Bob Conway
bobcgames.com
Bob Conway
@bobcgames.com
Gamedev ● Queer ● He/him ● Creator of #yags & #zags ● bobcgames.com ● discord.gg/p4SMBzRUhT

Writer and coder for queer games, working primarily in #renpy; streamer sometimes; also find me on Mastodon @bobcgames@peoplemaking.games
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I've gotten a few new followers, so new #intro ?

I'm Bob, a #queer #IndieGameDev who makes mostly story-based games featuring gay men and queer relationships

My "flagship" series is #YAGS, about coming out in college, and I'm currently working on a series following middle-aged gays

bobcgames.com
@sylphrin.bsky.social has opened up commissions for janky Bob-drawn VTuber models!

You too can look weirdly flat and low-res in 1080p

vgen.co/sylphrin/ser...
MS Paint VTuber Art + Rig by sylphrin (@sylphrin)
Send a request while they're still accepting!
vgen.co
September 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hi everyone

I've put together a guide for generating patches for NSFW/Adult content in Ren'Py games

Given current events, I'm hoping this is useful to someone

Feedback/comments/thoughts greatly appreciated!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#IndieGameDev #VNDev #GameDev #RenPy
Ren'Py NSFW Patching Guide
Ren'Py NSFW Patching: A Step-By-Step Guide By Bob Conway (bobcgames.com) Created: July 26, 2025 Last Updated: July 26, 2025 With recent crackdowns on NSFW content in games on both Steam and itch.io, ...
docs.google.com
July 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's a day of Bob Streams!

@sylphrin.bsky.social will be streaming #ZRWP today at 5:30 PM Eastern (2:30 Pacific) www.twitch.tv/sylphrin

And PatchrickPlayer1 will be streaming #DaddyDatingGame today around 9:30 PM Eastern (6:30 Pacific) www.twitch.tv/patchrickpla...

Come join us!
July 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Friendly reminder that PatchrickPlayer1 will be streaming the current progress of #DaddyDatingGame tonight at 9:30 US Eastern (6:30 US Pacific)!

I'll be hanging out on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/patchrickpla...

But YouTube is also available: youtube.com/live/yZj0l2q...

Hope to see you! #IndieGameDev
June 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#DaddyDatingGame progress continues! Gabe's sprite is done, and game's at 53,975 words (4238 dialogue blocks)

But some news: PatchrickPlayer1 will be streaming the game (at least its progress) this upcoming Friday (June 20), for Pride Month!

I'll post exact time once it's known #IndieGameDev
June 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today's #DaddyDatingGame progress was staging the completed sprites (Ryan, Jason, Santiago, Ethan) and backgrounds into the game... Gabe will hopefully follow soon

(Also got some writing done!)

It's a little sad we'll no longer have scenes that look like this though 😅

#IndieGameDev #VisualNovel
June 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The amazing PatchrickPlayer1 will be streaming #YAGS in a little over an hour

Come check him out! (Not like that... okay, maybe also like that)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=706B...

www.twitch.tv/patchrickpla...
Seducing the Cute Computer Guy | YAGS (Yearning: A Gay Story) 💻🌈
YouTube video by PatchrickPlayer1
www.youtube.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Oh my god

After over a year, day 7 of #DaddyDatingGame is finally done being written

And it is 2012 lines long (four times the length of the previous game Saturday)

Jesus what I have I done to myself?

Game is now 50,595 words and 3,991 dialogue blocks 😶

#IndieGameDev #VisualNovel
June 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I've been making some slow progress on #DaddyDatingGame, mostly just filling in random new scenes as they come to mind without really trying to put them in the right place(s) yet

Now at 42,214 words (and on in-game day 7 😬 )
May 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Also it's already May and I have made zero progress on my gamedev goals so far this year so... that's great 😅
I guess I should list some of mine 😅

I want to finish ZAGS: Study Pop, a match 3 game with unlockable YAGS-verse art (all art already completed)

I want to finish Mother: The Rebirth (all art already completed) and get the demo for the related Daddy Dating Sim out

And other TBD Mother-verse games
May 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
It occurs to me I haven't posted a #DaddyDatingGame update in a long time

The day job has been too busy to make serious progress, but I've been knocking out scenes (and scene-bits), and sprite progress has continued

The game is currently 38,348 words, and here's a WIP headshot of Gabe #GameDev
May 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
No April Fool's joke from me, but I may have had a hand in this... www.twitch.tv/sylphrin

(Come join us!)
sylphrin - Twitch
Hi, I'm Syl (she/her)! I'm an autistic variety streamer from New Zealand! I enjoy a pretty eclectic mix of video games - all sorts of genres and all sorts of vibes, from chill and cozy to downright st...
www.twitch.tv
April 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
There's nothing like the feelings you get when someone emails you about your games, talking about how much they loved your writing and character choices, and how upset the "bad" endings made them feel

People like that are what make #IndieGameDev (or I suppose #VisualNovelDev) worth it
February 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I've been quietly working on this game because I didn't know if I'd finish in time, but... Mother: The Distance is now available to play (as part of the Love+Attraction Jam)!

Help a couple navigate difficult times and the growing distance between them

bobcgames.itch.io/the-distance

#IndieGameDev
Mother: The Distance by bobcgames
A long-married couple navigates the growing distance between them
bobcgames.itch.io
February 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Happy New Year, everyone!

I'm hoping 2025 brings a lot more free time (and energy) for me to work on more games in, because I have so many ideas

What are your hopes and wishes, or projects, for 2025?
December 31, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Been quiet on here recently, but just wanted to thank everyone who's checked out, played, and contacted me about Mother: The Revelation!

It gives me motivation (but unfortunately not the time) to keep working on other games in the series

Gogo gadget middle-aged gay representation! #MTRGame
December 18, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Anyone else remember Sonic Shuffle?

It was one of my favorite Dreamcast games, and the second game I picked up (after Space Channel 5) when I bought a new Dreamcast last month

So excited to play it again! (Streaming it this week... just saying 😉 )
December 2, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Reposted by Bob Conway
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving (and/or Saturday, for non-US folx)

I started a Discord server for Twitch stream schedules and such... I'll also mirror gamedev updates onto there if that's a more convenient place for you to monitor

Feel free to join here: discord.gg/p4SMBzRUhT
Join the bobcgames Discord Server!
Check out the bobcgames community on Discord - hang out with 8 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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December 1, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving (and/or Saturday, for non-US folx)

I started a Discord server for Twitch stream schedules and such... I'll also mirror gamedev updates onto there if that's a more convenient place for you to monitor

Feel free to join here: discord.gg/p4SMBzRUhT
Join the bobcgames Discord Server!
Check out the bobcgames community on Discord - hang out with 8 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
December 1, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Reposted by Bob Conway
@bobcgames.com is live on Twitch! Like right now! Playing Space Channel 5! www.twitch.tv/bobcgames

Bob's streams are a great chill time! I really like lurking when I'm working on stuff, and try to join in for the more photosensitive friendly games like Plate Up! (CW for flashing lights for SC5!)
bobcgames - Twitch
Impromptu (Quick?) Dancing
www.twitch.tv
November 27, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Sorry for the lack of updates, but my #BaraJam game #MTRGame has been released!

It's a short game following a married couple navigating a new friendship and polyamory

Grab it here for free! Part one of a new middle-aged gays series

bobcgames.itch.io/the-revelation

#IndieGameDev
Mother: The Revelation by bobcgames
A couple navigates an exciting new friendship and polyamory
bobcgames.itch.io
November 25, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Tentative stream schedule for this week (all times US Eastern)

Monday 11/25 @ 9:30 PM - An RPG (which depends on whether a game arrives in time)
Tuesday 11/26 @ 9:30 PM - Space Channel 5!
Wednesday 11/27 @ 7 PM - More of Monday's RPG

www.twitch.tv/bobcgames

#Twitch #Streamer
bobcgames - Twitch
Gamedev who also does occasional no-voice streams with commentary in chat, playing anything and everything (but mostly turn-based RPGs and rhythm games); https://bobcgames.com for my games
www.twitch.tv
November 24, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Feeling super blessed today

Thanks to @16bityeti.bsky.social and @mondaymoon.bsky.social and @jshbet8.bsky.social and @sylphrin.bsky.social and PatchrickPlayer1 and GamerBeeb and everyone else who's been in my streams and collabed🥰

(Obligatory link: www.twitch.tv/bobcgames )

#streamer #twitch
bobcgames - Twitch
I mostly *make* games rather than play them: https://www.bobcgames.com // I also do no-voice streams sometimes, with commentary in chat
www.twitch.tv
November 24, 2024 at 2:58 AM
We're on for Plate Up tonight with @jshbet8.bsky.social l and PatchrickPlayer1 !

Tonight (11/23) @ 7 PM US Eastern @ www.twitch.tv/bobcgames

Come hang out with us!
bobcgames - Twitch
I mostly *make* games rather than play them: https://www.bobcgames.com // I also do no-voice streams sometimes, with commentary in chat
www.twitch.tv
November 23, 2024 at 5:57 PM
🌱 Gamer since: 1995
🌱 First system: Genesis
🌱 Last: PS4
🌱 Main: PS4 (or PC)
🌱 Fav: Dreamcast
🌱 Fav. dev: Sonic Team
🌱 First game: Sonic 2
🌱 Fav. game: Space Channel 5
🌱 Least fav. game: Any FPS
🌱 Graphics or frames: Don't care
🌱 Gamer since: 2019 (thanks @timesnewrxman.bsky.social)
🌱 First system: Switch
🌱 Last: PS5
🌱 Main: PS5
🌱 Fav: PS5
🌱 Fav. dev: Team Ninja
🌱 First game: Smash Bros.
🌱 Fav. game: Witcher 3
🌱 Least fav. game: Anything first-person; turn-based
🌱 Graphics or frames: Don't care
🌱 Gamer since: mid-90s
🌱 First system: Game Boy
🌱 Last: Xbox Series X
🌱 Main: Xbox & PC
🌱 Fav: Xbox One
🌱 Fav. dev: Rockstar
🌱 First game: Yoshi & Tetris
🌱 Fav. game: Red Dead Redemption 2
🌱 Least fav. game: Any FPS shooters like CoD or Fortnite.
🌱 Graphics or frames: Depends on the game. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 23, 2024 at 3:25 PM