Jaylus / Julia
@romanhyacinths.bsky.social
artist & indie game dev, based in Boston 🌙 she/her 🎏 www.romanhyacinths.com
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Made my second-ever #zine — a 14-page fake shopping catalog for wacky magical wands! Kept making myself laugh while writing these descriptions 🫣
Finished up some WIPs from 2025 this week, including the painting to the right, inspired by @junkfoodgames.bsky.social's wonderful solo journaling game "directionless" to the left!
December 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Finished up some WIPs from 2025 this week, including the painting to the right, inspired by @junkfoodgames.bsky.social's wonderful solo journaling game "directionless" to the left!
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May
I reworked As Long as the Cicadas Sing into a 1-page game. This was for a project we did with the local Designed in the DMV collective (more to come in the June post).
I also got a lovely piece of art inspired by Wither & Grow from @romanhyacinths.bsky.social !
I reworked As Long as the Cicadas Sing into a 1-page game. This was for a project we did with the local Designed in the DMV collective (more to come in the June post).
I also got a lovely piece of art inspired by Wither & Grow from @romanhyacinths.bsky.social !
December 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
May
I reworked As Long as the Cicadas Sing into a 1-page game. This was for a project we did with the local Designed in the DMV collective (more to come in the June post).
I also got a lovely piece of art inspired by Wither & Grow from @romanhyacinths.bsky.social !
I reworked As Long as the Cicadas Sing into a 1-page game. This was for a project we did with the local Designed in the DMV collective (more to come in the June post).
I also got a lovely piece of art inspired by Wither & Grow from @romanhyacinths.bsky.social !
illustrated a yellow crowned night heron over lunch 🪶🌲
December 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
illustrated a yellow crowned night heron over lunch 🪶🌲
Designed and printed my first #TTRPG — a 1-2 player game set in the Wild West — for @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social's TTRPG Bookmark Jam!
You can download and play it for free here: roman-hyacinths.itch.io/a-western-de...
You can download and play it for free here: roman-hyacinths.itch.io/a-western-de...
December 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Designed and printed my first #TTRPG — a 1-2 player game set in the Wild West — for @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social's TTRPG Bookmark Jam!
You can download and play it for free here: roman-hyacinths.itch.io/a-western-de...
You can download and play it for free here: roman-hyacinths.itch.io/a-western-de...
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I dropped this prelaunch page a few weeks ago without getting into many more details. And now I have some pretty spreads too. So: 🧵
NULL_SPACE is itchfunding for Zine Month (Feb 2026)! Smash that "notify me" button and I'll let you know when: binary-star-games.itch.io/null-space-p...
NULL_SPACE is itchfunding for Zine Month (Feb 2026)! Smash that "notify me" button and I'll let you know when: binary-star-games.itch.io/null-space-p...
NULL_SPACE prelaunch by Binary Star Games
Coming soon, Zine Month 2026
binary-star-games.itch.io
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I dropped this prelaunch page a few weeks ago without getting into many more details. And now I have some pretty spreads too. So: 🧵
NULL_SPACE is itchfunding for Zine Month (Feb 2026)! Smash that "notify me" button and I'll let you know when: binary-star-games.itch.io/null-space-p...
NULL_SPACE is itchfunding for Zine Month (Feb 2026)! Smash that "notify me" button and I'll let you know when: binary-star-games.itch.io/null-space-p...
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Starting UI integration with dialogues and interactions 💬
December 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Starting UI integration with dialogues and interactions 💬
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icymi
it's no longer my birthday, but my games are still on sale all week
it's no longer my birthday, but my games are still on sale all week
Today marks my 36th time around the sun!
I'm putting my stuff on sale for the next week
junkfoodgames.itch.io
I'm putting my stuff on sale for the next week
junkfoodgames.itch.io
December 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
icymi
it's no longer my birthday, but my games are still on sale all week
it's no longer my birthday, but my games are still on sale all week
in NYC visiting friends for the week — and will be co-working at GUMBO a couple days! mutuals, feel free to message if you want to cross paths while I'm here 🤭
November 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
in NYC visiting friends for the week — and will be co-working at GUMBO a couple days! mutuals, feel free to message if you want to cross paths while I'm here 🤭
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Sharing some of my favourite smear frames in my handmade game, Scrabdackle! It's coming out TUESDAY! Dec 2! Would love if y'all took a look! 😊💙
store.steampowered.com/app/1578720/...
#game #videogame #indiegame #cutegame #animation
store.steampowered.com/app/1578720/...
#game #videogame #indiegame #cutegame #animation
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Sharing some of my favourite smear frames in my handmade game, Scrabdackle! It's coming out TUESDAY! Dec 2! Would love if y'all took a look! 😊💙
store.steampowered.com/app/1578720/...
#game #videogame #indiegame #cutegame #animation
store.steampowered.com/app/1578720/...
#game #videogame #indiegame #cutegame #animation
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Friends, we're back to self-publishing (which is both fun and scary). We'd be really happy if you wishlist the Simogo Legacy Collection if you have any interest in it! store.steampowered.com/app/3817040/...
Simogo Legacy Collection on Steam
From cute arcade novelties to innovative text-based thrillers and acclaimed fourth wall-breaking stories, Simogo Legacy Collection is an eclectic celebration of Simogo's past, featuring faithful rendi...
store.steampowered.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Friends, we're back to self-publishing (which is both fun and scary). We'd be really happy if you wishlist the Simogo Legacy Collection if you have any interest in it! store.steampowered.com/app/3817040/...
Put together my first photography #zine tonight, featuring photos I took on different weekend trips to Cape Cod, mid-coast Maine, and lakeside New Hampshire this fall! 💫
November 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Put together my first photography #zine tonight, featuring photos I took on different weekend trips to Cape Cod, mid-coast Maine, and lakeside New Hampshire this fall! 💫
"Roman Hyacinths" has been my handle since I started making art and videogames half a decade ago... and last week I got a thigh tattoo of hyacinth flowers in a Roman-esque bowl 🪻🏺✨
October 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Roman Hyacinths" has been my handle since I started making art and videogames half a decade ago... and last week I got a thigh tattoo of hyacinth flowers in a Roman-esque bowl 🪻🏺✨
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Scrabdackle's new Act 1 trailer is out!! I'm SO excited about it, it was really fun to put together!
You can check it out on the Steam page below - it's really finally looking like a real game ready to launch!! 😊
store.steampowered.com/app/1578720/... #indiegames #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
You can check it out on the Steam page below - it's really finally looking like a real game ready to launch!! 😊
store.steampowered.com/app/1578720/... #indiegames #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
Scrabdackle on Steam
The magical misadventure of a novice wizard thrown (literally) into the unfamiliar world outside. Go on a sprawling hand-drawn adventure with spells to study, bosses to best, and a huge handcrafted wo...
store.steampowered.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Scrabdackle's new Act 1 trailer is out!! I'm SO excited about it, it was really fun to put together!
You can check it out on the Steam page below - it's really finally looking like a real game ready to launch!! 😊
store.steampowered.com/app/1578720/... #indiegames #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
You can check it out on the Steam page below - it's really finally looking like a real game ready to launch!! 😊
store.steampowered.com/app/1578720/... #indiegames #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
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⚔️TIME ⚔️ TO ⚔️ RECLAIM ⚔️ YOUR ⚔️ BRAIN⚔️
Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!
Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...
Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...
Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv
Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!
Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...
Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...
Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv
September 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
⚔️TIME ⚔️ TO ⚔️ RECLAIM ⚔️ YOUR ⚔️ BRAIN⚔️
Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!
Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...
Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...
Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv
Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!
Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...
Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...
Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv
pretty pictures from a weekend on #CapeCod — probably going to make a small photography zine of New England spots once I free up a bit!
September 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
pretty pictures from a weekend on #CapeCod — probably going to make a small photography zine of New England spots once I free up a bit!
stoked to vote in local city elections! :) #Somerville
September 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
stoked to vote in local city elections! :) #Somerville
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BIG NEWS! Moon Rings playing card decks are available now!
Edition of 100, standard 52-card deck. Can be used for playing Moon Rings or for any reason you'd use a card deck.
Get them from the game's itch page. Shipping to the U.S. only atm
Please share!
junkfoodgames.itch.io/moon-rings
Edition of 100, standard 52-card deck. Can be used for playing Moon Rings or for any reason you'd use a card deck.
Get them from the game's itch page. Shipping to the U.S. only atm
Please share!
junkfoodgames.itch.io/moon-rings
September 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
BIG NEWS! Moon Rings playing card decks are available now!
Edition of 100, standard 52-card deck. Can be used for playing Moon Rings or for any reason you'd use a card deck.
Get them from the game's itch page. Shipping to the U.S. only atm
Please share!
junkfoodgames.itch.io/moon-rings
Edition of 100, standard 52-card deck. Can be used for playing Moon Rings or for any reason you'd use a card deck.
Get them from the game's itch page. Shipping to the U.S. only atm
Please share!
junkfoodgames.itch.io/moon-rings
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This is just a test room I set up while debugging yesterday. It's not even in the game. But the VIBES...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #GodotEngine
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #GodotEngine
September 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is just a test room I set up while debugging yesterday. It's not even in the game. But the VIBES...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #GodotEngine
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #GodotEngine
An epistolary visual novel I made for my mom last year is in this wonderful #indiegame anthology! Check it out ☺️
A Winter Away is a short, hand-drawn visual novel about a daughter duck who recently moved far away from her aging mama. Write letters back and forth! Chat with the mailbirb!
By @romanhyacinths.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-68
By @romanhyacinths.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-68
September 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An epistolary visual novel I made for my mom last year is in this wonderful #indiegame anthology! Check it out ☺️
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Dive again into the world of indie games with Indiepocalypse #68!
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
olszoj (olszoj.mmm.page)
-Cover by CharleyJadeIllustrations (charleyjadeartistry.com)
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-68
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
olszoj (olszoj.mmm.page)
-Cover by CharleyJadeIllustrations (charleyjadeartistry.com)
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-68
September 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Dive again into the world of indie games with Indiepocalypse #68!
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
olszoj (olszoj.mmm.page)
-Cover by CharleyJadeIllustrations (charleyjadeartistry.com)
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-68
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
olszoj (olszoj.mmm.page)
-Cover by CharleyJadeIllustrations (charleyjadeartistry.com)
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-68
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Incredibly grateful to @pcgamer.com for sharing about our Games for Palestine charity bundle. Thank you so much for the coverage!! ❤️
www.pcgamer.com/games/you-ca...
www.pcgamer.com/games/you-ca...
September 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Incredibly grateful to @pcgamer.com for sharing about our Games for Palestine charity bundle. Thank you so much for the coverage!! ❤️
www.pcgamer.com/games/you-ca...
www.pcgamer.com/games/you-ca...
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i constantly think about this post
September 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
i constantly think about this post
Played this analog mystery game by @smolghost.bsky.social last night! Had a blast figuring out what happened as we explored envelopes, sketches, floor plans, photos, newspaper clippings etc., getting increasingly sucked in and excited as the story unfolded. Tight game design all around!
September 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Played this analog mystery game by @smolghost.bsky.social last night! Had a blast figuring out what happened as we explored envelopes, sketches, floor plans, photos, newspaper clippings etc., getting increasingly sucked in and excited as the story unfolded. Tight game design all around!
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What a handy little mouse you are!
Restore your burrow and decorate it how you like 🐭🔨🪑
Restore your burrow and decorate it how you like 🐭🔨🪑
August 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
What a handy little mouse you are!
Restore your burrow and decorate it how you like 🐭🔨🪑
Restore your burrow and decorate it how you like 🐭🔨🪑
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branding for the pixel doodle zine with a new score: Bates 56 with a 4.25” reach for binding 8.5” wide pages in half.
#art #1bit #blackandwhite #oc #pixels #pixelart #doodle #pixelicons #icons #digitalart #illustration #artist #dada #fluxus #zines #perzine #dotchke #60grid #webapp #solodev #stapler
#art #1bit #blackandwhite #oc #pixels #pixelart #doodle #pixelicons #icons #digitalart #illustration #artist #dada #fluxus #zines #perzine #dotchke #60grid #webapp #solodev #stapler
August 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM