Wind Chimes Games
@windchimesgames.bsky.social
Solo indie game dev studio that makes otomes / romance visual novels.
✨Projects: Reanimation Scheme, Emberfate
Wishlist Reanimation Scheme: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1520740/Reanimation_Scheme/
Join our community: discord.gg/qKuA
✨Projects: Reanimation Scheme, Emberfate
Wishlist Reanimation Scheme: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1520740/Reanimation_Scheme/
Join our community: discord.gg/qKuA
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Hi Bluesky!
I'm Windchimes, an otome/romance visual novel dev.
Projects:
🪄 Reanimation Scheme — otome VN with a necromancer heroine investigating the mystery of unsummonable spirits
Wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/rs-steam
🎮Emberfate — chatsim x MMORPG-sim romance VN, where you chat w/ & date guildies
I'm Windchimes, an otome/romance visual novel dev.
Projects:
🪄 Reanimation Scheme — otome VN with a necromancer heroine investigating the mystery of unsummonable spirits
Wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/rs-steam
🎮Emberfate — chatsim x MMORPG-sim romance VN, where you chat w/ & date guildies
Four games I've worked on 🎐
*Own projects*
Reanimation Scheme — my first commercial otome vn
Emberfate — my experimental MMORPG/chatsim vn
*Client Projects*
Royal Alchemist — one of my 1st commissions. I wrote Serin's route~
Killer Chat — I wrote the chatsim system for the project in 2 weeks!
*Own projects*
Reanimation Scheme — my first commercial otome vn
Emberfate — my experimental MMORPG/chatsim vn
*Client Projects*
Royal Alchemist — one of my 1st commissions. I wrote Serin's route~
Killer Chat — I wrote the chatsim system for the project in 2 weeks!
November 22, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Four games I've worked on 🎐
*Own projects*
Reanimation Scheme — my first commercial otome vn
Emberfate — my experimental MMORPG/chatsim vn
*Client Projects*
Royal Alchemist — one of my 1st commissions. I wrote Serin's route~
Killer Chat — I wrote the chatsim system for the project in 2 weeks!
*Own projects*
Reanimation Scheme — my first commercial otome vn
Emberfate — my experimental MMORPG/chatsim vn
*Client Projects*
Royal Alchemist — one of my 1st commissions. I wrote Serin's route~
Killer Chat — I wrote the chatsim system for the project in 2 weeks!
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I've finally recovered enough from being sick to work on this. #VNConf 2025 call for speakers is open!!!
VNconf2025 is planned for Jan 25, 2025. Please share a lot w/ your dev friends because twitter's dead and my VN network here isn't great.
bit.ly/vnconf2025cfs
VNconf2025 is planned for Jan 25, 2025. Please share a lot w/ your dev friends because twitter's dead and my VN network here isn't great.
bit.ly/vnconf2025cfs
VNConf 2025 Talk Submission Form
Scheduled for Jan 25(tentative), 2025, starting at 11am Eastern Time (date/time is tentative).
Visual;Conference's 9th year is upon us! What is Visual;Conference? Also known as "VNConf". It's the onl...
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November 21, 2024 at 2:55 PM
I've finally recovered enough from being sick to work on this. #VNConf 2025 call for speakers is open!!!
VNconf2025 is planned for Jan 25, 2025. Please share a lot w/ your dev friends because twitter's dead and my VN network here isn't great.
bit.ly/vnconf2025cfs
VNconf2025 is planned for Jan 25, 2025. Please share a lot w/ your dev friends because twitter's dead and my VN network here isn't great.
bit.ly/vnconf2025cfs
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I can't believe how quickly I've hit 800+ followers!
So to thank you all for being here and supporting me, I thought I'd run a little giveaway!
To enter:
- Like and repost this post
- Follow if you aren't already!
I'll do a random pull for a winner on the 30th Nov!
So to thank you all for being here and supporting me, I thought I'd run a little giveaway!
To enter:
- Like and repost this post
- Follow if you aren't already!
I'll do a random pull for a winner on the 30th Nov!
November 21, 2024 at 12:59 PM
I can't believe how quickly I've hit 800+ followers!
So to thank you all for being here and supporting me, I thought I'd run a little giveaway!
To enter:
- Like and repost this post
- Follow if you aren't already!
I'll do a random pull for a winner on the 30th Nov!
So to thank you all for being here and supporting me, I thought I'd run a little giveaway!
To enter:
- Like and repost this post
- Follow if you aren't already!
I'll do a random pull for a winner on the 30th Nov!
Hopping on the trend for this in case anyone wants to get to know the dev behind my games better 👉👈
1 like = 1 question answered! ✨
1 like = 1 question answered! ✨
November 21, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Hopping on the trend for this in case anyone wants to get to know the dev behind my games better 👉👈
1 like = 1 question answered! ✨
1 like = 1 question answered! ✨
I forgot to make a second account to hog my personal Windchimes handle and now it's taken 🥹@windchimes.itch.io it is...
November 18, 2024 at 8:12 AM
I forgot to make a second account to hog my personal Windchimes handle and now it's taken 🥹@windchimes.itch.io it is...
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WELL. I did hit 250 so to celebrate the fact that I have more than 1 follower, I shall do a giveaway of art!
You probably know the drill.
- Repost this post.
- Follow if you aren't already.
In a week I shall randomise a winner!
You probably know the drill.
- Repost this post.
- Follow if you aren't already.
In a week I shall randomise a winner!
November 17, 2024 at 2:44 AM
WELL. I did hit 250 so to celebrate the fact that I have more than 1 follower, I shall do a giveaway of art!
You probably know the drill.
- Repost this post.
- Follow if you aren't already.
In a week I shall randomise a winner!
You probably know the drill.
- Repost this post.
- Follow if you aren't already.
In a week I shall randomise a winner!
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i feel like i say this a lot but genuinely if you like an indie game on steam which doesn't have a lot of attention and you want to support it, the best thing you can do is leave a review
it really does help a lot 🙏
it really does help a lot 🙏
November 12, 2024 at 8:22 PM
i feel like i say this a lot but genuinely if you like an indie game on steam which doesn't have a lot of attention and you want to support it, the best thing you can do is leave a review
it really does help a lot 🙏
it really does help a lot 🙏
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not only does leaving comments/reviews on steam and itch io help share the game you like to more people it also makes the dev really fucking excited to see someone had opinions about hte thing they did!!
November 12, 2024 at 9:55 PM
not only does leaving comments/reviews on steam and itch io help share the game you like to more people it also makes the dev really fucking excited to see someone had opinions about hte thing they did!!
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To start off my fresh account, I've compiled a few Ren'Py tips into a bite-sized format! I've been programming in Ren'Py since 2018 and spent a ton of time working with it for all sorts of projects. Here are some less-common bits of knowledge ✨
#vndev #visualnovel #gamedev #renpy
#vndev #visualnovel #gamedev #renpy
November 13, 2024 at 2:41 AM
To start off my fresh account, I've compiled a few Ren'Py tips into a bite-sized format! I've been programming in Ren'Py since 2018 and spent a ton of time working with it for all sorts of projects. Here are some less-common bits of knowledge ✨
#vndev #visualnovel #gamedev #renpy
#vndev #visualnovel #gamedev #renpy
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Do you like VISUAL NOVELS where they DO THE KISSING?
You'll be happy to know that we've got a pack just for you. This is an actively managed and curated list of creators making romance visual novels!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
🔁 if you love kissing games!
You'll be happy to know that we've got a pack just for you. This is an actively managed and curated list of creators making romance visual novels!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
🔁 if you love kissing games!
November 8, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Do you like VISUAL NOVELS where they DO THE KISSING?
You'll be happy to know that we've got a pack just for you. This is an actively managed and curated list of creators making romance visual novels!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
🔁 if you love kissing games!
You'll be happy to know that we've got a pack just for you. This is an actively managed and curated list of creators making romance visual novels!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
🔁 if you love kissing games!
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Hey, I thought it'd be nice to build up the Ren'Py community on here so here's a starter pack!
Sometimes it's unclear which engines people use... If you'd like to be added, please reply below.
go.bsky.app/AtyBmj4
Sometimes it's unclear which engines people use... If you'd like to be added, please reply below.
go.bsky.app/AtyBmj4
November 7, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Hey, I thought it'd be nice to build up the Ren'Py community on here so here's a starter pack!
Sometimes it's unclear which engines people use... If you'd like to be added, please reply below.
go.bsky.app/AtyBmj4
Sometimes it's unclear which engines people use... If you'd like to be added, please reply below.
go.bsky.app/AtyBmj4
repost with your creator goals for 2025
🔶release Reanimation Scheme on Steam/Itch.io for the love of god
🔶finish Emberfate's DLC
🔶announce my baby xianxia project and finally start marketing
🔶make a couple of *actually short* jam projects for fun
🔶release Reanimation Scheme on Steam/Itch.io for the love of god
🔶finish Emberfate's DLC
🔶announce my baby xianxia project and finally start marketing
🔶make a couple of *actually short* jam projects for fun
repost with your creator goals for 2025
- [redacted elan goals]
- release the personal game i've been working on since 2018
- start my next personal project
!!!
- [redacted elan goals]
- release the personal game i've been working on since 2018
- start my next personal project
!!!
repost with your creator goals for 2025
- make yuri!!!!!!
- finish writing [unannounced]
- finish consummation outline (?)
- more yuri!!!!!!!!
- make yuri!!!!!!
- finish writing [unannounced]
- finish consummation outline (?)
- more yuri!!!!!!!!
November 6, 2024 at 11:46 AM
repost with your creator goals for 2025
🔶release Reanimation Scheme on Steam/Itch.io for the love of god
🔶finish Emberfate's DLC
🔶announce my baby xianxia project and finally start marketing
🔶make a couple of *actually short* jam projects for fun
🔶release Reanimation Scheme on Steam/Itch.io for the love of god
🔶finish Emberfate's DLC
🔶announce my baby xianxia project and finally start marketing
🔶make a couple of *actually short* jam projects for fun
I've been seeing some fellow VN devs share their experiences and tips here on Bsky lately, so I thought I'd join in and share some of mine too 🥺
Can't guarantee they'd be useful, but here we go.
⚠️ These come from the POV of a director, writer & Ren'Py programmer who knows nothing about art!
Can't guarantee they'd be useful, but here we go.
⚠️ These come from the POV of a director, writer & Ren'Py programmer who knows nothing about art!
October 31, 2024 at 7:09 AM
I've been seeing some fellow VN devs share their experiences and tips here on Bsky lately, so I thought I'd join in and share some of mine too 🥺
Can't guarantee they'd be useful, but here we go.
⚠️ These come from the POV of a director, writer & Ren'Py programmer who knows nothing about art!
Can't guarantee they'd be useful, but here we go.
⚠️ These come from the POV of a director, writer & Ren'Py programmer who knows nothing about art!
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EVIL GAMEDEV ADVICE: expand the scope. more items. your first game should be a 40 hour rpg. dont forget to expand the scope. don't ask for help. create a discord server. there should be 63 unique classes in your rpg. no fishing game. don't forget to expand the scope.
October 24, 2024 at 10:31 PM
EVIL GAMEDEV ADVICE: expand the scope. more items. your first game should be a 40 hour rpg. dont forget to expand the scope. don't ask for help. create a discord server. there should be 63 unique classes in your rpg. no fishing game. don't forget to expand the scope.
✨show off your visual novel in 4 screenshots!✨
Reanimation Scheme is a magic fantasy #otome visual novel, where you play as a burned out necromancer investigating the mystery of spirits becoming unsummonable overnight — and fall in love along the way! 💖
store.steampowered.com/app/1520740/...
Reanimation Scheme is a magic fantasy #otome visual novel, where you play as a burned out necromancer investigating the mystery of spirits becoming unsummonable overnight — and fall in love along the way! 💖
store.steampowered.com/app/1520740/...
October 25, 2024 at 4:23 AM
✨show off your visual novel in 4 screenshots!✨
Reanimation Scheme is a magic fantasy #otome visual novel, where you play as a burned out necromancer investigating the mystery of spirits becoming unsummonable overnight — and fall in love along the way! 💖
store.steampowered.com/app/1520740/...
Reanimation Scheme is a magic fantasy #otome visual novel, where you play as a burned out necromancer investigating the mystery of spirits becoming unsummonable overnight — and fall in love along the way! 💖
store.steampowered.com/app/1520740/...
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Have you ever wanted your space love interest to find you and rescue you from a glowy box he found inside a black hole? Well, if so...have I got a game for you. Cause the first episode of WSC just dropped. 👀👀👀 #otome #amaregame #vndev #indievn
steamberry.itch.io/wsc
steamberry.itch.io/wsc
When Stars Collide by Steamberry Studio
A science fantasy romance adventure.
steamberry.itch.io
October 20, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Have you ever wanted your space love interest to find you and rescue you from a glowy box he found inside a black hole? Well, if so...have I got a game for you. Cause the first episode of WSC just dropped. 👀👀👀 #otome #amaregame #vndev #indievn
steamberry.itch.io/wsc
steamberry.itch.io/wsc
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Hey Amare and Otome Devs 👋
I'm going to be putting together a starter pack for Amare Games 🎉
If you'd like to be added just reply to this post and I'll add you!
If you could share this post so more devs see it that would be amazing ❤️
#amaregame #amaregames #otome #vndev #ifdev
go.bsky.app/KPdq1ue
I'm going to be putting together a starter pack for Amare Games 🎉
If you'd like to be added just reply to this post and I'll add you!
If you could share this post so more devs see it that would be amazing ❤️
#amaregame #amaregames #otome #vndev #ifdev
go.bsky.app/KPdq1ue
October 21, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Hey Amare and Otome Devs 👋
I'm going to be putting together a starter pack for Amare Games 🎉
If you'd like to be added just reply to this post and I'll add you!
If you could share this post so more devs see it that would be amazing ❤️
#amaregame #amaregames #otome #vndev #ifdev
go.bsky.app/KPdq1ue
I'm going to be putting together a starter pack for Amare Games 🎉
If you'd like to be added just reply to this post and I'll add you!
If you could share this post so more devs see it that would be amazing ❤️
#amaregame #amaregames #otome #vndev #ifdev
go.bsky.app/KPdq1ue
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I also made an Amare and Otome News Starter Pack!
go.bsky.app/PCFBD8t
#amare #amaregame #otome #ifdev #vndev
go.bsky.app/PCFBD8t
#amare #amaregame #otome #ifdev #vndev
October 21, 2024 at 3:02 AM
I also made an Amare and Otome News Starter Pack!
go.bsky.app/PCFBD8t
#amare #amaregame #otome #ifdev #vndev
go.bsky.app/PCFBD8t
#amare #amaregame #otome #ifdev #vndev
Hi Bluesky!
I'm Windchimes, an otome/romance visual novel dev.
Projects:
🪄 Reanimation Scheme — otome VN with a necromancer heroine investigating the mystery of unsummonable spirits
Wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/rs-steam
🎮Emberfate — chatsim x MMORPG-sim romance VN, where you chat w/ & date guildies
I'm Windchimes, an otome/romance visual novel dev.
Projects:
🪄 Reanimation Scheme — otome VN with a necromancer heroine investigating the mystery of unsummonable spirits
Wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/rs-steam
🎮Emberfate — chatsim x MMORPG-sim romance VN, where you chat w/ & date guildies
October 19, 2024 at 4:18 AM
Hi Bluesky!
I'm Windchimes, an otome/romance visual novel dev.
Projects:
🪄 Reanimation Scheme — otome VN with a necromancer heroine investigating the mystery of unsummonable spirits
Wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/rs-steam
🎮Emberfate — chatsim x MMORPG-sim romance VN, where you chat w/ & date guildies
I'm Windchimes, an otome/romance visual novel dev.
Projects:
🪄 Reanimation Scheme — otome VN with a necromancer heroine investigating the mystery of unsummonable spirits
Wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/rs-steam
🎮Emberfate — chatsim x MMORPG-sim romance VN, where you chat w/ & date guildies
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I made a thing! And honestly the list could be so much bigger! So comment if you're creative in the otome world and want to be added on this list! I'll try to remember to add others I may have left out too!
go.bsky.app/9vrZgUQ
go.bsky.app/9vrZgUQ
October 19, 2024 at 1:08 AM
I made a thing! And honestly the list could be so much bigger! So comment if you're creative in the otome world and want to be added on this list! I'll try to remember to add others I may have left out too!
go.bsky.app/9vrZgUQ
go.bsky.app/9vrZgUQ
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Okay, I made a starter pack for visual novel developers on Bluesky! Let's find each other and share our games.
If you want to be added reply below and I'll get you in =)
go.bsky.app/PPrAvXo
#gamedev #visualnovel #VNDev #indiedev
If you want to be added reply below and I'll get you in =)
go.bsky.app/PPrAvXo
#gamedev #visualnovel #VNDev #indiedev
October 18, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Okay, I made a starter pack for visual novel developers on Bluesky! Let's find each other and share our games.
If you want to be added reply below and I'll get you in =)
go.bsky.app/PPrAvXo
#gamedev #visualnovel #VNDev #indiedev
If you want to be added reply below and I'll get you in =)
go.bsky.app/PPrAvXo
#gamedev #visualnovel #VNDev #indiedev