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narrative games from a variety of developers from under-represented groups. Bsky account for tofurocks projects developed in-house + games published under Project Ensō

https://www.tofu.rocks/
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Project Ensō @projectenso.games · Oct 25
Hello BlueSky! This is the official account for all things tofurocks and Project Ensō here. If you're new to who we are, we're a queer #indiegames studio and micro-publisher for narrative-based games! You can find everything we do on our official websites:

www.tofu.rocks
www.projectenso.games
A promotional image for Blood & Play by tofurocks, a Trans Masc for Trans Masc Vampire Romance Visual Novel. It depicts two men of color on a bed, with the vampire, Matikas, biting into the neck of the human, Santiago. There is blood on Matikas' mouth while Santiago appears to be in some pain, as he is gritting his teeth. The header image for Zen: A Gay Sequel by bobcgames. It depicts the protagonist Carlos with various supporting characters behind him, set on a wintery campus backdrop. A screenshot from Life Eternal by Star*Cadets, in which the Necromancer explores the hallway outside of his bedroom. He says "It's... frightening how close our enemies came to my room before the wards reduced them to melted metal and ash."
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justacarrot.bsky.social
Thanks to the incredible kindness of @projectenso.games, my queer horror game Our Wonderland is coming to Steam! It'll be the remastered version packed with new art and goodies!

This is a second chance for the game after the itch deindexing. Wishlist it now!

store.steampowered.com/app/4329100/...
The main capsule image for the game Our Wonderland showcasing all five characters along with a "Wish now on Steam" icon in the middle.
February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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jesthehuman.itch.io
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!

There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!

Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
projectenso.games
it sucks to be us will always remain free to play, but if the game was important to you and you'd like to support us and other passionate queer trans developers of color, then please consider picking up a copy of the QTBIPOC Storm Mutual Aid Bundle!

itch.io/b/3424/qtbip...
image of a brown person in a green swimsuit riding a surfboard amongst green fishes and green waves with a setting sun in the background, all rendered in shades of green, black, and yellow watercolor. The words 8 December to 2 January are in black text with the link itch.io/b/3424 with the words Mutual Aid Bundle QTBIPOC Storm 2025 in large yellow text.
December 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
projectenso.games
In other news, we were scratching our heads on the sudden increase in views+plays for it sucks to be us because we've gotten some very kind reviews on it but not much in way of external traffic. Turns out that we're part of the itchio Fresh Picks?! Surreal to be in company with Void Stranger...
A screenshot of the Fresh Games section from itch.io, in which it sucks to be us is listed on the second row of games featured.
December 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
projectenso.games
We're made the decision to take the current #BloodPlayVN demo down from Steam, since it's been a hot minute since it came out. If you missed your chance to check it out, you can still give it a whirl on itchio!

tofurocks.itch.io/blood-play
Blood & Play [DEMO] by tofurocks
hot single vampires in your area wanna give you the SUCC
tofurocks.itch.io
December 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
projectenso.games
I'm sorry I'm trying to troubleshoot this I promise this isn't a bit
December 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
projectenso.games
WHAT THE HELL DID OBS DO TO THE AUDIO
December 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
projectenso.games
This is still objectively one of the funniest bits I've ever written. #BloodPlayVN
December 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
projectenso.games
We are slowly chipping away at the #BloodPlayVN script, as much as recovery from top surgery allows at least!

#VNDev
A work-in-progress screenshot of Blood & Play, in which Matikas says, "Someone else's suffering does not cancel out your lived experiences and trauma, and the reverse is also true. It's possible for multiple parties to be wounded simultaneously all at once."
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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sollizyy.bsky.social
Complete review thread! If you play this, I'd love to know what you thought of it as well!
sollizyy.bsky.social Solly @sollizyy.bsky.social · Nov 7
tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-... This game gets a huge recommend from me! You play as an eggy trans man and you meet a trans man who detransitioned due to a shitty terfy ex, my favourite ending ends with you taking T together
it sucks to be us by tofurocks
it's really hard to be a
tofurocks.itch.io
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
projectenso.games
Are you wondering how to reach the other endings? We just published an endings guide for it sucks to be us!

tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-...
baiyu.tofu.rocks BáiYù 🏳️‍⚧️ he/they @baiyu.tofu.rocks · Oct 31
「something somewhere inside you just isn't getting the memo」

it sucks to be us is a Twine game about feminism and trans people who suck at being lesbians, made in two weeks for #TransMLMJam2025. Cover art by @nommedeploom.itch.io, 11k+ words long with 5 endings.

tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-...
The cover image for it sucks to be us, which depicts a person in a mask looking down towards the right. They have black cropped asymmetrical hair and are wearing suspenders. The background is a light sepia with a block to the left in a darker brown tone. Negative space in the form of the title has been cut out of the block, positioned on its side.
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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baiyu.tofu.rocks
「something somewhere inside you just isn't getting the memo」

it sucks to be us is a Twine game about feminism and trans people who suck at being lesbians, made in two weeks for #TransMLMJam2025. Cover art by @nommedeploom.itch.io, 11k+ words long with 5 endings.

tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-...
The cover image for it sucks to be us, which depicts a person in a mask looking down towards the right. They have black cropped asymmetrical hair and are wearing suspenders. The background is a light sepia with a block to the left in a darker brown tone. Negative space in the form of the title has been cut out of the block, positioned on its side.
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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vnstudioelan.com
What's that on the front page of Steam today...? It's our Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival!

Have you checked out the 200+ romance-themed visual novels featured in the event yet? It's still going on for a few more days!

Dive into new stories here: store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...
screenshot of the front page of Steam
September 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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arimiadev.com
200+ visual novels. 100+ developers from across the globe. 1 week.

have you fallen in love with your next story yet? there's even more demos to try not and 50+ discounted visual novels, so find your next favorite story today ✨️

store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...
Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL SEP 24 - OCT 1 presented by Studio Elan
September 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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arimiadev.com
hop on visual novels NOW !!

I've gathered 200+ romance-themed visual novels from 100+ developers across the globe and categorized them by romance type, genre, mechanics, amount of love interests, and more. NO EXCUSES TO NOT PLAY ROMANCE VNS ANYMORE!!!

store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...
screenshot of the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival Steam sale page
September 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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gdocexpo.com
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-...
August 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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baiyu.tofu.rocks
After two weeks of research and battling chronic fatigue, I finally managed to put together over 4.4k words about alternative storefronts and platforms where creators can potentially host NSFW and/or Queer works.

Hint: There's no real replacement for itchio

www.tofu.rocks/2025/08/14/a...
baiyu.tofu.rocks BáiYù 🏳️‍⚧️ he/they @baiyu.tofu.rocks · Jul 24
I'm doing research on NSFW-friendly storefront alternatives, mostly focused on games, but I'm also keeping creators who do books, comics, artbooks, etc. in mind. It sucks to keep packing your bags and moving but I know folks are looking for options.

🧵
August 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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queergamesbundle.bsky.social
✨ It's finally time. The fifth Queer Games Bundle is live now. For $60 (or $10+), get over 600 games, TTRPGs, zines, and more. Support over 300 queer artists for their survival and future art.

itch.io/b/3062/
illustration shows the outline of a soaring bird, filled in with the colors of the queer and trans pride flags. text over the top reads "QUEER GAMES BUNDLE."
July 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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thefreeradical.org
BREAKING - I just received comment from the payment processor Stripe regarding Itch's bans on queer & NSFW content.

"Stripe has a policy against commenting on users. Generally speaking, we take action when we conclude that users violate our terms of service. We do not support adult content."
July 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
projectenso.games
Huge thanks to our friends at @spiderlilystudios.itch.io for helping us check this. We're hoping that linking a collection of your NSFW projects via the profile description will still provide adequate access to others outside of OSA's effect.
July 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
projectenso.games
⚠️ Attention creators on #itchio! ⚠️

If you have a mixture of SFW and NSFW projects on your profile page, you can manually Hide the NSFW projects to make your profile visible to users located in the UK. To access this, log into your account and go to your profile page, then select Edit Theme.
A screenshot of the mobile page for tofurocks on itch.io when NSFW projects are listed on the profile. The Spider Lily Studios account is based in the UK, which has been geofenced off from any Adult content. A screenshot of the mobile page for tofurocks on itch.io after the NSFW projects have been manually hidden.
July 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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projectenso.games
A browser build of Blood & Play: Consultation is up now! Which is um, secondary to everything else going on, unfortunately.

(But at least you can play our funny lil' game a little more conveniently now...?)

tofurocks.itch.io/blood-play-c...
Web Version Out Now!
First order of business: an HTML5 build is now live! This removes my fun little effects like parallax but the experience is all there now for folks who prefer playing in their browser. If you encounte...
tofurocks.itch.io
July 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
projectenso.games
A browser build of Blood & Play: Consultation is up now! Which is um, secondary to everything else going on, unfortunately.

(But at least you can play our funny lil' game a little more conveniently now...?)

tofurocks.itch.io/blood-play-c...
Web Version Out Now!
First order of business: an HTML5 build is now live! This removes my fun little effects like parallax but the experience is all there now for folks who prefer playing in their browser. If you encounte...
tofurocks.itch.io
July 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM