all of Maxime's sprites are sketched out ready to be inked and coloured!! π¦ a lot of their expressions took me a second pass to get right, Orion and Capital's are both quite similar but Maxime is a very confident and principled character so they needed to be subtler
#vndev #indiedev #ocsky
Cropped artwork from the main menu screen of my currently in progress game, Deep Waters. Shows two male characters (one with short brown hair, and the other tanned and freckled with longe sandy-blonde hair) standing back to back, looking at each other with smiles.
My newest patron exclusive devblog is out! You can read me yapping about my currently in early alpha boy's love game about merpeople if you're a $3+ tier member
www.patreon.com/cw/solarProtag
This week's discussion question: Share a tip with your fellow developers you wish you knew when first starting!
This week's discussion question: Share a tip with your fellow developers you wish you knew when first starting!
02.03.2026 12:06 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 7
I really like this particular MC side sprite.
#indiegamedev #otome #amare
THE COMMUNITY NOTES ARE WRONG is an upcoming #otome and #yuri #visualnovel about bisexuality, biphobia, and cyberbullying.
π2 LIs (1 male, 1 female)
π©π»βπ€Established female protagonist
π»Social media posting gameplay that affects the ending
βDemo out this month
#indieotome #amare #indiegamedev
we're making an Japanese learning chat-sim otome where you can flirt through language barriers, enjoy funny mistakes and befriend other otome fans
02.03.2026 06:36 β π 44 π 24 π¬ 1 π 0
β οΈNew #devlog about how I write content warnings!β οΈ
π«‘Thank you to all patrons at any tier
π«‘I can't be assed to edit down the 19+ examples further
π«‘Have a #horror #indiegame to make please enjoy the deranged exhaustive look at my process
π«‘ #art + examples are included: www.patreon.com/posts/151822...
First day of the month means a new #visualnovel devlog, covering what we've been up to over the last month!
toomanyteeth.net/news/devlog-...
#vndev #indiedev
Iβm really excited to be making a VN in this years #NaNoRenO2026 game jam! Iβm having an idea that is a little creepy, eerie..itβs making my shiver and itβs not even written yet! >.<
02.03.2026 02:37 β π 9 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
store.steampowered.com/news/app/428... New devlog for ACoMI! Hopefully the first of many as I plug along towards a demo.
Wishlist below π
#RPGMaker #visualnovel #gamedev #horror #horrorVN #RPGMAKERHORROR #indiedev #ACaseOfMissingIdentity
Thumbnail of a WIP devlog about how a dark fantasy and horror indie developer writes her content warnings. A storyboard is shown with many images of psychological horror and body horror, with red comic sans font: Storyboarding for Fear No Evil. A psychological horror chapter with second person perspective POV swaps. It can end in a few ways here, but I wanted to show the POVs too. The gray text above has a hyperlink to a previous devlog about narrative design, involving unreliable narrative and second person perspective considerations. The bottom text in italics emphasizes: "Our baseline genre of horror and dark fantasy covers this stuff, no additional warnings on the chapter for editors!!"
Aaalmost done with this month's #devlog about content warnings and Feb progress, but needed some extra self-care today! Health comes first πͺπ
Enjoy a little teaser, packed it with examples, some behind-the-scenes pics, and plenty of resources! Can't wait to share tomorrow! #art #digitalart #horror
Is it snowing in New York again on Tuesday? βοΈβοΈ
Our game takes place in spring, but spring can still be cold. Here's an older winter outfit concept π¨ for Jade by @pixeledbean.bsky.social π
store.steampowered.com/app/4303900/...
#indiedev #visualnovel #amare #otome #sweetvalentinechocolatier
This month I've been #streaming #SealedWithAKiss Jam entries and interviewing the devs! Tonight @10p Pacific is *Thy Lyin' Eyes Be Damned*! + talking with @azurextwilight.itch.io & co! I hope you'll join us for this very special stream!
Play the game at azurextwilight.itch.io/thy-lyin-eye...
#SWAK
The banner for The Power of Pride Bundle 2026. It depicts a black cat taking a nap amongst an assorted pile of objects associated with projects that may be submitted into the bundle, including a pink game controller, a pencil and paper, a musical note, a 6-sided die, a book, and a black power fist. A rainbow sits behind the logo and cat.
Calling all queer creators on itchio! The #PowerOfPride2026 Bundle is now open for submissions!
Digital games, physical games, books, zines, comics, assets & toolsβ we're accepting them all! NSFW OK! We want to work with you to share your projects.
itch.io/jam/power-of...
Tell your friends too!
Happy Birthday Ruthven!
Art by the lovely @cruxifixin on X!
Follow the game on Itch to see her when she releases: redsunstudios.itch.io/ethereal-hunger
#EtherealHunger #visualnovel
AESTHETIC never dies. Wishlist Gay It Loud on Steam! π³οΈβππ£οΈπ’ store.steampowered.com/app/4207560/
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #VNDev #Otome #90s #Nostalgia #Mall #Aesthetic #Chillwave #Chillhop #YuriVN #Yuri #GL #GirlsLove #ηΎε #Yurisky
Our #visualnovel Artificial Nexus has now been updated to version 1.1! We've added in a hints system, new achievements, accessibility options, and more!
You can read all of the details on Steam here: steamcommunity.com/games/309660...
#indiedev #vndev #renpy
traditional art
28.02.2026 03:05 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A lot of pumpkin pies made with love! Matthewβs wife is such a delight
#CG #WIP #VisualNovel #indiedev #art #OC #drawing #horrorgame
Goober cloak people burn a village down, ditch the scene of the crime, then get trolled by a pretty guy's pretty voice.
#art #visualnovel #liminace #comic #WhenOurSkyBurnsGreen #darkfantasy #ocsky
Camera tomfoolery
#visualnovel #indiedev #dreameater #liminace
Screenshot from the upcoming game, Battle Live! The Idol School Collection. Shows the school hallway scene, with sprites of Hina (short, oranged-haired girl on the left) and Matsuri (taller, black-haired girl on the right) looking surprised. The portrait of the playable character Ayane is next to the text box, with the text reading "Ayane: What the heck's a Battle Live? I thought this was an idol school."
Screenshot from the upcoming game, Battle Live! The Idol School Collection. Shows the student council room scene, with sprites of Mikado (brown-haired boy with glasses, annoyed expression), Jin (silver-haired boy with a pleased expression), and Mikoto (long, black-haired girl also pleased). The text in the textbox reads "Mikado: Alright, honorary occult club, tone it down."
Screenshot from the upcoming game, Battle Live! The Idol School Collection. Shows the broadcasting committee room, with sprites of Kyo (purple-haired boy, smug expression) on the left and Matsuri on the right. The textbox reads "Kyo: Because a certain someone is recovering from being sick, I'm your host this week, Kyo!"
Screenshot from the upcoming game, Battle Live! The Idol School Collection. Shows the neighbourhood street scene, with sprites Haru (orange-hair, pigtails girl on the left) and Mikoto. The textbox reads "Haru: Hehe~! Today's the day, I finally get to meet your folks! I can't wait!"
π΅GET READY TO JOIN THE IDOL SCHOOL!
The Steam page for my next release, Battle Live! The Idol School Collection, is finally up! You can take a peek at my upcoming FREE episodic idol school #visualnovel on Steam and wishlist it for when it goes live!
store.steampowered.com/app/4211370/...
We are Live NOW with the premier of our newest game
{IR}REPLACEABLE
www.twitch.tv/screensavors...
screenshot of a work in progress visual novel scene with dialogue on the right-hand side of the screen
getting stuck into my second draft of Maxime's first scene tonight - with the towering figure of the default placeholder sprite representing the shitheel podcaster Orion and Maxime will be dealing with lmao
wishlist Slipstream Daydreams π
my upcoming visual novel art~
for this game name is The Portrait of Ton or #tpot_game
#originalcharacters #art #oc #AnimeArt #visualnovel #artist #guroart #vn #ΰΈ§ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΉΰΈ
![Crafting a Childhood Friend Love Interest - Cecil's Route [Otome Devlog]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:22xddsrr4iax3oxe7twrf6d4/bafkreihpt6vdbxdzrkuslszth57pba2j6jlwllwwwjjs6fle7zm76exaca@jpeg)
Having childhood love interests in otome games is nothing new, but how do you go about creating one?
In our new video series, we're taking a look at Cecil's route in our otome game Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon! π
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGT7...
Spoiler-free screenshot of an ending to an indie game. The director is using color coded comments in gray text for the last of the script: Hard cut to black. Catalyst: Blind Faith logo, fullscreen. Dramatic sting. Pause for 3 seconds. Fade out logo. Roll credits.
Pacha from the Emperor's New Groove, making an okay gesture with both hands, expressing that satisfying feeling when it hits just right
another ending fully written and edited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! βοΈπ₯
I can only describe the feeling as like watching the credits roll after beating a great game x1000 ππ
[ #indiegamedev #gamedev #vndev #writing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #horror ]
Player character concepts for #sweetvalentinechocolatier π«π, by @pixeledbean.bsky.social !
Not all of them made it into the game due to time constraints, but we'd like to add them all, someday..
Which additional ones should we add first??
#indiedev #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/4303900/...
Image showing a lowpoly pixie vtuber waving in front of a vector graphic image of a woman looking at a photo of herself and someone else. The logo "{IR}REPLACEABLE" is in the bottom right corner.
Tomorrow, Thursday 02/26/2026, at 4PM CST/5PM EST, I will be premiering the opening of our new game {IR}REPLACEABLE on the Screen Savor Studios Twitch Channel.
www.twitch.tv/screensavors...
Expect about 10-15 minutes of cut scenes and gameplay.
#indiedev #indiegame #solodev #Twitch
Meet Paige! A witch with an interest considered eccentric, combining tech and magic. Maybe it's a surreal dream for a witch, but when Paige is JUST NOW figuring out her life, things always feel surreal! Like the new witch ALSO coming to her first coven gathering!?
#pixelart #visualnovel #cuteart
