Yurisoft Games @ The Songbird Guild

A picture of Usagi from Sailor Moon with a grey suit photophopped onto her. She's holding a pink phone and has an exacerbated expression. There are a few posters pinned on the wall behind her, some of them have the SM and heart logos from Sailor Moon added to them.

"Magical tech support, how can I help you? Your heart wand isn't working? Have you tried the power of friendship? Oh, you don't have any friends...dang. Tell ya what, why don't you go out and see if there's a character arc you could initiate this week. Come back and talk to me when you're done, k?"

A train station at twilight, the pink and orange sky visible through the station's many large, arced windows. Two pairs of train tracks go off into the distance, with green signs in a foreign language hanging at points along them. In the corner is a sigil for the Wyvern Guild, the guild that runs the train for magical girls called the Tourmaline Express.

Being one of the biggest cities in Eidar, Larimar also has one of the biggest train stations. This particular track is where the Tourmaline Express comes in, a rail that takes magical girls to locations outside the barrier where they perform their duties.

A table of multicolored blocks in three columns. All the text has been blacked out with large black boxes except for the stuff at the top which says "Core Theme: Strength, endurance, and potential won’t help people survive their darkest times. A community of patience, kindness, modesty, loyalty, and forgiveness will. Sub themes: Love those who are different from you, Pro-environmentalism"

A scene by scene outline for a specific chapter. The big red title block at the top says "Episode 1: The Spiders' Heart." The scenes are broken down into three sections, Intro, Exploration, and Ending. In this particular episode, 9 scenes and 1 dungeon are explained beat by beat in paragraph form.

Y'all mind if I just casually post the outline to the entire story here real quick? 👀
I hope you're able to read giant black box language... #indiedev

A very purple apartment space. A sliding glass door leads out to a balcony in the back, next to it are bookshelves and hanging picture frames. One of the shelves has a book on it that says TVGS. In the foreground of the room is a soft, purple chair and a very round purple couch. To the right of the room is another bookshelf and stairs that wind their way up to the second floor.

The guild's main headquarters is a three bedroom apartment redone to act as both an office and a home. Shingo's room is off to the right while the stairs lead to two more bedrooms on the second floor. If you look closely at the books, you'll see some shoutouts to people who have helped us.

A blue room with a little light filtering in from outside. There's a standing lamp on the left side next to a desk and chair. There is a calendar above the desk, and to its left a bulletin board with sticky notes. There are shelves above the calendar with various jars of candy and first aid supplies. Nex to the chair is a bed with one pillow and one blanket.

In contrast to Kaida and Gigi's room, Shingo's room is a bit darker. It's very well organized and utilitarian, housing primarily medical supplies and candy. His room is on the first floor, which gives him better accessibility after a leg injury took him out of the field.

An expansion to the accessibility settings in The Songbird Guild. You can change they way you interact with a number of things here, including many that overlap with the difficulty settings from an earlier post.

A very pink bedroom with lots of light spilling in from the window in the back. To the left is a brown door, next to which is an equally pink and purple bed. Above the bed is a basket mounted to the wall, which has a white pillow and purple blanket inside. There's also a yellow hanging light in the middle of the room. To the right of the room is a closet/shelving unit, with several boxes, a stuffed animal, and a pair of rain boots.

Kaida and Gigi's room is pink and inviting. It faces the sun's direction in the floor plan, which helps make it brighter too.

The two of the jury rigged Gigi's basket bed to the wall themselves, something they're both very proud of.

Here's a preview of an expansion we've been working on for choosing your difficulty level. There are various presets, but you can also heavily customize your own and save it as its own preset.

The Bodkin art on the right is just a placeholder.

A screenshot of November 14th on a calendar. According to the calendar it is both "Spicy Guacamole Day" and "Pickle Day".

Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!

A magical girl in a pink baggy outfit with white shorts has her eyes closed with a smug reaction. She says "And besides, if there's one thing I'm good at, it's setting stuff on fire!" Next to her is a magical girl with an eyepatch in a white and pink dress. She has a concerned expression on her face.

It's #transgenderawarenessweek. Did you know our very own Kotori Mori is transgender too? Well now you're aware!

If you know someone trans, consider donating to organizations like The Trevor Project if you have the funds. It'll help save LGBT lives: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/be-the-one/

Extra Life 2025 w/Team TVGS! Made with Restream. Livestream on 30+ platforms at once via https://restream.ioTeam TVGS is proud to be participating in Extra Life for our tenth consecutive...

This past weekend we played The Songbird Guild as part of TVGS's Extra Life stream, alongside The Festival: Hemmingward and Burrito Bear. A big thanks to everyone who donated to help kids in need!

https://www.youtube.com/live/6Y4gQe0i7tM?si=KX8fYJfnVMqHs2Br&t=5975

Two characters stand in front of a blue and purple abstract background, full of sparkles and smudge colors. The character on the right has blonde hair and grey skin with stitches in her face. She is holding a boquete of purple flowers. The character on the right is wearing a top had and has red hair.

Hope everyone had a good Halloween! Hard to believe over a week has already gone by, we got snow today!

A UI layout with inventory on the top right, a phone that says "Menu" on the bottom right, a picture of a forest in the top left, and two characters on the bottom left. One of the characters is saying "Won't that alert whatever's in there? Maybe we should look around and see if we can find something better."

Still very much a work in progress, but it's fun to have this much together.

Thank you so much for playing! I'll be sure to pass on your compliments to the people doing the musica as well.

We'll be sure to let you know if there are updates in the future. ❤️

Five characters crowd together for a picture. The one on the top left is wearing a pink dress, pink hat with a pom pom, and pink boots. The next character to the right is in an eloquent white dress, holding a pumpkin trick or treat bucket. The character to her right is dressed as Madoka Kaname, with a pink dress and two pink bows in her hair. She's also holding a pumpkin trick or treat candy bucket. To her right is a tiny mouse character dressed as a giant cheese wheel and a grey haired character dressed in a penguin costume.

It's never too early to start celebrating!

A purple background of clouds mimics the purple and grey of the asexual pride flag. A heart hangs in the air that has the ace pride flag's colors more explicitly. Two characters stand in the foreground, also wearing hoodies with various shades of purple. On the right is an excited blonde character wearing pink glasses, she has one arm in the air and the other around her companion. The person on the right has grey hair and has his hood up. He has a lollipop in his mouth. His eyes are squinted in frustration.

It's LGBT history month here in the United States. Somebody do something history worthy so we can talk about it next year. 👀 #lgbthistorymonth

A banner for the Fall in Love Festival, running from September 24th to October 1st. It shows two girls holding each other on the left, while the Songbird Guild logo featuring two magical girls is on the right.

Just a reminder that the Fall in Love Festival is still running! Lots of great games there.

A pixelated city scape, skyscrapers can been seen in the distance among an orange sunset sky. Our main character stands next to a bench in a white shirt, black shorts, and black shoes. Another woman in a dress with brown hair sits on the bench with her back to us. The text at the bottom of the screen says "She seems like she's been crying. Do I want to say something to her..."

A window has opened within the game window, showing a conversation between the protagonist and the woman crying on the bench. This art is much more fleshed out, allowing us to see the woman has glasses and a black choker. She says "Hey, good evening."

A picture of the interface for using the computer in the game. A few accessories surround the computer, including a mug, what looks like a pills bottle, a digital clock with the date and time, a CD case, a cactus, and an old printer. In the top right corner is a sheet of paper with tasks to do. The current tasks are "Save 50000 (still 49500 to go)" and "Ask Nil from the Friends List if he's cheating on Seila." The screen itself has five icons at the bottom, "Friends", "Chat", "Install S...", "Tico", and "Console". Several windows are open with the chat box on top. Friends are listed on the left hand side, divided into parts depending on who you are chatting as. Under "Kathy" is "829 Cafe act..." and "Max". Under "Recent contact" is "Kathy". Max is currently highlighted, at the top of the chat window says "Chat with Max for Kathy". There is no message history yet, but the user has started typing "Let's talk, Max."

A storefront interface. Items are listed in the middle with prices and barcodes, the player's savings listed in the bottom right. The girl is shown on an old screen with scanlines typing away at the vending machine that serves as the in game "shop". At the top of the interface is the label "24-hour automatic convenience store".

S4U CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH by U0U Games lets you play the role of a mouthpiece, having difficult conversations for your clients so they don't have to. The tactile feeling of using the computer makes my brain sparkle, the world a sampling of online censorship police and sentient AI friends.

An older woman clad in purple and green looks out into the orange sky. The text next to her reads "The invisible thread binds / And unites one to their own kind / And torments with their absence"

Three girls laugh in a meadow at sunset. Two choices are presented to the player for what happens next: "Their laughter mingles with the birdsong." or "A shadow passes in the sky."

The three girls from the previous picture stand in front of a shop with a sign on the front. A man in a vest points to the sign and says "Good morning ladies, yes indeed. But I'm sorry, only a man can purchase the premises. You know the rule."

One of the three girls from before, with short blue hair and an orange dress, stands next to the man she loves. Letters float around the screen. The instructions at the bottom say "Catch the letters that fly around the lovers to make words."

Blue Bird's Song is a beautifully animated game by @purple-meadows.bsky.social. Filled with bucolic simile and metaphor, the story reads like the fairytale version of a old-timey ballad. Follow a trio of sisters as they navigate love, dreams for the future, and the oppression of an archaic society.

A girl named Summer stands on the left. She has orange hair, one green eye and one blue eye, and lighter skin. She's frowning. Summer is wearing a necklace with a small star on it, a white crop top with red trim, and a gold bracelet. She's also wearing blue jean shorts. Next to her is a woman in a wheelchair. In contrast to Summer, she is smiling. She has grey hair, brown skin, and is wearing a pink hairband, a golden necklace with a locket on it, a pink dress with white flowers on it, a tan shawl, and has a blanket on her lap. The older woman says "Hey now! Nobody knows what to expect, even the scientists who calculated that it's gonna happen. All they know is that in four days our universe is going to slide past another one."

An outdoor shot showing an old brick building with lots of foliage surrounding it. A fence surrounds the building with a doorway marked by its own brick arch. A textbox placed on this scene reads "How are you supposed to find yourself, if you don't know what you're looking for?"

Summer stands in front of a playground at night. Two lights light up the playground behind her. This time, she's wearing a long, yellow rain jacket and has her eyes closed. She thinks to herself "All I ever got, of course, were wet socks and two ticked off moms when I got home. But that never stopped me from jumping."

We see Summer in her bedroom, a bit more zoomed in than the previous scenes. She clutches at her chest and says "I wish...something good would happen."

Summer at the Edge of the Universe, another by @vnstudioelan.com. We follow Summer, a listless girl looking for the rock to build her future on. A fantastic celestial event brings back old forgotten friends, and offers new opportunities. Somehow they keep hitting PEAK character design over and over.

A picture of a character creation screen. An default avatar with black hair and brown skin is wearing a grey t-shirt, grey hoodie, and blue jeans. The options let you customize name, pronouns, hair style, skin tone, hair color, eye color, and clothing color.

A list of choices the player can respond with that helps determine their personality. The options are "This is every kid's dream come true!" (Quirky), "I'm willing to take this seriously." (Steady), "I'm looking for hope after so long" (Kindly), "Eh, why not? Let's do this!" (Gutsy), and "I can go with the flow" (Basically).

A screenshot taken from in the arcade. Games such as Skii ball and "Fist of Discomfort" can be seen in the background. The text introduces a character, saying "That's Naomi Fairchild, our techie. She fixes up these old 198X games, which are constantly breaking down." A girl in black shorts, a white crop top, and a green work apron stands with her back to the viewer, most likely working on a machine. Her hair is brown and tied in a ponytail.

Introduction to Teo, who's currently dancing on the dance game stage. He says "Hello, hello! Having a lovely day? Not half as lovely as you, I should add!" He's wearing a bright orange and green hoodie, a hat that says dance on the brim, a few bracelets and a blue and green chain around his neck. Each pant leg is a different color, one orange and one black with green and orange lightning bolts on it.

Arcade Spirits by @fictionfactorygames.com takes place in a cyberpunk future where old-fashioned arcade machines are still mainstream. Help bring children joy (often at the expense of you and your coworkers) making this little corner of the megalopolis run, and maybe find love along the way?

A serene scene of a desk in a writing room filled with books. The text says "I guess, If I'm going to stick with my earlier metaphor, it really is a keeper."

A picture of a porcelein doll with a fancy white top with a red ribbon and black skirt. She has black hair with a red rose in her hair. The text next to her reads "She's holding a porcelain doll in her arms, against her chest, as tenderly as one might hold a baby - and, in a sense, I suppose these dolls are her babies. Niamh crafts them herself, from scratch, working long into the night. I don't know all the specifics which go into her dolls, but the period of gestation from conception to finished product takes, at the very least around three months. This might be a shorter pregnancy than most, but it's more intense, in a sense. More expensive, too.

A girl in a blue hoodie holds the porcelain doll while her friend sits next to her. The text reads "Niamh approaches me, then hands me the doll."

A picture of a girl with short brown hair and thick rimmed black glasses standing in the writing room from before. The text in front of her reads "I've always been an agent of chaos, ever since I was a kid. My mother was forever nagging me to tidy my room."

Last one for today, Our Home, My Keeper by @ebihimes.bsky.social/@vnstudioelan.com. Like Elan's previous work it's nostalgic and heartwarming, lingering on the relationships we form with our most special inanimate objects: from a desk, to a doll, to a home. It also has the most ADORABLE MC design.

A yellow animal familiar with an orange bow grins in the middle of the screen, posing for ap icture. Another animal familiar, pink with a purple cape, glares from atop the bed in the background.

And then there's Magical Warrior Diamond Heart (18+!) from
@diamondheartvn.bsky.social (of COURSE played the magical girl one)! It's notable for its art and UI design, adorable while also managing to stay clean and informative. Fans of the classics like Sailor Moon and Sakura should check this out.

A blue cruise ticket sits on the screen with an uncapped pen nearby. The cruise shows the day of the start of the cruise, the room number, the dock, and a place to enter your name followed by a confirm button. The ship pictured is a large, white cruise ship, almost as tall as it is long. There is a pool visible on the top and lots of marine life surrounding it.

A woman with blue hair and a flowery dress says "Oh, this is the ninth time I'm having this meal, I've stayed on this ship for almost a hundred days now."

The personality tab on a phone says "Devil in Disguise: You appear to be full of charm and mystery, but you have a hidden side that's secretly gentle and considerate". The traits being measured are "mature vs lively", "realistic vs optimistic", "considerate vs savvy", "spontaneous vs planned", and "top vs bottom"

One of my favorites so far, "Distant Oceanic Getaway" by @redbeantaiyaki.bsky.social. It has a neat personality system where your choices determine the type of person you are, which in turn determines what path you go down/who you end up with.

This game will UNAPOLOGETICALLY call you a bottom. 😆

A screenshot of the Steam page for Fall in Love Festival. It specifically shows available demos, with 3 rows of 5 games each, showing the covers of the games being demoed.

We've been playing some of the demos in the #FallinLoveFestival, here are some of our favorites!

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A banner for the Fall in Love Festival, running from September 24th to October 1st. It shows two girls holding each other on the left, while the Songbird Guild logo featuring two magical girls is in the bottom right corner.

The text says "Fall in love with... Kotori, the new girl from a magical girl dynasty". It shows a magical girl with white hair, pink eyes, and a big goofy smile. She's thrusting her arm up in the air in excitement.

The text says "Fall in Love with... Kaida, the team leader with a troubled past". It shows a blond girl with green eyes and an eyepatch.

We're thrilled to announce that The Songbird Guild will be part of Studio Elan's Fall in Love Festival until October 1st, if you're a fan of romance it's a great event to check out.

I'll be posting personal suggestions in the comments over the upcoming week as I get the chance to play the demos.

Stop Payment Processors from censorship! #SaveSpeech Petitions List of payment processors' contact info Related censorship law bills On July 2025, Steam, a popular storefront to purchase games on PC, and itch.io, a storefront that sells games, comics, tools, resources and much more, have recently delisted several NSFW games, after the group Collective Shout published an open letter to payment processors such as Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, and more. As a result of this letter, payment processors have strongarmed Valve and itch.io. Collective Shout's actions have pushed payment processors to force both Valve and itch.io to delist NSFW games, which has overreached into delisting several games using sensitive topics for artistic purposes and LGBTQ+ games. Collective Shout has already demanded the removal of mainstream AAA games such as Detroit : Become Human and Grand Theft Auto 5, wrongfully claiming that these games are exclusively about violence against women. Read more Payment processo

Reminder that payment processors are STILL censoring NSFW, LGBT, and more types of content they consider "undesirable" from stores including itch and Steam. If you want to keep the fight going, https://stop-paypros.neocities.org/ has the answers you need.

A picture of a girl in a blue shirt with an eyepatch. She's wearing blue headphones and dancing to the music she's listening to. In the corner is a picture of the Chirpy Chirps from Splatoon standing on an airplane wing.

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Kaida, a blond haired girl with an eyepatch, stands on the right side of the screen in blue pajamas with stars on them. Her eyes are closed, her brow is furrowed, and the background behind her is in greyscale. There's a textbox under her that says "And there it is"

When you finally find the lid for your tupperware container but it's fallen allll the way back behind the other containers meaning you have to remove everything from the cabinet to get to it...