My Burning Heart

Devlog

• Week-long sale
  May 02, 2024 by Ertal Games

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  Another week-long sale of Ertal Games BL visual novels on itchio! Check it out! https://itch.io/s/122875/week-long-sale... Continue reading

  
• Happy Pride Month! We have a freebie!
  June 19, 2022 by Ertal Games

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  Happy Pride Month! To celebrate it, jump in the parade float with Adnan and Rashid in this short story, set after Rashid's good ending! (The format is a text-only pdf, so just download and read!)... Continue reading
• (Belated) Valentine's Short Story
  February 15, 2022 by Ertal Games

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  I'm late! I'm late! (read in Alice's White Rabbit's voice) I wanted to post this short extra story yesterday, but alas! Blame my hectic life of late. Anyway, here you are, a short story with Adnan and... Continue reading
• Adnan wishes you a Happy Winter Holiday!
  December 28, 2021 by Ertal Games

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  Guess who forgot to share here our best wishes for the Winter solstice/ Christmas /Yule or whatever you celebrate... Anyway, let me share this cute Adnan to celebrate it!... Continue reading

  
• Autumn Sale
  September 12, 2021 by Ertal Games

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  #sale

  As we face the last stages of the development of Night and Day , we are meeting some extra expenses, not for expected less difficult to afford. So I've decided to run a week-long sale, which revenues... Continue reading

  
• War on typos!
  February 17, 2021 by Ertal Games

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  Updated the game, fixing some typos reported on the Russian text. Did you find any typos in the other languages? If you found some and would like to see them fixed, remember you can always mention the... Continue reading
• Bugs fixed on the Russian version
  February 16, 2021 by Ertal Games

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  The existing bugs on the Russian version are now solved! I apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience, guys. If you find any remaining bug or a mistake in the text, please comment... Continue reading

  
• Russian version available
  February 12, 2021 by Ertal Games

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  You can now play My Burning Heart in Russian!... Continue reading

  
• Interview about MBH's process
  November 13, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  Do you want to know a bit more about how My Burning Heart came to life? Or ever wondered what's the starting process to plan a visual novel? I talk about that and more in this interview for J-List: h... Continue reading
• Ending song now available on Bandcamp
  November 04, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  Hi, there! Upon request, the singer and composer of our ending song, MyëVe, has added it to her Bandcamp, so it's now available to listen and /or purchase. https://myeve.bandcamp.com/track/bloody-sah... Continue reading
• Bug fix
  September 11, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  Yesterday I caught an error that didn't allow the player to save a screenshot when pressing "S" on their keyboard while playing. It's solved now! ;) Please, let me know if you find any other bug so I... Continue reading
• French language update!
  September 09, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  My Burning Heart est maintenant disponible en français! Exploitable sur Windows , Mac et Linux ;)... Continue reading

  
• Demo update
  July 19, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  Demo of the game updated to have BOTH English voice acting and text available in English, Spanish and German. Try the game if you haven't yet! ;)... Continue reading
• We need a little push!
  June 21, 2020 by Ertal Games

  Only nine days to finish Night and Day 's campaign and we are still stuck at the doors of the first stretch goal! I'm happy to say Night and Day is funded, but... the initial goal was really modest fo... Continue reading

  
• Steam Games Festival chat
  June 17, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  Our current game in development, Night and Day is taking part in the Steam Games Festival , an event that showcases demos and upcoming games. The musician and I will hold a live chat on the Ertal Gam... Continue reading

  
• The Kickstarter for Night and Day is on!
  June 01, 2020 by Ertal Games

  Our Kickstarter campaign is now live! Follow Paul on his way to be a successful artist, meet other artists, writers and musicians, and get to know the most romantic and bohemian side of Paris! https... Continue reading

  
• New game on Kickstarter-preview
  May 27, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  Hello, I hope you're all healthy and fine! Just a quick message to let you know Night and Day , my new project, will be live on Kickstarter next week, on June 1st . Night and Day is a BL Visual... Continue reading

  
• VA bloopers added to "Extras"
  May 10, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  Since I can't share the soundtrack of My Burning Heart due to license agreements, let me at least share the funny bloopers provided by our voice actors when they were recording their lines! They are n... Continue reading
• My Burning Heart disponible en español
  May 09, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  Despite my laptop giving me every possible sort of grievance in the last months, I've finally finished the Spanish translation, yay! The French translators are working on the last route, and promise t... Continue reading

  
• Bug fixes
  April 11, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  Updated with some small bug fixes, mostly related to the German version and some unlocked CGs on the gallery when they shouldn't be. Please, contact me or leave a comment here if you find any other is... Continue reading
• Small update
  March 27, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  Added a small update solving a bug related to the CG gallery and fixed the German version, which broke with the voice acting update. Please, report any other remaining bug if you find one!... Continue reading
• MBH digital artbook update
  February 17, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  While I was fixing some minor mistakes and adding two additional pages to the artbook, I noticed with horror a major mistake: two pages of the short story with Harun and Rashid were missing! And they... Continue reading
• Digital Artbook Now Available
  January 31, 2020 by Ertal Games

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  Have you already played My Burning Heart and would like more content? Now you can get the artbook! Sketches, early concept art, all the beautiful backgrounds and CGs of the game at high resolution! F... Continue reading

  
• Full Voice Acting Version!
  December 31, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Happy New Year and New Decade! It's been a long delay, I know, but we had some problems with the sound editor and had to start the task of editing the VA lines from scratch. The good news is it's fina... Continue reading
• Demo updated with voice acting
  December 21, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  While we work on finishing the full voice acting implementation, why don't you take a sneek peek at how Adnan, Halim, the Sultan and the Vizier sound? ;) English version of the demo updated, now 200... Continue reading
• Delay of voice acting update
  November 19, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Aaaaaw, I really wanted to post the full-voiced update yesterday as planned! Sadly, one of the main characters was sick these last weeks, so his part was sent just a couple of days ago to the sound ed... Continue reading
• Full Voice Acting Version Release Date
  October 31, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  I'm very happy to announce that the full voiced update is almost done! The update will be published on November 18th ! However, that means the price tag will go up a bit, from the current $10 to $15:... Continue reading
• Back to school sale!
  September 27, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Have you all gone back to college, high school, work...? Time to relax in the evenings enjoying a bit of erotic & romantic fiction! My Burning Heart is 50% off for a week!... Continue reading

  
• Check out our Patreon!
  September 25, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Just a gentle reminder that we have a Patreon! The goal is simple: first of all, getting some help to fund my next projects and, eventually, achieving my life goal of working full-time as a writer and... Continue reading

  
• German version added!
  September 10, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Die deutsche Version wurde zum Spiel hinzugefügt. Die Seitenbeschreibung wurde auf Deutsch aktualisiert... Continue reading
• The demo for our Yaoi Jam project is available!
  August 31, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  TAKE A LOOK AT THE DEMO OF LURKERS ! September, 1888. The shadow of the Whitechapel Murderer looms over London. Eddy Nichols, the eldest son of the first acknowledged victim, arrives to Whitechapel in... Continue reading

  
• Adnan's VA & Steam achievements!
  August 11, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  #voice acting

  Two announcements today! First of all, Steam achievements are finally added so, what are you waiting for? Claim your Steam key from your user page here on itchio and grab those pesky achis! Second... Continue reading

  
• Our villain's VA
  August 10, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  O ur despicable Harun , the Great Vizier, will be voiced by Ryan "ActorsIllustion", @hoyleryan on Twitter , who has already been Linnaeus in Chess of Blades and Kaul and Jucal in Requiescence . I... Continue reading

  
• Our Sultan's VA!
  August 08, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  #voice acting

  Our handsome Sultan, Rashid, will be voiced by MultipleMeanings ( his Twitter ). This is his first work in a visual novel, but I'm sure it won't be his last one!... Continue reading

  
• Time to announce our voice actors!
  August 07, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Halim's voice will sound familiar to every fan of BL games, hahaha! Sonomura (Evan Lee) also lends his voice to Minami in First Degree , Cyne in The Divine Speaker and Nathaniel in Silver:Line... Continue reading

  
• 4 days left for our casting call!
  July 31, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Wow, more than a hundred auditions already for our <a href=" https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/castingcall?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDFQFJ-dD2ir4KxUQla7nNkoAqhvJbz9rQtogMV4aH... Continue reading
• Casting Call link fixed
  July 27, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Sorry, I got a couple of messages saying the link to Casting Call Club wasn't right! Here's the right one: https://www.castingcall.club/projects/my-burning-heart By the way, we already have 44 auditi... Continue reading
• Casting call open for male voice actors!
  July 26, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  #voice acting

  Time to listen to Adnan, Halim, Rashid and Harun! https://www.castingcall.club/manage/projects/my-burning-heart All the info about pricing, deadline and characters is in the Casting Call Club post: pl... Continue reading
• Game guide
  July 26, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  We've got a fanmade guide now on Steam, in case someone has trouble getting an ending: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1813844598... Continue reading
• Built update
  July 23, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Quick update with the full ending credits and editions added to the script!!... Continue reading
• My Burning Heart is out!
  July 20, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Yessss... My Burning Heart is live and running! Just a quick note, though: the last days we had a medical issue at home and couldn't take care of the usual last moment touches, so you can expect an up... Continue reading

  
• Launch announcement
  July 19, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Guys, I'm terribly sorry but I have to postpone My Burning Heart release due to a family issue. The game will be uploaded to itchio tomorrow morning (and to Steam whenever they decide to finish their... Continue reading

  
• Three days for release!
  July 17, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Just three days left for the English release!! A great thank you to Delena for her lovely fanart of Halim and Adnan <3... Continue reading

  
• Update on the release plan
  June 02, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  #release, #my burning heart, #release date

  Hello, guys! Excited for the release? So do I! Our awesome artist, 6nii9, has finished all the CGs for the game and one additional background is on the works! Sadly, my part, the script and coding, is... Continue reading
• CG sneak peek
  April 02, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Hello, guys! After a most needed rest... Who am I kidding? No rest for the devs, haha! I've been working on finishing Blood and Lust , a free project with gladiators and a murder mystery (waiting fo... Continue reading

  
• Français and Deutsch versions of the demo
  March 03, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  #french translation, #german translation, #spanish translation

  IT'S OFFICIAL NOW! MY BURNING HEART WILL BE RELEASED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH AND GERMAN! You can check out the demo in the language of your preference! Remember our Kickstarter campaign is still o... Continue reading
• Spanish demo added/ Demo en español añadida
  February 17, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  Our demo has now the option of choosing between the English and the Spanish version! The French version is also in the making ;)... Continue reading

  
• We are funded!
  February 16, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  A big thank you from Adnan for helping us reach our Kickstarter goal! Please keep sharing our campaign with your yaoi lovers' friends! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1035096208/my-burning-heart-... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter campaign now live!
  February 12, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  #Kickstarter

  Our Kickstarter will run for 30 days starting today, February 12th! Check out the rewards and the stretch goals, and share with your any friends who might be interested: https://www.kickstarter.com/pr... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter campaign will start on February 11th!
  February 02, 2019 by Ertal Games

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  #kickstarter

  Now that Chasing the Stars is complete, I'm happy to move forward to My Burning Heart! We (6nii9 and I, Ertal) will run a Kickstarter campaign from Februrary 11th to March 11th, in order to get the ba... Continue reading

  
• Updated Demo!
  July 30, 2018 by Ertal Games

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  Hiya! The definitive backgrounds are here and implemented in the game! However, the demo version in the end is English only, due to a last minute bug T_T I'm really sorry for that! We'll try to solv... Continue reading

  
• Demo available!
  June 28, 2018 by Ertal Games

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  #demo, #yaoi jam, #yaoi jam 2018, #erotic, #boys love

  We promised a demo in time for Yaoi Jam, and here it is! The backgrounds are still placeholders, but the rest of the art is in there. You will have to wait until the full release to have the CG galler... Continue reading