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arimia @arimiadev.com · 7d

now that fall in love festival has wrapped, let's talk about it and give some thanks...

#FallinLoveFestival was my 2nd Steam festival, following Otome Games Celebration in May. the goal was simple: do OtoFest again, but bigger. for all romance types. this time, we'd get on the front page of Steam.

Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL presented by studio elan
SEP 24 - OCT 1

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🍄Chattercap🍄 MHIAS is out for #OtomeJam! @chattercap.bsky.social · 4d

It's fairytale season again!!! 🥳🥳🥳 (Fingers crossed for my entry this year....)

Chimériquement - itch do better because we're frankly pissed @chimeriquement.itch.io · 4d

If you were wondering, wondering, wondering and wondering when #OUATVNJam begins, IT'S NOW!!!

Time to create some fairy tales!! Chop chop!!!! And of course, feel free to use the tag to document your progress if you participate, I'd love to see it!

LINK:
itch.io/jam/ouat-2025

Once Upon A Time VN Jam - 2025

A game jam from 2025-10-04 to 2026-01-31 hosted by Chimériquement. Feature art by Oragonrance Once upon a time, a game jam was held to create stories around the theme of fairy tales… “Once Upon A Time...

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azureXtwilight @azurextwilight.itch.io · 5d

Thank you for the 1K+ browser plays for Onigashima! Shiori says thank you <3

#SpooktoberVNJam
#visualnovel
#indiegame

We also are still in need of ratings so rate us here: itch.io/jam/spooktob...

Art by me~

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Ant Langman @antlangman.bsky.social · 6d

Lia and Mary must each share half of a magical girl form. What happens when one half starts to die?

#spooktobervnjam #visualnovel #spooktober #magicalgirl #gamejam #indiegamedev #indiedev #indiegame

ant-langman.itch.io/magical-lemo...

Magical Lemon and Lime by Ant Langman

Lia and Mary must each share half of a magical girl form. What happens when one half starts to die?

ant-langman.itch.io

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🍄Chattercap🍄 MHIAS is out for #OtomeJam! @chattercap.bsky.social · 6d

I just backed Re:Curse - A heartfelt time-travel mystery visual novel on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/pap...

Re:Curse - A heartfelt time-travel mystery visual novel

A time-travel mystery visual novel about found-family, connections, and hope in dark times.

www.kickstarter.com

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robobarbie @robobarbie.dev · 9d

#VeloxFabula3
OVERALL
✨WINNER: A Garden of Impossible Objects by @skyshard.itch.io

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azureXtwilight @azurextwilight.itch.io · 9d

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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Elseth Games @elsethgames.com · 8d

⏳ RE:CURSE'S KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN IS LIVE!⏳

Help bring our heartfelt #timetravel mystery #visualnovel to life!

Don't miss the chance to snag our limited tiers~

🚀 Check out our KS page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pap...

🎮 Steam Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3902580/...

#gamedev #indiegames

Re:Curse - A heartfelt time-travel mystery visual novel

A time-travel mystery visual novel about found-family, connections, and hope in dark times.

www.kickstarter.com

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Studio Élan @vnstudioelan.com · 8d

Fight crime, be gay—do things the magical girl way! 💖

Our latest yuri game, Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery, is out NOW✨ Follow a pair of married magical girls on one last mission to solve a string of murders before their powers fade for good.

Play it: store.steampowered.com/app/1803850/...

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Carrot 🥕 @justacarrot.bsky.social · 11d

If the demo can get to 300 downloads by the end of the weekend I will draw something cute to celebrate... 🥺

Carrot 🥕 @justacarrot.bsky.social · 13d

The demo for my new queer horror VN is out! Meet this chaotic group of friends before I put them through the horrors 😀

🍂~8k words (30-45 min)
📽️Cinematic scene direction
🎃Autumn vibes
👬Underlying gay tension???
🏳️‍⚧️A cute enby MC
💀No one dies (yet...)

justacarrot.itch.io/where-the-da...

#visualnovel

An in-game screenshot showing Ze posing with a smile at the front, saying "Always brush your teeth kids," as Gum looks on in abject disapproval and Marshall absolutely loses his mind behind them.

An in-game screenshot showing all five of their sprites dressed in their sleep clothes up in the attic while Marshall shoots up in the middle, shouting "Awoooo, werewolves in London!"

An in-game screenshot of a CG showing the five of them engaged in a raucous pillow fight in the attic, with Marshall in the middle looking like a rabies-infested werewolf. The text says "This continues for a good ten minutes."

An in-game screenshot showing Berek and Gum at the forefront, with Berek angrily gripping Gum's head while Ze leans heavily on his shoulder, slyly letting out a drag from his cigarette and saying "I'm always here."

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🍄Chattercap🍄 MHIAS is out for #OtomeJam! @chattercap.bsky.social · 11d

How could you fire the best teacher ever 😢

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Altila @altilaaa.bsky.social · 11d

There is a strange man dressing like a wizard on your balcony. What does he want? Should you let him in?

Play [Moonlit Wizardry], a BL-ish #kineticnovel #visualnovel for #spooktobervnjam with 10.4k words and 8 CGs!

FREEEEEEEE:
altila.itch.io/moonlit-wiza...

#screenshotsaturday #vndev

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endseeker.°• @ WE BELONG DEAD - OUT NOW @mythxl.bsky.social · 11d

hi guys I wrote a route for this really cool horror yuri visual novel for the spooktober gamejam, play it for me okay? 🤗
uberthemeh.itch.io/we-belong-dead

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arimia @arimiadev.com · 11d

200+ visual novels. 100+ developers from across the globe. 1 week.

have you fallen in love with your next story yet? there's even more demos to try not and 50+ discounted visual novels, so find your next favorite story today ✨️

store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...

Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL
SEP 24 - OCT 1
presented by Studio Elan

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Elseth Games @elsethgames.com · 14d

Of Frost and Flowers is joining Fall In Love Visual Novel Steam Festival!

Play this #otome game for free on Steam!

Thanks a lot to @arimiadev.com for organising the festival!

Festival: store.steampowered.com/publisher/st...

Game: store.steampowered.com/app/2211250/...

#FallinLoveFestival

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Sugar Moon Studio @sugarmoonstudio.bsky.social · 13d

Glad To Announce That Our Game City Lights, Old Flames Would be involed in the Steam Festival hosted by @vnstudioelan.com

store.steampowered.com/app/3205360/...

#indiedev #visualnovel #otome

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Quill Yuri 百合 @ Double Date (Toronto Yuri) @quill-yuri.bsky.social · 13d

We're part of the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival! #FallinLoveFestival

Kiss girls, kiss girls, and kiss girls! (with a sprinkling of problematic lesbians and girls violence, tehe)

Check out our games here!
🌺 store.steampowered.com/curator/4303...

Fall in Love Festival Team Anpim Adult Life Yuri Bundle graphic with blonde woman doing a wall slam to white haired woman

Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival Lachesis or Atropos graphic. Key visual of three black haired girls in a dark background

Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival The Final Prize is Soup graphic. Black flames line the graphic while two black haired girls look at each other

Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival graphic featuring lots of yuri! Lesbians.

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Pri 🌟 Owl Cat Lady @prikarin.bsky.social · 13d

For those who were curious about how Fay looks in #ReynardVN:

Here's both Fay and Carl!!

Their main game is called #MysticCipher; which is both a spin off to #KillerTrait and its own game series.

Art by @mustacheskulls.bsky.social

Fay and Carl from my games Reynard (a short 1k VN) and Mystic Cipher.
Carl also appears in Killer Trait.

Fay has heterochromia with her left eye being green and her right eye yellow. They're around 162 cm tall and have short light brown hair tied in a short ponytail. She wears a suit with a vest and a long-sleeved shirt as well as gloves.

Carl is around 183 cm tall. He has medium length autumn orange hair. He wears a long brown coat over a green turtle-neck and black pants. He has his eyes closed.

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Altila @altilaaa.bsky.social · 13d

[Moonlit Wizardry]

On a moonlit night, Nova (male, 22) met a wizard called Wizard who wanted to cheer him up with wizardry!

A BL-ish (friends, or so they said) kinetic novel with 10.4k words and 8 CGs made for #spooktobervnjam and #yaoijam

Link:
altila.itch.io/moonlit-wiza...

#altilavnlog #vndev

Moonlit Wizardry by Altila

[BL] Wiz A Wizardry!

altila.itch.io

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🍄Chattercap🍄 MHIAS is out for #OtomeJam! @chattercap.bsky.social · 13d

IT'S OUTTT LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO congrats on the release!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 Can't wait to meet this group before everything hits the fan 👏

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Carrot 🥕 @justacarrot.bsky.social · 13d

The demo for my new queer horror VN is out! Meet this chaotic group of friends before I put them through the horrors 😀

🍂~8k words (30-45 min)
📽️Cinematic scene direction
🎃Autumn vibes
👬Underlying gay tension???
🏳️‍⚧️A cute enby MC
💀No one dies (yet...)

justacarrot.itch.io/where-the-da...

#visualnovel

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Sol ✨ play Forget Me Not on Steam/Itch @solarprotag.bsky.social · 21d

We're a week away from the Fall in Love festival hosted by @vnstudioelan.com, and The Mysterious Thief Forget Me Not is in it!

From Sept 24 to Oct 1, you can enjoy my phantom thief yuri game and over 200 other titles in this romance-themed festival!
#FallinLoveFestival

Promotional graphic for the Steam Fall in Love Festival, with the key art of The Mysterious Thief Forget Me Not.

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Split Narrative 💘 @splitnarrative.com · 14d

We're happy to announce that Replay Boys is a part of Fall In Love Festival, by @vnstudioelan.com 💗
You can check out Replay Boys for 30% off, along with over a hundred other fantastic romantic visual novels!
#FallinLoveFestival #IndieDev

store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...

Fall in Love festival banner with the Replay Boys cover art on it. "Fall in Love visual novel festival, runs from Sep 24-Oct 1"

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NoBreadStudio @nobreadstudio.bsky.social · 14d

SoulSet is taking part in Steam's #FallinLoveFestival hosted by
@vnstudioelan.com! (Sep 24-Oct 1)💞

store.steampowered.com/news/app/589...

Check out all the other games taking part in this fun event, celebrating 200+ visual novels with romance themes!❤️

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Traumendes_Madchen @traumendesmadchen.bsky.social · 20d

The Fall in Love Festival hosted by @vnstudioelan.com is about a week away and Chronotopia will be a part of it. I hope you’re excited! #FallinLoveFestival

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