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  • Lovebird Games Otome Favorites! (Non-Spoiler Recommendations)

    Lovebird Games Otome Favorites! (Non-Spoiler Recommendations)

    This is one blog I’ve been meaning to write because I find myself getting asked for otome recommendations every so often! So today I’m going to share with you some of my favorite otome games. No need to worry about spoilers as I will keep things broad. I’ll also include my own personal best boys…… Read more

  • Making the Music of Band Camp Boyfriend

    Making the Music of Band Camp Boyfriend

    There will be some spoilers mentioned throughout this post, so it would be best not to read it yet if you haven’t finished the game. This was my first time writing a full-length game soundtrack. I dabbled a little bit in composing and arranging before Band Camp Boyfriend. Probably not as much as I would…… Read more

  • Adventures in Marketing a Niche Otome Game

    Adventures in Marketing a Niche Otome Game

    Marketing. The bane of every game developer’s existence. You could make the most exciting, innovative game there ever was, but if your marketing sucks and nobody knows about it, your game is dead in the water. In case you’re a fellow game developer who just happened to stumble across this blog, I have to kick…… Read more

  • Band Camp Boyfriend “Post-Mortem”

    Band Camp Boyfriend “Post-Mortem”

    This article contains spoilers. Do not read unless you’ve finished Band Camp Boyfriend. Post-mortem. Such an ominous word. Before you let your imagination take you away, a post-mortem is something game developers often write after the release of the game, usually reflecting on the process and touching on what could have gone better. I’ve always…… Read more

  • Final Reflection

    Final Reflection

    To the ready… This is my last devlog and final reflection before Band Camp Boyfriend releases. We started working on the game in 2015. We released the demo on Itch.io in 2018. We got our Steam page up in 2022. Now here we are in 2023, almost eight years later. We’ve been working towards this…… Read more