Mourning Crow Games

Queer Visual Novels! Mods: Ram, Andromeda and Aiden

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New Intro Post!

Hi! We're Mourning Crow Games, an indie game dev group who primarily focus on queer visual novels.

Currently, we are working on our first game, Table Of Contents. It's an LGBT+ urban fantasy dating sim, where you're hired at a cute little bookstore café. As you work there, you'll meet regulars, get to know your coworkers, and help your humble, local café face the challenges of being a small business in a big city.

There's no release date as of yet, but you can receive updates by following us here, and have any (non-spoiler) questions answered by sending us asks!

Here are the people on the team:

Ram - he/they - @doctor-ramen Role: Character artist & writer Goal: Tell stories that are underrepresented Likes: Romance, Lighthearted stories, Well-paced drama, Designing characters, & Peach-flavored things Hobbies: Illustration, Writing, Crafting, D&D/TTRPGs, Casual games

Andromeda - she/they - @strawberriandromeda Role: Character artist & writer Goal: Tell emotional, comforting stories Likes: Slay the Princess, Developing characters, Horror, Mythology, & Her OCs Hobbies: Drawing, Writing, Minecraft, Painting, Reading

Aiden - he/him - @razzazaz Role: Concept artist & writer Goal: Tell complex, nuanced stories Likes: Drawing, Writing, World-building, D&D, Video games, DIY activities, & Gardening

So yeah! Follow us if you'd like to see our progress. Thank you so much for checking us out!

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We've got a new dev on the team!

Everybody welcome Aiden ( @razzazaz) to Mourning Crow Games!

Aiden, a friend of Ram since 9 years, is a character artist just like Ram and Andromeda. His goal is to tell stories with layers to them; ones with multi-faceted characters and complex narratives that make you think. He's excited to be part of the team, and we're all looking forward to working together to bring you guys good games!

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if we don't post the next love interest tomorrow, you guys can crucify us

-Ram

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guess we're being crucified 😔

-Ram

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if we don't post the next love interest tomorrow, you guys can crucify us

-Ram

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Question for both mods: how did you guys come up with your characters Shep and Ophiucha? I also see an “earth and air” theme going on between them, is that intentional? Whatever they both look cool!

I came up with Ophiucha a long time ago as a zodiac character in my own personal project and just developed her overtime to have an angelic, ethereal design since that's my preference ✨️

Ram also had Shep already and tends to lean towards earthy characters, so the elemental theme is accidental, hehe, especially considering that the other love interests don't strictly follow that formula :]

But yeah, thank you so much, we're both excited to show you guys more!!

- Andromeda

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Ophiucha has a tendency to be late to work, lol.

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This is Ophiucha, the second romanceable character in Table of Contents! She's a seraphim who works as a barista alongside Shep and a few others. Her pronouns are she/they, and she often tucks her wings around her arms so they don't get in the way of things.

If you have any questions about Ophiucha or Shep, feel free to send us an ask!

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Shep looks like he bites on popsicles while eating them

(I love his design it's so cool and I'm curious about the visual novel! Keep up the great work!)

He bites his popsicles, it's canon now.

(Thank you! Feel free to ask us anything :3)

-Ram

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Introducing our first love interest: Shep!

(If you've followed Ram for a while, especially on other platforms, you might recognize him!)

Shep (he/him) is the first romanceable character in our queer urban fantasy dating sim! He's a tree man (that's why he grows moss and mushrooms), he's from the countryside, and he's trans!!

If you like Shep, feel free to ask us any questions you have about him! Non-spoiler ones, of course :3

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Our mascot, Merlin the Crow! This bird depressed as hell!!

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✨Intro Post✨

Hi! Our names are Ram and Andromeda, and we're Mourning Crow Games: an indie gamedev group specializing in queer visual novels.

We're currently developing our first game. We don't have a release date as of yet, but we intend to keep you updated through posts on this blog. If you're interested in an LGBT urban fantasy dating sim, stay tuned! And feel free to ask us questions about our projects!

For now, here's more information on who we are:

Andromeda - @strawberriandromeda - she/they

Inspired by Slay the Princess, Steven Universe, the Our Life series and Soul of Sovereignty, Andromeda is an artist dedicated to telling good stories and sharing an emotional, comforting experience. She's excited to be developing a game of her own, and hopes you guys will follow along in the development process!

Ram - @doctor-ramen - he/they

Inspired by the Our Life series, Undertale, Bee & Puppycat and Heartstopper, Ram is an artist as well. He's determined to tell stories that are underrepresented in media. He's looking forward to developing a game as part of a team, and hopes you all enjoy what we create together.

So, that's us! Give us a follow if you're interested in seeing what we create, and send us an ask if you have any questions or comments. See you around!