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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 29/09/2026

✨ new merch ✨ Halloween is coming soon, so we're doing a small print drop only available until November 1st! Get a print of a watercolor illustration and a sticker featuring Lucie ready for the season 🦇 Get it here: ko-fi.com/s/ea9878553a

photo of an anime style illustration print and a sticker surrounded by red and black flowers

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 28/09/2026

Happy Fall! We've been making a lot of progress on Harlequinade this month, which you can read in our monthly devlog ✨ Read it here: crystalgameworks.com/september-20...

Photo of a black Steam Deck playing Harlequinade surrounded by merch and flowers

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 26/09/2026

Our September devlog is now up! Here's all the progress we've made on our next otome game, Harlequinade~ Read it here: crystalgameworks.com/september-20...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 24/09/2026

New art timelapse! Here's one of the CGs for Harlequinade, featuring our Harlequin Lynn 💖 Watch it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUQZ...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 23/09/2026

We've been making scripting progress on our action fantasy visual novel Lost Lune! Here's a new screenshot of Klaus and Weiss ✨ Wishlist it: store.steampowered.com/app/3451990/...

WEISS
"And I'd be the only one getting up in a real fight."

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 16/09/2026

We're back from a small break! Progress on Harlequinade is going smoothly—our sweet Pierrot Giles' route is almost completely written, and we now have some new artwork of him 💜 Artist: paradox064

crop of a chibi artwork of a brunette Pierrot clown with brown eyes and a purple-white costume

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 08/09/2026

September 8th brings us one step closer to the start of fall—and to our twins' birthday! Happy birthday to both Rowan and Elm 💖

a man in purple Victorian dress stands confidently with a full moon illuminating him from behind
Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon

a man in Victorian dress sits underneath a tree and holds a leaf up
Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 05/09/2026

Here's our new Harlequinade trailer for #FallinLoveFestival! Find yourself in a never-ending carnival that repeats every time you die. Featuring: 🪻 customizable or set protagonist 💖 2 male love interests, the Harlequin & Pierrot 🔪 lots of ways to die store.steampowered.com/app/4333920/...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 04/09/2026

You killed him once before. Will you make things go differently this time? Asphodelium is our melancholic fantasy boys love visual novel about cults, killing, and killing cults. It's currently 25% off until September 9th! Play it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3139260/...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 02/09/2026

A vampiric Victorian otome about love and lost time... Our latest otome game is on sale for the #FallinLoveFestival! Be a vampire or a human, romance 3 different love interests, and solve a murder mystery with over 200k words and multiple endings 💕 store.steampowered.com/app/3072470/...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 01/09/2026

Our games are on sale this week for the Fall in Love Visual Novel Steam Festival, hosted by @vnstudioelan.com! Whether you want murder mysteries, dark fantasies, or something comfy in your otome & boys love, we've got it~ ✨ See the entire festival: store.steampowered.com/curator/4624...

Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL
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Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon

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Asphodelium

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presented by studio elan
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Canvas Menagerie

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presented by studio elan
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Mari's Magical Deliveries

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 31/08/2026

The Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival starts tomorrow on Steam and our games are part of it! You'll be able to get our released games on sale and try out our demos for upcoming visual novels~ #FallinLoveFestival

Fall in Love VISUAL NOVEL FESTIVAL
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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 28/08/2026

Our next visual novel Kickstarter will launch in September! Support the campaign for Harlequinade to get exclusive merch as well as in-game features 💜 Follow the KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgw...

anime style illustration of a white and purple PIerrot looking surprised

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 26/08/2026

Whether you prefer playing as a defined main character or as a customizable protagonist, you can pick your preference in Harlequinade! The story is overall the same but characters will sometimes react different to you depending on your MC type. ✨ Follow the KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgw...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 23/08/2026

Have you ventured to our carnival yet? The demo for our upcoming timeloop horror romance visual novel, Harlequinade, lets you meet your love interests—the Harlequin and Pierrot performers—as well as customize your main character and meet several deaths. ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/4333920/...

anime style illustration of a Harlequin extending a hand out to the viewer and smiling

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 19/08/2026

Support indie otome games and physical media at the same time with the physical PC copies of our Victorian vampire otome game, Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon! These come with a CD disc that has the game & artbook on it 💖 Get them here: ko-fi.com/s/57f52adc7c

photo of the physical copy of the otome game Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon surrounded by various other merch and flowers on a pink backdrop

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 12/08/2026

It's been a busy few weeks, but we've finally got some updates to share for Harlequinade! This week we're taking a look at the progress for our Pierrot Giles' route, including some new artwork~ 💜 Read it here: crystalgameworks.com/august-2026-...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 11/08/2026

It's been a few months since our otome game Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon released! If you've enjoyed it, please leave a review on Steam or itchio, as every review helps support the game 💕

Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon
leave a review on Steam or itchio!

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 10/08/2026

Find yourself stuck in a never-ending carnival that resets every time you die in our timeloop horror romance visual novel Harlequinade! Support the upcoming Kickstarter to get merch of the love interests Harlequin & Pierrot and more 💖 Follow the KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgw...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 07/08/2026

A vampiric Victorian otome game about love and lost time... Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon is now available on the JAST store! Pick it up while it's 10% off 💖 jaststore.com/games/crys00...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 05/08/2026

One of the features in Harlequinade is the ability to customize your MC or play as a defined female protag! Whether you want a set character or a more self-insert experience, you can do both 💖 Play our horror romance visual novel demo: store.steampowered.com/app/4333920/...

Pick your main character...
Colette
Custom MC
pick between a defined main character or customize your own

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 03/08/2026

We'll be launching a Kickstarter soon to help fund Harlequinade, our upcoming horror romance visual novel! 🔪 die lots of times in a timelooping carnival ✨ customize your MC or play as a set female protag 💜 romance the Harlequin or Pierrot Follow the KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgw...

crop of an anime style illustration of a Harlequin smiling

crop of an anime style illustration of a French-style Pierrot

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 26/07/2026

We restocked the embroidered jet tag keychains on our store! They're not mass produced so each is special 💜 You can find them on Kofi along with our other merch: ko-fi.com/s/458b59e5af

Photo of a variety of jet tag keychains that say yaoi, yuri, and otome

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 25/07/2026

Asphodelium, our dark boys love fantasy visual novel about cults, killing, and killing cults, is currently 25% off on Steam to celebrate @citruscon.bsky.social ! 💜 Try out the demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3139260/...

Photo of a Steam Deck playing the boys love visual novel Asphodelium surrounded by merch and flowers

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 21/07/2026

new micro game! ✨ make a wish on a shooting star—you never know who might be listening crystalgameworks.itch.io/wishing-star

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 14/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth this weekend at Anime Blues Con! It was really wonderful to meet so many visual novel fans 💖 If you picked up one of our physical game copies, be sure to extract the game onto your computer rather than playing it on the disc so you can avoid lag!

photo of a DVD case for the otome game Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon surrounded by various merch for the game and flowers on a pink backdrop

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 12/07/2026

It's the last day of #AnimeBluesCon! We're still at booth A9 (right by the entrance) and have a few more physical copies of our visual novels and some otome & boys love merch 💜

Low point of view photo of a table with prints and buttons

Photo of a purple crate holding various pink grab bags on a white table clothed table

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 10/07/2026

Surprise! We're boothing at Anime Blues Con this weekend 💖 Stop by for our visual novels and otome games!

Photo of a small Marquee on a table saying PLAY VISUAL NOVELS with fliers in front

Photo of a pink cube set up with DVD copies inside and the Rimia fumo on top

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 09/07/2026

Physical DVD copies of our Victorian vampire otome game Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon are now up on our store, along with the remaining KS merch! Be a vampire or a human, romance 3 lovely men, and try to solve a murder mystery—or several 💖 ko-fi.com/s/57f52adc7c

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 07/07/2026

It's the final 48 hours of the Steam Summer Sale! Be sure to pick up our boys love & otome games while they're on sale 💕 store.steampowered.com/developer/cr...

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Canvas Menagerie
Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon
Asphodelium
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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 01/07/2026

With the Steam Summer Sale going on, you can get all of our recent visual novels for $35! That'll get you 2 boys love games and 2 otome games 💜💕 Get the bundle: store.steampowered.com/bundle/66015...

screenshot of Steam showing 4 games in a bundle

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 29/06/2026

A trans TV actor finally gets the leading role in a big TV show, but how can he deal with his workaholic celebrity costar—?! Our slice of life boys love visual novel Canvas Menagerie is 25% off on the Steam Summer Sale! 💜 1 love interest 💕 130k+ words store.steampowered.com/app/2396400/...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 25/06/2026

The Steam Summer Sale has begun, which means all of our romance visual novels are on sale! Whether you want boys love or otome, modern slice-of-life or dark fantasies, we have a variety to pick from 💖 store.steampowered.com/developer/cr...

photo of a Steam Deck playing Canvas Menagerie surrounded by prints and merch for the game as well as flowers on a light purple backdrop

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 22/06/2026

Get a look at our next otome game with the demo of Harlequinade, now playable on Steam & itchio! It's just under an hour long and will let you meet the 2 love interests—the Harlequin, Lynn, and the Pierrot, Giles—and die several times ✨ Play it now: store.steampowered.com/app/4833510/...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 21/06/2026

All of our visual novels are on sale right now on Steam & itchio! Whether you like slice of life stories, dark fantasies, boys love, or otome, there's a game here for you 💖 Play them on Steam: store.steampowered.com/developer/cr... Or itchio: crystalgameworks.itch.io

3 anime style illustrations.
1st is 2 men leaning close hiding part of their faces behind a book labeled "script" against a blue white checkered background
2nd is a blonde woman in a white and pink Victorian dress sitting in a chair with harsh lighting
3rd is a blue purple haired man in a white button up shirt holding a flower to his face with a melancholic expression and harsh lighting

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 19/06/2026

The demo for Harlequinade, our timeloop horror romance visual novel, is out now on Steam & itchio! ✨ customize your protag or play a defined MC 💜 meet your 2 male love interests - the Harlequin & the Pierrot 🔪 die in lots of different ways Play it now: store.steampowered.com/app/4833510/...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 18/06/2026

1 year ago today, the full version of Asphodelium released on Steam & itchio 🎉💜 Thank you everyone who's played it so far and fallen for Aster! If you haven't played it, it's currently on sale: store.steampowered.com/app/3139260/... 🎨: mystiquu

anime style illustration of a man with blue-purple hair in a white button up shirt standing in front of a window smiling with the moon reflecting in the glass

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 16/06/2026

The demo for our timeloop horror romance visual novel comes out at the end of the week! Customize your main character and try to escape a never-ending carnival with the help of your love interests, the Pierrot and the Harlequin 💖 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4333920/...

the demo for my harlequin timeloop horror romance visual novel releases this week!!

meet the 2 love interests, Giles the Pierrot and Lynn the Harlequin

pick between a defined main character or customize your own

head to the carnival with your college friends and meet lots of other side characters!

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 12/06/2026

Announcement✨ The demo for our timeloop horror romance visual novel releases June 19th! Get stuck in a never-ending carnival that loops every time you die. Featuring: 🪻 customizable protag 💖 2 male love interests, the Harlequin & Pierrot 🔪 lots of ways to die store.steampowered.com/app/4333920/...

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 09/06/2026

From concept art to finished sprite, here's a look at Lynn, the Harlequin love interest in our next horror otome game Harlequinade! 🎭🔪 The demo will release later this month, so wishlist it on Steam to be notified when it's out: store.steampowered.com/app/4333920/...

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halfbody illustration flat colored of a black-haired man with his arms raised in a harlequin costume

halfbody illustration fully colored of a black-haired man with his arms raised in a harlequin costume

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 08/06/2026

A small preview coming very soon 💜

anime style illustration of a brunette guy with glasses standing at sunset, his face cropped above his mouth with a soft expression in his eyes

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 02/06/2026

To celebrate Pride Month, we're giving away a Steam key for any of our visual novels! 💜 RT to enter 💜 1 winner can pick 1 free Steam key for any of our games (Canvas Menagerie, Asphodelium, etc.) 💜 Ends Friday June 5th midnight CT See our full catalogue here: store.steampowered.com/developer/cr...

photo of a Steam Deck playing Canvas Menagerie on a purple backdrop surrounded by prints, merch, and flowers

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 31/05/2026

As May comes to a close, we have 1 more celebration — Niko's birthday! Happy birthday, Niko 💙🎉

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 30/05/2026

It's been exactly 1 month since our Victorian vampire otome game Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon released! Whose routes have you played so far?

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 27/05/2026

We're currently working on 2 upcoming visual novels! 🎭 Harlequinade is a horror romance visual novel where a college student finds themself stuck in a carnival timeloop. 🌙 Lost Lune is an action fantasy cosmic horror visual novel where the last remnants of humanity fight against mutated creatures.

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a timeloop horror romance visual novel
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grumpy enby x emo man
demo available!
action fantasy cosmic horror visual novel
Lost Lune the cosmic god's eternal night

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 18/05/2026

We're trying to design the Pierrot love interest in our upcoming horror romance visual novel Harlequinade, but can't decide! Which design do you like best for him? His name is Giles and he's a shy, introverted guy who loves animals but could talk all day about his pet mouse.

12 anime style sketches of a guy with medium length messy hair in various Pierrot and jester style costumes

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