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We’ve never posted there yet, but with our next visual novel/romance game Burn the Midnight Oil closer than EVER to announcement - we wanted to remind everyone that you can also find us on Instagram!

(And for those who’d rather not use instagram, remember we’re also on BlueSky since a while now!)

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DEV LOG: 2024 Recap

Helloooo everyone!

This year genuinely flew past us. As a studio, we had our ups-and-many-downs, but we're feeling more positive going into 2025. Let's start with what we got done this year before moving onto our plans for the future! :)

⭐Released Trouble Comes Twice: Bonus Stories!

Feels like we released this ages ago, but it hasn't even been a year yet! Back in April, we released the first (and only) public DLC for Trouble Comes Twice. For us, Bonus Stories was a satisfying goodbye to these characters after spending years with them; we hope that players who decided to give the DLC a chance feel the same.

It'll always be a bit bittersweet moving on from a project you've worked on for so long and dedicated so much towards. There's always going to be what-ifs, but we're mostly just proud of what we did achieve and kind of relieved we made it to the finish line haha. If you're interested in reading more about our experience working on Trouble Comes Twice and what we learned, do check out this post mortem we wrote! We hope it offers some insight for players who might be curious and other vn devs who'd like another dev's take.

⭐A tumultuous start for our next visual novel Burn the Midnight Oil

Since the end of 2023, we've worked on and off on our next visual novel Burn the Midnight Oil. The plan was to launch a Kickstarter campaign and demo before the end of 2024 - since it's now Dec and that never happened, you can imagine things did not go as planned ahah... Unfortunately, we experienced several setbacks, one of the biggest being that our lead artist had to leave the project some months ago due to health issues.

It took us a minute to find the right person to step in and take over the character art, but we recently welcomed a new lead artist whom we're incredibly excited to be working with!

So, where does the project stand right now?

Our new character artist is chipping away at the sprites and CGs for the game, which are the main assets we're still missing to finish the demo.

Script is written, edited and coded in

BGs are completed and the UI is close to completed

We're planning to tackle the soundtrack in the coming months, but our composer BellKallengar has already finished an amazing main menu theme! We can't wait for you to hear it.

For our own sanity and the expectations of our players, we're not making any promises or guesses on when you can expect the demo, Kickstarter, or official announcement until we know for certain. The only thing we can confidently confirm is that it's coming in 2025 (unless we're struck by the worst bad luck ever).

We're going to resume regular monthly updates when the game has been announced, but until then, we're sticking o quarterly updates instead so the next one would be in March. (Unless we manage to announce the game before that! A dev can dream.)

⭐PLANS FOR 2025

There's only one concrete plan - officially announcing Burn the Midnight Oil, releasing the Kickstarter demo, and launching our crowdfunding campaign! Melli and I already finished the demo script earlier this year, so we've been working on outlining (and writing) the routes for the full game. We hope to make as much progress as possible on that before the Kickstarter launches. Hopefully, that should save us a lot of time in the long run.

We hope everyone's having a fantastic holiday season! See you all in the new year! 🥂

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Didn't have time to do a special illustration for this year, so please enjoy this old gem from last year. Please look forward to an end of year studio update later this week though.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! 😉💝

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! 🎅❄️

guest illustration by the lovely Shikama If you're looking for a cute romcom to enjoy this winter, Trouble Comes Twice is currently on sale over on itchio AND steam!

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Every time I see Jace and Adrian I want to buy TCT all over again. 😍

Haha, that's so cute! Melli (Jace's writer) did an amazing job with their route ❤️

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It's that time of the year again! Winter Sale is on!🎄🎅

Looking for a game that lets you cozy up to some cute characters this winter? Our bisexual romcom visual novel Trouble Comes Twice is on sale on itchio and steam for 30% off until Jan 2nd! ⛄

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We're making some very exciting progress on the new sprites for Burn the Midnight Oil! Closer to the end of this month, we'll draft an update on the project's status and (roughly) when you can expect a more official announcement.🔮🖤

Also, with the announcement of Burn the Midnight Oil, we're going to post more frequently here and on BlueSky. It's sort of daunting to start over on a new social media (so we'll continue to be active on X/Twitter, since that's where most of our following is), but we hope Bsky will grow and we can be more active there instead. 🦋

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Pssst, we’re on Bluesky now!

We haven’t started to post regularly there yet, but plan to as soon as we’re ready to start posting about our new game!

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It's here!!!

This is a project we're very much looking forward to. Make sure to check out their campaign and support them if you can! 💖

Keyframes: First Summer Kickstarter is Live!

Finals are hell but some chance encounters might help smooth the stress over. Enjoy the last bit of Spring as a College Sophomore in this amare, slice-of-life visual novel!

💐 Keyframes: Summer Kickstarter Page 💐

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Hoooo boy! The kickstarter is finally live! Woo!

I've been trying to think of something sentimental to say since this is a bit of a monumental milestone-- even if it is just the start of the campaign ^^,-- but the nerves, haha they're making it really hard to wax poetics right now.

So I'll just say this straight up! On behalf of the team, thank you for being here with us! The fanarts, the love notes in our inboxes, the theories (oh my god the theories ahsdlkasdh)-- everything that came out of your sincere support and passion for Keyframes thus far has uplifted us like no other! So even if the next 30 days is unbeknownst to us all, thank you for giving us the energy to start this campaign optimistically.

Till the next post,

(BLANK) House

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Video credits goes to elliot*!

Play Keyframes: First Spring on itch!

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Mirage Noir Kickstarter is now live!

Play as a detective, solve cases, and try to catch an elusive serial killer in this mystery visual novel focused on found family.

Back the Kickstarter here!

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Was the scene between Jace's parents and Adrian's parents always something you wanted to add in or did that come later? I'm glad they were all supportive of them being a couple even if three of the parental figures were rooting for Hazel and Adrian. 😂

Haha, the rooting for Jace/Adrian versus Hazel/Adrian is one of those variables that switches a bit depending on the route. We consider each route to be an alternate universe kinda, so there may be some things canon to one route that are not canon to another.

The scene with their parents was always part of Melli’s outline, I’m quite sure! We loved the parents so much, we tried to involve them as much as we could.

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Does Trouble Comes Twice have achievements on Steam? Will Burn the Midnight Oil? Do you have a preference for purchase between steam and itch? Asking because I wanna play Trouble Comes Twice and wanna support my indie devs as much as possible and want to know where the best place is. ❤

Trouble Comes Twice doesn’t have Steam achievements unfortunately, and it’s not something we’re going to be able to go back and add anytime soon. Never say never though!

Burn the Midnight Oil and future releases will always have Steam achievements if we can.

We don’t have a preference, but thank you so much for asking! We do make more of a direct profit on itch.io, but because steam has a larger userbase, playing it over there and leaving a review helps us reach lots more new players. Basically, just purchase the game wherever is most comfortable for you! We appreciate the support either way and hope you have a great time with the game. <3

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hi,

forgive me for being dumb, but i have a question about burn the midnight oil.

there’s two protagonists, one male one female, but do we choose one to play as at the start, and then play through as them till the end of that route? or is it like you play as both in one play through?

sorry if this has been said. i looked through all the posts and couldn’t really get a clear answer.

Not a dumb question at all! You wouldn’t know because we haven’t talked about it yet haha.

It’s not really a spoiler so: You select who to play as at the start. If you played Trouble Comes Twice, Circe and Dante don’t share a prologue/common route like the twins did. They have their own prologues and there’s only one scene which happens in both.

However, the routes do take place during the same ”time” so there are references to what happens in Circe’s routes when you play as Dante and vice versa. Some characters and places also appear in both routes, since the stories take place in the same city.

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MASSIVE thank you to everyone for all the interest in this role! We were disheartened to have to part ways with our previous art lead, but we're feeling super hopeful about the future art direction and were absolutely blown away by all the talented new artists we discovered through this application process.

We have only been reaching out to those we think are the strongest options for this specific role, but we've saved the contact info of dozens of artists we think might be suited for other roles on the team or future projects in general. If you haven't heard from us yet in regards to this role, hopefully we may get the chance to work with you on something else in the future.

As for those just wanting to see more of the game, please stay tuned for more news before the end of the year! 🖤🦇

Looking for a new Lead Character Artist!

Foxglove Games is a tiny indie game studio dedicated to writing visual novels and romance games in a variety of genres. We released our debut visual novel, Trouble Comes Twice, back in 2023.

We are currently working on our second visual novel - BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL. A neon-noir crime romance packed with action, mystery, and a touch of horror.

Set in a fictionalized eighties England, where supernatural creatures and other horrors hide in plain sight, you will play as one of two protagonists: the seductive vampire detective Circe, on the hunt for an explanation to a series of bloody murders, or the unwilling cop Dante, a half-demon looking to put an end to a dangerous new drug before it claims more victims. Due to health reasons, our previous art lead unfortunately had to step back from the project. We are now looking for a new lead character artist to draw the sprites and CG illustrations!

Some basics:

🛰️ Remote, Part-time (available for work for the next two years) 💵 Paid role ($25-$40 USD/hour) 🎨 Portfolio showcasing character designs & illustrations a must

Read more and apply here

Reblogs/sharing the word with your friends is much appreciated!

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Pssst, we’re on Bluesky now!

We haven’t started to post regularly there yet, but plan to as soon as we’re ready to start posting about our new game!

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Looking for a new Lead Character Artist!

Foxglove Games is a tiny indie game studio dedicated to writing visual novels and romance games in a variety of genres. We released our debut visual novel, Trouble Comes Twice, back in 2023.

We are currently working on our second visual novel - BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL. A neon-noir crime romance packed with action, mystery, and a touch of horror.

Set in a fictionalized eighties England, where supernatural creatures and other horrors hide in plain sight, you will play as one of two protagonists: the seductive vampire detective Circe, on the hunt for an explanation to a series of bloody murders, or the unwilling cop Dante, a half-demon looking to put an end to a dangerous new drug before it claims more victims. Due to health reasons, our previous art lead unfortunately had to step back from the project. We are now looking for a new lead character artist to draw the sprites and CG illustrations!

Some basics:

🛰️ Remote, Part-time (available for work for the next two years) 💵 Paid role ($25-$40 USD/hour) 🎨 Portfolio showcasing character designs & illustrations a must

Read more and apply here

Reblogs/sharing the word with your friends is much appreciated!

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It's not often i am surprised by which LI i will like the best, but Cameron and Hazel's route really surprised me and i love their story to bits. He has such a lovely mom and adorable brother and it was cool they were included in some cute moments too.

We're glad they surprised you! We know Cameron was a surprise fave for some, it's fun to know people ended up liking him more than they thought they would after trying his routes. 💖

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Lost in Limbo is super close to getting funded now! Please consider checking out their demo and helping them hit their goal! 💖

✦ 84% funded, more than 600 backers, only 8k left until we meet our main goal, and still 12 days to go!

Thank you so much for the support! 😭💜We can do it! Just a bit more and Lost in Limbo will become a reality!

⭐ Consider supporting our KS!