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Studio Ephua
@studioephua.bsky.social
Ephua is a micro-studio dedicated to creating immersive, thought-provoking tales.

We believe stories are a universal truth, and humans are at the heart of them.

ephua.uk | London, 🇬🇧📍 | DMs Open

We host the Choose Wisely Festival!
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📜You have one (1) unexpected quest!

Introducing In Ashes, a choice-driven fantasy adventure visual novel. Step into the boots of a weary, burnt out hero, and face the life you left behind.

You were a hero once, but will you be again?

✨ Wishlist now on Steam! bit.ly/3EVDuFR
#InAshesGame #IndieGame
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My visual novel, Opona, has a Steam page now!
Please wishlist if you like pop music and psychological drama 🧡

store.steampowered.com/app/3747340/...

#visualnovel #adventuregame #solodev #renpy
Opona on Steam
The reality TV show Popworld is a one-way ticket to pop stardom, and Mia and Noah came here to win! Fight your way through turn-based dance battles (and a whole lot of drama) in this hand-drawn idol a...
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October 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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my friend is running her own Steam festival and is searching for streamers & press to help cover the event! if you enjoyed Fall in Love Festival & Otome Games Celebration, you'll love hers as it's focused on choice-driven narrative games (esp visual novels)💖

sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Choose Wisely Press / Content Creator Form 2025
This is a form for streamers, content creators, and press interested in covering the 2025 edition of the Choose Wisely Festival. The Choose Wisely Festival is a choice-based narrative games celebrati...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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alrighty, new blog post time. give me a list of questions you have about marketing visual novels. can be anything, as long as it's not as vague as "how do I do it".

(if you've never seen my articles, I run a blog on visual novel marketing & development: arimiadev.com )
arimia - my various projects and thoughts
my various projects and thoughts
arimiadev.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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📜 You were a hero once before, but what kind of hero will you be now?

In Ashes is an LGBTQ+ fantasy adventure where you must balance heroism and survival with rest, burn out, and trust.

🎮 cutt.ly/Dr24en2l

#InAshes #IndieGame #VisualNovel #indiedev #Otome #Otomesky #Otomedev #Gamedev #VNdev
October 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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👹We have an exciting new collaboration in store 🔪

We teamed up with talented devs to bring more intriguing horror to you!
Look forward to our next announcement!
October 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
📜 You were a hero once before, but what kind of hero will you be now?

In Ashes is an LGBTQ+ fantasy adventure where you must balance heroism and survival with rest, burn out, and trust.

🎮 cutt.ly/Dr24en2l

#InAshes #IndieGame #VisualNovel #indiedev #Otome #Otomesky #Otomedev #Gamedev #VNdev
October 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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📣Content Creators & Streamers NEEDED📣

The #ChooseWiselyFestival by @studioephua.bsky.social drops this winter with over 370 narrative games.

Love meaningful choices in games? Sign up to join the event

✒🕹🎮
forms.gle/Uu9sBDsYC6Yj...

#choicesmatter #narrativegames #contentcreators #indiegame
Choose Wisely Press / Content Creator Form 2025
This is a form for streamers, content creators, and press interested in covering the 2025 edition of the Choose Wisely Festival. The Choose Wisely Festival is a choice-based narrative games…
forms.gle
October 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
💖 3,000 WISHLISTS!! 💖

In Ashes just surpassed 3K wishlists on Steam!

As a small dev, milestones and support like this mean so so much.

To celebrate, here's MC and their partners in crime!

👉 store.steampowered.com/app/3434420/...

#Gamedev #Indiegame #VisualNovel #indidev #InAshesGame
October 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
All emails regarding Choose Wisely Festival submission statuses have been sent out.

Please check your spam folder, or reach out if you were expecting to hear back but have not yet.

#ChooseWiselyFestival
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
📣Call for Content Creators & Streamers 📣

The Choose Wisely Festival drops this winter with a stellar lineup of 300+ of narrative games from your favourite studios and indie darlings.

Love games where choices matter? Sign up to collaborate with the event!

👉 https://forms.gle/Uu9sBDsYC6Yjoiz49

🔄✅
October 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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It's the final 2 hours of our visual novel Steam festival! Take a look one last time at all of the games on sale, free games, and demos you might want to try.

Who knows...you may find your next favorite visual novel 💖

store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...
October 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Fall in Love Romance visual novel Festival ends in just a few hours...

Have you decided who your heart will belong to?

💖 cutt.ly/orGgStbJ

#FallinLoveFestival #InAshesGame
#indiegames #indiedev #visualnovel #otomesky
September 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Fall in Love Visual Novel Showcase is live NOW on Twitch!

Tune in to see 20 wonderfully made visual novel trailers centred around the core theme of love and romance.

📺https://www.twitch.tv/lirielirie

🔄Appreciated!

#IndieGames #VisualNovel #IndieGame #Gaming #DatingSims #FallInLoveFestival
September 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Join us at 3PM CT for a showcase of 20 romance-themed visual novels from our Fall in Love Festival, hosted by @lirie.pink and @ghostess.net !

💖 Watch it here: www.twitch.tv/lirielirie
September 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Join us later today with at the #FallinLoveFestival Showcase!

In Ashes will be shown alongside other talented devs and romantics, celebrating romance-themed visual novels. 

Lirie & Ran will be hosting the showcase at 3PM CT / 8PM UTC.

You can tune in here: https://www.twitch.tv/lirielirie
September 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Fall in love with over 200 romance-themed visual novels in our Steam festival—starting now! 💖

We've collaborated with 100+ other visual novel devs to bring you a week full of celebrating visual novels, from streams to games on sale to new demos and more~

store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...
September 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Studio Ephua is taking part in the first-ever Fall In Love visual novel festival!

Join us in celebrating over 200 romance-themed visual novels with demos and discounts on Steam!

Live now until October 1st. 

🫶 https://cutt.ly/3rCTu7j3 

#FallinLoveFestival #InAshesGame #VisualNovels #OtomeSky
September 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Our visual novel, In Ashes, will be part of the Fall in Love showcase alongside 19 other wonderful romance-themed games!

Set your calendars and open that tab so you don't miss it.💕🥰
Announcing that a week from today on September 26th at 3PM CT the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival showcase will air, hosted by @lirie.pink & @ghostess.net !

Join us for a stream featuring 20 different game trailers from the festival ✨

Watch it here: www.twitch.tv/lirielirie
September 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It's been rather quiet here, but why don't we share a little sneak peek!

Here's a preview of the protagonist of In Ashes, our fantasy adventure visual novel!

Do they look like the hero you expected them to be? 🌙

#indiedev #gamedev #lgbt #otomesky #interactivefiction #gaming #vndev #visualnovel
September 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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At the end of the month we'll be hosting our very own Steam festival, celebrating over 200 romance-themed visual novels from 100+ developers! Join us Sep 24-Oct 1 💕

Are you a streamer / game reviewer and want to collab with visual novel devs? Join our festival press list: forms.gle/Ebv2QWtnPavM...
September 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Submissions for the Choose Wisely Festival have now closed.

To stay up to date on the event, consider joining the Choose Wisely Mailing list.

choosewiselyfestival.carrd.co
August 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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📢Calling all narrative games!

Submissions for the first ever #ChooseWiselyFestival close TODAY at 11:59PM GMT. You have 12 hours.

More info in the link below. 👇
http://choosewiselyfestival.carrd.co

Repost so your friends don't miss out!

#gamedev #indiedev #interactivefiction #vndev
Choose Wisely Festival
The Choose Wisely Festival is a choice-based narrative games celebration.
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August 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📢Calling all narrative games!

Submissions for the first ever #ChooseWiselyFestival close TODAY at 11:59PM GMT. You have 12 hours.

More info in the link below. 👇
http://choosewiselyfestival.carrd.co

Repost so your friends don't miss out!

#gamedev #indiedev #interactivefiction #vndev
Choose Wisely Festival
The Choose Wisely Festival is a choice-based narrative games celebration.
choosewiselyfestival.carrd.co
August 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Announcing... Fall in Love Festival, a romance visual novel Steam festival hosted by us! 💖

Join us on Steam from September 24-October 1 with 100+ other visual novel developers to celebrate the wide world of romance-themed visual novels💕

Are you a streamer? Collab with us: forms.gle/Ebv2QWtnPavM...
August 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Less than 24 hours left for developers to submit to the first ever #ChooseWiselyFestival.

Form closes Sunday 11:59PM GMT.

Over 500 submissions already!

More info in the link below.
📥 choosewiselyfestival.carrd.co

#gamedev #indiedev #games #steam #choicesmatter #interactivefiction #vndev
August 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM