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Lach
@lachedupgames.bsky.social
Lead author/founder of the Australian video game company Lached Up Games.
The demo for Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid?!? is available now!

The demo contains the complete Chapter 1 of the game, and saves from the demo transfer over to the full game. It's about 2hrs long, and it's free!

#gamedev, #adventuregame, #mermaids #lifesim, #australia, #anime
November 22, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Here's a trailer for my new game, Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S-s...

We're releasing the game soon!
Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid! - Trailer
YouTube video by Lached Up Games
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Our new game Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid! has manga style cutscenes, which was a lot of fun to implement! In the game itself these have a motion comic effect, but here's a preview of the first comic scene in the game.
November 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Here's the title screen art for Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid!, a brand new gender bender adventure game from the creator of Max's Big Bust!

If you missed it please add the game to your Steam Wishlist, it really helps us out! Link below! #indie #lgbt #lifesim #anime
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Behold, a blurry photo of me getting my game working on steam deck. Always very satisfying to do this part of testing
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I've got a new game coming out later this year! Wish list Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid! here store.steampowered.com/app/4115180/...
Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid! on Steam
After surviving a near death encounter on their first day of work, Hunter has noticed something shocking. They're slowly turning into a mermaid! The latest adventure game/life simulation hybrid from t...
store.steampowered.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
All of our games on itch.io now have Steam keys available for redemption, if you buy the game on itch you get a steam key too.
September 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Spent this week coding a wardrobe system for my upcoming VN!

There's different unlockable outfits, and characters in the free time/romance sections will comment on what you're wearing.

There's even stat boosts, dialogue will change depending on how cute/sexy your outfit is.

#gamedev #anime
December 27, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Is #screenshotsaturday still a thing? The Coffee Shrine minigame from Hitiam has progressed a lot since my last screenshot, all of the features are in and now I'm bugtesting/tweaking.

It's been a bit more work than I initially thought to get this working, but I'm really happy with this so far.
December 6, 2024 at 8:31 PM
I'm working on developing this Coffee Store management minigame for my upcoming VN!

I've got the animations for characters working now, but I still need to tweak the arm layer and replace some placeholder assets.

Making good progress though! Really happy with this one. #gamedev #vn #anime
November 22, 2024 at 2:31 AM
One of my old videos keeps going 'viral' in the YouTube algorithm and I'm not entirely sure why.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyYp...

Every single comment is like 'What anime is this' and 'What is this from' even though it's clearly there in the description! I don't understand.
Max's Big Bust Cutscene - Holly's Transformation
YouTube video by Lached Up Games
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October 30, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Here are some chibi sprites from a minigame from the mermaid life sim I'm developing!
October 23, 2024 at 4:25 AM
I'm really happy with this minigame, you work a trade-in counter at an EB Games equivalent (Zara's Games) and have to spot fake games and offer people the right amount of money for their games (which usually isn't very much).

#gamedev #visualnovel #lachedupgames
October 20, 2024 at 3:38 AM
And this is where things start to get fancy! I'm using Ren'Py, but I've coded a few minigames such as this cooking game. It looks better in motion (and there are placeholder assets here too), but in this minigame you have to rapidly cook food orders for customers.

#game-dev #renpy #australia
October 20, 2024 at 3:36 AM
And here's a screenshot of the puzzle system! There are some placeholder assets here (namely the inventory window), but at multiple points in the game you'll start an investigation and walk around, look for and combine and talk to people similar to something like Monkey Island.

#gamedev
October 20, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Alright, wanted to throw up some screenshots from the visual novel I'm working on, 'Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid!'

Here's a dialogue screenshot, it's all very basic at the moment. I'll be adding a custom text box later in development.

#mermaids #gamedev #gender-bender #visualnovels
October 20, 2024 at 3:34 AM
All of our PC games are available on Steam here: store.steampowered.com/curator/4390... and they're also available on itch here: lachedupgames.itch.io

We've also got an official Discord! discord.gg/eM8RK8mQuv
February 9, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Hello! I'm an Aussie Gamedev and I plan to talk about my games here! If you've got any questions on making RPGs or Visual Novels just let me know!
February 9, 2024 at 2:33 AM