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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Since we love NotHack Europa so much, we figured there should be more of it. And since we haven't found a way to clone ourselves yet, we did the next best thing and launched a sister studio. Oh, look. We already released something!

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𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 @malevolent.ca · 01/04/2026

Malevolent Series 2, "THRESHOLD" is here... Months after the events of Series 1 (Blackstone) Arthur and John find themselves returning to Arkham along with the horrors they left behind... PART 1: "Dead Man's Mouthpiece" is out NOW! pod.link/malevolent/e... Please Review, Like & Share!

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

For Halloween, we answered a prompt to write a 1.5k short story about "The Secret Behind the Mask". You can read it for free on our website. After gathering damning information on a dangerous cult, Ran attempts to flee the situation. A chatty cultist has other plans.

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No Easy Way Out

Three people are kneeling on a stage at the far end of the ballroom, bound, gagged, and blindfolded. They don’t get masks to hide behind, a privilege reserved to their captors filling the room, wea…

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

For #SuNoFes, we're turning in a playable project but will be updating several things during the next couple of weeks. If you want to check out the project already, here it is: nothack-europa.itch.io/crawl-in-my-... itch.io

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Crawl in my Heart by NotHack Europa

Man simps for eldritch god vs man forsakes god to romance man vs man romances woman underneath the capricious eye of god

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

When they tell me to write a romance VN 😔 #SuNoFes

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Our precious boi about to join a cult cause he thinks it's all a game 😔 #SuNoFes

A meme where a character called Archie wonders if a bomb exploding inside a Neapolitan pizzeria is part of an ARG.

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Having concept art for our #SuNoFes characters means everyone has to deal with the silly memes I'm making now 😁

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Gotta take a break from #SuNoFes for a weekend to recover, so we're creating some wonky dumpster fire for #GMTKJam again this year 😂🎉 Using rottingpixels.itch.io and kevins-moms-house.itch.io tiles/sprites at the moment!

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

New VN idea: you substitute Dead Ends with Dad Ends, where you become a father 🤔 Someone must've already done this, right?

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

That moment I realized the most unhinged character in our #SuNoFes visual novel isn't the literal eldritch god of chaos but our main character trying to romance them 🤯

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

When you try to find a specific scene and ctrl+f for mind-slurry 😍❤️ #SuNoFes is fun so far.

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Know your boundaries: Dating eldritch tentacle monster? okay ✅ Dating grandpa? not okay ❌ Working hard on our #sunofes plans.

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Our pride month post from two years ago is gone because we deleted our twitter account, so here it is again: "Fun fact: Rose used to date a centuries old woman, trapped in an eldritch ritual. They met online. Happy pride month, have Rose and Emma baking cake!"

Rose and Emma from Patchwork Ego baking cake.

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

After our last two jam entries were essentially high effort shit posts, we're now working on serious things like POOMP and a project for this summer again :)

an image of an Erdi sprite and a work in progress version of a different pose for the Erdi sprite

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

For our latest game jam entry, Jazz Bear, we named our MC Antonciro because he's an Asshole and Sofija is called Sofija because she's the Shopkeeper. Based on that, you'd expect us to call the Bear Bert or Bernardo or something, but two team members are currently listening to #woebegonepod so...

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

We took part in #DiscMasterJam. It's not our usual type of jam, which made it especially fun to play around with. For this jam, we built a visual novel completely out of pre-internet assets from the internet archive! It's silly and weird and we had a ton of fun! nothack-europa.itch.io/jazz-bear

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Jazz Bear by NotHack Europa

I can't possibly have fallen in love with a bear after getting cursed in a vintage store

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Yup. We're preparing our Artur sprite for some actual consequences in POOMP. Perfection | Paper-thin was child's play for him, so we had to throw actual challenges at him at *some* point. How'd it get this far? I'm sure you'll find out at some point when we finally manage to release POOMP...

a work in progress sprite of WYSAPOOMP's Artur.

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

We almost missed the deadline for the “Worst Visual Novel Ever” Challenge 2025". Not because the game wasn't ready. I just had a busy weekend and almost forgot to turn it in 😅 Anyway, have a bad game, everyone! nothack-europa.itch.io/this-is-not-...

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This is not an Ad by NotHack Europa

this is a visual novel

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Ru @ruruss.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

it's #PortfolioDay ! call me ru or ruvik! i'm an illustrator from turkey, i love video games, colors and drawing women <3 socials and information: ruvikdraws.carrd.co vgen: vgen.co/ruvikdraws email: ruby.viktoria@gmail.com

Malenia, Blade of Miquella holding her sword over her head in motion, blurry orange/red background.

Malenia, Goddess of Rot form, holding her prosthetic arm and a bloom around her.

Two parts digital art. 1: Ariane Signalis is getting strangled in the pod. She has a neutral expression, it's not clear if she's already dead or not. Red liquid around her. 2: Elster, her right eye is already gone and bleeding everywhere, there are tears in her left eye if you look close enough. Red background.

Black Knife Assassin holding her knife behind her and there are some weak red flames flowing down her knife.

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Skeletal Games 💀🎮 @skeletalgames.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Brew coffee and suspicion in our youdunnit #visualnovel! ☕🔎 Turn characters against each other and choose the perfect scapegoat for your crime - just try not to end up in hot water yourself... ➡️ bit.ly/spill-the-be... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

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Altila @altilaaa.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

My submission for #nanoreno2025 is up! [The Last Date] On a date with a mysterious handsome man who offered to lend you his umbrella?! A supernatural horror romance (maybe)! Web ver will be updated later. Link: altila.itch.io/the-last-date #altilavnlog #visualnovel #vndev #otome #amare

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The Last Date by Altila

A cafe date with a mysterious handsome guy

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Sol ✨ Play my Steam games @solarprotag.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

#NaNoRenO2025 is almost over, but did you know you can check out my game that I made for it? #visualnovel You can play Madame Ro's Curiosity Quiz for free here: solarprotagonist.itch.io/madame-ro

Screenshot from Madame Ro's Curiosity Quiz.
Shows the inside of the tent scene, dark with only the sparkles on the curtains glowing. A woman with long, wavy black hair wearing a purple dress and a veil on her face is in the center of the screen.
The text reads: "Madame Ro: Looking back at who you once were... What a self reflective answer."

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Fray ✨🌙 Fangsoft @fangsoft.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Hey hey!! ive been resting for the past 2 days after almost 2 whole weeks of crunch trying to get our nano2025 entry finished on time On Myosotis, I wrote the soundtrack, programmed the game, & did a tiny amount of writing I now finally feel rested enough to talk about the game & what inspired me

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OTOJANG Games @otojang.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Our #NaNoRenO2025 game SPARKLE☆Decor (DEMO) is out! ✨✨ 💬Features💬: - Dress up mechanic for both player character AND your cozy little home - Colors wheels to get that exact color you want - And original awesome OSTs! 💬Check it out here💬: otojang.itch.io/sparkle-deco... #CozyVN #Visualnovel #vndev

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Sparkle ☆Decor [DEMO] by OTOJANG Games

Relive the memories of web MMOs while dressing up and decorating your home.

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Kaye🐸🍰| First Base Dev @tryfroggery.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Hey hey! Have you played Myosotis yet? It's free on itch.io here! try-froggery.itch.io/myosotis If you're a fan of mystery and slight horror, you should give it a try! #VisualNovel #Nanoreno

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

We're happy to release our short psychological horror VN, "Obletheon - Journal into Nothing" for NaNoRenO 2025! Lory switched majors and is too scared to tell her parents. Better to procrastinate by reading a stranger's journal, right? Play for free: nothack-europa.itch.io/obletheon

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Obletheon by NotHack Europa

At the end of this book is GOD. Lory finds a strange journal.

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Naarel ("and i go into you and you go into me" OUT NOW) @ednaarel.itch.io · 01/04/2025

Love. Fae. The death games. The chosen one. And more love. And unimaginable spice levels. This is your new obsession. Your new favorite romantasy. My #WorstVNJam2025 entry, The Court of Mac and Cheese, is here! ednaarel.itch.io/the-court-of...

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The Court of Mac and Cheese by Naarel

The Macc... and the Chees.

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Thumbnail reveal for our upcoming NaNoReno 2025 game, Obletheon! Made by the talented @illumenos.bsky.social 😍🎊

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theloreisalie.bsky.social @theloreisalie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

There isn't actually anything there 🙄

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theloreisalie.bsky.social @theloreisalie.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Welp, this is what I get from buying a crappy mystery bag from the flea market. Yes, the DVD is used. Yes, so is the journal. ❓❓❓

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theloreisalie.bsky.social @theloreisalie.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Bought a mystery bag 👀

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theloreisalie.bsky.social @theloreisalie.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Flea market time!

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theloreisalie.bsky.social @theloreisalie.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I did it. I just switched majors. Might as well post here since I can't tell anyone else.

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🐺porksbun🐺 @porksbun.itch.io · 28/03/2025

My #NaNoRenO2025 game, Love at First Latte! (Demo) is officially out! Play as a burnt out OL who finds herself drawn to the cool barista at the coffee shop across the street in this free yuri VN! Contains: ☕ ~9k words ☕ 3 CGs ☕ Bunny x Wolf Yuri Get it here: porksbun.itch.io/love-at-firs...

Promotional image of the two main characters of the VN 'Love at First Latte!'

Screenshot of the game 'Love at First Latte'. A black haired wolf girl stands in a cafe.
Luna: (What the hell? She's drop dead gorgeous...)

Screenshot of the VN 'Love at First Latte'

Luna: Ahh, screw it all! Just because I'm a nice person doesn't mean you should push all the work onto me!

Screenshot of 'Love at First Latte'

Luna: (N-No! For starters, I don't even know if she likes girls!)

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

What does it say about the content of our visual novels that two different composers now sent me tracks called "this is fine"?

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I've been DMing my D&D group for so many years now that "We're trying to traumatize a person. Doing the healing spirit dance takes away from that" doesn't even ring any warning bells any more.

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

When we came up with Artur initially, he was some random minor villain in POOMP. Then he did well in his first scene. Then we added him to Perfection | Paper-thin. Then people somehow shipped him with Emma. And suddenly every VN I write, someone from the team goes "and now add an Artur cameo".

Different versions of Artur from different games.

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Why is it that every time I'm done writing a jam project, my mind is suddenly on fire with new story ideas as I try to get everything else together to finish the game? What am I supposed to do here with how long VN development takes? Just...write books? 😭🤯

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Putting cute dog sketches into our NaNoRenO 2025 project was the best idea ever because now I can watch @illumenos.bsky.social draw cute dogs all evening!

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Our upcoming NaNoRenO game's name is Obletheon. It's called that because the game is about dad jokes.

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Just found this idea from 2021 and it still feels about as relevant as it did back then 😔 Maybe this Spooktober...?

A text message reading "i'd love to make a story where a city slowly sinks into eldritch madness and people keep voting against measures to stop it, but that would blow our scope lol"

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

NaNo '25 WiP. I swear we'll make a river fit in there, just you wait!

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Scrolling through our feed so far, procrastinating NaNoRenO 2025 work, and this is such a mood.

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Having written Emma for so many game jams, I'm always startled when editing POOMP and remembering how much of a jerk Julian can be.

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NotHack Europa @nothackeuropa.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

My editor: That's clunk. Pure, unadulterated clunk. Me: 🥲

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