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A one-woman visual novel studio | stories with heart - be it full, broken, or humorous | An Everyday Love | she/hers | Tazenkwet: The Free Mermaid Demo➡️ available now!

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Fellow Traveller @fellowtraveller.games · 28/09/2026
🌟 Presenting the LudoNarraCon 2026 Official Selection 🌟 🎮 51 narrative indie games 🗓️ October 8–15 PT on Steam 💙 Supported by @jacobgeller.com, @lookingfor.game, @remapradio.bsky.social & @thisweekinvideogames.com 🌐 More info at bit.ly/FTLNC2026 📬 Sign up for our newsletter to stay updated!
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I've been quiet lately, but working hard! I've been selected for a mentorship to further develop my programming skills. Looking forward to making more polished mechanics!! :)
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Studio Élan @vnstudioelan.com · 03/09/2026
Join us in less than half an hour for the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival Showcase, a livestreamed showcase featuring 17 different games from the festival! Watch it on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/lirielirie #FallinLoveFestival
Fall in Love Festival Showcase
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Sneak peek at the script for the next Tazenkwet demo update! #vn #amaregame #joseigame #mermaid
With great care, I ease myself into the mainstay of the wreckage, weaving in and out of rooms, their walls too dilapidated, to obscure their interiors. All that's left are frames, ghosts of structure, covered in algae. 
I brush a dangling worm out of my view. I concentrate on the size of the halls and the creatures who built them.
I  imagine the chatter, the movement, the sound of boots squeaking against mahogany - boots, squeak, right-? I assume so. 
I  notice strange emblems engraved into the decaying walls. An old rag covered in sea moss. 
Tazenkwet: Oh, what's this?
The glint of metal captures my attention, I rush towards the source and find a swarm of crustaceans plying open a large, creaking dresser.
Their claws pick and clatter against the wood, which gives way with a quiet thud. The now open drawer hangs off its ridges, sediment plunging the curious creatures into the ship's floor. I almost laugh, but catch myself at the sight of metal shining once again -through the sedminent. I dig into the pile until my hand finds that glint once more.

The talisman is a small oval, and with a big of nudging, it opens, the metal surfacerevealing a shiny ivory interior. That familiar emblem on one side, and a painting on the other - perfectly preserved.
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Carrot 🥕 @justacarrot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#SpooktoberVNJam is coming up soon. I will not be participating because I'm dead inside, but if you want any pointers about scene direction from someone who won best cinematography one year, maybe my big ol' guide can be of any help or inspiration ▤(´◡` )
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Doodles of supporting characters you'll meet in the Danish Royal Court in AKT 1 of Tazenkwet: The Free Mermaid! #visualnovel #fairytale #joseijam #amaregame
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crescence @crescence-studio.itch.io · 17/07/2026
【 Enter a world of magic—of Fae and Dragon.】 The Fae are finally here, officially marking the end to our 5 year long journey and the beginning of your love story ✨ Our fantasy romance visual novel is ready to play! 🌙 Alaris out on Steam and Itch NOW!
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
🧜‍♀️Updated Demo & Devlog for Tazenkwet: The Free Mermaid!🌊 💬Question Khandisha the sea witch 🫨Face a cosmic horror bad ending 🤔Put your Bold/Kind skills to the test ✨And learn more about the game's concept: Amazigh culture, disability praxis, & transformation ✨
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Origin & Development: The Cultural Specificity of Imazighen and Disability Praxis of Transformation
Tazenkwet: The Free Mermaid is a political fairytale about transformation, agency, and the dangers of myth-making (of ourselves, our loved ones, and those we label as "the other.") What I've created f...
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Tazenkwet: The Free Mermaid Demo is out! 🎉 🪸Guide Tazenkwet through mystery and romance below and above water in this historical fantasy reimagining of The Little Mermaid. 🪸 Demo includes options to meet & investigate merfolk depending on your choices! hollow-rose-studios.itch.io/tazenkwet-th...
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Tazenkwet: The Free Mermaid by Hollow Rose Studios
Break the curse and sing a mermaid’s song of romance, intrigue, and adventure.
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Get ready for her . . . #joseijam #vn #joseijam2026 #indiedev
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Development on the Tazenkwet mini-demo for Josei-Jam 2026 is coming along! It's been a difficult process, learning Naninovel and Unity and preparing all the assets, but I'm excited to share this project with others... #joseijam2026 #vn #josei #indiedev
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Additional characters you'll meet in the demo - Fathers and delegates inspired by whales, squids, John Dory, and Elephantnose Fish. #vn #josei #amare #mermaid
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Some doodled character sprites for Tazenkwet: The Free Mermaid. You'll meet this colorful troupe, each a representative of their tribe, in the introductory banquet scene. #visualnovel #josei #josejam #amare
Council member FaadaCouncil member AdeerfiCouncil member IdirCouncil member Tadla, Tazenkwet's grandmother
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Crystal Game Works @crystalgameworks.com · 04/05/2026
The 2nd annual Otome Games Celebration is live on Steam! 💖 Enjoy over 140 otome games from around the world with discounts, new demos, and more~ See the wide world of otome games: store.steampowered.com/developer/cr...
Otome Games Celebration
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The script for Tazenkwet's demo (first version) is done . . . what a satisfying relief, despite how long it took. Excited to share this story with everyone! ❤️ #amare #indiedev #visualnovel #josei
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
#recruitment for #ShoJoseiJam! I'm seeking various positions for my new project: Tazenkwet the Free Mermaid, a reimagining of The Little Mermaid. ✨🌊 -Unity/Nani programmer -Artists -GUI designers -Composer Details can be found here: telling-education-6cb.notion.site/ShoJosei-Jam... #vn #indiedev
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Going to start cross-posting research and development updates more often! While the last few years have been a bit up and down development wise, I want to keep supporters in the loop of all the things I'm silently accomplishing in game dev!
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hollowrosestudios.bsky.social @hollowrosestudios.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🎉 An Everyday Love is a free #otome available on itch for Mac/PC! Enjoy a cozy, emotional dating sim following a 24-year-old marketing assistant finding her way in the big city. 💇🏽‍♀️ Customize MC's hair,skin,body type 🔞 Optional spice 📕 Bonus Stories 🎶 OST hollow-rose-studios.itch.io/an-everyday-...
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An Everyday Love by Hollow Rose Studios
A contemporary, slice-of-life otome where you learn to fall in love and trust in the people around you.
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