I'm pleased to announce the release of Ren'Py 8.5, a major release of Ren'Py. Major releases include new features, major improvements, and fixes.
Some of the major changes in Ren'Py 8.5 are:
* Live2D models are now supported on the Web platform.
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Some of the major changes in Ren'Py 8.5 are:
* Live2D models are now supported on the Web platform.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I'm pleased to announce the release of Ren'Py 8.5, a major release of Ren'Py. Major releases include new features, major improvements, and fixes.
Some of the major changes in Ren'Py 8.5 are:
* Live2D models are now supported on the Web platform.
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Some of the major changes in Ren'Py 8.5 are:
* Live2D models are now supported on the Web platform.
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Learning how to make visual novels brb
November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Learning how to make visual novels brb
need to open ren'py at some point today... im not holding myself to anywhere near as much a strict progress goal with this though. if i open ren'py and write like 3 lines for the vn im content
November 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
need to open ren'py at some point today... im not holding myself to anywhere near as much a strict progress goal with this though. if i open ren'py and write like 3 lines for the vn im content
I think once I've caught up on my remaining comms, I want to spend next year focusing on blender (and blockbench) practice and try to seriously draft something out in either ren'py or rpg maker for fun
November 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I think once I've caught up on my remaining comms, I want to spend next year focusing on blender (and blockbench) practice and try to seriously draft something out in either ren'py or rpg maker for fun
As well as many other improvements, changes, and fixes. For a complete list of changes, please see the changelog.
Downloads of Ren'Py 8.5.0 can be found at:
www.renpy.org/releas...
A full list of changes to Ren'Py can be found at:
www.renpy.org/doc/ht...
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Downloads of Ren'Py 8.5.0 can be found at:
www.renpy.org/releas...
A full list of changes to Ren'Py can be found at:
www.renpy.org/doc/ht...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
As well as many other improvements, changes, and fixes. For a complete list of changes, please see the changelog.
Downloads of Ren'Py 8.5.0 can be found at:
www.renpy.org/releas...
A full list of changes to Ren'Py can be found at:
www.renpy.org/doc/ht...
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Downloads of Ren'Py 8.5.0 can be found at:
www.renpy.org/releas...
A full list of changes to Ren'Py can be found at:
www.renpy.org/doc/ht...
3/5
…I should learn Ren’Py.
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
…I should learn Ren’Py.
Great game imo! And done entirely in ren'py
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Great game imo! And done entirely in ren'py
📌 Potion Stand Story is a visual novel/shop sim I made in 2024. It was inspired by Lemonade Stand (yes, the 1973 computer game). I started off trying to make a Ren'py clone of it for practice and uhhhhhhh 🍋💥✨
🎮 itch page here!
🛒 merch here!
☕ it also has a gallery on Ko-Fi.
cont'd... 🧵🔽
🎮 itch page here!
🛒 merch here!
☕ it also has a gallery on Ko-Fi.
cont'd... 🧵🔽
Potion Stand Story DX Trailer (OUT NOW!)
YouTube video by doodlemancy
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
also i should have said *ALMOST entirely with free assets lol
i paid for access to ZapSplat (mostly just to sidestep the free download limit). i thiiiink i purchased a ren'py plugin from itch for a few bucks? i already had the software i used but even if i'd bought it all fresh... wouldn't be much
i paid for access to ZapSplat (mostly just to sidestep the free download limit). i thiiiink i purchased a ren'py plugin from itch for a few bucks? i already had the software i used but even if i'd bought it all fresh... wouldn't be much
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
also i should have said *ALMOST entirely with free assets lol
i paid for access to ZapSplat (mostly just to sidestep the free download limit). i thiiiink i purchased a ren'py plugin from itch for a few bucks? i already had the software i used but even if i'd bought it all fresh... wouldn't be much
i paid for access to ZapSplat (mostly just to sidestep the free download limit). i thiiiink i purchased a ren'py plugin from itch for a few bucks? i already had the software i used but even if i'd bought it all fresh... wouldn't be much
Just bumped the Ren'Py 8.5 prerelase up to 8.5.0.25110906, with several more fixes in it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Just bumped the Ren'Py 8.5 prerelase up to 8.5.0.25110906, with several more fixes in it.
Another week... another pile of finished smutty bondage art for my game. Tomorrow I'll dig in and try to finish the scene these belong to in Ren'py.
If your taste in men is like Ohno from Genshiken... this one's for you.
#gamedev #ren'py #visualnovel #nsfw #eroge #bondage #pilory #oldman #bdsm
If your taste in men is like Ohno from Genshiken... this one's for you.
#gamedev #ren'py #visualnovel #nsfw #eroge #bondage #pilory #oldman #bdsm
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Micro-indie "process.":
Me word-vomiting Ren'py gobbletygook at my spouse for three full minutes until I figured out what I needed to do with my coding issue.
Me: OK, figured it out, don't worry if you weren't listening.
Spouse: I wasn't.
Me: That's what I thought.
Me word-vomiting Ren'py gobbletygook at my spouse for three full minutes until I figured out what I needed to do with my coding issue.
Me: OK, figured it out, don't worry if you weren't listening.
Spouse: I wasn't.
Me: That's what I thought.
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Micro-indie "process.":
Me word-vomiting Ren'py gobbletygook at my spouse for three full minutes until I figured out what I needed to do with my coding issue.
Me: OK, figured it out, don't worry if you weren't listening.
Spouse: I wasn't.
Me: That's what I thought.
Me word-vomiting Ren'py gobbletygook at my spouse for three full minutes until I figured out what I needed to do with my coding issue.
Me: OK, figured it out, don't worry if you weren't listening.
Spouse: I wasn't.
Me: That's what I thought.
NPF just hit 250,000 words. I'm going to have plenty to work with when editing in January. XD
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
NPF just hit 250,000 words. I'm going to have plenty to work with when editing in January. XD
I finished a new free notification plugin for Ren'py. You know those boxes that say +1 affection, +1 strength? You can instantly drop those into your game. The best part is it's customizable too!
starlit-carnival-studios.itch.io/starlit-noti...
✨ #RenPy #GameDev #VisualNovel #IndieDev #GameDevTool
starlit-carnival-studios.itch.io/starlit-noti...
✨ #RenPy #GameDev #VisualNovel #IndieDev #GameDevTool
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I finished a new free notification plugin for Ren'py. You know those boxes that say +1 affection, +1 strength? You can instantly drop those into your game. The best part is it's customizable too!
starlit-carnival-studios.itch.io/starlit-noti...
✨ #RenPy #GameDev #VisualNovel #IndieDev #GameDevTool
starlit-carnival-studios.itch.io/starlit-noti...
✨ #RenPy #GameDev #VisualNovel #IndieDev #GameDevTool
So, I was sick of trying to make an update video, especially with the home life that I have soooo I decided to make a Ren'Py Visual Novel that talks about project updates, LOL
Downloads for Windows, Mac, and Linux:
www.mediafire.com/folder/prijz...
Downloads for Windows, Mac, and Linux:
www.mediafire.com/folder/prijz...
November 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
So, I was sick of trying to make an update video, especially with the home life that I have soooo I decided to make a Ren'Py Visual Novel that talks about project updates, LOL
Downloads for Windows, Mac, and Linux:
www.mediafire.com/folder/prijz...
Downloads for Windows, Mac, and Linux:
www.mediafire.com/folder/prijz...
I understand why it is the way it is (and Valve are infamously hands-off with this anyway) but I do wish these were more standardized. I saw one game a while back that, if I'm not mistaken, flagged a standard TTS program in their disclaimer, if that's AI everything made in Ren'Py also uses AI.
Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I understand why it is the way it is (and Valve are infamously hands-off with this anyway) but I do wish these were more standardized. I saw one game a while back that, if I'm not mistaken, flagged a standard TTS program in their disclaimer, if that's AI everything made in Ren'Py also uses AI.
Me vs Ren'py coding
I fought with its frustrating structure that lies to you. Lies! A tutorial is supposed to work not make me go, "Well that was a lie!" For an hour.
But I got it working.
Now I can finally tackle the thing I started back in July.
I fought with its frustrating structure that lies to you. Lies! A tutorial is supposed to work not make me go, "Well that was a lie!" For an hour.
But I got it working.
Now I can finally tackle the thing I started back in July.
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Me vs Ren'py coding
I fought with its frustrating structure that lies to you. Lies! A tutorial is supposed to work not make me go, "Well that was a lie!" For an hour.
But I got it working.
Now I can finally tackle the thing I started back in July.
I fought with its frustrating structure that lies to you. Lies! A tutorial is supposed to work not make me go, "Well that was a lie!" For an hour.
But I got it working.
Now I can finally tackle the thing I started back in July.
It's here.
A Night With Neil. Fully remastered. Redone in Ren'Py.
Watch the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqsF...
Purchase on itch.io: rebelradio.itch.io/a-night-with...
Or Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2363010/...
Enjoy, and thank you.
A Night With Neil. Fully remastered. Redone in Ren'Py.
Watch the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqsF...
Purchase on itch.io: rebelradio.itch.io/a-night-with...
Or Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2363010/...
Enjoy, and thank you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
It's here.
A Night With Neil. Fully remastered. Redone in Ren'Py.
Watch the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqsF...
Purchase on itch.io: rebelradio.itch.io/a-night-with...
Or Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2363010/...
Enjoy, and thank you.
A Night With Neil. Fully remastered. Redone in Ren'Py.
Watch the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqsF...
Purchase on itch.io: rebelradio.itch.io/a-night-with...
Or Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2363010/...
Enjoy, and thank you.
FOUND THEM! Long-abandoned files in an old project folder from 2022
Sharing these here for y'all, sloppy photobashed background art and clumsy writing and all 🥰
Sharing these here for y'all, sloppy photobashed background art and clumsy writing and all 🥰
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
FOUND THEM! Long-abandoned files in an old project folder from 2022
Sharing these here for y'all, sloppy photobashed background art and clumsy writing and all 🥰
Sharing these here for y'all, sloppy photobashed background art and clumsy writing and all 🥰
One pitfall of making branching narrative games is that as the author you tend to fall in love with one or more branches which makes them become more canonical in your head, to the point that imagining players choosing the others can become frustrating.
#gamedev #visualnovel #nsfw #ren'py #writing
#gamedev #visualnovel #nsfw #ren'py #writing
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
One pitfall of making branching narrative games is that as the author you tend to fall in love with one or more branches which makes them become more canonical in your head, to the point that imagining players choosing the others can become frustrating.
#gamedev #visualnovel #nsfw #ren'py #writing
#gamedev #visualnovel #nsfw #ren'py #writing
slamming my head against ren'py trying to create a stupid thing
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
slamming my head against ren'py trying to create a stupid thing