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Hi! I'm Michael Smith, and I like to write interactive fiction. Choices and nodes and stuff! 😌 I recently revamped a jam game that I'm very proud of: It's called "Carcinogen". Play it in your browser here: scriptfinch.itch.io/carcinogen

CHAMELEONIC ACCORD is a bite-sized #visualnovel made in 9 days about a #magicalgirl reviewing her contract with the lawyer on her side. "We must want our fellow girls to ... walk the earth with her head high and look all women in the face." lillianaerato.itch.io/chameleonic-accord

Hey folks! A new Ko-fi goal has been set up to cover the cost of the backgrounds that have been done so far for A Little Inconvenience. Any amount helps, but of course, if you're not able to donate, sharing helps just as much! ❤️ ko-fi.com/husbandogodd...

“And notice, gentlemen, the faster I go, the more Simmons sounds like a motorboat.”

i coded + recorded sloshy bits for #daydrinkingjam 🍷 kyousystem.itch.io/she-couldnt-... with words by @kyou.systems pictures by @ophanim.neocities.org backdrops by @ophanimkei.com

"To My Dearest" is out now on itch.io! A kinetic visual novel about lighthouse keeping, existential unease, and (re)deriving one's purpose in a world thrown into flux. ✣ >7k-word narrative ✣ Over 250 voiced lines of dialogue ✣ 12-track OST ✣ 45-60min runtime jettbarker.itch.io/to-my-dearest

when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters

women

New devlog for A Little Inconvenience! Voice acting, new UI, and new BGs! So much to see, come check it out. 👀 #ALittleInconvenience husbandogoddess.itch.io/a-little-inc...

75yo neocon columnist: This YouTuber Says Capitalism Is Not “On Fleek”, But Is He Mogging Democrats’ Midterm Chances? 38 year old fellow at the Institute for Ethical Euthenasia of the Homeless: this is the most important thing youll read this year. if youre not scared youre not paying attention

Marriage + Skills Update is now live for all players in Galaxy Princess Zorana on both Steam and Itch #gamedev

jump in!!!

🌠Big content update for Galaxy Princess Zorana now in beta on Steam, including SKILL FLAVOR TEXT for studying and ROMANCE IMAGES for all the possible pairings you can end up in. #gamedev #galaxyprincesszorana store.steampowered.com/news/app/306...

I will now be co-hosting this! I was already working on a game in the original American Gothic Jam so it felt like a no-brainer to help revive the jam. Let's keep making games 🙏

for now, i remade the american gothic jam page. extended the deadline: March 14th 2026 - February 13th 2027 itch.io/jam/american... let's never stop making games.

the original American Gothic Jam blew up so me @rombuffer.itch.io and @porksbun.itch.io are re-hosting it with a casual deadline March 14th 2026 - February 13th 2027 #americangothicjam itch.io/jam/american...

INSULINDIAN PHASMID - And when you fall we will come to raise you up, bud from you, banner-like, blossom from you and carry you apart in a sky funeral. In honour of your passing. (But not me, because I am just a leaf eater.)

Currently Mari has the most sprites out of everyone and even made it onto the cover hehe. Truly a special kid! #CelestialSignsVN

A man drowning in grief, a woman desperate to get home, and a kid that above all else just wants pancakes. #CelestialSignsVn is a character-focused romance about showing each other kindness and understanding. #AmareGamesFestival ✨ Play the demo for free ✨ pamsdrabbles.itch.io/celestial-si...

Reeling from the fact that we inadvertently predicted 'Your Ai Slop Bores Me' and the concept of a human rp-ing as a chatbot with our Velox Turbo 3 submission from last year rombuffer.itch.io/answer-promp...

'honedewcomplex' soundtrack is now available on bandcamp! let's all excrete honeydew together hehe yay ^-^ @ppilotco.faith @imcoffeecats.bsky.social @rombuffer.itch.io #ryonajam kazehai.bandcamp.com/album/honeyd...

Next big visual novel project is starting to come together~ @squirrelcurls.bsky.social 's beautiful art is not done any justice by my low quality gifs 🥺 #otome #amare #yuri

Finished our post-jam update! Now you can: - see some fixed up sprites - track your endings - actually marry Victor.E on camera (if you play your cards right) Get into the mess of this ridiculous reality show and have fun!!! #LoveIsTrauma robobarbie.itch.io/love-is-trauma

Plectra Spectre is here. a free 3d visual novel with an original soundtrack! violetbooks.itch.io/plectra-spec... co-developed with @aokorothebest.bsky.social (art) and @rombuffer.itch.io (code). it's my most ambitious and personal game yet.

It's been a hot minute since I posted anything here omg 😭 Anyway just finished this thing for a friend's Pokémon rp and it was so cool to just... do art for no particular reason other than I wanted to.

Interested in a BTS look at the GUI for Playing Pretend? Or catching up on all the details about the project so far? The new GUI concept art and progress, courtesy of @marysuegames.bsky.social is straight fire 🔥

omg i saw buggirl irl- LOOK OUT doodle by @imcoffeecats.bsky.social

UNPROTECTED BUNNY GIRL ORAL SEX LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO aokoro.itch.io/yumebani

Posted my piece for @delysiumzine.bsky.social about Lilienne and the things we discard in the waters of time. Leftover sales have been extended if you want to snag a copy! archiveofourown.org/works/79312296

JOYCE MESSIER - “Indeed. There is a term of endearment they coined for it. In the Dolorian century, when humanity was *high* on this world, discovering more and more of it -- these archipelagos included...” YOU - “What is it?” JOYCE MESSIER - “Elysium.”

Demoing Spill the Beans at Rendr tonight! Anyone attending feel free to swing by, say hi and give the game a try~ (Why yes, I did incorrectly enter my own name for the lanyard xD)

play this game and imagine ppilotco.itch.io/slf

humans are a disease. vote for your fav character in honeydewcomplex instead. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🐛🐞🦟🪲🐝🦗🦋🐜 ppilotco.itch.io/slf

🐛🦋🐌🐝🐞🕷️🦗🦟 a game by @ppilotco.faith, me (@imcoffeecats.bsky.social), and @rombuffer.itch.io is crawling towards your location.... featuring music by @kazehai.com 🐛🦋🐌🐝🐞🕷️🦗🦟 #indievns #ryonajam #visualnovels #gamedev

Finally got time to finish up my MVNA entry for 2 Renpy minigames... still got the minigame itch though, hopefully I can add a few more simple ones over the next few months. For now, Picross and Memory Match are in there! naoimh-murchan.itch.io/renpy-miniga...

GET SALTMARSHED IDIOT 🧂

Can't now find it but there's a classic old tweet which said something like "Every time we're on the verge of achieving class consciousness in America a CIA sleeper agent activates and, their eyes glowing red, they just tweet out "John Brown was a white saviour"" and I think about it often.

I'M BACK ✨ After surgery/winter break, I return with updates and news of the lovely Arden. If you'd like to know more, you can find my update in the link below. How's everyone been? What are we excited for in 2026? I'm excited to see more of this hottie (cat ears and leash not always included)

Exactly two weeks until the launch of the Second Wind Kickstarter. :) What stretch goals do you all want to see the most? www.kickstarter.com/projects/194... #Kickstarter #indiegame #visualnovel