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song preview: moonlight ft. kasane teto (night with timber)

oh my god teto has such a hard time pronouncing "ul" sounds UMM I THINK I'M HAPPY WITH THIS??? CREDITS THEME????? i wasn't expecting to make a vocal track for NWT but the melody/chorus came to me this morning and i was like WELL I'D BETTER GET THIS DOWN!!!!!!! hahaha...!!! mad dash to finish this game... (the only pressure is i desperately want to release it, i'm not forcing myself i'm just compelled)

anyway, lyrics:

in the moonlight
your eyes may play tricks on you
whatâ€...

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Night with Timber - v0.8 test build

i'm back. because of course i am. i'm always posting new builds of this game HEHEH

game page: https://nomnomnami.itch.io/night-with-timber

password: timbei5ever

what's new

  • MUSIC!!! i should probably add more sound effects but i hate doing sound effects so we'll see how i feel.

  • EPILOGUES!!!! if you run through to each of the end...

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Syrup 2 steam keys!

SORRY I'M A LITTLE LATE WITH THESE... i forgot to request them last night...

here's the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AC1FLiitPMfkGFjRO7vsa48XhgaauqqWSW42DLJMXxg/edit?usp=sharing

you can also get a key through the itchio page by claiming access w...

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octimber--i mean october 2025 art post

once again i didn't post anything last month, but it's because i've been working on night with timber... IT'S GETTING SO CLOSE YOU GUYS. ok anyway i have a ton of stuff to share today but it's mostly another piece of candy. so if you don't want spoilers for the next FEW MONTHS(?!) of comics, please look away.

song preview: prowling (night with timber)

i finally started working on the music for this game and now i have 9 tracks???? it went super fast because they're mostly remixes of existing songs so i could just swap out the instruments and whatnot, but i really like this version of timber's theme.

i am using a preset called "electric pick bass 2" as the main thing in all these songs because i couldn't find a piano sound i liked. that's how it is. enjoying the vibe it adds to the game, i'm 99% sure i will be releasing this next mont...

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Puppergeist - announcement trailer!

the other game i was making with serenity forge was finally revealed this morning~! (here's the steam page!)

i'll talk a little bit about it since i'm finally allowed... (my mind is fighting me tho because i don't want to stop thinking about timber game but umm i've been waiting a year to announce this lol)

OKAY SO!! THIS GAME!!! was something i came up with specifically as a pitch for ...

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Night with Timber - v0.7 test build

i know the previous build was from [checks watch] FIVE DAYS AGO????? but i just made a significant update live so i thought i'd post again.

game page: https://nomnomnami.itch.io/night-with-timber

password: timbei5ever

short list of changes: (spoilers for those who did not play the previous build)

  • added a checkbox to keep your name if you want t...

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Night with Timber - v0.4 test build

stop what you're doing and play this and talk to me about it, i am obsessed

game page: https://nomnomnami.itch.io/night-with-timber

password: timbei5ever

^ usually i would require people connect their patreon accounts to itchio or whatever, but this game will be completely free when it comes out (due to site policy you've heard me talk about before) so i'm j...

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dev diary: i'm in flowchart hell

i was debating writing a post this week because i just haven't wanted to stop working on night with timber, but i've been coding the timelines screen and feeling FED UP with how long it's taking, so i came to complain about it.

under the hood

in BAD END THEATER i placed all the buttons individually using xpos/ypos, it looked like this

i remember this being extremely tedious. ...

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dev diary: art process for Night with Timber

i've been going wild on this game. the other day i posted an 18+ scene from it on my nsfw patreon (that i had to make because of itchio's policy change a few months back) ((please don't kill me for linking that post patreon, they are a hair's breadth away from banning this stuff too))... but um, it's mostly a sfw game, you can turn the mature content off if you want. i just wanted to write it, so ...

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Syrup 2 steam demo release day!

yahoooo! everyone can play the first two chapters now........ im nervous.........

you guys already got the early-early access version, but there is at least one new scene available in this demo. you can check the changelog to see what's different!

the downloads are up on both 2025-10-01 17:28:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet steam keys!

SYRUP 1 ON STEAM TODAY!!! i didn't really do anything new with it, mostly the reason i'm making it available on there is for the new fans who are coming in on syrup 2... sorry this post is a little anticlimactic haha. i'd assume most of you guys have played it, but this is a good excuse to play it again!!! (sorry pastille's ending is so difficult)

get ...

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timber game

i'm 3,000 words in and it's no longer a joke

(sorry for the late update this week, i started writing this game yesterday and wanted to wait til i had a good screenshot to share)

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another piece of candy #407-410

depending on whether i'll be able to release the syrup 2 demo on october 1st or not, the text for the second comic might change... (please approve my build, steam!!!!)

haven't had anything exciting to write about otherwise, since i'm still just adding stuff to syrup 2 in anticipation of the early access stuff. wahoo! have a good week, everyone!

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moxie + treat plush previews

sorry these are so zoomed in, the dolls are still naked rn... BUT OMG their faces are so cute... i'm going to ask them to adjust the hair shape to be more on-model (mochi had the same problem haha) but AAAAA i was very excited when i got this email ehehe

i've been working on syrup 1+2 steam release stuff over the weekend! for syrup 1 it's a lot of boring work like adding the bonus gallery from the console version back in, and making sure translations exist for all that stuff... and then...

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Syrup 2: Candy Alchemy RPG - early-early access!!!

it's been a long journey...

and it's not quite over yet,

but it is ready to be played… 7/8 chapters!!! i always get stuck on chapter 8 of things don't i lol... this build should work for mac/windows/linux but let me know if it doesn't!!! i forgot to take out the custom icon, so your computer might think it's a virus or something... pls message me if you can't get it working and i can try to do tech support 💪

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song preview: nyapeta city (syrup 2)

wahoo! it's a new syrup 2 song!! i just finished the bg for this place too, so i'll share that as welllll

i think i should add more signs and ads so maybe this isn't final but i like it so far anyway.

also if u remember barley from the last time i was working on this game....... (i was like....... surely i can release a build soon........... and then i just didn't.) anyway barley is ...

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august 2025 art post

i forgot to post this yesterday... and i didn't post one of these last month at all cuz i didn't really draw anything ;;; but i'm here now! with some ART!!!

  • first, it's letters from trick! these were all fun hehe. on moxie's bday one, treat is hidden behind moxie and mochi... too tall for the frame lol

  • new art of "sophie gray" for my about page on my site! it's styled to be like disgaea 7 hehe......

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the treat plush is funded!!!

hey good news~ we hit out presale goal for treat the other day... the other characters are getting close too, i think moxie will for sure be able to make it in time! there's still a week and a half left, i believe in you moxie!!!

here's the link: https://plushwonderland.com/collections/lonely-wolf-treat

they also sent me the prototype of the mochi doll last night!!! so i wanted to sha...

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dev diary: cringing at old syrup 2 art

i've been writing so many scenes you guys. i'm so happy the game is coming along again, i feel like i can make it to the end... i mean i'm focusing on making a patron build before i get the steam demo ready, but i keep adding unplanned scenes, AND I CAN'T STOP BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL GOOD!!! but it really got me back in the flow of working on things, so it all feels very easy right now... oh i also switched to being part time at my job LOL so this is pretty much the only thing i'm focused on righ...

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dev diary: syrup 10th anniversary plans

there's a bunch of info to share so i'll summarize up top:

  • STEAM RELEASE for syrup 1 september 30th

  • PUBLIC DEMO for syrup 2 in october for steam next fest (trailer above)

  • EARLY ACCESS for syrup 2 begins halloween

  • store pages for both games will be live on wednesday! (8/20)

  • a special PATRON EARLY ACCESS build will be released as soon as ...

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syrup 2 title screen art (WIP)

I'M DRAWING IT.... IT'S HAPPENING........ (sorry i didn't finish peri yet because his dress is gonna be tough and i'm tired lol)

i'll talk about this more next monday, but my plans have exploded again and now i'm planning syrup 2 things for syrup's 10th anniversary this halloween. TEN YEARS........ TEN YEARS........................... alright i need a nap, thanks for looking.

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another piece of candy - plot comics (thumbnail ver.)

last time on another piece of candy... nil swapped places with spice, sending her into the void! pastille quit his job at atelier sweets, and was replaced by drop! and now, more developments are happening!!! the series titles are "empty space" and "assistance, please!"

sorry that it ends on a cliffhanger. there is more to come... in another few months haha.

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qmin becomes one of the sole survivors of the forced itchio nsfw purge

UPDATE 7/25: qmin no longer a sole survivors, sex advice succubus has been deindexed from search now too.
resources here: https://yellat.money/
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i'm currently in canada on a family trip, so i didn't expect to be posting this week. but there has been an EVENT and i wanted to let people know what's going on.

here is the official statement from itchio: 2025-07-24 15:08:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Return to Ash postmortem

welcome to the postmortem for my "afterlife" game! (sorry this post came later than i expected, i had a lot to say...)

i already talked a bit about how this project came about in a previous dev diary, so i'll try not to repeat myself too much! the short version is: i pitched a game to Serenity Forge, they hired me to make it, then for scheduling reasons we decided to try and finish a smaller...

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Return to Ash - soundtrack download

waaaaaa i love how the music for this game turned out, so i'm really happy to get to share this with you guys!

zip includes mp3, ogg, and wav! if you prefer another format, you have my permission to convert the wavs to anything you want haha. (the ogg versions are the ones used in the game, so the end of the track is cut for looping... or i should say, the wav and mp3 versions were extended a bar or two and then fade out lol)

tbh... i wrote the lyrics for an extended version of th...

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Return to Ash - release day + steam keys!

wahoo, return to ash comes out on steam in like half an hour!!! aaaa!!!!!!

here is a spreadsheet where you can claim your steam key. i'll be adding more if they run out, so it's okay to take a couple for yourself! just don't take like 10 of them... i trust u all to be reasonable hehe.

there's no art collection this time... but there's a galle...

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BET console code request form

hello all patrons! BAD END THEATER console version is coming out in TWO DAYS, and my publisher agreed to give out some free download codes for you guys! they're limited though, so i guess this is first-come-first-serve... you can use the form below to tell me what platform and region to get the codes for, then once the game is out i can send them out to you guys :)

form is here: 2025-07-08 20:53:59 +0000 UTC View Post

BET plush rerun...!

they're coming back! for the console launch! which is really great because i get asked about them all the time... surely this time everyone who ever wants one can get them now... (people will still miss out, WAHH I HATE LIMITED RUN MERCH!!!)

the pages for the campaigns are live, but just as like "coming soon" haha

maiden: https://www.makeship.com/products/maiden-2-0

overlord: 2025-07-08 05:13:32 +0000 UTC View Post

dev diary: all the BET console version stuff i couldn't talk about until now

...long title, but there's really not that much to share. mainly i wanted to show off the save icon i made for playstation (pictured above). it's a reference to disgaea 2's iconic save icon with rozalin :)

BAD END THEATER is the second game i've been able to get onto consoles (syrup and the ultimate sweet being the first!) so i wanted to share what it's like getting little indie visual novels onto systems that make it feel like a REAL game....... whatever that means. (it was a real game...

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