All Idleness and Ephemera Steam news

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• Release dateMay 5, 2023
• Developerebi-hime
• Publisherebi-hime

Genres: Indie

Company pages: Developer: ebi-himePublisher: ebi-hime

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All Idleness and Ephemera Steam news

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• Extra Chapter of BL VN All Scars and Starlight has been released! - 29 January 2026

  Hello everyone! I've been working on this project for a while, and I'm proud to announce that I've released some DLC for my grimdark boys 'love' visual novel, All Scars and Starlight. Scars is a BL story about a king whose throne was stolen from him in a coup, and the romance(?) which unfolds between the deposed king and his captor. As one might expect from the premise, it's rather grim, the characters have an incredibly unhealthy relationship dynamic, and there's a lot of drama. This is also an r18 visual novel with a fair amount of explicit scenes, so it is not appopriate for anybody under the age of 18. The DLC adds about 80,000 words extra to the story, and it takes place one year after the 'good' and 'true' endings, but before the timeskip to the epilogues of both endings. To read the bonus chapter, you need to update the base game, buy the DLC, then read through either the 'good'…

• Cute BL VN Where the Heart Rests has been released! - 19 November 2025

  Hi everyone, Quick post to let you know that my cute new BL visual novel Where the Heart Rests has been released. It's a wholesome slice of life story inspired by the anime Usagi Drop. It's about a couple of men who adopt a young child. There's a lot of domestic fluff here, and some yearning between the two adult leads. The romantic relationship is a bit of a slowburn, and it's kind of lowkey. There's also a fair bit of hurt/comfort here because I think it's cute! This should be a nice read for people who like cosy and cute romance stories with relatively low stakes and some light drama. You can buy the VN here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4099090/ But please read the mature content warning. There is no r18 content in this visual novel, but it might contain some themes which would upset people. - ebi x

• Beneath the Bleeding Moon has been released! - 17 June 2025

  Hello everybody, I'm making an announcement to let you know that Beneath the Bleeding Moon has (finally) been released! I first showed off the demo of this VN 2 years ago, so getting it across the finish line was a bit of a challenge haha ;; I persevered, however, and now the full visual novel is out! Bleeding Moon is a historical boys' love visual novel set in Japan. Follow Haru, a cross-dressing young man, as he goes on a journey with the devious thief, Kishou, to break an ancient curse. Bleeding Moon is a little different from my usual visual novels in that it's less of a character drama and more of an adventure story. There's quite a few fight scenes, and it's (generally) light-hearted in tone, though there are a few darker moments. There's also an r18 patch for anybody who wants it, which adds about 20k more words to the story and several animated(!!!) r18 scenes. This is the first…

• How to Melt a Maiden's Heart has been released! \o/ - 17 December 2024

  Hello everyone! I'm writing a post to let you know that my newest BL VN, How to Melt a Maiden's Heart (or Melty Heart for short), has been released! Yay \o/ Melty Heart is a cute slice of life story set on the fictional Japanese island of Omorishima (whose name might ring a bell if you've read my earlier yuri VN, My Dear Prince. The VNs take place on the same island and there's a couple of references to MDP in Melty Heart.) The story centers around Reo, a delinquent who doesn't care about his grades, or his appearance, or school in general, and Yuuma, the serious head of the student council who's always picking fights with Reo. Reo can't stand Yuuma, and the feeling is mutual... But this changes when Reo discovers, quite by accident, that Yuuma has been working part-time at a local café while dressing as a maid. Reo uses this knowledge to his advantage, and decides to blackmail Yuuma. H…

• Small update - 10 November 2024

  Hi everyone, I'm just writing a quick post to let you know I've uploaded a new build of Idleness! This build fixes a handful of typos which were pointed out by eagle-eyed readers on my Discord server, and I've also added a Mac build to the game. As always, please let me know if you find any bugs or spelling errors in this new build, and I'll try to fix things in a timely manner. Thank you! - ebi x

• My Confounding Cat is Criminally Cute has been released! - 24 October 2024

  Hello everyone \o/ I’m writing a quick post to let you know that I’ve released a shiny VN, My Confounding Cat is Criminally Cute (that’s such an extra title lmao…) Criminal Cat is a relatively short BL VN without any choices or branches. It follows a grumpy wizard, Aster, who lives a reclusive life deep in the woods and brews potions to get by. Aster is taciturn by nature, and he swears he isn’t lonely! He’s perfectly fine keeping to himself, thank you very much… Until a black cat tumbles down his chimney one day, throwing his whole life into disarray! After taking the black cat in, Aster soon discovers this clumsy kitten is no ordinary feline. He is, in actuality, a young man called Blaise, who has been cursed by a witch to assume the form of a cat during the sunlight hours – but why? What did Blaise do to get cursed, and can Aster help him? It’ll be a huge pain, but Aster will (reluct…

• BL VN Rain and the Wolf has been released 🎉 - 2 September 2024

  Hello everyone! I'm writing a quick announcement to let you know that my latest VN, Rain and the Wolf, has been released! Rain and the Wolf is a BL visual novel inspired by Little Red Riding Hood. The story follows Rain, an aloof young man, who works as an apothecary with his father. One day, Rain's father sends him into the woods to gather some herbs, but Rain finds himself entrenched in his childhood memories and wanders off the beaten path. While Rain is resting by the riverside, a sudden storm blows by and he gets caught up in a downpour. In the confusion, he falls and sprains his ankle, and passes out from the pain as the hour wears on. It seems inevitable that Rain will become food for the hungry wolves that prowl the woods, but fortune smiles on him. A passing young man, Zero, finds him, and takes Rain back to his home to recuperate — but there's a catch. Zero is no ordinary man.…

• Dark BL VN All Scars and Starlight has been released \o/ - 4 June 2024

  Hi everyone! I'm making this announcement to let you know that my dark boys love / boys hate visual novel, All Scars and Starlight, has been released! Scars is a grim story about a deposed king, Yuel, who is taken prisoner by the leader of a rebellion and his older cousin, Tavi. Though Yuel initially despises Tavi for overthrowing him, complicated feelings begin to develop between the pair as Tavi refuses to have Yuel executed, despite the warnings of his advisors. Wanting to keep Yuel safe, Tavi hides Yuel away in the palace where his political enemies can’t hurt him - but the biggest threat to Yuel’s life soon proves to be Yuel himself. The story has choices and multiple endings, so there’s a few different ways it can pan out. It’s quite a grim story which deals with topics like self-harm, suicide, and sexual assault, and the main pairing are cousins. The story also contains explicit…

• Unluckily in Love updated \o/ - 1 April 2024

  Hi everyone! I'm writing a quick announcement to let you know that I've released a free update for my cute BL VN, Unluckily in Love! The update includes a bonus scenario which can be unlocked after reading the main game. In this side story, Yuel gets turned into a catboy (for some reason) and Tavi has to look after him! 💙✨ The update adds 30k words of extra text to UIL, 10 new CGs, and several new achievements to unlock. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed putting it together! If you've downloaded the game already, you will need to redownload the adult patch, as this has also been updated. The new build will not work with the old patch. To unlock the new content, you need to read through the main story (you might need to read the final scene again if you've already read the VN). Then, the bonus scenario will appear on the main menu! You can find the VN here: https://store.…

• BL VN All Scars and Starlight has been announced! ✨ - 10 February 2024

  Hi everyone! I'm writing an announcement to let you know that the Steam store page for my upcoming yaoi visual novel, All Scars and Starlight, is now live! It's a grim little story about a deposed king being imprisoned by, and falling for, his captor (who just so happens to be his cousin). There are choices and multiple endings, plus a bunch of political drama and Suffering. Scars is an r18 VN, so there are several uncensored sex scenes. The story also deals with discomforting topics like suicide and sexual assault, though all of the sex scenes depicted in this story are consensual. You can check the VN out here, and maybe drop it a wishlist if you're interested! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2827190 Scars is a spin-off of my dark BxG VN, All Ashes and Illusions, which features the same characters but ends rather differently. You can read Scars without reading Ashes, but reading As…

• BL VN In Fair Spirits has been released 💚✨ - 12 November 2023

  Hello everybody! \o/ I'm writing this announcement to let you know that I've released a new VN on Steam (though you might have seen it already if you follow my developer page haha), In Fair Spirits! In Fair Spirits ​is a sweet and wholesome slice of life story which details the slowly developing relationship between Edmund, a knight from medieval England who finds himself reincarnated into the 21st century for... reasons, and Abel, a peppy goth boy who speaks in incomprehensible internet slang that Edmund can't understand. (Yes, Abel is a Tumblr user. Yes, his dialogue is peppered with various dated Tumblr memes/references from 2013/14. No, I will not apologise for this... Though maybe Abel should lol...) Edmund and Abel might seem like polar opposites but they soon discover they have a few things in common (spoilers: it's trauma). They wind up bonding, and then... Well, this is a roman…

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