Grunge

Devlog

• Grunge Video Walkthrough Completed
  August 29, 2020 by CrossXGames

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  Hello, The Grunge video walkthrough has been completed and it's now officially up on the channel. You can view it here. The final episode proves that you can , just as you could with version 1.5, g... Continue reading
• All The First Times Releases August 17th!
  August 12, 2020 by CrossXGames

  Hello everyone! I've finished writing All The First Times, and it will be published as an ebook through several major retailers on August 17th! Please note that it contains sexually explicit conte... Continue reading
• Narrative Map & Anniversary Art!
  August 05, 2020 by CrossXGames

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  I debated on whether or not I wanted to do this, but I finished cleaning up this document, and I'm close to the end of editing and posting my LP, so I decided to post this for reference. This is the... Continue reading

  
• Campground Novelization & Future Updates
  June 24, 2020 by CrossXGames

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  #walkthrough, #guide, #release, #novelization, #all the first times, #sequel

  Hello all, Some of you may know that I've made a couple of very small sequels/companion stories to Grunge, one of which is Roses, and the other which is Campground, which focuses on Edd and Ale... Continue reading

  
• Grunge Artbook Is Available For Purchase!
  June 10, 2020 by CrossXGames

  Hey all, the official Grunge artbook is finally available for purchase-- just in time for Pride Month! I created both a SFW version and an NSFW version (which is more expensive.) SFW costs $8, the NS... Continue reading
• Video Walkthrough - Playlist
  January 08, 2020 by CrossXGames

  Hello all, I'm starting a video walkthrough for those of you who may be interested. I only have one episode up so far, but if there are some of you struggling to get the best ending/romantic ending,... Continue reading
• Mac Version Up!
  December 19, 2019 by CrossXGames

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  Hello everyone, Mac version 1.6 of Grunge is up! Have fun!... Continue reading
• Update 1.6! - Mac Version Upload Delayed
  December 18, 2019 by CrossXGames

  Hello everyone! I just finished uploading the Windows version of update 1.6. Included in this update are the following fixes: Gone is the bug that had you transfer to Carmen's house in chapter one... Continue reading
• Update - Bug Report Changes
  December 17, 2019 by CrossXGames

  Hey y'all, I'm still working on the latest patch (version 1.6) and I hope to have it up in the next few days. If you check out the Community Discussion Board, you'll find some new resources for play... Continue reading
• Known Issues/Things To Be Fixed
  December 11, 2019 by CrossXGames

  Hello all, I'm working on trying to fix up the battles and some other bugs that you have reported. Carmen's House Sends You Back To Chapter One If you touch or interact with the door in Chapter Thr... Continue reading
• Please Help Me With Patch!
  December 10, 2019 by CrossXGames

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  Hi y'all, I'm trying to work on patching the battles! A lot of you have reported that the villains (like the dance group girls in Chapter Two onward) are way too strong. Some people have said that th... Continue reading
• Update/Patch Coming Soon...
  December 02, 2019 by CrossXGames

  Hey y'all! Some people have mentioned that they've been having some difficulty with the final fight against Kenny; I'm going to likely be releasing a patch to lower his defense so that hopefully shou... Continue reading
• SECRET Game Published!
  November 09, 2019 by CrossXGames

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  Hey all! This is a surprise game that I created for the RPGMaker Game Jam. It's entitled Campground, and it focuses on Edd and Ale's camping trip that they take in September of 1994. It is free and... Continue reading

  
• Sequel Published!
  November 08, 2019 by CrossXGames

  Hello all! Roses is now available for download. I hope you get the chance to enjoy it and check out this special story I made about these two lovely ladies... Continue reading

  
• 200 Downloads! THANK YOU!!!
  November 04, 2019 by CrossXGames#grunge, #200 downloads, #thank you

  Thank you so much for 200 downloads!!! And congratulations to my leading ladies. <3... Continue reading

  
• SEQUEL ANNOUNCED
  October 17, 2019 by CrossXGames

  Hello everyone! Happy to announce the development of Roses, an RPG focusing on Brandy and Candace's relationship after they endure a terrifying experience. This is another free game which will be su... Continue reading

  
• Happy International Lesbian Day!
  October 09, 2019 by CrossXGames#wlw, #lgbt game, #grunge, #indie game, #international lesbian day, #lesbian

  I find it weirdly fitting how Grunge, a game about a lesbian romance, won a major award on the same day as International Lesbian Day. It's like something magical happened and it just suddenly fell int... Continue reading

  
• GRUNGE WON AN AWARD
  October 08, 2019 by CrossXGames#award winner, #queer games festival, #award, #indie game, #indie dev, #lgbt game, #lgbt, #wlw

  As some of you know, Grunge participated in the Melbourne Queer Games Festival. I was honestly just happy to be apart of the festival, and so honored when they asked me to submit. Then I woke up this... Continue reading

  
• Submitted for Queer Games Festival!
  September 17, 2019 by CrossXGames#lgbt, #queer festival, #announcement

  I'm super excited and happy to announce that someone from the Melbourne Queer Games Festival reached out to me and asked me to submit Grunge! I can't believe that my game is going to be in a festival,... Continue reading
• FIRST article about Grunge!
  August 23, 2019 by CrossXGames

  I got a very pleasant surprise earlier this afternoon! IndieGamesPlus covered Grunge for their site! You can follow the link below to read the article. https://indiegamesplus.com/2019/08/grunge-explo... Continue reading
• Update 1.5~!
  August 18, 2019 by CrossXGames#update, #grunge, #lgbt

  Hello everyone! One of the playtesters reported an issue with the enemies being too difficult to fight towards the end of Chapter Two. No matter if the player used a normal attack or a skill, they w... Continue reading
• LAUNCH DAY!!!
  August 09, 2019 by CrossXGames

  Hey everyone! Grunge has OFFICIALLY released for Mac and Windows! Bugs may still be present! Please report them in the community thread or send an email to grungerpggame@gmail.com. I will be adding... Continue reading
• Keep Reporting Bugs!
  August 02, 2019 by CrossXGames

  Special thanks to those of you who have been reporting bugs! Keep it up! In the days leading up to the launch, I'm making sure that EVERYTHING works. Some people have already reported game breaking bu... Continue reading
• Grunge - Official Animated Trailer!
  July 30, 2019 by CrossXGames

  It's taken me a couple of months, and some non-stop grinding these past five days, but the Grunge animated trailer is officially done. Words cannot express how grateful I am for my voice actors and th... Continue reading

  
• Official Release Date & Other Updates!
  July 29, 2019 by CrossXGames

  The final version of Grunge will be released on August 9th! It will be available for both Mac and Windows. Mac version has not been thoroughly playtested, so it's going to be more of a soft launch... Continue reading
• Join the Discord!
  July 22, 2019 by CrossXGames

  Hey all! I created a Discord for Grunge in case anyone is interested. Click the link below to join; let me know if it doesn't work! Thanks! https://discord.gg/cmxU9BF... Continue reading
• PLAYTESTING FINISHED!
  July 22, 2019 by CrossXGames

  You've heard it right! Playtesting is officially done! Because I like to be honest, I will say that I didn't get the full 105 quests that I previously THOUGHT were in the game. That's right. It's com... Continue reading

  
• Thank You For the Reviews <3
  July 10, 2019 by CrossXGames

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  #thank you, #adventure

  Hey all, Quick update for you. I cleaned up the main site a bit today and organized the front page to make a little more sense. Last night I also updated the screenshots on the page, and I'm planning... Continue reading

  
• Demo 3!
  June 28, 2019 by CrossXGames

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  #grunge, #demo, #update

  Hey everyone! Demo 3 is here! I wasn't going to make another demo, but I'm actually going to be headed to CON-vergence , so I wanted to make a new demo to showcase the game! This features: more pic... Continue reading

  
• Aiming For Release Date
  June 18, 2019 by CrossXGames

  Hello, It's been a while since I have posted on here. Sorry for the radio silence! I've been hard at work trying to get everything done for the game. The writing is done, and at this point, I'm just... Continue reading
• SHOP CHARACTERS!
  April 04, 2019 by CrossXGames

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• PUNKS!
  March 28, 2019 by CrossXGames#characters, #punks, #grunge, #rpg, #rpgmakermv, #art, #character design

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• Tough Girl Expressions, Nerds
  March 21, 2019 by CrossXGames#updates, #grunge, #ahhhhhh, #artwork, #characters

  Managed to find some time to work on Grunge tonight! Tough Girl Expressions are done. Here are Tara's. Additionally... the Nerds are here! All that's left for Group pics are the teachers, drama kids,... Continue reading

  
• Tough Girls
  March 04, 2019 by CrossXGames

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• My Bois
  February 20, 2019 by CrossXGames#football, #football team, #characters, #character design

  This took me about a week because there's SO MANY of them lol but here is the Football Team! I think if you've played the demo for Grunge, you'll have met everyone except Marquis and Carson. Carson pl... Continue reading

  
• Expressions & Other Art!
  February 03, 2019 by CrossXGames

  The CHEERLEADERS!!! Pictured below: Will/Mr. Carver, and then Harmond... Continue reading

  
• Group Photos!
  January 16, 2019 by CrossXGames#grunge, #group photos, #social cliques, #artwork, #characters, #character design

  Each social clique in Grunge is going to have their own group photo for the credits slide. These are the Preps/Preppy boys! From left to right: Sid (the Radiohead fan) Winston, Sheng, and Juan, presid... Continue reading

  
• Finished Character Sprites!
  December 03, 2018 by CrossXGames

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  #grunge, #rpg, #lgbt, #maps, #game design, #game development, #character sprites, #character design, #narrative design, #level design

  Happy to announce that after two weeks of grinding and simultaneously teaching myself how to do pixel art, all character sprites are done! I made some random NPCs and then added the drama club kids (p... Continue reading

  
• Kids!
  November 29, 2018 by CrossXGames#grunge, #character design, #rpgmakermv, #character creation, #assets

  In the final version of Grunge, you divide up your time between the neighborhood of Copper Junction and Nina Simone Senior High School. While most of the high school characters have been finished, I... Continue reading

  
• Other Expressions For Mains!
  November 05, 2018 by CrossXGames

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  #expressions, #art, #progress, #wip, #indie game, #grunge, #lgbtq, #rpg, #development

  Finished the expressions for the other main heroes that you can add to your party: Brandy and Candace! Because the game takes place over a series of years, the characters have changing hairstyles and... Continue reading

  
• Working on Carmen's Expressions
  November 04, 2018 by CrossXGames

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  #expressions, #art, #grunge, #indie game

  I hated the other Carmen expressions I made, so I'm redoing them. Here's a sample. :-)... Continue reading

  
• Demo 2 Available!
  October 30, 2018 by CrossXGames

  Hi all, Demo 2 of Grunge is now available to play. Instructions on the site have been updated. I am sorry to say that this demo doesn't have much more content; I went back and I added some parts to... Continue reading

  
• Chapter Two Still!
  August 13, 2018 by CrossXGames#lgbt, #rpg, #free game, #indie game, #adventure, #action, #drama, #high school, #grunge, #1990s

  My plan for the Yuri Game Jam is to have most of Chapter One finished as well as most of Chapter Two. Chapter One is missing some city-roaming parts, important characters, and a couple of bosses... Continue reading

  
• WIP & Prep For Yuri Game Jam
  August 06, 2018 by CrossXGames#wip, #lgbtqia, #lesbians, #rpg, #rpgmaker, #indie, #indie game, #yurigamejam2018, #yurigamejam

  Adding a screenshot of a #wip! What do you think Carmen is looking at? I haven't had a chance to work on the game much beyond writing the story and mapping out the narrative in Twine. The Yuri Game J... Continue reading

  
• Site Update!
  June 11, 2018 by CrossXGames

  Hello everyone, I'm in the midst of preparing for a trip so I didn't have a lot of time to work on Grunge this weekend. I had a little bit of time to dedicate to redesigning the webpage so it didn't... Continue reading
• Organizing The Narrative
  May 26, 2018 by CrossXGames

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  #realizing how much of a noob I actually am, #twine, #writing

  Decided to work less on the art this weekend and more on the story! Was watching a YouTube tutorial this morning by Yanfly and they recommended using Twine to keep track of the narrative. An idea so... Continue reading

  
• BACK AT IT!
  May 20, 2018 by CrossXGames#grunge, #rpg, #slice of life

  I decided that I really hated the old intro still that I had, so I've spent the majority of this weekend making a NEW intro. I also plan for it to be animated. Visit my Twitter account to see what it'... Continue reading

  
• Still A Work In Progress! :-)
  April 07, 2018 by CrossXGames#grunge, #indie game, #rpgmaker, #original art, #hiatus

  Hey all, Just checking in since it's been like, well, two months. I haven't abandoned this project at all, so please don't think that. Keep sending feedback and playing the game. :-) I have been work... Continue reading

  
• Known Bugs For Mac Version
  February 17, 2018 by CrossXGames#errors, #glitches, #grunge, #update, #bugs

  Hey, one of my best friends was checking out the game and playing it on his Mac and reported some bugs to me. 1. Topher MAY trap you in one of the cafeteria scenes; it looks like I haven't turned off... Continue reading
• Things I Plan To Add To Grunge
  February 13, 2018 by CrossXGames#update, #grunge, #modification

  For those who are curious, this is a list of things I'm planning to add to Grunge in the future!!! There are over 65 NPCs I’m planning to make. Each NPC is going to have at least five expressions, i... Continue reading

  
• ALPHA LAUNCHED ON ITCH.IO!
  February 11, 2018 by CrossXGames#launch, #alpha, #demo, #grunge, #rpg

  Wow this is so exciting! Welcome to the open-alpha (version 1.1) of Grunge, an RPG set in a 1990s high school. I'm so excited you've decided to try out my game! There should be two files available... Continue reading