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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

new devlog is up! presented by aitan, who is (not) happy to be here. read more: 🌟on tumblr 🌟on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

we're back to work, and a new devlog is up! we're gonna need blue light glasses with all these holos though... read more: 🌟on tumblr 🌟on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

BUS STOP SPIRIT also comes with an 18+ DLC! 🔞F/M, mild monsterfuckery, 12 new CGs and a new ending, and about 4k of an extra steamy scene 🖤 Get it here! #otome #gamedev #indiegames #visualnovel #datingsim #romance

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

out now: BUS STOP SPIRIT! After missing the last bus a forest spirit offers you a place to stay in return for your help--and perhaps, your soul...? 💖play it here!💖 #otome #gamedev #indiegames #visualnovel #datingsim #romance

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🌈 reminder that the Power of Pride bundle is live this month! 🌈 (you can check it out here!)[itch.io/b/3682/the-p...] getting the bundle really helps queer devs to keep making the queer games you love! #otome #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #datingsim

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The Power of Pride Bundle 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @powerofpridebundle.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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

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The Power of Pride Bundle 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @powerofpridebundle.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The #PowerofPride2026 bundle supports 284 queer creators and gets you 396 creations in return! Buy the bundle over on Itchio! 🌈 Available until July 6th. $60 edition: itch.io/b/3682/the-p... $10 PWYC edition: itch.io/b/3684/the-p...

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The Power of Pride Bundle 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @powerofpridebundle.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The #PowerofPride2026 is the featured bundle on the front page?! 😳 What an honor! Thank you @itch.io! 🌈💕

A screenshot of The Power of Pride being the featured bundle on the front page of Itch.io

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🪐Resonance in Orbit DEMO now live!🪐 A high-stakes intergalactic peace conference takes a turn for the worse when you, along with your crew, get mixed up in a dangerous power struggle... 👾play it here!👾 #otome #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev #datingsim #romance

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

new devlog is up, and... Resonance in Orbit's DEMO has gotten an upgrade in preparation for the Power of Pride bundle! yay!! 🥳🌈 read more and see the improvements (and other exciting developments) for yourself: 🌟on tumblr 🌟on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

a screenshot of the crew minus Naseem. Amarak says: Everyone know what to do? Good. Get to your stations and prepare.

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

new devlog is up! a look into the despair of doing group projects as an adult and a little teaser for what's ahead 💖 🌟on tumblr 🌟on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

WIP screenshot between Aitan and MC where he side eyes you no matter what choice you pick

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

new devlog is up! I'm switching to monthly devlogs from here on out. read more about what I've been working on this month: 🌟on tumblr 🌟on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

Aitan (left) and Shioko (right) lineart WIP, judging you like the girls at a party meme

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Hollowmend @hollowmend.itch.io · 09/03/2026

📣 Big announcement!! 📣 Fetch Quest Remastered and its brand new sequel Fetch Re;Quest are releasing on Steam and consoles this Thursday, March 12th! 🎉 Both are comedy otomes about nerdy people doing nerdy things! Wishlist them now on Steam: ⚔️ tinyurl.com/FetchQuestRe 🎮 tinyurl.com/FetchReQuest

The cover image for my comedy otome visual novel, Fetch Quest Remastered. It shows Flora, Todd, Connor, and Dan dressed in medieval/fantasy clothes and standing in a medieval town. Flora is throwing a 20 sided dice at the camera.

The cover image of my comedy otome visual novel, Fetch Re;Quest. It shows Flora and Dan running down a sidewalk together.

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The Power of Pride Bundle 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @powerofpridebundle.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

It's almost been a full week since we launched open submissions for the #PowerOfPride2026 Bundle, so we wanted to get a sense of what's in it so far! Please note that these numbers do not reflect the final bundle. Haven't applied yet? Applications close on March 31. itch.io/jam/power-of...

A graphic showing various stats pertaining to applications for The Power of Pride Bundle 2026 submissions. It includes stats for Categories, Genre, and Representation. Please note that these numbers do not reflect the make up of the final bundle.

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

new devlog is up! with compliments to the chef. 🌟read on tumblr 🌟read on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

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The Power of Pride Bundle 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @powerofpridebundle.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This is extremely unfortunate, and we're grateful to the folks behind the Queer Games Bundle for everything they've done. It isn't easy. We had to cancel our own bundle last year due to a combination of low spoons and the situation with Collective Shout impacting many of our developers at the time.

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

happy valentines!! 💐 who in the RiO crew will get your confession? 🥰 #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

hello!! it's me! formerly QKAYOO STUDIO, now Cauldron Cat Games! read more about this year's rebrand and the regular vn work in this week's devlog 🫶 🌟read on tumblr 🌟read on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

screenshot of ethan and mc. ethan looks worried, mc is saying "I... think I'd just like to go to bed now."

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tenswords @tenswordsart.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

coronation day 🪐 happy anniversary!! #loveanddeepspace #caleb #art

marshall caleb doing his signature waist grab move with empress mc

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

happy holidays from the rio crew!! 🎄☃️❤️ #art #vndev #otome

a group photo of the rio crew posing for a photo. cipher has snuck in some mistletoe, to the surprise and chagrin of the others.

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

new devlog is up! sir, this is not compliant with HR regulations-- 🌟read on tumblr 🌟read on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

cropped WIP screenshot of Ethan pushing MC down

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maurimo ☀️ @maurimo.dev · 17/12/2025

made a 'tv noise' shader for renpy, has variables for b/w or color noise and scanline amount/intensity/toggle, and it uses the 'overlay' blending mode :] made for @whodunnitvn.bsky.social but thought it'd be good to share it ▶️ get it here: gist.github.com/maurimodev/4... #renpy #vndev #gamedev

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SunsetAgain @sunsetagain.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I bestow my blessing upon your birth. #Sylus #LoveandDeepspace

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

new devlog is up! the Yearning has begun. 🌟read on tumblr 🌟read on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

new devlog is up! Amarak can show you the staaars ✨ 🌟read on tumblr 🌟read on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

Same image, but MC has short hair and a flat chest

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

if it feels like my devposting schedule has been a little messier lately--ur right and i'm sorryyyy 🙇 i do my best to keep things consistent, but sometimes irl chaos eats up my time and energy!

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

new devlog is up! take a seat on amarak's big thighs while you read... 🖤 🌟...on tumblr 🌟...on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

amarak's big strong thighs in her different outfits

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Hollowmend @hollowmend.itch.io · 15/10/2025

📣Brand new game alert!📣 The demo for Fetch Re;Quest, a sequel to my first #VisualNovel Fetch Quest, is finally out! 🎉 It's an #otome love letter to nerdiness/games of all kinds and features a trans man love interest- The previously unromanceable DM, Dan 💖 #VNDev #IndieDev #Amare

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

pov you stumble upon the mean girl trio holding council new devlog is up! 🌟read on tumblr 🌟read on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

sprite lineart of Resonance in Orbit's villains

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

please don’t comply with silence re #blueskyblackout2025. i know it sucks so bad to see nsfw art being driven away on every platform imaginable, but blackouts aren’t an effective way to protest

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tali (sumire hanamitsu 7.5) @demoniofleurs.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

An article everyone participating in #blueskyblackout2025 should read: www.newstatesman.com/science-tech...

This is where most social media boycotts go wrong: they fail to realise that silence on a platform is nothing but silence. While the campaign surrounding the boycott may do some of the work they hope to achieve or the problems they hope to reveal, leaving a platform and cutting off a voice advocating for change simply means that voice stops being heard. The effective part isn’t leaving – it’s the conversation. When people posted nothing but black squares on Instagram, users stopped talking about institutional racism; when public figures left Twitter for two days over the Wiley anti-Semitism row, users spent the weekend talking about anything else

This effort becomes even more futile when accounts eventually return, thereby reinforcing the idea that, regardless of how the platform responds – or fails to respond – to the boycott, people will continue to use it as they did before. Returning to sites lets social media giants off without any repercussions, killing momentum and incentivising platforms to merely wait the boycott out.

While the intentions of boycotts may be positive, we have to ask: what do these organisations think will happen? That their temporary silence, with an end date scheduled from the start, will yield major changes or subdue abusive users?

It’s easy to carry out light-touch boycotts, pat ourselves on the back and act as though we have made an impact. But by viewing this ineffective form of protest as useful action, we move further away from the opportunity to make real change.

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

beep beep bip... coordinates set--new devlog is up! 🌟read on tumblr 🌟read on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

snippet of a background wip showing several spaceship navigation screens

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crescence @crescence-studio.itch.io · 16/09/2025

✨ UPDATED DEMO RELEASE ✨ WE'RE IN GDOC!! To celebrate, we have an updated demo on Itch.io and Steam feat: ✨reworked sprites ✨revamped phone ✨and more! Revisit our LIs as a treat and prep those save files for THE BIG DAY. T-MINUS 3 DAYS UNTIL EARLY ACCESS!

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cauldron cat games @cauldroncatgames.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

new devlog is up! I celebrated my birthday recently + two new faces to add to RiO's cast 🥳🚀 🌟read on tumblr 🌟read on itch #otomedev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel #vndev

chibi kai holding a big stack of pancakes with a candle on top

sketch WIP of a new character for RiO number 1

sketch WIP of a new character for RiO number 2

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Hollowmend @hollowmend.itch.io · 03/09/2025

Fetch Quest Remastered, an updated version of my comedy/otome VN about a TTRPG session gone wrong is coming out later this year! It's longer, has new art/CGs/UI, and a new "true" end that leads into a sequel (also releasing soon!) Wishlist it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2553660/

A screenshot of Connor, Dan, and Todd wearing fantasy outfits and standing in a medieval tavern. In the textbox, Flora says "I rolled an 18. That's pretty good, right?"

A screenshot of a zoomed in CG. Wrapped in a red cloak, Flora rests her head on Connor's shoulder. She is looking up at him and blushing. In the textbox, she says "Huh...?"

A screenshot showing Todd smiling smugly while some random villagers look on. In the textbox, Todd says "Eh-hem. Well then, perhaps you've wondered 'Is it possible to perform magic while also playing kazoo?'"

A screenshot showing a player choice. In the textbox, Flora says "If connor doesn't see me stealing, it should be fine, right?". The choices presented are "Roll a perception check." and "It's too risky."

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