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josianne

@josianne.bsky.social

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Head of @studiograil.com | Developing a psychological horror & mystery visual novel | Currently chasing my childhood dream | 🇫🇮 🇨🇦

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · Nov 7

I'm Josianne, a solo dev and lover of cute, weird, funny, horrifying, and philosophical things equally.

I post about #art, #writing, and #indiegamedev.

Follow for a look behind the creative process, life updates, and mediocre jokes—or check out @studiograil.com for more official news about my VN.

A photo of Josianne with a laptop, with Ren'Py coding on the screen. She is wearing a cozy, checkered black and white hoodie and is looking over her shoulder with a neutral expression.

In-game visual novel screenshot of a dimly lit trailer surrounded by snow and trees, featuring an on-screen text overlay that reads, 'Investigation mode. Click on objects to interact with them when you see the eye symbol.' An eye icon is shown beneath the text.

A photo of Josianne presenting a game at an event, holding a microphone and standing near large screens displaying an eerie forest road scene reminiscent of Twin Peaks or Silent Hill, with a sign that reads 'Welcome to Redwell.'

Screenshot from a visual novel game showing a young woman named Lily sitting in a car, looking concerned. She wears a thick white turtleneck sweater with a cross necklace. The dialogue reads, 'You’re so tired all the time. You’re overworked.'

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · 23h

All roads lead to more background art.

#indiegamedev #visualnovel

A visual novel background drawn in a semi-realistic digital anime painting style. It shows a slushly road in a misty suburban town.

A visual novel background drawn in a semi-realistic digital anime painting style. It shows a snowy road outside of town with mountains as the backdrop.

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 2d

felt cute

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Sky Gager @skygagervoices.bsky.social · 1d

Voice acting character reel!

Warm, friendly, and engaging? Check.
Bright, confident, and energetic? Check.
Young, old, or in between? Check.
Hero, villain, or guy-running-late-for-the-bus-again? Yep, me too.

If your casting calls for any of the above and/or more, then high chance I'm your guy!

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 2d

felt cute

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 3d

STEAM PAGE HAS BEEN SENT FOR REVIEW. I repeat folks, STEAM PAGE IS BEING REVIEWED AS WE SPEAK #indiegamedev

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 2d

Naw I'm Finnish but living in Canada, and I've noticed myself saying eh more and more...

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 2d

Didn't notice you were Canadian until now hehe

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 3d

Something about your art really tickles the imagination

josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 3d

STEAM PAGE HAS BEEN SENT FOR REVIEW. I repeat folks, STEAM PAGE IS BEING REVIEWED AS WE SPEAK #indiegamedev

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 4d

I just wrote a newsletter using a couple emdashes — as one does when writing something a lil more "serious" — and had someone proof-read it. They made a face at each one and told me to switch them to commas just to be safe and not read as AI.

But, but the emdashes worked better... 😔

josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 4d

So AI really killed the emdash, huh?

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 4d

So AI really killed the emdash, huh?

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 3d

Honestly, I've been fighting against the emdash hate for a while, but I'm ready to give up now. As much as it sucks and I think it's stupid, ultimately it isn't worth risking my reputation as a creative writer. Even if people know that it isn't proof of chatgpt, it definitely comes with that stigma

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 4d

So AI really killed the emdash, huh?

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 4d

The only reason our cat is obsessed with her cation is precisely because she once saw a mouse there 🥲

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 4d

So AI really killed the emdash, huh?

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 5d

One day I'll work on an image for my game that isn't spoiler-y and can be used for marketing #indiegamedev

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 5d

One day I'll work on an image for my game that isn't spoiler-y and can be used for marketing #indiegamedev

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · 5d

Happy Halloween, folks! Perfect time to help us hit 2k followers (we're this close 🤏) before the official announcement of our spooky visual novel featuring cute girls and slow-burn horror 🖤

#indiegamedev #horrorgame

A visual novel screenshot of a spooky house with the text "Could I really have done it? Done something so...evil?"

Visual novel screenshot of a cute redhead police woman looking through the car window.

Visual novel screenshot showing a sad pregnant woman and three dialogue options: "Reveal what happened", "Shift focus on the promotion", and "Deflect".

Cropped visual novel screenshot of an ominous man with a big knife.

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 5d

I hope you’re hungry… for NOTHING

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 5d

Welcome to the worst Halloween house on the block

Werther's originals, which is apparently NOT an appropriate halloween candy for trick-or-treaters.

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 5d

Welcome to the worst Halloween house on the block

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 5d

Their personalities really shining through here

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 5d

PetSmart doing a same-day delivery Halloween sale ON Halloween is the kind of lifestyle luxury I love when it comes to living on this side of the ocean. Finland could never.

PetSmart order screenshot showing some halloween themed cat and dog toys.

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 5d

Their personalities really shining through here

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josianne @josianne.bsky.social · 5d

PetSmart doing a same-day delivery Halloween sale ON Halloween is the kind of lifestyle luxury I love when it comes to living on this side of the ocean. Finland could never.

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