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Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen
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Writer of many, many, MANY words... 🏳️‍🌈

Website: https://www.wraithkal.com
itch: https://wraithkal.itch.io
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wraithkal
Mastodon: https://mas.to/@wraithkal
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Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen @wraithkal.bsky.social · Dec 2
Guess it's #introduction time?

I'm Peter, young of heart, (relatively) old of age, and somewhere in-between during a full moon...

I ✍️ about #indiegames on www.wraithkal.com.
tl;dr? Then check out www.youtube.com/@Wraithkal instead.
Or both! Why not both? Both are great.

Now to explore BlueSky! 😌
wraithkal.bsky.social
I love waking up just past midnight for no apparent reason. Actually, I don't, but yesterday it coincided with a video idea, and 4 hours later I had drafted nearly 2000 words. Something slightly more personal than my usual stuff, although hopefully it will still be well received... later this week 😅
February 10, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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ScreenshotSaturday Mastodon Musings (February 7, 2026)
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February 9, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Vinty should be practicting calligraphy, but a recent ghost sighting has her distracted, and so, off to Singapore we go!

www.wraithkal.com/without-with...

youtu.be/0Z83heoeCe4

#WithoutWithin #visualnovel #review
Without Within 3 Wraps up the Trilogy With a Spooky Mystery
YouTube video by Wraithkal
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February 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Books are great. You can bring and enjoy them anywhere. Video games, not so much. Unless they're on Switch, which just got some classic gamebook love with the release of Fighting Fantasy Classics Vol 1.

#FightingFantasy #gamebooks #Switch
Switch just got the first four Fighting Fantasy gamebooks
Gamebook like it's 1982 and 1983 again with Fighting Fantasy Classics on Switch.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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itch.io
Out of the Ocean: A cute yuri visual novel about dating a mermaid girl, or a wealthy young lady... or both of them?

ebihime.itch.io/out-of-the-o...
February 5, 2026 at 12:47 PM
wraithkal.bsky.social
The tale that started back in 2019 will be ending soon in the form of a free epilogue for Queen’s Wish 2: The Tormentor.

#rpg #dlc #epilogue
Queen’s Wish saga concluding with free epilogue
Queen’s Wish 2: The Tormentor is getting a large, free epilogue.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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#AroJam2026 #lgbtq #gamejam
Aro Jam 2026: aromantic spectrum game making time
Time to make games featuring aromantic characters.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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MAGGIES 2025: vote on a year's worth of MAGS
New year, new MAGGIES, and the finalists are awaiting your votes!
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February 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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ScreenshotSaturday Mastodon Musings (January 31, 2026)
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February 2, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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MAGS February is full of Holes
New month, new MAGS (Monthly Adventure Game Studio) competition!
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February 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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ifcomp.org
IFComp has updated its rules for 2026.

You can see the updated rules page at ifcomp.org/rules/

You can read more about what went into this rule at www.tumblr.com/ifcomp/80727...

Thank you to everyone who shared feedback that helped inform this update.
January 31, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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#lgbtq #TransJoyJam #gamejam
Trans Joy Jam 2026: help create a brighter future
Trans Joy Jam 2026 is starting real soon.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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House of LGBTQ+, my Steam Curator, just got some cowboy lovin' with the addition of bl vn Dead Man's Rest 🏳️‍🌈

store.steampowered.com/app/1465640/...

#lgbtq #boyslove #visualnovel
Dead Man's Rest on Steam
A Wild West BxB story of love, murder, and revenge. Play as Lee "Blackjack" McCarthy on his hunt for the elusive Wild Bill—until a mysterious killing shatters all his plans.
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January 31, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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psycheplays.com
I'm going to be in a live D&D show on @tablestory.tv!

I have loved Tablestory and the work they do for so very long, and it's such an honour to be invited to go on an adventure with them! 🥹 Show starting on February 17th at 7:00pm GMT/2:00pm ET.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i39Y...
THE LOST SECOND | OFFICIAL TRAILER
YouTube video by Tablestory
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January 30, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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ebihimes.bsky.social
I've released a bonus chapter of my r18 BL visual novel, All Scars and Starlight!
Scars is a dark story about a deposed king who develops a relationship with his captor in a 1001 Nights inspired world. There's also a lot of pretty boys crying 🙏

✨ store.steampowered.com/app/2827190

#yaoi #boyslove
January 29, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Reposted by Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen
danthat.bsky.social
EARTH MUST DIE is OUT NOW.

Starring Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, @alexhorne.bsky.social @misterabk.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @5teviem.bsky.social Tamsin Greig, Don Warrington and LOADS of other people.

It's cheap | good | funny, check it out.

store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Save 25% on Earth Must Die on Steam
These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...
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January 27, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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ScreenshotSaturday Mastodon Musings (January 24, 2026)
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January 26, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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ScreenshotSaturday Mastodon Musings (January 17, 2026)
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January 19, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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House of LGBTQ+, my Steam Curator, just got some much-needed mermaid lovin' with the addition of @ebihimes.bsky.social's brand new yuri vn, Out of the Ocean 🏳️‍🌈

store.steampowered.com/app/3616970/...

#lgbtq #yuri #visualnovel
Save 10% on Out of the Ocean on Steam
A cute and wholesome yuri story about a girl who meets a mermaid washed up on the beach at night. Join Asuka as she finds herself caught up between Misuzu, her ladylike classmate, and Nerine, a girl w...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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At a glance: the 2026 Indie Game Festival finalists
New year, new possibilities, new indie games, and new IGF finalists!
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January 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Ever wondered what would happen if you were whisked away for Chai Tea Chats?

Played a game about that recently, and I have... thoughts 🤔

youtu.be/DM3ObVQTk9g

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#ChaiTeaChats #free #visualnovel
Chai Tea Chats review
YouTube video by Wraithkal
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January 13, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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I've seen a few people declare I'm a successful writer and that's very kind but the basis for this seems to be because I write a lot. A page needs single-digit views to make my daily top 10. I am financially barely scraping by. I do need people to share/support my work, it doesn't magically get seen
January 12, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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gbpatch.bsky.social
Presenting... The 2026 Our Life: Now & Forever development road map!

GB and our lead developer, Shawna, have put together their plans for the year. If you're a longtime GB fan, new to the community, or somewhere in-between, you'll want to take a look!
[The dazzling guest image is an alternate version of the art used in the month start post by caffeinana on Twitter!] Happy belated new year! This is an update by GB rather than Claire. I’m gonna let everybody know what’s going on with the project and our new plans for releasing Our Life: Now & Forever. I’ll start with what people most want to know: the changed release schedule for the initial launch of OLNF. We will be releasing all of Step 1 & Step 2 November 2026 in Early Access. Step 3 and Step 4 are delayed until 2027. Our Life: Now & Forever Roadmap Text Version: Early Access Launch - November 2026 Step 1: 5 free + 5 DLC moments, intro, ending Step 2: 5 free + 5 DLC moments, intro, ending Room customization for Steps 1 and 2 16 CGs, 25 art cut-ins, 25 chapter cards 1,100,000+ words Performance improvements for lower powered devices Steam Cloud save support Features from the feature list Step 3: Adulthood - Mid 2027 Step 3: 5 free + 5 DLC moments, intro, ending Additional CGs, BGs, cut-in art, and character sprites Room customization for Step 3 Features from the feature list Step 4: Full Release - Late 2027 Step 4 Epilogue + full launch Additional CGs, BGs, cut-in art, and character sprites Achievements (in-game & Steam integration) Many new doll parts for the character creator Additional room decorations Remaining features from the feature list Wedding Update - Early 2028 Wedding DLC, one long story Additional CGs, BGs, cut-in art, and character sprites Future Features (added as completed) Updated moment selection UI Updated character customization system Voiced names and nicknames Controller + Steam Deck support Detailed playthrough information That is definitely different from our original release plans. This year things are changing significantly at GB Patch Games. From the start, I’ve written the scripts and lead programmer Shawna has implemented them. In 2025, we hired Mae to help add scenes. Shawna has spent months preparing training material and changing the back end to allow others to join in with programming, while also keeping up with their normal script programming. In 2026, we’ll be hiring additional programmers and Shawna will be moving into a manager position to work with a whole team on adding scripts. Once that’s in place, the average amount of words programmed per month is going to double, from 25,000 words to 50,000 words. That’s what will allow us to release part of the game this year. But why only Steps 1 and 2? We seriously considered releasing Step 2 and Step 3 without DLCs available for the initial launch instead. The problem is that it’d be risky. I’ll be finished with writing Step 2 in another couple months. I’ll spend the rest of 2026 working on the Step 3 script. However, if something happens to me and I can’t finish it by November, that’ll be it. The officially set release will have to be pushed back and 2026 will be another year with no launch. Adding new programmers to help with the script will increase how much script can be completed per month, but it also means we’re doubling the amount of content that needs testing. With more team members also comes more communication and coordination to make sure every part of the game flows how it’s supposed to. Even with monthly beta testing, there are so many possible variations that it’s difficult to iron out every wrinkle in that time frame. Launching in Early Access first will give us room to fix more issues and ensure we can add in promised features for the final release, while giving you a chance to explore the story in the meantime. Basically, finalizing so many scenes that are this complicated just can’t be done without a ton of time or a ton of eyes checking it out. Because we had that poll where half of the audience said they’d prefer an episodic style release, I thought launching half the game in Early Access would be better than taking the chance of not putting out anything in 2026. Now, I’d like to give you an idea of what I mean when I talk about the scale of this project. Our Life: Beginnings & Always, with four steps and five different DLCs, has a script that’s 1,260,000 words. The content from just Step 1 and Step 2 of Our Life: Now & Forever will be around 1,100,000 words. Almost the same length as the entire prior game. That’s excessive, but I never want to limit what players can do in a scene — over a million words for two out of four time periods is the result. Hopefully, it’ll be amazing in the future when it is done. Until then, there’s much to do. The silver lining is that the early access launch is going to have over a million words to explore! It’s not some little demo. We’ll be adding new features too as they’re completed, such as the updated character creator and controller support. That’s outlined in the infographic, and we’ll update it throughout development. With all that said, thank you for supporting us throughout development. It’s been great seeing people’s reactions to every update over the years. We hope you’ll continue playing and being part of the community as these bigger releases begin rolling out!
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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ScreenshotSaturday Mastodon Musings (January 10, 2026)
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January 12, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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liminace.bsky.social
I just released my entry to Glam Jam 2!!! It's a really short dress up game lasting 5-10 minutes. Please consider checking it out!!!

liminace.itch.io/dress-me-down

#anime #dark #indiedev #visualnovel #horror #RPGMAKERHORROR #liminace #devlog #indiegame #dressmedown #dressup
Dress Me Down by LiminAce
Doll her up for the night of her life!!!
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January 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM