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[Guide] Free VS Commercial Visual Novel Development by Arimia Read it on Arimia's blog @[email protected] #VNDev #GameDev #IndieDev

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[New Tool] Ren'Py Relationship Menu [Beginner Friendly!] by Rev A library with a character relationship framework and a status screen. Get it on itch.io @[email protected] #RenPy #VNDev #IndieDev

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Trans Joy Jam 2025 has concluded with 46 entries! The jam ran from February 1st to February 24th. Check out the submissions here! #TransJoyJam #QueerGames #GameDev #IndieGame

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[New Tool] Ren'Py Translation Converter by and0 A simple tool to convert Ren'Py translation files (.rpy) into CSV files or Excel sheets and back. Get it on itch.io @[email protected] #RenPy #VNDev #IndieDev

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[Guide] Ren'Py Items & Inventory Tutorial by Vimi/Visual Novel Design @[email protected] #RenPy #VNDev #IndieDev

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Sign-ups for NaNoRenO are open! [March 1st - April 2nd] It's a yearly month long visual novel game jam inspired by NaNoWriMo! Sign up here @[email protected] #VNDev #GameJam #IndieDev #VisualNovel

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Yuri Vampire Visual Novel Cage of Roses is out on Steam and Itch Synopsis: A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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The Make Visual Novel Assets! Jam has concluded! (voting ongoing) There are over 100 submissions, including backgrounds, sprites, GUI packs, music, plugins and tutorials. All assets are required to be free until March 1st so check them out soon! […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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renpy devs checking the submissions page for MVNA like @[email protected] #RenPy #MVNA #MakeVisulNovelAssetsJam #VNDev #IndieDev

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New VNDev Community! c/VNDev is a new Lemmy community centred around general VNDev discussions and sharing progress updates on your projects. It's supposed to be a federated alternative of sorts to r/vndevs. Users from the microblog side (Mastodon, Misskey […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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[New Tool] Controller Support Expansion For Ren'Py by Feniks A huge library with tools for improved controller input and controller-friendly component variants, among other things. Everyone, say "Thank you, Feniks!" Get it on itch.io @[email protected] #RenPy #VNDev #IndieDev

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[New Tool] Textbox Scaler for Ren'Py by Kigyo This adds a text size preference to your game and makes sure that your line widths stay proportional to the text, preventing weird cut-offs. The screenshots are from Artificial Selection. Get it on itch.io […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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Signups for the Otome Game Jam 2025 are open now! The game jam will run from May 1st 2025 until July 1st 2025. Check it out here [Also there's a brand-new VNDev Lemmy community!]) @[email protected] #GameJam #Otome #VNDev #OtomeJam

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[New Tool] Timed Choice Menu in Ren'Py by CuteShadow "Jump to a label when the timer runs out for situations where the urgency of a time-sensitive decision is desired." Get it on itch.io @[email protected] #RenPy #VNDev #IndieDev

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Indie Mystery Thriller Of The Devil Episode 1 is out now Steam | Itch.io | VNDB Demo Review by NoisyPixel Review by gamesline @[email protected] #VisualNovel #OfTheDevil #IndieGame #otDevil

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PSA for Bluesky users who like my posts! This account is bridged from the fediverse, which means I can only see notifications from you if you bridge your bsky account as well by following @ap.brid.gy ❤ Also check out the lemmy communities I post into! Ren'Py Otome Games

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[New Tool] Ren'Py Alt Scanner by Requiem A quick-and-dirty plugin that scans your code for missing alt text and logs warnings during the Lint process. Get it on Itch.io @[email protected] #RenPy #VNDev #IndieDev

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[New Tool] Ren'Py Auto Name Highlighter by gabmag A plugin that automatically highlights names and specific words in different colours. Get in on Itch.io @[email protected] #RenPy #VNDev #IndieDev

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Indie Death Game Visual Novel "Yet Another Killing Game" is out on Steam and Itch Synopsis: A "death game" of the smallest scale! You play as the amnesiac protagonist, trapped in a mysterious house with two other captives. You quickly learn that the only way […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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Prepare for a bunch of "New Tool"/"Guide" posts on here in the next few weeks. Tons of new stuff is coming out due to the Make Visual Novel Assets Jam :) #VNDev

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[ New Tool ] Ren'Py Transforms List! by OTOJANG Games Drop-in collection of predefined transforms. It comes with an example game with demonstrations. Get it on itch.io @[email protected] #RenPy #VNDev #IndieDev

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Automatic Speech Pauses for Ren'Py by Kigyo From the itch page: "This plugin automatically scans for every comma and period in your visual novel, and adds the necessary pauses, while keeping your script nice and clean:" The game in the example gif above is […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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Genso Manège has been released for Nintendo Switch and Steam Switch Store | Steam | VNDB There are already reviews: Genso Manège Otome Review - A Dreamy, Tragic, and Magical Romance by @[email protected] Genso Manège Review (Nintendo Switch) by […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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Issue 32 of the Amare Fortnightly Bulletin has been released! Inside, you’ll find: - New game releases, including fantasy, otome, and yuri titles - Fresh episodes and chapter updates for episodic games - Exciting Kickstarter campaigns to keep an eye on - […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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The Sealed With A Kiss Game Jam is finished! - Here are 6 notable Otome games The SWAK jam is a month long visual novel game jam that ran from January 1st to February 1st. Here are a few interesting indie otome games to check out: Ninefold Promise Until We […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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Jast Lunar New Year Sale until Feb 9 Lots of VNs are currently on sale on the Jast Store and Steam. Notable reduced titles are Saya no Uta, You and Me and Her, and most of the Nitro + Chiral BL games. @[email protected] #VisualNovel #VisualNovels #BLGame #BLGames

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[New Tool] Deliciously Cooked Framework by LeafLanne A cooking mini-game for Ren'Py which includes: Character Customization User Input Money/Time System Random NPC generator Random order generator Get it on itch.io @[email protected] #RenPy #VNDev #IndieDev #GameDev

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Media Skip for Ren'Py by HB38 From the Github page: This Project is a drop in library for adding an easy way to skip movies (and music) in Ren'Py. @[email protected] #RenPy #VNDev #IndieDev #GameDev

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Love and Deepspace to Double as a Period Tracker - Siliconera Read the article here @[email protected] #LoveAndDeepspace #Otome #OtomeGame #OtomeGames

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[New Tool] Particles: Point Emitter in Ren'Py by CuteShadow A generic point emitter particle generator for Ren'Py. Itch page @[email protected] #RenPy #VNDev #IndieDev #GameDev

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[New Tool] Shiny Cards for Ren'Py by MMO From the itch page: > Here's a script you can use so you, too, can have some shiny cards in your project!I stumbled upon this by mixing up 'matrixcolor' and 'matrixtransform'. One thing led to another, and I ended up […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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[New Tool] Ren'Py Match Statement by HyJyncks From the Github page: > The bulk of this file is a simple implementation of a match-like workflow for renpy script. It uses the same match case and _ keywords, _ being the wildcard. As of right now it only supports […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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[Blog] How To Finish Your Indie Visual Novel - by Arimia Read the blog post here @[email protected] #VNDev #VisualNovels #VisualNovel #IndieDev #GameDev

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Steam Winter Sale: Bustafellows is currently $1.99 on Steam It's down from $39.99 and the cheapest it's ever been :D VNDB Other current Steam winter sale deals I could find were: Taisho x Alice (-64% for the entire bundle) VNDB Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds (50% […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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Issue 30 of the Amare Fortnightly Bulletin is out! > Hello everyone, Issue #30 is out now!We are back with a new winter theme we hope you enjoy.As 2024 comes to a close, it's hard to believe how quickly the year has flown by. With the holidays approaching, Amare news is slowing down, but there […]

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Ace Attorney-inspired Detective Game Paper Perjury is out now Synopsis: You play as Justina Smith, a newly hired clerk at the Azure City Police Department, as she finds out the truth behind a series of suspicious crimes. Work with the eccentric detectives […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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[New Tool] Make Visual Novels! Custom Quiz Kit! Quote from the itch page: > This quiz kit allows you to quickly use Ren'Py and it's web build functionality to author multi-media quizzes to host on your own websites, and if itch.io lets it fly on their site you […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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Make Visual Novel Assets! Jam A game jam all about creating assets and resources for visual novel developers. It starts on February 1st and ends on February 15th (two weeks) @[email protected] #VNDev #GameJam #IndieDev #GameDev

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Developer Interview - Developing Slay the Princess - by Arimia Interview Link Arimia interviewed Black Tabby Games, the developers behind Slay the Princess, on their marketing strategies and game development philosophy. @[email protected] #VNDev […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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Developer Interview - Developing Slay the Princess - by Arimia Interview Link Arimia interviewed Black Tabby Games, the developers behind Slay the Princess, on their marketing strategies and game development philosophy. @[email protected] #VNDev […] [Original post on goblin.band]

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Oooh I can already tell that that last post is gonna be popular with the lemmy crowd 😐

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[Documentary] The blood on our Controllers - The Complicity of the Game Industry in the Palestinian Genocide Watch here Quoted from the video description: "The blood on our Controllers" is an amateur documentary made to denounce the role of the video game industry in the normalization of the […]