Dire Kitten Games
@direkittengames.bsky.social
Making cozy indie games for everyone. Currently working on Heartspell: Horizon Academy, a story/puzzle game where you make friends and date wizards. heartspellgame.com
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Save 15% on Heartspell: Horizon Academy on Steam
Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing p...
store.steampowered.com
Heartspell: Horizon Academy is launched! Sorry for the delay, but we're fully up and running now! SO EXCITED. We'd love to hear what you think, and if anyone starts streaming the full game please let us know here or on Discord so we can join you <3
#indiegames
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The lovely folks over on the Feedback Force podcast had me on. It is FULL of spoilers, but if you're at a spot where you don't care about that and you want a bunch of peeks at how and why Heartspell was made definitely check it out: soundcloud.com/feedback-for...
Episode 194 - Heartspell: Horizon Academy (w/ dev Stephen Dewhurst)
Starting 2026 off on a good note, we're joined by special guest friend Stephen, who also made this game! This is our longest episode ever! Increbidle!
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January 28, 2026 at 4:58 AM
The lovely folks over on the Feedback Force podcast had me on. It is FULL of spoilers, but if you're at a spot where you don't care about that and you want a bunch of peeks at how and why Heartspell was made definitely check it out: soundcloud.com/feedback-for...
We've had 69 reviews for a while now and while I find that very thematically appropriate, I wouldn't mind moving on from this era if anyone wants to help.
January 23, 2026 at 1:43 AM
We've had 69 reviews for a while now and while I find that very thematically appropriate, I wouldn't mind moving on from this era if anyone wants to help.
We're very excited to announce our first post-launch sale, as we'll be taking part in the Love, Romance, and Heartbreak Debutante Ball starting on Feb 13th!
#indiegame #LRHDB2026 #LoveRomanceHeartbreakDebutanteBall
#indiegame #LRHDB2026 #LoveRomanceHeartbreakDebutanteBall
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 PM
We're very excited to announce our first post-launch sale, as we'll be taking part in the Love, Romance, and Heartbreak Debutante Ball starting on Feb 13th!
#indiegame #LRHDB2026 #LoveRomanceHeartbreakDebutanteBall
#indiegame #LRHDB2026 #LoveRomanceHeartbreakDebutanteBall
It's hard to take pictures of rounded surfaces on your own body BUT I'm excited to share my launch tattoo for Heartspell. I'm very proud of what we did and happy to have that immortalized.
January 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
It's hard to take pictures of rounded surfaces on your own body BUT I'm excited to share my launch tattoo for Heartspell. I'm very proud of what we did and happy to have that immortalized.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks everyone for making 2025 amazing for us. Our launch was such a wonderful and encouraging experience. We've got a few small updates coming in the next couple of months <3
#indiegames #visualnovel #otome #datingsim
#indiegames #visualnovel #otome #datingsim
January 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks everyone for making 2025 amazing for us. Our launch was such a wonderful and encouraging experience. We've got a few small updates coming in the next couple of months <3
#indiegames #visualnovel #otome #datingsim
#indiegames #visualnovel #otome #datingsim
Clair Obscur does such a good job of having a deeply sad world without the game itself being a bummer. I think the only other game I've played that pulled that off was Crying Suns.
December 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Clair Obscur does such a good job of having a deeply sad world without the game itself being a bummer. I think the only other game I've played that pulled that off was Crying Suns.
Just pushed a new build live, including a QoL feature for folks who have beaten the game and are doing additional play-throughs. The 'time skip' feature that unlocks when you beat the finale will now also be on in any new games you start, making exploring specific branches easier to get to.
December 7, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just pushed a new build live, including a QoL feature for folks who have beaten the game and are doing additional play-throughs. The 'time skip' feature that unlocks when you beat the finale will now also be on in any new games you start, making exploring specific branches easier to get to.
I've been looking forward to this a ton!
then, following on from my time with the Wholesome Snack 2025, it'll be my slot in the @cutie-team.bsky.social Cuties for Charity raid train! I'll be playing @direkittengames.bsky.social's Heartspell: Horizon Academy again now that it's hit 1.0!
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I've been looking forward to this a ton!
We're so very close to the 50-review threshold where Positive can turn into Very Positive. If anyone has played Heartspell and has a minute to post a review today, that would help us so much.
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
We're so very close to the 50-review threshold where Positive can turn into Very Positive. If anyone has played Heartspell and has a minute to post a review today, that would help us so much.
Our launch week (and the launch sale!) end in about an hour! If you'd like to be a part of it for 15% off, now's the time.
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#indiegames #otome
store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/...
#indiegames #otome
Save 15% on Heartspell: Horizon Academy on Steam
Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing p...
store.steampowered.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Our launch week (and the launch sale!) end in about an hour! If you'd like to be a part of it for 15% off, now's the time.
store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/...
#indiegames #otome
store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/...
#indiegames #otome
There are a lot of hopeful numbers from our launch weekend, but I think my favorite is that our median playtime is over 5 hours. It means a lot to us that folks who check out Heartspell want to stay in that world for so long.
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
There are a lot of hopeful numbers from our launch weekend, but I think my favorite is that our median playtime is over 5 hours. It means a lot to us that folks who check out Heartspell want to stay in that world for so long.
100% this soon after launch is so unexpected! Thanks you for spending so much time in our magical little world.
@direkittengames.bsky.social So excited, my heart is full of magic 🥰🏳️🌈 you guys have created something truly beautiful 💜
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
100% this soon after launch is so unexpected! Thanks you for spending so much time in our magical little world.
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DRESS UP MY GIRL DRESS UP MY GIRL EEEEEE oh and Constantine too I guess
We have had a GREAT launch weekend! We hit that big 10-review threshold so fast! @britt1st.bsky.social says she'll make alternate Squibbles-stars outfits for Constantine and Lila if we get to 50 by the end of next weekend.
#indiegames #sillywizardsports
#indiegames #sillywizardsports
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
DRESS UP MY GIRL DRESS UP MY GIRL EEEEEE oh and Constantine too I guess
We have had a GREAT launch weekend! We hit that big 10-review threshold so fast! @britt1st.bsky.social says she'll make alternate Squibbles-stars outfits for Constantine and Lila if we get to 50 by the end of next weekend.
#indiegames #sillywizardsports
#indiegames #sillywizardsports
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 AM
We have had a GREAT launch weekend! We hit that big 10-review threshold so fast! @britt1st.bsky.social says she'll make alternate Squibbles-stars outfits for Constantine and Lila if we get to 50 by the end of next weekend.
#indiegames #sillywizardsports
#indiegames #sillywizardsports
We've set up a playlist of the soundtrack on YouTube, for anyone who's interested: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Heartspell OST - YouTube
Play Heartspell: Horizon Academy on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/Heartspell_Horizon_Academy/ Music: Mike Sennott and Jonathon Warman Art...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
We've set up a playlist of the soundtrack on YouTube, for anyone who's interested: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Thank you to everyone who's been playing and leaving reviews! It's been an amazing opening weekend. I'm thrilled that we got to ten reviews so quickly! Until you get 10 reviews you won't get shown in various lists and discovery queues and all that. Crossing that threshold quickly is a big relief.
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thank you to everyone who's been playing and leaving reviews! It's been an amazing opening weekend. I'm thrilled that we got to ten reviews so quickly! Until you get 10 reviews you won't get shown in various lists and discovery queues and all that. Crossing that threshold quickly is a big relief.
Just pushed a small-but-important patch that does a couple things, but mostly re-adds Force Wave to the spell list of players who are using an older demo save. Hitting the Publish button on a live game is so scary.
Thanks to @harlecryptid.bsky.social who showed me that this bug existed.
Thanks to @harlecryptid.bsky.social who showed me that this bug existed.
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Just pushed a small-but-important patch that does a couple things, but mostly re-adds Force Wave to the spell list of players who are using an older demo save. Hitting the Publish button on a live game is so scary.
Thanks to @harlecryptid.bsky.social who showed me that this bug existed.
Thanks to @harlecryptid.bsky.social who showed me that this bug existed.
I'm so overwhelmed by our reception so far! It makes me so happy to look at reviews coming in and to see they're from people who've played for 5 or even 10 hours and the game has only been out for 19. Means the world to me.
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I'm so overwhelmed by our reception so far! It makes me so happy to look at reviews coming in and to see they're from people who've played for 5 or even 10 hours and the game has only been out for 19. Means the world to me.
We've had an absolutely wonderful launch day! Thank you to everyone who's played the game, spread the word, or left a review. Watching people react to what we've been working on for so long is a delight.
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
We've had an absolutely wonderful launch day! Thank you to everyone who's played the game, spread the word, or left a review. Watching people react to what we've been working on for so long is a delight.
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I got so hooked on Heartspell! The narrative pacing is perfect and there's so much thoughtful world building. Meaningful choices, and platonic friendships that are just as compelling as the romance. The minigame that gets (optionally) quite hard! I recommend it, especially for Exocolonist fans.
Heartspell: Horizon Academy is launched! Sorry for the delay, but we're fully up and running now! SO EXCITED. We'd love to hear what you think, and if anyone starts streaming the full game please let us know here or on Discord so we can join you <3
#indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/...
#indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/...
Save 15% on Heartspell: Horizon Academy on Steam
Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing p...
store.steampowered.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I got so hooked on Heartspell! The narrative pacing is perfect and there's so much thoughtful world building. Meaningful choices, and platonic friendships that are just as compelling as the romance. The minigame that gets (optionally) quite hard! I recommend it, especially for Exocolonist fans.
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I'LL BE STREAMING TONIGHT! Heartspell: Horizon Academy from @direkittengames.bsky.social is out & I'm ready to play! I'll be picking up from where I left off in the demo, so we'll be getting back into things & trying to remember characters together! See you at 7:30pm PT!!
www.twitch.tv/harlecryptid
www.twitch.tv/harlecryptid
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I'LL BE STREAMING TONIGHT! Heartspell: Horizon Academy from @direkittengames.bsky.social is out & I'm ready to play! I'll be picking up from where I left off in the demo, so we'll be getting back into things & trying to remember characters together! See you at 7:30pm PT!!
www.twitch.tv/harlecryptid
www.twitch.tv/harlecryptid
Heartspell: Horizon Academy is launched! Sorry for the delay, but we're fully up and running now! SO EXCITED. We'd love to hear what you think, and if anyone starts streaming the full game please let us know here or on Discord so we can join you <3
#indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/...
#indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/...
Save 15% on Heartspell: Horizon Academy on Steam
Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing p...
store.steampowered.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Heartspell: Horizon Academy is launched! Sorry for the delay, but we're fully up and running now! SO EXCITED. We'd love to hear what you think, and if anyone starts streaming the full game please let us know here or on Discord so we can join you <3
#indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/...
#indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/...
Still no word from Steam. Bummed, but hanging in there.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Still no word from Steam. Bummed, but hanging in there.
Alright everyone, thanks for sticking with us through a stressful and uncertain week. We'll all find out together whether Heartspell is on sale in eight hours. If it's not, I'm at least feeling reassured that it won't be too terribly long. <3
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Alright everyone, thanks for sticking with us through a stressful and uncertain week. We'll all find out together whether Heartspell is on sale in eight hours. If it's not, I'm at least feeling reassured that it won't be too terribly long. <3
In celebration of our upcoming launch we added more content to our demo. In addition to polish improvements and bug fixes, we've also added second chapters for both Heron and Cassie (our poll winners). We hope to see you in class when the full game launches!
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Heartspell: Horizon Academy Demo on Steam
Match gems, level up, and date wizards in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing p...
store.steampowered.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
In celebration of our upcoming launch we added more content to our demo. In addition to polish improvements and bug fixes, we've also added second chapters for both Heron and Cassie (our poll winners). We hope to see you in class when the full game launches!
store.steampowered.com/app/3142920/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3142920/...