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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's a long trailer, yea, but we think it gives you the gist of what '1997 RELOADED'. So... enjoy! 🔥 Get '1997 RELOADED' at 40% off on Steam now during the Steam Autumn Sale. ⚡⚡⚡ Reload the Nineties you never knew.⚡⚡⚡ www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP6Y... #indiegame #devgame #visualnovel #trailer #art

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1997 RELOADED – Official Out Now Trailer (A '90s Alternative Rock Mystery)

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thanks! It's an adventure that will feel rewarding, I daresay. ⚡🎸

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Celebrate the Nineties and save 40% off on 1997 RELOADED during the Steam Autumn Sale! 🎮✨ Immerse yourself in a kinetic novel that completely reinvents the '90s music scene. 🎶 🚨 Offer ends October 8! 👉 Get it now: store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/1997_RELOADED/ #Steam #art #gamedev #indiegames

Promotional digital illustration for the game 1997 RELOADED with a grainy, CRT monitor VHS aesthetic.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🍂 Our first autumn on Steam. Let's make it memorable. Steam Autumn Sale (Oct 1-8): Get 1997 RELOADED and its OST at 40% off! This is the time to step back into 1997. store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/1997_RELOADED/ #indiedev #gamedev #SteamSale #videogames #visualnovel #indie

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Reminds me of ‘I want my MTV’ for how it captures the fun & experimentation of a phenomenon. Must confess we’ve never been traditional gamers. But exploring video game culture led us here as creators. This is the ultimate medium for the synergy of words, art & music we've always aimed for. Congrats!

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

SPOILERS ALERT Don’t look for me Where the sun rests his head I’m dead, I fear Your guess, correct. After all these years Still dead #indie #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #tribute #1997RELOADED #rockstar #90s #90snostalgia #music #art #visualnovel #vn #musicvideo

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🤖 "Oh Yoshimi, but you won't let those robots defeat me!" Help us battle the pink Steam algorithm! 🥊 We’re just 5 direct reviews away from unlocking our store rating. 💔 Please consider checking out 1997 RELOADED on Steam to change its fate! 💾📼 #IndieDev #VisualNovel #RetroGaming #FlamingLips #art

A comic book-style screenshot from the visual novel 1997 RELOADED. On the right, Shirley, a smiling 16-year-old girl with bright pink hair and red lips, looks ahead while resting her face on her hand. On the left, another character is partially visible (Federico). A speech bubble between them reads: 'Not robots, I tell you. Real people, for sure.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

'1997 RELOADED' is on the Mac App Store! Put your headphones on and experience our nostalgic ‘90s narrative adventure full-screen on your Mac. Listen close. The past is calling 📞 🔗 apps.apple.com/us/app/1997-... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #VisualNovel #macOS #MacGaming #1990s #art #RetroGame

A screenshot of the visual novel '1997 RELOADED' playing full-screen on an Apple iMac in a dark room.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Have fun! store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/... "1997 Reloaded stands out as an easy recommendation for any PC player looking for a narrative experience that steps outside the box." - 8.0/10 – The Gaming Corners #indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel #graphicnovel #indiegame #music #comics #vn #art

Hand-drawn frame from the VN '1997 RELOADED' showing one of the characters, Petula Powell, in a greenish dim light in a club saying: 'Let's have fun, now!'.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/... “1997 RELOADED is a unique visual novel that includes dual time perspectives and relies heavily on its visuals and sound to communicate its themes and story.” 8.5 / 10 – The Gaming Outsider #indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel #indiegame #music #comics #vn #art

Three kids looking down shrouded in a blue light. It's a hot Summer night. Frame from the visual novel 1997 RELOADED. Characters from left to right: Marco, Federico and Shirley.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

But VNs have their own audience. What I mean, is not addressing just certain people but thinking of what you're doing more plainly as just something everyone can love.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

😎 So cool. Musicians have a peculiar sensitivity. We expect you to 'understand' the Roxyverse deeper, then.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

'How can you be so sure?' – Andy Quinn. store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/... “1997 RELOADED is a weird, human, surprisingly gripping visual novel that made me rethink a genre I usually ignore.” 8.0 / 10 – Duuro Plays #indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel #question #indiegame #music #comics #vn #art

Screenshot from the visual novel '1997 RELOADED': Andy Quinn, a young blonde man with long hair and an earring, is sat in a diner in dim light. He looks anxious, maybe worried, but also hopeful somehow. His speech balloon reads: 'How can you be so sure?'

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

...to break barriers and make games that are not only 'for gamers', but rather works of art/stories that can be enjoyed by anyone looking for a story. I don't even like the idea that computers must be updated all the time, in truth.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

...to do major updates (unless the game crashes of course, which is something that in my view should not happen once it's out because tests are for that, right?). It's like updating a movie... Would you do that? No. That's our vision, at Gaigo Studio. May be not a real 'gaming' vision but we want...

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Must confess I'm not really a gamer. Curiosity and obvious research made me play some games but mostly VNs and if there were updates I may have not even noticed! The thing is, coming from the literary/publishing world, we still tend to think that once the game is out is out and there is no need...

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Movie which probably will last less than two hours. I'd say the average 90 minutes.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

'1997 RELOADED' is part of the DEBUT FESTIVAL 2026 on Steam in the 'adventure & story rich' section. 🙏👾🎸 'Debut Festival is designed to support the first-ever titles of indie developers. [..] Don’t forget, releasing a studio’s first game is a challenging journey :)' #indiegame #indiedev #debut #vn

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Happy b-day, Bobbie Schneider! One of the coolest drummers of the '90s... (reinvented). #roxyverse #alt-history #alt-rock #90s #1997RELOADED #indie #art #digitalillustration

Illustration from 'Roxyverse: Or, All Things 1990s REINVENTED': Noseband drummer Bobbie Schneider sitting at her drum set with a confused expression. AKA 'Bobbie Schneider getting fired from Noseband, 1999'.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"Beware, Laurel. Stupidity always damages you in the long run. Even if it tips you well." – Les Freeman, 'Verity Fakes'. #moviequotes #indiefilms #genx #indiedev #alt-history #indie

Movie poster of 1992 Gen-X cult 'Verity Fakes', directed by Bill Millerl.
Three young people (a blonde young man in a denim jacket, a short-haired young woman in waitress' uniform and a young man in a red T-shirt, smoking a cigarette and holding a guitar in his hand) are standing against Austin's skyline.
The tile reads 'Verity Fakes', and the tag is 'Be Yourself in the '90s'.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Happy birthday, Troy Tacker! (56 years in the Roxyverse!) This is Troy, Campbell Kane and Zac Lutes in the 1981 adventure cult 'Far Close' that launched their career in Hollywood. Of course, Troy is mentioned in store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/... 😉 #gamedev #indiedev #90s #indiefilm #indie

Film poster of Joe Ryan's film 'Far Close', released in 1981. Three kids are entering a cave: from left to right young Campbell Kane, a blonde kid with glasses holding a torch, Troy Tacker, a fair-haired kid in a grey jacket also holding a torch, and behind his back Zac Lutes, a curly red-headed kid covering his eyes with his hands (obviously the fearful friend of the trio).

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

'Three teenagers find a mysterious audio tape recording which turns out to be evidence of a murder. It’s the end of the world as they know it.' Check out '1997 RELOADED' on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/... If you want your Summer to taste like the Nineties. #indiegame #indiedev #vn

Screenshot from the 'enhanced comic' '1997 RELOADED' showing the three protagonists looking down (at the answering machine that they have just found at the local flea market – which doesn't appear in the shot). From left to right: Shirley, a pink-haired English adolescent, Marco, his fair-haired Italian guest student, and Federico, Marco's best friend, who always sports a 'My Judo Girl' T-shirt (pink in this case).

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

What if Grunge never happened? Step into an alternate history where the hits are "lost" and the crimes are real. It's retro. It's the '90s. But not the '90s you think you know. It's 1997 RELOADED. On Steam + itch.io. Coming soon on Mac App Store. #gamedev #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCs5...

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1997 RELOADED | It's the Nineties... (But not the ones you know) 📼

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"Wake me up to prove That dreams can come true But remind me that Reality is something else, False." – Andy Quinn (Alias/Insane) #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #1997RELOADED #andyquinn #lyrics #song #dreams #90s #steam #alt-rock youtu.be/HZII-3oHmEk?...

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Walk Alone (feat. Ken Gordon)

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Thank you, Michael, for this profound critique of '1997 RELOADED'.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Thanks, Roger and the Gamerheads Podcast for this haunting introduction to the mystery!

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

😱 FINAL HOURS "Game?" We call it an 'enhanced comic'! And it's 50% OFF right now! ⚡️ FLASH SALE on Steam ends TODAY at 7 PM CEST / 10 AM PST! Grab your chance to reload 1997 for just $6.49 USD 💵 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/1997_RELOADED/ #VisualNovel #IndieGame #90s#IndieDev #GameDev

Frame from the 'enhanced comic' 1997 RELOADED. CU of a pink-haired girl (Shirley) behind a computer screen, asking: 'Game'. Text is in a comic-style speech balloon.

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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Little sprinkle of Easter eggs 🎸 1997 RELOADED reimagines an alt rock scene from a 90s that never quite happened. ⚡️ FLASH SALE: 50% OFF on Steam until July 14! 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... ▶️ youtu.be/gYOaR7L1Pp0?... @gaigostudio.bsky.social #1997RELOADED #IndieGames #AndyQuinn

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SavoyPrime @savoyprime.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Starting off the morning with @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

"A gem of a game begging you to play it." — 8.5/10, The Gaming Outsider Discover a '90s rock murder mystery spanning across two colliding timelines. 🔦🎵 🚨 LAST CHANCE: 1997 RELOADED is 50% OFF until July 14, 19:00 CEST! #VisualNovel #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev www.youtube.com/watch?v=gru9...

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1997 RELOADED - Official Compact Trailer | Retro Mystery Kinetic Novel

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Once you press PLAY, there's no turning back. 📼 ⚡️ FLASH SALE: 50% OFF on Steam until July 14 (7 PM CEST | 10 AM PST)! Grab your chance to reload 1997 for just $6.49 USD. 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/1997_RELOADED/ #VisualNovel #IndieGame #90s#IndieDev #GameDev

Hand-drawn illustration from the visual novel '1997 RELOADED': a blonde young man (Andy Quinn) sitting in a diner. His question in the speech balloon reads: How can you be so sure?

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Would you skip your meal out today to grab 1997 RELOADED instead? 🍟🥤 ⚡️ FLASH SALE: 50% OFF on Steam until July 14 (7 PM CEST)! For just $6.49 USD, a story that lasts. 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/1997_RELOADED/ #VisualNovel #IndieGame #StoryRich #90sNostalgia #IndieDev #GameDev

Polaroid from 1997 RELOADED depicting Shirley and Marco at a NYC diner.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

And the answer is... The answer is... Th answer is... Pizza! (Movie reference?)

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

🥵 ERRATA CORRIGE: It's the heatwave, we are completely boiled! The sale actually ends on JULY 14th at 7:00 PM CEST (10 AM PT).You get 10 MORE HOURS to grab the game at 50% off and solve the mystery. Go, go, go! 📼⚡️ (it begins in... 2 minutes?)

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A tape. Evidence of a murder from back in the day. 3 kids who refuse to look away. Love rich stories & alt-rock vibes? Reload 1997. ⚡️ FLASH SALE: 50% OFF on Steam until July 14 (9 AM CEST)! Pass it on. 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/1997_RELOADED/ #VisualNovel #IndieDev #gamedev #IndieGame

Promo image for the VN 1997 RELOADED.
A stylized, gritty low-fi video game screenshot featuring four characters in '90s clothing (fictional band Alias/Insane). The background shows a fenced industrial area under a dark border. Text at the top reads "1997 RELOADED" in a green box, and text at the bottom says "The '90s you never knew" next to a game controller emoji.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"Clever use of mixed media and 90's alt-rock. You'll have quite the emotional journey." —Introverted Foxfire? Tails by the Gamer? 🦊🕹️ TOMORROW '1997 RELOADED' goes 50% OFF on Steam! Wishlist now. 😏: @faeeyedfox.bsky.social @introvertedgamer.bsky.social #indiegame #visualnovel #gaming #gamedev

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

"The game treats its central theme—justice that arrives late, or not at all—with a seriousness that many much larger productions do not allow themselves to." – Vgmag In 2 days '1997 RELOADED' will be 50% off on Steam. Just a reminder. #indiegames #indiedev #visualnovel #gaming #indiegame

Frame from 1997 RELOADED: hand-drawn digital illustration of Federico, a 16-year old Italian kid, with his headphones on, lost in a musical daze. This is the opening of the VN 1997 RELOADED.

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Thanks, I'll start with that, then. Yea, I agree. I also think it's important to touch a guitar to know if it feels right for you, whatever the manufacturer is, every guitar is different and can be good or bad for you 😎

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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Just added 1997 RELOADED to VNDB! 🕹️📖 Please feel free to edit it by adding tags, reviews, or whatever you feel like. Creators are sometimes more distracted than their audience 😜 Thanks! Check it out here: vndb.org/v66739 #VisualNovel #IndieDev #VNDB #GraphicNovel #gamedev #indiegame

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