A statement from our union president on the amazing turnout of support for the Game Industry Hardship Fund itch.io bundle 🙏 👇 The bundle is live for 10 more days to support devs in need, but a long-term difference can be made by joining UVW-CWA directly. ✊ uvw-cwa.org itch.io/b/3802/game-...

Look at how much my boy Cole has changed!!! The new sprite is the one on the right c: Go play the new Pages of Tomorrow demo update to see more glow-ups from the cast! 👀 Check the link in the comments! #visualnovel #gamedev

Showcasing my latest Maximilian live2D sprite. I really like his range of head movements. Just thinking about all the little expressions and animations I can give him throughout the story gets me so excited! #otome #indieotome

🌺✨ Finally got around to updating my Carrd with my different links. Helped me remember some of the the events I was really happy to have participated in. Can't believe I managed a 24-hour stream 3-years ago; the elasticity of a younger body. xD

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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

🍵🧐 I had to, I couldn't resist a time-travelling supernatural mystery. Anyone getting Vertin vibes from #Reverse1999? Going live tonight to check out the second game in the Staffer trilogy! 🎮 Staffer Retro by Team Tetrapod 🔖 twitch.tv/ricebits #VisualNovel #Supernatural #Mystery #IndieGames

Lowen with Lillipup for LowenArchive (twitter) Human-animal (Pokemon?) interactions are always so much fun to draw <3 #fireemblem #pokemon

Once Upon a Throne of Thorns has been released! It's a dark BL visual novel about an assassin who falls for the runaway prince he's supposed to kill feat. political intrigue, bloodshed, and crossdressing! 🥀 store.steampowered.com/app/4192830 🥀 ebihime.itch.io/throne-of-th... #yaoi #boyslove

🌙✨ It's another game from the creator of CABALL, this time a sci-fi/cyberpunk venture into a world with more pretty, pretty beings. :> Join me tonight in checking all these gorgeous lads~ 🎮 SIGILLVM: RESONANCE by Levistok/BRXKENVN 📍 twitch.tv/ricebits #SIGILLVM #VisualNovel #Otome #IndieGames

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...

🌺✨ I'm so proud to see yet another indie VN complete its journey! It might have been half a decade, but it was half a decade worth waiting. Come join me on Thursday for v1.0~ 🎮 Alaris by @crescence-studio.itch.io 🔖 22 JUL, 8pm GMT+8 📍 twitch.tv/ricebits #Alaris #VisualNovel #Amare #IndieGames

【 Enter a world of magic—of Fae and Dragon.】 The Fae are finally here, officially marking the end to our 5 year long journey and the beginning of your love story ✨ Our fantasy romance visual novel is ready to play! 🌙 Alaris out on Steam and Itch NOW!

🎩🚬 Can you believe it's finally launched~?? Can't wait to press start on the full game in 10 minutes and counting. :> 🎮: Celestial Return by @metaphor-games.bsky.social 🔖: twitch.tv/ricebits #CelestialReturn #CRPG #Cyberpunk #IndieGames

a wild ricebits:@ricebits.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🎲🔫 "You ain't seen pretty like I've seen pretty." You draw from BLAME!? You have me. Check out their pedigree, yo. 🎮: Celestial Return (Demo) by @metaphor-games.bsky.social 🕗: 8pm, GMT+8 🗓: 9 Dec, Tues 🥂: twitch.tv/ricebits #CelestialReturn #IndieGames #ChooseWiselyFestival

✨ Was MIA for some family matters this weekend & missed out on some of the games that launched, so we'll be streaming them this week! :> 🤍 SIGILLVM: RESONANCE (Levistok) 💜 Celestial Return (@metaphor-games.bsky.social) 💗 Hell Maiden (@hellmaidengame.astralshiftpro.com) 💜 Alaris (Crescence Studio)

🌱🏰 I knew the full game felt different the moment I clicked into it, but it's only through my demo screenshots that I see how different the vibes are. :3 Come check out the full game with me later! 🦖🐤 🎮: Momento by @playmomento.com 🔖: twitch.tv/ricebits 🕗: 16 JUL, 20:15 GMT+8 #SliceofLife #Cosy

a wild ricebits:@ricebits.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I think every child should be able to build their own little castles of adventure & have a room full of whimsy that defies conventional "practicality". I know why I made my rooms the way I did, do you know why you did yours? 🎮: Momento by @playmomento.com Check it out for yourself. :>

We’re happy to announce „Grandma(88)” – a hand-drawn player-vs-narrator thriller, coming to Steam later this year! A visit to your dying grandmother turns into a shifting maze of memories where truth is unstable and trust is a resource. Wishlist it now on Steam! (Link in Bio)

It's here! The Power of Pride Bundle 2026 is now live on Itchio! All in support of 284 queer creators and their 396 creations. View the bundle on Itchio here (until July 6): $60 Bundle: itch.io/b/3682/the-p... $10 Pay-What-You-Can: itch.io/b/3684/the-p... #PowerofPride2026

🔮🧩 "You're in luck, darling~ For the low, low price of 13.99, I can help you craft the romance of your dreams~" *terms & conditions apply, life not guaranteed. 🎮: Fortune Fragments by @runoigames.com 🔖: twitch.tv/ricebits 🕙: 2 JUL, 22:00 GMT+8 #Puzzle #VisualNovel #IndieGame

🌿🌺 Come join me tonight as I grow my plant babies, because if you can't find the veggie of your dreams, you obviously have to make your own, right? 🎮: TELLURICENE by @deadlinestudios.bsky.social 🔖: twitch.tv/ricebits 🕗: 2 JUL, 20:15 GMT+8 #VisualNovel #IndieGame

a wild ricebits:@ricebits.bsky.social · last mo.

I loved checking out the demo in Jan and now it's out! Insta-bought~~ 🎉🎉 Look at all the changes! I'm super psyched to see how things have changed. :3 The demo ended on such a cliffhanger. 🎮: TELLURICENE by @deadlinestudios.bsky.social #SciFi #VisualNovel #IndieGame 👇 NEW vs OLD 👇

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I loved checking out the demo in Jan and now it's out! Insta-bought~~ 🎉🎉 Look at all the changes! I'm super psyched to see how things have changed. :3 The demo ended on such a cliffhanger. 🎮: TELLURICENE by @deadlinestudios.bsky.social #SciFi #VisualNovel #IndieGame 👇 NEW vs OLD 👇

🍻📜 Whenever I really enjoy a game, I never expect there to be another. So to hear that #TavernTalk has a prequel launching today has me itching to press 'PLAY'. :> 🎮: Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker by @gentletrolldevs.bsky.social 🕗: 9 Jun, 8pm GMT+8 ❄️: twitch.tv/ricebits #Cosy #DND #VisualNovel

🔎👻 "Ah yes~ let me lick that strange candy you're offering me~" Ngl, it's been a while since a game reminded me of licking hands in Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters :> Let's go! 🎮: Duppy Detective Tashia by @spritewrench.com 🕥: 9 Jun, 22:30 GMT+8 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits #PointAndClick #DetectiveMystery

Portrait of Lucina (FE Awakening). Been wanting to draw this since Inktober, haha. #fireemblem

🕊️🌳 "Cook for 3h, enjoy for longer~" Somewhere between a visual novel and a point-and-click is a hidden indie gem with NieR vibes. Explore with me tonight! 🎮: Nobody Nowhere by Tag:hadal/ 深渊标记 (CHN solo dev) 🕗: 8pm, GMT+8 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits #IndieDev #IndieGame #SideScroller #NobodyNowhereGame

🌱💀 Feeling overwhelmed? Need a break? Come join me tonight as I attempt to save an inherited dying garden! Freshly launched last week, it looks like such a vibe for a Monday. Green thumbs, plspls. >.< 🎮: Greenhearth Necromancer by @silverstringmedia.bsky.social 🕗: 8pm, GMT+8 🍵: twitch.tv/ricebits

people should wishlist my upcoming bl visual novel once upon a throne of thorns on steam btw it's about an assassin who falls for a runaway prince crossdressing as a woman to avoid being executed & it's very dramatic 😊🙏 store.steampowered.com/app/4192830/...

📚🪄The Storyteller's Festival, our celebration of storytelling in video games, is LIVE on Steam! ✨ 350+ games from fantastic developers 💫 New game releases, sales, announcements and demos ✨ Days of dedicated streams store.steampowered.com/developer/Tw... ✏️ by mimimar__!

what i want is simple... i just need 5,000 people to wishlist my upcoming bl visual novel once upon a throne of thorns on steam dot com 🙏 store.steampowered.com/app/4192830/...

Once Upon a Throne of Thorns on Steam

A boys' love / yaoi visual novel about a runaway prince and an assassin in the service of a wicked king. A dark and moody fairytale with crossdressing, intrigue, spilled blood, and finding love in une...

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I treated myself to some quiet time for my birthday—putting on an audiobook before pushing up my sleeves to sort books. Feels like getting a life back together, one book at a time. Also the first time I've seen Cantonese as a language setting. 🎮: Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! by ArtRising