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Side-Acc for sharing Visual Novel and VN-Dev related news
Main: @Berin@mastodon.social or @berin.mangolei.com on bsky
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[bridged from https://goblin.band/@berin on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
The MangaGamer Fall Sale has begun!

Link here

There's a broad selection on VNs on sale, including otome and BL titles 👀

@visualnovels@ani.social

#visualnovel #gaming
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
[New Tool] Starlit Notification Plugin by Starlit Carnival Studios

A drop-in plugin that adds customizable notifications to your game.

Get it on itch.io

@renpy@discuss.tchncs.de

#renpy #vndev #indiedev
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
[New Tool] Ren'Py Description Menus (Beginner Friendly!) by Rev

A set of premade character page screens with different layouts to choose from.

Get it on itch.io

@renpy@discuss.tchncs.de

#renpy #vndev #indiedev
October 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
[New Tool] Live2D ATL for Ren'Py by Studio Instrumentality

Animate Live2D model parameters using Ren'Py ATL.

Get it on itch.io

@renpy@discuss.tchncs.de

#renpy #vndev #indiedev #live2d
August 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
[New Tool] Vampire Blood UI by OTOJANG Games

A UI kit with both graphical assets and a modified code template.

Get it on itch.io

@renpy@discuss.techncs.de

#renpy #vndev #indiedev
August 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
[New Tool] Beach Theme VN GUI by OTOJANG Games

This theme requires some UI customization knowledge to use it.

Get it on itch.io

@vndev@discuss.tchncs.de

#renpy #vndev #indiedev
July 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
[New Tool] Ren'Py Blackjack by PerssonTM

A drop-in Black Jack minigame including assets.

Get it on Itch.io

@renpy@discuss.tchncs.de

#renpy #indiedev #vndev
June 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
[New Tool] Mouse-tracking shader effects for Ren'Py by Postludium

A collection of seven mouse-tracking shaders: Flashlight, Peekaboo, Fog, Radial Blur, Squish, Bulge and Torchlight.

Get it on itch.io

@renpy@discuss.tchncs.de

#renpy #vndev #indiedev
June 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Dark Yuri Visual Novel A Tithe in Blood is out now

Synopsis:

Grief-stricken, a young woman discovers blood magic and uses it to explore an alternate universe. There, she finds the bright & beautiful Yasue, a full-fledged mage. But things aren't as they appear… […]

[Original post on goblin.band]
June 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The Only One of Any Asset VN Jam returns! [July 11th - July 21st]

O2A2 is a visual novel jam in which your VN may only have 100 words, and you may only use one of each asset (1 sprite, BG, SFX etc.).

Sign up here

@vndev@discuss.tchncs.de

#vndev #GameJam #VisualNovel #indiedev
June 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
is mastodon.social down? :(

guess i'll post from here then
June 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
[New Tool] Make Visual Novels EZ-RGB Remap for RenPy by Stella

A library that lets you color swap and retone your backgrounds, characters, UIs, and other graphics by applying a color remap.

Get it on itch.io

@renpy@discuss.tchncs.de

#renpy #vndev #indiedev
June 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
[New Tool] Truncated Text for Ren'Py by Feniks

Adds a custom displayable which acts like text, but will truncate (cut off) and/or shrink words that won't fit inside the available space otherwise.

Get it on itch.io

@renpy@discuss.tchncs.de

#renpy #vndev #indiedev
May 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
[New Tool] Ren'Py Character Creator by Dangerous Donut (paid)

A complete character creation framework, including colour picking.

Get it on itch.io (and follow the dev on the fediverse: @mayaisloading@beige.party)

@renpy@discuss.tchncs.de

#renpy #vndev #indiedev #gamedev
May 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
[New Tool] Carousel Style Button Selector by BadMustard

Get it on itch.io

@renpy@discuss.tchncs.de

#renpy #vndev #indiedev #gamedev
May 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
[New Tool] 2D Route Follower in Ren'Py by The Sauce (Paid)

Code template for having a character navigate through paths using the fastest route.

Get it on itch.io

@renpy@discuss.tchncs.de

#renpy #vndev #indiedev
April 23, 2025 at 6:33 AM
[New Tool] Dynamic Menu Choices For Ren'Py by aura-wave

A library that let's you configure choice menus individually.

Check it out on itch.io

@renpy@discuss.tchncs.de

#renpy #vndev #indiedev
April 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Issue 37 of the Amare Fortnightly Bulletin has been released!

Check it out for fresh news all about romance and relationship-focussed games!

Itch.io download

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@otomegames@ani.social

#amare #AmareGame #VisualNovel #InteractiveFiction #IndieGame
April 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The "Worst Visual Novel Ever" Challenge 2025 has concluded!

Try out the worst the VN-Dev community has to offer here!

@visualnovels@ani.social

#WorstVisualNovelChallenge #VisualNovel #vndev #GameJam #indiedev #gamedev
April 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The Kickstarter for Studio Élan's magical girl yuri visual novel Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery is live

Kickstarter | Demo | VNDB

@yuri@lemmy.world

#yuri #VisualNovel #IndieGame #QueerGames #GirlsLove
April 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
NaNoRenO 2025 has concluded - A VN game jam with over 187 entries

If you feel like trying out a short indie VN, check them out!

@visualnovels@ani.social

#VisualNovel #NaNoRenO2025 #nanoreno #indiedev #vndev #gamedev #IndieGame
April 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
[Guide] Visual Novel Direction Guide by Raven

A retrospective guide on making visual novels as director and manager

Read it on itch.io

@vndev@discuss.tchncs.de

#vndev #gamedev #indiedev
April 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
[Guide] A clown girl breaks into your computer and...teaches you how to make visual novels?! by Arimia

An interactive beginner's guide on visual novel development, made for Clown Jam by Arimia. Play here.

@vndev@discuss.tchncs.de

#vndev #indiedev #gamedev #VisualNovel
April 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Registrations for Narrascope 2025 are open!

Narrascope is a hybrid conference centred around narrative games running from June 20 - June 22nd. You can get an online ticket for as little as $5.

@vndev@discuss.tchncs.de

#narrascope #Narrascope2025 #VisualNovel #InteractiveFiction #gamedev
March 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
All Visual;Conference 2025 Talks are published!

Here's the playlist

@vndev@discuss.tchncs.de

#vndev #vnconf #gamedev #renpy
March 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM