏳ s.team/a/1667530

☕ [midnight moka] live now~! 🥰 #fallinlovefestival is live now! (@vnstudioelan.com) 📖 streaming 2 vn today: 🥀 sigh of the abyss (@rdevworks.bsky.social) 🗡️ made marion (@velvetcupcakegames.bsky.social) 🧋 twitch.tv/mokaboba

⚓🏴‍☠️ This game caught my eye months ago, and now I'm here to bring it into your pockets under the #FallInLoveFestival banner. +_+ 🎮: Sigh of the Abyss by @rdevworks.bsky.social 🕗: 8pm, GMT+8 🗓: 26 Sept, Friday 🌊: twitch.tv/ricebits #SighOfTheAbyss #VisualNovels #Amare #Otome #IndieGames #RicePlays

After being sick yesterday, I think today I am feeling well enough to finally start the #FallInLoveFestival for me. Today we are looking at Sigh of the Abyss! Thanks again to @rdevworks.bsky.social for the key. See you all soon!

Starting today, get your heart throbbing with discounts, streams and demos in the #FallinLoveFestival! Sigh of the Abyss joins with its highest discount yet, streams covering the game and a very special announcement ✨ Read more here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/202...

Starting today, get your heart throbbing with discounts, streams and demos in the #FallinLoveFestival! Sigh of the Abyss joins with its highest discount yet, streams covering the game and a very special announcement ✨ Read more here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/202...

Fall in Love Fest Schedule hosted by Vnstudioelan starts this week! Finally we have Sigh Of the Abyss by @rdevworks.bsky.social See you on🎀9/26 at 4pm PST🎀 -Velvet #Vtubers #VTuberEN #ENVtuber #visualnovelfest #sighoftheabyss #twitchstreamer

I got a second-hand Tamagotchi Uni and it's so cute! I really enjoy it ✨ Now I want to add a virtual pet to a little side thing I'm writing...

✨Alaris Early Access Out NOW!!!!!!✨ You've waited all this time. And our cast is finally ready for you. Enter a world of magic—of Fae and Dragon. Itch: bit.ly/46ePxcx Steam: bit.ly/4pvwMZK

Had a ton of fun working with the game's artist to capture what a proper Etruscan lady would have looked like circa 300 BC ✨ Her robes are inspired by frescos, while this jewelry is based on an earring displayed in a museum. Over 2000 years old and still as lustrous as the day it was made!

At the end of the month we'll be hosting our very own Steam festival, celebrating over 200 romance-themed visual novels from 100+ developers! Join us Sep 24-Oct 1 💕 Are you a streamer / game reviewer and want to collab with visual novel devs? Join our festival press list: forms.gle/Ebv2QWtnPavM...

All of the Sigh of the Abyss DLCs are on sale to celebrate the Hungry Ghost festival 👻 My personal favorite is the short story collection--I had a ton of fun writing it! Check the DLCs out on Steam ⚙️ store.steampowered.com/developer/ra... or itchio 🟥 itch.io/s/159817/the...

4️⃣2️⃣ You have 42 hours left to buy Queer Games Bundle 2025. Get over 600 radical, heartfelt games and projects for $60 (or $10+), less than the price of one AAA game. This morning, we've passed $80,000 for queer artists. itch.io/b/3062

This pre-launch is really struggling to find its momentum. 132 followers out of the ideal 500 to beat the #Kickstarter algorithm. It launches at the end of September. We're going to be so very active on here to gather more support for our visual novel. #Yuri #Art, #Poc, #gaming #illustrations ahoy!

Big new update for SPARKLE☆Decor!!! Updates: ✨ The rest of the story has been added! ✨ A Skip Tutorial option if you've already seen it. ✨ More sprite animations to make it feel lively! ✨ More item interaction dialogue! ✨ And CC presets!!! Play it now: otojang.itch.io/sparkle-deco... #vndev

The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts. Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-... We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.

🤞hopefully the Steam page of my WIP project will come online at the end of the month. Manifesting!

Appeal submitted, fingers crossed... a lots of sighs (of the Abyss) 🥲

Spirit City: All Aboard! Is now available on Steam! This cozy, travel-inspired DLC transforms your familiar workspace into a charming train ride. 🐻11 new Spirits + Variants 🚂Customizable Train Cabin 🏙️Moving Backgrounds ✨And more! Music: Cloudchasers - Lucid Keys Label: Lofi Records

Absolutely wonderful. Is the Steam page of Sigh of the Abyss also restricted for UK users? s.team/a/2025310

Announcing... Fall in Love Festival, a romance visual novel Steam festival hosted by us! 💖 Join us on Steam from September 24-October 1 with 100+ other visual novel developers to celebrate the wide world of romance-themed visual novels💕 Are you a streamer? Collab with us: forms.gle/Ebv2QWtnPavM...

Aaaand it's fully written✨

Almost done with the ♀️ route of the WIP project--only 1 ending left. Granted, my first drafts are ATROCIOUS and need several editing passes before they can be seen 😅

Can't believe people don't get this; but the reason this payment processor shit has to be all or nothing is because once these freaks establish a line on what fiction is or isn't okay the line will only move further and further in. You have to fight against the line entirely.

Have you ever seen a pot so beautiful, you decide to waste two hours of your life turning it into your temporary UI?

This week's #followfriday is @redclovercasefiles.bsky.social! The Red Clover Case files is a neo-noir supernatural murder mystery! Investigate crime scenes and haunted locales as freshly minted occult auditor John Tsukimori, and evaluate all you learn to name the real killer. #gamedev #indiegame

Support Supernatural Mystery VN, Red Clover Case Files: Seance Soiree on Kickstarter! The indie team behind the supernatural mystery visual novel, Red Case Files: Seance Soiree are back to try funding their game on Kickstarter. The team first launched a campaign in November 2024, but it was…

CALL STRIPE CALL PAYPAL CALL MASTERCARD CALL VISA DO NOT. STOP. CALLING! #rocktheboat stop-paypros.neocities.org

Today, after more than 4 years, I changed my Discord profile picture from the protagonist of Sigh of the Abyss to the protagonist of my new game 🥹 I had a lil farewell moment with it. It's such an insignificant thing, but I had grown attached to her. 4 years!!

Do choices matter in your narrative game? There are only 14 days left to submit your game to the first ever #ChooseWiselyFestival on Steam! Join a fantastic line-up of narrative games this winter. Submissions: choosewiselyfestival.carrd.co #gamedev #indiegame #games #steam #indiedev #vndev #IF

I was filling Steam's mature content survey and my WIP project got slapped with an 18+ rating, which, considering the current mess with payment processors, is not really good for my mental. I guess that, since it's 18+ already, I can be as unhinged as I like 😅 it can't really get higher!

Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe. Don’t forget to complete your dailies!! stop-paypros.neocities.org

Overtime Mode activated! Since we were on the knife edge between making it or not, Kickstarter have extended our campaign by a week to help us hit 100%! Thanks for all your support so far. With that little bit of extra time, and a little bit of extra effort, we can make it!

🚄Release Date Announcement! 🎊 We're thrilled to announce that Spirit City: All Aboard! is arriving at the station on Monday, August 25, 2025. That's right, only 20 days before you can travel in style on Spirit Railways!

We're back! Purchasing the Queer Games Bundle for $60 (or $10+) is a direct action that you can take right now to support queer people in a life-changing way, and in exchange, you get over 600 amazing, heartfelt, fun, and radical games and artworks. itch.io/b/3062/

Little update on my unannounced project: ✅ Title & logo are locked in ✅ Started working on the copy for the Steam page ✅ Good progress on the ♀️ route of the game (she is a certified hater™️and I love her to bits) ✅ Also getting some character art that I will soon share with my newsletter subscribers

The most problematic ship? Censorship

I haven't done a 'what have I been playing?' thread in a while, since I've mostly been gaming offline to escape the dread beyond the screen 😅 My usual group is tackling the final expansion of Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. It's been months and we still love the game!