Happy New Year! 2023 went by and 2024 has arrived--here's hoping it'll be a good one. I thought I'd take the time to look back on the games I released in 2023, along with my 2024 plans!

Looking back on 2023

In 2023 I released... three visual novels! That's a lot!

I'm happy that Menage a Trois was able to wrap up Sol and Chet's story. Admittedly, I wrote the beginning first (Moments) and then the end (Meaning), before filling in the middle with Menage... but now it's all in order! Hooray! Now anyone playing can get the full SolChet experience :)

Then came Like Shattered Glass and With Mirth in Funeral, two games created for the O2A2 visual novel jams. They were fun to make, and very refreshing! I really enjoy writing shorter stories so the 1000 word limit worked well. And I got to draw in a different style and try new camera techniques, so I learned a lot.

I also took part in a Secret Santa event for visual novel creators. Please check out the game Cath made: Stolen Sleigh! It's really good and so funny and incredibly on point.

Overall, I'm happy with the pace I was able to keep in 2023. One big game and two small games... Nice!

2024 Plans

So... I'm working on a new visual novel!

And... I'm very excited about it!

The game is called Ambition Plot, and it's about Hart Lovelace, a secretary at a prestigious downtown firm who catches the eye of financial analyst Evil Batlet (short for Eveline, but don't call him that). They proceed to use each other to climb the corporate ladder by any means necessary... ifyouknowwhatImean.

Office affairs! Torrid, ruthless, vicious office affairs! This is a bitterly messy story with zest like battery acid! (It's also NSFW with mature content and themes.)

Game announcements make me nervous... I fear the curse of saying I'll make a game that never comes out. But Ambition Plot is at a state where I could clean it up and throw it out into the world, so I don't mind.

Release date? Don't know! I generally don't set deadlines for non-jam projects since my free time varies from month to month. Still, please look forward to the game release sometime in the year.

I'll wrap up the post here, since it's getting long... Thank you for all your support in 2023 and have an auspicious year!

(More screenshots below. All WIP and subject to change but ahh... look at Hart...)