visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help. this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls. we can beat them phone numbers and a script:

⚠️Are you a creator who risks censorship by payment processors whose work is available on their own website, or even just a creator who prefers to distribute independently?⚠️ SHOW ME YOUR WORK! I am making a list so people can easily find you! Reply or DM with links, or fill out the form in thread.

the number below doesnt work, as Stripe has changed their number, and is demanding a $2.99 fee to even tell you what it is. however, this number DOES still work and will let you leave a message: (877) 887-7815

Yeah, I worked in customer support and, if it's a 'peak' of one day, they will not care. They'll wipe their hands and say "ok, volumes are back to normal, it's fixed" If after a week they are still receiving pressure... Then they'll begin to get nervous

MY REAL AND SINCERE APOLOGY TO MORAL CRUSADERS ednaarel.neocities.org/apology

The saddest thing about this itch censorship is that it hurt the devs that made the most efforts to put warnings on their games, to keep kids away, to protect people who felt uncomfortable by certain subjects. The more warnings a game had, the more it seemed to be punished for it

as someone who answers phone calls for a living by the way my suggestion is don't just all do it at once, if you want to piss them off you need to not forget about it in 3 days. maybe set a reminder to call them in a week or something

📢 ISO of Devs Affected by Itch 📢 If your game got: • Deindexed • Removed • Payouts turned off Especially if you make Adult &/or LGBTQ+ #IndieGame or #VisualNovel, I want to talk to you. 🗣️ Please reply below with how you were affected. This is for a #Journalism piece. 🔁 RTs Appreciated 🔁

✨️Kofi shop now re-opened with Binary Star Hero merch added ✨️ ko-fi.com/concretepara...

✨️💖HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAY💖✨️ #bshvn #binarystarhero

Nearly delirious with sleepinessbut I got it finished! 💗 tuffmallow.itch.io/a-simple-twi...

Yes, Favor is still being worked on 🫡💕 As a reminder, I have been posting monthly updates to Tumblr b/c they are a bit too long-winded for twt. This month I wrote 28,591 words, the game now has a grand total of 200k+ words, and I'm still going! #favorvn www.tumblr.com/favorvn/7802...

wow look at all of these better alternatives to Adobe that exist ask me about Pixelart programs if interested in that aspect specifically because you *definitely* don't need PS for that, lol

Someone I used to know died lately and I guess the only way for me to process it properly was to write something. "Black Coffee" is out now. Tell someone you love them today, or whatever feels best for you. ednaarel.itch.io/black-coffee

Gift for @concreteparasite.bsky.social ✨ Apologies for the delay !! Thank you to @crescence-studio.itch.io for hosting!! ❤✨ #VNSS2024 #BinaryStarHero

this is my passion project, angel's nest. a folk-horror survival rpg set in an alternative, pre-colonial africa.

early WIP and I guess #screenshotSaturday ? Ahhh I love working on something for days so it can appear on screen for less than 1 minute, but hey, if the player wants they can remain in that screen forever~~ Would you take a card in the name of the princess?

This isn't exactly a #screenshotSaturday, but I wanted to show the design for Nisha, the MC of my upcoming goth x goth otome game, #AdriftNevermore! 🐈‍⬛ Art by @concreteparasite.bsky.social 🥰

Me lately

friendly reminder that the LIs in #MyCowboyMyKillerVN are so very hot.

As more people follow me who may not know me... I'm reposting this from my twt. I enjoy writing morally dubious characters and stories. These are my boundaries,please respect or unfollow. 🫡

I did not expect to like this guy as much as I did Ray belongs to @concreteparasite.bsky.social !!

Oh. Wow.

Here are over 150GB of free sound effects, royalty-free and commercially usable on your #gamedev projects sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc

Hey fellow RenPy #visualnovel devs! I made a free tool that gives you the precise word counts per file & per character. Maybe it’ll be useful for you too? 📝✨ Get it here: kigyo.itch.io/renpy-word-c...

btw I made a café-themed yuri / gl minigame with my girlies~ It already has 3 episodes out, you can play it here: ☕ www.glow.art/dd-running-l... 🔁Reposts much appreciated! <3 [ #yuri #gl #yuriartist #visualnovel #cafeAU ]

#NOVECT マリアンヌ

#PitchYaGame time! 💖 #Rectifier: In Bloom 🌼 my half otome/half bl high fantasy adventure! Play as an Angel and explore the magical world of Fae with your party of sinful men 😳 With 2 appearances, 3 personalities, and 7 love interests! There are endless possibilities ✨ More info ⬇️

Now more than ever is the time to stop clutching your pearls over queer art and fiction that you find "uncomfortable". You can, will, and have contributed to the mindset that queer art deserves censorship. Let people be freaks. DEFEND your freaks. Embrace the freak you've been hiding inside.

Suicide Prevention is a very important cause to me and based on multiple skeets on my skyline: 📞 988 - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (has text chat, too) 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Lifeline - 877-565-8860 🏳️‍🌈 Trevor Project - 866-488-7386 Or if you are in immediate danger go to the closest emergency room.

if you're transgender, your first duty is to live. if youve got anything to give after that, your second duty is to help someone else live, because it's not easy and no one but you and I and those like us will ever understand. your third duty, if you can make it that far, is to live happily.

if you are transgender, you must live

Young queer people. Don’t lose hope. Having politicians and governments on our side is convenient, but historically we’ve always had to protect ourselves via community. Learn your queer history, build community IRL, and support each other by whatever means necessary. We’re not going anywhere. 🏳️‍⚧️💪✨💖

🖤BLACK VISUAL NOVEL JAM🖤 itch.io/jam/black-vi...

No joke: Project 2025's policies could potentially rule that Paizo is distributing porn because we include queer and trans characters in our games 🙃 Stakes feel very high, folks!!

The end of an obsession has been released! It's a short yandere yuri horror vn where you play as a princess trapped in a tower. Your only company is your kidnapper: a witch who seeks to torment you. Will she ever let you escape? #yurivn #visualnovel 🫀 ebihime.itch.io/obsession

hyperspecific wojak for me specifically

Hi, Bluesky! Meet my game! 🖤 🖤Free to play demo out now: yamino.itch.io/black-rose-r...

re: "forced diversity" all fiction is forced, it doesn't just happen. humans create it. our world is diverse. making an effort to reflect the diversity of the world in your fiction is cool. also, no one can create a perfect universal work of fiction. do we have love or hate in our hearts?

A sapphic horror game about motherhood is a weird tagline...but :) 🎎Creepy dolls ✏️9.5k words 📍1 route 🔚3 endings ⌨️Accessible Compatible with screen-reader + keyboard-only navigation 🎨Art by @rosemask22.bsky.social #indiedev #vndev #horror #indiehorror hyakuten-games.itch.io/mother

There will always be an appreciation for the awkward moments and awkward people in anything I make XD

Progress has been very slow, but it has been progress nonetheless. I've been working on redrawing the sprites! #indiedev #gamedev #DualityVN