Stark Raving Sane Games
@verysrsgames.com
Narrative games for a more civilized age. Making "The Knight & the Maiden", an adventure game about knights, tourneys, princesses and intrigue!
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Hello Bluesky! I am an #Indiedev making The Knight & the Maiden, a game set in a world almost, but not quite, like our own in the early 16th century. The story is about a lady who disguises herself as a knight to win a tourney, but then she falls in love with a princess and things get… complicated.
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Quick update on Enoch 👀
Yes, the game is still in development (solo dev + no current funding = it takes time 😅)
but good news: new key art, new logo, and the game is now simply called Enoch.
I’d love to hear your thoughts ❤️
👉 Link to the full Steam post in the comments
Yes, the game is still in development (solo dev + no current funding = it takes time 😅)
but good news: new key art, new logo, and the game is now simply called Enoch.
I’d love to hear your thoughts ❤️
👉 Link to the full Steam post in the comments
January 27, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Quick update on Enoch 👀
Yes, the game is still in development (solo dev + no current funding = it takes time 😅)
but good news: new key art, new logo, and the game is now simply called Enoch.
I’d love to hear your thoughts ❤️
👉 Link to the full Steam post in the comments
Yes, the game is still in development (solo dev + no current funding = it takes time 😅)
but good news: new key art, new logo, and the game is now simply called Enoch.
I’d love to hear your thoughts ❤️
👉 Link to the full Steam post in the comments
This one's specifically for the medievalists: Our new chapter intro vignettes with marginal decorations inspired by the Bodleian Roman d'Alexander (MS. Bodl. 264). Please enjoy the little birds!
(Font & text still WIP)
🎨: @boaillustration.bsky.social
#MedievalMonday #marginalia #gamedev #indiedev
(Font & text still WIP)
🎨: @boaillustration.bsky.social
#MedievalMonday #marginalia #gamedev #indiedev
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
This one's specifically for the medievalists: Our new chapter intro vignettes with marginal decorations inspired by the Bodleian Roman d'Alexander (MS. Bodl. 264). Please enjoy the little birds!
(Font & text still WIP)
🎨: @boaillustration.bsky.social
#MedievalMonday #marginalia #gamedev #indiedev
(Font & text still WIP)
🎨: @boaillustration.bsky.social
#MedievalMonday #marginalia #gamedev #indiedev
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exilian.co.uk/codingworlds... for plaintext version of the above.
exilian.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 12:16 AM
exilian.co.uk/codingworlds... for plaintext version of the above.
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I'm starting off the new year on a high note by realising that I probably have to rebuild my entire dialogue architecture so it's possible to save and load in the middle of dialogues. 🫠
(I mean, I guess I don't *have* to, but some of these dialogues are… *very long*.) #gamedev #indiedev #godot
(I mean, I guess I don't *have* to, but some of these dialogues are… *very long*.) #gamedev #indiedev #godot
January 9, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
Folks, it's the first Friday of the month, which means it's "Frecommendation Friday" (still working on the name), when I recommend a game I played recently and I think you should as well.
Today we have the adventure game "Verne: The Shape of Fantasy" by @gametopia.bsky.social 1/2 #indiegames
Today we have the adventure game "Verne: The Shape of Fantasy" by @gametopia.bsky.social 1/2 #indiegames
Save 75% on Verne: The Shape of Fantasy on Steam
Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the might...
store.steampowered.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Folks, it's the first Friday of the month, which means it's "Frecommendation Friday" (still working on the name), when I recommend a game I played recently and I think you should as well.
Today we have the adventure game "Verne: The Shape of Fantasy" by @gametopia.bsky.social 1/2 #indiegames
Today we have the adventure game "Verne: The Shape of Fantasy" by @gametopia.bsky.social 1/2 #indiegames
Happy Public Domain Day, everyone! The works of Thomas Mann enter (or was already in) the public domain in most of the world today, so if you've always wanted to make a #VisualNovel based on the Buddenbrooks, now you can! (And if you have, please do, that sounds amazing.) #PublicDomainDay #gamedev
Thomas Mann - Wikipedia
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January 1, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Happy Public Domain Day, everyone! The works of Thomas Mann enter (or was already in) the public domain in most of the world today, so if you've always wanted to make a #VisualNovel based on the Buddenbrooks, now you can! (And if you have, please do, that sounds amazing.) #PublicDomainDay #gamedev
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I know we're all super excited about The Many Sins of House Ocampo, but also, the supporter pack for If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is on sale RIGHT NOW, so why not treat yourself (and us!) to a little pre-Christmas cheer? 🚂🍾
December 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I know we're all super excited about The Many Sins of House Ocampo, but also, the supporter pack for If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is on sale RIGHT NOW, so why not treat yourself (and us!) to a little pre-Christmas cheer? 🚂🍾
Folks, it's the first Friday of the month, which is also… "Frecommendation Friday"…? (idk, I'll work on the name), when I recommend a game I played recently and I think you should as well.
Today we have the police procedural Casebook 1899 – The Leipzig Murders by @homonarransstudio.bsky.social 1/2
Today we have the police procedural Casebook 1899 – The Leipzig Murders by @homonarransstudio.bsky.social 1/2
Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders on Steam
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your de...
store.steampowered.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Folks, it's the first Friday of the month, which is also… "Frecommendation Friday"…? (idk, I'll work on the name), when I recommend a game I played recently and I think you should as well.
Today we have the police procedural Casebook 1899 – The Leipzig Murders by @homonarransstudio.bsky.social 1/2
Today we have the police procedural Casebook 1899 – The Leipzig Murders by @homonarransstudio.bsky.social 1/2
Today is Creator Day on @itch.io, and that means you can go and play my rather silly vaguely Sumerian/Assyrian #Twine management game KEEP SACRIFICING OR THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!
…
To be clear… it-it's a free game. >_> You could play it anytime you want to.
But you can also play it today! ^_^;
…
To be clear… it-it's a free game. >_> You could play it anytime you want to.
But you can also play it today! ^_^;
KEEP SACRIFICING OR THE WORLD IS GOING TO END! by Stark Raving Sane Games
The gods are extremely angry! Can you, the king of a vaguely Sumerian/Akkadian city state, appease them?
starkravingsane.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It’s so weird to me how the Bond people don’t seem to realise they’re basically running a superhero franchise. Bond is an archetype character, he doesn’t need a coherent dramatic arc. Just have him walk into a casino in Macau with zero explanation and start doing cool Bond stuff, it’ll be fine.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It’s so weird to me how the Bond people don’t seem to realise they’re basically running a superhero franchise. Bond is an archetype character, he doesn’t need a coherent dramatic arc. Just have him walk into a casino in Macau with zero explanation and start doing cool Bond stuff, it’ll be fine.
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Yesterday we had a small issue with the site link, so... new pinned post 📌
The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE!
🔥 store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/... 🔥
Wishlist now, repost, spread the word! Support the independent game-making underground ✊🏻
The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE!
🔥 store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/... 🔥
Wishlist now, repost, spread the word! Support the independent game-making underground ✊🏻
November 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Yesterday we had a small issue with the site link, so... new pinned post 📌
The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE!
🔥 store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/... 🔥
Wishlist now, repost, spread the word! Support the independent game-making underground ✊🏻
The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE!
🔥 store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/... 🔥
Wishlist now, repost, spread the word! Support the independent game-making underground ✊🏻
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The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE!
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️
Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️
Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE!
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️
Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️
Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
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(taps mic) Is this thing on? (squealing feedback sounds)
Steam page review passed! 🚨 Get ready to watch the first teaser and hit that wishlist button NEXT WEEK!
And in the meantime... happy All Hallow's Eve, everyone 🎃
Steam page review passed! 🚨 Get ready to watch the first teaser and hit that wishlist button NEXT WEEK!
And in the meantime... happy All Hallow's Eve, everyone 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
(taps mic) Is this thing on? (squealing feedback sounds)
Steam page review passed! 🚨 Get ready to watch the first teaser and hit that wishlist button NEXT WEEK!
And in the meantime... happy All Hallow's Eve, everyone 🎃
Steam page review passed! 🚨 Get ready to watch the first teaser and hit that wishlist button NEXT WEEK!
And in the meantime... happy All Hallow's Eve, everyone 🎃
The intersection between “murder mystery adventure game” and “19th century German history” is straight down the middle of my particular areas of interest, so I’m immensely looking forward to playing this! 🔍
🗞️🗞️ANNOUNCEMENT!🗞️🗞️
Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
🔴OUT NOW on Steam and GOG🔴
🇩🇪Explore 1899 Leipzig, Germany
🕵️♂️Quiz suspects. Draw conclusions
😮Get things wrong. Live with it.
👉👉 s.team/a/1841190
Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
🔴OUT NOW on Steam and GOG🔴
🇩🇪Explore 1899 Leipzig, Germany
🕵️♂️Quiz suspects. Draw conclusions
😮Get things wrong. Live with it.
👉👉 s.team/a/1841190
📯📯📯ANNOUNCEMENT📯📯📯
Casebook 1899: The Leipzig Murders
🗓️ Launching Sep 4th 2025
🔍 Search clues and quiz suspects
🔀 Draw your own conclusions
🔪 Choices affect multiple endings
⛪️ Explore late 19thC pixel-art Leipzig
🇩🇪 Authentic German voicing
Wishlist on Steam!
👉👉 s.team/a/1841190
Casebook 1899: The Leipzig Murders
🗓️ Launching Sep 4th 2025
🔍 Search clues and quiz suspects
🔀 Draw your own conclusions
🔪 Choices affect multiple endings
⛪️ Explore late 19thC pixel-art Leipzig
🇩🇪 Authentic German voicing
Wishlist on Steam!
👉👉 s.team/a/1841190
September 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The intersection between “murder mystery adventure game” and “19th century German history” is straight down the middle of my particular areas of interest, so I’m immensely looking forward to playing this! 🔍
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🗞️🗞️ANNOUNCEMENT!🗞️🗞️
Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
🔴OUT NOW on Steam and GOG🔴
🇩🇪Explore 1899 Leipzig, Germany
🕵️♂️Quiz suspects. Draw conclusions
😮Get things wrong. Live with it.
👉👉 s.team/a/1841190
Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
🔴OUT NOW on Steam and GOG🔴
🇩🇪Explore 1899 Leipzig, Germany
🕵️♂️Quiz suspects. Draw conclusions
😮Get things wrong. Live with it.
👉👉 s.team/a/1841190
📯📯📯ANNOUNCEMENT📯📯📯
Casebook 1899: The Leipzig Murders
🗓️ Launching Sep 4th 2025
🔍 Search clues and quiz suspects
🔀 Draw your own conclusions
🔪 Choices affect multiple endings
⛪️ Explore late 19thC pixel-art Leipzig
🇩🇪 Authentic German voicing
Wishlist on Steam!
👉👉 s.team/a/1841190
Casebook 1899: The Leipzig Murders
🗓️ Launching Sep 4th 2025
🔍 Search clues and quiz suspects
🔀 Draw your own conclusions
🔪 Choices affect multiple endings
⛪️ Explore late 19thC pixel-art Leipzig
🇩🇪 Authentic German voicing
Wishlist on Steam!
👉👉 s.team/a/1841190
September 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🗞️🗞️ANNOUNCEMENT!🗞️🗞️
Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
🔴OUT NOW on Steam and GOG🔴
🇩🇪Explore 1899 Leipzig, Germany
🕵️♂️Quiz suspects. Draw conclusions
😮Get things wrong. Live with it.
👉👉 s.team/a/1841190
Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
🔴OUT NOW on Steam and GOG🔴
🇩🇪Explore 1899 Leipzig, Germany
🕵️♂️Quiz suspects. Draw conclusions
😮Get things wrong. Live with it.
👉👉 s.team/a/1841190
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I've written a UK parliamentary petition against payment processors using their near-monopoly power to dictate what legal content can and cannot be purchased. This is a worryingly fast-growing problem.
Please sign it and share widely, UK friends!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Please sign it and share widely, UK friends!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Ban payment processors stopping services based on objections to legal content
Government should legislate that payment processing companies may not place stipulations on use of their services regarding sales of otherwise legal content and, if they do so, must face legal penalties and must remunerate platforms and individuals for lost income until service is restored.
petition.parliament.uk
August 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I've written a UK parliamentary petition against payment processors using their near-monopoly power to dictate what legal content can and cannot be purchased. This is a worryingly fast-growing problem.
Please sign it and share widely, UK friends!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Please sign it and share widely, UK friends!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
I might regret getting involved in this, but I’m literally begging itch.io to please talk to someone who is good at community management and crisis communication, because Posting Through It in the Replies is just about the worst way to go about this.
A journalist not receiving a response from a company does not absolve them of accurately reporting. We provided her with detailed information about the status of pages yesterday and her/colleague responded by saying we lied. I do not know any reporter who works like this.
bsky.app/profile/itch...
bsky.app/profile/itch...
August 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I might regret getting involved in this, but I’m literally begging itch.io to please talk to someone who is good at community management and crisis communication, because Posting Through It in the Replies is just about the worst way to go about this.
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GAME, the German game industry trade association, released this *damn* good statement on the unjust NSFW game takedowns
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
July 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
GAME, the German game industry trade association, released this *damn* good statement on the unjust NSFW game takedowns
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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New post! Ahead of tomorrow’s panel Andreas Kjeldsen (@verysrsgames.com) discusses forthcoming comedic narrative adventure The Knight & the Maiden, where players solve puzzles to unfold the story of a noblewoman’s quest (& her many gendered disguises):
www.historicalgames.net/playing-with...
www.historicalgames.net/playing-with...
Sir Charlotte, la bonne chevalière: Playing with Gender in The Knight & the Maiden | Historical Games Network
A long time ago, in a world almost, but not quite, like our own… The city-state of Castamont, a centre of scholarship and commerce on the shores of the scenic Ousarine Bay, is buzzing with excitement!...
www.historicalgames.net
July 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
New post! Ahead of tomorrow’s panel Andreas Kjeldsen (@verysrsgames.com) discusses forthcoming comedic narrative adventure The Knight & the Maiden, where players solve puzzles to unfold the story of a noblewoman’s quest (& her many gendered disguises):
www.historicalgames.net/playing-with...
www.historicalgames.net/playing-with...
Apropos of absolutely, positively nothing going on in the #indiedev world right now, I’ll be joining a @historygamesnet.bsky.social panel tomorrow (along with some much smarter people than me) to chat about gender and historical games. Do sign up and join us!
One week to go until our Gender discussion panel! Find out more & sign up here 👇
www.historicalgames.net/gender/
www.historicalgames.net/gender/
Gender | Historical Games Network
Event details Date 29 July 2025 Time 16:00-17:30 UK time Location Virtual (Teams) | Speakers Kate Cook, Andreas Kjeldsen and Leandro Wallace [Chair: Tess Watterson] Register for the event via TicketTa...
www.historicalgames.net
July 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Apropos of absolutely, positively nothing going on in the #indiedev world right now, I’ll be joining a @historygamesnet.bsky.social panel tomorrow (along with some much smarter people than me) to chat about gender and historical games. Do sign up and join us!
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This is tomorrow! Featuring @tesswatty.bsky.social, @katexe.bsky.social, @andreaskjeldsen.bsky.social of @verysrsgames.com, and Leandro Wallace. Still a few tickets left!
#gamestudies #historygames #gamingthepast
#gamestudies #historygames #gamingthepast
One week to go until our Gender discussion panel! Find out more & sign up here 👇
www.historicalgames.net/gender/
www.historicalgames.net/gender/
Gender | Historical Games Network
Event details Date 29 July 2025 Time 16:00-17:30 UK time Location Virtual (Teams) | Speakers Kate Cook, Andreas Kjeldsen and Leandro Wallace [Chair: Tess Watterson] Register for the event via TicketTa...
www.historicalgames.net
July 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
This is tomorrow! Featuring @tesswatty.bsky.social, @katexe.bsky.social, @andreaskjeldsen.bsky.social of @verysrsgames.com, and Leandro Wallace. Still a few tickets left!
#gamestudies #historygames #gamingthepast
#gamestudies #historygames #gamingthepast