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narrative games from a variety of developers from under-represented groups. Bsky account for tofurocks projects developed in-house + games published under Project Ensō

https://www.tofu.rocks/
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Project Ensō @projectenso.games · Oct 25
Hello BlueSky! This is the official account for all things tofurocks and Project Ensō here. If you're new to who we are, we're a queer #indiegames studio and micro-publisher for narrative-based games! You can find everything we do on our official websites:

www.tofu.rocks
www.projectenso.games
A promotional image for Blood & Play by tofurocks, a Trans Masc for Trans Masc Vampire Romance Visual Novel. It depicts two men of color on a bed, with the vampire, Matikas, biting into the neck of the human, Santiago. There is blood on Matikas' mouth while Santiago appears to be in some pain, as he is gritting his teeth. The header image for Zen: A Gay Sequel by bobcgames. It depicts the protagonist Carlos with various supporting characters behind him, set on a wintery campus backdrop. A screenshot from Life Eternal by Star*Cadets, in which the Necromancer explores the hallway outside of his bedroom. He says "It's... frightening how close our enemies came to my room before the wards reduced them to melted metal and ash."
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sollizyy.bsky.social
Complete review thread! If you play this, I'd love to know what you thought of it as well!
sollizyy.bsky.social Solomon "Sweetened With Honey" Skalozub🌻🔱🍁 @sollizyy.bsky.social · 11d
tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-... This game gets a huge recommend from me! You play as an eggy trans man and you meet a trans man who detransitioned due to a shitty terfy ex, my favourite ending ends with you taking T together
it sucks to be us by tofurocks
it's really hard to be a
tofurocks.itch.io
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
projectenso.games
Are you wondering how to reach the other endings? We just published an endings guide for it sucks to be us!

tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-...
baiyu.tofu.rocks BáiYù 🏳️‍⚧️ he/they @baiyu.tofu.rocks · 17d
「something somewhere inside you just isn't getting the memo」

it sucks to be us is a Twine game about feminism and trans people who suck at being lesbians, made in two weeks for #TransMLMJam2025. Cover art by @nommedeploom.itch.io, 11k+ words long with 5 endings.

tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-...
The cover image for it sucks to be us, which depicts a person in a mask looking down towards the right. They have black cropped asymmetrical hair and are wearing suspenders. The background is a light sepia with a block to the left in a darker brown tone. Negative space in the form of the title has been cut out of the block, positioned on its side.
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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baiyu.tofu.rocks
「something somewhere inside you just isn't getting the memo」

it sucks to be us is a Twine game about feminism and trans people who suck at being lesbians, made in two weeks for #TransMLMJam2025. Cover art by @nommedeploom.itch.io, 11k+ words long with 5 endings.

tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-...
The cover image for it sucks to be us, which depicts a person in a mask looking down towards the right. They have black cropped asymmetrical hair and are wearing suspenders. The background is a light sepia with a block to the left in a darker brown tone. Negative space in the form of the title has been cut out of the block, positioned on its side.
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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vnstudioelan.com
What's that on the front page of Steam today...? It's our Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival!

Have you checked out the 200+ romance-themed visual novels featured in the event yet? It's still going on for a few more days!

Dive into new stories here: store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...
screenshot of the front page of Steam
September 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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arimiadev.com
200+ visual novels. 100+ developers from across the globe. 1 week.

have you fallen in love with your next story yet? there's even more demos to try not and 50+ discounted visual novels, so find your next favorite story today ✨️

store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...
Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL SEP 24 - OCT 1 presented by Studio Elan
September 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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arimiadev.com
hop on visual novels NOW !!

I've gathered 200+ romance-themed visual novels from 100+ developers across the globe and categorized them by romance type, genre, mechanics, amount of love interests, and more. NO EXCUSES TO NOT PLAY ROMANCE VNS ANYMORE!!!

store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...
screenshot of the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival Steam sale page
September 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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gdocexpo.com
It’s live!

The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵

🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs

Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!

👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...
August 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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baiyu.tofu.rocks
After two weeks of research and battling chronic fatigue, I finally managed to put together over 4.4k words about alternative storefronts and platforms where creators can potentially host NSFW and/or Queer works.

Hint: There's no real replacement for itchio

www.tofu.rocks/2025/08/14/a...
baiyu.tofu.rocks BáiYù 🏳️‍⚧️ he/they @baiyu.tofu.rocks · Jul 24
I'm doing research on NSFW-friendly storefront alternatives, mostly focused on games, but I'm also keeping creators who do books, comics, artbooks, etc. in mind. It sucks to keep packing your bags and moving but I know folks are looking for options.

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August 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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queergamesbundle.bsky.social
✨ It's finally time. The fifth Queer Games Bundle is live now. For $60 (or $10+), get over 600 games, TTRPGs, zines, and more. Support over 300 queer artists for their survival and future art.

itch.io/b/3062/
illustration shows the outline of a soaring bird, filled in with the colors of the queer and trans pride flags. text over the top reads "QUEER GAMES BUNDLE."
July 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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dieselbrain.bsky.social
NEW STRIPE PRESSURE POINT TO CALL:

call: 1 + 888 926 2289

and say you are from california. They will ask for an email connected with your stripe account, but they only asked me AFTER i was able to give my full spiel about Itch etc, so even if you dont have a stripe account, you can clog up phones
dieselbrain.bsky.social Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 27
Cheat Sheet v.2

nothing from the prior version is incorrect, but ive made it a little easier to read, plus included a bit more helpful information

imgur link: imgur.com/a/wWaLY2i

more comprehensive info can be found here:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money

MAKE YOUR CALLS!!!
WHY? On July 2025, Steam, a popular storefront to purchase games on PC, and itch.io, a storefront that sells games, comics, tools, resources and much more, have recently delisted several NSFW games, after the group Collective Shout published an open letter to payment processors such as Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, and more. As a result of this letter, payment processors have strongarmed Valve and itch.io into enforcing restrictive new TOS policies on what kind of content their platforms can host and sell. Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Paypal have been censoring free speech and legal business on the internet for TOO LONG. Their most recent targets are Steam and Itch.io, but they have also been pressuring websites like Pixiv, Patreon, Fansly, Onlyfans and MORE for years, applying draconian standards for what kind of adult/pornographic content platiorms and their users can host and sell. If we as consumers and creators want to regain ground on this issue, we have to make our voice heard. HOW? BOMBARD THEM WITH PHONE CALLS Collective Shout, the organization that lobbied to have Steam and Itch.io change their TOS, did so with only around 1000 phone calls. Visa and MC have backed down from pressuring Onlyians to remove adult content entirely due to public backlash. Clogging their phone lines for an extended perlou, over a mont at the absolute least, will almost gudrantee that these compantes will at least have to pay attention to the backlash. this list is not exhaustive. but some contact points for the 4 targets are: 1. VISA: (US + Can): +1 [8001-847-2911 US option selection for operator: 1-1-2 or 1-1-3 2. MASTERCARD: (US): +1 (8001-307-7309 US option selection for operator: 1-1-2-2-2-1 Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111 3. STRIPE: (Headquarters): +118881 963-8955 (France): +33 805-11-19-67 Stripe: complaints@stripe.com 4. PAYPAL: (US): +1 (888)-221-1161 (outside US): 1-402-935-2050 Customer Service: +1 (877)-569-1116
July 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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thefreeradical.org
BREAKING - I just received comment from the payment processor Stripe regarding Itch's bans on queer & NSFW content.

"Stripe has a policy against commenting on users. Generally speaking, we take action when we conclude that users violate our terms of service. We do not support adult content."
July 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
projectenso.games
⚠️ Attention creators on #itchio! ⚠️

If you have a mixture of SFW and NSFW projects on your profile page, you can manually Hide the NSFW projects to make your profile visible to users located in the UK. To access this, log into your account and go to your profile page, then select Edit Theme.
A screenshot of the mobile page for tofurocks on itch.io when NSFW projects are listed on the profile. The Spider Lily Studios account is based in the UK, which has been geofenced off from any Adult content. A screenshot of the mobile page for tofurocks on itch.io after the NSFW projects have been manually hidden.
July 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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projectenso.games
A browser build of Blood & Play: Consultation is up now! Which is um, secondary to everything else going on, unfortunately.

(But at least you can play our funny lil' game a little more conveniently now...?)

tofurocks.itch.io/blood-play-c...
Web Version Out Now!
First order of business: an HTML5 build is now live! This removes my fun little effects like parallax but the experience is all there now for folks who prefer playing in their browser. If you encounte...
tofurocks.itch.io
July 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
projectenso.games
A browser build of Blood & Play: Consultation is up now! Which is um, secondary to everything else going on, unfortunately.

(But at least you can play our funny lil' game a little more conveniently now...?)

tofurocks.itch.io/blood-play-c...
Web Version Out Now!
First order of business: an HTML5 build is now live! This removes my fun little effects like parallax but the experience is all there now for folks who prefer playing in their browser. If you encounte...
tofurocks.itch.io
July 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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baiyu.tofu.rocks
HANDS OFF MY MONEY, a 4 page zine I assembled to inform my local comrades of the Collective Shout censorship, is now available for free on my Ko-Fi Page. Feel free to download, share, reupload, and (most importantly) distribute this zine far and wide. Info is USA-centric.

ko-fi.com/s/2b0207bbbc
READ THIS ZINE IF YOU: - Hate Capitalism - Play Viddy Gaymes - Respect Sex Workers - Love Furries - Are Queer - Jork Yuor Peanits Up In The Club This Is Your Chance To YELL AT BIGOTS!!! (An image of three bags with the Dollar Symbol that have flames behind them follow the bullet points.) What's Happening Collective Shout, an Australian hate group masquerading as a feminist activism non-profit, is pressuring financial companies such as Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Stripe to censor media by telling them to deny payments to sellers of sexual content, which applies to both real life pornography and fictional content. Wonder why the internet sucks these days? It’s because of laws like FOSTA-SESTA and the bad faith arguments by puritan Christofascists that seek to limit what small/indie creators can express in their art. Sex work is work. Video games can be art. They don’t care if a sex worker provides for their family or if a developer’s autobiographical game about their struggles with eating disorders and dysmorphia wins industry awards, that’s all “evil porn” to them and they want to silence our voices. Their censorship has forced platforms like Patreon, OnlyFans, Fansly, and more to restrict what creators can create and monetize for a living. Most recently, they have forced Steam to remove games and itch.io to de-index thousands of projects and withhold payments to creators, many of whom are queer and/or trans. “Violent video games cause violence in real life” is a myth, and the same applies to sexually explicit games with extreme kinks. Don’t fall for their fascist talking points! What You Can Do Scan A QR Code For Contact Info & Message Scripts Prioritize making phone calls, especially to Stripe and Paypal, and take up as much time as you can by being polite but annoying to the call center workers. Folks have reported doing calls over 25 minutes long by pretending to be clueless about the situation. The longer you make their average support call duration, the more the boards of these companies will have to take notice! If they tell you to leave an email, tell them you want to file your complaint on the phone anyways. Secondly, signing the petitions on ACLU and Change.org helps as well. The more signatures we can get on them the better, and it only takes a few minutes! If you prefer to write a letter, then try to send a physical piece of mail. Our goal is to get these companies to understand that they don’t get to decide how we spend our money. (Three QR Codes with their URLs follow the subheader.) More You Can Do The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is rearing its ugly head again while the UK is battling their own Online Safety Act (OSA) that has already gone into effect. These bills are NOT about protecting minors: it’s about control and censorship of information. Multiple people in the UK have found that they can no longer access Reddit communities that are pro-LGBTQ or pro-Palestine, which can endanger folks looking for help and advice. Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn has also said a key goal of KOSA is to “protect minor children from the transgender in this culture and that influence.” US citizens can still fight KOSA 2.0. Sign the petition from Fight For The Future and find out who your representatives are to tell them to reject KOSA. Don’t stay silent. Share this zine with a friend. Support sex workers & queer creators before it’s too late. (Two QR Codes near the bottom link to the Stop KOSA petition and the US Federal Find Your Representatives website.)
July 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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projectenso.games
If you've ever wanted to experience what it's like to have to explain to your great grandpa that a skibidi toilet is not a new type of bidet, you'll get a kick out of Blood & Play: Consultation! Made for #O2A2VNJam and available for Win, Mac, Linux, and Android.

tofurocks.itch.io/blood-play-c...
Blood & Play: Consultation by tofurocks
POV: Your Vampire BFF Asks You Some Questions
tofurocks.itch.io
July 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
projectenso.games
If you've ever wanted to experience what it's like to have to explain to your great grandpa that a skibidi toilet is not a new type of bidet, you'll get a kick out of Blood & Play: Consultation! Made for #O2A2VNJam and available for Win, Mac, Linux, and Android.

tofurocks.itch.io/blood-play-c...
Blood & Play: Consultation by tofurocks
POV: Your Vampire BFF Asks You Some Questions
tofurocks.itch.io
July 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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hexcavator.bsky.social
friends & supporters of the Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch Bundle:

at long last, we have a hopeful update to share!

this week itch completed a payout of $103,803.50 USD / $140,975.53 CAD to Crips for eSims for Gaza, the full balance of funds raised during the sale

please RT if you can!

❤️🇵🇸✊
(slightly truncated due to character limits) Dear friends, It’s been two months since the close of the Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch Bundle sale. In that time, the situation in Gaza has, somehow, grown even more dire. The near-total physical destruction of the region has displaced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into makeshift camps routinely bombarded by the IOF. Food and water remain scarce due to Israeli aid blockades, and thousands of ppl have been killed or maimed by IOF soldiers deliberately targeting the few remaining humanitarian hubs. Still, more and more people around the world are recognizing the genocide for what it is and fighting to sever the flow of military and economic resources to Israel. Every person who raises their voice in defense of Palestine is a tiny wedge in the gears of racist empire. Every donation to a crowdfunding campaign, every effort to disrupt the aid blockades, every refusal to normalize the daily horrors endured by Palestinian people is a small but necessary intervention. In this spirit of resistance anytime, anywhere, in every form possible, we are glad to report the receipt by Crips for eSims for Gaza of 100% of the funds raised by the bundle: $103,803.50 USD ($140,975.53 CAD). We are immensely grateful for the contributions of the devs and artists who participated & for the support of those who purchased the bundle. Crips for eSims for Gaza has affirmed that these funds will help ensure continuous service to the thousands of eSim users they actively support. In the meantime, we encourage you to do everything you can to answer Palestinian calls for solidarity, resources, and resistance. Please don’t hesitate to keep in touch. Keep fighting for a future where capitalism, militarism, and Zionism have no place, and the enduring sovereignty of Palestinians is recognized and celebrated by everyone, everywhere. In solidarity, The Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch Bundle Team
July 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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freyafukunaga.bsky.social
looking forward to his upcoming video [M4A] Bringing Your Rebel Boyfriend To Your Parents' BBQ ASMR RP [BFE] [Spicy] [Improv] [Arson]
July 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
projectenso.games
Bringing back this evergreen meme
A Wint tweet overlaid with the colors of the trans flag, along with Liam flipping the middle finger at the viewer. The text reads: "This Whole Thing Smacks Of Gender," i holler as i overturn my uncle's barbeque grill and turn the 4th of July into the 4th of Shit
July 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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sayitinred.bsky.social
Say it in Red Episode 66: Indie VN Compilation Track vol.5 is now available! In this episode, we talk about a LOT of excellent indie VNs and you should check them all out! You can find a list of them all in our description, but let's also give them all a shout!

www.buzzsprout.com/1470223/epis...
Say it in Red Episode 66: Indie VN Compilation Track - Vol.5 - Say It In Red
Locally produced, hand-crafted, small batch, non-GMO, organic (or maybe silicon-based?) foods are often touted as the pinnacle of health and nutrition. So, please enjoy this selection of small indie v...
www.buzzsprout.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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citruscon.bsky.social
We're so excited to announce the Citrus Con Summer Festival Bundle! 🐟50 creators 🐟63 items 🐟~$300 value 🐟only $15 + pay what you want! AVAILABLE TOMORROW JUNE 20 itch.io/b/3097/citru...
Citrus Con Itch.io Bundle $15*/63 items ~$300 value *$15 minimum, pay what you want! Game/VN Fearbonding Marron's Day Sail the Oceans Queer TTRPG Canvas Menagerie DEVIL'S LIMINAL Wrong Number: Another Call How to Melt a Maiden's Heart Unluckily in Love Help! I've Been Cursed with a Bubble Butt CUTTING/EDGE I deserve a happy ending Emmy's Lab Escape Bonded in Darkness Seascape Paradiso Moments, Menage a Trois, Meaning Cuddle Kobold: Just a Bite Summer In The City The Case of the Serialized Killer Pinup PROSE To Wield The Darkest Night The Prince's Dearest Guards The Prince's Dreamy Gods Warrior Of Hearts Book 1: ONLINE White; and the colors you showed me. Android Affection Book 1: Rogue Zero Moonlight Book 1: Dusk Triple Strike: Threads of Fate TRANS/SEXUAL Cream and Sugar Red Tulips in the Snow The Grand Duke’s Masseur Living Dead Boy Mercy The Fealty of Monsters Volume 1 (illus. by Soren Häxan) Kotov Syndrome His Sacred Heart Return to the World! A Christmas Tale HYPATOS - A Touch of Dionysus short story ANGEL/PEARL Many Hands: An Anthology of Polyamorous Erotica Ordering In ILLUSTRATED BOOKS Horny Hell Eclipse of the Son The Cutest Squid Into the Smoke Chapter 1 Extended Vampire Blood Drive In Waves My Sexy Minotaur Boyfriend - an OC zine Mini-Dom Kinktober 2024 I wanna be a shipguy! [Stay] Vol 1 [Stay] Vol 2 Church Lights Flicker Demon x Catholic Boy Yaoi OC Zine Unfinished Business Sub rosa - OC sketch minizine Summer's Hoard ODALISK SWEET ABILENE Midnight Rendezvous Vol.1 - An OC Sketch and Illustration Zine Hot & Spicy Vol. 3 Original Characters Edition
June 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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projectenso.games
Contrary to popular belief, it actually is possible to find comedic/lighthearted dating sims made by people who sincerely love the genre and set out to write something meaningful and heartwarming. Oh look, here's one!

steam.projectenso.games/good-lord
June 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
projectenso.games
Contrary to popular belief, it actually is possible to find comedic/lighthearted dating sims made by people who sincerely love the genre and set out to write something meaningful and heartwarming. Oh look, here's one!

steam.projectenso.games/good-lord
June 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
projectenso.games
*sighs* Despite what Steam Support claims, the majority of our titles ARE playable on the Steam Deck and fail the keyboard check when an optional name input screen appears at the beginning of certain titles.

That's literally it. You don't need to use the virtual keyboard ever again after that.
June 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM