Making a Shadow & Maria Fangame!

Hi guys! It’s been a while so I thought I would update the project’s info page to reflect where we’re currently at with the game and it’s prologue! 😄

“What is WTLTS?”

When there's light, there's Shadow is an RPG Maker MV fangame about Shadow and Maria's life on the ARK! It's in very early development, and we are currently working on it’s Prologue: Bright Beginnings, which features Maria as the main character as well as the story of her arrival on the ARK, and how she first met Shadow! 😄

"What does it feature?"

At the moment there's several locations to visit, a semi-original soundtrack though we aim to hopefully make it entirely original! Custom character sprites and portraits, and scene artwork by incredible artists! Though all the tile-sets have been purchased by me, or were free to use. At the moment we have almost finished making a basic set up for the game’s prologue! Once that is finished the team and I will figure out how to best improve and build on it! 😄

"What is the plot?"

WTLTS’s plot is about what Shadow and Maria’s life might’ve been like on the Space Colony ARK prior to the raid! With the prologue focusing on Maria’s arrival, and her eventual meeting and friendship with Shadow! Then Chapter 1 will focus on Shadow’s experience living in the colony a year after his creation! 😄

“How big will the game be?”

I’m not entirely sure as I’m very new to this, but WTLTS will definitely be a multi-chapter story, starting with the Prologue, and ending with the final chapter. (Which will likely show the raid and Maria’s death 🥲) We’re thinking of releasing the game chapter by chapter similar to Deltarune! Although, I’m not quite sure if there’s a way to make the game remember previous choices if we go that route… but I hope it’s possible! Even though I’m new to RPG Maker some of the things I’ve seen other people do with the engine can be extremely impressive!

“When will the game be finished?”

There’s no set release date as we’re a very small team, but we’re hoping to have at least a demo for the prologue out by September for SAGE 2026 (It’s a popular Sonic Fangame showcase website!) And the game will be released on Itch.io! 😄

Sorry, I actually can’t draw. I’m absolutely horrible at it lol. I’m also not really a person who ships characters. But I don’t mind Sonadow! 😆😄

Presenting: WTLTS Sleepwalker! A new short fangame about little Shadow exploring the ARK while sleepwalking! What adventure will he have? That’s for you guys to find out! 😄

Hey guys, sorry I’ve been so quiet here. I’m pretty sure most of my followers are bots, and my posts for the are hardly seen even if I pay 233$ for blazes so I just haven’t been motivated to post on Tumblr much. We’re still working on the prologue of WTLTS though, and now we have another little side-game in development which will hopefully give you guys another game to play while waiting for the main. Sleepwalker! I hope you’ll enjoy it when it’s out! 😄

Music by @theshycreeperart! 😄

Sprite art by @genesisgoblin! 😄

Sorry it’s been a while guys! Here’s a really cute new alternative outfit for Maria! I hope you guys will like it! It’s supposed to be a reference to the pink dress she wears in Sonic X! 😄❤️

Story-time.

Hey guys! The game’s Instagram account reached 1000 followers, so we posted this adorable scene we finished recently for WTLTS’s prologue to celebrate! I thought I’d post it here and to YouTube as well!! I really hope you guys will like it!

The adorable artwork was made by @pennovich.bsky.social!, and Maria was voiced by @bluberriemuffin! 😄❤️

The music was also made by Crystalvania_Furnace! 😄❤️

Hey guys! I forgot to post about it yesterday (I’m sorry 😭) but our game’s trailer was shown during the Spring Sonic Expo livestream on YouTube, and you can vote for When There’s Light, There’s Shadow in the best Fan-Game trailer category with this link! 😄 https://showcase.sonicexpo.org/

Who are you?

Everyone, I’m so happy to announce that we have made a teaser trailer of When There’s Light, There’s Shadow for the Spring Sonic Expo! An expo for Sonic fans to submit their fan creations, and our Shadow & Maria fangame’s trailer has been accepted! 🥹❤️

We worked so hard on this video, and we’re so delighted to have come this far with our project! Thank you everyone who has supported us this far! 🥹❤️

The wonderful art used in our game’s teaser was made by @itz-pandora, @theshycreeperart, @genesisgoblin, @galacticghoste, and @diesel-punk! 😄❤️

Our awesome voice actors! @bluberriemuffin @kingsnooz! 😄❤️

Music by @skidthelid and crystallisee/Crystalvania_furnace! 😄❤️

Hey guys! We’re looking for more people to join our Game Team! Specifically those with RPGMaker experience, those who like to animate, are skilled with sprite-work, story-writing, or composing! 😄

If anyone would like to join us in creating When There’s Light, There’s Shadow please fill out our application form, and join our discord! 😄 https://forms.gle/uUHymEAeSUMpygJR7

Abe’s bad hiding spots in WTLTS! I think the carpet one is my favourite. 😆

I’ll still try to post here though! I just want to apologize for not being as active as I used to! I’ll try to post more things soon! ❤️

Here’s the game’s official Instagram account if you guys would like to follow it! There’s stuff there that I haven’t posted here yet! 😄 https://www.instagram.com/whenthereslighttheresshadow?igsh=MXN2NGM3ZG11dWwzZA==

And here’s my account! I’ve been mostly posting funny stuff about the game. 😆 https://www.instagram.com/kenziegh0st?igsh=OW1vejJhNHB1a2xy&utm_source=qr

Look at these goobers, I CAN’T 😭😭❤️❤️❤️

Little Shadow’s adorable new portraits and sprite is by @genesisgoblin! And Maria’s amazing portraits and sprite is by @itz-pandora! 😄

Hey guys! I’ve got very exciting news! Little Shadow finally has his own portraits for the game thanks to @genesisgoblin! Look how cute they are! I really hope you guys like them! 😄❤️

Maria sprite and portraits by @itz-pandora! Shadow sprite and portraits by @genesisgoblin! 😄