Iron
@ironnorivn.bsky.social
Visual novel dev, editor/proofreader, higher ed nerd, punster extraordinaire.
Admin of https://vndev.wiki/ & VN jam statistician
she/her 🏳️🌈 日本語OK
https://ironnorivn.wordpress.com/
Admin of https://vndev.wiki/ & VN jam statistician
she/her 🏳️🌈 日本語OK
https://ironnorivn.wordpress.com/
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Iron
@ironnorivn.bsky.social
· Apr 8
Lots of new followers lately, so hello! I'm Iron (she/her). I'm a visual novel editor/developer with a passion for stories that touch on the fundamentals of what it means to be human. I'm an admin for vndev.wiki, where I curate & create resources for VN developers!
See my latest/current projects ⬇️
See my latest/current projects ⬇️
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Our latest otome game, Mari's Magical Deliveries, is still on launch discount! Grab it while it's on sale for our cute romance visual novel with 3 love interests to choose from 💖
Play it now: store.steampowered.com/app/3563380/...
Play it now: store.steampowered.com/app/3563380/...
December 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Our latest otome game, Mari's Magical Deliveries, is still on launch discount! Grab it while it's on sale for our cute romance visual novel with 3 love interests to choose from 💖
Play it now: store.steampowered.com/app/3563380/...
Play it now: store.steampowered.com/app/3563380/...
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The 2026 Narrascope website is live!
narrascope.org
narrascope.org
NarraScope 2026 | A Hybrid Conference on Interactive Narrative
NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.
narrascope.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The 2026 Narrascope website is live!
narrascope.org
narrascope.org
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Happy Mari's Magical Deliveries release day!
Crystal Game Works reached out to put it and Forget Me Not into a bundle, so you can get both of our Magical Daily Life games for a discount over on Steam!
Crystal Game Works reached out to put it and Forget Me Not into a bundle, so you can get both of our Magical Daily Life games for a discount over on Steam!
December 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Happy Mari's Magical Deliveries release day!
Crystal Game Works reached out to put it and Forget Me Not into a bundle, so you can get both of our Magical Daily Life games for a discount over on Steam!
Crystal Game Works reached out to put it and Forget Me Not into a bundle, so you can get both of our Magical Daily Life games for a discount over on Steam!
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I've opened a permanent artist interest form for Meiri Games. If you're an artist interested in illustrating for visual novels in the future, fill it out! 💝
Shares appreciated. I want to find talented folks to work with!
forms.gle/PaubzgH7U112...
#VNDev #indiedev #gamedev
Shares appreciated. I want to find talented folks to work with!
forms.gle/PaubzgH7U112...
#VNDev #indiedev #gamedev
[Artist Interest Form] - Meiri Games [SFW & NSFW]
Hello! This is a 'permanent' form for artists interested in illustrating for Meiri Games' projects. It will always be open as I often look for new talented artists to collaborate with.
Meiri Games de...
forms.gle
December 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I've opened a permanent artist interest form for Meiri Games. If you're an artist interested in illustrating for visual novels in the future, fill it out! 💝
Shares appreciated. I want to find talented folks to work with!
forms.gle/PaubzgH7U112...
#VNDev #indiedev #gamedev
Shares appreciated. I want to find talented folks to work with!
forms.gle/PaubzgH7U112...
#VNDev #indiedev #gamedev
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Sealed With a Kiss jam is returning in 2026! This year we have two themes you can pick from or combine to make your own magical kissing visual novel!
Aren't Plum and Lemon cute together?
itch.io/jam/swakjam-...
Aren't Plum and Lemon cute together?
itch.io/jam/swakjam-...
Sealed With A Kiss Jam 2026
A game jam from 2026-01-01 to 2026-02-01 hosted by Stella @ MakeVisualNovels. Second Theme Available via Fundraising! For our second year, we're opening up to the possibility of a second theme for thi...
itch.io
December 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Sealed With a Kiss jam is returning in 2026! This year we have two themes you can pick from or combine to make your own magical kissing visual novel!
Aren't Plum and Lemon cute together?
itch.io/jam/swakjam-...
Aren't Plum and Lemon cute together?
itch.io/jam/swakjam-...
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godspeed, Kanata. You were the best
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
godspeed, Kanata. You were the best
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Starting today and going to the 12th I have my commissions on an end-of-year discount over on vgen! They'll be closing after this, so if you were looking to comm something from me then this is your last chance! vgen.co/solarProtag
solarProtag (@solarProtag)
Check out solarProtag's commissions and portfolio! | Hi I'm Sol/Solara! I'm an english speaking illustrator from Canada who especially loves drawing OCs and kemonos!
Contact email: solarprotag@gmail....
vgen.co
December 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Starting today and going to the 12th I have my commissions on an end-of-year discount over on vgen! They'll be closing after this, so if you were looking to comm something from me then this is your last chance! vgen.co/solarProtag
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Instead of watanare we should have shorthanded it as muriyuri
a girl with pink hair is making a funny face
ALT: a girl with pink hair is making a funny face
media.tenor.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Instead of watanare we should have shorthanded it as muriyuri
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FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
Just calculated how much I will have to pay in self-employment taxes since I've never been a contract employee before and
Oh my god?????
This is awful?????
The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
Oh my god?????
This is awful?????
The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
November 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
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Hi everyone!!
This is an account to track the Endpaper site's updates for #UpwardsRain !
the website is updated🍀we have new homepage chibis & formatting to include the upcoming DLC information!
(also hey you should leave a message in the guestbook)
#endpaperupdate ← (tag to follow!)
This is an account to track the Endpaper site's updates for #UpwardsRain !
the website is updated🍀we have new homepage chibis & formatting to include the upcoming DLC information!
(also hey you should leave a message in the guestbook)
#endpaperupdate ← (tag to follow!)
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Hi everyone!!
This is an account to track the Endpaper site's updates for #UpwardsRain !
the website is updated🍀we have new homepage chibis & formatting to include the upcoming DLC information!
(also hey you should leave a message in the guestbook)
#endpaperupdate ← (tag to follow!)
This is an account to track the Endpaper site's updates for #UpwardsRain !
the website is updated🍀we have new homepage chibis & formatting to include the upcoming DLC information!
(also hey you should leave a message in the guestbook)
#endpaperupdate ← (tag to follow!)
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our next velox jam starts in a little under 3 weeks! I forgot to put the page up til today so. LOL
join here: itch.io/jam/velox-tu...
submit themes here: forms.gle/mbvgiqgE1cz7...
come make a visual novel in 4 days! we got a cool little community here! #VeloxTurbo3
join here: itch.io/jam/velox-tu...
submit themes here: forms.gle/mbvgiqgE1cz7...
come make a visual novel in 4 days! we got a cool little community here! #VeloxTurbo3
Velox Turbo 3
A game jam from 2025-12-19 to 2026-01-06 hosted by robobarbie. - ABOUT - Velox Turbo is a challenge edition of Velox Fabula (or
itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
our next velox jam starts in a little under 3 weeks! I forgot to put the page up til today so. LOL
join here: itch.io/jam/velox-tu...
submit themes here: forms.gle/mbvgiqgE1cz7...
come make a visual novel in 4 days! we got a cool little community here! #VeloxTurbo3
join here: itch.io/jam/velox-tu...
submit themes here: forms.gle/mbvgiqgE1cz7...
come make a visual novel in 4 days! we got a cool little community here! #VeloxTurbo3
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I participated in a #NoveJamID2025 in November. It's an internal game jam for Indonesian #vndev.
This year, all the entries are in English. You can check the entries out here:
itch.io/jam/novejam2...
Some entries are still unindexed, so plays/downloads are appreciated! Thank you!
#indiegamedev
This year, all the entries are in English. You can check the entries out here:
itch.io/jam/novejam2...
Some entries are still unindexed, so plays/downloads are appreciated! Thank you!
#indiegamedev
Submissions to Novejam 2025
itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I participated in a #NoveJamID2025 in November. It's an internal game jam for Indonesian #vndev.
This year, all the entries are in English. You can check the entries out here:
itch.io/jam/novejam2...
Some entries are still unindexed, so plays/downloads are appreciated! Thank you!
#indiegamedev
This year, all the entries are in English. You can check the entries out here:
itch.io/jam/novejam2...
Some entries are still unindexed, so plays/downloads are appreciated! Thank you!
#indiegamedev
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Frankly, we couldn't have done it without you Cody.
Together, we saw 65 voice actors (and a dog(yes, really)) as characters across over 20 visual novels. I think this may have been our community's biggest push for the advancement for creating opportunities for VNDevs and voice actors.
Together, we saw 65 voice actors (and a dog(yes, really)) as characters across over 20 visual novels. I think this may have been our community's biggest push for the advancement for creating opportunities for VNDevs and voice actors.
It's been so awesome seeing submissions for Raise Your Voice Jam roll in! Devs are breathing new life into their previous jam games by adding VO. It's the first jam I've helped run, and it went surprisingly smooth
itch.io/jam/raise-20...
If you took part, tag me so I can re-updoot it here!
itch.io/jam/raise-20...
If you took part, tag me so I can re-updoot it here!
Submissions to Raise Your Voice Jam 2025
itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Frankly, we couldn't have done it without you Cody.
Together, we saw 65 voice actors (and a dog(yes, really)) as characters across over 20 visual novels. I think this may have been our community's biggest push for the advancement for creating opportunities for VNDevs and voice actors.
Together, we saw 65 voice actors (and a dog(yes, really)) as characters across over 20 visual novels. I think this may have been our community's biggest push for the advancement for creating opportunities for VNDevs and voice actors.
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It's been so awesome seeing submissions for Raise Your Voice Jam roll in! Devs are breathing new life into their previous jam games by adding VO. It's the first jam I've helped run, and it went surprisingly smooth
itch.io/jam/raise-20...
If you took part, tag me so I can re-updoot it here!
itch.io/jam/raise-20...
If you took part, tag me so I can re-updoot it here!
Submissions to Raise Your Voice Jam 2025
itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It's been so awesome seeing submissions for Raise Your Voice Jam roll in! Devs are breathing new life into their previous jam games by adding VO. It's the first jam I've helped run, and it went surprisingly smooth
itch.io/jam/raise-20...
If you took part, tag me so I can re-updoot it here!
itch.io/jam/raise-20...
If you took part, tag me so I can re-updoot it here!
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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hold my hand. I as an ace person give you permission to be ace, to be sex repulsed, to think porn games are icky and yet still believe games with sexual content should exist. it's okay. you're not invalidating yourself by supporting porn games & the people who make them. it's all forms of expression
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
hold my hand. I as an ace person give you permission to be ace, to be sex repulsed, to think porn games are icky and yet still believe games with sexual content should exist. it's okay. you're not invalidating yourself by supporting porn games & the people who make them. it's all forms of expression
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Me aging as I read this post all the way to the end
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Me aging as I read this post all the way to the end
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WE DID IT, WE HIT POSITIVE!!! 🎉🎉🎉
November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
WE DID IT, WE HIT POSITIVE!!! 🎉🎉🎉
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Steam has cleared my next game's release on December 8th!! 🙏
Mari's Magical Deliveries is a short otome with gameplay about a witch helping her father's delivery business and making new friends along the way. 3 LIs (2 male, 1 female), delivery minigame, room customization & more!
s.team/a/3563380/
Mari's Magical Deliveries is a short otome with gameplay about a witch helping her father's delivery business and making new friends along the way. 3 LIs (2 male, 1 female), delivery minigame, room customization & more!
s.team/a/3563380/
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Steam has cleared my next game's release on December 8th!! 🙏
Mari's Magical Deliveries is a short otome with gameplay about a witch helping her father's delivery business and making new friends along the way. 3 LIs (2 male, 1 female), delivery minigame, room customization & more!
s.team/a/3563380/
Mari's Magical Deliveries is a short otome with gameplay about a witch helping her father's delivery business and making new friends along the way. 3 LIs (2 male, 1 female), delivery minigame, room customization & more!
s.team/a/3563380/
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when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
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Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.
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new post: Wednesdays is a game for survivors of sexual abuse and those who want to listen to them.
mimidoshima.neocities.org/main/posts/2...
i tried to write as honestly as i could about the whole experience because it made me rethink how to listen to survivors. i hope more people play this game.
mimidoshima.neocities.org/main/posts/2...
i tried to write as honestly as i could about the whole experience because it made me rethink how to listen to survivors. i hope more people play this game.
Mimidoshima
Wednesdays is a game for survivors of sexual abuse and those who want to listen to them.
mimidoshima.neocities.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
new post: Wednesdays is a game for survivors of sexual abuse and those who want to listen to them.
mimidoshima.neocities.org/main/posts/2...
i tried to write as honestly as i could about the whole experience because it made me rethink how to listen to survivors. i hope more people play this game.
mimidoshima.neocities.org/main/posts/2...
i tried to write as honestly as i could about the whole experience because it made me rethink how to listen to survivors. i hope more people play this game.
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YOUR SOUND / DUD GOLD
two eupho-inspired songs from my upcoming yuri album Til Our Particles Scatter
double single available now
🎵Bandcamp: esselfortium.bandcamp.com/album/your-s...
📹 Your Sound MV: youtu.be/WmdmIdgGXUQ
vocals: @splendiferachie.xyz & @renko.studio
cover illust: @adirosa.com
two eupho-inspired songs from my upcoming yuri album Til Our Particles Scatter
double single available now
🎵Bandcamp: esselfortium.bandcamp.com/album/your-s...
📹 Your Sound MV: youtu.be/WmdmIdgGXUQ
vocals: @splendiferachie.xyz & @renko.studio
cover illust: @adirosa.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
YOUR SOUND / DUD GOLD
two eupho-inspired songs from my upcoming yuri album Til Our Particles Scatter
double single available now
🎵Bandcamp: esselfortium.bandcamp.com/album/your-s...
📹 Your Sound MV: youtu.be/WmdmIdgGXUQ
vocals: @splendiferachie.xyz & @renko.studio
cover illust: @adirosa.com
two eupho-inspired songs from my upcoming yuri album Til Our Particles Scatter
double single available now
🎵Bandcamp: esselfortium.bandcamp.com/album/your-s...
📹 Your Sound MV: youtu.be/WmdmIdgGXUQ
vocals: @splendiferachie.xyz & @renko.studio
cover illust: @adirosa.com
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"Mark my words, one wrong step in this town’ll land you in a whole heap of social services."
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...
theonion.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"Mark my words, one wrong step in this town’ll land you in a whole heap of social services."
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Are you trapped in convert/compress using shady AI-slop sites hell? Crying over updating dozens of file paths? Do Ren'py web builds make you want to scream?
Behold the latest in Anti-Suffering Technology: Free Yourself.
meiri.itch.io/convert-comp...
#VNDev
Behold the latest in Anti-Suffering Technology: Free Yourself.
meiri.itch.io/convert-comp...
#VNDev
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Are you trapped in convert/compress using shady AI-slop sites hell? Crying over updating dozens of file paths? Do Ren'py web builds make you want to scream?
Behold the latest in Anti-Suffering Technology: Free Yourself.
meiri.itch.io/convert-comp...
#VNDev
Behold the latest in Anti-Suffering Technology: Free Yourself.
meiri.itch.io/convert-comp...
#VNDev