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Devlog - March 2026 | Too Many Teeth It took us most of the month, but the big 1.1 update for Artificial Nexus is here! Plus: a vague update about the mysterious unannounced project!

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

01.03.2026 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m really excited to be making a VN in this years #NaNoRenO2026 game jam! I’m having an idea that is a little creepy, eerie..it’s making my shiver and it’s not even written yet! >.<

02.03.2026 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Case of Missing Identity - Progress Update #1 - March 2026 - Steam News Hey all! One of the things I think I could've improved on with the development cycle of my first game, Veins Like Tapeworms, was making sure less people were kept in the dark about how it was going. T...

store.steampowered.com/news/app/428... New devlog for ACoMI! Hopefully the first of many as I plug along towards a demo.

Wishlist below πŸ‘‡

#RPGMaker #visualnovel #gamedev #horror #horrorVN #RPGMAKERHORROR #indiedev #ACaseOfMissingIdentity

01.03.2026 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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!!"

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 πŸ’ͺπŸ’–

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

01.03.2026 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is it snowing in New York again on Tuesday? β„οΈβ˜ƒοΈ

Our game takes place in spring, but spring can still be cold. Here's an older winter outfit concept 🎨 for Jade by @pixeledbean.bsky.social πŸ’–

store.steampowered.com/app/4303900/...

#indiedev #visualnovel #amare #otome #sweetvalentinechocolatier

01.03.2026 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thy Lyin' Eyes Be Damned! by azureXtwilight, CyborgNekoSica, OTOJANG Games, skai2blue4u, phantom thief elizabeth Looks Can be Deceivin'

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

01.03.2026 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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.

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!

01.03.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 167    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5
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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

01.03.2026 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AESTHETIC never dies. Wishlist Gay It Loud on Steam! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ—£οΈπŸ“’ store.steampowered.com/app/4207560/

#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #VNDev #Otome #90s #Nostalgia #Mall #Aesthetic #Chillwave #Chillhop #YuriVN #Yuri #GL #GirlsLove #η™Ύεˆ #Yurisky

28.02.2026 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Steam :: Artificial Nexus :: Version 1.1.0 Now Available We've added in a bunch of new updates to Artificial Nexus to make it a better game for everybody - check out the full list of changes here!

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

28.02.2026 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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traditional art

28.02.2026 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A lot of pumpkin pies made with love! Matthew’s wife is such a delight

#CG #WIP #VisualNovel #indiedev #art #OC #drawing #horrorgame

28.02.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

27.02.2026 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Camera tomfoolery

#visualnovel #indiedev #dreameater #liminace

24.02.2026 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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 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 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 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!"

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!"

🎡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/...

27.02.2026 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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We are Live NOW with the premier of our newest game

{IR}REPLACEABLE

www.twitch.tv/screensavors...

26.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
screenshot of a work in progress visual novel scene with dialogue on the right-hand side of the screen

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 πŸ‘‡

24.02.2026 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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§ΰΈ²ΰΈ”ΰΈ£ΰΈΉΰΈ›

26.02.2026 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Crafting a Childhood Friend Love Interest - Cecil's Route [Otome Devlog]
YouTube video by Crystal Game Works Crafting a Childhood Friend Love Interest - Cecil's Route [Otome Devlog]

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! πŸ’–

Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGT7...

25.02.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ✍️πŸ”₯

I can only describe the feeling as like watching the credits roll after beating a great game x1000 πŸ˜ŒπŸ‘Œ

[ #indiegamedev #gamedev #vndev #writing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #horror ]

26.02.2026 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Player character concepts for #sweetvalentinechocolatier πŸ«πŸ’, 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/...

26.02.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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

25.02.2026 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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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

25.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I find Claire one of my favorite characters in this prequel and all she does is sit there waiting for her end to come arrive πŸ–€

#CG #WIP #VisualNovel #indiedev #art #OC #drawing #horrorgame

25.02.2026 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Over halfway through in less than 24 hours?!✨
You’re incredible!❀️‍πŸ”₯

Watching this happen in real time is surreal!
Thank you for trusting us and for all the love and support πŸ–€

Only 24 more hours to grab the early bird!✨

www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...

#visualnovel #otome #indiedev

24.02.2026 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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It's almost half a year since the release of my one and only BL VN, [Moonlit Wizardry]!

Play/download here:
altila.itch.io/moonlit-wiza...

#vndev #visualnovel #kineticnovel #indiedev

24.02.2026 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œAnother day gone by in the office, voices echoing turning into my every day melody. And the clicks and prints that keep me awake as I just stare at this file…hoping to reveal its secrets” Detective Gray and the blue light!

#CG #WIP #VisualNovel #indiedev #art #OC #drawing #horrorgame

24.02.2026 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Moony! You may call em loser and... maybe you'd be right! Even e'd say so, though sleepless nights after work trying to teach emself tell a different story. Still not much going for em though, so e has fun for emself, maybe now with the weirdo e has never seen before?

#pixelart #cuteart #vndev

23.02.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Images that made my game development servers pop a blood vessel: this

Wishlist below πŸ‘‡

#RPGMaker #visualnovel #gamedev #horror #horrorVN #RPGMAKERHORROR #indiedev #ACaseOfMissingIdentity

23.02.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally picking up my pen again | Altila Get more from Altila on Patreon

An update about game dev (finally)! Free tier member (need a Patreon account).

www.patreon.com/posts/finall...

#vndev

23.02.2026 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0