thanks to kinmoku (https://kinmoku.itch.io) i've updated caption tool for ren'py to work with translations more easily! i've also added a demonstration to the itch page so you can see the tool in action without downloading.
https://npckc.itch.io/caption-tool-for-renpy
(not sure i should be doing this on the same day i've released a ga...
2025-02-20 12:54:00 +0000 UTC View Post
title! 👆 you might have to wait for it turn into february 20 daytime in your region though!
this link will jump to your region's eshop → https://rwr.es/n/marronsday
there's a launch discount on switch plus the game is on sale on steam & itch to celebrate!
check it out!!!!!!
2025-02-20 03:18:25 +0000 UTC View Postsince it's a new year and all (i say this mid-february...) i also wanted to ask you all if the way i'm currently tagging posts works for you!
right now patreon has collections too, but currently i'm only using tags to categorise my posts, but i've been wondering if using collections instead would make it easier for you to find stuff in my posts.
if you have any preference re tags/collections (or would like to see me sort posts in a different way) let me know in comments (: i'm t...
2025-02-10 00:52:46 +0000 UTC View Post
hello! it is now february, so i'd like to share what i'll be doing this month!
my plans for this month:
already done as per my last post but i made a dress up template for renpy! i'd love it if people tried it out for making simple dress up games 👗
prepping for 2025-02-04 01:11:23 +0000 UTC View Post
exactly what it says on the tin! an easy-to-use template for making drag-and-drop dress up games in renpy.
https://npckc.itch.io/dress-up-template-for-renpy
(the file has been updated since the early patreon release so download the new version if you've already downloaded it previously!!! the new version adds a potential issues section as well as support for different numbers of items in each...
2025-02-02 02:37:50 +0000 UTC View Posti found out about this vn asset jam ( https://itch.io/jam/make-visual-novels-assets-jam ) recently-ish & i really wanted to see if i could make an easy dress up template for renpy... so i did! i've always thought drag and drop in ren'py was too complicated but it turned out not to be as hard as i thought.
i think the template is fairly straightforward but let me know if there's anything th...
2025-02-01 11:41:23 +0000 UTC View Post
added an english translation for the team my game made for ggj and released it on itch so you can play it there now!! check it out at https://hikokyoujurou.itch.io/bubble-cave
2025-01-31 13:18:22 +0000 UTC View Postjanuary's reached it's end & yesterday was lunar new year so the postcard is thematic (: december's postcard was also a snake but i think the vibes are quite different!
the thanks page on my website has also been updated: https://npckc.net/#thanks
(i've been working on moving my website but currently it's still on carrd so the page is the same for now! it's taking me a while to move everything over while also d...
2025-01-30 11:28:21 +0000 UTC View Post
i made a game this weekend for global game jam! you can check it out on the ggj site here:
https://globalgamejam.org/games/2025/bubble-cave-6
it was really fun working with a random team & i'm happy with how it came together! i want to make a longer post later about the experience but for today i rest.
2025-01-27 03:16:49 +0000 UTC View Postmade a banner for the next tokyo indies theme night so i'm sharing the timelapse here too (:
i actually like sim games a lot though i haven't made one myself... maybe one day!
2025-01-15 05:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post
hello! it's 2025, happy new year. i hope the year has been good for you thus far!
this month i will be rather bogged down with a lot of slow paperwork/backend-y things that have to be done...
tax return prep!!! i do this every year but actually i got audited last year (tax office was suspicious that i've been sending/receiving many overseas bank transfers but turns out that just happens when you get money from steam which is outside of japan & also send money to pay fo...
2025-01-05 13:33:37 +0000 UTC View Post
hi! i didn't plan on making another post until next year but it looks like the eshop page is already up so... 🙈
Marron's Day is coming to switch next feb!!!
i'm really excited to have my retro console game on a modern console platform 🌟 (please note that unlike on other platforms the switch version does not allow you to nab the rom out of it for playing on retro consoles though)
2024-12-28 02:45:41 +0000 UTC View Postit's the end of 2024! thank you for your support this year.
here is the last postcard of the year - the thanks page on my site has been updated as well: https://npckc.net/#thanks
since i started being full-time indie in 2023, all your support here on patreon has been incredibly important, so thank you very much! it gives me motivation to keep going & helps keep me afloat during months when i don't sell as many g...
2024-12-24 08:18:57 +0000 UTC View Post
the game i made for velox turbo 2 (4-day themed vn jam!) is out nooow! it's a slightly creepy fantasy visual novel / stat-raising game for the festive season (it's named after the festival of saturnalia but it has no real historical/mythological accuracy so please do not look for that!)
play it here: https://npckc.itch.io/days-of-saturn
2024-12-17 00:26:05 +0000 UTC View Post
i finished my tiny festive vn with time to spare so you can go play Days of Saturn now!!! check your emails for a code.
the paid art bonus isn't ready yet but i'll have it up on itch before publicly releasing the game tomorrow for the jam deadline.
happy early saturnalia!
update: the bonus art collection is also up! check it out to see some art that didn't make it in the game... originally you also had a sprite but i decided the game worked better without it.
update 2:...
2024-12-16 05:47:43 +0000 UTC View Post
i'm not sure if i'll finish but i like the theme of velox turbo so i've started making a very tiny game... if i don't finish it for velox turbo i'll probably still keep making it for winter vn jam though!
since the screen size is tiny patreon blows up the screenshot to make it all fuzzy & not pixel perfect...
2024-12-13 13:48:27 +0000 UTC View Post
i like how this looks... just a silly little extra i made. it'll probably be a looong while before this actually comes out but i wanted to share now because i'm happy with how it turned out!
2024-12-10 05:51:29 +0000 UTC View Post
i did a 1 like = 1 visual novel question & answer thread on bluesky but then i wanted to talk more about visual novels so i made a proper post on my blog too. sharing here for people to read (:
2024-12-04 11:29:17 +0000 UTC View Postit's the last month of 2024!!
this year was really busy (i think too busy honestly) & having your support here helped a lot, so thank you 🌟
with marron's day finally out, i'm going to wind down for this year & do a bit of dev cleanup. here are my plans for december:
working on some stuff for console ports...! 👀 this won't be out for a while but i have to make assets &c. will have more to share with you when i can!
i want to slowly rec...
2024-12-03 14:44:20 +0000 UTC View Posthello it's the end of november so i have sent out a postcard! check your inboxes (: this time features characters from marron's day to celebrate the release!
the thanks page on my website has also been updated: https://npckc.net/#thanks
thanks for all your support this month! i'm really happy to have finally released marron since i've been working on it on and off for so long. i hope everyone is enjoying it! 🐰 2024-11-29 16:00:36 +0000 UTC View Post
per the title! Marron's Day is out now!
steam link is above. you can also get it from itch here:
https://npckc.itch.io/marrons-day
as well, the physical cartridge version is available online here! quantities are limited 🙇
https://ko-fi.com/s/a9fec08857
it's out!!!!!!!!!!!
2024-11-28 13:18:58 +0000 UTC View Posti just sent out steam codes for Marron's Day because i've decided on the release date for the game... tomorrow, 11/28!! (so that's two games in one month... exciting!)
the steam keys can be activated right away but the game won't be playable until i push the Release button on steam tomorrow.
i worked with a publisher to make the steam wrapper and it was actually much harder to put together than i expected... (that's part of why the announcement is so close to the actual date 💦...
2024-11-27 05:27:17 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.patreon.com/npckc/gift
as per title, you can gift patreon memberships now apparently! if you'd like to share a membership with a friend for the holidays or something (so they can have the joy of reading my rambly posts?? 🙈) you can get them a gift with the link above.
i also did a presentation on marron's day with sdhizumi for tokyo indies earlier this week! it's in japanese but you can w...
2024-11-23 05:13:19 +0000 UTC View Post
you're just imagining it, my chronic illness simulator, is now also out on steam. the game is free like it is on itch - please check it out & leave a review!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3224310/youre_just_imagining_it/
the itch page has been updated too to include a new printable 8-page zine about why i made the game, and the soundtrack has been rele...
2024-11-06 00:16:17 +0000 UTC View Posti've sent out steam codes for you're just imagining it! it'll be releasing tomorrow but if you use the steam code in your email it should work now - the game will not download until i've released it on steam's backend though officially.
also, for everyone here i'll also be sharing the 8-page printed zine i made as a bonus for the soundtrack that will be releasing on steam too! i wanted to have something besides just the soundtrack and the hd wallpapers i already have as a bonus o...
2024-11-05 08:35:52 +0000 UTC View Posthello! it's nearing the end of 2024 but it'll be quite busy for me i think. here is my november update!
i'm releasing you're just imagining it's steam version later this week! right now i'm prepping the soundtrack dlc so that it'll be ready (running a bit tight but it should be ready in time)
i'll also be working on the marron's day steam version now that the gb version is finished & out!!! i was originally planning to release it in november but i think it's j...
2024-11-04 14:32:50 +0000 UTC View Post
as per the title!!! i will be selling the cartridge version of marron's day on november 3 at digital games expo in akihabara!
i've been working on marron's day for over a year now & it's my biggest game yet (playtesting takes really long...) so i am excited for people to play! the steam version will be ready later this year.
2024-11-01 04:27:47 +0000 UTC View Posta last-minute halloween surprise...
i just sent out codes for the marron's day gameboy rom! the pc version is still in progress, but since i am currently making the cartridges that means i won't be able to update the game itself any more (once it's on the cartridge it's done... no patches or updates...) i am sharing the gb rom file here first!
the code is for the itch project page and currently only has the .gb and .pocket files (for gameboy and analogue pocket resp...
2024-10-31 14:59:10 +0000 UTC View Posthello! the october postcard has been sent out & the thanks page on my website has also been updated ( https://npckc.net/#thanks )
i've been doing a daily doodle on bluesky & did an extra one for this month's postcard. if you want to see my other doodles you can see them all here (i will have today's up later)
2024-10-31 01:29:43 +0000 UTC View Posti'm slowly getting all the parts for physical cartridges and the manual design has been finished!
i've also found out that for most countries it seems like it should be ok to ship watch batteries (the little circular ones) so i maaaaay be able to ship marron's day cartridges to people outside of japan... i will have more info about this once i'm certain 👀
2024-10-19 05:15:29 +0000 UTC View Post