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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today is the 10th anniversary of the DND game I play my half-elf bard Lena in. The most fun I've ever had with the best friends I've ever had 🥺 Sharing some of my favourite pieces I've drawn for it over the decade, as my heart fills with joy and anticipation for the next decade ❤️

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P(aul) Frazee @pfrazee.com · 22/08/2026

Every object oriented language introduction starts with showing the clean hierarchy of dog and cat inheriting from animal, while every real codebase is like

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The Amnesia Fortnight and Double Fine Adventure docs were monumental in my drive to enter gamedev as a wee teen. I am SO SO excited!!! (Also Psychodessy is the best, most honest piece of game development media ever created, I own the boxset, everyone should watch it!)

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blue jay @vn-fan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I drew bonnie(the protagonist) from the game once upon a witch's curse☺️ I saw all 4 of the endings and it was such a lovely game!

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Just released a short piece of otome interactive fiction (inspired by reading too many indulgent romantasy novels/manhwa) for #O2A2 vn jam! Only 1k words, 1 sprite, 1 background and 1 morally dubious love interest~ naoimh-murchan.itch.io/the-revoluti...

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The Revolutionary's Captive by Naoimh "Storm" Murchan

A captive princess, on a knife's edge between love and hate.

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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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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Feeling down... maybe it's time to replay the best Dragon Age game... Awakening. (I haven't played it in at least a decade, but this is what nostalgia tells me is true)

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ENDYSIS ♞❄️ The Last Winter Knight OUT NOW❄️ @endysis.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

You wake up by the side of the road with a headache and a stranger's jacket. You don’t recognise it. You don’t recognise the man whose ID you find in the pocket, either. So why does an older version of you stare back when you turn on his phone? And why is she smiling beside him? s.team/a/4309120

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It's out! \o/ Play as chaotic witch Bonnie, after a mismanaged curse that got her into trouble, also offers her a chance for love! Will the adorable demonic muscle of Gigi charm her? What about the the fae prince Ronan, who literally falls into her life? Romance both or neither in this free vn!

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Once Upon a Witch's Curse by Naoimh "Storm" Murchan

When a curse goes wrong, a chance for love comes a witch's way

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

mmmm... might release a game later today

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Hello~ would any moots be interested in playtesting my latest romance vn? It's cozy and chaotic, with 4 endings, 2 love interests (1f/f, 1f/m) and a poly option! (beautiful art as always by @squirrelcurls.bsky.social )

A witch looks at an open spellbook while a demon lays prostrate in a summoning circle. The on screen UI shows several dialogue options the witch can respond with.

A pretty blue skinned fae faces a witch, who has several dialogue options to respond with via the on screen UI.

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Finally finished All Hail Chaos today - ended it as I started too, in tears (would not recommend starting it in a cafe nero haha). A very cathartic read as someone who was once sick and hard to love. I need more Lia... my conniving sapphic... i love her

A hardback copy of All Hail Chaos by Sarah Rees Brennan

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Melina Caron ✨ @squirrelcurls.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

It's time for an updated animation reel! I'm thinking of opening some animation slots soon as well, now that I've had more experience with Twitch alerts too- keep an eye out! 💼 www.squirrelcurls.com ✉️meliano99@gmail.com #animation #storyboards

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Had an awesome time at the Fís Games Summit down in Galway this past weekend! With fantastic craic with new and old faces, and excellent talks both at the event and during Cúirt I'm so glad to be back for the second year in a row. Next April can't come soon enough!

A collage of pictures showing the Galway coastline, various foods, a talk by the creator of Citizen Sleeper and a game demo.

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Samir Shotaro @precarious-world.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Hi! I'm Samir, a composer and producer currently working on Spill the Beans with @skeletalgames.bsky.social. If you need music for your next project, I'd love to hear from you! www.samirshotaro.com #music #soundtrack

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Samir Shotaro

Official website of Samir Shotaro.

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Foxglove Games @foxglovegames.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The Kickstarter and Demo for Burn the Midnight Oil is now live! 🦇❤️‍🔥 Play as the vampire Circe or the hellhound Dante in this supernatural neon-noir romance visual novel. Solve crimes, steal hearts, and resist (or embrace) the darkness within... LINK: www.kickstarter.com/projects/129...

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

My baby programmer advice: 1) do not make your code too generic before you have to. ThingDoer the Everything Script is evil and should be destroyed. 2) If you realise you're implementing a feature similar to an existing one, do not be precious about other peoples code, rip it out, make it generic-er

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Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨ @unaminh.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

😱 #nanoreno2026 game jam COMPLETE! Made a demo for Check Mates, a #chess based visual novel. Poured so much energy in and really pleased. Feeling like it could maybe be a full game. Sprites, cutscenes, code, writing, narrative, game design by me! unaminh.itch.io/check-mates #gamedev #indiegames

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Check Mates (DEMO) by Úna-Minh Kavanagh

Experience the high-stakes drama and gossip of the chess world.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 16/03/2026

You can play a bunch of video games in Irish aftermath.site/games-from-ire...

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

My copy finally arrived! So excited to dig in.

A paperback copy of The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, a collection of 100+ essays on the craft of game writing.

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Next big visual novel project is starting to come together~ @squirrelcurls.bsky.social 's beautiful art is not done any justice by my low quality gifs 🥺 #otome #amare #yuri

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Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association @imirt.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We’re delighted to reveal the Irish Games art-piece we commissioned from acclaimed Irish artist and game developer @denmanrooke.com, showcasing some of the incredible games and characters from across Irish games, alongside touchpoints of Irish culture. www.imirt.ie/news/2026/3/...

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St Patrick's Day Steam Sale Brings Irish Games to a Global Audience — Imirt

Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association is proud to present the Games from Ireland Steam Event , a week-long digital showcase celebrating games made in Ireland or shaped by Irish creative talent an...

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Feniks - Controller Support Expansion Released! @feniksdev.com · 16/02/2026

My #MVNA project is released! It comes with many art assets by wonderful artists to make immersive particle effects right away. I spent far too much time adding all sorts of movement options and customization to it, so it would mean a lot if you checked it out! feniksdev.itch.io/immersive-pa...

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Demoing Spill the Beans at Rendr tonight! Anyone attending feel free to swing by, say hi and give the game a try~ (Why yes, I did incorrectly enter my own name for the lanyard xD)

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Finally got time to finish up my MVNA entry for 2 Renpy minigames... still got the minigame itch though, hopefully I can add a few more simple ones over the next few months. For now, Picross and Memory Match are in there! naoimh-murchan.itch.io/renpy-miniga...

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Ren'Py Minigames by Naoimh

A collection of Ren'Py minigames code.

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Any Renpy devs who see this, what minigames do you wish there was free code for? Contemplating what to do for MVNA this year 🤔

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 06/01/2026

At @adventurex.bsky.social I gave a talk on creating stories from scratch: from idea to full outline, in 25 minutes, with jokes. Enjoy!

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AdventureX 2025 – Talk: Jon Ingold "Always Trade Up: from Inspiration to Storyline"

YouTube video by AdventureX

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

It's the end of the year so 2025 achievements! 🎮Took part in 7 game jam~ 💼Worked on 6 commercial game projects 🤓Made so many dev tools (puzzle validators, spline based track editors...) 🏃‍♀️Lost 3 stone 🏋️‍♀️Started strength training 🐈Pet the stray village cat 1 million times ✍️Wrote 90k~ words of fiction

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 16/12/2025

I don't think Larian's CEO understands how art is made: aftermath.site/larian-ceo-ai-...

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Studio Ephua 🦋 Play SOLOMANIA on Itch.io! @studioephua.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The Choose Wisely Festival is only a week away, so I’d say it’s time we started getting appropriately hyped up! 🎉 📅 Coming to Steam on Dec 8 - 15. How many choice-driven narative games do you know? Tell me about your favourites.👇🏿 #ChooseWiselyFestival #IndieGames #Gaming

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AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Our #AdvX25 Steam Sale Event is now live and will be featured on the Steam homepage in the UK for 72 hours, starting at the top of the hour! store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu... Not all discounts are live and visible on the event yet, more will show up at the top of the hour.

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AdventureX 2025 Event

AdventureX - The Narrative Games Convention

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Nyek London @stupidhoroscope.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Cowardly programmers calling it a 'Garbage collector' rather than an Orphan Destroyer

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

My toxic trait is that every few months I open Inky and start thinking about writing my own Unity line id generator with localisation and VO support with a custom editor just for fun. Its truly cyclical, and every time I look at other premade options they're never JUST right.

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Anyone else doing (unofficial, rip) NaNoWriMo this year? I like the competitive aspect and I'm looking for good alternatives to see how other people are doing at their word count for that good old spite motivator. My current solution is just a spreadsheet for myself and my mum XD

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Raw Fury | RIVAGE OUT NOW @rawfury.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW! Begin your investigations into the disappearance of Evelyn Deane. The fate of everyone at Blake Manor might just depend on you. store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...

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PAUL CONWAY @doomcube.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

The Séance of Blake Manor is part of the Steam Next Fest. Check out the demo if you haven't already. The game is launching on the 27th of Oct! Play now: bit.ly/47Pm8XA #indiegames

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

First draft of my next VN project finally done in at 29k words o(-< SWAK jam had me absolutely fooled that I could write this thing in a month, its been 5 😂

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Dragon Age Annual | PRE-ORDERS OPEN NOW!!! @dragonageannual.art · 01/09/2025

#DragonAgeAnnual 2026 Pre-Orders Are Open - Click Here to get yours NOW! Physical pre-orders run until Sep 30 & digital pre-orders until Jan 31. All proceeds go to support MSF Sweden💜 #DragonAge #zine #fanfic #fanart Repost this to unlock a bonus sticker for all physical packs!

Pre-Orders Open!
Physical Sep 1 - Sep 30
Digital Sep 1 - Jan 31
Visit our shop for additional merch! Supporting MSF Sweden.

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olivia @ lunamakaio games @lunamakaio.itch.io · 07/09/2025

He's the BEST boy, and so is his pup! Good Boy! is a short and sweet romance VN, available now, and on sale for launch 💙 Gender Neutral, Nameable MC 💜 Cute Boy and Cute Dog 😍 Silly Petting Minigame 🐶 Fully Voice Acted 🎙️ Play now! lunamakaio.itch.io/good-boy

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Sarah Z @sarahz.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

A video on the hate campaign against Ms. Rachel for being pro-Palestinian children, but really a video about right-wing attacks on children's early education, but really a video about the importance of emotional literacy. Fantastic watch

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Llysaan @llysaan.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Share 4 years of your #art 💕 2022 - 2023 - 2024 - 2025

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Warden Nehra Surana and Anders from Dragon Age

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Marian Hawke and Fenris from Dragon Age 2

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Skeletal Games 💀🎮 @skeletalgames.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Ending things with a bang! 💥 It's your last chance to pledge your support for our SPILL THE BEANS KICKSTARTER! 💜🎉 JUST OVER 24 HOURS REMAIN: don't miss out - back now! 👉 bit.ly/stb-kickstar... #kickstarter #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #vn

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Time's catching up with us! Take a look if you can ❤️

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Skeletal Games 💀🎮 @skeletalgames.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Calling all #visualnovel and #cozygame fans! 📢 SPILL THE BEANS is a modern fantasy #indiegame with a criminal twist - you have to find a culprit for your own crime! Try our demo - out now on #Steam! ➡️ bit.ly/spill-the-be... #gamedev #indiedev

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Have worked on (for day job): 3D adventure game, farming sim, VR game(s), racing game, mobile puzzle game, multiplayer competitive social game. (not all got to production ;-;) Would like to work on: Dating Sim, RPG

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Drăculești 🦇 @fine-fiends.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Drăculești is LIVE on Kickstarter Play as Renfield, survive the terror of Castle Dracula, and find love in the darkest night in this seductive romantic horror narrative game. Starring Ray Chase as Dracula. Voice/Casting direction by @jennyyokobori.bsky.social 🖤 www.kickstarter.com/projects/171...

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Pixel Clip @pixelclipcreates.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

My first ever attack(/revenge?) for #artfight!! This is Lena, created by @stormstrom.bsky.social~ Was a ton of fun to draw her! 💚 #pixelart

Pixel art illustration of a Half elf bard in brown armour and dark green off shoulder blouse. She's holding a silver dagger in her right hand. There are a few green stickers and doodles surrounding her and her name 'Lena' highlighted in the top left.

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

My favourite thing about Develop is side eyeing other people around Brighton before everyone gets their passes, trying to suss out if they have that game dev energy. What's the game dev equivalent of telling someone you like their shoelaces (gotten from the president)?

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Dan Pearce @gamedesigndan.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

game developers have a reputation for being left wing socialists but every programmer i know supports the use of class inheritance

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Oh gosh, its real, its live, its out there! Please take a look at our campaign if you like character driven, dialogue packed games!

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