He/Him. Artist and (maybe) game developer I draw a little bit of everything, so be careful around here 🔞 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/nekoobueno/postshttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m7saarasqk2cSome bugs fixed: Browser animations, The blue tent no longer freezes, Characters names bug ( Portuguese language), Harlequin appearing on the wrong route, Small correction in a Portuguese line and Small correction in one of Columbina’s lines! some bugs are still being investigated #tfc12 Dec 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7saarasqk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m6ua2lvtok2lOnce again, you have been invited to the circus. Jester and Doctor are curious to meet you, so don't keep them waiting. https://garula.itch.io/the-freak-circus #tfc #thefreackcircus #newupdate30 Nov 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ua2lvtok2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m6s7myxpk22tRemember, everyone, I said Sunday, November 30, but that's according to my time zone! My time zone is UTC−3 (Brasília) Today is still the 29th for me, and at this moment I am still making minor corrections to a specific scene in the circus.29 Nov 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6s7myxpk22thttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m6q7dbfkec24This is the last weekly update before the update. My plan is to release the update this Sunday, November 30. After the release, I will probably still have corrections to make, because something always ends up slipping through the cracks. I will keep an eye on it... #tfc #thefreakcircus29 Nov 2025 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6q7dbfkec24https://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m66q5iiahs2oHello everyone! First of all, I want to thank you all for the support and the kind comments! This whole week was just fixing and testing different parts of the game.A bunch of issues with dialogue, continuity, and sprites were found by the beta testers... #tfc #thefreakcircus22 Nov 2025 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66q5iiahs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m5mxz57r3c2bThis week felt so long. I’ve been testing every part of the game nonstop and adding the sound effects I already have. Now I’m hearing Pierrot’s bell everywhere. I listened to it so much it’s haunting me!! Right now the testing phase is basically... #tfc #thefreakcircus15 Nov 2025 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5mxz57r3c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m53kna3zes2pI finally finished coding everything! So the entire script is now fully implemented! Right now it’s sitting at almost 4,000 lines of code and dialogue! Next, I’ll start running tests to make sure all the lines and choices work as they should.... #tfc #thefreakcircus08 Nov 2025 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m53kna3zes2phttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m4jq7fhw3k2sAbout translations, after I release this update, I’ll carefully go over things with the people who volunteered to help with the Spanish, Russian, and Japanese versions. These new languages need to be added more carefully, so I’d rather handle that closely after the update’s out...01 Nov 2025 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jq7fhw3k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m4jq3pwsmk2sI’ve been working on the Blue Tent! I’ve finished almost all of Jester’s sprites they just need a few final tweaks. As for Ticket Taker’s tent, dialogue-wise it isn’t as long as the others, but it has lots of choices and branching situations... #tfc #thefreakcircus01 Nov 2025 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jq3pwsmk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m3y6x6kqo22kI finally finished Jester’s tent at least the coding part. There are still plenty of his sprites to wrap up, and then I’ll start working on the blue tent! This is the last act of this update, so once I’m done coding it, I’ll move on to final... #tfc #thefreakcircus25 Oct 2025 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3y6x6kqo22khttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m3gms7vj3225I’ve got some good news about the progress! I started working on the purple tent last week and I’ve already coded around 60% of it. Most of the dialogue, transitions, and effects are done!Though I still have a lot of sprite work to do for that tent... #tfc #thefreakcircus18 Oct 2025 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3gms7vj3225https://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m2tx4pgevs2nI finally finished coding the Cyan tent! (for real) I was really eager to wrap up that part. Just a few sprites left to finalize, but it’s basically done! Now I’m starting on the Purple tent and running some tests with Jester’s sprites. So far things are going okay… #tfc #thefreakcircus10 Oct 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2tx4pgevs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3m2djpzmvec2oI managed to finish coding the cyan tent, only 2 sprites left to complete that scene.(And once again I had to fix the Doctor’s sprite… I really hope that doesn’t happen with Jester.)And there are also code details and transitions that have not yet been fixed... #tfc #thefreakcircus04 Oct 2025 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2djpzmvec2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lzrlmo4ubs27Sorry for being a bit absent on social media, folks I’ve been really focused on finishing the part I started coding. When things don’t work out, I get obsessed with fixing them until they finally run haha! I’m still at it… #tfc #thefreakcircus26 Sep 2025 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzrlmo4ubs27https://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lzaa5ymr4c2mI’m working on one of the three characters! And I’m really excited (maybe hyperfocused on it).Once I finish presenting all three, the game will move into its final stage! It’s still going to take some time, especially with Jester’s part... #tfc #thefreakcircus20 Sep 2025 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzaa5ymr4c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lyokh3zusk2iI got a bunch of feedback on the beta version and I still haven’t managed to fix all the little details. Honestly, I hadn’t even noticed so many mistakes myself, haha. Meanwhile, I also spotted a small issue in the script with a very specific route... #tfc #thefreakcircus13 Sep 2025 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyokh3zusk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lylweysef22bCasual outfit! Pierrot and Harlequin11 Sep 2025 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lylweysef22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3ly4nrar6gs2rThis week’s progress was a little different, I had a series of variables to fix. I added the button for Day 2 in the menu, along with a small introduction so you can continue the game without having to go through Day 1 again. This feature is still pretty rough... #tfc #thefreakcircus05 Sep 2025 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly4nrar6gs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lxipbngzes2tThere’s no release date yet. maybe by September About Merchandise! There are a few products I’m working on. I’ll have more details to share soon. I’m really excited about this! And it’ll also be a way to support the game. the plush's campaign: https://www.gimmeswag.com/products/pierrot-plush?_pos=1&_sid=8ee470652&_ss=r28 Aug 2025 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxipbngzes2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lxioyijhbk2xI got stuck on a small scene because some player choices weren’t working, so it took a lot of testing. I’m also figuring out saves, adding a button to jump to Day 2, which needs testing too. Something funny happened with Pierrot in the Harlequin scenehis eyes are showing... #tfc #thefreakcircus28 Aug 2025 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxioyijhbk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lxiovleink2xI appreciate the kind words and personal considerations. I’m slowly getting back into things, but I won’t be very active on social media just yet. But of course, I’ll never stop posting updates.28 Aug 2025 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxiovleink2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lwzro7hjcs2mFor this week Harlequin’s animation has been giving me a bit of trouble haha colors got messed up on one export, so I’m setting it aside for now to work on the next dialogues. The new scene has lots of variables, so it’ll take a bit longer... #tfc #thefreakcircus23 Aug 2025 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzro7hjcs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lwzhogkvw22wA while ago, I came across a beautiful piece of art on Tumblr, and it reminded me that you don’t really know what’s going on inside Pierrot’s head, haha. So I wanted to show just a glimpse of it this time, from the perspective of the very first day. Nothing too big, but I hope you enjoy it! #tfc22 Aug 2025 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzhogkvw22whttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lwyoc4hd7k2vThe Pierrot plush campaign is live! How it works: You only pay $2 now to reserve the plush. This amount will be deducted from the final price! If the campaign reaches 100 reservations, the plush goes into production. That’s when supporters pay the remaining amount to receive the product. ...22 Aug 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwyoc4hd7k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lwhukqayg22oThis week, only two new sprites were added to the list I need to finish. But that’s because this scene doesn’t require many new sprites, so a lot of dialogue still got coded. But again... Harlequin is giving me trouble. For some reason, his scenes always cause... #tfc #thefreakcircus #doctor15 Aug 2025 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhukqayg22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lvwsgw5q3s2zThis week was a bit tougher several scenes I coded didn’t work as expected. That happens sometimes, so I ended up stuck on two specific scenes for quite a while. They finally started working, but they still need some tweaking, which I can do after the beta version is out. #tfc #thefreakcircus09 Aug 2025 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvwsgw5q3s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lvtrxkjlic2nLore! There are still more snippets that I’m not sure if I’ll turn into comics (because it’s a lot of work), whether to just leave the written bits, or maybe make a simpler comic to illustrate them. These include: #tfc #thefreakcircus #BRart #maleyandere #visualnovel07 Aug 2025 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvtrxkjlic2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lvf3kb26fk24There’s no release date yet. maybe by September About Merchandise! I’m currently talking with some partners to produce plushies and maybe a few other small merch items too! I’ll have more details to share soon. I’m really excited about this! And it’ll also be a way to support the game.02 Aug 2025 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvf3kb26fk24https://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3lvf364ghzc24Weekly update This week I managed to finish some sprites that are now ready to be added to the game! Several others are still in the painting phase, and many sketches are already being used as placeholders in simpler scenes, which allows me to code a good portion of the dialogue #tfc #thefreakcircus02 Aug 2025 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvf364ghzc24https://bsky.app/profile/nekoblackcat.bsky.social/post/3luvebajwak2zWeekly update + sneak peak So just to keep you updated, here’s a bit about how the process works: I start by sketching some placeholders and coding part of the dialogue for that scene. ... #vn #yandere #tfc #thefreakcircus #BRart26 Jul 2025 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:fmgjv3rawgopzmsjto4kxj52/app.bsky.feed.post/3luvebajwak2z