Happy non-niversary to the indie survival horror VN Autumn Rail, which was supposed to release on this day one year ago! To celebrate, I'm discounting the game by 87%! (!!!) for ONE DAY ONLY. As in TODAY. As in sale ends tomorrow so go buy it NOW, people, what the hell are you waiting fooooooor!

Autumn Rail on Steam

A survival horror visual novel. When her train terminates at the strange and sinister Sylvan Station, Tera finds herself entangled in a neverending night of darkness.

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Autumn Rail was meant to release one year ago today. In commemoration of the anniversary that wasn't, I thought it'd be fun to make a thread of random A.R. facts. #gamedev #horrorgame Fact #1: I mocked up the title screen twice. You've seen the first mockup; now, behold the version featuring Quin:

Hey, but on a related note: if you love horror games (especially PS2-era survival horror games) and if you love visual novels (especially NVL-style visual novels), you should... maybe, you know... consider playing Autumn Rail...

Hey, so... If you can help it, plz do *not* buy a copy of Autumn Rail through the Steam Marketplace today. If for some reason you have to play the game as immediately as possible, either borrow a friend's copy, or suck it up and wait 'til tomorrow. Trust me on this. And thank me later.

support your classic and local eroge folks, they need love as much as anyone else does

"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!

Apropos of an article that's been making the rounds: I've realized I want to support and be surrounded by more visual novel devs—especially VN devs who specialize in 18+/eroge. If that sounds like you, please drop a link to your game/s below. We're stronger together, so let's get a chain going!

Someone should make Tera Venger as a fumo... That would be pretty sweet...

GREAT NEWS VISUAL NOVEL FRIENDS After the nonsense with Steam incorrectly flagging my VN and ya’ll help, the absolute HEROES at JAST USA are bringing not just Second Wind, but Escape Velocity to their store front. It’s an honor to be here. <3 jaststore.com/games/pens00...

Siren's Call: Second Wind – Coming Soon

A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance...

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Watched this interview over the weekend; I was hanging on every word. Propulsive questions, nuanced answers, and absolutely riveting discussion all around from @speedynoelle.bsky.social and AnyButton2Start. Would recommend!

amelie doree, fan favorite denpa onna 🏳️‍⚧️🇧🇷@speedynoelle.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In happier news, I recently did an interview with AnyButton2Start about eroge and the current perception of it. If you enjoy hearing my thoughts about the genre as a whole and how we talk about sex in games, then you might get a kick out of it. youtu.be/mngXHPmZ8-o

Hey! If you're a visual novel critic who's interested in covering my survival horror VN Autumn Rail, drop a comment or something below so I can reach out to ya! I've got a buncha Steam Keys for Autumn Rail just laying around untapped and would love to get them out to as many reviewers as I can!

Survival horror. Visual novel.PlayStation2-era horror meets NScripter. Indie. Mystery. Danger. Romance? 18+! Kinetic VN gameplay. Vivid characters. Industrial OST. Cerebral plot. Haunting themes. Proceed with caution. >2 hours in length; >$10USD. NO AI. In other words? Play AUTUMN RAIL! #indiegame

Autumn Rail on Steam

A survival horror visual novel. When her train terminates at the strange and sinister Sylvan Station, Tera finds herself entangled in a neverending night of darkness.

store.steampowered.com

The biggest, hugest congrats to @gleamyguts.bsky.social on the ROTTING TO LIVE update, which you can read now! On the official site! Linked below! I had to draw something to celebrate. So here's a very unofficial crossover: RTL's Manako-chan, in a costume swap with AUTUMN RAIL's Tera! #webcomic #vn

After a long wait I finally have a new update out for my webcomic!! Please read it if you like!! I wish I could work more on it!!!💜 Read here > rottingtolive.neocities.org

Get on board Steam's Train Fest if you haven't already! What're you waiting for?! The survival horror visual novel AUTUMN RAIL is expressly on sale and this festival's leaving the station in <48 hours! #indiegames #horrorgames #indiedev #vn #visualnovel #trainfest

Autumn Rail - 13% Off Through Train Fest 2026! - Steam News

We'll share a brand new piece of key art, that's what. w00t w00t!

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Reece R.@reecerose.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Key art time! The Steam Train Fest is here at last, and here to get you in the locomotive mood is Tera Venger herself, pressed up against an upturned train cart. w00t w00t! From now until the festival's end (July 27 10AM PT), AUTUMN RAIL will be thematically discounted by 13%! Be there or don't!

Steam Train Fest sale on Steam buff.ly/1ZDzPnN

Key art time! The Steam Train Fest is here at last, and here to get you in the locomotive mood is Tera Venger herself, pressed up against an upturned train cart. w00t w00t! From now until the festival's end (July 27 10AM PT), AUTUMN RAIL will be thematically discounted by 13%! Be there or don't!

🚂Steam Train Fest has pulled into the station!🚂 Live now until July 27, check out all sorts of train games including everything from steam locomotives to bullet trains. Mysteries on a train? Check. Murderous trains? Check. Rail network simulators? Also check! store.steampowered.com/category/tra...

Trains

Steam Train Fest 2026

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Go support indie VN game developers on bluesky! Who else should be on this list? go.bsky.app/BYywqmT #gamedev #indiegames #narrative #gameengine #indiegames #vn #vndev

Tomodachi Life put Tera behind the till as if it'd suit her or something. Me, I'll take any excuse to draw Tera's massive eyes—this one was as good as any. #indiegame #autumnrail #art #vn #visualnovel

Reece R.@reecerose.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Dear fellow indie devs: consider putting your characters in Tomodachi Life. It's very fun. #autumnrail #indiegame

Calamity Maid is committed to supporting the dick size of all our characters. We will not be nerfing our characters' dicks at this time, or ever, regardless of any clipping issues that may arise. Thank you for your understanding.

Key #art time! I am elated to unveil this—vivid, mesmeric, drop dead gorgeous—portrait of Tera Venger from AUTUMN RAIL, illustrated by none other than the visionary @gleamyguts.bsky.social ! #yamikawaii #creepycute #indiegame #horrorgame #vn

The Summer Game Fest edition of Day of the Devs has included world premieres for games like Mixtape, Cairn, UFO 50, and Big Walk. This year we have 20 games + 10 premieres - tune in on June 5th to see what's coming!

It's #ScreenshotSaturday, so lemme show you what Autumn Rail WOULD have looked like had I kept Times New Roman as the in-game typeface. Screenshots were taken of an earlier build and may not reflect the final product blah blah blah. #indiegame #visualnovel #indiedev

Reece R.@reecerose.bsky.social · 6mo ago

#promosky #indiedev Here is a list of things I like: —Times New Roman Here is a list of things I don't like: —Not being able to use Times New Roman in my game, thanks to the insurmountable licensing fee —itch.io's deindexing my game —genAI

...have you checked out Autumn Rail? (I should probably find another game to shill.)

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Is there any video game with an actually good sex scene? Feels even rarer than in movies.

Fashionably late for this year's May #promosky, but whatever. I'm Reece. I make critically polarizing games about danger, romance, and mystery. It's nice to meet you, if we haven't already crossed paths. #indiedev #gamedev

Super excited that we're seeing it happen. A very special thanks to everyone who bought my Smart Barks pack, as the proceeds from it is financing the entire event! We're also looking for more speakers for our lightning talks! If you're interested sign up here: forms.gle/zKUwktgRCbwL...

Lemon @ DevTalk@vndev.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Our 2026 Speaker Series is coming! Join us for a full day of talks for Visual Novel developers!. This year's theme is 'Wow your audience!' For Info: www.visualnovel.dev/speaker-seri... For tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/visua... #visualnovel #vndev #vndn #VNDNSpeakerSeries2026

It's Golden Week, and I'll BET you have time to kill. Why not kill it by playing AUTUMN RAIL, the indie survival horror visual novel by Calamity Maid? Conveniently, the game is 13% off via JAST all week long! So what are you waiting for? The link's below! There's no time like the present, you know!

Autumn Rail

A survival horror visual novel. When her train terminates at the strange and sinister Sylvan Station, Tera finds herself entangled in a neverending night of darkness.

jaststore.com

...who says they aren't? I mean, just LOOK at the waist on that thing (right).

punkitt ‼️🧣@punkitt.bsky.social · 7mo ago

wait facts let em spit

Dear fellow indie devs: consider putting your characters in Tomodachi Life. It's very fun. #autumnrail #indiegame