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oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals

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i'm oscar gao (any pronouns) and i like making visual novels. BL/GL/anything goes 🔞SOME ADULT CONTENT🔞 🏆winner of Best BL in Spooktober 2024 🎮games: rottenmondays.itch.io 🎨comms: vgen.co/oscargao 💌contact: [email protected]

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oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Nov 22

💔🔪 ROTTEN MONDAYS 📅🧡

OSCAR GAO, chinese dyke #vndev & creative who will match your freak! creator of award-winning BLVN #OurLambAmidstMortals🐑

scenario writer, director, programmer. i make #art and #assets too!

support me
☕ ko-fi
🎨 commission me
🎮 my games
💌 [email protected]

Visual novel screenshot of two guys facing each other, standing in a hallway with elegant architecture. Novel-mode textbox on the right says: "Yoyo's throat is dry as he gulps down whatever stupid joke rested on the tip of his tongue. He stares at Nathaniel's figure. Lit up from behind like one of those fucked up Renaissance paintings he saw in Art History."

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oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Mar 14

ive been rewatching old DR playthrough videos and it's revitalizing my middle school self. those games are bad and also good... SDR2 will always be my favorite though. komaeda's legacy is eternal

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of the Devil @nthcircle.bsky.social · Mar 13

Played Episode 0 and hungry for more? Wishlisted Episode 1 while you wait for a sale? Got that one OOMF who said "I've been meaning to check that out"?

Now's your chance! Get of the Devil Episode 1 at a discount during this week's Steam Spring Sale!

a graphic displaying of the Devil Episode 1 DLC at a 10% discount as part of the Steam Spring Sale, March 13th-20th

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Roo 🔞 Pervert @frictionpress.bsky.social · Mar 13

FRICTION PRESS: TRANS HORROR.
The place where bodies meet desire, fear, illness, and trauma, becoming something new. Horror that doesn't skip the orgasmic transformation 🔞

Browse here: friction-press.itch.io

I encourage everyone who makes trans horror to QRT this post and share your own work!

a promo image outlining 3 trans horror stories by FRICTION PRESS

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Ashcan @ashcan.bsky.social · Mar 13

ryukishi fans showing up to the function when they hear it'll have patriarchal mindsets, child abuse, and bullying

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oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Mar 13

ryukishi07 feminist king......

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KigyoDev 🎃 SpookY2K out now! @kigyodev.com · Mar 7

Do you like dress-up games? 👚
Would you like there to be more of them? 👗

ME TOO!

Help me by filling out this survey on what the successor to my fashion game should focus on!

💜 Fill out survey: forms.gle/w1vgKP8EQmff...

It only takes 5-10 minutes & I'm giving away 1 FREE DLC. Thank you so much!

The title graphic of Artificial Fashionista, Foris lying down on her stomach, surrounded by chibi versions of her in various fashionable outfits

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oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Mar 7

i've been rereading umineko again

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svn ✦ drawing mines @svnnnne.bsky.social · Feb 9

always bet on red.

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#svnart #ofthedevil

Pictured: Morgan from the game Of The Devil by Nth Circle. Background says: Always bet on. Poker chips are falling from the sky. Morgan is looking down at the viewer with a floating card (that has a gun on it) in her hand. The words "RED" is overlayed on top of the card.

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oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Feb 9

homemade chicken parm 💪

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Mariah Currey @mariahcurrey.bsky.social · Feb 3

It's bundle time! Returning for a second year, the @cartoonist.coop NSFW Comics Bundle is live on @itch.io from 2/3-3/2 💘

20 spicy comics for $20, tons of bonus artwork to be unlocked, all the funds going straight to indie artists!

itch.io/b/2848/the-c...
#nsfw #nsfwcomics #bundle

The Cartoonist Co-op NSFW Comics Bundle image. Inkling and Nibford are reading 18+ comics saying "Wow!" and "They're going for THAT!?" Artwork by @Ciel (Ciel Doberman)

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Naarel (play Passerine Hills: Just a Bite!) @ednaarel.itch.io · Feb 6

I like to say that I release games because it makes it sound like I keep them in some sort of cage and they growl and snarl and howl inside and I open the cage's door and they run out into the wild so I can say "it's out now" like a warning

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oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Feb 6

i'm marinating a honey-garlic-soy sauce salmon fillet in the fridge for dinner and i'm so fucking excited to eat it later

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vullen @vullen.bsky.social · Feb 6

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vullen @vullen.bsky.social · Feb 6

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vullen @vullen.bsky.social · Feb 6

future archaeologists will know you were (not) a boy
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oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Feb 6

i don't want to believe that people are too simple-minded to read the words at the top of the game page but i keep being proven wrong

oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Feb 6

anyone wanna buy me the utena nendoroid when it comes out

Nendoroid Utena Tenjou from Revolutionary Girl Utena

oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Feb 6

there's a yandere porn game living in my drafts, like a ghost haunting me...

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of the Devil @nthcircle.bsky.social · Feb 6

of the Devil: Episode 1 is available now.

Take a gamble, win big, and defend your client. Play the latest installment of our cyberpunk mystery adventure game today.
🔗: store.steampowered.com/app/3124580/...

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oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Feb 6

i don't mean to rip this person to shreds but a quick glance at their profile reveals some unsurprising levels of self-centeredness

A cropped screenshot of an itch.io comment. The second sentence is highlighted in yellow.
"I'm not saying that a lady protag is wrong. It's just that I won't read a story where I can't identify with the protagonist. If ever comes a time where you can pick the protag's gender (as stated in the possible upcoming features of the game) then I would gladly read it."

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oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Feb 6

BirdsRightsActivist @ProBirdRights tweets: "I am feel uncomfortable when we are not about me?"

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oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Feb 6

this isn't even regarding the PORTRAYAL of catholicism in my VN, just that it exists in the story at all…???

oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Feb 6

a general PSA from an indie developer:

if you don't like the theme or aesthetic of a game, please DO NOT leave a 1-star review over it!

you can actually move on with your life and forget about it!
the moment you realize This Game Is Not For You, you can leave!!!!!

A 1-star review on itch.io made 43 days ago, saying: "If you don't like christian religions stay away. I, myself hate christian themes so I cannot recommend this VN."

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oscar gao | Our Lamb Amidst Mortals @rottenmondays.com · Feb 6

won in balatro for the first time yay

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Kemi Stanton, First of her Name 💫 @saiyanserenityv.bsky.social · Feb 2

This post I came across on Tumblr is SO GOOD, not only am I making these all my rules to live by in 2025 but I think everybody should strive to follow them too!

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25 ways to be a little more punk in 2025.

1. Cut fast fashion - buy used, learn to mend and/or make your own clothes, buy fewer clothes less often so you can save up for ethically made quality.

2. Cancel subscriptions relearn how to pirate media, spend $10/month buying a digital album from a small artist instead of on Spotify, stream on free services since the paid ones make you watch ads anyway.

3. Green your community - there's lots of ways to do this, like seedbombing or joining a community garden or organizing neighborhood trash pickups.

4. Be kind stop to give directions, check on stopped cars, smile at kids, let people cut you in line, offer to get stuff off the high shelf, hold the door, ask people if they're okay.

5. Intervene - learn bystander intervention techniques and be prepared to use them, even if it feels awkward.

6. Get closer to your food - grow it yourself, can and preserve it, buy from a farmstand, learn where it's from, go fishing, make it from scratch, learn a new ingredient.

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7. Use opensource software - try LibreOffice, try Reaper, learn Linux, use a free Photoshop clone. The next time an app tries to force you to pay, look to see if there's an opensource alternative.

8. Make less trash - start a compost, be mindful of packaging, find another use for that plastic, make it a challenge for yourself!

9. Get involved in local politics - show up at meetings for city council, the zoning commission, the park district, school boards; fight the NIMBYs that always show up and force them to focus on the things impacting the most vulnerable folks in your community.

10. DIY > fashion - shake off the obsession with pristine presentation that you've been taught! Cut your own hair, use homemade cosmetics, exchange mani/pedis with friends, make your own jewelry, duct tape those broken headphones!

11. Ditch Google - Chromium browsers (which is almost all of them) are now bloated spyware, and Google search sucks now, so why not finally make the jump to Firefox and another search like DuckDuckGo? Or put the Wikipedia app on your phone and look things up there?

12. Forage learn about local edible plants and how to safely and sustainably harvest them or go find fruit trees and such accessible to the public.

13. Volunteer - every week tutoring at the library or once a month at the humane society or twice a year serving food at the soup kitchen, you can find something that matches your availability.

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14. Help your neighbors - which means you have to meet them first and find out how you can help (including your unhoused neighbors), like elderly or disabled folks that might need help with yardwork or who that escape artist dog belongs to or whether the police have been hassling people sleeping rough.

15. Fix stuff - the next time something breaks (a small appliance, an electronic, a piece of furniture, etc.), see if you can figure out what's wrong with it, if there are tutorials on fixing it, or if you can order a replacement part from the manufacturer instead of trashing the whole thing.

16. Mix up your transit - find out what's walkable, try biking instead of driving, try public transit and complain to the city if it sucks, take a train instead of a plane, start a carpool at work.

17. Engage in the arts go see a local play, check out an art gallery or a small museum, buy art from the farmer's market.

18. Go to the library - to check out a book or a movie or a CD, to use the computers or the printer, to find out if they have other weird rentals like a seed library or luggage, to use meeting space, to file your taxes, to take a class, to ask questions.

19. Listen local - see what's happening at local music venues or other events where local musicians will be performing, stop for buskers, find a favorite artist, and support them.

20. Buy local - it's less convenient than online shopping or going to a big box store that sells everything, but try buying what you can from small local shops in your area.

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21. Become unmarketable - there are a lot of ways you can disrupt your online marketing surveillance, including buying less, using decoy emails, deleting or removing permissions from apps that spy on you, checking your privacy settings, not clicking advertising links, and...

22. Use cash - go to the bank and take out cash instead of using your credit card or e-payment for everything! It's better on small businesses and it's untraceable.

23. Give what you can as capitalism churns on, normal shmucks have less and less, so think about what you can give (time, money, skills, space, stuff) and how it will make the most impact.

24. Talk about wages - with your coworkers, with your friends, while unionizing! Stop thinking about wages as a measure of your worth and talk about whether or not the bosses are paying fairly for the labor they receive.

25. Think about wealthflow - there are a thousand little mechanisms that corporations and billionaires use to capture wealth from the lower class: fees for transactions, interest, vendor platforms, subscriptions, and more. Start thinking about where your money goes, how and where it's getting captured and removed from our class, and where you have the ability to cut off the flow and pass cash directly to your fellow working class people.

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