#nanoreno2025

[sakevisual]

Hey there. Ever wanted to make a visual novel? Now's your chance!

The NaNoRenO game jam starts in March! Make a visual novel from scratch in a month. The event is for anyone who wants to participate, but there are plenty of resources and tutorials for beginners and some very active communities that support new devs during this month! Would love to have you join us!

itch.io/NaNoRenO2025

[stephanieswanquills]

I'm delighted to announce that I'm playing the adorable kitty witch Hemlock in the new visual novel: A Song for A Swig! I had SO much fun playing this precious lil bean and highly encourage you to check it out! 🐾 https://azufx.itch.io/a-song-for-a-swig

[heidengamedev]

Happy end of Nanoreno everyone!

This year I just have a little prototype where you take 7 renameable NPCs to an Arctic snowy Mt. Terror.

There's a plot and multiple routes and characters but as things happen, none of that is in this prototype 😂.

Can you make it north and survive the 12 days using deduction? 👀

Furthest Terror - ALPHA by Heiden

Can you make it north?

[duncecap0]

ITCH IO PAGE

Special Thanks to Bored Bradley, we worked on this project together 50% 50%!!!

A puzzle/ point and click/ zombie survival horror visual novel!!!!!

This visual novel is about going to a cafe with your friends until the friggin ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE HAPPENS!!!!

Traverse the skyscraper to call the helicopter!

Will you be able to survive? How many of your friends will make it out with you? And what will be left of them?

There are 24,000 words and every character can live or die depending on your choices!! Navigate around rooms with it's point and click feature!! Keep a check on your sanity and friends or else something may happen...

YOU WILL EXPERIENCE THE FOLLOWING!!!!!!!

ZOMBIES

Every character being able to live or die!

Evil corporations!@

furries!!

death!

life!

fully exporable rooms!!

romance

branching dialogue trees!!!

character will remember that....

questionable business ethics!

toilet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOOOORRRRREEEEE!

gay people!!11111

scientific experiments gone horribly wrong ! 1!!

furries 1!!!!

mental illnesses ;(

multiple endings!!!

a really mean villain...

and point and click puzzles!!!!!!

CREDITS:

Sprites, backgrounds, and writing by Dunce Cap

Coding, writing help, and playtesting by Bored Bradley, Bored Bradley's Itch.io page

Trigger Warnings:

Corpses, violence, guns, knives, blood, zombies, suicide, depression, sexual jokes, and haunting imagery

[appleciderdonut]

After a month of hard work my team and I finally finished our VN, Heaven Forbid!

If you love Shakespearean sonnets, cute gingers and funky lil cherubs, pls check it out!

Play it for free on itch.io!

[derpychocho]

Week 1 Progress!! ✨💫🐈‍⬛

I won't have time to design a GUI this jam, so I'll be using one created by the awesome @katy-133! I started sketching backgrounds and sprites! I’m taking heavy cues from The Powerpuff Girls (Classic) background style! Loved that show as a kid, so it only made sense to turn to it for inspiration at some point. Also, I've written a first draft of the story!

I won't be able to do much this weekend, so I'm hoping I've done enough to compensate for the project timeline.

GUI is Softie GUI Framework by Katy133

[try-froggery]

3k downloads!!

Myosotis has reached 3k+ plays in its first week of release!

Thank you all for the overwhelming support you've given us, it means the world to our team! You can read some behind the scenes stuff here: https://try-froggery.itch.io/myosotis/devlog/921891/3k-plays-behind-the-scenes

Art by kittyhuggins !!

[joh-ska]

At risk of doxxing myself, my friends and I made a visual novel in a month for the NaNoRenO 2025 game jam if anyone wants to play it. 👀

Set in Stone by Studio Stillwater

You open your eyes to a beautiful garden.