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We make yuri visual novel games.

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Lena T. @lenatama.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Thus ends the 2026 #FallinLoveFestival VN event for me! Thank you to @vnstudioelan.com for creating this event and all the indie developers involved in this event! Feel free to read all my reviews from this event on my Medium page! Let's keep supporting indie developers! medium.com/@lenatama
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Studio Élan @vnstudioelan.com · 08/09/2026
It's the final day of our Fall in Love Visual Novel Steam festival! There's plenty of games still on sale as well as demos to try and free games to download~ Fall in love with your next favorite romance visual novel: store.steampowered.com/curator/4624... #FallinLoveFestival
Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival
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Studio Élan @vnstudioelan.com · 07/09/2026
If you've been enjoying the #FallinLoveFestival so far, consider leaving reviews for the games you've picked up during it or games you've played in the past! Reviews are quick and help indie devs a lot 💖 Check out the rest of the festival until Sep 9: store.steampowered.com/curator/4624...
Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival
Sep 1 - 9
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Lena T. @lenatama.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A full game review for #FallinLoveFestival! Witch Switched is a yuri romcom story developed by @sapphicore.com about a gender-bending curse that leads to self-discovery and accepting one's identity as a trans woman. Read the review here and download the game on Steam! medium.com/@lenatama/re...
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[Review] Witch Switched: Turning Gender-Bending Curse into Self-Acceptance and Romcom
What if a ‘curse’ is actually something that we’ve always wanted all along?
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Sapphicore @sapphicore.com · 02/09/2026
The Fall in Love Visual Novel festival is live and our game, Witch Switched, is a part of it! #FallInLoveFestival runs from today until September 9th. There's over 150 wonderful romance games, from yaoi to yuri and beyond. Check it out: store.steampowered.com/curator/4624...
Promo graphic for Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival featuring two anime women romantically embracing each other, highlighting the game Witch Switched in the bottom-right corner.
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Studio Élan @vnstudioelan.com · 01/09/2026
Fall in love with visual novels! Our romance-themed visual novel Steam festival is now live until September 9th 💖 Enjoy a wide variety of VNs on sale and new demos to try with categories ranging from yuri, BL, otome, nonbinary, horror, comfy, and more~ store.steampowered.com/curator/4624...
Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival
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Jordan Brown 📝 @jordan.sapphicore.com · 25/08/2026
I made a blog post about people "wanting" to do things and then never taking any steps to do them. It's called... “I've Always Wanted To Do That!” And Other Lies People Tell Themselves
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“I've Always Wanted To Do That!” And Other Lies People Tell Themselves
“Oh, I’ve always wanted to make a comic!” Earlier today, I was kibbitzing with some new friends at a social event, and I was rather proud of myself — I’d lasted a whole thirty minutes at a s...
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Sapphicore @sapphicore.com · 19/08/2026
I made a template that shows how I conceptualize, write and organize visual novels in Scrivener... using the movie Shrek as an example script. I have character sheets, worldbuilding details, themes, and more — completely free. - Jordan Link: sapphicore.itch.io/visual-novel...
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Jordan's Visual Novel Scrivener Template by Sapphicore
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Sol ✨ Play my Steam games @solarprotag.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I'm excited to announce that in 3 weeks not only will The Mysterious Thief Forget Me Not be returning to Studio Élan's Fall in Love Festival, but Bread Makes the Heart Aflutter will be releasing for it! 🩷 #indiegame #visualnovel #FallinLoveFestival 🌹 s.team/a/3333600 🍞 s.team/a/4482690
Promotional graphic for the 2026 Fall in Love Festival by Studio Élan, featuring a CG from The Mysterious Thief Forget Me Not and its logo in the advertising space.Promotional graphic for the 2026 Fall in Love Festival by Studio Élan, featuring a CG from Bread Makes the Heart Aflutter and its logo in the advertising space.
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Sapphicore @sapphicore.com · 12/08/2026
Witch Switched, our free short gender-bending yuri adventure, is going to be in Studio Élan's Fall in Love Festival! 🏳️‍⚧️💞 #visualnovel ##FallinLoveFestival Check Witch Switched out here: store.steampowered.com/app/4492520
Official art showing that Witch Switched is going to be in Studio Élan's Fall in Love Festival!
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arimia @arimiadev.com · 09/08/2026
Mark your calendars—my Steam festival dedicated to all genres of romance visual novels is returning September 1st-9th! Fall in love with your next favorite romance visual novel in the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival 💖
Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival hosted by Studio Élan
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Sapphicore @sapphicore.com · 31/07/2026
We've released Please Be Funny, our o2a2 visual novel, as open-source. Check out the devlog and grab the files/assets here: sapphicore.itch.io/please-be-fu...
A group of clowns saying "Source code available now!"
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Sapphicore @sapphicore.com · 30/07/2026
Hooray! Witch Switched, our short yuri romance game about a "man" being magically transformed into a woman, has been deemed woke enough to be banned in Russia! Play it here for FREE if that makes you froth at the mouth: store.steampowered.com/app/4492520/...
Hello Jordan Kurlan Brown,

Your game, Witch Switched, was determined by regional authorities to be in violation of regional requirements for distribution. We've added a geo-restriction to the game so that it no longer appears in the following region:
•	Russian Federation
This change will not impact your game in other regions.
We also want to remind you that under your Steam Distribution Agreement, you promise that your game complies with all applicable laws. We ask that you pay careful attention to where your games are allowed to be distributed, and to inform us of any territory where they cannot be.
If you have further questions, please contact Steamworks Support.

Sincerely,
The Steam Business Team
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Sapphicore @sapphicore.com · 20/07/2026
🤡👧 Clown Girl Visual Novel ANNOUNCEMENT!👧🤡 Clara fears that she's not doing a good enough job as a clown. As she stares in the mirror, she sees her worst fears reflected back. #o2a2 ❤️ Short, sweet, and poignant (under 1k words) ❤️ Plays in browser! Play here: sapphicore.itch.io/please-be-fu...
Art of a clown girl with pink bright hair and a logo that says "Please Be Funny".
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Sapphicore @sapphicore.com · 30/04/2026
Witch Switched has a pretty big Shrek reference, by the way. Does the trans community like Shrek? We like Shrek The game is free, btw store.steampowered.com/app/4492520/...
A visual novel screenshot. The character Reese says, "Hey, they have the special edition of Shrek. Does magic work like it does in Shrek?"
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Sapphicore @sapphicore.com · 27/03/2026
Witch Switched, a gender-bending romance, is now available for free on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4492520/... Genre: Yuri, Romance, Kinetic Visual Novel Length: Around 10k words (about an hour) Content Warnings: Foul language, alcohol, gender dysphoria & euphoria, moths
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Witch Switched on Steam
A "man" is transformed into a woman by a vengeful witch and realizes she likes it better this way.
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Sapphicore @sapphicore.com · 17/03/2026
As a man, Reese is quiet, muted, and believe he wants a relationship like the yuri stories that he reads. He is trying to fit a mold that he is not. Once transformed, Reese is happy and able to stand up for herself. #genderbend Witchlist Witch Switched: store.steampowered.com/app/4492520/...
Press artwork of the character "Reese" who has a male and a female form.
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Sapphicore @sapphicore.com · 15/03/2026
A recent graduate from Magic Caster's University, Lucy is a mischievous witch who wants to find her place in the world. When Reese enjoys being the victim of one of her curses, Lucy's reality is thrown askew! Wishlist Witch Switched today: store.steampowered.com/app/4492520/...
Art of a character with a witch hat and a smirk. She wears a red necklace.
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Sapphicore @sapphicore.com · 13/03/2026
🧹ANNOUNCEMENT🧹 Witch Switched will be available on Steam on March 27th! WS has achievements! It has genderbender yuri! It's short, about an hour long! It's free! WISHLIST IT PLEASE: store.steampowered.com/app/4492520/... Thank you for reading this announcement. Keep on being gay.
The Steam page for Witch Switched
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sandal @sandaldraws.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I did the character art for this!! I had a lot of fun, go check it out!!
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Sapphicore @sapphicore.com · 05/03/2026
🏳️‍⚧️🧹YURI VISUAL NOVEL ANNOUNCEMENT!🧹🏳️‍⚧️ Witch Switched tells the story of Reese, a closeted trans woman who is transformed into a woman by Lucy—a mischievous witch. #vndev 🧹Sweet & fun 🧹10k words and kinetic 🧹You can play it in a browser!! Play here: sapphicore.itch.io/witch-switched
Key art for Witch Switched, featuring Lucy the witch.Screenshot of the game. Lucy says "Oh, shut up. You're a guy, you're being about lesbians, and I'M a witch.Screenshot of the game. Reese says, "...Heh. I guess I got lost in the fantasy of what could have been. But that's all it was, really—a fantasy.Screenshot of the game. Lucy says, "have they ever applied mascara while hungover? Because I think I'm pretty damn good at it!"
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