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Just Write Studios

@just-write-studios.itch.io

Creating the #darkfantasy and #horror visual novel Catalyst: Blind Faith. 🩸Free early development demo: https://just-write-studios.itch.io/catalyst-blind-faith 🫶 High velocity memes in our Community Discord: https://discord.gg/24cmNWp

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Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 12h ago

#MythAugust The Goddess of Time is 🙏particularly🙏 feared and revered. As you might expect, the overwhelming consensus (in a world where deities are real) is to leave the literal concept of time to Her own devices! Spent all night working on Her art, but I respect Time too much to spoil too 🥹👍

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · 22h ago

#MythAugust 5 Today is about hierarchy! Who ranks highest or lowest among your gods/spirits/whatever? Is there a consensus about this ranking? As usual, interpret the question as loosely as you need to to fit your specific worldbuilding, and feel free to skip if it's not relevant to you! 😊❤️

#MythAugust prompt for Aug 5:
Let's talk hierarchy! Which of your deities are more powerful/respected? Are there minor deities who serve the big ones?

Background image features a classic painting of Thor wielding his hammer with lightning, about to smote his enemies.
Below the hashtag in small text it says "Presented by @professoremily.bsky.social."
At the bottom of the image in small text it says "Feel free to yap about a fantasy mythology you already have, or use these prompts to create a new one! Don't forget to interact with others :-)"

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 4d ago

#MythAugust In my #darkfantasy & #horror VN, the Gods are real! Their abilities can be channeled through the bodies of pious humans—the ✨perfectly normal✨polytheistic priest MC included.🙏 Learning about these 8 deities and how to 'please' Them (or not) is a BIG part of the branching game.😉🩸 🧵 1/9

Eight deities from a polytheistic, fantasy pantheon; embodying abstract concepts of reality. These inhuman Gods and Goddesses are portrayed with monochromatic colors, abstract symbols, and hands evocative of each deity's practitioners and domains. From left to right: Vengeance, Flesh, Storm, Mercy, Agriculture, Dream, Time, and Spirit.

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · 4d ago

#MythAugust Day 2 Tell us about the major god(s) or spirit(s) in your fantasy religion! This is meant to be a broad overview - we'll have focused questions for specific gods later! Feel free to interpret the question as loosely as you need to if you aren't working with a traditional pantheon 😁

#MythAugust prompt for Aug 2:
Who are the major gods or spirits in your fantasy religion? List as many or as few as you want!

Background image features a classic painting of Thor wielding his hammer with lightning, about to smote his enemies.
Below the hashtag in small text it says "Presented by @professoremily.bsky.social."
At the bottom of the image in small text it says "Feel free to yap about a fantasy mythology you already have, or use these prompts to create a new one! Don't forget to interact with others :-)"

TooFee @too-fee.bsky.social · last wk.

#memes

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 5d ago

New #devlog! 🎨 #Art flood! ✍Massive #writing milestones! 🔀Punishing #indiegamedev +narrative design discussion, comparing my first outline to a completed flowchart! One week early for patrons ($1 unlocks all posts 😉) as huge thanks! 💖💖💖 💖You can read it here: www.patreon.com/justwritestu...

Flowchart showing the colossal branching choice design, endings, and quantity of variable scenes in part of the choice-based indie visual novel Catalyst: Blind Faith. This is for the "hard branch" for the God of Vengeance, one of 10 distinct thematic branches in the dark fantasy and horror game. A whopping 9 unique stories within the Vengeance hard branch are illustrated in various glowing colors: conveying numerous self-contained and/or massively intertwining stories, with 21 possible endings in Vengeance's content alone. Though this is not indicative of playtime or the length of any given scene, the bottom of the image links to the game's itch.io page "for progress, devlogs, updates, and more regarding the development of Catalyst: Blind Faith."

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 7d ago

Had to get another attack in this month on @lavandul.bsky.social 's beautiful Prasenti!!! Such gorgeous character designs, I had such a good time TwT 🖤🤍🖤🤍 [ #lavandul_ocs #artfight #Artfight2026 #demon #horror ]

Monochrome digital art of Lavandul's demon-spawn, Prasenti. Beams of light and shadow illuminate and obfuscate the cult-leader's neatly fitted and pristine religious attire; versus a horned, many-eyed, razor-toothed, fur-covered, and decidedly more monstrous appearance. He's smiling, happy to reveal different aspects of himself to the viewer in any combination of light or dark.

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · last wk.

I have been very busy this month! Bingo!!!! Looking forward to sharing #indiedev updates in this week's devlog! Trying to keep most #artfight stuff to the site. I'm overjoyed by the attacks I've received and am going to be revenging well into 2030😂 Best event!! #horror #vndev #gamedev #writing

2026 bingo card from an indie dev. Goals include completing posts in a devlog series, numerous art studies, attacking friends on artfight, writing specific routes and endings for a branching horror visual novel, and drawing specific characters. Only a few spaces remain!

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · last wk.

[explodes] @etrikia.bsky.social THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH FOR THE ART OF MY BOI! You fused this humanoid design with his monstrous personality PERFECTLY! 🖤🤍🖤🤍🩸 #artfight #Artfight2026 #horror

Digital, grayscale, humanoid art of a demonic dark fantasy and horror villain. If you can ignore his shark-toothed grin, etched out eyes, and the spiderwebs he's casually lounging in, the stylish and handsome man gesturing towards the viewer is surely inviting. Surely.

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · last wk.

AAA @tricketcat.bsky.social thank you for the beautiful beautiful humanoid art of my villainous demon boi! You COOKED with the zoot suit inspired fashion and captured his aura immaculately!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #artfight #artfight2026

Grayscale 2D digital art of a foreboding, well-dressed, and handsome villainous man. with slender features. Darkened sockets obscure his eyes. On his white dress shirt is a pattern of many red eyes, with each eye staring directly at the sinister man or the viewer. The clasps of his suspenders are eyes like red gemstones. He is caught or suspended in strands of red string, akin to puppet strings or thick spiderwebs.

Clara 🌟 wishlist Pelikeeper!@trendywalnut.dev · 2w ago

💸ONCE AGAIN CALLING ALL LOW BUDGET INDIE GAMES ‼️ We're gathering games interested in participating in a "Low Budget, Big Heart" Steam Festival! 💰Self Published, Self Funded 🤏Under ~50k budget 🚫NO AI apply here: forms.gle/M9JNoudQ4USE... rts appreciated <3 spread the word!!

flier for the "low budget, big heart" steam event application. No AI, Sub $50kish, self funded & published. love, merge conflict studio

Feniks - Controller Support Expansion Released!@feniksdev.com · 2w ago

I've released an update for my inline conditions tool! It has improvements for efficiency, error handling, and nested conditions, while remaining compatible with existing scripts. Simplify repetitive lines by putting the condition right inside it! #renpy #vndev feniksdev.itch.io/inline-condi...

Inline Conditions for Ren'Py by Feniks

Use if/else logic right inside dialogue lines in Ren'Py

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Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 2w ago

Spectacular insight on great scene direction, making the most of your assets, and simple ways to make sprites shine with *tons* of examples. It's well written and funny. HIGHLY recommended reading!! #vndev #indiegamedev #visualnovel #renpy

Carrot 🥕@justacarrot.bsky.social · 2w ago

OK by a little something I meant a 35-page guide to some scene direction stuff complete with video examples. It covers some basics for working with sprites, framing and balancing scenes, shifting focus, and translating actions. I hope it's OK! #visualnovel #vndev www.patreon.com/just_a_carro...

A collage-style image of visual novel screenshots around a Tomodachi Life screenshot with an arm directing a character. The text says "Scene Direction in Visual Novels."

Atashi Wa Todd McFarlane @lordofthekevins.bsky.social · 2w ago

What do you fucking mean they embroidered all the sprites

TodayOnSteam@todayonsteam.com · 2w ago

Scarlet Deer Inn https://store.steampowered.com/app/1553260/

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 2w ago

This is such a fun thing, I am very late but couldn't help making a grid of my fav 25 video games! My overstuffed backlog goes so far back, I still haven't played the sequels to many of these retro titles 😂 a paragraph of honorary mentions but there are too many good games not to lol 🔥💖

An indie devs favorite 25 games: ranging from cozy sims and rhythm games to action, turn-based strategy, mystery, and experimental indie games. At the top of the list are Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Yume Nikki, Undertale, and Faster Than Light.

Allie Vera@allievera.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I couldn't pick 25 faves lmao, honorary spots for every cartoon network + miniclip flash game ever as well as indie horror i look up to like mouthwashing/crow country

Jordan Brown 📝@jordan.sapphicore.com · 2w ago

Me, earlier this year: I hate clowns. I think they're creepy. I do not like them Me, now: I wrote a clown girl visual novel (ft. @shibalist.bsky.social for the adorable clown girl art!!)

Sapphicore@sapphicore.com · 2w ago

🤡👧 Clown Girl Visual Novel ANNOUNCEMENT!👧🤡 Clara fears that she's not doing a good enough job as a clown. As she stares in the mirror, she sees her worst fears reflected back. #o2a2 ❤️ Short, sweet, and poignant (under 1k words) ❤️ Plays in browser! Play here: sapphicore.itch.io/please-be-fu...

Studio Ephua 🦋 Play SOLOMANIA on Itch.io!@studioephua.bsky.social · 3w ago

Are you a game developer? Do choices matter in your game? Sign ups for the 2026 edition of the successful Choose Wisely Festival and Showcase are now open! Join us in celebrating branching narrative games! Open globally to developers of all sizes. 📝 cutt.ly/CWF26DevSignUp #ChooseWiselyFestival

labyrinthe.exe | COMMS OPEN @labyrinthe-exe.bsky.social · 3w ago

hi! have to move pretty abruptly, so i'm doing some ko-fi skeb comms in a pwyw format in order to afford it. goal is 3k but reposting and sharing is really appreciated! thank you <3 ko-fi.com/labyrintheex...

Commission Sheet with purple gingham flower borders with a ko-fi link
https://ko-fi.com/labyrintheexe/commissions

So, I'm moving pretty abruptly because of some unfortunate circumstances. I really need the help to get on my feet and cover the costs that are way more expensive than I realized as I've never lived on my own before. So I'll be offering PWYW skeb sketch commissions on ko-fi! Sharing/Reposting is much appreciated! GOAL: $3000

Examples - $15+ PWYW Head Shots
Icon 1 - purple haired girl with purple eyes and pale skin
Icon 2 - mint green haired boy with black colored eyes, pale skin, and blood splatter on his face
Icon 3 - pale boy with red eyes and facial piercings

EXAMPLES - $30+ PWYW Half Body
Icon 1 - cropped torso of a boy wearing black vest, silver studded belt, fishnet shirt
Icon 2 - cropped enby wearing striped shirt and graphic tee with ripped black shorts and patterned leggings
Icon 3 - cropped man in a silver glitter halter dress and silver earrings

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 3w ago

✍torment nexus fully drafted 📚 a monstrous 13.9k words for the player containing 🥁 drumroll please 🥁 19 endings I'll be updating my flowcharts in the coming days, weaving together all the variables on the beast was enough for today! so hype! so happy!! 🖤💞🖤 #indiegamedev #writing #vndev #horror

Sol ✨ Play Battle Live on Steam wishlist Bread @solarprotag.bsky.social · 3w ago

both Forget Me Not and Battle Live hit the 10 review milestone on Steam, and are both Positive too I think it'd be neat if that could happen for Bread when its Steam port releases as well 👉👈 store.steampowered.com/app/4482690/...

Bread Makes the Heart Aflutter on Steam

A romantic, fantasy slice-of-life visual novel about Emile Mayer — the owner of A Slice of Comfort bakery in the Kingdom of Selias — when the Fae Kingdom's royal procession, and the interesting newcom...

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆@chiitan.love · 3w ago

People say you can’t love others if you don’t love yourself, but that’s not true Everyone has times when they can’t love themselves. Even then, you can still love someone else deeply If you can’t love yourself right now, please don’t worry One day, you’ll be able to love both yourself and others🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Carrot 🥕@justacarrot.bsky.social · 4w ago

H-H-HELLO @screenrant.bsky.social ?!?! Thank you so much for the article about my game! I'm honored!! screenrant.com/steam-free-s...

Steam's New Free Story-Driven Game Has 100% Positive Reviews

This free story game on Steam has rave reviews.

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Carrot 🥕@justacarrot.bsky.social · 4w ago

And just like that... my Big Queer Horror Game™ is OUT! ♠️Ace MC 👬Time-loop horror + gay romance 🖼️Over 300k words & 570 CGs 🎥Cinematic cutscenes! 🔚4 epilogues + new After Stories 🎭A bucketful of gay yearning, trauma, and tears (but also hope)! ALSO IT'S FREE. store.steampowered.com/app/4329100/...

A digitally rendered line art promotion image of the cast of the game Our Wonderland. Iggy stands in the middle holding the baby, Saydie, while backdropped with dramatic shots of Genzou, Gidget, and Orlam, all while playing cards with their faces float around them. The name of the game and "Out Now on Steam!" are superimposed on top.

Dax @notdax.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I don’t show my process often but wanted to this time! Here’s a speedpaint of an oc of mine! #speedpaint #ocart #digitalart #artsky #ocsky

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 4w ago

🔥New devlog!! #indiegamedev #vndev #horror #gamedesign 🖌️2D & 3D #art flood, character sheets, and mooore ✍️Big #writing progress and research deep dives! 🔀Updated flowcharts to show script progress! 🔥You can read here: just-write-studios.itch.io/catalyst-bli...

Full body character reference for the two protagonists of the dark fantasy and indie horror visual novel Catalyst: Blind Faith. Ray, a giant English mastiff with light fur and marks like eyebrows, is shown with and without his spiked wolf collar. His human, Father Richard Anscham, is shown with and without a gothic and slim-cut black coat (also with a high and pointed collar). Richard is dressed in remarkably modern and luxurious materials for a dungeon romp: a solid gold holy symbol, ample holsters and suspenders with gold fasteners, matching knee-high boots, and dark nail polish. While Ray seems untouched by fighting demons, Richard's little visible skin is plastered with old scar tissue, and his eyes are an unnatural, bright green with no pupils.

Flowchart spaghetti depicting one of ten distinct branches in the epic dark fantasy and horror visual novel Catalyst: Blind Faith. No story moments or distinct choices are immediately apparent due to the scale. This image strictly shows dozens of significant choices, hundreds of unique moments, and seven radically different continuities of events. Five of these continuities all funnel into an appropriately named "torment nexus," which contains 11 "fates worse than death" alone. A total of 23 unique endings are shown on this flowchart, on which a large disclaimer reads "this flowchart represents variables and branching but is not indicative of length and/or playtime".

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 4w ago

editing trenches drafted a new ending last week been editing every day this week editing trenches ⛏

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · last mo.

THIRD REVENGE RAAAA! Couldn't resist dressing Isobel up. Love the personality so much for this monochrome crown princess!!!🖤🤍 @hrmkingizzy.bsky.social #artfight #artfight2026 #teamcomedy

Grayscale digital art of a 'Leiy' crown princess, with dragon-like wings typical of Leiy protruding from her back. Motifs of water-based magic in monochrome bubbles and streams of water surround her. The slender and elegant young woman is dressed like a medieval princess. Her modern hair peeks out from a steeple hennin, which is covered in motifs of flowers. Lace akin to flowers and motifs of blossoms also cover a fitted bodice over her long and flowing gown.

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · last mo.

Second artfight attack!! Revenge on @rafaanimations.bsky.social's silly Sketchy OC. I had so much fun with squeezing in a couple of their OC's designs in the gallery too! 💖 #artfight #artfight2026 #teamcomedy

Digital art of a humanized talking notebook/artist, Sketchy, enjoying a day in an art gallery. The character's black journal cover, yellow bookmarks, and colorful stickers have been stylized as a black beret with ribbons, striped t-shirt, and numerous colorful pins. In the background, two other OCs fill the canvases in the gallery: a pop art stylization of a purple feral fox, and a bust of a smiling Iranian teenager with a green hijab, a colorful red dress, and bright orange flowers.

Carrot 🥕@justacarrot.bsky.social · last mo.

If you happen to know any ace devs off Bsky, feel free to share this with them, too! My personal reach is not so great 🥲

Carrot 🥕@justacarrot.bsky.social · last mo.

The fest was approved! "Games That Ace It" will be held on Steam during Ace Week this fall! 🖤🤍💜 To that end, I'm opening up submissions for games that: - Are made by ace devs; OR - Include ace chars or themes docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Thank you @kinmoku.bsky.social for the wonderful logo!

RafaAnimations @rafaanimations.bsky.social · last mo.

Second attack for art fight made for @just-write-studios.itch.io !! Of her characters "Father Richard" (left) and Ray (right)

Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · last mo.

First attack (revenge for last year) for @notdax.bsky.social ! #artfight #artfight2026 #teamcomedy

Grayscale digital art of lovey dovey (horned, evil, yandere) husband and (reincarnated, blood witch, also yandere) wife, Djall and Shiva.

Raineyellow | Arcana Romance 2 @raineyellow.itch.io · 2y ago

Are you going to redeem that promo? Arcana Romance 2🛒💝 Timeline hop, meet new people, manage your money like an adult, and fight some people to impress a guy at his birthday party with a gift! raineyellow.itch.io/arcanaromance2 #gamedev