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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉

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Approximately three queers in a trench coat making interactive fiction together 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Currently working on our visual novel: The Left Eye. 🖥️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3811440 🎮 https://hauntedtrumpet.itch.io 👻🎺 https://www.hauntedtrumpet.com

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · 7d

The Left Eye is part of #SteamNextFest next week! If you haven’t played our demo yet, why not give it a go? 👁️🗡️

#visualnovel #indiegame #lgbtq #demo #vndev #begaydocrime

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · 2d

#steamnextfest starts now and we’re so excited to be part of it! We really hope you enjoy our demo of episode 1! 🖤

#visualnovel #amare #indiegame #lgbtq #gamedev

The Left Eye on Steam

A honey-trapping, backstabbing, high-stakes story with a romantic heart, featuring problematic gays to suit a variety of bad tastes. Set in 1920s New York, this episodic visual novel follows an…

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · 3d

Yesssssss, our boy is a liar and we love him ❤️ Really hope you enjoy it!

Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · 7d

The Left Eye is part of #SteamNextFest next week! If you haven’t played our demo yet, why not give it a go? 👁️🗡️

#visualnovel #indiegame #lgbtq #demo #vndev #begaydocrime

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W.H. Arthur RPG—Mud Ghost Estate Redux🔜Kickstarter @wharthur.bsky.social · 9d

It's my birthday today! 🎈
Please check out my birthday sale so that I can afford coffee and cake and pay my bills!
itch.io/s/160877/wh-...

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · 8d

We have the same birthday! Have a lovely day!! 🎉

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · 11d

#screenshotsaturday 🎵 we’re starting to wrap up the codependent dyke & tyke antics of episode 2 which means The Left Eye will be in early access soon! #vndev #lefteye #indiegame #indiedev

A screenshot of a visual novel, all in monochrome. The background is a 1920s diner. A young, chubby man is positioned in a diner booth and a dark haired woman is in the booth behind him, facing away. The text box indicates that the speaker is the woman, Jacqueline, and her dialogue reads: “Because I take care of you.”

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Meiri Games 🎮🇧🇷 Game Dev / Queer Games @meiri.itch.io · 18d

visual novels are not easy to make. thats the devil talking

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Renee! DEVIL'S LIMINAL early access out now! @studiointerlude.com · 21d

September update for DEVIL'S LIMINAL is up! Check it out and review!

🖤 New memories from the islands
🖤 New characters!
🖤 Flesh magnets, how do they work?
🖤 Clara's childhood home
🖤 Relationships take an interesting turn...

#yuri #yurisky #indiegame #gamedev

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DEVIL'S LIMINAL on Steam

A demon's pact, a final summer. Yuri horror visual novel inspired by Azores folklore.

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · 23d

It's been a little while but we're finally making some improvements in time for #nextfest! Here's a little #devlog about what we've been fixing lately: bit.ly/4nbQ19f

#lefteye #vndev #indiedev #gamedev

The Left Eye - Demo Update: Codex & Options Tweaks - Steam News

UI updates, audio description mode, and other minor fixes

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · Sep 10

(And a Mac version but it’s unsigned for now!)

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W.H. Arthur RPG—Mud Ghost Estate Redux🔜Kickstarter @wharthur.bsky.social · Sep 10

My posts about my upcoming Kickstarter is not gaining a lot of traction. Please share if you can! 🙏

W.H. Arthur RPG—Mud Ghost Estate Redux🔜Kickstarter @wharthur.bsky.social · Sep 9

The updated version of Mud Ghost Estate, my spooky tumbling tower TTRPG inspired by Hong Kong folklore and urban legends, is coming soon to Kickstarter! 👻
Please give it a follow! 🙏
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...

Mud Ghost Estate Redux with a QR code to the Kickstarter page. The background image depicts character entering a derelict tower block.

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Heroes of the Seven Islands - OUT NOW @heroes7islands.bsky.social · Sep 9

After two years of development, Heroes of the Seven Islands is OUT ON STEAM 🎉
#gamedev #indiegames

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · Sep 7

👁️ We’ve just added a WebGL build of our #LeftEye demo on itch.io in case you’d prefer to play in your browser!

hauntedtrumpet.itch.io/the-left-eye

#visualnovel #vndev #indiedev #lgbtq

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Renee! DEVIL'S LIMINAL early access out now! @studiointerlude.com · Sep 4

What if, this week, you purchased the August update for DEVIL'S LIMINAL and 600+ other games? Tbh sounds like a good deal to me.

Queer Games Bundle @queergamesbundle.bsky.social · Sep 3

⌛ We've passed $71,000 for queer artists, with six days left. Get the bundle now:

itch.io/b/3062

pixel art shows the numerals 1 through 71 over a background of lesbian pride flag colors. each number is on a section of a snake shape, with rainbow and transgender pride flag colors and various textures.

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · Sep 2

“Don’t talk to me or my accomplice ever again.”

Jackie and Emile being messily codependent as per usual. #art by our CG/concept artist, @sanorganes 🖤

#digitalart #vndev #illustration #lefteye #indiegame

A woman with an eyepatch over her left eye and a cigarette hanging out of her mouth (Jackie) glares angrily. She is possessively holding a considerably shorter young man (Emile) who is looking back over his shoulder at the viewer with a smug facial expression. The whole image is monochrome, with a brick wall background and a border with art deco inspired motifs.

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Renee! DEVIL'S LIMINAL early access out now! @studiointerlude.com · Sep 1

At the absolute very last second, I've uploaded the August update!

Now playable up to in-game July 27. Approx half hour more gameplay.

Includes:
🖤Even more yuri
🖤Events after last ghost attack
🖤Concert date with old friends
🖤More board games
🖤Islands!! Backstory!!

#yuri #indiegames #visualnovel

DEVIL'S LIMINAL - Early Access v0.3 update - Steam News

Here's the August update for Early Access! This one adds in-game days July 24th to 27th. This month's update is a bit smaller, since I've been busy with some important exams. Happy to report I've pass...

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · Aug 30

Deirdre’s back in episode 2 for #screenshotsaturday and she’s got some questions for Emile…

#vndev #art #indiedev #gamedev

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · Aug 21

Our #demo’s been out for 3 weeks now and we’ve been working on new features for #TheLeftEye’s early access, focusing on accessibility:

🔈Audio description mode
🔔 Notification options for unlocks
⌨️ Keyboard/gamepad controls
⚠️ More detailed content warnings

#gamedev #vndev #indiegame #a11y

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jane (illegalileo on itch.io!) @illegalileo.bsky.social · Aug 20

‘Miss Bellevue Never Heard The Whistle’ is also a part of this bundle, but there’s another 105 amazing reasons to check it out 💖✨

Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · Aug 20

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Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!

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Drăculești @ PAX Together 🦇 @fine-fiends.bsky.social · Aug 13

We've hit 20,000 wishlists on Steam! Thanks everyone who's supported Drăculești so far; you have our undying gratitude.

Announcement for draculesti having 20,000 Steam wishlists.

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · Aug 9

It’s #screenshotsaturday time! Here’s a sneaky preview of episode 2 of The Left Eye 👁️

Liberty’s torch was closed even back in 1926, so Alex and Emile are doing a bit of trespassing…

#art #illustration #gamedev #vndev #indiegame

A monochrome image from a visual novel game. The background image is the statue of Liberty’s torch against a darkening sky. The flame of the torch is the older glass panelled version, and is lit from within. Two characters, one taller than the other, are silhouetted as they stand on the torch’s balcony. There is a text box over the lower quarter of the screen, containing text that reads: “We emerge into the cold night air, bathed in amber light from the glass panels of Liberty’s torch”.

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Renee! DEVIL'S LIMINAL early access out now! @studiointerlude.com · Aug 6

Today is the last day of Matching Donation Week! Donations help out with travel grants and running the conference. It's a very tangible way to support the creators and academics of queer games 🙏

The QGCon Collective @qgcon.bsky.social · Aug 6

We are proud to say that we are now already 63% funded based on your generosity and shares, before accounting for the matching donations! Thank you and please help us finish strong!
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#videogames #lgbtq #gamestudies #gaming #queerjoy #ttrpg #gamedev #indiegame #transjoy #boardgames #ttrpg

the final day of the matching donation fundraiser is Wednesday August 6th

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · Aug 6

🎉 The Left Eye is on over 100 steam wishlists! Thank you for all the support!! We’re working super hard on the next episode, so watch this space and have a go on our #demo if you haven’t! 👀

#wishlistwednesday #vndev #indiegame #gamedev #visualnovel

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Cara Cadaver <3 @dirtlord77.bsky.social · Aug 5

VILE: Exhumed may be banned for sale, but I refuse to let that stop people from playing the game.

It’s now available, for free, at WWW.VILEISBANNED.COM

Please share the site, share the game, and fuck anyone who tries to control storytelling and expression.

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Haunted Trumpet 🎺 We’re doing NextFest 🎉 @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social · Aug 4

We can’t thank you enough for being so generous with your time and support @johnhunter.bsky.social, it means the absolute world to us ❤️

John Hunter @johnhunter.bsky.social · Aug 3

A perfect start to a murky Sunday, journeying through #visualnovel THE LEFT EYE by @hauntedtrumpet.bsky.social and the brilliant @conwaaaaaaay.bsky.social that I've been greatly looking forward to. Smoky bars, hidden lives and secret agendas in knotty 1920s plotting. Gorgeous. Get chapter 1 now :)

A 1920s speakeasy hosts a glamorous woman, an awkward suited young man and devilish fellow in a tuxedo and mink coat whose caption reads "I flash him my most suggestive smile..."

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