👻 Extremely Haunted Trumpet 🎺

@team.hauntedtrumpet.com

Approximately three queers in a trench coat making interactive fiction together 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Our visual novel, The Left Eye, is in early access now!

🖥️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3811440
🎮 https://hauntedtrumpet.itch.io
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@team.hauntedtrumpet.com Oct 13, 2026, 2:53 PM

@metonumia.bsky.social’s Halloween art of Emile is absolutely adorable 😭 And reviews truly are appreciated, on Steam or Itch! 🎃

#art #indiedev #steam #itchio

@team.hauntedtrumpet.com Oct 12, 2026, 2:31 PM

We really love Devil’s Liminal by @studiointerlude.com!

@studiointerlude.com Oct 10, 2026, 11:19 AMReposted by @team.hauntedtrumpet.com

Juuust in time for the Punk Games Showcase, the page is now up to wishlist the DEVIL'S LIMINAL soundtrack!

It features entirely original music by @danieltelesost.bsky.social and in my unbiased opinion is the best videogame music in existence.

#PunkGamesShowcase #punkgames #indiedev

@team.hauntedtrumpet.com Oct 10, 2026, 1:51 PM

#ScreenshotSaturday ft. our new UI! Jackie thinks Emile's blackmail material is just a little bit too convincing, but maybe you can help him talk his way out of it?

store.steampowered.com/app/3811440/...

#TheLeftEye #gamedev #vndev #indiedev

A screenshot from The Left Eye, a visual novel. A photo is being held up by a hand, and it depicts two men standing on a boat with Bedloe's island behind them. The one on the left is short and chubby with curly hair (Emile) and the one to the right is taller and thinner (Alex). Emile is leaning on Alex, eyes closed, smiling, and Alex appears to be shocked and recoiling a little.

The dialogue box takes up the lower quarter of the screen and shows the speaker is Jackie, who is offscreen. She is saying: "You look way too cozy together".

There are three dialogue choices displayed in the center of the screen:
- "What are you talking about?"
- "Good angle, right?"
- "That's the point."

@sloppyforgeries.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 12:31 PMReposted by @team.hauntedtrumpet.com

I MOVED THE RELEASE DATE UP 😬

Sloppy Forgeries is coming to Steam on Fri, Nov 13th (ack, Fri 13th)! Demo out Oct 19th.

PLS SHARE! ❤️

Local multiplayer w/2 mice, online w/8 people, 50 masterpieces, leaderboards, painting archives, tablet support…

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #art #drawing

@team.hauntedtrumpet.com Oct 6, 2026, 1:54 PM

Worth it though 😏

#TheLeftEye #vndev #vn #NYBG 🍃

@team.hauntedtrumpet.com Oct 3, 2026, 1:43 PM

#TheLeftEye is kind of one long weird protracted date (what with Emile being a romance scammer), but this particular evening got a rare truthful reaction out of him 💙

Also still 30% off in the #steam autumn sale!
store.steampowered.com/app/3811440/...

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #vndev #lgbtq

A screenshot of a visual novel, The Left Eye. Two men, one short and chubby with curly hair, one taller and slimmer, are standing together on the balcony of the Statue of Liberty's torch. They both look awestruck.

A text box covers the lower quarter of the screen. It shows a line of narration that reads: "New York City's skyline is a bright stab into the dark horizon, refusing to cede the sky to the gleaming stars over New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean."

The whole image is monochrome with a cool blue tint.

@team.hauntedtrumpet.com Oct 1, 2026, 5:14 PM

And, as ever, the itch version:

@team.hauntedtrumpet.com Oct 1, 2026, 5:13 PM

It's Autumn!!! Which means sales and also a #devlog!

#TheLeftEye is 30% off on #steam and #itch, so you can grab it and curl up with a queer crime caper #visualnovel on a cold evening :)

#indiegame #gamedev #lgbtq #indiedev

@studiointerlude.com Sep 27, 2026, 10:15 AMReposted by @team.hauntedtrumpet.com

Instead of reading this article, you could play my 20-hour game about getting a demon's help to go no contact with your parents.

Reviews have described it as realistic! Physically nauseating! Suprisingly hopeful! Peak yuri! No one is saying all that about WSJ.

s.team/a/2271270/

@felinefero.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 2:24 PMReposted by @team.hauntedtrumpet.com

🏳️‍⚧️Final Sneak Peak!🏳️‍⚧️
There's only 6 days left of @taplingzines.bsky.social's Moments of Euphoria art book Kickstarter! So if you're wanting a copy, now's the time!
✨

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...

#art #queerart #transrights #trangender #lgbtq+ #joy #love #lgbtqart #illustration #artistsupport

@lizblackdog.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 5:40 PMReposted by @team.hauntedtrumpet.com

STAND UP FOR TRANS PEOPLE

@team.hauntedtrumpet.com Sep 23, 2026, 1:58 PM

Here’s out Steam page!!

@team.hauntedtrumpet.com Sep 23, 2026, 1:56 PM

More sneaky peeks at episode 4 of #TheLeftEye for #wishlistwednesday! It’s our most complicated episode so far with more branching and choices but we’re still aiming to release it later this year!

#gamedev #vndev #art #indiedev #steam

@pilotobvious.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 3:27 PMReposted by @team.hauntedtrumpet.com

If you want to see indie projects succeed, you have to spearhead the support for them. Talk openly about other people’s work and how much you like it, draw fanart, reshare content about the project, send it to a friend, leave comments on every update, donate money, etc.

@zorkie.itch.io Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 AMReposted by @team.hauntedtrumpet.com

i'm so happy to announce that I'M MAKING A MONSTER was selected for the Out of the Box Games Showcase! you can pick it up on sale now until the end of the Steam festival 💛

check it out along with all the other incredible games here 🌟
store.steampowered.com/curator/4619...

#OutOfTheBoxGames

@team.hauntedtrumpet.com Sep 19, 2026, 2:31 PM

We've a bit quiet while we've been putting ep4 together but we have lots more #ScreenshotSaturday material now 🎉 Get ready for diamonds, dates and more disasters than usual for Emile & co...

#art #gamedev #vndev #steam

CGs by @sansorganes.hauntedtrumpet.com and sprites by @metonumia.bsky.social 💖

A screenshot from The Left Eye, a visual novel. The image is in monochrome but with a purple tint.

Two characters are leaning back on the pillows of a double bed. On the left is a short, chubby young man holding a cigarette. He is wearing a sports coat and sweater vest and looking annoyed. To his right is an older woman with black hair and a patch over her left eye, reclining with her head tilted up and her arms behind her head. She is wearing a coat and scarf.

The text box takes up the lower quarter of the screen and identifies the speaker as Emile, the man on the left. He is saying: “So when were you going to tell me about that bastard guard in Folsom?”

A screenshot from The Left Eye, a visual novel. The image is in monochrome but with a purple tint.

Two characters are viewed from behind, sitting on a bench in a park. They are sitting in a strongly-lit patch of sunlight filtering through the leaves of the trees. The man to the left is shorter with curly hair, and the man to the right is taller and thinner with slicked-back hair.

The text box takes up the lower quarter of the screen. A line of narration says: “I wonder if he was unhappy.”

A screenshot from The Left Eye, a visual novel. The image is in monochrome but with a purple tint.

A letterboxed vignette of an older man’s face is shown over a darkened office background. He is holding a 1920s phone receiver to his ear. A line of dialogue below the image says: “You know how it is. Business.”

A screenshot from The Left Eye, a visual novel. The image is in monochrome but with a purple tint.

A man and woman are shown in a bar. The woman stands to the left. She has her hair tied up in a bun, and is wearing a necklace, a dark dress, and white gloves. She has her hands raised as though explaining something, and has a serious expression. To the left is a man with neat, wavy hair in a suit. He is wearing glasses and looks irritable.

The text box takes up the lower quarter of the screen and identifies the speaker as Annabelle, the woman on the left. She is saying: “You’re about to buy the Rose of Florence for a song.”

@team.hauntedtrumpet.com Sep 17, 2026, 3:25 PM

Hope you’re feeling better soon! 🩷

@pell.quest Sep 8, 2026, 4:01 PMReposted by @team.hauntedtrumpet.com

All great things must come to an end, and my #FallinLoveFestival streams are ending today with a triple feature, starting NOW with DEVIL'S LIMINAL by @studiointerlude.com ! I don't know what to expect, but I love the visual style! youtube.com/live/-5OuOA9... #smallstreamer #visualnovel

@team.hauntedtrumpet.com Sep 5, 2026, 1:47 PM

Emile is DEFINITELY NOT falling for the mark, he just really enjoys his job 👀

Upcoming episode 4 CG by @sansorganes.hauntedtrumpet.com!

#TheLeftEye #ScreenshotSaturday #vndev #lgbtq #indiedev #steam

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