Who is Raitalaika Games? They're our top sponsor for the 2023 Spooktober Jam! Let's learn more about them together... At a glance, they seem like dog lovers given their name and their doggo logo.

Do a little digging, and you'll see that true to their name, they have ported doggo visual novel games like A Summer with the Shiba Inu to Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Switch!

They've also ported and published all kinds of visual novels before, from the wolfy to the sapphic candy girl. Many of these started out as itch games. Okay, what's that got to do with me? If you're a visual novel developer looking to port your game to other devices like Nintendo Switch, they can be your companion throughout that journey. With a trusty ally to outsource the porting process to, you can keep a laser focus on your essential tasks and avoid spreading your team too thin. Raitalaika Games ports and publishes all kinds of great games to consoles! They publish and port for all consoles including Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, Play Station 5, and Nintendo Switch.

As the top sponsor for (2023 Spooktober Jam), they also fetched us $3000 USD for our prize pool. They've shown their support for our community of indie developers, and they can further support you in the process of publishing and porting of your game.

Do you have any Raitalaika Games title recommendations? Halloween season is upon us, and they've ported many spooky visual novel titles that will keep you up at night. Play as a teenager who can relive the death of any corpse they touch or spend Hallows' Even with your friends in a mountain resort, only to find all kinds of unexpected horrors.

Their website makes it easy to check out all the visual novels they've ported, and they've got a great VN showcase on their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LqHFHFn8_I If you're looking for inspiration for the Once Upon a Time Jam coming up, you can check out titles they ported inspired by Alice in Wonderland and classic fairy tale tropes, like a princess trapped in a tower.

(Of course, don't forget to play through other Spooktober Jam games as well.)

Stay in touch with Raitalaika Games! You can keep up to date with the latest games they are working on by following them on instagram and twitter, as well as subscribing to their YouTube channel for their game trailers! If you have inquiries, feel free to email them as well. Ports: ratalaika@ratalaika.com | PR: pr@ratalaikagames.com

Author to be announced 10-2023