Reposted by Apple ExplosionStella De @stelladevt.bsky.social · 11/06/2026It is worth adding here that Steam and itch's AI disclosures are not going to be an issue for this, either. Every Unity, Unreal and Godot released game would have disclosures on it if the underlying code had to be clean for it. It's not your fault or responsibility. 1103
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I’m seeing a lot of people who feel upset and betrayed about this. I’d like to give some perspective on this as a software engineer to help other game devs understand it better. Specifically, I want to answer what is he saying, what does it mean, and what does it mean for you specifically. 1214180
Reposted by Apple ExplosionSyd 🦒✍🏼| Writer & Voice Director @thechosengiraffe.itch.io · 22/05/2026ITS TIIIME!!! The Now Boarding Demo is live on @itch.io !! The team has been working hard to make the first of the series, so we hope you can all enjoy the demo and eventually the full game! Have fun, firebolt <3 1116
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I spent 7 hours trying to get a cute pose right for one of my sprites. I’m feeling like it paid off. 000
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 18/05/2026If you’re a writer, write “I waited” without saying it. I didn’t know what time she planned to arrive. It could be at (I checked my phone) 3:07pm. It could be an hour from now, or 2, or 3, or even 4 (Christ, I hoped it wasn’t four). She just ran on her own schedule and was terrible at texting. 010
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 20/04/2026[RECRUITMENT] We’re making “Midnight Petshop,” a game where you romance boys who are pretending to be animals at your job at an upscale pet store for Otome Jam. docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.com[Recruitment] Midnight PetshopMidnight Petshop Working nights at a petshop and hotel should be pretty boring, shouldn’t it? Summary You play as a student who, seeking any port in a terrible job market, took a summer job as an ov... 31510
Reposted by Apple ExplosionFloramisu 🌸Play Demeter! @floramisu.bsky.social · 03/04/2026We've released The Show Must Go Out for #NaNoRenO2026, and you can play it NOW! 🎭 We're also currently working on some post-jam updates and polish, so you will hear more from us soon ;) floramisu.itch.io/the-show-mus... #visualnovel #vndev #indiegamefloramisu.itch.ioThe Show Must Go Out by FloramisuMy date at the theater turned into an action movie... filled with musical references?! 33929
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Wait til they see my AI that will appreciate art for you. 110
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 13/03/2026I contributed art to this. The backgrounds are so good they kickstarted my villain arc. 040
Reposted by Apple Explosionadrienne ✨ Truth Scrapper @insertdisc5.com · 09/02/2026bye bye discord nitro 433835
Reposted by Apple ExplosionMeiri Games 🎮🇧🇷 Game Dev / Queer Games @meiri.itch.io · 14/01/2026[RECRUITMENT] Looking for a playtester, GUI artist and coder and music composers for Amare Festival 2026!! We're making a game where you romance the narrator. That's right, you can get with the hot tsundere man who's narrating your love story! INFO: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #VNDevdocs.google.com[RECRUITMENT] Narrator Romance VN - Amare Games Festival 2026Narrator Romance VN - Recruitment (Placeholder title!) We’re recruiting for our yet untitled Amare visual novel featuring good and bad endings, a somewhat pathetic ‘princely’ love interest, and of cou... 114527
Reposted by Apple ExplosionIzumi Games 🎮 @izumigames.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Merry Christmas, @applesplosion.bsky.social ! I'm your Secret Santa, hohoho~! Here is a blushing King Hekter~! I love his banter with the MC so much, and I can imagine him being a tsundere. 🤭 Hope you like it! Thank you @crescence-studio.itch.io for hosting! #VNSS2025 2167
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Hi @thechosengiraffe.itch.io! I’m your secret santa for #VNSS2025. Hermes from the upcoming Now Boarding series getting ready to go for a swim. I love the characters you create and I’m excited for everyone to meet them! Thank you @crescence-studio.itch.io for putting this #vnsecretsanta together! 3137
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 20/07/2025This is a lovely, emotional vignette. Give it a try! I did the graphic design. 041
Reposted by Apple ExplosionFloramisu 🌸Play Demeter! @floramisu.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Happy #WIPWednesday! Today I wanted to show a small bit from one of the backgrounds @applesplosion.bsky.social is working on for the full game~ This beautiful lass is very comfortable just resting at home, do you happen to know who her owner is? #visualnovel #greekmythology 0124
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Still cracking up over calling Zeus “sus.” 130
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 18/06/2025There is nothing more satisfying than writing a spicy scene and seeing the dynamic between two characters just… come together. No pun intended. 000
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 18/02/2025I don’t like the way anti-AI filters make my art look. How do other artists deal with this problem? 000
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Did you like ”How To Draw Your Own Backgrounds (With Minimal Artist Skill (That Look Good))” at #VNConf? The example background I drew is now up for free download as an asset at applesplosion.itch.io/fountain-in-...applesplosion.itch.ioFountain in a Sunflower Garden (created for Visual;Conference 2025) by ApplesplosionA background created for “How To Draw Your Own Backgrounds” at Visual;Conference 2025 041
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 20/01/2025I’m very excited to present at #VNConf! For my demonstrations on drawing your own backgrounds, I will… draw a background! Then I will make it available to everyone as a free asset. If you want to make a suggestion on what that background will be, you can do so here: forms.gle/nqd2pm8LGZJC...forms.gleHow To Draw Your Own Backgrounds (With Minimal Artistic Skill (That Look Good)) Pre-Talk SurveyTo demonstrate techniques, I will draw a background for this talk. Your input into this survey will decide what this background looks like. Here’s how this works: fill out this survey. There are two ... 021
Reposted by Apple ExplosionAgilis @aginyan.bsky.social · 12/01/2025@applesplosion.bsky.social will be explaining how to draw your own backgrounds, even when you are artistically challenged (like I am), there are techniques you could apply to get a good result vnconf.com/events/how-t... (15/vnconf.comHow To Draw Your Own Backgrounds (With Minimal Artistic Skill (That Look Good)) | Visual;Conference 101
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Mushroom houses in a forest. A watercolor background for Visual Novels. Download the high-quality version here: applesplosion.itch.io/mushroom-for... 010
Reposted by Apple ExplosionTuffMallow @tuffmallow.bsky.social · 02/12/2024😱We are at 1000 followers! Thank you so much! That means it's time to do an art raffle! Winner gets one full color full body work by me! To Enter: ❣️follow ❣️like ❣️repost & ❣️comment with your fave OC! Winner picked Saturday 12/14/24! All entries in by 12:00amEST! 💗💗💗 Thank you again- I can't wait! 143619
Reposted by Apple ExplosionSteamberryStudio @steamberrystudio.bsky.social · 17/11/2024WELL. I did hit 250 so to celebrate the fact that I have more than 1 follower, I shall do a giveaway of art! You probably know the drill. - Repost this post. - Follow if you aren't already. In a week I shall randomise a winner! 33934
Apple Explosion @applesplosion.bsky.social · 21/10/2024Hey #vndev, #visualnovel and #Renpy developers: if I start digitizing my watercolor paintings (examples below) into certifiably AI-free BG asset packs as a free/pay-what-you-want resource, would that be useful to you? What would make it more useful? 050