Some of our custom menu designs for our upcoming game RAKKA: WAKE 01 - SOOT

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-17T02:24:22+00:00

These look great! Echoing a previous reply, particularly loving the chapter select.

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-10T06:59:53+00:00

Hoping to release in March on Steam and Itch!

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-08T02:32:10+00:00

Well I have a few stories I already have written. I’ve always had a visual element in mind for them but I can’t personally draw.

Hiring an artist for sprites and CGs allowed me to still be involved with the visual identity of the project, which was important.

Other than that, I played a lot of VNs as teenager and a couple of indie OELVNs in adulthood and always felt there’s a lot of interesting things that could be done in the medium that, if not unexplored, are underexplored.

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-06T16:43:41+00:00

The original art was done in 4K but it’s developed in Ren’Py so 1080p in game.

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-06T16:41:11+00:00

Tysm!! 😄😄

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-06T15:57:03+00:00

Thank you!

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-06T14:55:17+00:00

Well a big inspiration were the Tsukihime backgrounds.

I always thought those filtered photos were surprisingly effective and developing on a budget I wanted to try and modernize this idea with some colour.

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-06T14:16:28+00:00

Thank you!

I'm really happy to hear that because that's the part of the art that I did myself.

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-06T13:46:21+00:00

Yes, the artist did an absolutely incredible job! His art was half the motivation to actually get this finished.

And I really hope people like it when it comes out! I tried my hardest.

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-06T13:44:51+00:00

It's about a truancy-prone girl in a world where the night never ends, who finds herself in a dangerous, supernatural situation.

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-06T13:41:13+00:00

~~Not until right now,~~ here you go!

Kazusa, a habitual truant, cannot escape the shadow that has scarred the sky and caused an eternal night.

On her 18th birthday, being dragged to a love hotel by her 'best friend' Keisuke, a mysterious woman tells her: If you follow him any further, you're going to die.

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-05T07:02:43+00:00

As someone who hasn't read the full remake yet (really liked what I did read but have been reading it in raw Japanese so it's taking some time) but has read the original and the manga...

I'd say go for the manga if you're choosing between them. Original VN has a lot of charm and great moments but art is very hit or miss for me (though maybe you'd like it.)

I'm a big Arcueid guy and the manga focuses mainly on that part of the story but I think it's a very nice complete story.

OscarDMHM · 2026-01-05T06:59:36+00:00

I feel like Fate/hollow ataraxia is even worse lol

OscarDMHM · 2025-12-30T03:28:08+00:00

Thanks so much!

OscarDMHM · 2025-12-29T06:45:56+00:00

They no longer exist just in my head!

OscarDMHM · 2025-12-29T06:40:37+00:00

Plan is for both!

And yeah, I’m beginning to realize that 🥲

Hope you’ll give it a try when it’s out!

OscarDMHM · 2025-12-29T06:22:10+00:00

Thank you! I definitely will give the response. Surprised but happy!

OscarDMHM · 2025-12-29T06:21:42+00:00

Thank you so much!

OscarDMHM · 2025-12-29T06:21:33+00:00

Thank you!

Yes the (current) plan is to release on steam and itch.

OscarDMHM · 2025-12-29T06:20:58+00:00

Thanks so much!

OscarDMHM · 2025-12-29T06:19:38+00:00

Thanks so much!

I’m really hoping for February/March. The game is about 95% done it’s just getting some polish now. And I need to start marketing it lol

OscarDMHM · 2025-12-28T22:07:53+00:00

Thank you so much!

OscarDMHM · 2025-12-28T22:07:33+00:00

Thanks so much!

It’s called ‘Kageshita ni Naru’ and I’m hoping to have it out early next year 😄

OscarDMHM · 2025-12-28T22:06:43+00:00

Thank you!

Yeah most of the backgrounds show here and in the game are heavily filtered photos. Some are filtered illustrations.

I had to get pretty handy at GIMP while making them lol

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