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I like visual novels with yanderes! and horror games! (+18)
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meiri.itch.io
Still open for 6 more days... we've got very few auditions so please keep sharing 🥹
January 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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otojang.bsky.social
Heyo! Otoke here! I'm a visual novel developer who loves making cozy and cute games 🌸✨ (esp if they involve food!!!)

I do illustrations, UI, and programming! ✨

#PortfolioDay

My games: otojang.itch.io
My carrd: otokeneko.carrd.co
UI showcase for the visual novel Low Effort Romance by AzureXTwilight UI Showcase for a vampire blood themed UI Wedding UI showcase showcase of visual novel sprites
January 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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solarprotag.bsky.social
I'm Solara/Sol! I'm a Canadian illustrator and character designer who makes visual novels!
#PortfolioDay
solgallery.carrd.co
Screenshot from Bread Makes The Heart Aflutter. Shows the bakery scene, with sprites of three fairies floating in the middle of the screen, and Emile's side portrait in the bottom left. The text reads: "Emile: Hello, Snowdrop. Hello, Azalea. Hello, Magnolia. It's good to see you, too!" Cropped artwork of Eileen, the mascot of the visual novel engine RenPy, happily pulling a book out of a bookshelf. The book has the python logo on it. Cropped artwork featuring the vtubers from Holostars English. The two in frame are Banzoin Hakka — who is holding up a drink with an excited look on his face — and Josuiji Shinri — who is looking at him with a smile on his face. Just out of view are Machina X Flayon and Regis Altare. Screenshot from The Mysterious Thief Forget Me Not. It shows the museum interior, with Irina's sprite in the middle of the screen and Desirée's portrait in the bottom left. The dialogue reads: "Desirée: (It's just the two of us right now...)"
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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azurextwilight.itch.io
Thank you for 10k browser plays for Low Effort Romance!!!

Cant believe we managed to get it before a month of release ♥️♥️♥️

#otome #gamedev #indiedev
January 14, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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amaibomb.bsky.social
Character introductions! #YouMeMemo #visualnovel #indiedev
January 14, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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tenshideve.bsky.social
We're Tenshi Studios, an #indieotome game studio consisting of a cute angel and her two cats, Serana and Lelouch.

We make dreamy romance games about girls falling in love!
All the games below are free to play.

♡ #indiegamedev ♡ #otome ♡ #amare ♡ #yuri
January 11, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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arimiadev.com
make the visual novel of your dreams in 2026 !!

if you've ever wanted to make a visual novel, do it! it's a lot easier (and harder) than you might think, but I made a guide on what they are, how to make them, and a bunch of resources to get started 💜✨

read it here: arimiadev.com/how-to-make-...
How to Make Visual Novels guide & resource list for how to make your own indie visual novels by Arimia
January 12, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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m2bstudios.bsky.social
December devlog is out now! Along with our Patreon! #CriminallyYoursVN has both an NSFW DLC along with an Android version of the game! itch.io/blog/1283071...

Please consider reading and supporting! Happy New Year! 🎊
December Devlog- big year ahead!
Happy New Year's Eve! It's gonna be a big year ahead! I'm aware I've slacked on the devlogs in the latter half of 2025, but as for 2026, that will be fully remedied because… Patreon We're launching...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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skywritestudios.bsky.social
UNPAID CASTING CALL (1 Masc)
Looking for 1/2 VA English, French, or Bilingual Voice Actors
Deadline: January 9th 2026
All details in the doc below!

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Dream Date - Casting Call
‘Dream Date’ Casting Call/Auditions pour ‘Dream Date’ [OPEN/OUVERT] Casting Start: January 2nd 2026/Début du casting : 2 janvier 2026 Unpaid Voice Acting/Doublage non rémunéré Deadline: January ...
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January 3, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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unknownhermit.bsky.social
A trend brought over from twitter.
January 7, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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amaibomb.bsky.social
Finished the base for one of my game LI, I only have expressions left. He look like a cutie :b #YouMeMemo #visualnovel #indiedev
January 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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hannahbluish.bsky.social
‘Sh*t’ art is better than no art
Make shit art on purpose, it’s fun and no one cares
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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jamkataclysms.bsky.social
[CG Preview] Introducing Felix, a foreign transfer. He's engaging, smart, and a proud stan! But can you really trust him with your secret?

Play as an office worker who nightlights as an idol in our #otome game, Oh No, It's Monday!
🎤 chanchangames.itch.io/oh-no-its-mo... 💗

#VNdev #WinterVNJam
Close up preview of Felix's Good End CG from Oh No, It's Monday! #ZACbytesgames #jamkatsART
January 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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meiri.itch.io
[PAID CASTING CALL]

Looking for a black queer voice actor to voice Kie in my visual novel, Doce Fim. This is a PAID role!

Kie is a whimsical lil fella and his voice requires a versatile range. Open 'till January 20th!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#voiceactor #VNDev #castingcall #voiceacting
PAID] Casting Call - Doce Fim [1M] [RECAST]
Casting Call [PAID] - ‘Doce Fim’ - 1M Audition deadline: January 20th, 2025 Download the first demo on steam here! Or play in your browser on Itchio! LOOKING ONLY FOR QUEER BLACK VAs! (Transmacs...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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arimiadev.com
if you need chatgpt to help you (checks notes) write the itchio page for your visual novel, you should not be writing visual novels lmfao fuck off
December 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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just-write-studios.itch.io
🎉2025 recap for my big branching #darkfantasy & #horror VN!
🎨 #art: yes!
🧠 #accessibility innovation: YES
🍝 Flowchart spaghetti: MANDATORY

🎉Thank you all for the support in 2025!!! You can read it here: just-write-studios.itch.io/catalyst-bli...

#indiegamedev #gamedev #digitalart #writingcommunity
A working logo for the dark fantasy and horror visual novel "Catalyst: Blind Faith." The subtitle says "Devlog." Grayscale art on the top row shows three main characters. From left to right: A female elf with a sly expression, asymmetric hair, many piercings, and long ears side-eyeing the player; a disheveled and heavily scarred young man, clutching at his head while he stares directly at the viewer; and a bubbly woman in profile view with an unnaturally broad grin and very poofy hair. The bottom row has five sketches of different male body types, all at the same height. These are illustrative of the protagonist, whose appearance can radically change based on the player's choices. From left to right: An emaciated figure in a fighting stance, fists before his face; a slender and broad-shouldered figure in a front-facing and stiff pose; a muscular figure, looking relaxed and confident as he glances over his shoulder; a husky male figure, partially drawn, as some of the right arm is incomplete; and a very heavyset male figure, standing in a similar distant and neutral pose as the slim figure. Meme from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The character Charlie Kelly poses with a crazed and enlightened expression, smoking despite being in the office with a tie and button up, gesturing at a wall plastered with papers and red strings. This is poking fun at the indie developer of a majorly branching visual novel, who cannot talk about its narrative structure without recreating this image irl. Party member preview for the dark fantasy and horror VN Catalyst: Blind Faith. From left to right: A silhouette of Ray, a gigantic English Mastiff wearing a spiked collar. A sketch of Father Richard Anscham, a young, scruffy, and lanky priest wearing a bizarre combination of very modern textiles and bronze age metals. He carries a bloodied iron mace and beat-up shield, with many gold fasteners on his gothic attire. His mop of very curly hair fails to cover the excessive scarring on every inch of his exposed skin. Despite looking so grumpy, a small heart is sketched beside his face. (You) play as him. Orgoth, an elderly and muscular albino orc with bat-like features. One of his large, pointed ears is missing a giant piece. He's covered in dried blood, and his exposed upper body has numerous blackout tattoos with motifs of nature and battle. Numerous trophies of large teeth and a pauldron fashioned out of a demon's skull covers one shoulder. His pointed teeth are bared as he smiles broadly. A tiny sketch of a battle-axe dripping with blood is beside his face. Also in silhouette are three more party members to the right: Celegwen, an elvish sorceress, with extremely long and pointed ears. She's wearing an incredibly tattered, light colored dress, sandals, and has many piercings. Her choppily cut, cloudy-white hair is dyed lavender at its tips. Three stars hover around her right hand. Ofelia Banks, a short and stocky walking armory. She's covered with thieves' tools, knives, scabbards for short swords, and wears an enchanted cloak. Her very fluffy, blonde hair covers most of Celegwen's staff as she stands in front of her. A little sketch of a skull and crossbones is beside her. Lord Yech, the Disgusted has on a floppy hat with massive red and white feathers, striped and slashed clothing evocative of a harlequin and Landsknecht, very long poulaines, and a completely impractical pointed cape. A sketch of a bottle of liquor and a tree are beside him. Flowchart for the heavily branching, dark fantasy and horror visual novel Catalyst: Blind Faith. The narrative structure is shown in significant detail for one of ten "hard branches" of the game, in which the player chooses to further their relationship with the God of Vengeance above nine other choices (seven other deities, or two party members). Extra emphasis is given to the volume of chapters, words, and endings written just this year, to uplift the end of year recap this image was made for. A few fun statistics are also present, to convey this dark hard branches tone: 17 fates worse than death, 19 unique endings, 4 villainous paths, and 1 chance to become a hero. Links are posted at the bottom for previews, devlogs, updates, and more regarding the development of Catalyst: Blind Faith at its itch.io page and community Discord.
December 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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sphealposting.bsky.social
11:59pm: pokemon rumble spheal 12:00am: pokemon rumble spheal wearing a happy new year hat 12:01am: sleeping spheal
December 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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crescence-studio.itch.io
2025 VN dev WINS!

✨ finished 20+ cgs for alaris
✨ finished all character designs for the full cast
✨ reached 350k words and finished scripting (AAAA)
✨ released in Early Access
✨ reached 17k+ wishlists on Steam (😭⁉️)

Full recap of the year (feat. sm beautiful fanart): www.tumblr.com/crescencestu...
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💬 0  🔁 1  ❤️ 7 · 2025 Recap & 2026 GOALS · HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! Well, let's address the elephant in the room, shall we. Alaris did not fully release this year as I had wanted :pained expression: BUT…
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December 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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just-write-studios.itch.io
VN devs, let's share our works together! Quote this with 4 screenshots from your game and a link to it 🙏

Catalyst: Blind Faith is a dark fantasy & #horror VN about compassion. As a troubled young priest, you choose to conquer your demons or embrace them.🩸

just-write-studios.itch.io/catalyst-bli...
Screenshot from a work-in-progress visual novel, Catalyst: Blind Faith. A dilapidated fishing village has a dirt road packed with faceless peasants in silhouette. Fine cloth banners are hung around the makeshift town square, depicting two open hands joined by the sun. Dawn rises over a shadowy forest, watchtowers, and barren farmland in the distant background. An item has been presented to the player: a solid gold pendant of two open hands, which are much more refined than the ones depicted on the banners. The text onscreen that accompanies this item reads: "Holy Symbol of Mercy. A traditional symbol of the Goddess of your Church. This was a risky gift from Father Edmund—only the Church's leader is permitted to wear gold." A choice menu is presented to the player as they overlook an enchanted series of stairs. The player leans over a crumbling ledge, where a small and rocky waterfall rushes endlessly from an unseen and nonsensical source. The cavern ahead is filled with mist and sunlight. The staircases that lead away from their position are barely intact, and absurdly tall, with bases that lead deeper than the mist. Two, small, glowing doorways lie at the other end of the cavern, glowing with so much light that nothing can be seen beyond them. The choice menu reads: "You have faith in your Gods and your own abilities. Start climbing down." or "This is a terrible idea. Return to Malimos's lair to search for an alternate route." Custom UI for Catalyst: Blind Faith, styled like a handmade journal. The deckle-edge pages are flipped open to a tab for the God of Vengeance, which is splattered with old blood. Along with tabs for all the other deities in the fictional pantheon, and places to review characters met, demons faced, inventory items, maps, and notes, the player gets detailed and dynamic information on each category. Here they have hovered over the first page for Vengeance, and a sheaf of paper appears with the player's history with this deity and the player-controlled MC's current reflections on their relationship. Though the player is tracking how many lives they have taken with this deity, their reflections are slightly more opaque: "You find yourself drifting from the path of the vengeful and vindictive. Such a thing can be easily amended." Work in progress, grayscale, hand drawn art for the dark fantasy and horror visual novel Catalyst: Blind Faith. A loosely sketched woman with a dark cloak and fluffy hair lies on the ground, her face obscured by her hair as she looks at a a slender, heavily scarred young man. This priest of murder, the protagonist, is seen in third person perspective while his deity works through him. He's in an unnatural pose, leaning heavily to one side, which the dutch angle corrects so he appears to be kneeling perfectly upright. Motes of darkness and light drift around him. His hands are held in front of him, but loosely closed instead of in fists. He stares unblinking as light and darkness oozes from his eyes down his unemotional face.
December 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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lenlen403.bsky.social
vn devs, let's share our works together! quote this with 4 screenshots from your game and a link to it

uhhh under the stars send blueet

lenlen403.itch.io/under-the-st...
December 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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yussuna.bsky.social
VN devs, let's share our works together! quote this with 4 screenshots from your game and a link to it 🚗

"Trip leads to" is a VN I made for gameJam, and it's about trip on vacation that leads to many endings
You can meet with 4 characters during the trip ^-^)

yussuna.itch.io/trip-leads-to
A man with blush face saying "E-eh" Old couple with very humble looking clothes with old grandpa saying "bread..." Little girl with full energy face with narrator saying "You take a seat then give fork to little girl" Scene on a road with trees with narrator saying "You are back to driving, almost it's end of your vacation, you kinda feel somewhat melancholic and your thoughts goes to thinking:" And the choices are: - Love - Meaning - Peace - Clean
December 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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crescence-studio.itch.io
4 screenshots of your game and a link ✨

alaris is my child that i have raised for 5 years, full of dragons, fae, and my own blood if any of that happens to interest you

✨ link: crescence-studio.itch.io/alaris
December 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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just-write-studios.itch.io
🎉End of year recap!! #indiegamedev #indiedev
🎨 Tons of #art + #animation & #trailer links
✍️ #writing summary + updated flowcharts!!
🩸Thank you all for supporting this #darkfantasy and #horror VN through 2025!!!!

🔥It's a LOT, you can see all that & more for free here! www.patreon.com/posts/146757...
A skeleton squatting with heavy weights. It's wearing a "happy new year" party hat, blowing a golden party noise maker, and is covered in terrible meme text in various fonts. It reads: My body is a machine that turns my free time into CBF progress." This is a parody of the game developer of Catalyst: Blind Faith, who is physically disabled, yet gleefully carried the weight of her indie game through all of 2025 on top of the horrors. Work in progress, grayscale, hand drawn art for the dark fantasy and horror visual novel Catalyst: Blind Faith. A loosely sketched woman with a dark cloak and fluffy hair lies on the ground, her face obscured by her hair as she looks at a a slender, heavily scarred young man. This priest of murder, the protagonist, is seen in third person perspective while his deity works through him. He's in an unnatural pose, leaning heavily to one side, which the dutch angle corrects so he appears to be kneeling perfectly upright. Motes of darkness and light drift around him. His hands are held in front of him, but loosely closed instead of in fists. He stares unblinking as light and darkness oozes from his eyes down his unemotional face. Flowchart for the heavily branching, dark fantasy and horror visual novel Catalyst: Blind Faith. The narrative structure is shown in significant detail for one of ten "hard branches" of the game, in which the player chooses to further their relationship with the God of Vengeance above nine other choices (seven other deities, or two party members). Extra emphasis is given to the volume of chapters, words, and endings written just this year, to uplift the end of year recap this image was made for. A few fun statistics are also present, to convey this dark hard branches tone: 17 fates worse than death, 19 unique endings, 4 villainous paths, and 1 chance to become a hero. Links are posted at the bottom for previews, devlogs, updates, and more regarding the development of Catalyst: Blind Faith at its itch.io page and community Discord.
December 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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azurextwilight.itch.io
Low Effort Romance is RELEASED for #WinterVNJam ! #otomegame #visualnovel #josei #datingsim #indiegame

azurextwilight.itch.io/low-effort-r...

Play as Emma and try to score a date for Christmas dinner with your family!
Low Effort Romance by azureXtwilight, OTOJANG Games, skai2blue4u
Girlfailure X Boyfailure Romance
azurextwilight.itch.io
December 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM