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kai! | qkayoo studio

@qkayoo.bsky.social

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20s, they/them🌈 queer artist and solo indie game dev. commissions are open! 👾games: https://qkayoo.itch.io/ 📝info: qkayoostudio.carrd.co

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Jun 26

🪐Resonance in Orbit DEMO is now live!!!🪐

A high-stakes intergalactic peace conference takes a turn for the worse when you, along with your crew, get mixed up in a dangerous power struggle...

👾play it here!👾

#otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

the resonance in orbit cast against a colourful background

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · 1d

pov you stumble upon the mean girl trio holding council

new devlog is up!

🌟read on tumblr
🌟read on itch

#otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

sprite lineart of Resonance in Orbit's villains

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · 3d

the colonel is doing something troublesome again......

#art #lads #loveanddeepspace #caleb

caleb in his colonel outfit sans jacket tied up in shibari rope

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you, that’s so kind! 🥰 glad you enjoyed!

kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · 17d

good luck on the interview!! 🫶

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · 18d

instead complain, complain, complain. email, call, post, let yourself be heard. now is the time to be loud

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · 18d

please don’t comply with silence re #blueskyblackout2025. i know it sucks so bad to see nsfw art being driven away on every platform imaginable, but blackouts aren’t an effective way to protest

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tali @ 7.3 (sumire hanamitsu) @demoniofleurs.bsky.social · 18d

An article everyone participating in #blueskyblackout2025 should read:

www.newstatesman.com/science-tech...

This is where most social media boycotts go wrong: they fail to realise that silence on a platform is nothing but silence. While the campaign surrounding the boycott may do some of the work they hope to achieve or the problems they hope to reveal, leaving a platform and cutting off a voice advocating for change simply means that voice stops being heard. The effective part isn’t leaving – it’s the conversation. When people posted nothing but black squares on Instagram, users stopped talking about institutional racism; when public figures left Twitter for two days over the Wiley anti-Semitism row, users spent the weekend talking about anything else

This effort becomes even more futile when accounts eventually return, thereby reinforcing the idea that, regardless of how the platform responds – or fails to respond – to the boycott, people will continue to use it as they did before. Returning to sites lets social media giants off without any repercussions, killing momentum and incentivising platforms to merely wait the boycott out.

While the intentions of boycotts may be positive, we have to ask: what do these organisations think will happen? That their temporary silence, with an end date scheduled from the start, will yield major changes or subdue abusive users?

It’s easy to carry out light-touch boycotts, pat ourselves on the back and act as though we have made an impact. But by viewing this ineffective form of protest as useful action, we move further away from the opportunity to make real change.

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · 21d

beep beep bip... coordinates set--new devlog is up!

🌟read on tumblr
🌟read on itch

#otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

snippet of a background wip showing several spaceship navigation screens

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crescence @crescence-studio.itch.io · 23d

✨ UPDATED DEMO RELEASE ✨

WE'RE IN GDOC!! To celebrate, we have an updated demo on Itch.io and Steam feat:

✨reworked sprites
✨revamped phone
✨and more!

Revisit our LIs as a treat and prep those save files for THE BIG DAY. T-MINUS 3 DAYS UNTIL EARLY ACCESS!

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Sep 9

waaa thank you that’s so sweet!! 🥹🫶 i can relate… i also want to chew on him….

kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Sep 8

🤭❤️❤️❤️

kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Sep 8

school days 🥹

#art #lads #loveanddeepspace #caleb

calebmc in their school outfits, sharing earbuds.

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Sep 8

bumline ⭐⭐⭐⭐

#art #lads #loveanddeepspace #caleb

several calebs dressed up in his tactical gear modelled after his secret promise card "Burnline"

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Bluejuniper🔞 @bluejuniper.bsky.social · Sep 8

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Sep 5

tysm dear friend!! 🥰🎈

kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Sep 5

thank you allie!! 🥹🫶❤️

kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Sep 4

new devlog is up! I celebrated my birthday recently + two new faces to add to RiO's cast 🥳🚀

🌟read on tumblr
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#otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

chibi kai holding a big stack of pancakes with a candle on top

sketch WIP of a new character for RiO number 1

sketch WIP of a new character for RiO number 2

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Hollowmend @hollowmend.itch.io · Sep 3

Fetch Quest Remastered, an updated version of my comedy/otome VN about a TTRPG session gone wrong is coming out later this year!

It's longer, has new art/CGs/UI, and a new "true" end that leads into a sequel (also releasing soon!)

Wishlist it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2553660/

A screenshot of Connor, Dan, and Todd wearing fantasy outfits and standing in a medieval tavern. In the textbox, Flora says "I rolled an 18. That's pretty good, right?"

A screenshot of a zoomed in CG. Wrapped in a red cloak, Flora rests her head on Connor's shoulder. She is looking up at him and blushing. In the textbox, she says "Huh...?"

A screenshot showing Todd smiling smugly while some random villagers look on. In the textbox, Todd says "Eh-hem. Well then, perhaps you've wondered 'Is it possible to perform magic while also playing kazoo?'"

A screenshot showing a player choice. In the textbox, Flora says "If connor doesn't see me stealing, it should be fine, right?". The choices presented are "Roll a perception check." and "It's too risky."

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Sep 3

🐆💋

#art #lads #loveanddeepspace #caleb

caleb lies on mc's lap. mc looks down at him while he plays with her hair

same image, except now mc leans down to give caleb a kiss

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Sep 3

summer with you. 1 hour colour/paint study but made it calebmc 🍎☀️

#art #lads #loveanddeepspace #caleb #xiayizhou

painting of a stream with lots of greenery in the background. caleb and mc are playing in the water

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Aug 25

beach day🌅

#lads #loveanddeepspace #caleb #art

calebmc wearing swimwear. mc holds up ice cream for caleb to taste

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Aug 20

tysm for playing, i hope you had fun!! ☺️🫶

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Thunder Tiger Gaming @thundertgrgames.bsky.social · Aug 19

I suspect that my features of @queergamesbundle.bsky.social stuff is likely to *not* get the number of impressions I'd normally get on YT, so sharing the link to my vod now! Four today (including three by @qkayoo.bsky.social ) and likely another three or four on Friday
youtube.com/live/Xdc9pZ-...

SST Plays queer games! 2025 ed. pt1

YouTube video by SiberianThunderT

youtube.com

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kai! | qkayoo studio @qkayoo.bsky.social · Aug 20

new devlog is up! i wanna squish those cheekiess (˶˃⤙˂˶)

🌟read on tumblr
🌟read on itch

#otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

cropped screenshot of chibi heads of the RIO crew. pictured are cipher, wolf, ethan, and partly nikolai.

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Queer Games Bundle live now! @queergamesbundle.bsky.social · Aug 8

Check out the trailer for QGB2025!

Trailer: Queer Games Bundle Is Back!

YouTube video by Queer Games Bundle

www.youtube.com

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