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May 15, 2019
Article, Knife Sisters

When Your Wholesome, Queer Game is Seen as Very Controversial – a Blog Series

On the 24th of April we released our dark, emotional, and erotic visual novel Knife Sisters on Steam and Itch.io. In a series of posts, I will look into what happens when you approach the commercial markets with a game that explicitly aims to explore sex, power and consent. Knife Sisters is set in a

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May 9, 2019
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Welcome to the release party for Knife Sisters!

Knife Sisters was released on the 24th of April on Steam and Itch.io, and now we’re celebrating that the game has reached players all over the world – in countries where being queer is not as accepted as in Sweden. Join us at DevHub, Torggatan 2 in Malmö, the 31st of May from 18.30. We’ll

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April 24, 2019
Knife Sisters, Update

For all the lonely souls – I give you Knife Sisters!

Today is a big day: Knife Sisters hits Steam and Itch.io. This game means a lot to me, since I see it as the essence of what I’ve been doing artistically since I was a teenager. I’ve been working in the games industry since 2005, and my aim has always been to explore what games […]

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April 2, 2019
Knife Sisters, Update

Knife Sisters will be released April 24!

Our dark, explorative and erotic visual novel Knife Sisters will be released the 24th of April on Steam and Itch.io. We are so looking forward to share this interactive love story with you all! 💖

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March 4, 2019
Knife Sisters, Update

Knife Sisters approaching closed beta

EDIT: The spots for our closed beta are now filled! Keep an eye out for updates about the game by following us on Twitter, Instagram or Discord. 💥⛓💣 We are happy to announce that we are approaching closed beta for Knife Sisters, and we are looking for story game enthusiasts to

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February 19, 2019
Article, Knife Sisters

5 tips for doing a Kickstarter campaign

In november 2018 I did a Kickstarter campaign for the visual novel I’m working on, Knife Sisters. This was in part an impulse move, which I will get back to, and it was instigated by meeting a representative from Kickstarter at IndieCade in L.A. in October, who told me he thought the project c

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January 29, 2019
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Dark, cute & queer – inspirational sources

I’ve been posting pictures on Instagram from inspirational sources for Knife Sisters, and it made me want to sum it up here as well, in a little more detail. First, the origins of a project are of course a multitude, from events in one’s own life, people you’ve met, experiences that are kept i

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January 16, 2019
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Symbolic and Logical – The Tarot Cards

I’ve always had a great fascination for tarot cards and other similar meaningful/figurative cards, such as the Kille card deck. As an eleven year old, I created my first divination game, based on my own cards. I’ve since worked on many projects that incorporated divination and tarot cards in dif

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November 26, 2018
Knife Sisters, Update

The hurdles of marketing a game with adult content

So, the Kickstarter campaign is soon coming to an end! During this campaign I’ve learned so much that will be invaluable when the game launches this spring, and for that I am very grateful. But some of the things I’ve learned are a bit bitter to swallow … When I started this project, I didn’

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November 24, 2018
Knife Sisters, Update

On ethical dilemmas in games

Yesterday we we’re at SpilBar in Copenhagen, showcasing the game and listening to great talks about moral choices in games. I of course support the idea that games can be much more than entertainment (not saying that entertainment is anything wrong, though). Jordan Erica Webber presented ideas fro

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November 21, 2018
Knife Sisters, Update

Get the Knife Sisters Demo

Get the demo for Knife Sisters at itch.io !

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November 8, 2018
Update

Focus group for Truer than You

Our next game has the working title Truer than You. It’s a game about what it means to be true, especially in relationships. It’s also a game about shame as a driving force in social situations. Yesterday a small group of people who are interested in relationships gathered to ideate for the game

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October 30, 2018
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⛓The Kickstarter is live! ⛓

The Kickstarter campaign for Knife Sisters is live!!! Check it out to pre-order the game at a lower price, get unique merch and more! 💥

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October 17, 2018
Knife Sisters, Update

Knife Sisters is coming to Kickstarter

Knife Sisters will be on Kickstarter Oct 30 – Nov 29! Keep a look out for more updates or sign up to our newsletter to be reminded!  

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October 15, 2018
Article

Playing with Power – BDSM in Games

How are BDSM and power dynamics represented in games, and what can that teach us about love, life and games? In this blog post I’m exploring what BDSM and games have in common, and how BDSM and power dynamics are represented in indie games. It’s based on the talk “Explicit Power Dynamics &

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September 19, 2018
Update

Let’s talk about power, baby … and games … and sex!

How is BDSM portrayed in games, and what can this teach us about love, life and games? I will be speaking about this at Queerness and Games Conference (QGCon) in Montreal on September 30, as well as at IndieCade in L.A. on October 11. The topic is “Explicit Power Dynamics – BDSM in games”.

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April 19, 2018
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Knife Sisters at A Maze and Yonderplay

This spring there are two chances to get a preview of Knife Sisters – if you are attending either A Maze Festival or the Nordic Game Conference. The game will be shown at Open Screens at A Maze Festival, on Thursday the 26th of April from 3-6 PM. Knife Sisters is also selected as one […

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April 18, 2018
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The trailer for Knife Sisters

We’ve gotten ourselves a brand new trailer for Knife Sisters! We’ve also updated the website for the game.

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September 24, 2017
Knife Sisters

Knife Sisters

Transcenders Media is currently developing the story based game Knife Sisters, a visual novel about love, peer pressure, occultism and bdsm. Follow on instagram to get regular updates – or sign up to our newsletter. Save Save

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