Hi everyone! I'm Zenith (or Zen), an indie dev with a few projects you might enjoy! zenithzyie.itch.io Here's some screenshots from my current project: Heart's Depth, a mermaid otome. I also have worked on a clown isekai, a yuri western, a squirrel dating sim, and more! #visualnovel

Hi everyone! I'm Zenith (or Zen), an indie dev with a few projects you might enjoy! zenithzyie.itch.io Here's some screenshots from my current project: Heart's Depth, a mermaid otome. I also have worked on a clown isekai, a yuri western, a squirrel dating sim, and more! #visualnovel

Happy holidays! ✨️🧜‍♀️ We hope you're staying warm this season! #heartsdepth #otome

Happy Holidays! Heart's Depth 3.0 Update is here! ✨ 🌊 This update includes new art, UI, and story following the Striking Prince. You can find our game in the link below! zenithzyie.itch.io/hearts-depth #heartsdepth #otome #visualnovel

One Day before the Hearts Depth update! 🧜‍♀️ ✨ Prince Thioran has his eye on you. 💙 zenithzyie.itch.io/hearts-depth #heartsdepth #otome #visualnovel

Two days before the Heart's Depth update! 🧜‍♀️ ✨ Cetus wants to see you in his office...💜 zenithzyie.itch.io/hearts-depth #heartsdepth #otome #visualnovel

Three days left before the Heart's Depth update! 🧜‍♀️ ✨ Hunter's excited to see you again.❤️ zenithzyie.itch.io/hearts-depth #heartsdepth #otome #visualnovel

Interested in game-writing? In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft. ~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games. Sign up to be notified when it's ready here:

I'm going to have to update my intro page soon, haha. The new update for Heart's Depth looks so different and so much better now...

Four days left before the Heart's Depth update comes out! 🧜‍♀️ ✨ We're doing a countdown until then, so please look forward to it. We know Jorunn is! 💛 zenithzyie.itch.io/hearts-depth #heartsdepth #otome #visualnovel

Thioran 🫣 #heartsdepth

Happy Pocky Day from the Heart's Depth team! We hope your day is as sweet as your favorite flavor. 💖 #Heartsdepth #Otome #visualnovel

Check out the process behind the updated background art for the Deep Market! 🎣🐟 How did we do? [1/3] #visualnovel #backgroundart #visdev #heartsdepth

Hey! I have no idea how to do this, I’ve never made a List or Starter Pack before, but: ⭐️ If you’re a Games Writer/Narrative Designer looking for work, and you’d like to be added to my Starter Pack, lmk! ⭐️ If you’re looking to hire a Games Writer/Narrative Designer, check out this Starter Pack!

Hello! I'm Em!! I'm one of the artists and writers working on Heart's Depth. You can check out our demo here. zenithzyie.itch.io/hearts-depth

A Victorian tale of love and lost time...now coming to Kickstarter! That's right, we're finally ready to launch the KS for our upcoming Victorian vampire otome game in July! You'll be able to get physical copies of the game, merch, and more goodies 💖 ➡️Follow it: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgw...

bi and ace bunnies gathering in space 💜 #asexual #bisexual #digitalart #procreate #pride

Happy Seashell Day- and UPDATE DAY! 🐚🌊✨ Heart's Depth's Demo 2.5 is finally here, we can't wait for you guys to see what's new in store. Check it out here!! ✨ zenithzyie.itch.io/hearts-depth

Happy holidays from the Heart's Depth team!! Hope everyone's been keeping warm. We're working hard to get our next update out soon. 🎄🧜‍♂️🧜‍♀️ #heartsdepth

BG art for Heart's Depth! @heartsdepth.bsky.social #heartsdepth #visualnovel #background #backgroundart #art

fanart again #heartsdepth #visualnovel #fanart #mermaid #art

fanart #heartsdepth #visualnovel #fanart #mermaid #art

Meet Prince Thioran, one of the love interests of our mermaid otome game! 🧜‍♂️ Formal and taciturn, he is the only surviving member of the royal family. But why does he feel so familiar..? #Mermaid #Otomegame #Otometwt #Indie #indiedev #gamedev #renpy #VisualNovel

Meet June, the heroine of our mermaid otome game! 🐟 🐠 🐚 🐟 🐠 🐚 The world under the sea may be scary, but surely it's worth it for the hot mermen you meet along the way, right? #Mermaid #Otomegame #Otometwt #FemaleProtagonist #Indie #indiedev #gamedev #renpy #VisualNovel

Disco Elysium is the greatest game ever made because it basically explained how it was going to die and then did it

I wish every earnest indie project a very Success™… Especially ones made by people that don't have internet numbers or industry connections, they're just… Uploading On-Line™. I think about this a lot and I get very emo. If I had 1 power it'd be the power to make everybody Win™ y'know what I mean…

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Mirage Noir is participating in #TheStorytellersFestival, a Steam festival celebrating interactive storytelling. Please make sure to wishlist the game and check out all the others as well!

renpy devs checking the submissions page for MVNA like @[email protected] #renpy #mvna #MakeVisulNovelAssetsJam #vndev #indiedev

My 2024 GotY is without a doubt Caves of Qud. So i sat down with @unormal.bsky.social & @jfg.land to chat about the game’s 17 year (!!) dev journey, their design philosophies, obscure RPGs, water ritual history, and more. I wanted to chat for 5 more hours. Live and drink. youtu.be/DEZsByFC6gA?...

HAPPY VALENTINES UPDATE!!!!

It is genuinely SO satisfying to be able to post a browser-playable version of this game jam we did back at the beginning of the year. Check out our Wizard of Oz isekai 2.0 update!!! araetzel.itch.io/comedy-equal...

Ah, I'm so excited to update Heart's Depth!!!! I love working on a game 🥰

Do not dunk. Do not quote-post. Do not screenshot and repost. They wish to be visibly cruel because it makes them feel big and strong. Block them with the most powerful block button we've had on social media to save yourself the energy, and save others from the garage being spread

I want to host an Otome Games Steam festival but need at least a few games confirmed before I can pitch it to valve (their requirements, to show people are interested)! if you have an #otome on Steam—regardless if it's released or not—and you're interested, submit it here: forms.gle/HehmF4uJuUq7...

You are a game designer. You have so many ideas, and so few of them are published. Perhaps none of them are. Your WIP folder is full of genius, and you know it, but you cannot bring yourself to release it in an imperfect state. This is for you. Presenting THE 1E MANIFESTO.

hey you. like dating sims? like SILLY DATING SIMS? did you enjoy hatoful boyfriend despite everyone else telling you you're crazy for liking the pigeon dating sim!?!?!? WELL GUESS WHAT WE MADE A SQUIRREL!!!! DATING SIM!!!!!! HERE!!!!!!!! go play the demo NOW scurry-squad-studios.itch.io/nuts-for-you

It is genuinely SO satisfying to be able to post a browser-playable version of this game jam we did back at the beginning of the year. Check out our Wizard of Oz isekai 2.0 update!!! araetzel.itch.io/comedy-equal...

disco elysium (2019)

hey you. like dating sims? like SILLY DATING SIMS? did you enjoy hatoful boyfriend despite everyone else telling you you're crazy for liking the pigeon dating sim!?!?!? WELL GUESS WHAT WE MADE A SQUIRREL!!!! DATING SIM!!!!!! HERE!!!!!!!! go play the demo NOW scurry-squad-studios.itch.io/nuts-for-you

✨ new article ✨ starting a new game project is hard, but how do you actually finish and release one? is that even possible? has the video game industry gaslit us this entire time?? how to finish your indie visual novel: arimiadev.com/how-to-finis... #visualnovel #vndev

Video game characters are not actually real. They don’t bleed, they can’t get their feelings hurt, they can’t be betrayed because they are a collection of pixels and code and words and sound files. The game devs I’m lucky to work with are real people who deserve at least basic human respect.

In case any of my fellow creatives also needed this reminder:

Apparently a TON of people are discovering our game from this post and it's so hilarious to me. Peace and love on planet earth

We've all had that project we thought would take 6 months to make. 😭😭😭 #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment

Want to know which visual novel jams occur when? Check out this nifty Schedule of Jams I just put together on the VNDev Wiki! Feedback & contributions welcome :) vndev.wiki/index.php?ti... #visualNovels #vnLink #vnJam #vnDev

Lots of new people today! Please check out this starter pack I made for Ren'Py developers: go.bsky.app/AtyBmj4

Winter Visual Novel Jam is back again ❄️ Spend December chilling (heh) by making a winter-themed visual novel in this laid-back jam. No rankings, no AI, previously started on games OK! Sign up: itch.io/jam/winter-v...