Hatoge

@hatoge

He/They | Queer Indie Dev making RPG Maker horror games hatoge.itch.io

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Hatoge@hatoge· May 16

😶 Yeah I don't think that's correct 😂

a screenshot that shows 96 7 day impressions and 317.71% click through rate

Hatoge@hatoge· May 14

Bernie Sanders with altered subtitles, asking you to join my jam

Hatoge@hatoge· Oct 14

Hello #portfolioday 👋 I make gay rpgmaker horror games. If you're looking for any free queer horror games to play during halloween season, come on by 👀

Anime illustration of a man holding a bloody knife with a big grin

Anime drawing of a shocked man in a door way. Behind him in the shadow is a cloaked person in a bunny mask

Pencil drawing of two anime boys leaning against each other in an abstract void

Anime illustration of a boy getting swallowed up by weird meat lumps

Hatoge@hatoge· Aug 31

My newest game Fairy Nook, a mixed media interactive book nook, is out right now! hatoge.itch.io/fairy-nook When fairies struggle to survive in human society, what led them to this place and how does it shape their identity? A story about self discovery #visualnovel #indiedev #rpgmaker #transrepjam

Teaser Image for Fairy Nook, a visual novel. The image shows a book nook with 4 fairies in them. Half of the image is covered by the title of the game and bust shots of the fairies.

Hatoge@hatoge· Aug 29

Also since I tend to make cute but scary games, this one is not. There is one scene that's a little scary if you're scared of spiders, but the game has a bugphobia mode that hopefully fixes that haha (This screenshot shows what the flies look like with bugphobia turned on, the spider looks similar)

A game screenshot. A book nook with 4 faries that's been swarmed by chibi flies.

Hatoge@hatoge· Aug 29

See you on Sunday :) (or Monday, if I find more (unintentional) bugs on Sunday.) More info in replies! #indiedev #transrepjam

Screenshot from a game of 2 faries in a book nook. In a textbox it says: "When Celest awoke, they were in an unfamiliar environment."

Hatoge@hatoge· Jun 16

The RPG Maker 2025 Game Jam results are out, and my entry kana.exe won in the category of Most Innovative Gameplay! We also got runner up for Best Narrative and 7th place in the public ranking 🥳 Thank you so much to the judges for all of their hard work and everyone else who left ratings on the jam!

Kana popping a celebratory confetti cone thingy

Hatoge@hatoge· May 18

I keep getting this same spam comment over and over on one of my games on @itch.io . I keep banning them, but they just come back with a new account. Anyone else experiencing this? It's really annoying D:

A comment saying "Download Updated Version here - " with a censored link.

Hatoge@hatoge· Apr 26

So I found a new bug... 😂 Honestly scarier than the original, maybe I should leave it in /j

Kana.exe nightmare mode (the screen is unintentionally very dark and spooky)

I spilled ink all over my computer screen and it's 2007

Hatoge@hatoge· Apr 21

Introducing my entry for the #rpgmakerjam 2025: Play Kana.exe, a Y2K webcore Yume Nikki inspired RPG Maker mystery horror game! hatoge.itch.io/kanaexe #indiedev #horrorgame #rpgmaker

Anime woman with folded hands and a blank stare against a cybercore background

Top down view of a girl standing between boarded up houses in a barren wasteland.

Top-down view of a girl walking on a thin labyrinth-esque path over a large abyss with a featureless person staring at her.

Hatoge@hatoge· Mar 31

Happy #transdayofvisibility!! I am a trans game dev with a focus on horror games with a queer narratives. Multiple of my games feature trans main characters 😄 hatoge.itch.io

A video game screenshot of two young men standing next to a Ouija Board. One of the men says "Not any old board game, my friend. A spirit board game." with a smug expression.

A video game screenshot of a stat raising visual novel.

A video game screenshot of a young person sitting in an internet-cafe booth with the choices 'pick up' and [...] on top of their head.

A video game screenshot of a young man staring into a mirror in a pitch black room.

Hatoge@hatoge· Mar 27

I'm not starting a debate with you in Lucy's comment section. All I will say is that I have eyes and most, if not all of the art on your games page is clearly generated. Don't bother responding, unless it's with a timelapse of you, your wife or your cat actually drawing any of these.

Hatoge@hatoge· Mar 26

"No reason" my ass. I bet the other devs just called you out because your "game" is a bunch of AI slop. Keep to your own Techbro circles if you can't handle the backlash from actual artists furious at you stealing their hard work.

A screenshot from portalsfomearth's post that has AI and Artifical Intelligence multiple times in the tags.

Hatoge@hatoge· Jan 14

Hi #Portfolioday ! I'm Hatoge, a queer artist, pigeon and game dev making rpgmaker horror games from an attic (don't tell the homeowners 🤫) If you enjoy stories about traumatized queer adults, boy do I got a link for you: hatoge.itch.io 👀

Screenshot from the game 'Mistrick'. One character is sitting on the lap of another character who has been encased in gold

Cover art of the game "REOuija Sleepover". The main character is being swallowed by a meat wall while staring frightened into the camera.

A screenshot from the game "Sofia?". The main character is staring into a mirror with a discomfort. On the wall in red writing it says 'Sofia'

Hatoge@hatoge· Dec 18

Congrats @crystalgameworks.com for releasing Canvas Menagerie !!! 🎉If you enjoy well written BL and especially if you're looking for some good trans rep, go check the game out! #boyslove #visualnovel

Fanart of the Visual Novel "Canvas Menagerie". It depicts the main character Niko and his love interest Ren in a playful pose while their sitting against a mostly white background.

Hatoge@hatoge· Nov 15

CW: Homophobia, Transphobia (? I think??) Posting this before I delete the comment, but sometimes I get hate comments that are a better advertisement for my games than I could ever come up with. Like omg tyy that's actually so flattering 🥺🙏💗

Edgy comment on itchio that calls my game Sofia? 'undertale for gay people' but while using censored slurs

Hatoge@hatoge· Nov 13

Because of the sale I was checking on the ratings of Sofia? and aaa I caught it at exactly 1k 🥺 Thank you everyone who has left a rating in the past 3 years, I still can't believe so many people have played and enjoyed this game 😭💗

A screenshot of the rating for my game 'Sofia?' It shows 1000 ratings at almost 5 stars

Hatoge@hatoge· Nov 13

The extended edition of my game Sofia? is currently 40% off until next wednesday to celebrate Trans Awareness Week! 👀👀👀

Screenshot of the game Sofia? with a 40% off sale marker next to it

Hatoge@hatoge· Oct 28

Here's a close up and slightly creepy render of the model

A low poly model of Fio from the hit game Sofia? staring directly at you with dramatic lighting

Hatoge@hatoge· Oct 28

For my game End Date, I put a display case with some of my other game's characters as figurines into the player's room. I've been asked about these figurines a few times now, so I thought I'd share a fun fact: They're all based on a 3D model of Fio. Here's a before and after haha