Naarel (read "Something in our heart")
@ednaarel.itch.io
(NAH-rel, /nɑː rel/)
He/they, 25 🏳️⚧️🇵🇱
The guy behind Passerine Hills, "i won't finish this game", Lights series, and Oneironverse
Discord - ednaarel
itch - https://ednaarel.itch.io
ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/ednaarel
He/they, 25 🏳️⚧️🇵🇱
The guy behind Passerine Hills, "i won't finish this game", Lights series, and Oneironverse
Discord - ednaarel
itch - https://ednaarel.itch.io
ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/ednaarel
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Hi, I'm Naarel, and I don't know how to promo myself! I'm a VN/IF dev guy behind Oneironverse, Passerine Hills, the Lights series and a couple of more personal works (like "i won't finish this game" or "te/ra/to/ma"). Check out my work at naarel.itch.io
or don't! I'm not your dad.
or don't! I'm not your dad.
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I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The woke left wants to change the lyrics of Take Me Out To The Ballgame from “buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks” to “buy me some penis and cracker jacks” to be more inclusive. Hit SHARE if you disagree with changing the lyrics to this American classic
January 18, 2026 at 7:40 AM
The woke left wants to change the lyrics of Take Me Out To The Ballgame from “buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks” to “buy me some penis and cracker jacks” to be more inclusive. Hit SHARE if you disagree with changing the lyrics to this American classic
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I just released my code for interactable, randomized rooms in Ren'py!
Randomize props, furniture, and even lighting, and make the assets interactable with a simple point and click system. Using purely screen and scripting language, no external tools needed.
meiri.itch.io/renpy-random...
#VNDev
Randomize props, furniture, and even lighting, and make the assets interactable with a simple point and click system. Using purely screen and scripting language, no external tools needed.
meiri.itch.io/renpy-random...
#VNDev
Ren'py Interactable Randomized Rooms by Meiri
Randomize background assets and make them interactable in Ren'py!
meiri.itch.io
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I just released my code for interactable, randomized rooms in Ren'py!
Randomize props, furniture, and even lighting, and make the assets interactable with a simple point and click system. Using purely screen and scripting language, no external tools needed.
meiri.itch.io/renpy-random...
#VNDev
Randomize props, furniture, and even lighting, and make the assets interactable with a simple point and click system. Using purely screen and scripting language, no external tools needed.
meiri.itch.io/renpy-random...
#VNDev
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extremely proud of this stuff. thank you so much for making it real 💖
Project Menagerie is proud to present the Ed Naarel Anthology ❤️
A highly personal assortment of 29 of @ednaarel.itch.io 's IF works with dev logs, authors' notes, and many other text-based goodies.
Hang it on your bag so the ladies know you love indie games:
priro.bigcartel.com/product/ed-n...
A highly personal assortment of 29 of @ednaarel.itch.io 's IF works with dev logs, authors' notes, and many other text-based goodies.
Hang it on your bag so the ladies know you love indie games:
priro.bigcartel.com/product/ed-n...
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
extremely proud of this stuff. thank you so much for making it real 💖
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pixquare is basically aseprite for iOS, built from the ground up by one software dev.
it's REALLY good — and the base app is free! (though we recommend supporting son ngyuen bc he updates this app VERY frequently)
we used this to design all of the violence series tilesets.
www.pixquare.art
it's REALLY good — and the base app is free! (though we recommend supporting son ngyuen bc he updates this app VERY frequently)
we used this to design all of the violence series tilesets.
www.pixquare.art
January 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
pixquare is basically aseprite for iOS, built from the ground up by one software dev.
it's REALLY good — and the base app is free! (though we recommend supporting son ngyuen bc he updates this app VERY frequently)
we used this to design all of the violence series tilesets.
www.pixquare.art
it's REALLY good — and the base app is free! (though we recommend supporting son ngyuen bc he updates this app VERY frequently)
we used this to design all of the violence series tilesets.
www.pixquare.art
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Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
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Issue 53 of the Amare bulletin is out now! 🎉
In the bulletin, we track Amare game launches, releases, announcements, and other related news.
Follow the link to check it out now!
#AmareGame #Amare #OtomeGame #Otome #visualnovel #InteractiveFiction
amaregames.itch.io/amare-news-b...
In the bulletin, we track Amare game launches, releases, announcements, and other related news.
Follow the link to check it out now!
#AmareGame #Amare #OtomeGame #Otome #visualnovel #InteractiveFiction
amaregames.itch.io/amare-news-b...
Issue 53 Release (Jan 1 - Jan 15)
Hello everyone! Issue #53 of the Amare Bulletin is out now! 🎉 We’re kicking off 2026 with a fresh round of new releases, demos, and announcements from across the Amare space and its sub-genres. F...
amaregames.itch.io
January 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Issue 53 of the Amare bulletin is out now! 🎉
In the bulletin, we track Amare game launches, releases, announcements, and other related news.
Follow the link to check it out now!
#AmareGame #Amare #OtomeGame #Otome #visualnovel #InteractiveFiction
amaregames.itch.io/amare-news-b...
In the bulletin, we track Amare game launches, releases, announcements, and other related news.
Follow the link to check it out now!
#AmareGame #Amare #OtomeGame #Otome #visualnovel #InteractiveFiction
amaregames.itch.io/amare-news-b...
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Thrilled to announce that you can pick up a copy of Mutineers through Radiator Comics!
This comic is my entire hearth and soul on the page, if you're able to pick one up, you are in for a treat.
This comic is my entire hearth and soul on the page, if you're able to pick one up, you are in for a treat.
January 15, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Thrilled to announce that you can pick up a copy of Mutineers through Radiator Comics!
This comic is my entire hearth and soul on the page, if you're able to pick one up, you are in for a treat.
This comic is my entire hearth and soul on the page, if you're able to pick one up, you are in for a treat.
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hate it when im reading a visual novel and pressing the space bar hides the textbox instead of advancing the text
January 16, 2026 at 7:12 AM
hate it when im reading a visual novel and pressing the space bar hides the textbox instead of advancing the text
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[RECRUITMENT] Looking for a playtester, GUI artist and coder and music composers for Amare Festival 2026!!
We're making a game where you romance the narrator. That's right, you can get with the hot tsundere man who's narrating your love story!
INFO: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#VNDev
We're making a game where you romance the narrator. That's right, you can get with the hot tsundere man who's narrating your love story!
INFO: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#VNDev
[RECRUITMENT] Narrator Romance VN - Amare Games Festival 2026
Narrator Romance VN - Recruitment (Placeholder title!) We’re recruiting for our yet untitled Amare visual novel featuring good and bad endings, a somewhat pathetic ‘princely’ love interest, and of cou...
docs.google.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
[RECRUITMENT] Looking for a playtester, GUI artist and coder and music composers for Amare Festival 2026!!
We're making a game where you romance the narrator. That's right, you can get with the hot tsundere man who's narrating your love story!
INFO: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#VNDev
We're making a game where you romance the narrator. That's right, you can get with the hot tsundere man who's narrating your love story!
INFO: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#VNDev
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Want to draw rooms but don't want to learn perspective?
You need a 3D program like Blender.
Don't want to learn a 3D program?
Ikea got your back.
Go to the ikea room planner page. Choose what room you want, kitchen, dining room, office, etc
Then make a room...
You need a 3D program like Blender.
Don't want to learn a 3D program?
Ikea got your back.
Go to the ikea room planner page. Choose what room you want, kitchen, dining room, office, etc
Then make a room...
August 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Want to draw rooms but don't want to learn perspective?
You need a 3D program like Blender.
Don't want to learn a 3D program?
Ikea got your back.
Go to the ikea room planner page. Choose what room you want, kitchen, dining room, office, etc
Then make a room...
You need a 3D program like Blender.
Don't want to learn a 3D program?
Ikea got your back.
Go to the ikea room planner page. Choose what room you want, kitchen, dining room, office, etc
Then make a room...
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My collab Sparrow skirt with @mayakern.com is available now in Maya’s store! 🤎🤍 store.mayakern.com/products/col...
January 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM
My collab Sparrow skirt with @mayakern.com is available now in Maya’s store! 🤎🤍 store.mayakern.com/products/col...
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It's #PortfolioDay again and I'm urgently looking for remote work in game writing/narrative design‼️
I’ve been an indie dev for 10 years and I have worked with clients in the industry since 2019. I also create the Twine Grimoire and volunteer with IFTF.
🪄 gcbaccaris.com
🪩 patreon.com/gcbaccaris
I’ve been an indie dev for 10 years and I have worked with clients in the industry since 2019. I also create the Twine Grimoire and volunteer with IFTF.
🪄 gcbaccaris.com
🪩 patreon.com/gcbaccaris
January 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
It's #PortfolioDay again and I'm urgently looking for remote work in game writing/narrative design‼️
I’ve been an indie dev for 10 years and I have worked with clients in the industry since 2019. I also create the Twine Grimoire and volunteer with IFTF.
🪄 gcbaccaris.com
🪩 patreon.com/gcbaccaris
I’ve been an indie dev for 10 years and I have worked with clients in the industry since 2019. I also create the Twine Grimoire and volunteer with IFTF.
🪄 gcbaccaris.com
🪩 patreon.com/gcbaccaris
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cautionne's introduction but it gets more verbose
January 13, 2026 at 5:52 PM
cautionne's introduction but it gets more verbose
extremely proud of this stuff. thank you so much for making it real 💖
Project Menagerie is proud to present the Ed Naarel Anthology ❤️
A highly personal assortment of 29 of @ednaarel.itch.io 's IF works with dev logs, authors' notes, and many other text-based goodies.
Hang it on your bag so the ladies know you love indie games:
priro.bigcartel.com/product/ed-n...
A highly personal assortment of 29 of @ednaarel.itch.io 's IF works with dev logs, authors' notes, and many other text-based goodies.
Hang it on your bag so the ladies know you love indie games:
priro.bigcartel.com/product/ed-n...
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
extremely proud of this stuff. thank you so much for making it real 💖
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Hey #PortfolioDay I'm Carrot, an artist and game dev making queer games and art (mostly overdramatic and sometimes horror-stained mlm and mlnb). I recently lost my job as an editor, so it'd mean a lot if you'd check out my work as I try to figure out what the heck I'm gonna do!
justacarrot.itch.io
justacarrot.itch.io
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Hey #PortfolioDay I'm Carrot, an artist and game dev making queer games and art (mostly overdramatic and sometimes horror-stained mlm and mlnb). I recently lost my job as an editor, so it'd mean a lot if you'd check out my work as I try to figure out what the heck I'm gonna do!
justacarrot.itch.io
justacarrot.itch.io
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As a certified hater, I never get into fights with these easy steps:
1 - complain in private to your best buddy who Gets It
2 - don't bother posting about it
3 - if you see a thing that sucks: scroll away
1 - complain in private to your best buddy who Gets It
2 - don't bother posting about it
3 - if you see a thing that sucks: scroll away
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
As a certified hater, I never get into fights with these easy steps:
1 - complain in private to your best buddy who Gets It
2 - don't bother posting about it
3 - if you see a thing that sucks: scroll away
1 - complain in private to your best buddy who Gets It
2 - don't bother posting about it
3 - if you see a thing that sucks: scroll away
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Hey there #portfolioday ! I'm Royce, and I make watercolors and visual novels. Frequently I pair them together. I'm good at and enjoy stories that seem simple from the outside, but drag you down deep the further you go.
Games: alexisroyce.itch.io
Contact info: alexisroyce.ink
Games: alexisroyce.itch.io
Contact info: alexisroyce.ink
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Hey there #portfolioday ! I'm Royce, and I make watercolors and visual novels. Frequently I pair them together. I'm good at and enjoy stories that seem simple from the outside, but drag you down deep the further you go.
Games: alexisroyce.itch.io
Contact info: alexisroyce.ink
Games: alexisroyce.itch.io
Contact info: alexisroyce.ink
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Hi #PortfolioDay
I'm Gabriel, a concept artist and illustrator based in the UK.
Currently looking for work!
🔹 Portfolio: cara.app/vrgabriel
🔹 ArtStation: www.artstation.com/vr_gabriel
✉️ [email protected]
I'm Gabriel, a concept artist and illustrator based in the UK.
Currently looking for work!
🔹 Portfolio: cara.app/vrgabriel
🔹 ArtStation: www.artstation.com/vr_gabriel
✉️ [email protected]
![Character Design [OC] - Punk Vampire Hunter Ian Unger](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zgksmyu2zoknybep3oi7daw4/bafkreiczwgr2n3gj3aevazbvlzt7bon3yl44xs2tm6xn4cfeqtaxa36g4m@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Hi #PortfolioDay
I'm Gabriel, a concept artist and illustrator based in the UK.
Currently looking for work!
🔹 Portfolio: cara.app/vrgabriel
🔹 ArtStation: www.artstation.com/vr_gabriel
✉️ [email protected]
I'm Gabriel, a concept artist and illustrator based in the UK.
Currently looking for work!
🔹 Portfolio: cara.app/vrgabriel
🔹 ArtStation: www.artstation.com/vr_gabriel
✉️ [email protected]
