iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 03/10/2026

Slowly recovering from art block with the help of one of my newest scrunklies! Box Fish girl doesn't have a name yet, but I can't wait to eventually make a new Deep Sea Valentine game with her in it 😌

Yellow-haired anime girl with a futuristic swimsuit. There are squares all over her jacket and socks, mimicking the pattern of a box fish

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 02/10/2026

Looking for some horror, comedy, and/or Y2K nostalgia this spooky season? All my games, including our latest Halloween VN "spookY2K", are discounted during the Steam Autumn Sale! 🎃 store.steampowered.com/developer/ki...

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 04/07/2026

New sprite redraws for Team Pride are part of Artificial Selection's latest update! 📣 🎮Read all about it here: kigyo.itch.io/artificial-s... Soon enough, everyone else will also be shiny and beautiful! #visualnovel #gamedev #ArtiSel

Sprite comparison of Maesol and Loye from my game, Artificial Selection

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 26/06/2026

📣 SHOP UPDATE! 🌀 My first handmade beaded keychains just dropped! Shiny, sparkly, and available in 6 different colors to deliver that extra Y2K flavor! 🛒 Check them all out here: shop.kigyodev.com/product/spoo...

Showcasing my new keychain variants: Handmade Y2K beaded keychains OR a regular acrylic keychain

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 10/06/2026

🛒🌀 My brand new shop with tons of fresh merch is now LIVE! EU orders are open for a limited time (until July 1st), worldwide orders will remain open permanently! 🐬 ➡️ Check it out: shop.kigyodev.com

SHOP LAUNCH
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NEW MERCH

EU ORDERS OPEN UNTIL JULY 1ST!

Preview of my new vaporwave-themed print of Inia from Deep Sea Valentine

Preview of all 6 new spookY2K sticker sheets

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 22/05/2026

Cooking up some new keychain design ideas! The blank middle of each one is where the acrylic charm would go. 😈 This is the first time I’ll be doing the art AFTER already designing the rest of the keychain. I’m curious to see how it’ll turn out!

Three different beaded keychain designs: a blue one with stars, a pink one with flowers, and a red, vampire-inspired one

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 17/05/2026

To commemorate wrapping up #FantasyBasel, I opened an Instagram account if anyone wants to connect over there! 💜 www.instagram.com/kigyodev

My booth on the last morning of Fantasy Basel

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 07/05/2026

I want to up my merch game, so I’ve been learning how to craft beaded accessories by hand! These will make their debut on my catgirl keychains at Fantasy Basel, so I’m curious to see how well they’ll do!

Photo of 6 charms with bows and bells in different color schemes

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 06/05/2026

Moved my site over to neocities. Will be setting up more pages over time, but it has all the basics for now!

screenshot of my new purple neocities site

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 06/05/2026

This poor person was so shook by our woke pronouns that they didn't even get far enough to find out every character is bisexual

Curator review from "Beauty vs woke ugliness": Woke pronouns She, He, They.

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 02/05/2026

And here it is! My full catalogue for #FantasyBasel 2026! There's tons of new exclusive merch, and it'll also be the first time I'll be offering prints! Come say hi if you get the chance! (1/3)

Art prints featuring spookY2K, Deep Sea Valentine's Inia, and... Kigyo!

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 01/05/2026

📣 spookY2K is out NOW! 🎃 Play as a deeply confused amnesiac who wakes up at a 2000s Halloween party. You may try figuring out how you got there, but that quickly stops mattering when a mysterious killer shows up! 🔪 💕Play our brand new time travel horror comedy #visualnovel here: Steam / Itch

Promo graphic featuring the host twins, Milo and Mina!

Screenshot of a snarky girl saying "Whatever you say... As long as a bunch of people die in creative, terrible ways, I'm not complaining!"

Screenshot of a girl saying "But... I'm sorry to say I didn't really see anything interesting... until I found the body."

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 28/04/2026

yes i made y2k holographic mini prints yes i may have cooked 🧠💅

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 22/04/2026

My full set of prints arrived, and I'm so happy with the quality!! #spookY2K #FantasyBasel

6 colorful prints featuring the characters from spookY2K!

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 18/04/2026

Artists, show what built your art style! Not sure how obvious any of these are, but 2015-2017 definitely solidified something in my brain that I can't change now

Ensemble Stars influenced my style the most, particularly regarding proportions (body & face). OGs might even know which art piece I referenced this specific card for, lol

Love Live influenced my shading style and how I draw hair!

YuGiOh irreversibly changed how I draw eyelashes lmao

Yamada-kun and the 7 Witches affected my character designs and why I make everyone a bisexual weirdo

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 06/04/2026

📣 The latest Artificial Selection Beta update is out! It features: ▪️brand new romance scenes (including #yuri...) ▪️redrawn sprites for Team Lust 💞 ▪️a much cooler look for dead people and more! 📖 Read the full devlog here: kigyo.itch.io/artificial-s... #visualnovel #gamedev #ArtiSel

Screenshot of a girl introducing herself and her friend: "My name is Foris, and this is my lovely partner, Ashor."

Improved screenshot of a girl introducing herself and her friend. She is now also holding up her hand and doing a peace sign.

Screenshot of a Foris winking at Canori, saying "Then... what about us?"

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 06/04/2026

I think everyone should simply be Brazil

The same exact game is shown having 3 different age ratings: 14 in Brazil, 16 in Germany, and 18+ in Indonesia.

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 02/03/2026

💠IT'S OFFICIAL: I'll have an artist booth at #FantasyBasel this year! Come see me in Basel, Switzerland from May 14-16 2026 and pick up merch, games, and merch from my games! Would love to see you there! 🎮💙

Fantasy Basel, Switzerland, May 14-16. The graphic features my studio mascot Kigyo and advertises Steam Keys, a minigame, merch & art!

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 01/03/2026

📣 The latest Artificial Selection update is here, and it features... ▪️women being evil ▪️yuri ▪️and maybe some other things too! If that sounds like your thing, then boy is the current route for you! #visualnovel #gamedev #ArtiSel 🎮 More info: kigyo.itch.io/artificial-s...

Two people in business uniforms (Vanagloria and Tristitia) doing an announcement for some kind of ranking system.

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 27/02/2026

Creating new movement transitions is going great #renpy #ArtiSel #visualnovel

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 23/02/2026

📣 SpookY2K is part of this week's Steam Next Fest! 🎀 Get to know the cast of our Y2K-themed romantic horror comedy #visualnovel and try out the updated Demo with tons of new character customization options! 🎃💞 🎮 Play & Wishlist this Halloween party gone wrong: s.team/a/4102300/ #SteamNextFest

Promotional graphic of SpookY2K featuring a girl doing a peace sign while surrounded by chalk outlines as if she was a corpse.

Screenshot of the character customization screen

Screenshot of three characters. The middle one says: "To absolutely no-one's surprise, there was another incident."

Screenshot of a scene in the dark. Off-screen, someone is screaming for help.

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 12/02/2026

Just published a new Ren'Py Tool for quickly and easily adding Focus Bars to your #visualnovel projects! 💠 Emphasize characters, or make it seem like your protagonist is zoning out! 💠 Just requires 1 line of code every time you want to use it! 💻 Get it here: kigyo.itch.io/renpy-focus-...

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 18/01/2026

📣 NEW SPRITES ARE COMING SOON IN-GAME! One of the few benefits of working on your passion project for 5+ years is that you have an endless supply of art improvement comparisons. Just look at them go!!!! #ArtiSel #visualnovel #gamedev

OLD to NEW comparison of a scene in Artificial Selection. Vanagloria says "Studies have shown that solving an escape room together is an excellent team-building activity!"

Screenshot of Artificial Selection. Office catgirl says "You, Saeva, have committed the sin of Wrath. Shame on you!"

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 15/01/2026

💠My Merch Shop reopened with NEW ITEMS! 💠 Phone charms, keychains, sticker sheets, stickers, and more featuring various #ocs across all my #visualnovel projects! 🛒 Check out the Shop: ko-fi.com/kigyodev/sho... 📣 Orders open for a limited time until Jan 28th! 💙

Artificial Selection Phone Charms. 18 different dangly designs!

Wooden Keychains from a still unannounced project!

Stickers featuring greatest hits such as Dorime Feli or Bi Rat

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 15/01/2026

If you set your pen pressure to 100%, then the line width should always be consistent no matter what!

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 11/01/2026

office catgirl has grown too powerful and is now insulting me through the screen #visualnovel #oc #artisel

Two finished new sprites for Vanagloria from my visual novel, Artificial Selection

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 03/01/2026

Yuri nation, I present to you: the latest #ArtiSel update! #visualnovel Featuring new events with Canori/Foris and Maesol/Effera 🌈💞 > Check out Artificial Selection (Steam / itch) > Read the Devlog

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 17/12/2025

tfw you're making a dystopian sci-fi mystery indie game and the industry forces you to add disclaimers that should've gone without saying but they clearly don't anymore

The screenshot of the splash screen of my game Artificial Selection reads:
Disclosure: Every part of this game was created by human brains, without any generative assistance. We do not want to contribute toward developments that lead to the future depicted in this game.

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 08/12/2025

Artificial Selection is participating in @studioephua.bsky.social's #ChooseWiselyFestival! A mystery #visualnovel with escape room puzzles about 14 criminals who have been sentenced to death. Only your choices can redeem and save them! 🎮 Play the first of 14 routes for FREE in the Demo! #indiegame

Promotional graphic featuring Artificial Selection for the Choose Wisely Festival, running from December 8th to 15th

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 04/12/2025

Absen has also received the most important sprite of all time. Along with a redraw you can see in the latest devlog: kigyo.itch.io/artificial-s...

Screenshot of Artificial Selection showcasing a sprite of Absen wisely tapping his the side of his head

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 04/12/2025

The latest Artificial Selection update features women!!! 🔥💯💞 #visualnovel #indiegame Please view them and possibly check out the game:

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KigyoDev @kigyodev.com · 01/12/2025

I feel like such a boomer for only just learning this, but I'm sharing in case there are other people like me. You DO NOT actually need to visit a sketchy website to generate QR codes... There are built-in features in most browsers to do it for you!

To generate a QR code, just go to the website you want and then open your browser's menu. In the case of Google Chrome, open "Cast, save, and share", and the option to "Create QR Code" can be seen at the bottom.

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