DuskyHallows posts
An unfortunate update
This post is a sad one, and will require some prefacing that is a little uncomfortable for both of us. We hope that you'll all be understanding.For the entirety of Dusky Hallow's existence, we (Duski and Hallows) have been a couple. We never denied it or tried to hide this information if ask...
Don't play with that, Remy! (+ 20% off sale)
Hello! Long time no speak. We're still here, life just got a bit nuts for a while. We're still working hard on the game! Hope everyone here is doing well.This is a scene where... Look. Just don't question why Remy has a demon core in her kitchen. I promise she's being very careful wi...
New background art!
In preparation for the demo, I redid the art entirely for the mall and food court. They're central locations, and the originals were two of the first bits of background art I did for the game, so they were pretty crusty. (well, they were to me, and it's hard to be proud of something when you...
Making some changes
Hello all! Duski here! (for once)I hope you’re doing well. I’ll cut right to it today. We’ve decided to change up the format of our Patreon. We want to use it more. You’ve probably noticed we don’t post much, (though we’re still here, still making the game!) and after many attempts and r...
Sanguine Rose: Lost Chapters!
Hello everyone!We recently released an update on Steam and Itch.io to Sanguine Rose to celebrate it being over a year since its official release. If you never got around to picking it up, it's 30% off for the Summer Sale as well, so it's really the ideal time.Sanguine Rose on SteamHowever, t...
Monthly Brief - March
Hello patrons, fans, and people who aren't quite sure how they got here, I'm Hallows and its time for our March Monthly Brief.On the agenda this time is giving you a sneak peak at some of what we've been working on recently, what we're doing this month, and also some allusions to som...
We're alive!
It's been a while since we last posted, so we wanted to make a quick post with updates on where we're at, why we haven't been posting, and reassure you that we very much are alive, well, and working on Joystick Bliss.The long and short of it is that December was a pretty rough month for ...
Sasha
For the upcoming demo! :D(I love drawing latex, I couldn't resist dressing her in that outfit.)
Remy chilling - preview
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August Art Pack Preview
Hi guys, Duski here.Here is a little preview of what's in the art pack this month. There's not a great deal I can show in the image, since pretty much all of it is a bit too raunchy to be shown publicly here!Apologies that it's late, and that there wasn't a preview earlier. This mont...
July Art Pack Preview
Hey all! Duski here.Here is the preview of the art pack for July! I'll be honest with you, it's been a weird month. With the Covid isolation and various other factors my head hasn't been in it's usual space. Hallows already mentioned, but while he's been creating the character cr...
Monthly Brief - July 2020
Hey hey hey!As we've mentioned previously, we're bookending months with briefs and debriefs now. This one's a little late so we'll be talking more about what we're doing than what we're going to do. So, let's get on with it!What are we up to?We're working with our pub...
Art Pack Preview, Character Creator Teaser, and Steam Trading Cards!
Hello everyone! It's coming up on the end of the month so we're dropping by with a preview of this month's art pack (available to Hacker tier patrons) as well as some news. The art pack, for any of you who don't know, is high quality art, PSDs,studies, and other odds and ends that Du...
Steam Summer Sale & Dark Fantasy Bundle
The Steam Summer Sale is live and Sanguine Rose is no exception! We're offering 20% off Sanguine Rose for the duration of the sale, so if you haven't picked it up yet this is the perfect time. We've also joined up with another title published by TinyHat, the excellent Seeds of Chaos by V...
Sanguine Rose Steam Edition - Itch Release! (PC/Mac/Android)
Hey everybody! Dropping in to announce that we've just launched the Steam Edition of Sanguine Rose on Itch.io, meaning you can now pick up Sanguine Rose on Mac, Linux, and Android, as well as PC if you'd rather not have Sanguine Rose in your Steam library.This is the exact same game as you&#...
May Art Pack Preview
Here's a little preview of what'll be in the art pack at the end of this month! There's unseen art from Joystick Bliss, recent fanart, studies, sketches, and all in high resolution! 20 bits of art in total. Anyone signed up to the Hacker tier on the 28th will receive the download link!Al...
Sanguine Rose - Acrylic Painting
Heyo! Duski here. I'd love to show you guys this painting I just finished. It was going to be for Steam advertising materials but ended up just not being finished in time.I haven't done anything properly in acrylics for ages so it was fun to get back into it. (oil is my usual choice, but I w...
Monthly Brief - May 2020
Hello hello hello!As we mentioned in the April Debrief, we're bookending months with briefs and debriefs now. Towards the end of the month we'll put out a debrief for our patrons talking about what we've been up to throughout the month, and how progress is looking. Meanwhile briefs come ...
Art Pack Info
Hello!Now that we're doing monthly art packs for our Hacker tier patrons, I thought it'd be good idea to talk a little about what's going into them.So far the plan is to send it out via Patreon messages, to all people pledged to the Hacker tier on the 28th April. If you're an existin...
Patreon Changes + Interest Poll!
Heyo!Duski here. We've been making changes to the Patreon page today, you might have noticed. I'll talk about them a bit for the curious or confused.First off - We've changed our tiers significantly. This is because the old tiers suited Sanguine Rose, and we're switching up everythin...
Sanguine Rose is out now on Steam!
As of this moment, Sanguine Rose is now available on Steam!You can find it by following this handy link! As you will see, for the first week we're offering 10% off, so grab it while it's hot.If you're a patron, past or present, who's lifetime support for us is $10 or more, check your...
Sanguine Rose Steam Release & Changes to the Patreon
Hey everyone, Hallows here, let's touch base on the Sanguine Rose Steam release. If you've already read the patron post which came out just before this one, you can skip this, we'll be covering the same topics.First and foremost, it's coming out tomorrow, which is exciting for us, bu...
Sanguine Rose is coming to Steam on 17th April!
We’re finally bringing Sanguine Rose to Steam, check out our Early Access page here:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243420/Sanguine_Rose/The game will be available on the 17th of April for $14.99, with an initial launch discount of 10%! The version on steam will contain: The full game, with al...
Thank you patrons!
Not quite in time for #ThankYouPatrons day, but we wanted to give a huge thanks to all of you who make our projects possible! We can't wait to show you what we've got ready for you in Joystick Bliss, as well as a little something Sanguine Rose related we're cooking up! - Duski & Hallows
Sanguine Rose Walkthrough
Hey everyone, I just finished writing a more up to date walkthrough over on our Itch, so I'm linking it here. Hopefully it helps anyone still fishing for those last few gallery items!
Cooking with Remy
Better do as the apron says.
New Character: Sasha
Click the link for the full body picture!~
What the hell is Joystick Bliss?
It's your friendly neighbourhood Hallows here, let's get right on into it.First of all, if you haven't looked around already, please do, we've updated our Patreon page to look snazzier than ever. It's real snazzy. Feel free to leave a comment telling us how snazzy it is. Go do it...
New character: Lena
For the mysterious new project.. soon to be announced.
Say hi to Remy <3
We'll be dropping more info soon, but for now, say hi to Remy Graves!




















