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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 5d

Your work ethic is on another level. xD I don't know how you also manage to market on top of all of this creation. 🫡

But it was a fun read, & even though some of them might be in the pipeworks for a while, there's so much to look forward to~

(Don't feel bad about spending time on self-indulgence!)

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 5d

They ARE super cute, though. 🥰🥰 I'll read them as much as you make them because I love how they have so many forms. 🫰

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 6d

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Needed something a little light-hearted to cap off the week after yesterday's thrills. All for the sweet price of a cup of coffee~

🎮: Pre-Odyssey by @neoclassicgames.bsky.social
🕗: 8pm, GMT+8
🗓: 3 Oct, Friday

🌾: twitch.tv/ricebits

#PreOdyssey #VisualNovels #Otome #Amare #IndieGames #RicePlays

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 7d

This game was such a ride. If you haven't tried it and like some thriller horror, definitely give it a go. >.<

#LoversEnigma #KoibitoNoNazo #恋人の謎

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 7d

🎊 CONGRATULATIONS! 🎊

The winner of the giveaway is @cortesxe.bsky.social.

You've been contacted via DM, so please do respond to me so that I can send you your key. :)

a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 10d

🎉 GIVEAWAY 🎉

Because you can never have too much love, tysm to @nightasobu.bsky.social has given us a giveaway key for Fearbonding!

The winner will be drawn after the #FallInLoveFestival on Steam ends.

🌠 gleam.io/1tO4e/fearbonding-giveaway

#Fearbonding #VisualNovels #Yandere #BL

a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 7d

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Time for me to find my hubby's murderer. +_+ Kickstarter out now~!

🎮: Lover's Enigma by @flncrnbry.bsky.social
🕗: 8pm, GMT+8
🗓: 2 Oct, Thursday

㊙️: twitch.tv/ricebits

#LoversEnigma #KoibitoNoNazo #恋人の謎 #VisualNovels #IndieGames #RicePlays

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JMFenner @jmfenner.bsky.social · 9d

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 8d

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The final rays of @vnstudioelan.com's #FallinLoveFestival will fall on a demo set in a dystopian solarpunk world. May these stories never end. 💛

🎮: Rottenroots by Klabautermann Games
🕗: 9:30pm, GMT+8
🗓: 1 Oct, Wednesday

🌇: twitch.tv/ricebits

#Rottenroots #VisualNovel #IndieGames #RicePlays

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 8d

💜🎲

As we wrap up #FallInLoveFestival, here's a reminder that falling in love comes in many different forms and ways. 🏳️‍🌈

🎮: Pivot of Hearts by @dragonroll-studio.bsky.social
🕗: 8pm, GMT+8
🗓: 1 Oct, Wednesday

📍: twitch.tv/ricebits

#PivotOfHearts #VisualNovels #Amare #IndieGames #RicePlays

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 8d

It's hard to believe that #FallInLoveFestival is already drawing to a close.. there are still so many VNs I want to experience. It's been a blast falling in love with VNs all over again; I'm looking forward to finishing the ones we couldn't. Tysm to the devs who extended invitations for games! 🫶

a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 17d

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NEXT WEEK:
🌾 Fearbonding + Giveaway!
🌾 Ookami Okami Demo
🌾 Starbright Agency Demo
🌾 Raptor Boyfriend
🌾 Rottenroots Demo
🌾 Pivot Hearts

#FallinLoveFestival #VisualNovels #Otome #Amare #BL

✨ twitch.tv/ricebits

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 9d

🎤✨

Every time I see a VN dedicated to superheroes, you have me by the hand. How high can I fly~?

🎮: Starbright Agency by @thoughtbreadgames.bsky.social
🕗: 10pm, GMT+8
🗓: 30 Sept, Tuesday

🌠: twitch.tv/ricebits

#StarbrightAgency #FallInLoveFestival #VisualNovel #Amare #IndieGames #RicePlays

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 9d

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Between Dinoboy, Faegirl, and Bigfoot, how will I ever choose? @_@

🎮: Raptor Boyfriend by @rocketadrift.bsky.social
🕗: 8:30pm, GMT+8
🗓: 30 Sept, Tuesday

🔥: twitch.tv/ricebits

#RaptorBoyfriend #FallInLoveFestival #DatingSim #IndieGames #RicePlays

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azureXtwilight @azurextwilight.itch.io · 10d

akua-kourin.itch.io/onigashima

Our #SpooktoberVNJam entry is released

Play as the nameable great Oni Slayer and protect your friends from the upcoming Red Moon!

#visualnovel #horror #indiehorror #visualnovel #gamejam #indiegame

Onigashima by Akua, azureXtwilight, OTOJANG Games, MeloMell, polly reinacher

Seven days until the next red moon...

akua-kourin.itch.io

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 10d

🎉 GIVEAWAY 🎉

Because you can never have too much love, tysm to @nightasobu.bsky.social has given us a giveaway key for Fearbonding!

The winner will be drawn after the #FallInLoveFestival on Steam ends.

🌠 gleam.io/1tO4e/fearbonding-giveaway

#Fearbonding #VisualNovels #Yandere #BL

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 10d

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Can you resist a slow-burn romance with a white tiger yokai god in a hot spring inn? Did you think I could? #InnkeeperGoals

🎮: Ookami Okami by @mushroomallow.bsky.social
🕗: 9:30pm, GMT+8
🗓: 29 Sept, Monday

🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits

#OokamiOkami #FallInLoveFestival #VisualNovel #Otome #RicePlays

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 10d

I do that with some of my OCs, too, because I can't stand to see them apart after their original tragedy. So it was and is a blast to see Yuel and Tavi so many times, so that we can love them more. Tysm for all the different stories. ❤️

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 10d

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Demon + #Yandere + #BL = a perfect recipe for that delicious, delicious tension. I can't wait to share it with you later~ Giveaway, Y/N?

🎮: Fearbonding by @nightasobu.bsky.social
🕗: 8pm, GMT+8
🗓: 29 Sept, Monday

🌀: twitch.tv/ricebits

#Fearbonding #FallInLoveFestival #VisualNovels #RicePlays

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 10d

This was something I really enjoyed when I first came across To Have and to Hold and Unluckily in Love! That "wait, aren't these two the same??" moment stayed with me and I've been seeking that same feeling in other games with multiverses as well. 🫰

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Serpexnessie🎨 @serpexnessie.com · 11d

Made a buncha new fakemon sprites

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ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · 12d

they're fated to be together in every universe 🙏✨
#yuelposting

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princess online @nadianova.fi · 12d

*kabedons you* hey. you don't need to draw to make a visual novel. just join a game jam and get to it. you are stuck in the labyrinth of perceived genre conventions. go read slime feet and snowcorpse necromancy. just make a visual novel you need no skills for it only time. just do it. do it scared

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 12d

I found a 999 reference in the game! That was strangely gratifying to come across.

The moment the lady said it, that cemented her as The One For Me in this game. <3

(70% for SoulSet right now is a steal.)

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 12d

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Can't believe I've missed out on this 9yo murder mystery set in an eerie mansion because it sounds right up my street! +_+b

🎮: SoulSet by @nobreadstudio.bsky.social
🕗: 9:30pm, GMT+8
🗓: 27 Sept, Saturday

👻: twitch.tv/ricebits

#SoulSet #FallInLoveFestival #VisualNovels #Amare #Otome

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 12d

💬🍵

We've all had that old friend that we've lost touch with, but the memories are still there.

🎮: Irene. The Window by @therightwordsgames.bsky.social
🕗: 8pm, GMT+8
🗓: 27 Sept, Saturday

📍: twitch.tv/ricebits

#IreneTheWindow #FallInLoveFestival #VisualNovel #IndieGames #RicePlays

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a wild ricebits 🎮 pre-odyssey!~ @ricebits.bsky.social · 13d

⚓🏴‍☠️

This game caught my eye months ago, and now I'm here to bring it into your pockets under the #FallInLoveFestival banner. +_+

🎮: Sigh of the Abyss by @rdevworks.bsky.social
🕗: 8pm, GMT+8
🗓: 26 Sept, Friday

🌊: twitch.tv/ricebits

#SighOfTheAbyss #VisualNovels #Amare #Otome #IndieGames #RicePlays

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