Reading by firelight...

Since he was the clear winner in the Friday Favorites poll, here's the promised sneak peek at Sparrow's first CG sketch. ✨ Art is, as ever, credit to the wonderful @remnantation!

At Prince Leopold University you are expected to be the best because remember the best are made not born and you are expected to get good or get lost.

Play as a scholarship student at Prince Leopold University attempt to balance attending classes, make rivals, meet lifelong friends and pursue budding romances all the while dealing with the administration of a major university. Or don't.

Getting a place in PLU is hard, getting a full scholarship is harder. You did both. So perhaps it's no wonder why everyone seems to have such high expectations for you, expected to maintain passing grades, attend your club and be a forward face for the school, it's not like it's anything you haven't done before right? But can you pull it off again?

• Play as male, female or non-binary with options to be straight, gay, asexual or not pursue a romance at all.

• Experience a university that takes itself a little too seriously and expects you to do so as well – define your main character's personality, appearance, history and demeanour.

• Choose what scholarship you're on and which club you're in while training and playing like your scholarships on the line – because it is.

• Choose from track and field, music club, student council and drama club.

• Romance a hot-headed high-school rival, the brooding lead musician, the friendly student president who happens to be your brother's best friend, the charming but distant actor or your awkward roommate.

• Focus on or ignore your relationships with your teammates, acquaintances, family and friends back home, school staff and the public.

Aqil/Aaliyah Radwan: A

Gender of your team*, 19

The Rival

Talented, proud, competitive, irritating, insuffera- the vice-captain of the Prince Leopold Track-and-Field Team seems to not have any time for anyone but when it seems like they might be running out of your life they always slow down.

Hader/Hetti Jasanoff: H

(m/f), 20

The Musician

Intense, passionate, moody, the leader of the Prince Leopold Music Club and Screaming Diamonds, they seem to be affronted by those who treat their dream like a hobby but when they catch you staring as they sing, they find that their heart skips a beat.

Beck/Belle Torres: B

(m/f), 21

The President

Social, spirited and helpful, the President of the Student Body would be perfect if you could just forget that they are your brother's best friend. With a habit of prioritising others over themselves and burying their feelings for someone else's sake, they have to ask themselves? Are they willing to bury their feelings for you?

Frédéric 'Fred'/Frederica 'Freddie' Jame: F

(m/f), 21

The Actor

Charming, flirty and distant, the lead of the school's production and member of the drama club is rather pleasant to be around besides the fact you know nothing about them but as you both get further into your characters they seem to be content to hide their feelings deeper in their lines.

Rudra/Rania Punyamurthula: R

(m/f), 18

The Roommate

Awkward, excitable and smart, your roommate for this year is far too busy getting a good education for any clubs but when they are at every match, competition or performance you need to ask yourself? That's far too much for just a coincidence, right?

Attend the prestigious Prince Leopold University located on the eponymous Prince Leopold Island known for it's college town, thriving economy, night life, academic and extracurricular excellence.

From recently entering the top 10 academic institutions worldwide after being founded 25 years ago, to it's famous clubs winning multiple world titles, to it's beautiful campus and stringent entry requirements the school since founding has cultivated a reputation for excellence having even produced a chancellor or two in it's short history.

Demo: TBA

Portraits: TBA

Patreon: TBA (doesn't exist)

Ko-fi: TBA (doesn't exist)

GGGLU is rated 18+ for strong language, explicit sexual themes, drug and alcohol use, morally questionable behaviour and all the other things that might happen in university.

I got my wish of meeting a Band Camp Boyfriend fan today!!

I know you mentioned you follow the Tumblr so if you see this I want you to know you absolutely made my weekend!!!!! I'm sorry I didn't even catch your name because I was so swept up in the moment and we had to clear the room and run off to the next event, but I hope you see this and I hope you don't mind me recounting the tale because I want to remember it forever.

There was an otome panel at Otakon and we had some downtime before it began so the host suggested we go ahead and share our favorite otome boys, and started passing around a mic. My heart started pounding so hard because I was like "Oh my gosh, should I mention Band Camp Boyfriend?" and hearing everyone gush about their faves reassured me I was among my people and would regret chickening out so I went for it. I got up to shoutout my boy Impey Barbicane and also mentioned Band Camp Boyfriend as seen here in this video.

I went back to my seat with my heart pounding and hands shaking because I’m not good with speaking in front of hundreds of people. I was texting my parents about what I’d done when someone on the other side of the room gets on the mic and says, “My favorite boys are from a new game called BAND CAMP BOYFRIEND AND THEIR NAMES ARE TOM AND POPTART!!!!” OMG I gasped and leaped to my feet and jumped for joy and screamed “I love you!!!” because I had to get the emotions out somehow hahaha. Everyone cheered. It sounds like a "and then everyone clapped" story, but it was real and I couldn't have imagined a better way in a million years to meet someone who had played our game.

Anyways, then I sat there for the next ten minutes trying not to tear up. You all know I have a lot of emotions when it comes to this game! Thank you, friend, for blessing me with such an amazing memory today, and thank you to all of you who follow this blog and love Band Camp Boyfriend. It really means the world to both me and my sister! My heart is so full today.

I better give my cat some cuddles now, he's desperate for attention. Have a great week!!

Made this after bingeing Emirichu's anime cafe videos today! What's your order?

HEY-HO CARROT STICKS. New release 🥕✨ Because I can't? Stop expanding things?? And going mildly off the rails???

Get ready for epic action sequences! 51 gallons of tears! Semi-animated cutscenes! Jerry! A WHOPPING 74 CGS???

Check out all HOT DEETS here:

I love how Jerry is listed like a game feature... hang on wait this is perfect for a certain meme. *Digs through closet full of overused memes*

Perfect.

HELP I AM SOBBINGGGGG?????? TEARS STREAMING DOWN MY FACE LDKFJLKAJLKDFD this is perfect...

(Cat’s out the bag y’all and RIGHT before I leave for vacation next week! ☠️ Crushed is getting *more* voice acting!!!!)

Casting 4 roles total: 3 Males, 1 Female

SFW Unpaid Partial Voice Acting

Note: All characters are Black American, and Black VAs will be prioritized for this project 

Important Info: CRUSHED is a previous entry for this year’s Black VN game jam (rated 14+ as it deals with high school characters and teen drama story themes)

Please label audio files as: CharacterName_YourName

MP3 or WAV format accepted (WAV preferred)

Please email your audition file to hummingbirdstudio.games@gmail.com with the subject heading “Crushed Audition”. Also include your contact method, social media, and what name you’d like to be credited as in your email. 

Casting Period: July 14, 2023 - August 5, 2023 5 PM EST

Find more information at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kWcayX9vtknVM5oCyvDXkDDZPrG-WoBkt2_5kdjMuTQ/edit?usp=sharing

If you have any questions, please feel free to shoot me an email or DM! 

Thanks 💛😋

Hey y’all!!! 

Last time I’ll be annoying (about this) but I’m extending the deadline, so you have until 11:59 PM EST tonight to submit your audition!

Happy 801 Day!

Remember when I made janken strip games? :^)

Local yandere in your area?

We have a date for the official Beta launch of Ceres's entire route in IseKai! Please mark your calendars for September 1st! Keep an eye out so you don't miss that! If you're a backer with beta-test privileges, I will update all the information on the relevant test server a few weeks prior to the next big step.
For anyone interested in joining the beta team, as the word count is quite significant, you may join over on Patreon at the relevant tier in September 2023.

Thank you again everyone for your support!