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Thank you for your kind words! And thank you so much for playing!

Thank you so much for playing! It's so funny you say that about Roy sounding like Arthur, because that is exactly what I pictured!

Sure! As long as it meets all the other rules, a tabletop rpg is more than welcome. 

Thank you so much for playing! This is high praise as I am a huge fan of your work!! I hope you enjoy Claudin as he definitely is one of my all time favorite characters I have made. Thank you again!!!

Yes I loved them! Seriously can't wait to see where their romance story goes! And thank you for checking out Ardency of course <3

What a great game! Absolutely loved the writing, world building, and characters. Robin was my romance choice and I adore them! Can't wait to see more.

Currently in development! Stay tuned for more info! Thank you for the interest!

Hello! The protagonist does NOT have to be female. Your IF sounds great and will fit into the jam! Mentions of past trauma are perfectly fine as long as those specific things are not fetishized. As far as your question, it sounds like you are good to go! Looking forward to your entry to the jam!

A ghost love story could be fine! Also escaping also could be fine as long as it didnt include the things listed in the rules (gore, rape, murder, etc). We are looking for romance to be the focus, not the horror genre! If your idea meets these criteria, then you should be all good!

Yes yaoi and yuri intended for female audiences is permitted!

This is an unrated jam. Due to the small size of the jam there is no official discord to discuss submissions. Submissions are welcome to be discussed and promoted via social media or any visual novel centric discords. You may also comment and rate submissions on each game's page.

You may do more than one submission!

As long as the demo at least has suggestive content (kissing, heavy petting, dirty talk) then it is fine! If the demo features absolutely no suggestive content then it will not be accepted.

DLC chapters for Ardency aren't off the table! If I feel like more stories need to be told, I will definitely revisit them! 

Honestly there wasnt really anything specific! I knew I wanted a horned race and the Mazakoi were born from that. Their "mating/mate" behavior was inspired by my friend (she helped me flesh out how it worked) after we both got into Ruby Dixon's work though!

thanks grey!!! ur support means the world!

Do you have any experience with renpy or the renpy UI?

Added an option to now pay with debit or credit card! 

So happy you enjoyed it! Thank you for playing!

Thank you for playing Grey!!! So happy you had fun!!!

Look for someone to do a western themed custom GUI for a noncommercial visual novel. This is a paid gig. Please comment below if interested!

Here is a route guide for the good endings! To unlock the first CG for Artie and Moira, you just need to talk to them after capturing Kasanov in the beginning of the game! To unlock Claudin's CG, you need to walk with him, tell Kasanov he is bold, and then punch him. 

This would be allowed! We mainly just want to avoid any horror/traumatizing elements (rape, abuse, brutal torture, etc) which it sounds like you don't have anything leading to that nature. This sounds like a well thought out BDSM-esq game that is welcomed and we look forward to your entry!

Can't wait!!! Glad you are refreshed too!

MC is set to she/her pronouns only. The MC is nameable, but is a cisgender female. If you're looking for a Lacydigital Studios game with more pronoun options, you may want to try out Roped In! Thanks for the interest!

Feel free to use the community board to find team members for Josei After Dark! Please include the following in your post:

Title: (Your wanted role) Looking for members/team

If you are leading a team, please give a brief synopsis of your game idea.

Skills: (writer, sprite artist, programmer, etc)

Socials to be contacted: (discord, twitter, tumblr, etc)

Game Development Resources:

Renpy

Twine

Lemma Soft Forums

Smut Writing 101:

Lacy's Guide to NSFW Writing for Visual Novels

How to Write Compelling Erotica

10 TIps for Writing (Good) Smut

NSFW is the main vibe we are aiming for with this jam, but we will also accept suggestive works for those new to smutty writing!

NSFW for this jam is considered to be more blatant sexual acts described in detail and/or portrayed with art.

Suggestive content we consider to be things such as making out, heavy petting, dirty talk, and foreplay. You may then lead it into a "fade to black" scenario if you so choose!

The aim is to have games submitted to this jam where a romantic, erotic story is told! 

A good example of an NSFW game is Lacy's game, Roped In.

You may also make any NSFW/suggestive scenes optional. Other than that, as long as you stick to the jam's rules - you are good to go!

If you still are unsure, feel free to head on over to the Questions thread in the community board!

Curious about the jam? Want to know if your planned ideas will work/be allowed? Ask here!

Super fun game! Loved the characters, the art was great, and I was obsessed with the GUI! Also love the shorter length as it was perfect to sit down and enjoy in one night! 

Aw I'm glad you enjoyed it! They were the sweetest little guys back then!

I'm glad you enjoyed it! And that could be a fun side story, I will keep it in mind!

Woo! This is amazing! I remember when Hunters first came out and I got it the day of! I just wanted to tell you how much I ADORE this game, and I know others may compare it to the first Demonheart, but Hunters on its own is wonderful it its own way! Thank you for updating it and I am super excited to play the new maps! Also, I loved the ending I got originally and thought the writing throughout was phenomenal, but thank you for your extra hardwork! (Also can't wait for Raze to meet another cat, haha!)

Thank you so much Lila! You are too kind! Yeehaw!

This was so beautifully written and a wonderful retelling of Cinderella! Henri was amazing and the art fit the fairytale themes perfectly!

Thank you for your kind words! Next year holds some surprises for Roped In fans!

Let me just say: this game is totally worth playing. The story is so well written and the characters and all dynamics shared between them are realistic. I loved how the age gap between the two main characters was handled and their romance felt organic.

The art, music, and voice acting was just icing on the cake to the games strong base: story and dialogue. This studio continues to put out high quality games that I’d recommend to anyone who enjoys a good love story (that offers a few laughs too!) 

You can choose the mc’s pronouns from either he, she, or they! (So you can play as a female MC!)

Thank you, Joy😭 and youre right, only thing better than one cowboy is two!