Amra Taggart
@amratags.bsky.social
Academic turned game writer. PhD on permadeath in videogames. Based in Melbourne, Aus. On itch: https://cindercritter.itch.io/
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Amra Taggart
@amratags.bsky.social
· Oct 1
At the Chime of the Bell by cindercritter
Exhume at your own risk...
cindercritter.itch.io
We did it! Our #spooktobervnjam visual novel is ready to play! Oof what a crazy month of jamming. So proud of the team 🥹 cindercritter.itch.io/chime-of-bell
It's starting!
The Spooktober Awards Show is this weekend! Don't miss the culmination of DevTalk's biggest event of the year!
Join us as we reveal the winners of this year's competition - and award $3,000 USD in prizes!
Live with @chizukoyote.itch.io Sunday at 8pm Eastern: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIgk...
Join us as we reveal the winners of this year's competition - and award $3,000 USD in prizes!
Live with @chizukoyote.itch.io Sunday at 8pm Eastern: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIgk...
Spooktober Visual Novel Jam 2025 Awards Show
YouTube video by Chizu Koyote 🧭 V雑
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It's starting!
Ooh this a very nice selection to wrap up spooktoberjam
#SpooktoberVNJam awards are tonight, and it's the last week of Spooktober for us. By then end of this coming week we will have covered 15(!) Spooktober VNs and met so many incredible creatives. Schedule below. I hope you are all well and safe!
#Twitch #schedule
#Twitch #schedule
October 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Ooh this a very nice selection to wrap up spooktoberjam
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On Wednesday, 10/15 @10pm I'm going to be streaming @butterfly-rocket.bsky.social's #SpooktoberVNJam entry If One Goes Astray and talking with their team afterward! I hope you will join me!
#twitch
#twitch
Please check out the #SpooktoberVNJam entry by @butterfly-rocket.bsky.social, If One Goes Astray at itch.io/jam/spooktob... . It's an eerie sapphic reimagining of Christina Rossetti's poem, Goblin Market. I have a small role in this one! If you play, please rate!
Rate If One Goes Astray by Butterfly Rocket Studios, Kayel, EeeCee, toffl, Wind Chimes Games for Spooktober 7th Annual Visual Novel Jam
Trust nothin' you hear in the woods. Even if it knows your name.
itch.io
October 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
On Wednesday, 10/15 @10pm I'm going to be streaming @butterfly-rocket.bsky.social's #SpooktoberVNJam entry If One Goes Astray and talking with their team afterward! I hope you will join me!
#twitch
#twitch
I'm not usually a fan of spiders, far from it, but look at this lil guy! Look his lil feeties and lil maw. I need to draw him.
I'm sorry but that Hyllus is SO CUTE!!
(please keep scrolling if you aren't into spiders)
(please keep scrolling if you aren't into spiders)
How does the world look through a spider’s eyes?
Spiders - are they really more afraid of you than you are of them?
theconversation.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I'm not usually a fan of spiders, far from it, but look at this lil guy! Look his lil feeties and lil maw. I need to draw him.
Welp, @ameliatyler.bsky.social gave our DM the go-ahead to TPK us. She signed off on it. Queen's decree is final. So I guess I'm rolling for another character #paxaus
October 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Welp, @ameliatyler.bsky.social gave our DM the go-ahead to TPK us. She signed off on it. Queen's decree is final. So I guess I'm rolling for another character #paxaus
Mistershins plays the VNs and interviews the devs! More #spooktoberVNjam streams to come from him! Here's ours 😊
Check out my play-through of #SpooktoberVNJam entry At the Chime of the Bell on Youtube: youtu.be/K07VNdQZ9DU. Developer Q&A with @amratags.bsky.social, @orirising.bsky.social, and JohnBarone after the game!
Play At the Chime of the Bell at cindercritter.itch.io/chime-of-bell !
Play At the Chime of the Bell at cindercritter.itch.io/chime-of-bell !
At the Chime of the Bell + Developer Q&A | Spooktober Visual Novel Jam 2025
YouTube video by mistershins
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Mistershins plays the VNs and interviews the devs! More #spooktoberVNjam streams to come from him! Here's ours 😊
Reposted by Amra Taggart
Please check out the #SpooktoberVNJam entry by @butterfly-rocket.bsky.social, If One Goes Astray at itch.io/jam/spooktob... . It's an eerie sapphic reimagining of Christina Rossetti's poem, Goblin Market. I have a small role in this one! If you play, please rate!
Rate If One Goes Astray by Butterfly Rocket Studios, Kayel, EeeCee, toffl, Wind Chimes Games for Spooktober 7th Annual Visual Novel Jam
Trust nothin' you hear in the woods. Even if it knows your name.
itch.io
October 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Please check out the #SpooktoberVNJam entry by @butterfly-rocket.bsky.social, If One Goes Astray at itch.io/jam/spooktob... . It's an eerie sapphic reimagining of Christina Rossetti's poem, Goblin Market. I have a small role in this one! If you play, please rate!
Reposted by Amra Taggart
Last month, I had the immense pleasure to work on two Visual Novel game jam projects as background artist. If you’re looking for some spooky stories, links are below. If you have a chance, rate them too, thank you!
waltitow.itch.io/forget-it
cindercritter.itch.io/chime-of-bell
#spooktobergamejam
waltitow.itch.io/forget-it
cindercritter.itch.io/chime-of-bell
#spooktobergamejam
October 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Last month, I had the immense pleasure to work on two Visual Novel game jam projects as background artist. If you’re looking for some spooky stories, links are below. If you have a chance, rate them too, thank you!
waltitow.itch.io/forget-it
cindercritter.itch.io/chime-of-bell
#spooktobergamejam
waltitow.itch.io/forget-it
cindercritter.itch.io/chime-of-bell
#spooktobergamejam
Sea shanties?! 👀
HEAR YE HEAR YE‼️
All Aboard Nova's Ship! 🐳🏴☠️
Nova's Ship 🐳🏴☠️ is a #visualnovel made for a #SpooktoberVNJam!
🏴☠️ Eldritch Horror-comedy with Pirate fun!
✨ Over 1000 lines of fully voiced dialogue!
🐳 23 Characters!
🎵 2 Original Sea Shanties!
💥 3 Endings!
Come say hi to Nova!
azufx.itch.io/novas-ship
All Aboard Nova's Ship! 🐳🏴☠️
Nova's Ship 🐳🏴☠️ is a #visualnovel made for a #SpooktoberVNJam!
🏴☠️ Eldritch Horror-comedy with Pirate fun!
✨ Over 1000 lines of fully voiced dialogue!
🐳 23 Characters!
🎵 2 Original Sea Shanties!
💥 3 Endings!
Come say hi to Nova!
azufx.itch.io/novas-ship
Nova's Ship by AzuFx, HenkkaStorm, Jett, TaylorsConfused, huurreprinssi, Ruminio
WHALE FACTS: Did you know that Nova's a whale?
azufx.itch.io
October 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Sea shanties?! 👀
I have 30 visual novels waiting in my 'To Play' collection. Aaaaah #spooktoberVNjam
October 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I have 30 visual novels waiting in my 'To Play' collection. Aaaaah #spooktoberVNjam
Ohh it's going to be a busy week. Out of the (jam) frying pan and into the #MIGW fire! gamesweek.melbourne
Melbourne International Games Week
Melbourne International Games Week 2023 - Join Australian and international influencers, businesses and industry. Asia Pacific’s largest digital games celebration featuring conferences, events and act...
gamesweek.melbourne
October 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Ohh it's going to be a busy week. Out of the (jam) frying pan and into the #MIGW fire! gamesweek.melbourne
It was a delight to watch your playthrough with the community, and to chat about the project along with my fellow devs. Thank you!
Thanks for joining the #SpooktoberVNJam #stream yesterday! Thanks to @amratags.bsky.social, @orirising.bsky.social, and JohnBarone for sharing with us! I'm so grateful to be part of such a wonderful and supportive community ❤️ .
Play At the Chime of the Bell at cindercritter.itch.io/chime-of-bell !
Play At the Chime of the Bell at cindercritter.itch.io/chime-of-bell !
At the Chime of the Bell by cindercritter
Exhume at your own risk...
cindercritter.itch.io
October 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It was a delight to watch your playthrough with the community, and to chat about the project along with my fellow devs. Thank you!
It was a pleasure to chat with you and watch you have a fun playthrough! Thank you for having us!
I'm streaming the #spooktoberVNjam game At the Chime of the Bell right now and will be talking with @amratags.bsky.social and their team right after. I hope you will join me!
www.twitch.tv/mistershins
#Twitch
www.twitch.tv/mistershins
#Twitch
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
October 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It was a pleasure to chat with you and watch you have a fun playthrough! Thank you for having us!
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October 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Ohh this one was yours @deathbyulan.bsky.social! Will check it out! And congratulations 🥳
could not have been more thrilled to say i was a part of this. huge thank you to @azurextwilight.itch.io for having me and the biggest congrats to our team on release! i served as monster design + cg artist!
i hope you enjoy! please be sure to leave a comment and rate for the jam as well! ♡ 🥺
i hope you enjoy! please be sure to leave a comment and rate for the jam as well! ♡ 🥺
akua-kourin.itch.io/onigashima
Our #SpooktoberVNJam entry is released
Play as the nameable great Oni Slayer and protect your friends from the upcoming Red Moon!
#visualnovel #horror #indiehorror #visualnovel #gamejam #indiegame
Our #SpooktoberVNJam entry is released
Play as the nameable great Oni Slayer and protect your friends from the upcoming Red Moon!
#visualnovel #horror #indiehorror #visualnovel #gamejam #indiegame
October 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Ohh this one was yours @deathbyulan.bsky.social! Will check it out! And congratulations 🥳
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Happy Spooktober, all!! Managed to squeak this in over the finish line--https://butterflyrocket.itch.io/if-one-goes-astray
October 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Happy Spooktober, all!! Managed to squeak this in over the finish line--https://butterflyrocket.itch.io/if-one-goes-astray
We did it! Our #spooktobervnjam visual novel is ready to play! Oof what a crazy month of jamming. So proud of the team 🥹 cindercritter.itch.io/chime-of-bell
At the Chime of the Bell by cindercritter
Exhume at your own risk...
cindercritter.itch.io
October 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM
We did it! Our #spooktobervnjam visual novel is ready to play! Oof what a crazy month of jamming. So proud of the team 🥹 cindercritter.itch.io/chime-of-bell
Reposted by Amra Taggart
Are you ready to RAISE YOUR VOICE?!
We're announcing today the Visual Novel Development Network (That's DevTalk!) is running our first ever RAISE JAM. Raise Jam, or Raise Your Voice Jam, is the first ever game jam focused on bringing voice acting to games first and foremost!
itch.io/jam/raise-2025
We're announcing today the Visual Novel Development Network (That's DevTalk!) is running our first ever RAISE JAM. Raise Jam, or Raise Your Voice Jam, is the first ever game jam focused on bringing voice acting to games first and foremost!
itch.io/jam/raise-2025
Raise Your Voice Jam 2025
A game jam from 2025-11-01 to 2025-12-01 hosted by Stella @ MakeVisualNovels, MAHO! Studio, Ironnori & amarvelous. Like what we're doing? Consider a 1-time donation! The Raise Your Voice Jam is coming...
itch.io
September 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Are you ready to RAISE YOUR VOICE?!
We're announcing today the Visual Novel Development Network (That's DevTalk!) is running our first ever RAISE JAM. Raise Jam, or Raise Your Voice Jam, is the first ever game jam focused on bringing voice acting to games first and foremost!
itch.io/jam/raise-2025
We're announcing today the Visual Novel Development Network (That's DevTalk!) is running our first ever RAISE JAM. Raise Jam, or Raise Your Voice Jam, is the first ever game jam focused on bringing voice acting to games first and foremost!
itch.io/jam/raise-2025
It's Spooktober pre-production time and PC has decided to die and who's stressing I'm not! It's too early to stress ahahahahaaaaAAh
August 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
It's Spooktober pre-production time and PC has decided to die and who's stressing I'm not! It's too early to stress ahahahahaaaaAAh
Reposted by Amra Taggart
Absolutely keep up pressure on MasterCard and other payment processors over their continuous attack on businesses that provide adult work, but don't let Itch off the hook entirely. Remember that they gave their creators NO WARNING about this happening, and a lot of deplatformed people...
July 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Absolutely keep up pressure on MasterCard and other payment processors over their continuous attack on businesses that provide adult work, but don't let Itch off the hook entirely. Remember that they gave their creators NO WARNING about this happening, and a lot of deplatformed people...
Reposted by Amra Taggart
Maybe we could find out.
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?
We got like way more people than that don't we?
We got like way more people than that don't we?
ok then. one angle of attack then needs to be actively bombarding Visa and Mastercard's phone numbers and emails.
are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?
are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?
July 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Maybe we could find out.
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
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So you know how Steam updates their TOS to restrict "NSFW" content at the request of payment processors like Visa and Mastercard?
The group behind that pressure campaign is coming after Itch.io.
If you are selling books on itch, this concerns you.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
The group behind that pressure campaign is coming after Itch.io.
If you are selling books on itch, this concerns you.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Steam's new censorship rules in victory against 'porn sick brain rotted pedo gamer fetishists', and things only get weirder from there
Everyone hated that.
www.pcgamer.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
So you know how Steam updates their TOS to restrict "NSFW" content at the request of payment processors like Visa and Mastercard?
The group behind that pressure campaign is coming after Itch.io.
If you are selling books on itch, this concerns you.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
The group behind that pressure campaign is coming after Itch.io.
If you are selling books on itch, this concerns you.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Reposted by Amra Taggart
Buy our books, pick up some StoCo merch, or snag a gift certificate for one of our #writing or #ttrpg design courses in the #StoCo shop!
www.storytelling-col...
www.storytelling-col...
July 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Buy our books, pick up some StoCo merch, or snag a gift certificate for one of our #writing or #ttrpg design courses in the #StoCo shop!
www.storytelling-col...
www.storytelling-col...