I'm Ligia Nunes (she/her), an award-winning Brazilian, writing sci-fi and fantasy diverse and inclusive stories filled with romance and humor. I believe in justice, in love, feminism, and in equal rights for everyone. If you're like me, then my books and games were written especially for you. ♥ I hope you'll enjoy them!
Two children raised together. One, a future King. The other, his whipping child. Their relationship? It's up to you to develop.
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MATHIAS'S HEART HAS BEEN bleeding since his father, the former King, decided to punish you for his mistakes. As the youngest child of a lesser bourgeois, you were raised in the castle, between the King's cruelty, the Queen's friendship, and Mathias's kindness (or supposed kindness?).
Now, more than twenty Carnivals since your arrival, the King is dead and the Queen's sickness worsens each day. As the azure taint spreads in the kingdom and the Opalean Wars come to an end, it's Mathias's time to sit on the throne.
Will the docile Prince become a kind King, a violent Monarch, or a ruthless Tyrant? Will you have any say in it? And how much will your relationship change?
Develop your personality, see how your choices build, and change your bond with Mathias.
It's time to help him choose. Will your monarch Love the Guard or Be the King?
AGE SUGGESTED; 16+ for erotic nudity, mild violence, swearing, and non-explicit sexual scenes.
FEATURES;
150k+ words (3 out of 4 chapters developed + 1 Extra Story) in the public build
220k+ words in the supporters build (in Patreon and Ko-fi)
Black & White aesthetic
6 black & white CGs + 2 colored illustrations
One Love Interest with five possible types of branching relationships, non-romantic options included.
Possible romantic rendezvous with other characters while in Mathias's friendship route.
LGBTQIA+ friendly + representation (you can choose your gender and your relationship with Mathias)
Age suggested: 16+ for non-explicit sexual scenes, some soft swearing, and violence.
ABOUT THE GAME;
This game is my first prototype. I'm trying to see if I can give you the freedom to build your relationship with a character while also deciding how you feel about your past and present.
Our experiences (and the way we feel about them) help define who we are, so, in this game, I'd like you to decide yours—and to face whatever consequences come with that choice.
This story will have 4 chapters. :)
♥♥♥♥ This game is free and still under development. Right now, you have 2 out of 4 chapters + 1 Extra Story. If you want to support the development of LtGBtK, please consider leaving a comment on the dev page, following me, and sharing this post!
You can also support me via ko-fi ! ♥♥♥♥
Link in itch.io
CHARACTERS;
Mathias Jan Yvanson (LI) - The Crown Prince - 28 - He / His
You and Mathias were raised together. As you grew up, he would often read for you, treat your wounds, and he honestly thought he was protecting you while your whole life went up in flames.
Mathias is the future King of Opala, but something seems to be missing, and you're not the only one who sees it. With Mathias being the target of a ravenous court, it's up to you to give him the guidance and answers he needs—or to sit back and watch as the flames get higher. He may seem innocent and good, but there's an underlying layer of guilt shaping his personality. Will you enforce it, break it, or use it in your favor?
Mandreis Jay Yvanson - The Grand General - 26 - They / Them
Mathias's sibling and the-child-who-didn't-have-a-whipping-boy. Like you, Mandra was also a victim of King Elias's punishments, and it shows in the many scars they carry.
Everything Mandra does has a reason, and no matter how reckless, rude, or violent they may be, you can be sure of one thing: they'll have Mathias exactly in the place he should be, one way or another. Mandra was once the child who ran after you and Mathias. Today, they're the Grand General of the Opalean Forces, and the symbol of everything that could've gone right—but didn't. Their intentions? Not even the Goddess knows.
Melike Jal Yvanson - The Ambassador - 22 - She/Her
Mathias's younger sister and the child-who-was-sent-away. Melike has been living in Safira as a hostage an ambassador for the past five years. She is considered The Royal Flower of Opalean nobility, and despite having stayed almost a decade away from home, she is still loved by the nobles and the people alike.
Also known as the “Child of the two Queens,” Melike has always
been a constant in the Opaleans' lives. When Queen Yvana lost control, Melike’s missives from Safira, read out loud by criers in the public market, were the only thing filling her people with hope.
Melike is a gifted Arcano, attentive, gentle, and terribly intelligent--but she is also dangerous. She likes the metaphor about flowers and thorns, but, as her namesake indicates, she prefers the idea of being poisonous.
Queen Yvana Jal Yvanson - THE Queen - 53 - She / Her
The Queen was the one responsible for bringing you into the Castle, decades ago. She used to be sweet and good while you were growing up, but something changed and nobody knows exactly what. Now, as the Azure Taint consumes her, Queen Yvana seems to slowly go back to her former self. Be careful, though. Her gentle countenance hides secrets that go much beyond the black cherry wood forming her crown.
Doctor Helena Filtchen - The Spymaster The Royal Doctor - 56 - She / Her
Brutal when needed, incisive when asked, and always paying attention. Some people might think her long-lasting, romantic relationship with Queen Yvana left her too soft to keep acting in the shadows, but Dr. Filtchen is always ready to prove them wrong.
She's now focused on studying the Azure Taint and on finding a cure. If she'll find it in time or not, that's another story.
Master Mercurio - The Great Arcanos - ??? - He / Them
Nobody knows exactly where he comes from, but "Master Curio," as Mathias has always called him, is possibly one of, if not the most powerful Arcane Mage in all the Five Kingdoms. Nobody knows why or how Master Curio chooses their students or how many they are, but he is in Opala now to train Mathias—and he better not waste the opportunity.
... And YOU! - The Dragon Commander
Child of a lesser bourgeois, you were raised in the Castle with everything a royal child could have—plus a painful coating of scars that mask your back, arms, nape, and face.
Build your own Dragon Commander, your relationship with Mathias and the others, and discover the past that binds you all, so you can stir your present in the direction you want... and maybe decide the future of the entire kingdom.
LINKS TO THE GAME;
Itch.io | Ko-fi (if you want to support the development + read more about it! ♥)
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ABOUT THE DEV;
Watty-award winner, writer, game dev, and Illustrator. I write in English & em Português também!
Hi! I'm Ligia Nunes, and I write sci-fi and fantasy diverse and inclusive books filled with romance and humor.
I believe in justice, love, feminism, and equal rights for everyone.
If you're like me, then my books were written especially for you. You're one of us now; welcome to the family! ♥ If you'd like to read my books, head to My Profile on Wattpad.
OTHER PROJECTS;
Come check my books ♥
The Anhang Series: Book #1 (completed - winner of the Watty award 2020 in the sci-fi category) | Book #2 (ongoing)
Tags: Superhero, LGBTQIA+, Action, Romance
Villains are meant to stay away from Heroes, no matter how powerful--or hot--they are. But when a famous hero becomes a criminal and sparks start flying, can a villain resist?
Supervillain Léon Dickens aka Reality Warp, loves the perks of working under a world-dominant megacorp that buys-slash-steals lifeforce. TV appearances, evil schemes, explosions, latte machines--he has everything a villain could dream of. For him and all the other employees at Invidia Corp, being selfish is great. Things change when internationally famous (and hot) superhero, Grizzly Bear, invades their secret HQ and—wait for it—asks for a job!
Unemployed, overdrawn, ashamed, babysitting her 5-yo sister, and chasing a dream career that doesn't seem it'll ever work out, Mara meets a mysterious person bleeding on the street. The stranger asks for her help and promises to be a better friend than they'd ever been, but Mara never saw them in her entire life and she's about to call the police when the stranger... well... dies.
And yes, that would be weird as hell in itself, but things only get worse when the stranger comes back to life and shows Mara into a new world filled with monsters that need slaying, secrets that need keeping, truths that need unveiling, and a crescent evil that threatens everything she holds dear.
(Portuguese) Assassinato no Mundo das Fadas:
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Tags: Fantasia, Mistério, Investigação, Ação.
Marcele Cidreira realmente não tem sorte na vida — e isso piora ainda mais quando ela é acusada de um crime terrível contra a sua própria fada-madrinha... que ela nem sabia existir!
Lançada de cabeça num mundo mágico repleto de perigos e mistérios, Marcele, sua irmã Tâmara, e sua melhor amiga, Eliana, só poderão contar com o fada-advogado-surpreendentemente-atraente, Tales, e seu assistente inocente, Otelo. Juntos, eles terão que provar sua inocência para que Marcele possa, quem sabe, retomar o controle de sua vida. O que o grupo não poderia esperar é que acabaria desvendando um esquema de corrupção sujo e perigoso que pode colocar a vida de todos os seus entes queridos em risco.
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Heyy, I don’t know if there’s a discord server for Ltgbtk!! I want to talk to more people about it, but not many people know it, and when I try search for more content on it, there’s only a small amount of posts made (TikTok & YouTube) :( Sooo is there a place to chat with others about this game? 👀👀
hi, anon! ^^ haha we have one, yep! if you're interested, please send me a DM, and i'll send you an invite :))
Sadly I think most game engines use AI or have options for devs to use AI. So I don't know where people will move to. I also think its interesting how he left out that he was using Gen AI so that people who don't know as much would just assume it wasn't and move on.
it is *truly* interesting, yes XD hahaha
most if not all of the big ones are, i agree—but i've been using a lot of indie software that is thankfully free of that stuff (or so i thought, in renpy's case!)😭 renpy is an independent software and Tom is the lead developer, so their decision didn't come from someone else's pressure/order; it was their choice, which is what upsets me the most.
right now, i'm looking into Light.VN while i wait for news from Tom. in the worst case, i'll switch to Light.VN or some other indie engine. i'll have to expand my "build a save" questions (since the import/export wouldn't work anymore) and start coding the 2nd game from scratch. which, you know, time-consuming and complicated, but it's, again, a CHOICE, and i'd rather have a light conscience and keep upholding my morals, even if that means accepting a massive inconvenience and losing hours of sleep 🤣
in the end, this is all we can do for... everything, nowadays.
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if you didn't know, ren'py Tom, the creator of Renpy, made a post a few hours ago about how he uses AI to develop Renpy--he's been doing it since 2021, a little after i first started using it.
being strongly against AI, this one has hit me HARD. i think it's important for software developers to be transparent about their usage of AI so that the people that are considering using their software can choose what to do.
well, we were not given that choice, were we? if i knew, i, personally, would have already changed engines.
i'm still a bit lost and really upset, since I just finished my import/export tool for LtGBtK/WtDLtK, the "build a save" tool is roughly in half, and I'm not sure how to move forward.
i'll continue following the discussion and waiting for a response from Tom. within this one, there's also a larger discussion about AI usage on software development in general and how difficult it is to escape it nowadays--but what does that mean? simply accepting that this is the new normal is *exactly* what would MAKE it the new normal, and I don't *want* it to be.
i'm ONE developer, working solo on every single part of this project, but one can't turn their morals on/off when it's convenient, so while changing engines at this point would be **extremely** difficult and time-consuming for me, it's not off the table yet.
i'll keep you all posted.
big hugs,
Ligia
ps: this post is not an invitation to discuss AI. I have a very strong view against it, and absolutely *nothing* a pro-AI person can say will change my mind.
Hey!! So, I'm subscribed to your Patreon, and I was going through previous asks and noticed that some short stories are not on the Patreon? ^^' Although they are on the Kofi! I don't really want to pay the $6 again unless I have to, so I was just wondering if only some stories are accessible through Kofi and not Patreon!
hi anon! huh 🤔 thank you for pointing that out! i thought i had added all the kofi short stories on patreon too!! i'll check again and add those that aren't already there ❤️
🌈 Interact-IF 2026 Pride Month: LGBTQ+ Authors & Games 🌈
This June, Interact-IF is bringing back the Pride Month spotlight event—celebrating the incredible LGBTQ+ creators, stories, and communities that make games richer, more diverse, and more meaningful. We're putting together an updated community masterlist of games that are:
✨ Created by LGBTQ+ authors and designers OR
✨ Contain meaningful representation of LGBTQ+ characters, storylines and experiences (exploring themes of gender, sexuality, community, self-discovery, and belonging).
📋 Submission Form: HERE
Creators are welcome to submit:
Released games
Demos/works in progress
A short write-up of how the game contains LGBTQ+ representation or explores relevant themes
After the success of last year's event, we hope this year's masterlist will be even bigger and better! The aim is to help spotlight LGBTQ+ creators and showcase the breadth of LGBTQ+ experiences being explored through games.
We might also reach out to 2-3 authors to do a short written interview as well as post never-before-published interviews from last year's event.
So if you're a creator who's keen on being interviewed for this year's pride month spotlight, do check the box in the google form. Share this post and help us spread the word.
Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈
Finally, do check out some of last year's interviews!
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Hello again! Hope the spring has been pleasant for you 🌷
With this update we're continuing the pilgrimage, which is turning out more dangerous than even the Crown and their companions anticipated:
The Crown will be revisiting an old place they had forgotten about, and learn more about the scars left on the land from the reigns of Crowns past
Whether you brought the water spirits with you or whether Eshkar is also there or not will give you additional variations and, depending on one choice you make this chapter, may lead to someone getting hurt
There will be more lore on the religious practices of Arsur, and an opportunity to customize your Crown's religious beliefs as well
A dangerous encounter shakes things up this chapter--is it a test of the spirits, or just bad luck? Either way, how your Crown handles this situation will not go unnoticed!
And last but not least, romance scenes with your chosen love interest, though the tone of these will be quite different considering the previous encounter...
Thank you for all your patience and support, I hope you enjoy the new chapter as summer approaches 💖
For those that are unfamiliar with the game
A Tale of Crowns is a high fantasy romance story, told in the form of a text-based interactive novel with choice mechanics. The setting is inspired by Kurdish culture as well as other historical settings in the Middle East such as Ancient Persia, but it also draws heavily from other cultures and countries in the region.
Your character is native to Arsur, a vast empire overseen by a single ruler known as the Crown. Unlike traditional monarchies, however, the title is not inherited through blood. Whenever the Crown dies, their famed golden eyes pass on to the one chosen by the Spirits of this world to be the new Crown. In this story, your MC takes on that role.
There are four different love interests to choose from, whose genders will be customized to suit the preferences of your Crown. You can find more info about them on the blog page!
Also note that this current version of the game is safe for those 16 years and older.
Like the premise so far? Play it and give it a try! The entire game is free!
If you enjoyed the game, please reblog! Share it with your friends! Recognition and reader interaction is just about the only thing I get in return for creating it ❤️
Just made a lot of progress on the "create a save" tool for "Ward the Dragon, Love the King!" ♥♥♥ Soon you'll be able to either import your saves from the first game or tailor a save by answering personality-quizz-like questions! haha ;)) the best part? it also creates a save in the multi-game persistent, meaning you'll be able to later import this save into other games of the series, yay! (it's still a little ugly, but I'll worry about the UI later 🤣)
i wanted to do this for two main reasons:
1, to help new players get into the series a little more easily, even if they never played the first game
but mainly, 2, to make sure i wouldn't be keeping the second game behind a paywall. the way the game is programmed now (3 days after the release of the 1st supporters build), it only works with saves from the paid version of LtGBtK.
when the "create a save" tool is ready, everyone will be able to play with their choices from the first game, no matter if they have the paid version or not. :)
If you like watching streams, SailorOtome will go live on June 4th at 11AM EST to celebrate queer games, and they chose LtGBtK as part of the celebration!!! ❤️ yaaaay!
if it's something you might like, make sure to follow Sailor Otome on twitch and/or Bsky!
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