#husbandogoddess

[husbandogoddess]

Monochrome Pixels

Can you bring back the colors into your life?

Story

Diana, a Senior Game Designer from Mad Lobster Interactive, deals with burnout, night terrors and work harassment at the hands of her narcissistic boss, Godric, on a daily basis.

One morning like any other, without paying any mind to her already busy schedule, Godric tasks her with mentoring their new employee: Enya, an upbeat and passionate newbie who's yet to see the struggles of the game development industry.

Very much at her wit's end, Diana has to make an important decision that may affect not only her career but her life as a whole. Will she mentor Enya in her own way and get to know them better? Or will she be at the service of Godric and her own inner demons?

A game made for NaNoRenO 2024, with @prikarin @theominute @chzhxiayun @florisam and many more!

Features

29k words, roughly 1.5 - 3 hours depending on reading speed!

3 Endings

4 CGS

Partial Voice Acting

Developer notes

Accessibility Options!

Font options

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Sound & Image captions

Reduce Animations

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Self-Voicing

Content Warning

Although the characters and story of Monochrome Pixels are fictional, the issues of abuse and mistreatment in the games industry are not. This game contains the following content:

Toxic workplace

Abusive and oppressive boss

Struggles with mental health/depression

Nightmares

Burnout

Harassment

Misogyny

Play now On itch.io

#visual novel #english visual novel #indie game #my games #interactive fiction #husbandogoddess #husbando goddess #monochrome pixels #nanoreno #nanoreno 2024 #game jams

[prikarin]

Hey Where Winter Crows Go fans! I've recently bought some sample keychains cause' I'm planning to sell some merch soon!!

These two will be a connected keychain & I have one more Crowe chibi that will be available.

I'll be opening pre-orders around the end of March. Stay tuned!!

Shoutout to @husbandogoddess for helping me out with this. Thank you so much!! ❤️🥰

#where winter crows go #visual novel #wwcg merch #prikarin games merch

[rottenraccoons]

Knowing that Cirrus is ace warms my ace heart! It's so rare to see ace rep in romance games

It's rare but getting better! Shout out to @fablenovel, our Otome Jam 2022 peer and their asexual love interest Lonan from Hummingbird's Crown, and @husbandogoddess' itty-bitty slice of adorableness A Late Night Convo. They're great if you want some wholesomeness to go with our darker content.

#obscura vn #rotten raccoons #asks

[interact-if]

Hiii✨

First of all, I wanted to say how much your work is top and very necessary (at least for me (≧▽≦)). Now, what I really wanted to know is if you could indicate IFs where we might have vitiligo in character customization. Thank you very much in advance regardless of the result ( ◜‿◝ )♡

Hi there!

There are not many, but here are IFs where you can have vitiligo:

From The Ashes We Rise by @fromtheashesweriseif

The Spirited: Origins by @yuveim

Wayfarer by @idrellegames

Winning Hearts: Wrestling Otome (VN) by @husbandogoddess

Zorlok by @zorlok-if

If more games offer this customisation, please let us know!

#if: rec list #vitiligo #interact if asks #interactive fiction #character customization

[hummingbird-games]

Memes and Pictures to describe the vibe of Crushed, a collection by Gemini

(@herotome tagged me! 🤪)

tagging @sleepingcitadelstudios @lovebirdgames @foxglovegames @husbandogoddess @just-a-carrot @velvet-cupcake-games and anyone else who wants in!! (Also feel free to straight up ignore this tag, no pressure 😂)

#asks games #memes #crushed vn #visual novel #adding the alt was a bit Much 😭that's what I get for having so many images

[floramisu]

If you could wish upon a star... what would you wish for? Fanart of my beloved Peppermint from Candied Hearts by @husbandogoddess! Happy birthday, Kristi!!

#fanart #Candied Hearts VN #digital art #my art #arte digital #digital artist #art #visual novel

[sadghoststudios]

STATE OF PLAY 12/23: a little news and updates roundup!

Howdy all! Squeaking in just before the new year, I thought now's as good a time as ever for a little roundup of anything you might have missed, and what we're currently working on! Aiming to do these quarterly from now on 🫡✨

If you wanna keep up with posts like this from us without relying on social media, you can also sub to our newsletter! Promise not to annoy you. Good emails only.

Recap and news under the cut!

2023 Roundup

DemiDato

We had two releases this year, but DemiDato was the big one! For those that don't know, this game spent a long 5+ years in and out of development hell, so it was a big relief to finally put everyone's hard work out into the world back in March.

We were also lucky enough to feature DD in the Queer Games & Queer Halloween bundles this year, so even if you haven't had a chance to grab the game outright, check your itch library - you might already own it!

As for the future of our monsters, a 1.1 update is still on the cards! The bulk of it is already complete - there's some script tidying and quality of life improvements already in the WIP build, as well as a fancy schmancy CG Gallery (which you can see a little preview of in the devlog I wrote). 

1.1 development has admittedly stalled a little, as I really want to implement some animated video transitions plus an animated intro and trailer into its final build, but it's been hard to find the time to teach myself a whole new skillset while also being in preproduction for our new title (more on that in a bit!). In my head for all the years of development, the game has always had a really cheesy reality show intro with horribl(y good) graphics, just like the real life shows that inspired it. So even if the feature didn't make it to 1.0, I still really want it to happen eventually. (Plus, when we do eventually rerelease on Steam, a trailer is very important for the store page! That means it counts as futureproofing, right...?)

If you want to hear some more about what the release was like, my dear friend Kaiju of Digital Diversity interviewed me right after the game came out! You can read the interview on Digital Diversity over here.

GrandNya

Our second game of the year was a short little nugget written for 2023's Josei Jam, and devved almost solo by timepatches (hi! that's me!)

It'd been a long time since I managed to get anything off the ground in a jam setting, and I still find it a little intimidating (it's really difficult for me to get new ideas & iterate on them fast enough to meet the start deadline and recruit others), so solo dev it was! My art is hardly intricate but it gets the story across, and I'm proud of the VN as a whole - whatever you think of 'wholesome games' as a movement, it's hard to deny that we all need a cosy space now and then, and that’s the kind of story I like to tell most. And it's not like GrandNya is all sunshine, either, which you'll know if you got to the end!

I also managed to apply to Hand-Eye Society's Super FESTival with GrandNya, and was somehow accepted, which I'm still pinching myself about! What a stellar lineup of games to share a page with.

Fest aside, it was a pretty quiet release all things considered, so don't worry if you missed it! Your grandmas are still there on our itch page anytime, to give you a lil’ pocket of safe queer story to live in whenever you need it.

Intoxicated

Now for something completely different!! Despite some prior medical commitments around the jam date (which then got moved, typical), I was VERY stoked to be able to hop on the team for Kristi HusbandoGoddess' Yuri Jam game, Intoxicated!

It was an absolute blast. Turtles were drawn in the group chat for reasons I can no longer remember. It singlehandedly made me decide that I want to do more jam work on others' teams, because I forgot how fun it can be working toward a common goal in a more relaxed environment! 

And the game turned out incredible. Check it out if you support women's wrongs! ♡

Plans for 2024

[Codename BAT 🦇] (the big otome/amare game)

Oh yeah. It's big.

I won't spill too much just yet, but just know that I've had this idea as a vague plot bunny in the back of my mind for years. Then, as my dear friend Charlie and I were on VC beta testing a late DemiDato build, it came up and they were so excited about the idea that I couldn't help but start seriously thinking about how to make it.

Well. That was in March. After I took a break and worked on GrandNya, I've been working ever since on building out the world (it's set in the same universe as the rest of our library, but deals a bit more with the actual ramifications of it all, so I had to set some things in stone I haven't before). More recently I've been building out the most coherent, easy-to-follow outline I can (not my strong point, and bless my beta readers for their support while I complain about it). 

Very soon I should be able to start writing! Terrifying! I can't wait. Once I'm a fair way into the script writing you'll get to hear about exactly what I'm cooking, and I think... you'll like where we're going.

[Other Redacted Thing]

Not my project so I won't spoil exactly what it is, but I get to do some UI work for an upcoming jam project and I am SO excited! I get to work with some very familiar faces again! You'll know what it is as soon as I'm allowed to tell you 👀

What I will say is that it shares a coincidental similarity with my long project...

That's it!! ✨

Thank you for reading all my waffle (being long winded is my special talent), and for sticking with us through the inevitable periods of radio silence! We're still just little fish in a very big pond, but every time someone plays something I made and feels some type of way, I remember what the point of all this is. 

It makes me very happy to be able to share stories with y'all. Here's to more in 2024!

♡ Madi Wander (@timepatches)

#indie game #visual novel #interactive fiction #sgsroundup #sgsnews #thanks to those who stuck with us thru this + past years! onward and upward for 2024 :)

[snowhavenstudios]

Hi, everyone!

We’re back with our monthly update, covering everything we’ve been working on here at Snowhaven Studios.

Drops of Death

As you may know, Drops of Death has been gaining popularity across our social media accounts, and it's exciting to see the response we’ve received just from the small bits we’ve shared about the project. The game is still in its early stages, but what we can tell you right now is we are currently working on writing Singh’s route, which is nearly complete. Singh is the detective who is working to find the killer, but ironically, this man could very well be the killer himself. 

Are you ready for some of the never-before-seen artwork for Drops of Death? Here is our funeral background, created by the talented Dara! @pogo-a-gogo

She is also working on some of the CGs for the game, including this creepy doll that Adrien receives in the mail as a threatening “gift.” Spooky, right?

Eleanor is working her magic to create the sprites and CGs for Drops of Death. We can’t spoil much more right now in terms of CGs, but trust us when we say there’s a good mix of chilling scenes AND romantic ones. 

Choose your pronouns and play as Adrien, who could have been the victim of a gruesome murder, but has luckily escaped with their life. But now, our MC has to tread with caution, because someone around them is very likely the killer. 

Love’s Crescendo

While we work on DoD, we have also made steady progress on Love’s Crescendo, our rhythm game visual novel. We recently shared this new clip of the game, showcasing a scene not revealed in the demo.

Kristi (@husbandogoddess ) is very skilled when it comes to making lively, animated scenes for our games, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. The camera movement and snow falling really help paint the picture of Valerie and Cadence’s love for one another.

The scripting has been completed, and now we’ve been turning our focus to some of the UI designs, including the CG gallery’s layout. These were the list of concepts we zeroed in on, and the team seemed to like the bottom row of gallery ideas the best!

Don’t forget, our LC demo was recently updated! You can find the game on Steam.

#dev updates #game development #snowhaven studios #love's crescendo #drops of death

[gemsgamegems]

(image I.D. Character King Karmel speaks, text reads “Are you calling me a liar?”)

(image I.D. Player Character speaks internally, text reads “Well, I ain’t calling you a truther.”)

Here lie the people who were raised on Drake & Josh. May we make this joke always 😆👏🏽

“HE IS NOT THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE!!! HE IS JUST A GUY!!! HIT HIM WITH YOUR (CANDIED) CAR!!!” 

Anyhoo, a new demo dropped by the HusbandoGoddess team and it is delightful AF and I don’t know who I like more, Peppermint or Lakritz!!!!

#vn: candied hearts #husbando goddess #post type: rambling #post type: First Impressions #if you got the tiktok reference congrats #I quote that a little too much and won't be stopping anytime soon zjdhfjsh #I do know that I would die for Veronica the bird. I want a bird smh

[knickknackpj]

This month's devlog is a little shorter than usual, but yeah I'm going to be busy. At least everything's all good!

#monthly devlog

[nothackeuropa]

Try HusbandoGoddess & Anna-Lena's #O2A2VNJam visual novel "Beta:Over"!

🕐~10min

🥰relatable characters

😭a sad dose of reality

#indiedev #vndev #visual novel #o2a2vnjam

[husbandogoddess]

First Skate (Prequel to A Late Night Convo)

Story

In the glittering expanse of a New York ice rink, Detectives Hwan Seo-jun and Iris Rodriguez share their first date, forming a connection that goes beyond their professional partnership.

Note: First Skate is the prequel to A Late Night Convo, a free 999 word story that takes place after Seo-jun comes out to Iris as demisexual and the two enter a committed relationship.

Features

5k words (10-15 minutes of gameplay)

4 CGs

Accessibility Options

Font Options (Default, Atkinson, OpenDyslexic)

Self-Voicing (Can turned on in options or by pressing 'V')

A cozy (and maybe emotional) story about relationships and asexuality (WINTER EDITION!!)

One very cute winter date

An anxious but super cute asexual (demisexual) man

An overprotective pet duck that may or may not want to kill said asexual man?

Play or Download Now for Free!

You can play both A Late Night Convo and First Skate on itch.io for free. It's available for Windows/PC, Mac, and Linux! Additionally, you can play both games in-browser.

First Skate | A Late Night Convo

#visual novel #english visual novel #indie game #my games #interactive fiction #first skate #a late night convo #husbandogoddess #husbando goddess #asexual #asexuality #aspec #demisexual

[timepatches]

Gamedev

I write and produce visual novels under my imprint, Sad Ghost Studios!

You can also find us on Twitter and Tumblr.

Under the readmore is a list of all the games I've contributed to!

SGS:

Nanairo (demo, 2017)

DemiDato: The Demo (2018)

When Aster Falls (2018, updated 2021)

Were|House (2020)

DemiDato: Monster Dating Show (2023)

GrandNya (2023)

Jams / Freelance:

Ohohoujousama (discontinued)

Angels with Scaly Wings (editor, 2017)

Disencounters (editor, 2017)

Hunting Fable (editor, discontinued)

Regal Inquest [LarkyLabs] (UI, 2021)

Kaiju Noir [EnbyKaiju] (UI, beta/production support, 2021)

Birds of Paradise [FiendishFiction] (demo UI, 2022]

Intoxicated [HusbandoGoddess] (logo & socmed materials, 2023]

Blood&Play [tofurocks] (upcoming)

[blerdyotome]

Thrifty Gaming: Games That Won’t Blow Your Budget #100

Thrifty Gaming: Games That Won’t Blow Your Budget #100

Hey Blerdy Tribe! It’s Thrifty Thursday!! In a world where it’s all about the almighty dollar, sometimes it’s a little tough to make our pennies stretch enough to accommodate our hobbies. But, there are plenty of ways to balance your budget while still enjoying the things you love, you just have to be a little thrifty about it. So, I created Thrifty Gaming in order to spotlight some lesser known…

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#Games Under $10 #gaming on a budget #HusbandoGoddess #LegendEX Games #Panicked and Surrounded by Hot Vampires #Summer Origins #When Winter Ends #Wrapped with a Kiss

[vamichaelalaws]

Starting my stream a little early so people can settle in, drink some punch, get a table with their dates (or corpses), and prepare for #MonsterProm with the GIRL SQUAD!

https://www.twitch.tv/vamichaelalaws/

#Michaela Stream #MadamSharky #Jessthenoob #HusbandoGoddess #AGirlAndaGame #Monster Prom

[goddess-of-husbandos]

HEYO! Do you remember that post where I advertised the video I did for a pretty swell visual novel called Date or Die? WELLLLL, I’M BACK AGAIN DOING THE SAME THING FOR THE NEW DEMO!

The game is essentially Danganronpa and Zero Escape combined with some romance! YOU CAN EVEN DATE THE VILLAIN SO DO WHAT YOU WILL WITH THAT INFORMATION!

#Visual novel #husbandogoddess #date or die #zero escape #danganronpa #dangan ronpa