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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 21h

Give folks a week after launch and then start dunking on them ;)

Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 21h

TBF, you don't get all the cantrips and magical styles in the demo, so it's not fair to compete against beta scores or the full release when it's out :-P

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 22h

We're getting set to release our last big pre-launch demo update, which will add three of Morgan's chapters and also unlock the practice arena, so you can cast spells to your heart's content.
#indiegames #match3 #playforever

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 1d

This isn't Heartspell-related, but I just want to tell people. To put her back out into the world one more time. I love her so much and I appreciate having a little online community of people who are kind.

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 1d

She's been my constant companion for the last decade - an absolute perfect fit for me in every part of life. This afternoon we had to make the impossible choice to let her go. I feel so sad.

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 1d

Hey everyone. I haven't been posting much lately and a lot of that is working hard, but also I've been pouring a lot of my time and energy into helping Pooka, who was diagnosed with cancer a couple months ago.

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 3d

We've been trying so hard to get to 7k and one month out from launch, we're there! Thank you so much to everyone!
#indiegames #otome #datingsim #visualnovel #wishlists

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 8d

Exactly one month until launch! We're hard at work getting everything all buttoned up and polished.

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 18d

It's an exciting day for me. We've gotten as much feedback as possible and now I'm putting together our final list of last-minute VO requests. Once those go out and get processed, VO in Heartspell will be 100% done for our release!

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Sally Beaumont- Voice Actor & Game Writer @sallybeaumont.bsky.social · 22d

For anyone curious, it's for the utterly delightful Heartspell: Horizon Academy by @direkittengames.bsky.social

There's currently a voiced demo available! store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/...

Heartspell: Horizon Academy on Steam

Match gems, level up, and date wizards in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing p...

store.steampowered.com

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 22d

You absolutely do. I hear them very clearly <3

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 22d

A new Frontline’s out with @direkittengames.bsky.social

I don’t usually cover magical dating sims — if I saw Heartspell on Steam, I’d probably scroll past. But every “fringe” game is someone’s life’s work.

www.indieformer.com/p/frontline-...

#49 | Why I Stopped to Look Twice

A magical dating sim might matter more than you think

www.indieformer.com

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Britt @britt1st.bsky.social · 26d

Early sketch timelapse for Miko the moth fairy 🧚‍♀️
#art #sketch #drawing

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 25d

Working on spell fx.
#indiegames #unity #vfx

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 26d

There was a message saying the web player was down, but apps still work.

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · 28d

New spell mechanic and vfx! Obliterate your match-3 homework with the power of the sun 🌞
#indiegames #cozygames #wishlistwednesday

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · Sep 29

We've pushed a new demo build! Notable additions include final background art, a lot more music, and screen-reader support.
#indiegames #otome #visualnovel
store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/...

Heartspell: Horizon Academy on Steam

Match gems, level up, and date wizards in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing p...

store.steampowered.com

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · Sep 28

Getting to some finishing touches, like Miko's phone pic of her human glamour 🧚‍♀️
#screenshotsaturday #indiegames

Screenshot from the game Heartspell, depicting a moth fairy character showing the player a photo on her smartphone of herself as a human.

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · Sep 26

I'm glad! The How To Market A Game discord channel helped me a bit, but a ton of it is learning as you go (and obviously we have a lot of learning left to do).

Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · Sep 26

The story of a lil' Match3 dating sim with a lot of hear trying to find its way in the world.
#indiegamedev #steam #indiegames

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · Sep 18

And it's only the first day...
#indiegame #wizardschool #datingsim

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · Sep 18

Voice actors are magic. If you'd like Amara to be mean to you (yes, you!) go play the demo of Heartspell now!
#cozygames #indiegames #tsundere #icequeen

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · Sep 17

We've been hard at work on art that we can't show publicly yet, BUT we also just finished all our achievement icons and we CAN share those. Here's a few to kick things off!
#indiegames #romance #petthedog #visualnovel

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · Sep 17

We're at just about two months out from launching Heartspell! Now more than ever if you could help spread the word, we'd appreciate it so much.
#indiegames #cozygames #datingsim #romantasy
store.steampowered.com/app/2113350/...

Heartspell: Horizon Academy on Steam

Match gems, level up, and date wizards in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing p...

store.steampowered.com

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Dire Kitten Games @direkittengames.bsky.social · Sep 15

We're starting to learn new exciting marketing things, like youtube shorts. What an exciting time to be alive.

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