r/nsfwdev • u/Zara_Anisaha • 29d ago

Help Me Getting started NSFW

Hi! This is actually my first post, and I need help. I'm extremely creative and have a lot of ideas, but at the same time the best thing I'm good at is writing but I wanted to make a real game out of it, and I wanted adviceses of how to start! I hope someone can help.

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u/oranepluto 29d ago

Hello! I'd say some good starting tools if you’re coming from a writing background are Twine (the most text-based of the three), RenPy (focused on visual novels), and RPG Maker (focused on JRPGs).

Honestly all three are very battle-tested and have popular NSFW games published with them

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u/Skalli1984 28d ago

The question is, what kind of game do you want to do? Which genre or direction, how complex is the story? Everyone has ideas.

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u/extrafantasygames Developer 28d ago

If you are a writer, the simplest game to make is probably a visual novel, hold the visuals. You can use Twine or Visual Novel Maker to make that. So plot out a story and write.

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u/charlie_mountain 28d ago edited 28d ago

My best advice is to invest some time into self-driven research to create a foundation on how to create your own works. Do this before you do anything else. If you don't do it for yourself you're likely to not learn what you need to in order to succeed in this industry.

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u/HoneyTalesDev 23d ago

Try something small first — something you can finish in a few months and where you can practice your art skills. Put it on Steam, learn the process, and your second game will be even better. :)

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u/Prior_Candidate369 8d ago

Hi! I'm an artist, but not the best writer. If you'd be up to a chat, feel free to DM me and maybe we can collaborate. If not, no hard feelings!

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u/Prim56 29d ago

You'll need to find a good artist or become one yourself. Most games are carried purely by art and noone will see your story without it.

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u/oranepluto 29d ago edited 29d ago

While I agree that art is probably the quickest and safest way to find success in this area, it's definitely not the only way. There are plenty of games that take a text-focused approach or are even pure text that have achieved varying levels of success

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u/popiell 28d ago

Not much point worrying about the art before they have a writing outline, or even a playable start-to-end build with placeholders.

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u/Zara_Anisaha 29d ago

I think the biggest problem will be the art part, I always end up thinking about that

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u/Hopeful_Raven 26d ago

As Popiell said, good art is one of the last things you need to worry about. Get a good idea for the story, make the gameplay using simple placeholder art, and make sure it all works. Once you have that, you can shop around and find an artist (or learn to do that yourself). Much easier to find someone when you already have the general game built and you have had time to think about the style you want.

Stick figures are perfectly acceptable for a prototype. Anything else is overkill until you have the basics worked out.