I said I'd have progress posts this week and I do! Here's some of our map work. Obviously it's still messy and there are still a few elements to add, like whose minigames are available where at the current time, but it's shaping up! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

well while I get some stuff together to post progress shots, I am excited to announce we’re gonna have merch so soon! We plan on trying to attend more cons and apply to artist alleys, so we’re slowly building a portfolio. now I need to get back to socmed to keep an audience 😅

I know it’s been months since our socials updated but we have been hard at work and also updating our Patreon (mostly) on time (holidays did get weird)! That being said I’m going to update soon with some progress reports… stay tuned - 🦌

let him in? #noimnotahuman #cygnus13

my bad 😳

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Pardon the poor art but @antlerdust.bsky.social has been working very hard on a STUNNING dating visual novel game called Cygnus-13! 19% only? C’mon man! Show the love!!! DATE THOSE ALIENS!!! #indie #kickstarter #Aliens #visualnovel #game #indieproject #Cygnus13 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ant...

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OUR KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN IS HALFWAY DONE! Unfortunately we've only reached about 12% of our goal. Please consider sharing or supporting us if you wanna DATE CUTE ALIENS!

FOR THOSE AT ACEN!!! COME SEE MY FRIENDS' GAME AT BOOTH IGO6 IN THE ENTERTAINMENT HALL!! they have a demo to play and you can vote on which of their aliens is most "dateable"

We’re at #Acen! Come say hi and play our demo or just chat about games for a bit! We would love to see you here!! #indiegame #indiedev #acen2025 #visualnovel #datingsim

We will be at Anime Central this weekend with a special shortened demo for the con floor! We hope to see you there! #acen #animecentral #indiegame #indiedev #datingsim #visualnovel

Would you date them??? Check out our Kickstarter to see how you can! M1NG is the Intergalactic Alliance’s medical droid! They have a few different forms, but this one is just classic M1NG. #indiegame #visualnovel #indiedev #scifivn #datingsimulator

Would you date them??? Check out our Kickstarter to see how you can! RGB are part of a Hivemind - if you date one, you date them all! At least you always know what they are all thinking! #indiegame #visualnovel #indiedev #scifivn #datingsimulator

Would you date her??? Check out our Kickstarter to see how you can! Keekyne is a major gamer and an all around friendly gal! She’s the ship engineer and she prefers to ask for forgiveness than permission. #indiegame #visualnovel #indiedev #scifivn #datingsimulator

Now reposted with the right video! 🫩 Would you date him??? Check out our Kickstarter to see how you can! Niall is an overactive workhorse but he sure does try to have fun sometimes with an underappreciated “not” joke here or there! #indiegame #visualnovel #indiedev #scifivn #datingsimulator

What alien will you date??? Play the free demo of Cygnus-13 now and get to know them all! store.steampowered.com/app/3631330/... Then maybe check out the Kickstarter to help us make the full game 😉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ant... #indiedev #indiegame #visualnovel #indiescifi #scifi

OUR KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ant... It's been a dream come true to start developing games. As an indie team of 3, consider helping us bring you this pilot project of ours! There is a FREE demo on Steam - check out the trailer for it below! #indiedev #indiegame

Hi! We're Antler Dust, a brand new indie game dev team of 3. Our first game's Kickstarter launches May 5! Sign up for a notification when it goes live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ant... Check out the trailer for the FREE demo - and a link for it below! #indiegame #indiedev #visualnovel

!OUR DEMO IS LIVE! As 3 new indie game devs, we're really nervous, but we finally have our demo out on Steam and Itch! We're currently getting ready for ACen but we will be watching for questions, comments, bugs, and fixes! vv Links below! vv #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel

Our Steam page is up?! The demo will be released very soon…

Just learned S3 server hosting lol like you’d think I’d know this already but better late than never? Now we can conceivably release our background VN episodically…

Thinking out loud (kind of, since it’s through typing): How long should a VN demo be? I think we were shooting for ~45 mins but it ended up being a little more like 90. Maybe a bit less than that but over an hour. It may be wise to do some post-final draft edits 😭

Someone played the demo tonight before we start playtesting it and said, “I am not the target demographic. And I got concerned at the start because it seemed like a lot to get through. But now I’m invested.” Hell yeahhhhhh

So two of us have decided to work on a mini background project - anime boy fans, this one is for you

We built the first distribution of the demo and played through it this week... 50+ notes to fix and that's BEFORE we've tried actively breaking it. We did let social media fall by the wayside on accident but it's because we've been working so hard on this! We can't wait to share it.

OMG... I'm so sorry I've been slacking on the social media duties! But it's only because we've been working SO hard on the game(s). The demo is in its final first stages. Does that make sense? It's looking and feeling incredible. I can't wait to share these things with you all!

I know I haven’t posted in a while but happy holidays to everyone who celebrates! I promise I’ll be back and interacting soon. It’s that busy time of year 🎄🎁

📌 Meet Commander Beida! Our FINAL cast introduction from Cygnus-13 (working title)! 💔 He’s just part of the main cast, not a dateable option… for now 👀 🦾 He’s the Alliance’s golden boy! The man with the plan! The COMMANDER! #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel #queervisualnovel

📌 Meet Kassidy! Our fifth cast introduction from Cygnus-13 (working title)! 💔 He’s just part of the main cast, not a dateable option… for now 👀 🦾 He has a bit of a dark past but he’ll never let you know that. #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel #queervisualnovel

Thank you so much for 1k here! I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a bit, I do have two more characters to introduce though! I was away all weekend but headed back today and will hopefully get to post one of them by tonight…

📌 Meet M1NG! Our fourth cast introduction. 🖤 They are our last dateable option from Cygnus-13 (working title)… for now. 🤖 M1NG kinda just looks like a dude. They also live in your walls. #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel #queervisualnovel

📌 Meet RGB! Our third cast introduction. 🖤 They are another dateable option from Cygnus-13 (working title)! 🎨 They are legion. They are one. And they are kinda gossipers, actually? Wig. #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel #queervisualnovel

📌 Meet Keekyne! Our second cast introduction. 🖤 She is another dateable option from Cygnus-13 (working title)! 🌳 She is super friendly, extra loud, and loves climbing trees. #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel #queervisualnovel

Thank you all SO much for 800 followers! I can’t believe how much this account grew in two days and I’m so grateful. I’ll be posting some more character profiles this week so I hope you will stick around!

I love working as a self-employed #indiedev because I get to make my own schedule so why on Earth did I schedule myself to work on a Saturday

📍Meet Niall, from our current project, Cygnus-13 (a working title!) 🖤 He is one of the dateable aliens you can get to know and cherish. 💬 He is a fairly serious and quiet communications officer but has a penchant for “NOT” jokes. #indiedev #visualnovel #queervisualnovel

Hi everyone and #indiedevelopers. I have two starter packs filled with indiegames. Let me know if you want to be on it. When I have the time I keep adding them myself, but I got also busy with other stuff. There is no being full will just make a part 3. go.bsky.app/QLKgTNT go.bsky.app/3GZtXLh

I’m always curious how important work space is to people. I get so particular! I bought some new monitors because I’ve had these for years and need more space to see my work. So this setup that I’ve had for years may be about to change drastically. 😭 #workstation #setup #indiegamedev

Thanks so much for all the recent follows!! I am honestly so excited about this account. Networking seems so much better here and I’ve already discovered SO many other skilled and friendly people! Can’t wait to post some Serious Content 😎 -🦌

Meet us! 📖 🐦‍⬛ Finally, Lich is our Dark Lord of background art. 🎨 He is a cantankerous old bird with excellent Blender skills. Invaluable. 🐕‍🦺 Fun fact: we found him in an abandoned mall from the 1900s. (He told me to write this) 🎮 That is the last of our intros! We’re so excited to meet you!

📢 ISO OF VISUAL NOVEL DEVELOPERS & STUDIOS 📢 I made a VN dev starter pack! 🗣️ If you make Visual Novels or are a studio that does, reply here with what you do (credits, steam/itch, website, etc.) 🔁 RTs Appreciated 🔁 #visualnovel #vndev #vn #renpy #indiedev #indiegame #indiegames #datingsim #inkle

Meet us! 📖 🐇 Thunar is one of our artists and animators. 🎨 They are just finishing up their degree in animation and game design. Their graduation is looming, so right now they’re technically working part-time. 🐕‍🦺 Fun fact: they have a dog and she is unhinged. #gamedev #indiegamedev

Meet us! 📖 🦌 I’m Shilo and I’m the head writer and programmer. ✏️ I’ve been writing since I was 6, but 16 years fulltime. My stuff can be found here: @shilosinnith.bsky.social 👻 Despite my favorite games list, indie horror is one of my favorite genres. #gamedev #indiegamedev

📌 We are Antler Dust, a queer game dev company working on our first game! We are made of: 🦌 @shilosinnith.bsky.social 🐇 Thunar 🐦‍⬛ Lich 🎮 We are currently focusing on visual novels but plan to expand to RPGs, farming sims and even other media like writing, animation and more! 🖤 Let’s be friends!

📢 ISO OF TTRPG CREATORS, ACTUAL PLAYERS & DEVS 📢 I made a TTRPG starter pack! 🗣️ If you’re in the pro TTRPG space, reply with what you do (credits, your game, websites, resumes, etc.) Individuals & companies welcome🤗 🔁 RTs Appreciated! 🔁 #ttrpg #dnd #d&d #pathfinder #ttrpgs #tabletop #actualplay