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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thank you for your kind words! We'll for sure drop a message if we find something 😆

H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Happy #screenshotsaturday ❤ Here's a screenshot of our character Arihara, friend of the hero Atsuya from MY DEAR☆LOVE #mydearlove. While he's a non-romanceable character, he plays an important role in the story 😎 #indiedev #gamedev #otomedev #renpy #otomogame

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thank you for your comment! We're very delighted that you've noticed all the details! It motivates us to continue our work ☺️

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Happy September! It's #screenshotsaturday today! We haven't been updating as we've been busy in August. Nonetheless, our game MY DEAR☆LOVE #mydearlove is still in active development! Below is a screenshot of the cutting stage of the cooking mini-game! #indiedev #gamedev #otomedev #renpy #otomogame

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Hello, thank you for asking! We did some game logic with Python and created a custom screen that can help visualize the codes!

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It's #screenshotsaturday! We've made the cooking mini-game closer to our final image for MY DEAR☆LOVE #mydearlove😆 Although our current demo is made with KrkrZ, we're working on our final game with Ren'Py. Stay tuned for more dev updates! #indiedev #gamedev #otomedev #renpy #otomogame

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Happy #screenshotsaturday❤️ It's finally coming along. We've finally got the cooking mini-game logic in Ren'Py for MY DEAR☆LOVE #mydearlove😆 Here's a video of the mixing part of the cooking mini-game! We've also added a touch of realism when stirring! #indiedev #gamedev #otomedev #renpy #otomogame

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Happy June! This is just a post to inform that we're working on our writing more than the coding lately so we haven't been able to share much of our contents 🥹 Please stay tuned as we'll have more to come ✨️

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Thank you so much for the comment 😆✨️ We love otome games and we are doing our best to bring Japanese/English bilingual contents to the community! Please stay tuned for more 🤩

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Wishlist on Steam 👇️ store.steampowered.com/app/3099410/ Check it out on Itch.io h9o6.itch.io/mydear-love Stay tuned and stay hydrated💧with us on Tumblr and Ko-fi! h9o6.tumblr.com ko-fi.com/hnineosix

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MY DEAR☆LOVE: A Shojo-Inspired Otome Sim/Visual Novel on Steam

Heartful and wholesome stat-raiser otome game with a cooking mini game! Help take care of Katsuya, the adorable little nephew of your crush!

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Happy #screenshotsaturday❤️ We intend to release both English and Japanese versions of our game MY DEAR☆LOVE #mydearlove😆 Here's a sample video of how you can easily switch the system language in the option menu! #indiedev #gamedev #otomedev #renpy #otomogame

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Happy #WishlistWednesday ✨️ We're working on our new Preferences Menu Screen as well as our new Save Data Screen for our game MY DEAR☆LOVE #mydearlove 😍 (Sorry it's in Japanese at this moment...) Wishlist on Steam👇️ store.steampowered.com/app/3099410/ #indiedev #gamedev #otomedev #renpy #otomogame

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

We're currently working on MY DEAR☆LOVE #mydearlove with Ren'Py engine☺️ Our current demo is made with KirikiriZ #吉里吉里z, however to include our Mac users, we would love to develop it with Ren'Py! Please check out our page on itch.io 👇 h9o6.itch.io/mydear-love #renpy #otomedev #indiedev #otomegame

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MY DEAR☆LOVE (DEMO) : A Shojo-Inspired Otome Sim/Visual Novel by H9O6

Otome Game x Kindergartener Stat-raiser!

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

It's #screenshotsaturday!! We've worked on name input screen✨️ (Sorry it's in Japanese at this moment) Although the heroine's surname is fixed, you may change her first name as you wish, wtih an option of turning off the side image! A confirm message shows up if you forget to enter her name😆

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

An official greeting to the world 😍✨ We'll be doing more of this to record our devlog!

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Happy Sunday! Our Daylight Saving Time starts today and we're more than ready to welcome spring 😆🌷 Slow yet steady... We've reached over 300 collections and 359 downloads! Thank you 🥹✨ We're also working on a side hustle to help fund the game, which will be announced soon so please stay tuned❤️

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 05/03/2026

💖 calling all otome content creators! 💖 We're opening sign-ups for our streamer & press form for the upcoming Otome Games Celebration Steam festival in May! If you want to stream or review some of the otome games in the festival, sign up now~ ✨ Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Happy Sunday and March is here 👋 We've been busy for the month of February as many life events have taken places (moving, new workplace, funeral of a friend etc). Nonetheless we're back on track and will be posting more frequently! ✨ See you soon 😍

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Oh, thank you 🥰 We're really working on bringing back the aesthetics of those days so we're happy to receive your comment! We'll do our best to deliver better contents and hope to see you around! ☺️

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Hello All! It's #screenshotsaturday 😍 Here's a short video (GIF) with our newly upgraded graphics✨️ Here you can see how our sprites speak according to the text and blink differently, as well as our new GUI 👀 Check out our game MY DEAR☆LOVE #mydearlove 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3099410/

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Happy Tuesday and we're only a day away from Christmas! We've just posted an update on Tumblr, please check it out 👇️ See you soon ✨️ h9o6.tumblr.com/post/8037424...

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Hello All, Happy Monday✨😆 As the holiday season is approaching, we'd like to announce that we're officially coming back...! Please read our Tumblr post for more info and we'll see you soon 👇 h9o6.tumblr.com/post/8030174...

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[NEWS] It's December... Our Comeback!

Hello, Once again the holiday season is here and so are we! This is a brief heads-up of our current status... We're more than happy to announce our official comeback after Hinata's return to...

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Otome Development @otomedev.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

For those who want to have peers who don't know English to join, this year's #OtomeJam page comes with translations! We have French, Thai, Korean, Spanish added with a few more to come that you can click on the page 💗 itch.io/jam/otome-ja...

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Thank you all very much for the support and sharing. We are more than grateful to have supporters in any form! 🙏 (Hinata Yoyo)

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

This does not mean we have entirely stalled our project nor are we entering hiatus. We'll continue our game development and update occasionally on all social media platforms. You may still support us on Ko-fi by tipping or making donations yet there may be any benefits at this moment.

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Support H9O6: An Indie Studio on Ko-fi! ❤️. ko-fi.com/hnineosix

Support H9O6: An Indie Studio On Ko-fi. Ko-fi lets you support the people and causes you love with small donations

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

We've made promises on updating our Ko-fi Page and we had failed to deliver so. As a result, our supporters on Ko-fi have left us and this is entirely at our fault. Thus, we've decided to close our membership tiers since we do not have a clear schedule to keep up our work.

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Hello All, As we're entering a new month, we'd like to make an announcement. We can see that recently we've gained views and downloads for our game MY DEAR☆LOVE, thanks to the otome community. However, due to circumstances, we've not been able to make much progress and it's really disheartening.

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Happy #FollowFriday! ☀ Here is a closeup of Megumi's eyes ✨ We are working on an update for Ko-fi Supporters so please stay tuned 🌼 Wishlist MY DEAR☆LOVE on Steam 🎁 store.steampowered.com/app/3099410/... #mydearlove #indiedev #visualnovel #otomegame #otome

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

It's #FollowFriday! Here is a closeup of Atsuya's eyes, which are a different colour from his little nephew Katsuya ✨ Read our 2024 roundup 👇 h9o6.itch.io/mydear-love/... Wishlist MY DEAR☆LOVE on Steam 🎁 store.steampowered.com/app/3099410/... #mydearlove #indiedev #visualnovel #otomegame #otome

A picture of a pair of hazel brown eyes, illustrated in an anime-style.

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Congratulations! We are so excited about this - can't wait to see all the featured games! ☺️

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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 22/01/2025

Announcing... the first ever Otome Games Celebration, a Steam festival just for otome games! 💖 We're happy to announce we've been approved for an otome-oriented festival on Steam in May. Developer sign-ups are open until March 7th! More info: crystalgameworks.com/otome-games-... #otome #otomegame

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Happy Thursday! ☀ We have just posted Part 2 of our 2024 year end roundup! Making this was very fun - we hope you will enjoy the read ☺️ 👇️Click to read Part 2! ☕ h9o6.itch.io/mydear-love/... #mydearlove #indiedev #visualnovel #otomegame #otome #otometwt

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[Progress] 2024 Year End RoundUp - Part 2/2

Hello! We are now two weeks into the new year. Can you believe it?! We are back with the part 2 of our 2024 year end roundup. Without further ado, let us dive right into it! [Image heavy post below] C...

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

It's #ScreenshotSaturday! Here is the revised prologue in progress 👀 In Japanese Megumi says "kami-sama" (literally "god"); in English we translated it to "Mother," referring to her late mother who she lost as a child. #mydearlove #indiedev #visualnovel #simulationgame #otomegame #otome

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Happy #FollowFriday! 🥳 2024 is almost over! We feel we've come a long way since our start 6 months ago, and we thank you for the support 💖 Download MY DEAR☆LOVE demo 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3099410/ #mydearlove #indiedev #visualnovel #simulationgame #otomegame #otome #otometwt

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

We are 1 wishlist away from reaching 400 wishlists! Thank you so much everyone! We are so grateful for the support 🥺💖

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Wow, it's #WishlistWednesday again? Time sure is flying by! ✈☁ Here are the updated character profiles with the new sprites! ✨ Wishlist MY DEAR☆LOVE on Steam 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3099410/ #mydearlove #indiedev #visualnovel #simulationgame #otomegame #otome #otometwt

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

It's #ScreenshotSaturday! What are your weekend plans? Ours is simple... Time to cozy up with a cute otome game 💖 Check out MY DEAR☆LOVE demo now! 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3099410/... #mydearlove #indiedev #visualnovel #simulationgame #otomegame #otome #otometwt

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Guess what? It's #FollowFriday! 🥳✨ If you are a Supporter, make sure to check out our latest post for a WIP of Hayato's new character sprite ✨️ Click to see our Ko-fi ☕ ko-fi.com/hnineosix #mydearlove #indiedev #visualnovel #simulationgame #otomegame #otome #otometwt

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Thank you so much! We are working hard on it ✨️ Please look forward to it 😊

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

New update on Ko-fi available for Supporters! ✨️ Hayato's new character sprite is in progress and we are working on it slowly but surely. Be sure to check it out! ko-fi.com/i/IC0C417A1CF #mydearlove #indiedev #visualnovel #simulationgame #otomegame #otome #otometwt

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[BTS] Dec 10: Hayato's Sprite in Progress + Update - Click to view on Ko-fi

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Although we are uncertain about the development schedule, we will make monthly reports on our progress (if any) and stay consistent with making posts on X (Twitter) and Blue Sky. We truly appreciate the support the community has shown us―thank you! We will keep doing our best 💖

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

It has been a month since our project lead, Hinata, relocated. The workload is bigger than anticipated, and Hinata does not have much time to work on the game or for rest. We wish to finish the game ASAP, but unfortunately it is difficult given our current situation. (cont)

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H9O6 | Play our demo! #mydearlove @h9o6.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

[Update] We currently do not have a release date for MY DEAR☆LOVE; however, please rest assured it is still in development. It is considered as a passion project that we will continue to work on whenever possible. (Read more)

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