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The list in this thread is no longer being updated - any future updates will appear on my blog, in this article. The Steam Creator feature is quite a neat thing and I think it can be used to promote quality VNs and good brands on Steam, which are now always at risk of drowning in the sea of crap that gets published on the platform on a daily basis. The devs and publishers are really jumping in to make use of the new tools, so I thought it could be a good idea to already start working on a comprehensive list of creators that are worth following from a VN fan's perspective. When I think it's comprehensive enough, I will publish it on the blog, but for now, I will appreciate all the feedback on the format, descriptions I use or the profiles I might've missed. I've only started going through the profiles and I know new creator pages will be popping up every day in the coming weeks, so this will be a prolonged process. For the descriptions, I include only titles available on Steam in them and state some pretty obvious facts, but I would like this to be somewhat useful even for people that know relatively little about VNs and want to find good sources of those on Steam. --------------------------------------------------- EVN developer and publisher profiles Sekai Project (localization and publishing company, mostly focused on visual novels; World End Economica, Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius). Ebi-hime (critically-acclaimed Western VN developer, most well-known for her yuri and horror titles; Sweetest Monster, Asphyxia). Christine Love (writer and EVN developer, one of the early starts of the Western VN scene; Analogue: A Hate Story, Ladykiller in a Bind). Hanako Games (EVN publisher and developer specialized in yuri and otome games; A Little Lily Princess, Long Live the Queen). WinterWolves (Western developer creating RPGs with visual novel-style storytelling, dating sims and romance VNs; Loren the Amazon Princess, Roommates). Razzart Visual (EVN developer most well-known for her yuri titles; Love Ribbon, Starlight Vega). InvertMouse (Australian EVN developer, known for unusual, mostly non-romantic stories; Without Within, The Last Birdling) Lupiesoft (EVN development team best known for creating futa eroge; The Menagerie, Mutiny!!). MoaCube (EVN developer known for distinct, non-anime artstyle and characterization; Cinders, Solstice). Zetsubou Games (writer and developer involved in many well-known EVN projects; Sable's Grimoire, Sickness). Afterthought Studio (EVN developer and publisher; Forgotten, Not Lost; CUPID). Dharker Studios (EVN developer and publisher, best known for ecchi titles; Army Gals, Negligee). Sukeban Games (Venezuelan game developer, authors of VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action). Other VN-related profiles MangaGamer (the biggest VN localization company in the West; Sorcery Jokers, Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome). VisualArts/Key (one of the oldest and most respected VN developers, now localizing and publishing their own games in-house; Little Busters, Planetarian). Frontwing USA (Western publishing arm of Frontwing, a major JP VN developer; Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole, Grisaia series). JAST USA (the oldest VN/dating sim localization company in the West; Eiyuu Senki, Flowers series). Spike Chuunsoft (Japanese developer and publisher; Steins;Gate, Danganronpa). Degica Games (Japanese game publisher, occasionally delving into the VN niche; Symphonic Rain, Love Nurse Addiction). Fruitbat Factory (localization company focused on doujin Japanese games, including VNs; Seabed, Chuusotsu! 1st Graduation). Idea Factory (Japanese developer and publisher, most known for the Hyperdimension Neptunia games, but also for popular otome VNs; Amnesia: Memories, Hakuoki). Sol Press (Japanese media localization company that recently expanded into the VN market; Sakura Sakura, Newton and the Apple Tree). NekoNyan (VN localization company specialized in moege; Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~; Sanoba Witch). Alice in Dissonance (Japanese doujin circle; Fault series, Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell). NEKO WORKs (Japanese developer, creators of the Nekopara series; Nekopara, Tropical Liquor). SakuraGame (Chinese publisher infamous for their low-quality, machine-translated English releases; Tricolour Lovestory; Fortissimo FA). Small developers and publishers Culture Select (doujin game localization company; Dead End Junction, One Small Fire at a Time). Top Hat Studios (EVN developer and publisher; Episicava, The Wilting Amaranth). DigitalEZ (publishing company best known for Western releases of Chinese VNs - sadly, with inconsistent translation quality; Notch - The Innocent LunA, Oblivious Garden). roseVeRte (Japanese doujin circle specialized in otome VNs; How to Take Off Your Mask; Cafe 0). NoBreadStudio (EVN developer from Poland, authors of mystery/romance VN SoulSet). Neoclassic Games (Italian EVN developer, authors of Elisa: the Innkeeper). Sierra Lee Games (EVN developer, author of the yandere horror title Crimson Gray). Gosatsu Visual Novels (EVN developer, authors of SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair). NVLMaker (Chinese VN publisher; Gaokao.Love.100Days, Season of 12 Colors). Nyu Media (doujin game localization company, publishers of the English version of Cherry Tree High Comedy Club). Hikari Field (VN localization company from China, occasionally producing English releases; Tayutama 2, Magical Charming!). Träumendes Mädchen (EVN developer; Ambre, Garden of Oblivion). Tranquil Studios (EVN developer, authors of Oakwood Academy of Spells and Sorcery). Goldbar Games (EVN developer, authors of the freeware title Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder). Deadline Softs (EVN developer, authors of Blue Bird). Kurenaibook (JP developer, author of futa VN Ayakashigami) Mystery Corgi (EVN programmer and GUI designer, co-developer of AIdol). Mikołaj Spychał (VN developer from Poland, author of Jake's Love Story).

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This might be a bit self-promotion, but still on subject. I hope that being just one, small, indie dev guy still counts me as EVN developer In next months I'll have another title released. https://store.steampowered.com/developer/mikolajspy

Yeah, this is a fairly high-effort money snatch.

Since it was bumped once before, I don't think it will really matter if I do it as well. My personal answer - not likely. Why? The main reason is the content of VNs. It was mentioned before that VNs have sort of stigma which would cause problems, but that stigma exists for a reason. Lets look at VNDB. It has over 22k VNs in its database. How many of them have actual plot which is more than "MC sleeps with a girl and a short sidestory"? 300-400? That is about 1.5%. The remaining 98.5% are already dragging the potential down. Now, how many of them is actually good and carries some sort of message? Answer is not many. Many of them are further ruined by useless h-scenes. The vast majority of the world enjoy porn, but would never admit it loud due to the reactions of others. H-scenes and cliche high school setting are like cancer killing its victim. Now, lets look a little further. VNs by their very nature consists of routes. In order for them to reach that great of the level, all of the routes have to be amazing in quality. For example, Steins;Gate. The true route is without a doubt one of the best stories I have ever read in all forms of literature. However, side routes were not good. How could something be rewarded if you had to say something like "the main part was good, BUT that part was trash"... Thematically, such VNs as Umineko - for obvious reasons, ML Alternative - war, PTSD etc., S;G - space and time, cause and effect, Baldr Sky Dive - human, machines, AI, KnS - tragedy, loneliness and acceptance, have potential, but there is just something dragging them down.

Lovely! First, enjoy and have fun, this game is, imho, built around having fun, not having the best servants and that stuff. In saying that here is my 2 cents First, daily missions, I would pay attention to them only in that you want to be able to hit the 40ap consistently as fast as possible if you want any chance at levelling servants up at any decent rate. I would highly use support servants for this and paying attention to attributes (example on a saber day use a 90 (or high) level servant) as they do double damage and take half as much, making the farming for you much easier. Gold embers are what you want for levelling up. Other than that they are just their to get you quartz fragments to give you free quartz Second, This game is designed so that you can complete it using non rare servants. In saying that, take a look at G&A Reviews for a good breakdown on ANY rare servants you get as they give you the pros/cons and what craft essences work well for them, how you can use them with various servants, and it honestly makes using servants much easier as they give you a good look at even lower level ones. In saying all that, especially take a look at their video on the 3star and below best servants for each class. Servants such as Hans, Hassan, Cu, etc are notable but most people don't know that servants such as the fat Caesar are actually pretty damn good. (although this was done at the early start of the NA and doesn't tell you about all the new 3star servants that came out. Third, Liz is a great unit imho for lancers and Marie is a fantastic tank and meme lord. Mash becomes amazing later as a fantastic tank/stall unit with 0 cost (later in the game this becomes MORE important than rare servants). Fourth, My code and ID is here, add me, i'm in a battle atm but i'll accept or add you when i can. My CE aren't usefull for farming as I'm currently doing the Onigashima event...but my servants themselves should prove useful for you. Fifth, Limited gacha, roll only if you REALLY want that character, otherwise look up a review and see if they are worth rolling for. Lastly, Play with all the characters you want, and appreciate all that you got. You would be surprised at how utterly amazing some 1,2, and 3 star servants are even beating out 4 and 5 star (i really wana grail hassan to 100...) P.S. Remember you CAN move the Support unit around in your party.

Also don't use apples until your AP pool is at least 100 or so, otherwise it's just wasteful. The best value for your money would be only buying quartz for the roughly bi-annual guaranteed 5* gacha, in which you're, well, guaranteed to get one 5*. And most servants are roughly equal in power. You should roll for servants that you like instead of holding out for some powerful servant you don't particularly like. Oh, and this site is great http://fate-go.cirnopedia.org/master_mission_us.php#nav Edit: You can only use paid quartz for the guaranteed 5* gacha btw

https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/frontwing

I think you should also add Frontwing. Nekonyansoft has published one quality title on steam so far and is working on more at the moment so they might be worth adding. Sol Press is also working on quality titles though they haven't released anything yet. Also if you want to find the different publishers in the west you can use my list of all VNs officially released in the west since I have the publishers there as well and most of them have at least published something on steam. Of course you would have to check the quality of their VNs before adding the company, but at least it should be somewhat usefull to make sure you don't forget a company.

Hello and welcome! I've sent you a request; you could use my Servants if you'd like (no Jalter though). Weekly missions are also known as "master missions", which are pretty easy to complete. More often than not, you'd complete them without even giving a glance at what is required. As for daily missions, I'd recommend going for the 30 AP ones at the maximum, since the 40 AP ones have a high chance of getting your party wiped out (especially the Berserker, Archer and Saber ones). You don't really have to complete all of them since mana prisms are actually easy to obtain from other avenues and they are just AP traps anyways. As for other general advice, DO NOT spend your Saint Quartz on reviving your team when they get wiped out. I think I've mentioned this on the previous page, but if you are going to be a f2p player like me, saint quartz aren't going to be infinite. Also, pay close attention to Class Affinity and the enemy classes you can expect before starting a quest. I usually visit the FGO wikia to check the class of the enemy boss for each quest so that I can adjust my Servant lineup accordingly. An example would be something like this: Last but not least, ensure that your Marie gets her second skill and max it out asap since that skill is very useful in surviving long battles. As for Liz, well, I can't really comment since I've never used her before.

Today I'd like to show the evolution of Pin, the character you may already know. He features 3 different poses as well as 3 different outfits in the game.Actually, not a bad guy when you get to know him. STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/811290/Project_Pastorate/ Demo: https://psyrob.itch.io/project-pastorate-ep1

Finished Rina's route in Fureraba. Pretty much the best route in the game, and 2nd best girl overall (Yuzuyu still best girl). And that was the last route. Fureraba finished! Kyousuke's near infinite enthusiasm (and childlike antics) won me over as one of my most favorite protags so far (top 2 currently). Now what do I read next......?

Confession. I still haven't read Katawa Shoujo, and I'm probably not going to in the near future. At the same time, I quite enjoy Katawa Crash.

Seems like your questions were largely addressed without me. Anyway, I'm the current theoretical leader of the reviews team, but I don't actually have much control of the reviews hub in general, and I'm not entirely sure of how it even works, to be completely honest. I probably have the ability to hook you up in theory, but I have no idea how. Hopefully Nayleen does. Sadly the reviews team itself is for all intents and purposes dead. I haven't had the time to watch over it like I should, and there are no more active contributors. I don't think anyone will be added to the team either until we either find a new team leader or I suddenly get a lot more time on my hands to properly manage things. I'm reluctant to add anyone else if I can't be around much to oversee things.

For a minute there I thought I was on the wrong forum and you were discussing an obscure vacuum tube I hadn't heard of.

Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms Fully Translated Summary Spring is the flowering season, the season of the cherry blossoms. It is the time for first meetings and partings, when the buds start sprouting. Yuma is a second-year student at Mihaya Academy who listens to love problems from girls at the school and gives them thoughtful advice. This has made him quite popular and loved, resulting in a 21,000 yen (taxes included) ‘love bounty’ placed on him. The girls came to him with problems ranging from jealousy to infidelity. Having heard about so many troubles related to love, Yuma lost any desire he had for it. One day, a mysterious girl appeared before him. She had never been in love, but she believed that it was a wonderful thing. She asked him if he would like to be in love, and that as a love fairy, she will help his love come true. A girl who cannot fall in love. A boy who has no interest in love. If they end up falling in love with each other, how will the world change? Ending Guideline / Suggested Route Order There are 5 routes. Mio (childhood friend), Konami (blood-related sister), Yuri (Easily embarrassed Disciplinary committee chairman), Ann (Student Council Prez/Senpai) and Tina (Shinigami). Tina's route only unlocks after Ann's route. Walkthrough You probably won't even need this Walkthrough, since the choices are so straightforward. Nevertheless, here you have it. If you find you are missing certain choices, they may be choices tied to the adult content. If your version of the game does not include these, do not worry. Should you be missing any CGs, consider selecting both choices during the adult sections. Konami Route Mio Route Ann Route Yuri Route Tina Route How Flags Work and Other Useless Notes Attribution This walkthrough is based on info attained by playing the game over 20 times, trying pretty much all relevant combinations of choices. Summary stolen from Hau Omochikaeri (according to VNDB) Thanks to CalneCA for telling me how Tina's route works! [Current Tasks: -Make sure the choices remain accurate after official release. -Make sure there are no further choices during the H-Scenes]

I'm letting you know that as the leader of Sister Fucking Movement I can't let this post just slip through my fingers. You are up against a very big battle.

My main hatred of that phrase is that "not related by blood" isn't true incest.

Bro! Do you even OELVN?

Same here... :s