Lovewood Game Dev Log

So you are interested in the development of a cute VN game? I see you are a person of culture as well.

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Content Overview

Since I love myself a good efficient pinned post, here's an overview of games in the Lovewood setting that exist and links to where you can get each one! All of these games are available for Windows, Linux, Mac and Android.

Lovewood

The original dating sim that introduces the six main characters as love interests. It's free, it's cute and it's cottagecore. The protagonist can be named and pronouns for them can be chosen! A playthrough takes around 2 hours. Available on Itch here!

Frightwood

A short and sweet Halloween-spinoff created over the course of a month for a game jam. Focuses on Aleth, Moth and Blossom as teenagers who are trying to discover a spooky treasure in the woods - Big 90ies Halloween special episode vibes. The protagonist in this story is called Janus and uses male pronouns. It's free and a playthrough takes around 40 minutes. Available on Itch here!

Invisible Seams

A large sequel that explores a timeline in which Moth wasn't chosen as the love interest in Lovewood. He's now our protagonist and gets together with a gentle lycamorph tailor to take a stand for their shared passion - dressmaking! Lots of wholesomeness and some dramatic action ensues. A playthrough takes around 3 hours. Available on Itch here!

When Trees Turn to Ice

A small winter-themed spinoff about Nord and Atlas having to make it through a long and harsh winter together. Similar in scope to Frightwood, and a tad more serious in tone than the previous games. No choices in this one, and a playthrough takes around 45 minutes. Available on Itch!

Living With Ghosts

The shortest of the bunch, a free spinoff game with focus on Blossom as she has a ghostly encounter and has to navigate grief, guilt and all the feelings around it. Be warned that this is a real tearjerker of a game. A playthrough takes 10-20 minutes. Available on Itch!

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Pride Month, Anniversary and more!

🍀 Hello all! 🍀 It's June, which is always an important month for this blog, and this year I have even more to share than usual.

Lovewood Anniversary and Sale throughout June

Lovewood is celebrating the 5th anniversary since its release, and as is tradition, all of my projects will be half off throughout June. That means if you'd been meaning to pick up the Lovewood Artbook or Invisible Seams, now's a swell chance to do just that!

🍀 Everything about the sale can be found here.

It honestly makes me a bit sentimental to think about how it's already been 5 years since I released this project into the wild. It was received so warmly, and my life got a lot richer through the process of making games and sharing them - Thank you for being part of this journey!

Power of Pride Bundle

The Power of Pride bundles are now available on Itch! My game When Trees Turn to Ice is featured in them, along with almost 400 (!) other games by so many unique and talented creators. There's a version of the bundle for 10$ and another for 60$, both of which are a steal, if I may just say so! Check them out, I am sure you are going to discover games in the bundle that will catch your eye. The sale ends on July 6. 🍀 The 60$ Edition can be found here.

🍀 The 10$ Edition can be found here. (I will not be receiving any profits from this bundle myself. I just want to spread the word because I think it's such a cool collection of art!)

An Update on Lunchbreaks

Finally, I'm still happily working away at Lovewood's sequel, Lunch Breaks in Lovewood, whenever I can catch a breather inbetween commissions. I certainly underestimated how long the directing for this game would take - There are so many scenes, and the sprites are all intricate. But I'm also not going to half-ass anything (this game is my baby, in case it wasn't obvious), and I take pride in the level of detail of these character sprites.

So it will simply take as long as it takes! Have some recent screenshots as a teaser. I just finished Kaileen's route and I'm a good way's into Moth's right now!

One more thing I'd like to make clear: Lunchbreaks will not feature any GenAI content in any way. Everything created for this game will be made by filthy human hands, cause that's the way we roll!! ✌️

On that note, thank you so much for reading, and I hope you enjoy yourselves out there. Go forth and be your delightful, exquisite self.

Dev 🌻

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Hi! Got an obscure one for you, any chance you'd take a stab at pixeling Aleth from Lovewood? Also, I love your Magnus Archives pixels, they're so cool ToT <3 Hope you have a good day!

Thank you so much ^^ For sure I can draw him!

I hope you like it :)

Suggestions, tips, and requests are welcome!!! I don't do any NSFW but I'll create for any fandom. Feel free to use this for something if you want. A like, reblog, or follow if you do would be appreciated!

~Parker

[lovewoodvn]

Hi there! Just dropping in and sharing some recent screenshots from the game, since I'm happy with how the character expressions/acting are coming along. :) Aleth, Blossom and Aleth are already done, now I'm slowly working my way through the routes of the others!

I can also feel myself coming more to life now that spring has arrived. Have a good one, and take care of yourselves out there! - Dev 🌻

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Seasons Greasons!

Hullo folks! Happy midwinter to all of you - I am quite looking forward to the days getting longer again, myself.

Here's your obligatory reminder that there's the Winter Sale currently running on Itch, in case you'd like to treat yourself to Invisible Seams or the Lovewood artbook before the end of the season! ❄️

And if you haven't checked it out yet, I invite you to have a look at When Trees Turn to Ice, a free spinoff game to Lovewood that tells the story of a harsh winter and the power of two hearts to keep each other warm. It's still my favourite from the set of short jam games in the Lovewood setting!

When Trees Turn to Ice can be found on Itch.

Enjoy yourself, and stay warm out there! - Dev 🌻

[lovewoodvn]

Hullo all! A quick update: Creator Day on Itch.io is tomorrow, November 28! This means that all payments will go directly to creators, without Itch taking a cut. Be sure to give some support to creators whose works you've been smitten with for a while! Many folks are putting on a Black Friday Sale to accompany this, and so will I. You can find the sale here!

Regarding progress on Lunchbreaks: I am currently drawing props and side character sprites! I like having minor characters be visible from the back, since this way I can draw less but still give them a visual presence. Here are some examples of how that looks like, with Jasper's parents in the first and the book merchant in the second.

And I'm still steadily working on prepping the code, blocking and directing. It's a lot of fun! I haven't had as much time lately because other work piled up, but I'm feeling particularly motivated to chip away at Lunchbreaks during my free time.

Stay warm out there, and take care of yourselves! - Dev 🌻

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It's time for the Halloween Sale 2025 on Itch! As usual, all of my projects are half-off, so if you've wanted to check out Invisible Seams or the Lovewood Artbook, now is an excellent chance to do so. All info about the sale can be found here!

Have a good night of mischief! 🎃

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These last few days, Living With Ghosts has received an unexpected influx of downloads and even rose up to a high spot in the Popular Games tab! I'm really surprised and happy to see that more folks are giving the game a chance now, after it originally kind of flew under the radar in its initial release year. <3

In other news, progress on Lunch Breaks is coming along!

I'm currently doing the directing - setting the sceneries and character sprites for each line - and making steady progress each day. Here's a little glimpse of scenes that are already done! (Don't mind the UI, it's still the old interface from Invisible Seams right now.)

There's still much to do, but I always love seeing how backgrounds and sprites work in tandem with the writing to create an actual story! I'll keep you updated once I have more to show. In the meantime, enjoy spooky season! I hear there are a lot of cool games in the Spooktober Game Jam that are worth checking out. 👀 - Dev 🌻

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It's my birthday! 😊🎉

Wanna play my visual novel game? 👀

Lovewood by LadyIcepaw

A fantasy dating sim for a cozy evening

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"I'm the treasurer of the Tailors' Guild in Fitzburg, you see. Usually I'm concerned with bookkeeping, but I was invited here to create a custom suit for a client." "Oh, even though Liebwald already has a tailor?" "Hah, who knows. Maybe he was all booked out. Or maybe he just didn't cut it…"

Jasper is ready to join the sleepy little town of Liebwald and stir things up a bit!

This is quite the exciting milestone, because it means all the main character sprites for the game are finished 🎉 It took me longer than I had expected, but I'm very happy with how all of these guys turned out, and now I can begin exporting them into the game as Layered Images. Can't wait to take these guys and put them in situations!!

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Bonus hand kiss because the fact that these two adore each other is not a major spoiler 😊

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I've once again finished Draw Everything June, since it's my favourite art challenge to participate in! Have some drawings from the event that I was particularly proud of 🌻

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"The alchemical formula I'm currently pondering over has been keeping me puzzled for weeks... But its complexities will not evade me much longer. I am not one to abandon such a promising project."

My queen, my queen!! I'll be honest, working on Lady Titania was intimidating at first. She's a new addition to the cast, so I first had to "find her face" when I started drawing her. Once I had that sharp, calculating gaze, it all came together. Titania's personality is inspired by many important people in my life, so I hope that players will have as much fun interacting with her as I had fun writing her. 👀

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Just swopping in to say Happy Midsummer!! It has been a while, hasn't it?

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Props to this post for reminding me of my two silly goobers!

[ID: An ink comic about Nord and Atlas. Panel 1: Nord says "Quiz: Why do lobsters have one claw bigger?" Panel 2: Atlas pensively replies "They evolved to handle different prey. The larger claw cracks open harder prey like a molar tooth, whilst the smaller pincer claw rips apart soft prey similar to an incisor tooth." Panel 3: Nord shyly add "... They're lobsided." to which Atlas gives a delighted "Oh I see! Yay!" End ID.]

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"Precious little birds, they love sitting on my head. One of the robins was picking at my curls easier - maybe they think they can take some of the fluff to pad out their nests?"

"One of these days, they're going to build a nest on your head."

"That would be a very special crown then, wouldn't it?"

Oberon's sprites for Lunchbreaks are finished! This felt really sweet, since he was the first of the fairy characters I originally drew for Lovewood. As such, his design has changed a lot, and his character has received a lot of additional depth. I'm looking forward to sharing his story! <3

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June has cometh

You know what that means, all of my projects on Itch are 60% off for the entire month! If you've been waiting for a chance to pick up Invisible Seams or the Lovewood artbook, now's your moment!

❤️🧡💛 The sale can be found here 💚💙💜

Happy Pride month, yall. Go forth and enjoy yourselves! 🌈