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sakevisual
@sakevisual.bsky.social
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I make visual novels slowly. Known for Jisei, RE: Alistair++, and Ripples.

Latest Release: Backstage Pass, Kansei (console)
In Progress: Yousei (Console), Every Sunrise, Shinsei, Confectionarius
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And we're off! #NaNoRenO2025, Day 1 of the visual novel game jam! Who's participating this year?

itch.io/jam/nanoreno...
Screencap from itch.io of the game jam NaNoRenO. The thumbnail reads "465 joined" and underneath, "Featured."
March 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Make a visual novel in a month? 100 people have already signed on. Will you be the next one? #NaNoRenO2025 starts in TEN DAYS!

itch.io/jam/nanoreno...
Screencap: The NaNoRenO game jam landing page. A timer states "Starts in 10 days."
February 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Did somebody say... NaNoRenO!? The community-run game jam is back! Make a visual novel from scratch in the span of a single month! Sign-ups are open now!

itch.io/jam/nanoreno...

#GameJam #VisualNovel #GameDev #NaNoRenO2025
Illustration: Ren from NaNoRenO, a youth with a determined look, carrying a large digital pencil. The title reads NaNoRenO 2025.
February 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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SOON
Cropped illustration: A tight shot of a character's eye. To the side, you can see they are wearing headphones that say "REN."
February 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Proof of life post. The fourth Jisei chapter, Shinsei. Working on the exploration engine right now. Ren'py gets so many quality of life updates that every game of this series, I've had to rewrite the exploration screens with new (better) code.

#ScreenshotSaturday #VNDev #VisualNovel #IndieGameDev
Game screencap: Naoki from the visual novel Shinsei. A young man with long hair stands in a bath house. Across from him, another man clad in night-vision goggles and carrying a small electronic box states "Cute. No, I'm searching for evidence of ghosts."
December 8, 2024 at 12:13 AM
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#ScreenshotSaturday Of all the things I am working on slowly, upgrading RE:Alistair++ to the most recent Ren'py engine is one of them. This game is so old that Ren'py Screens didn't exist when we made it 😱, and we had to do a lot of sneaky UI hacking to make it work.

#VisualNovel #VNDev #OtomeGame
Visual novel screencap: RuiOfTheSword, FionaWings, and Alistair from RE: Alistair++. Three fantasy-styled chibi characters stand in a simply rendered 3D world. The GUI on the side implies an online MMO. In the group chat, RuiOfTheSword has typed "What the **** was that!?"
November 24, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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Four games I've worked on.

#VisualNovel #VNDev
Photo: A switch with a screen showing the visual novel Jisei. On the screen a business woman, a barista, and a young college student stand in a row. Illustration: Travis, Shiro, and Derek from otome game RE: Alistair++. A moody teen with glasses, a pensive teen with headphones, and an outgoing teen with highlights in his hair. Visual novel screenshot: Matthew from Backstage Pass. A tall young man with golden hair and an trendy outfit. Screenshot from Yousei: Two teens in matching outfits smile at the player - one uncertain, the other confident. The main character, another teen, looks on with skepticism. His text box read "Your assurances make me feel safer already. And since when were you students?"
November 18, 2024 at 11:24 PM
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Jumping on the Bluesky art train to tag every artist who's drawn Ren for #NaNoRenO (so far)!

@hellopainapple.bsky.social
@rimuurin.bsky.social
@310v3.bsky.social
@kimiyoto.bsky.social
@cheddyju.bsky.social
Collage: A set of five illustrations by different artists, all of the same character. A teen with blue green hair and a set of headphones that read "Ren."
October 22, 2024 at 11:32 PM
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Hello, new folks. I'm Ayu, and I make visual novels very slowly. You may know me as the writer/producer for RE: Alistair++, Backstage Pass, or the Jisei series. I also run the itchio page for NaNoRenO every year. Hi!

#VisualNovel #VisualNovels #GameDev #GameDevsOnBluesky #IndieGames #IndieGame
Visual novel screencap: John from Backstage Pass. A man with glasses and blue eyes glances down in thought. His text box reads "Ah. I thought I'd avoid my trademark look whilst in public." Visual novel screencap: Aki and Kangai from Shinsei. A teen girl grins at the camera. In the textbox, a teen boy with a skeptical expression says "I'm not a part of this conversation." Visual novel screencap: RuiOfTheSword, FionaWings, and Alistair from RE: Alistair++. Three fantasy-styled chibi characters stand in a simply rendered 3D world. The GUI on the side implies an online MMO. In the group chat, RuiOfTheSword has typed "What the **** was that!?" Visual novel screencap: Myran from Confectionarius. A young woman with purple hair and sweet lolita-styled clothing stands in a fantasy workshop. Her text box reads "Ah, the Confectionarius team. Welcome!"
October 17, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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Hi, are you a #VoiceActor? I'm looking to add more folks to my roster, and I'd love to hear your demo reel! Hit the link below to submit!

forms.gle/4J6dir5eNW1n...

#VoiceActing
Visual novel screencap: A teen stands with a hand on her hip, looking deeply unimpressed. Her text box reads "Wow, you have no love in your soul." Beside her, a young man with glasses and a sweater vest stands with his arms crossed, looking mildly disgruntled.
May 29, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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Hello everybody! I'm a writer/producer probably best known for RE: Alistair++, Backstage Pass, and the mystery Jisei series. I also manage the itchio page for the annual NaNoRenO game jam!

Right now I'm working on Shinsei (the next Jisei chapter), and a romance/bakery sim called Confectionarius.
Screencap from RE: Alistair++. Digital characters stand in an online game. A red-haired avatar dressed in armor points a sword at a smug devil avatar. The text box on the screen reads "What the **** was that!?" Screencap from Backstage Pass. A man with wavy hair and glasses stands in a movie theater lobby. He says "Ah. I thought I'd avoid my trademark look whilst in public." Screencap from Shinsei. A young adult woman grins at the player character. The player character has a skeptical look on his face as he says "I'm not a part of this conversation." Screencap from Confectionarius. A young woman in a pastel frilly dress stands in a fantasy shop filled with potions, weapons, and other magical items. She says "Ah, the Confectionarius team. Welcome!"
February 25, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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Hello, visual novel devs! (And soon-to-be visual novel devs!) The annual "make a VN in a month" game jam, NaNoRenO, is fast approaching! It starts March 1st, but you should sign up now! #visualnovel #gamedev #indiegamedev

itch.io/jam/nanoreno...
Illustration: Ren from NaNoRenO holds a pencil while color spills from it and onto the screen. The title reads "NaNoRenO 2024."
February 6, 2024 at 9:54 PM