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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I am continuing to make a city builder in Ren'py because I am insane.

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

HITIAM (and everything else) is on sale!

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I am continuing to program a city builder in Ren'Py because I am insane

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Make a splash in Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid! Now on sale for the Steam Summer Sale! #tgtf #genderbender #visualnovel #yuri #transgender #mermaids

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Because I'm insane, I'm making a city builder in Ren'Py for my next visual novel. It's actually working, but I have to do a lot of coding to make all the building types work. It'll run in the background during free time sections, so you'll come back to see supply chain shortages in between dates.

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Steam Community Items are now live on Steam! Play the game, earn trading cards, and unlock cute emojis that don't display well on social media sites!

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid! tells a serious and topical story about real issues such as the cost of living crisis, fascism, political corruption, sexy catgirls and the ever growing threat of war. It also has silly tentacle artwork. #HITIAM #mermaids #gamedev #tentacles #trans #genderbender

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We're verified on Steam Deck!

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

We've hit the New and Trending page on Steam! In the 12 years I've been doing this I've never had this happen before. Super cool milestone to hit.

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Here's one of the first CGs from the game:

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid is available now!

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

We have a release date! Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid releases January 5th 2026!

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Our new game Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid! has manga style cutscenes, which was a lot of fun to implement! In the game itself these have a motion comic effect, but here's a preview of the first comic scene in the game.

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Here's the title screen art for Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid!, a brand new gender bender adventure game from the creator of Max's Big Bust! If you missed it please add the game to your Steam Wishlist, it really helps us out! Link below! #indie #lgbt #lifesim #anime

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Behold, a blurry photo of me getting my game working on steam deck. Always very satisfying to do this part of testing

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Spent this week coding a wardrobe system for my upcoming VN! There's different unlockable outfits, and characters in the free time/romance sections will comment on what you're wearing. There's even stat boosts, dialogue will change depending on how cute/sexy your outfit is. #gamedev #anime

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Is #screenshotsaturday still a thing? The Coffee Shrine minigame from Hitiam has progressed a lot since my last screenshot, all of the features are in and now I'm bugtesting/tweaking. It's been a bit more work than I initially thought to get this working, but I'm really happy with this so far.

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I'm working on developing this Coffee Store management minigame for my upcoming VN! I've got the animations for characters working now, but I still need to tweak the arm layer and replace some placeholder assets. Making good progress though! Really happy with this one. #gamedev #vn #anime

A screenshot of some chibi girls working at a coffee store in a waitress management minigame. The graphics are amazing and it's worth checking out all of the other games by this developer and gifting copies to your friends this christmas.

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Here are some chibi sprites from a minigame from the mermaid life sim I'm developing!

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

I'm really happy with this minigame, you work a trade-in counter at an EB Games equivalent (Zara's Games) and have to spot fake games and offer people the right amount of money for their games (which usually isn't very much). #gamedev #visualnovel #lachedupgames

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

And this is where things start to get fancy! I'm using Ren'Py, but I've coded a few minigames such as this cooking game. It looks better in motion (and there are placeholder assets here too), but in this minigame you have to rapidly cook food orders for customers. #game-dev #renpy #australia

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

And here's a screenshot of the puzzle system! There are some placeholder assets here (namely the inventory window), but at multiple points in the game you'll start an investigation and walk around, look for and combine and talk to people similar to something like Monkey Island. #gamedev

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Lach @lachedupgames.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Alright, wanted to throw up some screenshots from the visual novel I'm working on, 'Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid!' Here's a dialogue screenshot, it's all very basic at the moment. I'll be adding a custom text box later in development. #mermaids #gamedev #gender-bender #visualnovels

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