www.hollowjam.com For too long, the VN developer world has been without a jam that stands for actual horror content, rather than the comfy Halloween vibe exemplified by that skeleton with the trumpet. We’re here to fix that. Some months ago, we started planning a new jam, one that would let you actually put in the […] The post Hollowjam, a horror VN jam of our own appeared first on Fuwanovel.
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