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Solo indie dev focusing on visual novels
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Hello Bluesky!
I'm Gil a new indie dev working on my first visual novel Chasing Dreams; a cosmic horror mystery romance with 6 routes and endings where you can welcome your new eldritch lords with open arms. Or save reality, that's an option too.
I'm Gil a new indie dev working on my first visual novel Chasing Dreams; a cosmic horror mystery romance with 6 routes and endings where you can welcome your new eldritch lords with open arms. Or save reality, that's an option too.
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TL;DR for Bluesky: I was thinking of making a little community writing event (not a game jam) around IFs and VNs! The main focus would be writing, but if enough people are interested there could be goals for other game dev related tasks!
Here's an interest check for now: forms.gle/WuZJ7c2UMUs9...
Here's an interest check for now: forms.gle/WuZJ7c2UMUs9...
IF/VN Writing Event Interest Check
This is to gauge interest in if people would want to be in a writing event for the IF/VN community in the vein of the now defunct NaNoWriMo. The main word count goal would be 25k with an Overachiever ...
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July 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
TL;DR for Bluesky: I was thinking of making a little community writing event (not a game jam) around IFs and VNs! The main focus would be writing, but if enough people are interested there could be goals for other game dev related tasks!
Here's an interest check for now: forms.gle/WuZJ7c2UMUs9...
Here's an interest check for now: forms.gle/WuZJ7c2UMUs9...
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Jesus fucking christ, is it too much to ask that we have control over what is allowed in our communities? I've tried to be supportive, but the NFT bullshit and now forcing AI ART on my community full of ACTUAL HUMAN ARTISTS who HATE AI. Could you even be bothered to ASK????
@discord.com
@discord.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Jesus fucking christ, is it too much to ask that we have control over what is allowed in our communities? I've tried to be supportive, but the NFT bullshit and now forcing AI ART on my community full of ACTUAL HUMAN ARTISTS who HATE AI. Could you even be bothered to ASK????
@discord.com
@discord.com
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Putting a feeler out now so I can gauge interest - would anyone be interested in contributing to an Indie Horror Game Zine?
Writing pieces, providing art, being interviewed (looking at you indie horror devs!)
What do we think?
#IndieHorror #HorrorGame #Zine
Further detail 👇🏻
Writing pieces, providing art, being interviewed (looking at you indie horror devs!)
What do we think?
#IndieHorror #HorrorGame #Zine
Further detail 👇🏻
February 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Putting a feeler out now so I can gauge interest - would anyone be interested in contributing to an Indie Horror Game Zine?
Writing pieces, providing art, being interviewed (looking at you indie horror devs!)
What do we think?
#IndieHorror #HorrorGame #Zine
Further detail 👇🏻
Writing pieces, providing art, being interviewed (looking at you indie horror devs!)
What do we think?
#IndieHorror #HorrorGame #Zine
Further detail 👇🏻
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Writers: if you see this, post the last line you wrote.
"The chill of their strangeness was forgotten as the usual migraine settled in."
"The chill of their strangeness was forgotten as the usual migraine settled in."
Writers: if you see this, post the last line you wrote.
✍️ "Your tension and anguish shines as brightly as the sun."
#writingcommunity #Writesky #indiegamedev
✍️ "Your tension and anguish shines as brightly as the sun."
#writingcommunity #Writesky #indiegamedev
Writers: if you see this, post the last line you wrote.
The hour of the Compass was upon them.
The hour of the Compass was upon them.
February 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Writers: if you see this, post the last line you wrote.
"The chill of their strangeness was forgotten as the usual migraine settled in."
"The chill of their strangeness was forgotten as the usual migraine settled in."
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The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected.
(Read more: The Verge)
(Read more: The Verge)
January 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected.
(Read more: The Verge)
(Read more: The Verge)
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planning on staying off social media today?
consider checking out some indie visual novels. all under 2 hours, mostly by queer creators, many free.
priro.pro/tealengthvn
#indiedev #indiegames #videogames #vn #visualnovel #vndev #queer #trans #lgbtq
consider checking out some indie visual novels. all under 2 hours, mostly by queer creators, many free.
priro.pro/tealengthvn
#indiedev #indiegames #videogames #vn #visualnovel #vndev #queer #trans #lgbtq
January 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
planning on staying off social media today?
consider checking out some indie visual novels. all under 2 hours, mostly by queer creators, many free.
priro.pro/tealengthvn
#indiedev #indiegames #videogames #vn #visualnovel #vndev #queer #trans #lgbtq
consider checking out some indie visual novels. all under 2 hours, mostly by queer creators, many free.
priro.pro/tealengthvn
#indiedev #indiegames #videogames #vn #visualnovel #vndev #queer #trans #lgbtq
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Announcing... the first ever Otome Games Celebration, a Steam festival just for otome games! 💖
We're happy to announce we've been approved for an otome-oriented festival on Steam in May. Developer sign-ups are open until March 7th!
More info: crystalgameworks.com/otome-games-...
#otome #otomegame
We're happy to announce we've been approved for an otome-oriented festival on Steam in May. Developer sign-ups are open until March 7th!
More info: crystalgameworks.com/otome-games-...
#otome #otomegame
January 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Announcing... the first ever Otome Games Celebration, a Steam festival just for otome games! 💖
We're happy to announce we've been approved for an otome-oriented festival on Steam in May. Developer sign-ups are open until March 7th!
More info: crystalgameworks.com/otome-games-...
#otome #otomegame
We're happy to announce we've been approved for an otome-oriented festival on Steam in May. Developer sign-ups are open until March 7th!
More info: crystalgameworks.com/otome-games-...
#otome #otomegame
My major projects at work are done. I am free. Or as free as I can be while rent looms over my shoulder.
December 17, 2024 at 8:24 PM
My major projects at work are done. I am free. Or as free as I can be while rent looms over my shoulder.
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Join us on Thursday for the debut ceremony of The Indie Game Awards—an awards-only love letter to the scene crafted by indies for indies.
🗓️ December 19th
⏰ 4PM PT / 7PM ET
📍 IGN, Six One Indie’s YouTube, and the official Indie Game Awards’ website
🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg
🗓️ December 19th
⏰ 4PM PT / 7PM ET
📍 IGN, Six One Indie’s YouTube, and the official Indie Game Awards’ website
🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg
December 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Join us on Thursday for the debut ceremony of The Indie Game Awards—an awards-only love letter to the scene crafted by indies for indies.
🗓️ December 19th
⏰ 4PM PT / 7PM ET
📍 IGN, Six One Indie’s YouTube, and the official Indie Game Awards’ website
🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg
🗓️ December 19th
⏰ 4PM PT / 7PM ET
📍 IGN, Six One Indie’s YouTube, and the official Indie Game Awards’ website
🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg
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I've been wanting to do this for ages and it's finally happening.
Instead of making a game for a jam, we're making assets for other people to use. That's the whole jam. We're taking sponsors, but there is a prize funded by DevTalk for the most voted by submitters. #vndev
itch.io/jam/make-vis...
Instead of making a game for a jam, we're making assets for other people to use. That's the whole jam. We're taking sponsors, but there is a prize funded by DevTalk for the most voted by submitters. #vndev
itch.io/jam/make-vis...
Make Visual Novel Assets! Jam
A game jam from 2025-02-01 to 2025-03-01 hosted by Stella @ MakeVisualNovels. The page will receive updates periodically! News, changes, etc will be here as it happens! The schedule for the Discord Me...
itch.io
December 4, 2024 at 6:19 PM
I've been wanting to do this for ages and it's finally happening.
Instead of making a game for a jam, we're making assets for other people to use. That's the whole jam. We're taking sponsors, but there is a prize funded by DevTalk for the most voted by submitters. #vndev
itch.io/jam/make-vis...
Instead of making a game for a jam, we're making assets for other people to use. That's the whole jam. We're taking sponsors, but there is a prize funded by DevTalk for the most voted by submitters. #vndev
itch.io/jam/make-vis...
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So about ten years ago I found a small network of bots on Reddit dedicated to spreading hate. The thing about it is that these weren't even responding to political topics - they were just responding to random keywords with insults and hate.
The same bots are now here. You should understand why. 🧵
The same bots are now here. You should understand why. 🧵
this is kind of a niche issue but: if you are getting weird and hostile responses that feel a little off, there are some folks on here making accounts that automatically reply to large quantities of posts in a vaguely hostile manner. you can ignore them, and also, it's not personal
December 3, 2024 at 1:55 PM
So about ten years ago I found a small network of bots on Reddit dedicated to spreading hate. The thing about it is that these weren't even responding to political topics - they were just responding to random keywords with insults and hate.
The same bots are now here. You should understand why. 🧵
The same bots are now here. You should understand why. 🧵
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Hey Everyone 👋
We've added a FAQ post to our Tumblr around the Amare Genre Tag for those looking for some more information about Amare.
www.tumblr.com/amaregamesdb...
#AmareGames #otome #bl #wlw #VisualNovel #InteractiveFiction
We've added a FAQ post to our Tumblr around the Amare Genre Tag for those looking for some more information about Amare.
www.tumblr.com/amaregamesdb...
#AmareGames #otome #bl #wlw #VisualNovel #InteractiveFiction
Amare Genre Tag Faqs
While Amare games share a distinct "vibe," they place no restrictions on the gender of the Main Character or Love Interests, embracing diverse romantic narratives. This includes requiring a gender va…
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December 2, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Hey Everyone 👋
We've added a FAQ post to our Tumblr around the Amare Genre Tag for those looking for some more information about Amare.
www.tumblr.com/amaregamesdb...
#AmareGames #otome #bl #wlw #VisualNovel #InteractiveFiction
We've added a FAQ post to our Tumblr around the Amare Genre Tag for those looking for some more information about Amare.
www.tumblr.com/amaregamesdb...
#AmareGames #otome #bl #wlw #VisualNovel #InteractiveFiction
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Visual Novels
November 26, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Visual Novels
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I probably won't do this sort of thing with regularity, but I've been keeping track of some other tips that may be useful for Visual Novel creators, particularly if you use Ren'Py. Find the first post here! bsky.app/profile/feni...
#vndev #visualnovel #renpy #gamedev
#vndev #visualnovel #renpy #gamedev
November 21, 2024 at 7:03 PM
I probably won't do this sort of thing with regularity, but I've been keeping track of some other tips that may be useful for Visual Novel creators, particularly if you use Ren'Py. Find the first post here! bsky.app/profile/feni...
#vndev #visualnovel #renpy #gamedev
#vndev #visualnovel #renpy #gamedev
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alright, visual novel devs.... what's something you hate hearing? (about your games, about visual novels in general, etc)
November 20, 2024 at 7:38 PM
alright, visual novel devs.... what's something you hate hearing? (about your games, about visual novels in general, etc)
I've spent two days hunting for the right door sounds, bag thump, glass shuffle, hushed shhhh-ing, and every variation of a cash register I can find. I don't know why I feel so picky over these little background sounds.
November 20, 2024 at 6:10 PM
I've spent two days hunting for the right door sounds, bag thump, glass shuffle, hushed shhhh-ing, and every variation of a cash register I can find. I don't know why I feel so picky over these little background sounds.
I have not had the juice this week to do the more creative parts of this project. So I've just been doing small side bits: object alignments, font choices, image resizing. Anything to keep progress marching forward even when there's weeks like this one.
November 8, 2024 at 1:48 AM
I have not had the juice this week to do the more creative parts of this project. So I've just been doing small side bits: object alignments, font choices, image resizing. Anything to keep progress marching forward even when there's weeks like this one.
First set of revisions are done~ It's still a little light coming in at just over 7k words but I expected that. There's still some things to add but the main meat is on the bones now.
October 29, 2024 at 2:33 PM
First set of revisions are done~ It's still a little light coming in at just over 7k words but I expected that. There's still some things to add but the main meat is on the bones now.
I've recently made a progress post over on tumblr. If you're curious to see what I've been up to.
But tldr:
Writing is on 2nd draft, sprites are done, I have one whole background, the UI is... done, and I will never remember my colons.
But tldr:
Writing is on 2nd draft, sprites are done, I have one whole background, the UI is... done, and I will never remember my colons.
1st Progress Post
It’s been a few weeks since releasing this idea into the wild and I’m starting to mentally wander. So to help myself I’m releasing the progress post a bit early.
Writing
The main idea for this stor…
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October 22, 2024 at 8:09 PM
I've recently made a progress post over on tumblr. If you're curious to see what I've been up to.
But tldr:
Writing is on 2nd draft, sprites are done, I have one whole background, the UI is... done, and I will never remember my colons.
But tldr:
Writing is on 2nd draft, sprites are done, I have one whole background, the UI is... done, and I will never remember my colons.
Hello Bluesky!
I'm Gil a new indie dev working on my first visual novel Chasing Dreams; a cosmic horror mystery romance with 6 routes and endings where you can welcome your new eldritch lords with open arms. Or save reality, that's an option too.
I'm Gil a new indie dev working on my first visual novel Chasing Dreams; a cosmic horror mystery romance with 6 routes and endings where you can welcome your new eldritch lords with open arms. Or save reality, that's an option too.
October 20, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Hello Bluesky!
I'm Gil a new indie dev working on my first visual novel Chasing Dreams; a cosmic horror mystery romance with 6 routes and endings where you can welcome your new eldritch lords with open arms. Or save reality, that's an option too.
I'm Gil a new indie dev working on my first visual novel Chasing Dreams; a cosmic horror mystery romance with 6 routes and endings where you can welcome your new eldritch lords with open arms. Or save reality, that's an option too.