Kastel - Mothership

17 indie developers who are making games about messy, sometimes toxic, queer romance

A series of profiles of participants in the Toxic Yuri Visual Novel Jam and other similar game jams

Kastel Apr 13, 2026

Advice

How do you learn to use camera controls in video games?

It does take some intentional learning time to get used to using one joystick to move and the other to look around

Zoë Hannah Apr 10, 2026

Indie

Consume Me got me to stop save-scumming and delete perfectionism

If I could, I would restart every day to do it better

Ana Hein Apr 9, 2026

Kastel is a subculture media blogger and visual novel developer. Their writings have appeared on The Imaginary Engine Review, The Rosebush, and Critical Distance's This Year in Video Game Blogging.

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Two people are on screen; the one on the left has their hands tied. The one on the right is wearing a hat and mask. Text on the screen reads, "I can see why your mom left."

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17 indie developers who are making games about messy, sometimes toxic, queer romance

A series of profiles of participants in the Toxic Yuri Visual Novel Jam and other similar game jams

Kastel Apr 13, 2026