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Ephua is a micro-studio dedicated to creating immersive, thought-provoking tales. We believe stories are a universal truth, and humans are at the heart of them. ephua.uk | London, ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ“ | DMs Open We host the Choose Wisely Festival!

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๐Ÿ‘นWe have an exciting new collaboration in store ๐Ÿ”ช

We teamed up with talented devs to bring more intriguing horror to you!
Look forward to our next announcement!

11.10.2025 09:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In Ashes on Steam An unexpected quest has reached your sleepy town. Once again, you must raise your weapon and step into the boots of a weary, burnt out adventurer. When faced with a choice, what kind of hero will you ...

The game is currently in development and is available to wishlist on Steam!

๐ŸŽฎ cutt.ly/Dr24en2l

#InAshesGame

10.10.2025 23:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“œ You were a hero once before, but what kind of hero will you be now?

In Ashes is an LGBTQ+ fantasy adventure where you must balance heroism and survival with rest, burn out, and trust.

๐ŸŽฎ cutt.ly/Dr24en2l

#InAshes #IndieGame #VisualNovel #indiedev #Otome #Otomesky #Otomedev #Gamedev #VNdev

10.10.2025 23:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Choose Wisely Press / Content Creator Form 2025 This is a form for streamers, content creators, and press interested in covering the 2025 edition of the Choose Wisely Festival. The Choose Wisely Festival is a choice-based narrative gamesโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ“ฃContent Creators & Streamers NEEDED๐Ÿ“ฃ

The #ChooseWiselyFestival by @studioephua.bsky.social drops this winter with over 370 narrative games.

Love meaningful choices in games? Sign up to join the event

โœ’๐Ÿ•น๐ŸŽฎ
forms.gle/Uu9sBDsYC6Yj...

#choicesmatter #narrativegames #contentcreators #indiegame

10.10.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Remember to wishlist and follow to get notified on updates and launch!

The lovely art is by JemuelArts.

09.10.2025 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’– 3,000 WISHLISTS!! ๐Ÿ’–

In Ashes just surpassed 3K wishlists on Steam!

As a small dev, milestones and support like this mean so so much.

To celebrate, here's MC and their partners in crime!

๐Ÿ‘‰ store.steampowered.com/app/3434420/...

#Gamedev #Indiegame #VisualNovel #indidev #InAshesGame

09.10.2025 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All emails regarding Choose Wisely Festival submission statuses have been sent out.

Please check your spam folder, or reach out if you were expecting to hear back but have not yet.

#ChooseWiselyFestival

07.10.2025 07:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฃCall for Content Creators & Streamers ๐Ÿ“ฃ

The Choose Wisely Festival drops this winter with a stellar lineup of 300+ of narrative games from your favourite studios and indie darlings.

Love games where choices matter? Sign up to collaborate with the event!

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://forms.gle/Uu9sBDsYC6Yjoiz49

๐Ÿ”„โœ…

06.10.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL
SEP 24 - OCT 1
presented by Studio Elan

Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL SEP 24 - OCT 1 presented by Studio Elan

It's the final 2 hours of our visual novel Steam festival! Take a look one last time at all of the games on sale, free games, and demos you might want to try.

Who knows...you may find your next favorite visual novel ๐Ÿ’–

store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...

01.10.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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The Fall in Love Romance visual novel Festival ends in just a few hours...

Have you decided who your heart will belong to?

๐Ÿ’– cutt.ly/orGgStbJ

#FallinLoveFestival #InAshesGame
#indiegames #indiedev #visualnovel #otomesky

30.09.2025 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival fall in love with these romance-themed visual novels!

The Showcase accompanies the ongoing Steam Festival hosted by Studio ร‰lan, featuring 200 visual novels from your favourite indie developers!

There's still time to check out the sale on Steam:

๐ŸŽฎhttps://cutt.ly/3rCTu7j3

Remember to add a game to your wishlist!

#gaming #otome #otomesky #indiegames

26.09.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Fall in Love Visual Novel Showcase is live NOW on Twitch!

Tune in to see 20 wonderfully made visual novel trailers centred around the core theme of love and romance.

๐Ÿ“บhttps://www.twitch.tv/lirielirie

๐Ÿ”„Appreciated!

#IndieGames #VisualNovel #IndieGame #Gaming #DatingSims #FallInLoveFestival

26.09.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL showcase
presented by studio elan

Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL showcase presented by studio elan

Join us at 3PM CT for a showcase of 20 romance-themed visual novels from our Fall in Love Festival, hosted by @lirie.pink and @ghostess.net !

๐Ÿ’– Watch it here: www.twitch.tv/lirielirie

26.09.2025 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Join us later today with at the #FallinLoveFestival Showcase!

In Ashes will be shown alongside other talented devs and romantics, celebrating romance-themed visual novels.ย 

Lirie & Ran will be hosting the showcase at 3PM CT / 8PM UTC.

You can tune in here: https://www.twitch.tv/lirielirie

26.09.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL
SEP 24 - OCT 1
presented by Studio Elan

Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL SEP 24 - OCT 1 presented by Studio Elan

Fall in love with over 200 romance-themed visual novels in our Steam festivalโ€”starting now! ๐Ÿ’–

We've collaborated with 100+ other visual novel devs to bring you a week full of celebrating visual novels, from streams to games on sale to new demos and more~

store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...

24.09.2025 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 207    ๐Ÿ” 130    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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Studio Ephua is taking part in the first-ever Fall In Love visual novel festival!

Join us in celebrating over 200 romance-themed visual novels with demos and discounts on Steam!

Live now until October 1st.ย 

๐Ÿซถ https://cutt.ly/3rCTu7j3ย 

#FallinLoveFestival #InAshesGame #VisualNovels #OtomeSky

24.09.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our visual novel, In Ashes, will be part of the Fall in Love showcase alongside 19 other wonderful romance-themed games!

Set your calendars and open that tab so you don't miss it.๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿฅฐ

21.09.2025 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Art by the lovely @/Ratifuu_

12.09.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our re-nameable protagonist is playable as a female, male, or non-binary hero with optional romance with either a male or female love interest.

12.09.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's been rather quiet here, but why don't we share a little sneak peek!

Here's a preview of the protagonist of In Ashes, our fantasy adventure visual novel!

Do they look like the hero you expected them to be? ๐ŸŒ™

#indiedev #gamedev #lgbt #otomesky #interactivefiction #gaming #vndev #visualnovel

12.09.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL
SEP 24 - OCT 1
presented by Studio Elan

Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL SEP 24 - OCT 1 presented by Studio Elan

At the end of the month we'll be hosting our very own Steam festival, celebrating over 200 romance-themed visual novels from 100+ developers! Join us Sep 24-Oct 1 ๐Ÿ’•

Are you a streamer / game reviewer and want to collab with visual novel devs? Join our festival press list: forms.gle/Ebv2QWtnPavM...

09.09.2025 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 163    ๐Ÿ” 75    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

It was a hard choice!

25.08.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Submissions for the Choose Wisely Festival have now closed.

To stay up to date on the event, consider joining the Choose Wisely Mailing list.

choosewiselyfestival.carrd.co

25.08.2025 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Choose Wisely Festival The Choose Wisely Festival is a choice-based narrative games celebration.

๐Ÿ“ขCalling all narrative games!

Submissions for the first ever #ChooseWiselyFestival close TODAY at 11:59PM GMT. You have 12 hours.

More info in the link below. ๐Ÿ‘‡
http://choosewiselyfestival.carrd.co

Repost so your friends don't miss out!

#gamedev #indiedev #interactivefiction #vndev

24.08.2025 10:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Choose Wisely Festival The Choose Wisely Festival is a choice-based narrative games celebration.

๐Ÿ“ขCalling all narrative games!

Submissions for the first ever #ChooseWiselyFestival close TODAY at 11:59PM GMT. You have 12 hours.

More info in the link below. ๐Ÿ‘‡
http://choosewiselyfestival.carrd.co

Repost so your friends don't miss out!

#gamedev #indiedev #interactivefiction #vndev

24.08.2025 10:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL
SEP 24 - OCT 1
presented by Studio Elan

Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL SEP 24 - OCT 1 presented by Studio Elan

Announcing... Fall in Love Festival, a romance visual novel Steam festival hosted by us! ๐Ÿ’–

Join us on Steam from September 24-October 1 with 100+ other visual novel developers to celebrate the wide world of romance-themed visual novels๐Ÿ’•

Are you a streamer? Collab with us: forms.gle/Ebv2QWtnPavM...

22.08.2025 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 396    ๐Ÿ” 171    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

Less than 24 hours left for developers to submit to the first ever #ChooseWiselyFestival.

Form closes Sunday 11:59PM GMT.

Over 500 submissions already!

More info in the link below.
๐Ÿ“ฅ choosewiselyfestival.carrd.co

#gamedev #indiedev #games #steam #choicesmatter #interactivefiction #vndev

23.08.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Which writing style makes you feel more immersed?

1st Person: "I venture deeper into the woods."
2nd Person: "You venture deeper into the woods."

#gamedev #indiegame #gaming #vndev #otomesky #indiedev #interactivefiction

21.08.2025 08:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A mysterious noble scholar has taken a interest in you...

But which hairstyle catches your eye: A or B?

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #games #vndev #otomesky #otome #bishounen #InAshesGame

19.08.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Choose Wisely Festival The Choose Wisely Festival is a choice-based narrative games celebration.

The form will close Sunday 11:59PM GMT.

Although we are keeping an eye on submissions, all submissions will be re-evaluated after the form closes.

Unreleased games are welcome to apply, but a Steam page must be available by December.

More info on the carrd and form.

#vndev #gaming

18.08.2025 07:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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