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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!)

@illegalileo.bsky.social

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“but i like beautiful stories, don’t you?” ✨ 🔞! // sometimes i make visual novels // currently working on ‘let’s misbehave!’ & ‘miss bellevue never heard the whistle’

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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · Jul 1

Play Holmes, Poirot or whichever detective you prefer in this 1920s whodunnit, where you get to investigate the sinister death of a fellow passenger & maybe…romance another one? Out now on @itch.io

illegalileo.itch.io/bellevue

#otome #otomejam #indieotome

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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · 4d

it’s so empowering skfjfjd i’m so glad you get it 🫶

jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · 4d

one of the best things that can happen to a writer is when they get responses like this 🙂‍↕️

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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · 12d

i said “prologue” i mean epilogue ofc my bad

jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · 14d

sometimes you just can’t take a guy anywhere fr……..
anyway, happy #screenshotsaturday as we work on piecing together the prologue for ‘miss bellevue never heard the whistle’ !!!!!!!!

jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · 12d

like what happened to him!!!! (he’s in loooooove that’s all)

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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · 14d

sometimes you just can’t take a guy anywhere fr……..
anyway, happy #screenshotsaturday as we work on piecing together the prologue for ‘miss bellevue never heard the whistle’ !!!!!!!!

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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · 14d

sometimes you just can’t take a guy anywhere fr……..
anyway, happy #screenshotsaturday as we work on piecing together the prologue for ‘miss bellevue never heard the whistle’ !!!!!!!!

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Rosemilk Studio @ Salvus: Aries Steam Demo! @rosemilkstudio.com · Sep 9

🦋 Our demo has now been updated with the Seir chapter! Please check below 💙

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Rosemilk Studio @ Salvus: Aries Steam Demo! @rosemilkstudio.com · Sep 9

🐑 Cast Announcement 🐑

✨Let's all give a warm welcome to the one and only
Jimmie Yamaguchi to our otome game Salvus: Aries (and Aevum Aeterna) cast! He's the perfect fit for Rune, and we can't wait for everyone's ears to be as blessed as ours!

Jimmie Yamaguchi casted for Rune. A character in Salvus: Aries and the upcoming Aevum Aeterna.

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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · Sep 8

i am so proud of you!!!!!!

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olivia @ lunamakaio games @lunamakaio.itch.io · Sep 7

He's the BEST boy, and so is his pup!

Good Boy! is a short and sweet romance VN, available now, and on sale for launch 💙

Gender Neutral, Nameable MC 💜
Cute Boy and Cute Dog 😍
Silly Petting Minigame 🐶
Fully Voice Acted 🎙️

Play now!

lunamakaio.itch.io/good-boy

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Erika ✨| PRELUDE OUT NOW @elduator.bsky.social · Sep 3

+++ OUT NOW: PRE_UDE | Love's Lost Requiem +++

Today, we released the demo of our psychological-horror #otome #VisualNovel "PRE:_UDE"! 🩵

Who doesn't want to be stuck in an apartment with your #yandere childhood friend as only visitor? 👀

Play here ⤵️
elduator.itch.io/prelude

PRE:_UDE | Love's Lost Requiem by elduator

Trapped by the love long gone

elduator.itch.io

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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · Aug 20

‘Miss Bellevue Never Heard The Whistle’ is also a part of this bundle, but there’s another 105 amazing reasons to check it out 💖✨

Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · Aug 20

It’s live!

The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵

🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs

Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!

👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...

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KTHLY (Commissions Open) @skai2blue4u.bsky.social · Aug 20

[EMERGENCY COMMS]

I had no plans to call for commissions but last week I got my phone stolen on the train so I kinda have to now. I'd appreciate the reposts. If interested, message me here on bsky. I'll link my ko-fi below. Thanks sm. #art #commissions

Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/skai2blue4u

Skai's Emergency Comms

"Got my phone stolen on the train recently." 💀

Lineart - Bust: 50$ ♦ Half Body: 75$ ♦ Full Body: 100$
Colored - Bust: 75$ ♦ Half Body: 100$ ♦ Full Body: 150$
Painted - Bust: 100$ ♦ Half Body: 125$ ♦ Full Body: 200$

No NSFW ♦ Complex Backgrounds +50$

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Tom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · Jul 30

Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate

Amazon review of Pride and Prejudice, left by carlton p morgan on 30 July 2010: "Just a bunch of people going to each other's houses"

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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · Jul 23

work work work sooooo overworked right now omg

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Pri 🌟 Owl Cat Lady @prikarin.bsky.social · Jul 20

Reynard, a game made for #o2a2jam has just been released!!

prikarin.itch.io/reynard

#prikaringames #visualnovel #vndev #reynardvn

Reynard by prikarin

A private detective interviews a very peculiar man for a job.

prikarin.itch.io

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ButterflyLatte - Open to Work! @butterflylatte.bsky.social · Jul 21

I am offering my services as an artist for an #erohorrorvnjam team!
Don't let my cute aesthetic fool you...

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olivia @ lunamakaio games @lunamakaio.itch.io · Jul 21

Looking for GUI Artist for Fated Mate - NSFW isekai VN for Omegaverse Jam, with a hot DILF and fantasy setting 🌿

(And, on the v rare chance there's a VA comfortable with doing NSFW for an older male for a jam game, pls reach out, anon/alias credits if you like!)

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Fated Mate Pitch Doc

Omegaverse Jam 2025 Fated Mate A NSFW Isekai Otome. The Synopsis A troublesome dream leads you down a winding path, deep into the forest where the grass grows tall and wild and the trees conceal se...

docs.google.com

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Floramisu 🌸Play Demeter! @floramisu.bsky.social · Jul 20

Hello everyone!

We've just released our #O2A2 game: "Goodbye, My Home"!

Get it on Itch: floramisu.itch.io/goodbye-my-h...

#O2A2Jam #visualnovel #indiegame #indiedev

Goodbye, My Home by Floramisu

Waiting to board the plane towards his new life, Agustín ponders on what brought him here

floramisu.itch.io

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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · Jul 20

We passed our milestone of 100 DLs a while back! As a thank you, our sprite artist @assortedelfcups.bsky.social has a lovely scene illustrated from the upcoming epilogue!
If you’re curious about what is in the works, check out the end of this devlog: illegalileo.itch.io/bellevue/dev... #otomedev

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crescence @crescence-studio.itch.io · Jul 19

✨ALARIS EA BETA OUT NOW ✨

Can't believe I'm saying this.... but... the Alaris EA beta build is up and ready to be played on Patreon!! Play ALL FOUR Central routes NOW, featuring:

✨~240k words,
✨4 routes,
✨38 CGs, and most importantly,
✨My blood, sweat, and TEARS!!!

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OD.MP3 💔🎶 @overdosemp3.bsky.social · Jul 18

ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT
👹"Zen... If you're reading this..."💔

i'm heartwarmingly/wretchingly honored to help voice Ash for ASHEN COVENANT by @azurextwilight.itch.io's Fantasia spin-off!!!

play it now for #o2a2 and play Fantasia too!!!
azurextwilight.itch.io/fantasia-at-...

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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · Jul 17

armed with a halidonmusic video, a curry puff and the morbs, i shall tackle my next task

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Theo @ Upwards, Rain! releases July 1st! @theo.twofold.page · Jul 16

🏵️Your best friends are getting married, and you've been a terrible bridesmaid.

hi i made a tiny visual novel for #O2A2VNJam about being honest, with three endings about falling in love with the bride!! 👍

minute.itch.io/forever-held

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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · Jul 15

i try to focus on everything *but* the characters atp but it sounds so phony to my own ears. i was not made for this type of objectivity.