I am thrilled to announce the spiciest jam coming this summer, Josei After Dark Jam aka #JADJam! This is an 18+ jam to encourage more NSFW Josei games to be made for mature audiences!

More info here!

All Ardency: HotR personality charts!

World's best captain!

Poor Artie has the worst luck...

Introducing Roy Bennett, the other love interest from the upcoming second installment to the Roped In series- Roped In: Deuces Wild!

He may be hard to understand at times, but deep inside he has a heart of gold. Is he the outlaw for you?

hello! i just found and played through roped in the other day and came here to say i absolutely loved it. thank you for making this lovely (and spicy) short game gender inclusive and giving us the sweetheart that is boone and the childhood friends to lovers dynamic 🙏

Aww! Thank you so much for playing! I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed it. A big thing about the Roped In series is that they will always be NSFW optional and gender inclusive. Cowboys for everyone!

Introducing Reuben Walsh, one of the love interests from the upcoming second installment to the Roped In series - Roped In: Deuces Wild!

He's a sweet man with a heart of gold. Perhaps he is the cowboy for you?

Return to the West in Roped In: Deuces Wild! Go on a journey with new love interests, exciting adventures, and see the Wild West from an outlaw's point of view. Coming summer 2024🤠

Twitter voted to see the alternate sprites early! Here they are, the alternate sprites AKA the "shirtless" sprites of the Ardency: Heart of the Rebellion cast!

Otome Jam 2024 jam page is finally up and along with it, we are continuing last year's Josei Jam!

Join now to be notified when it starts and go ahead and prepare yourself for the start OtoMay (and June)! As always please be sure to read the rules as we have made some updates again and this time provided more international support by adding translations (currently French, with German coming up) for Otome Jam! Even if your game is not in English, you can submit it to both jams, but as a disclaimer, the two hosts mainly speak English. If you would to submit a translation for either jam, feel free to contact us on Discord!

Likewise, we are still updating and getting some things ready, for any more questions our Discord server is available!

Logo & Thumbnail Art by @akuakourin

Banner Art by Everium

Announcement!

Lacydigital Studios now has MERCH! Pick up a King Larrydigital hoodie here!

There will be more to come in the future!

Smut Writing for Visual Novels: Getting Down and Dirty

Let's jump right into it! I am a huge fan of NSFW/erotica works. I started practicing with small stories and later progressed into producing NSFW visual novels. Now, as one of the hosts for the NSFW game jam, Josei After Dark, I figured a little 101 post about erotic writing for visual novels may be of use for some people! There are a few key rules that helped me get more comfortable with writing sex scenes in great detail. -Go big or go home -Really get into detail -Show personality in the scenes Go big or go home: My first big attempt at NSFW writing was my cowboy romance game, Roped In. I decided to fully break out of my shell and say "who cares!" and have fun with it! It may feel strange writing out "cock" and "pussy", but at the end of the day, a player can only read member and entrance so many times. "Crude" language can add that spice to a sex scene that you need.

Really get into detail: Describe every nuance you think is important! Did one character touch someone just the right way and make them moan? Did someone cum so hard their knees buckled? Tell the player! These all add in flavor to what can sometimes come off as stilted and awkward scenes otherwise. Feel free to detail character's actions! "I sucked his dick." VS "I wrapped my lips around the head of his cock, using my other hand to pump his shaft. My lover groaned as his fingers knitted into my hair and held me in place." One of those is straight to the point, but where's the spice? You need to captivate the audience and point out who's doing what and how it feels! Show personality in the scenes: Is your love interest shy? Maybe they're more dominant? You need to portray their sexual ideals and take into account of who they are! Not everyone is (always) totally submissive or dominant though, so it's fun to play with the dynamics. Maybe your main character's generally submissive boyfriend snaps after being teased too much and gets on top. Perhaps a dominant partner desires sweet love making. There are a plethora of examples where dominant doesn't just need to be big and bossy and submissive isn't just whimpering (althought we love whimpering) and needy. Tweak the reactions and see what feels right. Of course there are some scenarios where a character will be completely submissive or dominant, but for many cases finding a balance will make an erotic scene more immersive and realistic. In conclusion: The biggest thing is to have fun with it! Don't write something you don't like and make sure to take baby steps if you need to! Erotica can be hard to grow comfortable with. Thanks for reading and I hoped any of my little tips helped! Disclaimer: These are all just my personal opinions and shared as general advice. These tips are not the end-all, be-all. Feel free to use any parts that help and good luck on your smut!

I am thrilled to announce the spiciest jam coming this summer, Josei After Dark Jam aka #JADJam! This is an 18+ jam to encourage more NSFW Josei games to be made for mature audiences!

More info here!

Artie is the goodest of boys! Claudin is well...Claudin.

Mini Devlog:

Just updated the code for Ardency: HotR's demo and Roped In last night. No new content was added besides some back-end bug fixes.

I will have some wonderful news to share within the next few weeks though!

The cutest art of Kas from @/nayuki_2001 on twitter! 🫶

This elf can't wait for everyone to play the full game this summer! 🔥

Find the demo here!