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Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen

@wraithkal.bsky.social

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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! 😌

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Meiri Games 🎮🇧🇷 Game Dev / Queer Games @meiri.itch.io · 1d

[Announcement]

The demo of Doce Fim, the game I've been building up to for 10 years, will be out for free on itchio and Steam...

⭐ On October 21st, 2025! ⭐

I've worked super hard for 9 months on this, so I hope everyone looks forward to it! ❤️

Wishlist: s.team/a/3808270

#VNDev

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ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · 1d

I've released a new BL visual novel! 🎉
It's a short (and free!) r18 Omegaverse story about... two alphas? Wait, that can't be right...

💕 ebihime.itch.io/but-were-bot...

#visualnovel #boyslove #yaoi #blvn

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AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 4d

Updates!

1. Broken Sword 2 - Reforged will be at #AdvX25, rounding out our lineup of 34 games! 🎉 🕹️

2. @burgerbecky.bsky.social unfortunately can't make it due to health issues 😔 (GoFundMe: gofund.me/f331da613)

3. 🎤 New speaker: @antonyjohnston.bsky.social

More details: mailchi.mp/9c04d915f12f...

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Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen @wraithkal.bsky.social · 5d

Mary's struggling with their identity and transphobic parents. Maybe this estranged relationship can be mended. Maybe it can't.

My review of @josephdev.bsky.social's White Iris has thoughts on that and more...

youtu.be/O7IrExtp9I8

www.wraithkal.com/white-iris-r...

#lgbtq #visualnovel #review

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Swan and Raven Studio @swanandravenstudio.com · 6d

Drumroll please...

HELLO//GOODBYE is a charity bundle containing 203 games for only $12. Every dollar goes directly to Virginia charities providing free legal aid to people facing injustice. Available now until November 5th.

itch.io/b/3276/hello...

HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle for Legal Aid. available until November 5th, 6PM EST

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Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen @wraithkal.bsky.social · 5d

ScreenshotSaturday Mastodon Musings (October 4, 2025)

Please enjoy a selection of hand-picked #screenshotsaturday posts from Mastodon with a brief comment from yours truly.

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ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · 6d

i wrote a comprehensive list of all the visual novels i'm working on rn on my patreon and it's uh A Lot hahaha 💦💦💦

if you want to go "ebi what the hell" feel free to check the post out!

❤️ www.patreon.com/posts/140454...

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Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen @wraithkal.bsky.social · 8d

Just updated my Steam Curator with the addition of Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery 🏳️‍🌈

store.steampowered.com/curator/4272...

#lgbtq #visualnovel

Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen @wraithkal.bsky.social · 10d

MAGS October is "Ancient"

New month, new MAGS (Monthly Adventure Game Studio) competition!

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ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · 11d

it's the autumn sale on steam & itchio nd all of my vns are discounted! think of all the yuri you could buy to blot out the miseries of the world as it slowly falls apart around us!!!
come what may theres always anime girls kissing!!!

store.steampowered.com/developer/eb...
ebihime.itch.io

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AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 11d

>80% sold out!
Fewer than 150 tickets left total for #AdvX25 on 22-23 Nov!
Tickets: adventurexpo.org

Almost all ticket types besides regular weekend are entirely sold out. Sign up for the waiting list for 1-day/concession tickets here: forms.gle/ATuvsuAst1mb...

Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen @wraithkal.bsky.social · 12d

ScreenshotSaturday Mastodon Musings (September 27, 2025)

Please enjoy a selection of hand-picked #screenshotsaturday posts from Mastodon with a brief comment from yours truly.

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Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen @wraithkal.bsky.social · 14d

Those aliens are going to pay for kidnapping the space gnome's dog in @amanita-design.net's Samorost 2!

How? Well, my brand new review just might shed some light on that...

www.wraithkal.com/samorost-2-2...

youtu.be/cIFj8bBN5IU

#pointandclick #adventuregame

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ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · 16d

I'm part of Steam's Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival hosted by
Studio Elan ❤️ ✨

A bunch of my romance VNs are discounted during the festival alongside 200+ other great VNs from a bunch of talented devs!
💖

store.steampowered.com/publisher/st...

#visualnovel #yuri

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Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen @wraithkal.bsky.social · 19d

ScreenshotSaturday Mastodon Musings (September 20, 2025)

Please enjoy a selection of hand-picked #screenshotsaturday posts from Mastodon with a brief comment from yours truly.

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Studio Élan @vnstudioelan.com · 22d

Announcing that a week from today on September 26th at 3PM CT the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival showcase will air, hosted by @lirie.pink & @ghostess.net !

Join us for a stream featuring 20 different game trailers from the festival ✨

Watch it here: www.twitch.tv/lirielirie

Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL showcase
SEP 26 3PM CT

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Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen @wraithkal.bsky.social · 22d

#ZombieGirlGameJam

Zombie Girl Game Jam 2 is all about undead females

Zombies. Girls. Game jam.

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YaoiGameJam @yaoijam.bsky.social · 24d

YaoiGameJam 2025 has officially ended!🎉

Congratulations to everyone that submitted a game this year. We are breaking the record with a total of 64 brand new games! 🎉
The previous record was 41 games back in 2022.

Check them all out here:
buff.ly/3xEB3XE

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milk+ visual @milkplus.moe · 25d

Soundless is coming to Steam on September 29th!

With full Steam support, achievements, and even DLC for the official artbook, this release will be COMPLETELY FREE! You can wishlist it now!

Main Game: store.steampowered.com/app/3978150/...
DLC: store.steampowered.com/app/4017800/...

soundless is coming to steam on september 29th 2025

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Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen @wraithkal.bsky.social · 25d

Four colours, ten days: GBJam 13 is well underway

It's that time again. The time to make lovely Game Boy-inspired games!

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Godot Engine @godotengine.org · 25d

#GodotEngine 4.5 has finally arrived! 🎉

With this new release, we made meticulous efforts in order to amplify what is possible to do with our engine, guided by our goal of making gaming and game development for everyone!

godotengine.org/releases/4.5/

Godot 4.5, making dreams accessible – Godot Engine

From mind-blowing effects now made possible by the stencil buffer to accessible descriptions of your GUI elements that opens up the possibility for people with disabilities to play your game — we are ...

godotengine.org

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AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 25d

adventuregamehotspot.com/interview/51...

Our amazing co-organiser @tallstorygames.bsky.social was featured in an interview with @cressup.bsky.social on @aghotspot.bsky.social today! Tom tells all about AdventureX and his own game dev projects. Worth a read!

TICKETS AVAILABLE: adventurexpo.org

Tom Hardwidge – Curses, cats and AdventureX 2025 | Adventure Game Hotspot

The acclaimed indie writer/designer/actor adds “AdventureX director” to his credentials, and chats with us all about the upcoming event and his own current games.

adventuregamehotspot.com

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itch.io @itch.io · 25d

Unfortunately, like many other sites on the internet right now, we're the victim of excessive suspicious requests from bots over the past few days. We're working the best we can to mitigate and get services fully restored. Thanks for your patience

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Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen @wraithkal.bsky.social · 26d

ScreenshotSaturday Mastodon Musings (September 13, 2025)

Please enjoy a selection of hand-picked #screenshotsaturday posts from Mastodon with a brief comment from yours truly.

www.wraithkal.com

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YaoiGameJam @yaoijam.bsky.social · 27d

Itchio site kicking it right when the YaoiGameJam deadline is due is not ideal.

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