Entre-Deux: Cursed cover
Entre-Deux: Cursed screenshot
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Genre: Indie

Entre-Deux: Cursed

Regarding the localization of the characters’ names: should I keep the accents?
It hit me lately. When I localize the characters’ names, unless said character had a French origin, I always remove the accents and I anglicize the name, when possible.

For exemples: * In Red and Blue Cycles of Existance, “Saliéka” become “Salieka”.
* In Entre-Deux Cursed, “Colin Coudeau” become “Colin Seewater”.
Also, “Jesabelle” = “Jesabel” and “Virgile” = “Virgil”.
* In Les 4 Alice Lorange Journey, “Alice Lorange” stay the same, since she had a French origin.
* However, in A.L.A.N. Rift Breakers, “Aimé” kept his accent.

So, for my future stories, should I keep the accents and not anglicize any names?
I always wanted my translations to be as close as the original as possible, but I want the text to be natural and easy to read as well.
Having all French-y names might be odd for an English reader, especially if an English equivalent name is available.
Of course, if said character is French, the name won’t be changed… but how about the other names???

Weeklong Sales

Birthday Special Bundle Discount.
Since my birthday is tomorrow, the "All Mia Games Bundle" is discounted at 33%. This offer last until March 12th.

Bundle link

Rift Breakers and Entre-Deux - small update
An small update had been done to make the character POW’ name appears on top of the text window.

Version 3.0 is up!


  • Ren’py engine updated to 7.2.0.
  • In the Help menu, explanations added for the Delete Key. You can delete your saves that way.
  • Text Outlines added to the title/menus/other places.
  • Font Size Decrased in some lines (FR version).
  • Extra screen added, which lead you to the Image Gallery and the Music Room.

"Shantalia and Corali’hulu" is out!

Donation DLCs repurposed.
All gains before today will be given to Opération Enfant-Soleil.

Now that’s said, from today on, all gains from the Donation DLCs won’t be given to charity.
Instead, they will be used as a fund for future games’ development, like for the Steam Direct fee.
There won’t be more of these with each new game. You can see on the store page that Shantalia and Corali'hulu don’t have one.

Why the change?


The gains from those DLCs are 10% of all my revenue on Steam. I really don’t get that much money with my short stories. To give you an idea of my revenue, without saying numbers, I usually get the Steam Direct fee back after 1 month, but not always, and I don’t mean the refund when you reach a certain amount of money in sales. I mean 100 USD profits in my bank account. With that 10% in my pocket, it would be easier to pay the Steam Direct fee, and that means more Ren’py games!

Bundles are back, slight price increase, new DLCs!

Bundles are back


The “full editions” (without the donation DLCs) are back!
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/9814/Hir_Corruption_Full_Edition/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/9812/Les_4_Alice_Full_Edition/
All the games have one.

Slight price increase


There had been, since yesterday, a slight price increase in some currencies. Mostly for EUR, CAD, and RUB.

Let’s take "Entre-Deux : Cursed" as an example.

CAD
Before: 2.39
Now: 2.60

EUR
Before: 1.59
Now: 1.75

RUB
Before: 61
Now: 72

New DLCs!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034090/ALAN_Rift_Breakers_Script_Code/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034000/Hir_Corruption_Script/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034080/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034100/

This is new… Upcoming 18+ story-game!

VKT Prime System Crash is on Steam!


The crossover starring characters from my previous stories, with “crashes” and QTEs, is out with 25% discount! The game had been added to the bundles, for a deeper discount.

The Extra and Donation DLCs are out as well, with a new one, a French-only “Script” (pdf) DLC, since this story can’t be adapted into an eBook without a full rewriting.

Have fun, and remember to RESTORE the VKT Prime System when the time is right. 🤩

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1018980/
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