#merry CRISIS

[allieebobo]

merry crisis is THE RIGHT NAME FOR THAT STORY GOOD LOOORDDD completely in love w all these characters and I am so tangled w them what the hellllll awesome games btw my irl college friend introduced me to them and I’m IN LOVE!!!

Sam and Shay my beloveds…

It’s really funny bcz I have a character who I insert into everything like this and he is totally the type to have a situationship, a messy breakup, and an almost immediate new love interest at once X’3!!

Srsly love ur work!!!

HAHAHA oh my gosh so glad your friend introduced the games to you, very cool! Now you can go spread the games to more people, ey? ;)

Love that you like Sam and Shay- definitely the sunshine characters of both IFs... though I guess Sam and Nat have their similarities too (staunch loyalty and willingness to ride or die with MC)

That messy self insert is perfect for Merry Crisis!

[merrycrisis-if]

Hii, I just wanna say I love this if so much. I come back every few months or so to replay it, I've played it countless times by now honestly, and it always fills me which such joy and fuzzy feelings 😭 especially Shay's route, they're SO FREAKING ADORABLE. I wasn't expecting it but they have my heart. PLEASE let us pamper them in the future, I wanna give them flowers and chocolate or whatever they like and tell them how much I love them 🥺 yes, I'm totally normal about this

Awww I love that, really happy that this IF brings you comfort and sparks joy!

Shay IS adorable and so wholesome.

[yeoldenews]

A few of the more creative spellings of Christmas I’ve come across while looking for Dear Santa letters in old newspapers this year.

[ayo-edebiri]

#Merry crisis

[darktober]

thanksgiving is finally over you know what that means

[spacedoutflowers]

Merry Lambmas everyone!!

[nicostiel]

#merry crisis

[sunnymainecoon]

Yeah so

[crying-sphynx]

Me and my bf were baking gingerbreads and I cut out two tbh shaped ones. One of them, this fella, found themself a friend in the oven. Fused together while baking, it was a very cute and funny surprise when I pulled the tray out from the oven.

So I drew them.

They're inseparable, best friends.

[batshit-auspol]

merry shitscram auspol batshitter, I thought you would like to know that just now while watching Muppets Christmas Carol, Scrooge said "who was the most wretched man whose death brought about joy" or something like that, and my dad (who has been in a half-asleep food coma for 90% of the movie) opened his eyes to blurt out "Scott Morrison" with a fervour like he was going to win $1000 with the correct answer

It's good to know that at least once a year, all Australians can put aside their differences, sit down together and agree that Scott Morrison is a fuckhead

[allieebobo]

Merry Crisis Early-release: Chapter Three!

The latest chapter* (27th Dec) is AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW for ko-fi supporters! <I am so sorry for the delay!! Also not an April's Fools' Joke haha I would never do that to you guys!>

Features: 

The lead-up to the Nat surprise (!)

Visit a columbarium with your family (to commemorate your grandparents 👴👵 and relive some childhood memories!) <Flesh out your MC's family life>

OR: Skip the columbarium family trip and have lunch with Qiu (at their workplace 💼; or lunch with Shay (includes an optional boxing 🥊 session and the potential to meet someone dear to them🍲).

Meet Qiu or Shay at a 'winter'-themed  funfair/carnival in the evening (or save it for a future Nat date)🧸🎄🍻 <win stuffed animals, drink mulled wine, sit on the lawn and... experience... snow(?)>

Bonus scenes at night if you choose not to go to the funfair (e.g. board games with Joony, write a song if you're a musician etc.) 

Wordcount: 54k + 12/13k words (for the winter fair, should you choose to go with Shay/Qiu)

Can't wait to share it with you guys!

(P.S. if you helped to beta-test, a big thank you <3 I'm about 60% done with everyone's feedback, and I'll continue to tweak and edit over the course of the week! Once I'm done with everyone, I'll send each of you a thank you + confirmation email!)

*It's Chapter Three now, but only because I re-named the chapters, essentially what would've been called Chapter Four previously.

[merrycrisis-if]

Exciting news! Game Artist wanted!

Merry Crisis is hiring*! If you are a game artist/illustrator looking for a long-term/large-scale game/visual novel to collaborate on, send your portfolio to allieebobo@gmail.com or DM me on Tumblr or discord @allieebobo for more information.

For non-artists: Appreciate the help to share this with any artists you may know :) Stay tuned for exciting news, including a demo/kickstarter sometime in Mar 2025!

Detailed information

Assets required:

30+ character sprites (3 main, 10 side-characters, 20+ minor characters)

50+ backgrounds (20 main, 30+ minor/one-time use)

Additional assets/UI (TBC)

Visual references:

Dream Daddy

Keyframes

Rates: DM with portfolio for more details if interested. Artists who are able to commit to doing all the characters or all the backgrounds preferred (for a consistent style).

Revenue-share model (20-25% of kickstarter/game revenue, with minimum sum guaranteed after completing 'core game assets')

Commission model (negotiable, est. budget: $50-$80USD for 3 main characters with necessary variations.*; $25-40USD for side/minor characters, $80-100USD for 20 main backgrounds, $35-50USD for minor/once-off backgrounds)

*Initial sketches for main character have been completed - rates are for polishing and converting to game sprites (e.g. variations for emotions, outfits)

[lil-lemon-snails]

✨🎄Merry Crimmis DCA community 🎄✨

[suzythesilkie]

Season's Peepings to you all 🎄💖

[latte-lesbian]

to everyone struggling with their mental health during the holiday season: you are gonna be okay, take the rest you need, its okay if you arent in a festive mood, let me give you a hug (but only if you want)

[squeeegs]

in other words, it was no longer Christmas Eve... but Christmas Day!