#ren'py games

[ebi-hime]

I've released my free yandere yuri VN, It gets so lonely here, for this year's yandere jam! You can download it on Itch.io for the price of $0.00 here! It gets so lonely here is a spooky VN with fairytale theming feat. three cute(?) girls who love you a lot! What could possibly go wrong? Featuring adorable character art by Mossinasi, a custom OST by yuzuki, and an intricate UI by Elduator, it’s an atmospheric story full of characters who do a lot of Morally Questionable Things... But that’s all OK, because they love you!  ♥ (Note: while this VN isn’t particularly graphic, and there are no drawn depictions of gore nor any particularly detailed descriptions of it, you might want to read the list of trigger warnings on Itchio before deciding if it’s something you want to play!)

[doodlemancy]

just dropped a big update for Iron Company, my big WIP visual novel project. the current demo is the whole first chapter, about 2 hours' worth of story, and i think even in its unfinished state you will have a good time :)

At the climax of a desperate war for farmland, John Sykes and Petra Raskoph fought a duel to the death. Dragged away to safety by their comrades, both of them survived. A year after the end of the war, they meet again by chance; Sykes, directionless, depressed, and running low on cash, and Raskoph with a dangerous but lucrative job offer that neither of them can afford to turn down.

platforms: pc, mac, linux, playable in-browser on mobile genre: mid-apocalyptic / horror / comedy / fantasy / enemies-to-friends / found family is there gay stuff?: who do you think i am. (disregard previous sentence if you don't know who i am.) of course there's gonna be gay stuff!!

it's free on itch.io!!

[gleamiarts]

I made a game!!

Its called Alma is Magically Late! It's a sapphic magical girl visual novel and my first game :D

I made it solo for the Magical Queer Jam

It is browser based, and you have the option to download it and play on your pc, mac, linux or windows computers.

It is free as well so have fun :3

[konpeico]

cause when i ride with you, i feel my love renewed

Soul Restruct is a sci-fi action yuri visual novel. Grey, a retail worker with a journalistic eye for beauty in the mundane, gets brought into the exploits of the elementally-powered "New Six."

As the newly-appointed chronicler of this team, Grey follows along to discover the meaning of civilian disappearances caused by a horde mechanical beasts, and the ambitions of the Tyrants in control of them. (all screenshots not final)

Soul Restruct will feature character and CG art by @jellyfishfortuna, background art by Ahruna and Nate D Hernandez, character designs brought on by the likes of khwany! On the soundtrack are @jamiepaige and @shadolith!

@teffiniwynn is the lead writer, producer, and director on Soul Restruct! Els White has been a great help co-writing. Studio Coattails is handling voice casting and Syon Santeria the direction! We'll do character and cast reveals over the coming days.

We're aiming to have a demo, and sometime afterward a crowdfunding campaign, in 2024! Stay tuned for further developments.

You can follow along the game's itch.io page as well!

We've also opened a Patreon if you want to support us in advance and receive extra development tidbits!

Not only that, but @jamiepaige has also released a single featuring the main theme of Soul Restruct -- Love Renewed, with album art by @reverieque! Grab it here!

[romanhyacinths]

Join Juniper as she tells her grandchild Charlie about her strange stint as a forester in the Pacific Northwest, c. late 1970s 🌲

All art, animation, and programming by yours truly! Made in two weeks with a writer for Just Play Jam: A Game Jam for Climate Futures. Play the first act here: https://roman-hyacinths.itch.io/junipers-understory

[theokusgallery]

I went to sleep at 3am for this. Made in Ren'Py

Look at my little guy.

Context:

Then me explaining the concept in more detail:

[renbiegames]

I've been a part of an incredible dev team for a few months and we just released a demo for Otome Jam called Cupid's Chatroom! It's a dating chatsim with 5 love interests, you can find the game here!

Here's some doodles I did of the two love interests for the demo, Roman and Daeho! I love them both sm ♡♡

[introdemodev]

HI!!!

I'm currently working on a new short project as a way to take a sorta-break from Introdemo and explore different storytelling formats. It's a Homestuck fan adventure with Discolike characteristics.

Progress on this project has been moving at a fast pace. I intentionally wrote it as a short story and set strict limitations for myself to keep it focused and concise. Tonally, it's very different than Introdemo. It's somber. Foggy. Gray. It's about a young woman in the fading town of Elowen who begins to unravel the forgotten truths of its haunted past, only to find that some secrets are better left buried.

Also, I accidentally recreated Fennel and Bailey. Kinda.

(fun fact: I'm recycling my Fallout protags for this story)

ANYWAYS. LET'S TALK ABOUT INTRODEMO.

I want to be transparent about the upcoming story changes for Introdemo so that no one is caught off guard when I release the demo again for the third or fourth time. While I initially said the story would stay the same, as I continued writing, it became clear that wasn't the case. I don't want to be working on this forever, so I've made some tough decisions.

I realized that I'm much more invested in the demon and contract storyline, and that's now the main focus. The most significant change is the removal of the murder mystery plotline. The serial SLAYer storyline will still play a crucial role (it's what kicks off the plot, after all!), though it won’t be the central focus anymore. Clyde and Fennel won't be focused on hunting them down. There's no time to play cops. They have a show to put on. And a show...they will put on!!!

Some characters are either being removed or having their roles scaled back. Fridge is gone for good (BYEEEE), while Val and Pine will have smaller roles. They weren't contributing meaningfully to the overall story, and with a smaller cast, the narrative feels easier to manage. Yua, on the other hand, will be brought more to the forefront, though she doesn't have a physical presence in the story’s present timeline.

I've mentioned this plenty of times before, but the love triangle is also gone. It was between Clyde, Darcy, and Diya. Now, it's just between Clyde and Diya (funny joke, Clyde, and, and Diya).

I don't want the romance to overshadow the plot. Instead, it's there to explore character dynamics and add tension. Yua's inclusion has the same purpose. I like to think of Bailey and Yua as the angel and devil on Fennel’s shoulders, respectively.

Also, I originally planned for the story to take place over the extended weekend (Thurs-Sun), but with the murder mystery plot now gone, it will take place over one very long day instead. I think this gives the story more urgency, especially towards the climax and end.

The POV changes will stay. I think you guys will REALLY enjoy Clyde's perspective... :-)

[burning-academia-if]

Hey,

I want to start doing interactive stories but I'm kinda at a loss.

How do scripts even work? Sorry I'm just new to this and i can't find any tutorial or shit

I had an ask where I posted a long list of twine resources but either I didn't tag it properly or tumblr ate it lol

Anyway, I think the first question is; what do you want to use? I went with Twine (sugarcube specifically) because I already knew basic coding from web design/visual novel making. Some people prefer Choicescript because it's easier for them. Some use Ren'py or Ink. I'd test out a few to see which works the best for you!

I'm also not entirely sure what you mean by scripts? And I don't want to give you the wrong information by guessing what you mean, so feel free to send another ask to clarify!

Anyway, in case you are using Twine Sugarcube, here's the list of resources I have:

The 100% Good Twine Sugarcube Guide: covers pretty much everything you could want from the basics of basics to the more complicated coding things

The Twine Grimoires: Yet another series of tutorials covering the basics up to advanced coding. There's three volumes (I just linked to the first). This one includes Harlowe as well as Sugarcube!

If and Only If: I'd consider this a supplement to the above. It's basically about how versatile the <<if>> statement is.

Twine or Treat: A youtube playlist where you watch a guy make a game from beginning to end. This is more about making a puzzle type game than a more narrative game like BA, but I just watched and took what I needed from the series

Finally, some of these might be a /tad/ broken since Twine had a new update this year that apparently broke some of the coding (I never updated my twine to the new one LOL) but the basics should be the same even with the update to my understanding!

Once you're familiar with it, remember there's the Twine Documentation as well. I find it a lot easier to navigate once you know what you're doing.

[vitasunday]

1st vitasunday visual novel

a sunday visual novel has released by the name of "Cures Most Fickle"

i hope you can check it out and share your thoughts on my attempt at capturing the transition of the los angeles anime con subculture to something new

[vertebrae-entertainment]

If you knew working in cyborg maintenance meant being hands-on with guys you met while clubbing, you would have applied sooner. But your simple life is about to be turned upside-down when an order of assassins contacts you with a request to kill a high profile client.

Teknokrat is a gay romance visual novel set in a future painted by class war, poverty and technological oversaturation.

Your choices determine their fate. Three love interests, six endings, and a raving techno-trance soundtrack- all packed into a wild journey from the trudging temp lifestyle at the bottom of society to taking down a highly influential politician at the very top.

Teknokrat is currently in development, and is a solo project with art, story, programming and music by @artbyhauk.

Keep up with development here: Vertebrae Discord (live updates and playtests happen here!) @vertebrae-entertainment Twitter // Check out our other projects on Itch.io! FAQ (Coming soon!)

[radicalhoodie]

figured i'd give this a proper post on the main blog since i updated it

i made a game!! play it here for free!! put edgeworth as your name!!! or nothing at all!!!!!

it's a pretty silly and short story i worked on (with a little help from my friends for some stuff<3) for velox fabula's game jam!! it was made in ten days (sans the update... which i forgot to do until recently) and with the theme of unreliable narrator :)

"after much wait, your old friend from high school finally replies to your letter and agrees to meet you for coffee at the local bar! reconnect with him [in a very specific italian experience] and be besties again!! or don't!!!"

featuring:

3 cgs!!!!!!!! (my favourite is on the route for the bad ends lol)

around 5k words

namable protagonist

no pronouns!!! do not be percieved!!!!!!

partial voice acting

an original soundtrack!!

4 endings

and marcello/marzo ig (the only romance/friendship option)

i go a bit more in detail about the stuff in the update in this devlog!

anyway, here's marzo (left) and giò (right) with a vespa :)

[doodlemancy]

poster composition i did for my visual novel! i started working on this for OC-tober but things got busy... but i finally finished it this week!

[purplecowbell]

Libre Office: Come on baby, work on your stories, we've been with you for your entire life, why don't you finish us?

Fanfic and Original work: Come back to us! If you don't write us, who will?

Nonfiction: Don't you know how nice and professional you'll look with a portfolio of me?

Kdenlive: Portfolio? No one's hiring for that. Edit some videos, you missed doing that in high school. Let's work on a medium that hasn't been totally devalued yet.

Ren py & Twine: You know you want to work on interactive fiction. You've always wanted to make a game. Let's combine the best of both worlds.

Godot & Gamemaker: Sure those can be games, but we're the big leagues. You can learn a whole new set of skills and have full control over the systems designed to showcase your narratives. Don't you want to be a real game dev?

RPG Maker: I'm pure level design baby. The restrictions I give you force you to flex your creativity without making you bogged down by details. You want to design a game with some meat on it. not spend a year trying to animate a walk cycle.

Libre Office again: I thought you were a writer first and foremost? Shouldn't you spend more time trying to hone that craft instead of jumping into oversaturated fields? (Editor's note: The arguments cycle until the end of time with very little actually accomplished.)

[ebi-hime]

I’ll be releasing my yandere yuri VN, It gets so lonely here, on Steam later this week! Do consider giving it a wishlist here if you want to be notified of its release! Who doesn’t want to be murdered by a trio of fairytale-inspired anime girls? They’re so cute, how could you possibly refuse them!

[icewindandboringhorror]

finally finished all of one character's entire quests/optional dialogue/questions/etc.... 100,000 words... .... aughhh