KoptenOwl
Picky Owl Editorial Services
Found the indie game scene in 2019,and fell in love with the creativity and collaborative culture on this site. Mainly involved in the editing side of things; I love being a fresh set of eyes to help a project be the best it can be. DM me on Discord ( kopten_owl) if you have a project and you want to discuss my rates.
Projects I'm a part of:
- Creator of Furry Visual Novel Species Diversity Spreadsheet
- Beta-reader for When the Crickets Cry by Monu (Feb 2024, TBD )
- Editor for Sex Drive by MinoAnon and Eddio (6/2023-)
- Proofreader/Beta Reader for Devil's Gambit by Roddo (3/2023-)
- Timelord for Burrows by CaptainNikko (11/2021-)
- Beta Tester for Beyond the Harbor :r by Harmonius(7/2021-)
- Beta Tester for Minotaur Hotel (10/2020-)
- Proofreading / Beta Tester for Nerus by Roddo (8/2020-)
I've also contributed violin towards a few VN tracks:
- Cascade, for Hiro Day 3 of Burrows , by CaptainNikko (7/2024)
- My Moment to Shine, for Gabe Day 3 of Burrows, by CaptainNikko (3/2024)
- "Like A Tree"(Credits Theme) by Eymon from BURROWS a paradise beyond by Harmonious (1/2023)
- Himmel Träger, for Hiro Day 1 of Burrows, by CaptainNikko (12/2022
I've edited and contributed towards quite a few projects, too many to list here with itch's wordcount limit. For a full list of my past projects, visit my Linktr.ee; here's a spotlight on a few:
- Editor for One Thousand Yards by Shiro
- Co editor for A Handful of Dustby Shiro
- Co-editor for What a Day That Was! by Shiro
- Co-Writer for PenguiNFT (O2A2 - Visual Novel Jam).
- Editor for Roddorod's Harvest Lab (7/2022)
- Co-writer for The Gang Goes Through the McDonald's Drive-Thru(4/1/2022 -NaNoRenNo 2022)
My Rating System
*I have borrowed this system from AdventureGamers because I really like how they articulate things. For the purposes of itch.io ratings, I will be rounding up the half-star score to the nearest whole star. However, while I am in the process of re-reviewing games, I will be denoting the half-stars in my review. Here's my rationale for reviewing
The Good Stuff
The Best Things I've Found on this Site
Play as a Rabbit in this Furry-themed platformer, filled with cutscenes and easter eggs!
Platformer
Build a socialist utopia out of the ashes of late capitalism
Simulation
Play in browser
The long-awaited killing game visual novel. Defeat the mysteries of Bitokukawa Academy!
Visual Novel
16 talented participants enter the game. Only 2 will walk out alive.
Visual Novel
Comics / Writings
Giovanni/Lt. Surge Pokemon fancomic
LGBTQA+ Adventures through Alphabet Soup Land!
Gay erotic fanzine about crocodiles and alligators.
Autobio comic about the Navy
Logan, navigates his life as a gay rural Australian fly-in fly-out mine site worker
A skinny dipping shark finds himself home to a curious critter~
Petty revenge gone terribly right.
The collection containing all the Call Me Series parts 1 through 7
A romantic short novel by and for people that love hydras.
A teacher-student story with a twist.
Umineko-likes to play
A decade-long search for a town of immortals sparks a chain of impossible murders.
After years of resentment, a man pays a visit to his brother's unusal grave to put the past behind him.
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The task is simple. All you have to do is leave the vault. Any means will do. Provided you abide by certain conditions.
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
At the end of the world, a locked-room murder creeps its way into the lives of seemingly unconnected individuals.
A woman sits in an interrogation room. What has she done? Navigate a difficult conversation to find the truth.
Visual Novel
Play in browser
A man murdered on New Year's Eve in 1999 returns to life 20 years later to solve his own murder.
A midnight train. A ragdoll that pops into existence from nowhere. The dead body that takes its place.
A man disappears from a small airplane bathroom under impossible circumstances.
In the middle of a frozen lake stands a mansion. Among its guests hide monsters. One has decided to kill everyone.
A group of people reunites following a friend's mysterious death
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Un fangame Umineko. Reconnaissez l'existence de la magie grâce à ce nouveau scénario.
Visual Novel
Knowledge of mystery will let you see the pattern, but is the pattern a communist?
An ace attorney inspired visual novel where you play as the private investigator Neo!
Visual Novel
An attorney gets caught up in a game of death by a showboating serial killer.
Visual Novel
Murder mystery romance adventure. Members of a Detection Club find themselves entangled in a series of murders.
Visual Novel
Willard goes to a tea party.
To Try Out: Software and Icons
select & display pronouns in renpy.
hassle-free itch graphic templates
Automatically highlight speaking character sprites in Renpy.
The editor & beta tester's tool for Ren'Py!
Make your own custom courtroom battles and intriguing mysteries!
Visual Novel
Tools for adding Closed Captions, Image Descriptions, and more to your VN!
A sample project with all those bells and whistles
124 images used for dissolve transition
A tutorial on Ren'Py for new devs~ Focuses on furryVN.
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Reimagine your art with 14 adjustable effects!
Shrink or shorten text that doesn't fit its container for popups or other UI elements.
With Bonus Viewer & 50+ Free Fonts!
Change your text size & preserve the dimensions of your textbox!
Automatic short pauses for more natural dialogue in Ren'Py!
A (hopefully) easy way to add a CG gallery to your Ren'Py game
To Play Bundle
A system-neutral fantasy one-shot adventure
Intra-System: Trust Issues is a short game based on decisions.
Interactive Fiction
An audio mystery set in a time loop. Record, rewind time and broadcast snippets of radio shows!
Interactive Fiction
It's a pixel art game inspired by the classic point & click adventures from the 80’s and 90’s.
Adventure
Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a night shift cab driver in Paris, you are many things to different people.
Simulation
An unofficial book on Undertale, delving into the game's explorations of compassion.
A post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver.
Puzzle
It's the season for penny buns, Grandma forced you to come along a bit. But deep down you know it'll do you good.
Visual Novel
Nelly Cootalot is the stupidly named pirate adventurer with a heart of gold.
Adventure
12 interactive conversations based on real interviews carried out in 2018
Educational
To Play Bundle Multiplayer
A fast-paced local multiplayer word game that rewards players for thinking naturally about common word usage.
Puzzle
Cooperation is a strategy, not a requirement. Make temporary allies, break promises, and watch out for backstabbers
Action
Go on an expedition, cooperate with up to four friends and fight your way through the woods
Action
A narrative driven boss-rush adventure game with 4 playable characters and multiple endings.
Action
An action-adventure game about digging for fossils and building your own dinosaurs!
Adventure
To Play
Credence finds himself caught in a love triangle. The problem? He doesn't love either of them.
Visual Novel
Valora's life utterly lacked color, that's until she notices a mysterious parishioner in the pews.
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Visual Novel
An enigmatic first person horror adventure. Tend to the horses and adhere to the farmer's rules!
Adventure
"When visiting the domain of the Deer God, one should be wary not to provoke his wrath."
Visual Novel
But I've never read one of those… visual novels? Aren't they a bit… well…
Visual Novel
Play in browser
emo college snow leopard tries not 2 fumble the novembuck bruzz (1/3)
Visual Novel
A furry visual novel exploring a dystopian answer to the meaning of life.
Visual Novel
Artie is expecting a baby with his wife. Can he get over his fears in time for the baby to be born?
Visual Novel
To Read: Writings
Short kinetic essay about touching dudes, gender, friendships and playing.
Visual Novel
A dive into how the field of comics lies about its own work, and defends bigots, harassers, and more.
(that's good)
NSFW furry comic about friends smooching~
A guide to worldbuilding
An RPG zine about learning through play.
A helpful guide to worldbuilding!
UT/DTR comic anthology
A zine detailing the life of an animal people, living inside a mail slot.