2024-05-03 06:27
Rowinda is the granddaughter of the Rowinda from Seasons of the Wolf!I’m happy to announce that the Kickstarter for the third and last game in the Tales From The Under-Realm series, Li… Read More
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2024-04-11 08:58
Time flies! Seems yesterday as I wrote this other post when I celebrated my 40th birthday: https://www.winterwolves.net/blog/2014/04/my-first-40-years-10-as-indie/
And here we’re ag… Read More
2024-04-05 06:37
As the saying goes, “The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinion.”
In this case, it was a sort of forced change. I won’t go in details (I posted on social… Read More
2024-03-01 07:53
First of all: House of Chavez is making good progress. I got new scenes for Dolores, which turned out very nice. You can see it for yourself:
Nice sunset. Really, look close, there’… Read More
2024-02-02 07:29
In this first month of 2024 I’ve been working hard on House of Chavez, obviously. Some good news: I’m at very good point. I am also really enjoying working on the game, since it… Read More
2023-12-22 07:08
Not going to lie, 2023 sucked for me, mostly for personal reasons (so not related to business). It was also an average year for business, but I had worse years for sure.
Earlier this year… Read More
2023-12-01 07:50
Recently I tweeted about the challenges of making pure visual novels and I want to share more insights on this topic. Let me be honest: pure visual novels are one of the easiest types of gam… Read More
2023-11-03 07:07
Those following me on social media already know about the new game I’m working on, but for everyone else, I’m doing right now a Kickstarter for a new project called House of Chav… Read More
2023-10-06 06:18
ToA: Official story trailerI’m pleased to announce that my new VN/RPG “ToA: An Elven Marriage” is now officially out on my own site/itchio, and will be also out on Steam… Read More
2023-09-01 10:29
Hi everyone,
as I’m writing this blog post I’m waiting for the last backgrounds (I was using temporary/placeholders in some scenes) and edited texts of my upcoming VN/RPG ToA:… Read More
2023-08-28 05:48
Tofu, together with Nina, was my favorite cat of mine. Her big round eyes and her funny expression will always remain stuck in my mind. She was pretty popular on social media as well, the pi… Read More
2023-08-04 06:02
First of all, an update – ToA: An Elven Marriage beta could be out this Fall, September or October (much depends on editor right now).
A preview of the game theme songI’ve b… Read More
2023-07-07 14:35
Before getting into this blog post topic, I want to thank everyone who supported my Kickstarter campaign for ToA: An Elven Marriage. If you haven’t and are just waiting for the game to… Read More
2023-07-01 07:42
Sometimes when I’m about halfway through a year, like now, I make a sort of “point of the situation”. This is one of those times! I know it’s not the first Friday of… Read More
2023-06-02 06:18
My new sci-fi visual novel about aliens, “eating the rich”, and other social themes, Save the World, is now out both on itchio and Steam.
Itchio https://winter-wolves.itch.io/… Read More
2023-05-05 11:37
Lately, I have noticed some signs of a potential crackdown on adult games in various online stores. The most recent example is itchio de-listing from search results adult games (or even deve… Read More
2023-04-07 06:55
First of all I want to thank everyone who supported the “Save the World” Kickstarter. After Bionic Heart and Planet Stronghold 2 I wasn’t sure I’d ever do a sci-fi st… Read More
2023-03-03 07:09
First of all, my new fantasy visual novel “The Beastmaster Princess” is now out both on itchio and Steam.
You can buy it from here: https://winter-wolves.itch.io/the-beastmast… Read More
2023-02-03 07:41
I am excited to announce that my upcoming game, The Beastmaster Princess, is now in beta testing on itch.io. The testing phase is expected to conclude by the end of the month, after which th… Read More
2022-12-23 12:17
Lol the title sounds funny, doesn’t it? Since recently I released many games, this year instead of the usual “end of year thoughts”, I’m going to make a sort of quick… Read More
2022-12-02 07:20
If you follow me on social networks, you already know that recently I had some serious eye issues. Luckily it seems nothing irreversible, but I should do a surgery to go back seeing well, so… Read More
2022-11-04 08:15
I often liked to put a theme song on my games, but I never made what I’m about to do now: a sort of ranking. Of course it’s my personal tastes and yours will be different!
I w… Read More
2022-10-07 06:45
one of the many kisses present in the gameI’m happy to announce that Tales From The Under-Realm: After Midnight is out both on my own website (through itchio) and on Steam:
https://… Read More
2022-09-16 14:10
One project is getting towards completion, while another is beginning the development! It’s the cycle of life, applied to indie videogames.
A close up preview of one of the six endi… Read More
2022-09-02 07:10
First of all, a quick update about TFTU: After Midnight. Development is at very good point, I’m basically just waiting for the last remaning CG scenes (the various endings) but apart t… Read More
2022-08-05 08:40
First of all, short update on Tales From The Under-Realm: After Midnight. I am at good point, I’m finishing to script the ending scenes and waiting for some art, but overall I believe… Read More
2022-06-28 16:02
Lilly, 2006-2022Sadly only a few months after my other older cat Mirtillo died, even Lilly passed to a better life. She was 16 years old, so at least not as young as some other cats I had, b… Read More
2022-06-03 06:20
This is going to be the month of demos! Haha, after years since I last made them (I think one of the last demos I made was for Love Bites), I’m going to participate in the Steam next f… Read More
2022-05-22 12:10
As already announced earlier this month, the Kickstarter of my next dark/gothic yuri game in the Tales From The Under-Realm series is now live:
the game title screenI invite you to visit… Read More
2022-05-06 06:45
A while ago I mentioned how I was completely against the introduction of crypto-stuff on Kickstarter (or on any platform, for that matter). Since then I’ve researched alternatives and… Read More
2022-04-01 06:57
I’ve already talked about market changes in the past, and how quick they are in the indie game developer’s world. In today’s blog I want to talk about what you can do when… Read More
2022-03-04 08:03
As you probably already know if you follow me on social media, my latest dating sim, The Curse Of Mantras, is out on itchio.
It’s out since about a week so it’s too early to d… Read More
2022-02-04 09:08
Time for some news about this game! First of all, you might remember that I wanted to put this game on the next Steam Fest event.
one of the final scenes of the gameIn the end, I decided… Read More
2022-01-19 20:48
2021-12-24 08:16
Happy Holidays to everyone! As usual in this post I’m going to review what happened in the course of the year.
But first, of course, let’s talk about the hot stuff that is hap… Read More
2021-12-03 13:12
Rachel and JesseBefore I go on with the blog post topic, a small announcement: Love Notes beta is now live on itchio! You can check it out here. The game content is complete, expect only som… Read More
2021-11-05 07:19
First of all: work on Love Notes is making good progress! I’ve made my mind about the “progression” and gifts screen and I’ve coded them, and also finished playtestin… Read More
2021-10-01 07:38
September was a very intense month for me, between At Your Feet Steam release, Love Notes Kickstarter and Summer In Trigue beta. So let’s see what’s the current situation.
Lov… Read More
2021-09-24 09:15
Yes this has been a busy week haha! First of all, I’ve launched my new yuri game “Summer In Trigue” beta on itchio. You can find it here:
Summer In Trigue castFor more i… Read More
2021-09-17 12:42
This week’s characters introductions are Tristan and Valerie. They’re a bit spoilery, even if it’s to be expected from a supernatural dating sim!
Check the game’s… Read More
2021-09-10 07:04
As promised, going to do a few weekly blog posts to introduce Love Notes characters. Let’s start with the two protagonists, Rachel and Jesse. Check the game’s Kickstarter here… Read More
2021-09-03 07:08
First of all, my latest yuri dating sim “At Your Feet” is now officially out both on itchio and Steam!
Itchio: https://winter-wolves.itch.io/at-your-feetSteam: https://store.s… Read More
2021-08-06 12:01
First of all, a short update on the two titles I’m working on at the moment: both At Your Feet and Summer In Trigue are at very good point! It amuses me that, as already happened in th… Read More
2021-07-02 06:41
It’s time for me to give an update and more details on this game! First of all, here’s the title screen (work in progress but the logo is final):
the game main menuBut who exa… Read More
2021-06-04 06:14
From time to time I like to talk about being an indie developer in general, like this time. I’m hoping that at least some people find these posts interesting!
So what is the topic o… Read More
2021-04-02 06:53
Last year I mentioned I wanted to go back doing a comedy game. And not just comedy but also a “crazy” one. So I had this idea, of a yuri dating sim in which the main character… Read More
2021-03-05 10:57
Before talking about the topic of this post, an announcement: Hazel is now available on Steam as well: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1394550/Tales_From_The_UnderRealm_Hazel/
Also Ste… Read More
2021-02-05 08:17
despite the dark setting, this game has a lot of cute/sexy moments!I’m happy to announce that Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel is now officially out! You can get it from here: https:/… Read More
2021-01-01 08:57
If I look back at my 2020 goals, I have mixed feelings: https://www.winterwolves.net/blog/2020/01/new-year-goals-3/
I mean, yes I finished Planet Stronghold 2 and Volleyball Heaven, and I… Read More
2020-12-24 08:19
First of all, Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays to everyone! I am running the usual sale on itchio: https://winter-wolves.itch.io/and Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/pub/winterwolves(bu… Read More
2020-12-04 07:49
Time for one of my progress update posts! Later this month I’ll also do my usual “year in review” (around Christmas) and also at the beginning of next month I’ll do t… Read More
2020-11-30 12:15
My cat Grillo (2005-2020)Sadly I’m doing an unexpected blog post today because my cat Grillo passed on a better life. He wasn’t very old (even if 15 years are a good age for a ca… Read More
2020-11-06 08:38
Sasha looks so innocent, but is she really harmless? Somehow I doubt itFirst of all a quick update about Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel. I am currently working on the game GUI and began s… Read More
2020-10-02 07:00
After my initial blog post a few months ago, people still had some doubts. I answered them in the comments but of course people could have been missed them. Since in this post I wanted to of… Read More
2020-09-04 07:29
the game official trailerI’m happy to announce that I launched my first Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/winterwolves/tales-from-the-under-realm-hazel
Since it was… Read More
2020-08-07 06:18
the game official trailerAs you probably already know by now, Volleyball Heaven is officially out. You can get it either on itchio: https://winter-wolves.itch.io/volleyball-heaven
Or St… Read More
2020-07-03 06:06
Don’t worry ladies, Rei will be back soon!Today I wanted to clarify since many people wondered about Loren 2’s fate. Yes, Loren 2 will not exist anymore as originally intended: a… Read More
2020-06-03 15:40
Lana’s route is the one who got most changes in the new betaFirst, an announcement! Volleyball Heaven new beta is out: https://winter-wolves.itch.io/volleyball-heaven
The base story… Read More
2020-05-01 15:17
One of the many bonus CG you can unlock in the gameAs the blog title says, Volleyball Heaven beta is finally out! You can find more info here: https://winter-wolves.itch.io/volleyball-heaven… Read More
2020-04-03 04:41
The game has been out since a while on my site and a few days on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/857200/Planet_Stronghold_2/
Before I go on with the bad news, I want to be… Read More
2020-03-06 07:02
Today I want to talk about a very particular topic for people like me making very complex, branching games with multiple endings.
As you know if you ever played any of my games (or of oth… Read More
2020-02-07 09:22
First of all PSA: in case you missed the news in social media and newsletter, the beta of Planet Stronghold 2 is finally out (with all the content). To know more, visit this page: https://ww… Read More
2020-01-03 08:36
Here we are! Woohoo, 2020 has just started, and like all years, I’m going to write down some goals which I’ll inevitabily fail to reach through the year lol
It seems a joke… Read More
2019-12-20 08:24
Lisa Nelson from Planet Stronghold 2 wishes you Happy Holidays!First of all, like in past years my games are discounted for the holidays: https://winter-wolves.itch.io/
Current Planet Str… Read More
2019-12-06 06:59
This year has been a particular year for me. Many things happened behind the scenes, and most of them weren’t good things at all! But I’m not here to talk about this in general… Read More
2019-11-22 10:00
We’re heading towards the end of the year, and yes I know I only released one game so far – hides in shame – but let’s proceed in order while I try to make the point… Read More
2019-11-08 02:19
After the recent LGTB sale on Steam, I started checking my games’ stats more closely, trying to understand how their algorithm works. Of course nobody except them really knows and mine… Read More
2019-10-25 06:42
As you might have guessed, I’m writing Lakadema romance in these daysA practical guide on how to – TRY – to survive the Indieapocalypse!
Jokes apart, I thought to write… Read More
2019-10-11 06:55
only in Planet Stronghold 2 you’ll be able to learn intergalactic laws!First of all an update: work on Planet Stronghold 2 continues smoothly, I finished chapter 3 and all the “o… Read More
2019-09-27 06:30
I know that Planet Stronghold 2 is not out yet, and it’s definitely too early to do a postmortem. But as I am coding Planet Stronghold 2 I am learning a lot, and it was really a good t… Read More
2019-09-13 06:30
PSCD is probably one of the games where I listened more to the feedbackHaha sorry for the odd blog post title! Anyway, the basic concept is this one: any feedback from you is welcome. You, w… Read More
2019-08-30 07:39
Shiler apologizing to you? this isn’t something you see every day!So, we’re already at the end of August!
Work on Planet Stronghold 2 is progressing nicely. In case you don&rs&hell…Read More
2019-08-16 07:35
is Lana seeing a guy? Suspense! Also see, new backgrounds!It’s about time to give you an update on this game. There have been some unexpected delays due to events out of my (and the wr… Read More
2019-08-02 07:37
“Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it.” – Mark Twain
As you can imagine today I’ll be talking about the… Read More
2019-07-19 11:38
since some people complained about Cursed Lands’ enemies lack of personality, I’m adding several talks with them like Cullen in this caseThere’s this famous saying about a… Read More
2019-07-05 06:58
the new Fatigue system I introduced on Planet Stronghold 2 betaWhen making my RPGs, I always found myself asking the question: do people play only for the romances, or also for the RPG gamep… Read More
2019-06-21 07:00
“many enemies much honor” or as Philipp would say “many enemies much target practice”We’re about halfway through 2019! Of my initial “new year goals&rdquo&hell…Read More
2019-06-07 06:33
an user suggested an in-game messaging system and… definitely was a good idea First of all, let me thank everyone who already bought Planet Stronghold 2, and of course those sending i… Read More
2019-05-24 13:30
a video I made a few weeks ago to show PS2 combat gameplayFirst of all, if you’re interested in testing the beta you can head straight here: https://winter-wolves.itch.io/planet-stro… Read More
2019-05-10 06:56
Corona Borealis official trailerThe game official webpage is: https://www.winterwolves.com/coronaborealis.htm
I’m happy to announce that Corona Borealis is out. I can take off an… Read More
2019-04-26 06:49
Indie since 1896! Happy Birthday to me! Well it actually was earlier this month, the day before the previous blog post. But here I’m celebrating my 15th birthday as indie! I already wr… Read More
2019-04-12 07:03
the lovely main menu of Corona Borealis with the full castThe game beta is finally ready! You can find it here: https://winter-wolves.itch.io/corona-borealis
No demo reasons
In case yo… Read More
2019-04-05 08:28
Miele 2001-2019Not even a month after my beloved Nina passed away, and I’m here writing about another cat, Miele, who died due to renal failure. Unfortunately having so many old cats… Read More
2019-03-29 07:36
Avae, another mysterious alien living in a caveAvae
The last character introduction for Planet Stronghold 2 is Avae! I was unsure whether to talk about him or not since he is a bit… Read More
2019-03-15 07:43
Lakadema is the cutest alien ever made! Though Shiler might disagreeLakadema
In the game’s second chapter, Joshua/Lisa will meet a mysterious alien named Lakadema. She’s part… Read More
2019-03-12 05:54
my cat Nina 2005-2019Tonight, two hours past midnight, my beloved cat Nina passed away. She had a lymphoma, so we knew this day would have arrived.
She was for sure my favorite pet ever… Read More
2019-03-01 08:01
Queen Shiler in her throne in an unknown place in the jungleIn the last blog post I almost forgot that there was indeed another character I should introduce (or better, re-introduce) tha… Read More
2019-02-15 07:41
Milo might lack discipline but he’ll be a good partner… in and out of the battlefield! First of all, Happy Valentine’s Day! I am running a small sale on itch.io until Sund… Read More
2019-02-01 07:22
Michelle Lafleur
It’s no secret that Michelle Lafleur is not the most disciplined soldier. She prefers to be informal when talking to direct superiors, she frequently questions orders… Read More
2019-01-18 07:00
Damien Vargas
Damien Vargas was the leader of the so-called “Rebels”. Fighting for freedom against the evil Empire. Well, sort of. In reality, Damian was little more than a smug… Read More
2019-01-04 08:25
Happy New Year! Like every year I’m going to set myself some goals. Taking a look back at last year’s goals, I still have to finish Volleyball Heaven and Planet Stronghold 2, eve… Read More
2018-12-21 07:25
Like every year, besides wishing you Merry Christmas, I am going to review the year that is about to finish. As I wrote already in the past, this was a good year (professionally speaking) fo… Read More
2018-12-07 07:45
Prince Cliff was the first male gay character to appear in my games. I really like his design even if I know some yaoi fans prefer more muscular men. But you haven’t seen Cliff naked… Read More
2018-11-23 07:18
First of all, Happy Thanksgiving for those who celebrate it. As you probably already know, I’m doing an Autumn sale both on itchio and Steam.
And now let’s talk about Philipp! F… Read More
2018-11-09 07:42
Rumi Kai
Rumi Kai originally joined the military as field medic. However, one day Lieutenant Shatz saw her psionic skills at work and convinced her to become a combat soldier. What Shatz co… Read More
2018-10-29 08:42
Surprise, surprise! I’m proud to announce that we’re working on a bonus DLC for the game “Love Bites”. And the best news is that the DLC will be included for free in… Read More
2018-10-26 06:21
For Jacob sadly I don’t have any camp talk image. We did first the love interests ones, and we kept Philipp and Jacob as last. Artist managed to do Philipp but then she was too busy t… Read More
2018-10-12 07:54
Tom Shatz
Before joining the army, Tom Shatz was a professional racer. He is still passionate about high speed and vehicles of all types. With modern ships, he likes to turn off the ship AI… Read More
2018-09-28 06:16
Fun fact: Rebecca was the first character I commissioned for this game back in 2010, after Lisa. Originally the game didn’t have a playable male protagonist, Joshua was named “G… Read More
2018-09-26 14:16
He was very sick (renal issues) since over 1 year, so this wasn’t a sudden loss. We already knew it, even if when the time comes to put a beloved pet to sleep, it’s always a har… Read More
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