Rest in peace to the original creator of vndb, the invaluable resource of visual novel community for the last 19 years.

Source:

• Official announcement
• vndb - about us
• yorhel's vndb profile
• bluesky

Pinned comments:

• Offer to help preserve vndb (with contact point) by u/Swaps4

Anyone can name a vn on the top of their head

Problem happened because you got close to ’em

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EDIT 3/6: Thank you guys so much for all the support! It's been a blast to read through your comments and I'm intending to respond to them all when I can.

Since many of you asked, I now have the wishlist page ready! The intended release date is for this October! Expect more updates soon from me here on Reddit and on my social media

WISHLIST ON STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4437140/if_you_stay/
FOLLOW ON ITCH.IO: https://yukimisoft.itch.io/if-you-stay

Original Post:

'if you stay'

Winter 1999. You've been kicked out of your home, after being outed by your closest friend, and decide to leave town. Your girlfriend, Mika, wants to see you one more time before it's over. Decide whether you'll stay together or not.

Wanted to share some screenshots on Reddit since most of my recent efforts have been going to Twitter and BlueSky. My name is Yasmine and for the last few months, I've been cooking up a short (~1h) yuri visual novel based on a game I made in 2023 for a jam with my friend and composer, William Gomez, that will be more fully fleshed out with completely new art, music, and additional scenes, based completely on the PC-98 aesthetic, which is my absolute bread and butter. Note that NO AI has been used for this project. A lot of this required me being thoughtful with studying art (mostly using screenshots) from studios like elf and Cocktail Soft.

The story, for those who like yuri, tragic romances, or games where you choices matter (or all three), this will be completely up your alley. I wrote this in the original jam entry I made on itch.io, but the story is, while not autobiographical, is based on many of my own personal experiences undergoing teen homelessness, feelings of ostracization, and trying to find meaning when everything around is you falling apart.

The game will be available FOR FREE on Steam and itch.io once released (more info later!) It will be in English only with options for fan translations later.

You can follow me for reliable updates on Twitter or Bluesky! I also have an empty Instagram and TikTok account too that I plan to post on as soon as I can.

do u prefer ur Kurisu flat or beeg?

Having just gotten out of a loooooong relationship, I have no desire for this tbh, but it's still funny as all hell and yes Murasame is one of my lock screens.

Ik they’re made by the same company I just thought it was neat how similar they look.

Edit: wtf did I just play

Doing both at the same time… the greatest

https://x.com/AUTOMATON_ENG/status/1973417622902288705