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Hi there ! Nice to meet you, 

You can call me Endai though it is rather the name of my team (which is actually composed by me and my brother), but my "real" nickname is Katanights (the guy has a nickname over a nickname).

Anyway, I'm working almost solo on a visual novel horror game at the moment. I say almost because my bro gives me a hand with the game's engine and debugging stuffs :)

I started from zero with this game, had no company, no professional experience, just imagination and (maybe) a bit of skills, but I'm trying hard and keep the hope that I could someday make a living of it.

But for now on i'd be really happy to meet some other dev who feel in the same situation, or have some experience and advise to share.

So see you around guys !

Ps: If you're curious my game's name's Who Killed Mr X and there's a demo version here on Itch. ;)

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I quite like the visual style of your game (it almost reminds me of chalkboard illustrations come to life). I too am a new developer and Itch seems like a great launching pad for people like you and me. We can post projects here and get honest feedback from both developers and players. Good luck on your current and future projects!

Glad you liked it ! Good luck too, what's your current project ??

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Thank you. I recently finished my kinetic novel, The Midnight Trooper, but it is not indexed yet. Fingers crossed it happens before Halloween. Right now, I am putting the last few finishing touches on my script for a second kinetic novel and my full-length visual novel is at about 75%-80% complete. I want to get it done by early 2027 if it kills me (and it may very well do just that!).

Nice. I checked the one you posted on the sleepy hollow story. Quite liked the movie. What's your engine ?

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The engine I use is Ren’py. I enjoy learning about its version of python, but still have a long way to go before becoming proficient. One day, I would like to maybe do something small with RPGMaker or a cheaper knockoff.

Coding is my flaw... I'm thinking about using RenPy for my next visual novel, is easy to handle ? Aah RPG maker... So much memories... It's fun to see what people can still make out of it. 

There is some coding involved with Renpy, but many people say it is one of the easier engines to learn. It all depends on how complicated your game is going to be. I’m no genius and I picked up Renpy without too much trouble. I just watched youtube tutorials, practiced along with them, looked at sample code, read the documentation, and in one weekend I felt comfortable enough to begin in earnest. Good luck!

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nice to meet u

Same here

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I really like the sketchy, chalkboard-like style of your game! I'm also a solo developer who wants to keep making games, though as a hobby rather than for money. I already have five games (four made for game jams, three of which were made as part of a team) and my current project is a grayscale, character-driven point-and-click/visual novel hybrid about a bored shapeshifting anomaly that seeks to understand humanity, then exploit it for pleasure.

Wishing you the best of luck with your endeavours :D

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Thanks ! I've been checking your page, cool 2D art there. I'm always glad to see people work together or solo to give life to a project. Good luck to you too ; )

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Thank you! <3