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Nowhere Fast: On the Horizon - Visual Novel Release

Angel, adjusting to her new vampiric tendencies, makes a stop at a gas station and meets an unfortunate and captivating stranger.

This is my first visual novel project and is both an introduction and a stepping stone to a longer ongoing game I have been working on! It is a short, choiceless story that can be played in about 10 to 20 minutes.

You can download it on itch for free, and I greatly appreciate any comments or reviews. ❤️‍🔥

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My game is out now!

re:curse is a surreal RPGmaker horror game inspired by the likes of OFF, Ib, LISA: The Painful RPG and Yume Nikki.

Play as distraction-prone researcher Linda Langley and explore as your laboratory distorts and degrades around you. Send emails. Grapple with your clown infestation. Face consequences. Maybe even survive!

This is a game about...

doors

screens

bitrot

self-fulfilling loops

computer viruses (not real ones)

trans-temporal communication software

gay subtext

surprises

secrets

re:curse was solo developed as a passion project, mostly between 2020-2021. I've returned to it and added the final touches necessary to make a finished game. Bundled with the game is a trove of bonus content for your perusal, including uncompressed source files, concept art, unreleased original music, 3d files, and more. I hope you enjoy!

Download for free on itch.io!

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are you transmasc or a trans man? sorry for the random question, i saw your game The Wishing Star and ive been looking for MLM/gay games made by trans people

hi, thanks for your question. i'm a transmasc nonbinary person! (he/they)

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SURPRISE!!! In Stars and Time is coming to Nintendo Switch on launch in 2023!!! Check out that cool new launch trailer to celebrate ✨✨✨

(If you don't have a Switch, do not worry, ISAT is still coming to PC~!!! Don't forget to wishlist the game on Steam to stay updated, and to help us defeat the almighty Steam algorithm)

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Dream Diary Jam 6!

Jam runs from May 15th, 2022 to June 26th, 2022. You can join before or during those dates!

Our beloved Yume Nikki is turning 18 years old this June 26th… And to celebrate, it’s time for our annual Yume Nikki Fangame Jam!

Welcome newcomers and veterans to Dream Diary Jam 6, a game jam all about the creation of fangames for the cult classic RPG Maker 2003 game Yume Nikki. The goal is to create a Yume Nikki fangame, a demo of one, or to even update one of your previous entries. You’ll be given 6 weeks to work on your fangame, starting on May 15th and ending on the June 26th — Yume Nikki’s anniversary.

Submission types:

Traditional Yume Nikki Fangame - The most common type of fangame. Typically follows the same formula/style as the original Yume Nikki, but with an original cast of characters and environments, and sometimes new mechanics. You can get as experimental as you want!

Examples of this type include: .flow, Yume 2kki, Lcd Dem, and Answered Prayers

A Fangame of the Yume Nikki setting - A fangame that uses the characters/settings of the original Yume Nikki, rather than a new original cast. Think something along the lines of fanfiction. This can be any kind of genre, JRPG, dating sim, clicker, etc. You can even make a fangame of YUME NIKKI -DREAM DIARY- if you want to.

Examples of this type include: NASU Plus, Memories of Replica, Dream Kombat, and Yume Nikki Hazard

An update to a previous submission - Didn’t get to make as much as you wanted in a previous jam? Need an excuse to work on your fangame? Don’t want to start anew? This is for you! If you can provide a substantial update to one of your previous entries, then it’s also an acceptable submission, even if you’ve been chipping away at it outside of the jams.

Want to participate? Just sign up on our itch.io page! Feeling social, like working in a community of fellow devs and Yume Nikki fans? Check our our DDJ6 Discord! Late to the party, but still looking to hang with fellow devs? Feel free to become a part of our year-round Dream Diary Development community!

And if you have any questions, feel free to send them to this blog or the itch.io page! And as always, be sure to have fun, dreamers!

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The full game is 10% completed at the moment. Process is slow, but things are happening. 

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2020 Update

hey everyone, i know i’ve been silent since mea culpa came out, but i’ve been incredibly busy at my job. i’ve been trying to balance a new position, long industry standard crunch (we just ramped up to crunch part two, wish me luck ;_;), as well as personal life changes. a lot of things changed for me in 2019 and during that i lost time to work on games, which sucks! i don’t want to promise anything, but a goal of mine is to have another demo out this year of an original game. i have been developing it for a couple of years, but i really want to make it happen this year.  in the meantime i really appreciate everyone’s continued support! i want to keep making things for everyone to enjoy and play. love you all ! 💕

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Two of my favorite places I made for Returning Nightmares.

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my submission for the 2019 yume nikki game jam is late but here! it’s based on a bunch of ideas i’ve had floating around in my head for awhile. i hope you enjoy it! i admittedly ran into some issues near the end, so it only has 3 effects and a total of 7 worlds.

you can download ‘mea culpa’ here!

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SO i just implimented a major bug fix for the missing files! i'm so sorry it was not playable at launch, but now it is playable and also has some other minor bug fixes.

my submission for the 2019 yume nikki game jam is late but here! it’s based on a bunch of ideas i’ve had floating around in my head for awhile. i hope you enjoy it! i admittedly ran into some issues near the end, so it only has 3 effects and a total of 7 worlds.

you can download ‘mea culpa’ here!

[straydogdev]

my submission for the 2019 yume nikki game jam is late but here! it’s based on a bunch of ideas i’ve had floating around in my head for awhile. i hope you enjoy it! i admittedly ran into some issues near the end, so it only has 3 effects and a total of 7 worlds.

you can download ‘mea culpa’ here!

[straydogdev]

my submission for the 2019 yume nikki game jam is late but here! it’s based on a bunch of ideas i’ve had floating around in my head for awhile. i hope you enjoy it! i admittedly ran into some issues near the end, so it only has 3 effects and a total of 7 worlds.

you can download ‘mea culpa’ here!

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a revamp of an old map

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My crane game “Reach Out (and grab a hold of your goals)” is finally available to play! It’s been a journey trying to learn how to use Construct 3 for the first time, and there are still things in this game that suffer from my inexperience, but I’m still pleased with the result.

“Sometimes you live with executive dysfunction, sometimes you’re depressed, sometimes you’re anxious, sometimes it’s just really hard to live like a person! Maybe rather than seeing it like a challenge, imagine yourself reaching out to your goals, grabbing them, and putting them in a place where you can do something about it.”

This is the second game in my project to release 6 games this year, the first being Saltwater Shells.

~~~Play it now on itch.io!~~~

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hi everyone!

i'm sorry for the delay in updates, i hadn't really been making anything as far as game progress goes. i'm still planning to finish my other hinted game this year but first i'll be participating in the yn game jam!

for my second entry i really want to focus on in game events, random events, and creating a more fleshed out story/tone. i've had a lot of time to work on my familiarity with rpgmaker as an engine so i really want to further develop those skills.

additionally, if you would like to collaborate, i would love to work with a musician this year! if you don't make music but are also interested, please DM me!

if you have any feedback as far as what you have liked or disliked about my games please let me know via an ask or a reply to this post. 😊

gl all participating devs!

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RPG Maker Shout Out

Give a little shout out to your fave rpg maker game or project!

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the protagonist of The Wishing Flower is gay, right? (or maybe hes bi?)

he can be gay or bi, i don’t mind either interpretation. 😊