#indieDev

[ravenstargames]

✦ The Love Interests official birthdays!

This has been asked a lot so I guess it's time to make it official!

✦ Amon: August 10th

✦ Raeya: January 18th

✦ Gael: July 1st

✦ Envy: March 6th

✦ Ara: June 12th

✦ Xal: April 22nd

✦ Father Pride: October 29th

✦ Lázaro: December 3rd

✦ Cécile: November 14th

[morbethgames]

Halloween Special, Current Projects, New Patreon Content

I am so sorry about the radio silence as of late. Between the stuff earlier this week (yes, that stuff), dealing with deaths of people, and university; I've been very busy and mentally drained. However, the good news is, you can play the mini game of The Bureau, "Witchy Woman" right now! The link is at the bottom of this post! Eventually I'll integrate it into the main game, or put it out as potential free DLC or something, but for now there are no stats and it's not tied to choices from the base game.

Tonight is a special case. The MCT has been called in as a favor after finishing up our most recent case. A friend of Kris's reached out, and the local P.D. has let the MCT take the lead on this one. A house party in the beginning of October up in Maine has turned sour. A party-goer has been reported deceased.

We just finished a job, but in this line of work, there's always another case to solve. So here I am, approaching the residence with my team, about to find out exactly what happened on this cold, damp night.

Because it's not part of a bigger game or story, and the only pacing I had to worry about was that of the investigation, this is much more freeflow than other investigations in the main story. Go back and forth between the crime scene, the perimeter of the house, interrogations, and more! The more you discover evidence, the more new options will unlock in conversations, and you have an evidence log in the stats section that updates every time you find out something relevant to the case.

I'm only promoting this now, even though it's been done for a couple of weeks, because it was part of a Jam and I didn't think it would be fair if I got votes from a community built over a few years when others in the Jam would not have had that same benefit. I wanted it to be an even playing field, even if it meant holding out for a bit. So, I apologize for making you all wait.

There are still things I'd like to do for this game, things I'll end up adding, but it is at the very least ready to play. It's 40k words, so have at it!

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Right, next up, something I'd like to announce. I'm working on a serialized fiction that I'm (hopefully) planning to turn into a book. The first 3 chapters are going to be posted for free, both here on my blog and on my Patreon, though not quite yet. Chapters after that will be released on Patreon for the people who pay the $5 tier.

I'll be honest, it has been extremely cathartic to go from writing an IF where the chapters are all pretty much the length of a book themselves, to writing an actual book where a chapter is about 4k words. It's a very nice breath of fresh air, and it by no means, entails that I will stop working on Bureau. In fact, it may even help speed up rate of production, funnily enough. Having something to keep my mind turning while having writer's block about a scene in the IF will help me constantly generate ideas, and that's really nice to think about.

A small college town is rocked by a horrific murder. In wake of the events, a couple of friends begin investigating this personal tragedy, determined to get to the bottom of what happened at the Scribe City college. The lesson is quickly thrust upon them that loss leads to pain, but pain is temporary, and loss can be forever. So what comes after the pain? They need to explore that journey together, and in the process, navigate the complicated things feelings that have started to bloom.

The book (serialized fiction for now) , called Love In Stasis, is going to be a 'WLW romance small town college murder mystery'. You will explore the relationships that these characters have and continue to form, and just how messy things get when tragedy sparks love. I have almost 25k words done for it, about six and a half chapters, and I'm going to try to get 50k words done with it by the end of the month. A writing challenge that's totally not tied to the name of any organizations.

If this works out, I could reward patrons with static fiction while not having to worry about providing everyone with constant things tied to the IF itself, and I could work on The Bureau at a pace I'm very comfortable with.

I'm still learning as a writer. I'm still learning new things I like, and how I like to produce content. All I know is that I like producing art in the form of writing, and I most certainly will not stop doing that anytime soon, and now that the Halloween Special is done, I will be getting back to the base game.

Which will start with a complete recoding of the gender variables. I've already started on that process, so no more multiple versions of each chapter. One version. One set of gender variables. Much more condensed coding and script. So, people out there who said that wasn't going to change, I just have to say what I'd said all along. My coding was indeed bad. However I will also say something else I've said all along. I do take criticism.

That being said I'm never using multi-replace and you can't make me. I like being able to read what I'm writing.

More to come in the near future.

Stay Brilliant,

-Vi

https://cogdemos.ink/play/viisbae/the-bureau-halloween-special-witchy-woman

Patreon Link

[andbloom]

I've been building a silly triceratops-beetle for my game.

[xenidraws]

Shootable buttons, moving platforms, doors... We get closer to a demo every day! 🫡

[solsticestation7]

Welcome to your resting grounds. The stars burn empty here.

Solstice is a Roblox Horror game, with inspiration from David Szymanski's 'Iron Lung.' Set on an abandoned space station among the stars, you are a prisoner. Your conviction is unimportant. You were approached by *Stargate, with a proposal; Board the Station, Retreive [REDACTED] and escape with your life. Should you complete this you will earn your freedom.

They do not expect you to return.

*Stargate: An independent company that owns Solstice. They have no restrictions and are under no laws.

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Frequent updates & Development posted on our socals! Moreso in our discord!

Applications for Concept Artists, Developers, Voice Acting, and soon to be writers are always open! Join us you apply, we would love to have you on our team!

[pichongames]

The Bunny Graveyard is available now on Nintendo Switch!

🐰Experience the beginning of this spooky story with full voice-acting, new collectibles, new animations, and more secrets to find!

[witchmarsh]

Romance option?? (no)

Wishlist Witchmarsh on Steam now!

[larahug]

OMG I FORGOT TO PROVIDE AN ORIGINAL FILE OF MY SPINNY BOI ON TUMBLR

Spread this fucker

seeing them everywhere gives me so much joy lol

[destined-productions]

I am a solo indie dev trying to overcome my anxiety and actually let people know my game exists. It is a cute physics based game where you are the level.

I love making this game with passion and I am so excited to share it with the world, but somehow I need to let the world know. Unfortunately the way steam works is the more wishlists the more visibility, so if you are interested it is super appreciated :)

Wishlist on steam or visit the website to find out more mightymarbles.com

[devsgames]

I saw someone be like "It's still as good a time as ever to take a risk and make your indie game into a breakout success, just look at Lethal Company!"

Let's just be clear that "massively unpredictable viral success making an ungodly amount of money" does not equal "realistic and attainable benchmark" for almost any other indie dev.

[ravenstargames]

What body part do the LIs find the most attractive?

✦ What body part do the LIs find the most attractive?

✦ Amon: Butt

✦ Raeya: Arms

✦ Gael: Lips

✦ Envy: Back

✦ Ara: Belly!

✦ Xal: Neck and shoulders

✦ Father Pride: Eyes

✦ Lázaro: Eyes

✦ Cécile: Hands

[lonely-house]

RENTAL is now available for free on steam! this is an updated version from our previous itch.io one, under our new horror label LONELY HOUSE 🧸ྀི

if you want to support us you can buy the DLC for an exclusive zine, but the game itself is 100% free to play, hope you enjoy it~

[fieldsofmistria]

🐄 Even cows deserve a break to play!

[cbedfordart]

New trailer just dropped!

Sorry We're Closed will be releasing on November 14,2024!

You can wishlist it on steam which really, really helps me out as an indie dev!!

[mooneyestudios]

The whole Mooneye team and Kyle Banks were some really busy bees in the last few weeks and worked very hard to get our fluffy friend Chesley ready for his big debut!

So with excitement we are happy to finally be able to say the magic words:

🥳 FAREWELL NORTH IS OUT NOW! 🥳

Restore color to the desolate islands of Farewell North, an atmospheric journey where you play as a border collie on an adventure with your human. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell. ---

It’s been quite a journey for us too and we are so happy that we can finally share this wonderful project with everybody. We can’t wait to hear from your experiences and thoughts and we really hope you’ll enjoy this wholesome, yet emotional adventure with Chesley and Cailey 🐾

Ah, and if you played the game, please consider leaving a review on Steam since it supports the game and everybody who worked on it tremendously ❤️