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Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon

Lost Lune the cosmic god's eternal night

Some of our visual novels are taking part in the Women's Day Sale on Steam! You can get our LGBT+ romance games Canvas Menagerie & Mari's Magical Deliveries on sale this week or wishlist our upcoming games~

✨ See all of our visual novels: store.steampowered.com/developer/cr...

Otome Games CELEBRATION!

💖 calling all otome content creators! 💖

We're opening sign-ups for our streamer & press form for the upcoming Otome Games Celebration Steam festival in May! If you want to stream or review some of the otome games in the festival, sign up now~

✨ Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Otome Games CELEBRATION!

💖 calling all otome content creators! 💖

We're opening sign-ups for our streamer & press form for the upcoming Otome Games Celebration Steam festival in May! If you want to stream or review some of the otome games in the festival, sign up now~

✨ Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Rowan I suppose you're right.

Lucie Of course I am.

a story told in 2 images

we're making a medieval fantasy visual novel where you play a beloved worn-out hero, returning to fight The Corruption, but if you burn out everyone will die.

Can you protect those you love, without losing too much of yourself?

Photo of a Steam deck on a purple quilted backdrop surrounded by white andnd purple flowers

Photo of a Steam deck on a purple quilted backdrop surrounded by white andnd purple flowers

Both of our boys love games are 20% off on Steam as part of @citruscon.bsky.social !

🔪 Asphodelium is a dark fantasy VN about cults, killing, and killing cults.

📽 Canvas Menagerie is a slice-of-life VN about a TV actor falling for his celebrity costar.

store.steampowered.com/developer/cr...

Photo of 4 heart shaped stickers, reading: Otome Enjoyer BL Enjoyer boy kisser boy kisser

Photo of 5 heart-shaped stickers with various anime style couples illustrations

One of the new merch drops are these heart-shaped stickers! We have some otome & BL-themed ones as well as a few for Canvas Menagerie and Asphodelium 💜

They're currently 20% off until March 4th: ko-fi.com/crystalgamew...

Photo of various jet tag keychains saying "otome" "BL" "yuri" on a purple backdrop with different heart shaped stamp stickers saying "boy kisser" "otome enjoyer" and "BL enjoyer"

Our webstore update is live! All of our merch is 20% off until March 4th with code CITRUSCON26, including the brand new otome & BL embroidered keychains and the heart shaped stickers for @citruscon.bsky.social 💜

Check it out: ko-fi.com/crystalgamew...

Photo of a variety of boys love visual novel merch, including physical CD games, acrylic standee, stickers and more

Tomorrow on our Kofi webstore we're debuting some new merch for @citruscon.bsky.social ! All of our merch & games will be 20% off, including the new heart shaped stamp stickers & embroidered jet tag keychains 💜

ko-fi.com/crystalgamew...

Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon would not exist without trans people - our writer and our editor are both trans women. Even if you do not have trans friends, the media you enjoy is made possible by trans people. You probably have trans neighbors. Trans rights affect us all.

Crafting a Childhood Friend Love Interest - Cecil's Route [Otome Devlog] YouTube video by Crystal Game Works

Having childhood love interests in otome games is nothing new, but how do you go about creating one?

In our new video series, we're taking a look at Cecil's route in our otome game Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon! 💖

Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGT7...

Otome Games Celebration!

Otome Games Celebration 2026 acceptances have been sent out—check your email! 💖

Our Steam festival dedicated to otome games from across the world will be returning this May, so stay tuned~

FEBRUARY 2026 DEVLOG Rowan's Route

✨ new devlog ✨

Our February updates post is now here! Take a look at the progress on Rowan's route as well as some other artwork in our otome game~

Read it here: crystalgameworks.com/february-202...

a pair of men stand close together smiling at the viewer

❤️

anime style artwork of a blonde girl with long hair in a white and pink dress looking up angrily at the viewer

I wonder what's made Lucie so mad... and what's on her face??

before.. after! Cecil Look, Lucie! They've still got the chair we used when we were hiding out up here.

Tinting the artwork really helps set the mood in scenes & makes the moment feel more special. This is what one of the scenes looks like before and after coloring tints!

You can see some of these direction choices in the demo for our Victorian vampire otome game: store.steampowered.com/app/3072470/

before.. after! Cecil Look, Lucie! They've still got the chair we used when we were hiding out up here.

Tinting the artwork really helps set the mood in scenes & makes the moment feel more special. This is what one of the scenes looks like before and after coloring tints!

You can see some of these direction choices in the demo for our Victorian vampire otome game: store.steampowered.com/app/3072470/

Happy Birthday Lucie!

February 16th brings us past Valentine's Day and to... Lucie's birthday! Happy birthday, Lucie 🎉💖

Rowan Lucie, had I but known you were so capable. You've saved me yet again.

Rowan might just be 💖 smitten 💖

anime style sketch of a brunette man smiling and holding a red amaranth to his face

anime style sketch of a brunette man with a passive expression on his face and holding a purple lilac

anime style sketch of a greenish black haired man smiling with his eyes closed and holding red & pink columbines

Happy Valentine's Day from the love interests in Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon! Which one do you want flowers from? 💖

Watch the art timelapse: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgkJ...

Rowan Should I not speak of your virtues?

It takes a lot to perturb Rowan, but he's always quick to bounce back—and pay compliments in the meantime, of course.

Here's a new screenshot from our Victorian vampire #otomegame ! Wishlist it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3072470/...

screenshot of Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon Lucie I don't entirely understand you.

On a rainy night, Lucie and Rowan have to take shelter together, but will they become closer or realize the differences between them...?

Here's a look at Rowan's route in our otome game Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon! Wishlist it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3072470/...

screenshot of the game Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon, showing a darkened scene where the blonde main character looks angrily scared at the viewer

what caused Lucie to make this expression...?

a fae's whim [Art Timelapse] YouTube video by Crystal Game Works

New art timelapse is up on our YouTube channel! This is the speedpaint for the main artwork for a fae's whim, our micro visual novel about saving a faerie king.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ5J...

Meena It is the most reliable way! And if it is a deadly poison, this will also be the safest.

We have a new look at a side character far along in the story—Meena, an excitable chemist who loves a good challenge and juicy gossip ✨

Wishlist our Victorian vampire otome game: store.steampowered.com/app/3072470/...

Sign ups close in 2 days on January 28th!

JANUARY 2026 DEVLOG Cecil's Route

✨ new devlog ✨

Today we're taking a look at the progress on Cecil's, the childhood friend, route in our Victorian vampire otome game! 💖

crystalgameworks.com/january-2026...

photo of a Steam Deck playing an otome game where a purple-caped character kisses the hand of the main character (obscured). the Steam Deck is on a purple backdrop surrounded by merch for the game and flowers that are pink, red, and black.

Step into the Victorian era where vampires are part of every day life and find yourself in the middle of a murder mystery—or 2!

Try the demo for our next otome game if you haven't already, as it has 3 love interests & you can be a vampire or human 💖

Steam demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3072470/

A detailed photospread showcasing the Victorian Vampire Otome Game, Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon. Photo Credit to @arimiadev.com At the center of this photo you can see a steam deck running the game, showcasing a scene in which Rowan, one of the love interests, says to Lucie, the Protagonist, "I saw one of your recent letters among my father's papers and I was hoping to run into you eventually so that I might apologize in person, and to hear your proposal." The steamdeck is surrounded by red, black, and pink roses as well as smaller pink and white flowers with large round green leaves. An acrylic stand with the game's promotional art, featuring Lucie and all three love interests rests behind the steamdeck. In this artwork, Lucie sits on a chair while Cecil leans on teh chair behind her, Rowan sits on the left arm of the chair, and Elm rests alongside the chair while holding a book in one hand. Beneath the steamdeck is an art print of Lucie and the three love interests, showcasing the three men surrounding Lucie while she looks wistfully into the distance. Two chibi style character charms are also present - In one, Lucie is tugging on Rowan's arm to lead him in another direction; in the other, Lucie is coyly sneaking up behind Elm to see what he's reading while Elm sits on the grass. Both charms have a pink, Bat shaped keychain clip.

A screenshot of the Victorian Vampire Otome Game, Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon in which Lucie is smugly smiling at Cecil, who looks confused and alarmed. They are standing in the corridor of a University classroom building while Cecil says "H-how many murderers do you expect us to find?"

A screenshot of the Victorian Vampire Otome Game, Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon. In this screenshot, the screen is dark as Lucie and Elm are hiding within a small coat closet. Lucie is show in a diagonal cut-in along the top right of the screen, looking smug as she peers down at Elm who is focused intently on untangling Lucie's hair. Lucie is thinking, to herself, "...He looks so soft and winsome when he kneels down like that."

Hey, have you seen this absolutely stunningly gorgeous game that's coming out soon? The one you need to wishlist today?

store.steampowered.com/app/3072470/...

Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon is beautiful and these character designs are so cute? You need this Otome in your life.

It only lasts until the next bite, of course, but it's splendid nonetheless. Perhaps a bit simple compared to Ambrose's other undertakings, but perfectly cooked.

Sometimes a bite to eat is just too good...