PRI KARIN

"A life without stories is no life at all"

📧 prikarin.owl(at)gmail.com 📧

game developer | fiction writer | narrative designer

Heyo, I'm Pri! I'm a game designer, indiedev and writer based in Argentina who loves telling stories ♥I create outlines, visual novel scripts, flavor text and even world-building! I'm a sucker for writing dialogue and characters' narrative exposition. Currently, I'm focused on visual novels, but I'd love to work on an RPG Maker game someday. Maybe even adding more gameplay to my visual novels~Every game I make is a journey, an adventure and an experience. With every new story, I learn a little bit more about life and myself.

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SERVICES

Interested in hiring me for your project?
As of June 17th, 2025, I offer the following services:◆ Writing/Scriptwriting
◆ Narrative Design
◆ QA TestingWriting & Narrative DesignI offer writing services for video games, short stories and animation shows/shorts. My specialty is dialogue-heavy stories (especially for visual novels and RPG Maker games), but I can adapt to your needs!When it comes to genres, I'm most familiar with mystery, romance, (dark) fantasy, psychological horror and comedy, but I'm always open to explore different things.QA TestingI offer testing services for indie visual novels.I have worked as a QA tester for several projects from fellow game devs and am confident that I can help you discover bugs, typos or other issues.

rates

My rates are usually 0.05 per word or a bit more, depending on the project's complexity. Still, rates are negotiable, especially for indie projects that have a limited budget.Please send me the details of your project via email, including its scope, so I can tell you if I am comfortable with being a part of it with my writing.Terms of Service◆ Payments must be made in USD through PayPal.◆ I typically ask for payment after all the work is done. Payments should take no longer than 1-2 business days to be sent. Payment plans are an option, and can be negotiated depending on a client's needs.◆ I will not provide any services for projects that use AI, AI-created assets or NFTs.◆ I do not write NSFW nor romantic relationships involving incest and/or adults with minors.

FAQ + GuidelinesWelcome! Here you'll find different types of frequently asked questions as well as general guidelines. I've divided them into sections so that you can find the answers you're looking for more easily.⭑ Guidelines
⭑ General Game-related
⭑ Fan Content-related
⭑ Characters & World Lore
⭑ Work-related
⭑ Personal

⭑ Guidelines ⭑

FANWORK▸ You can make fan-art, fan-fiction, commission work or crafts of my characters/games as long as they are Safe-For-Work and don’t involve suicide nor heavy gore. Gender swap is also totally fine except for my nonbinary and trans characters.▸ You’re free to take inspiration from my work, but don’t make games that are completely centered around/using my actual characters. Small cameos/easter eggs are okay, but I’m not okay with people creating games using my characters as a focus (for example, fan games).▸ Fan-comics are okay AS LONG AS they aren’t NSFW and you DON’T profit from them.▸ Video edits of my games/characters for Tik Tok or Youtube shorts are okay. For music video edits, please don’t use art from artists who didn’t give you permission.▸ Image edits of my games/characters are only allowed if they’re for a video thumbnail or a meme. Do NOT make image edits that make the characters unrecognizable or “a new OC” (like those Danganronpa edits that sometimes go around).▸ DON’T use my characters or my work to shame anyone or express hate.◆ ◆ ◆MAKING MERCH OF MY GAMES▸ You can only make simple merch like stickers, keychains, pins and prints. DON’T make complicated/elaborate merch like plushies, bags and the like.▸ DON’T make NSFW merch of my games.▸ DON’T sell massively. Selling locally or at certain events/fairs is fine but I’m NOT okay with people selling merch of my games worldwide or in huge quantities.▸ You are only allowed to make merch IF IT’S YOUR ART. I can’t stress this enough, DON’T make merch out of art from my games, official art, fanart from artists that aren’t you and ESPECIALLY NOT from AI.◆ ◆ ◆STREAMING AND/OR MAKE GAMEPLAYS OF MY GAMESYes, be my guest! The only thing I ask of you is that you keep the warnings and disclaimers on the video AND that the video has your commentary on it (either written in the form of subtitles or voiced.)Basically, I’m against playthroughs that don’t have ANY kind of transformative content. That’s akin to re-uploading my games and I’m absolutely NOT okay with that.◆ ◆ ◆
FAN TRANSLATIONSYou are allowed to make fan translations as long as you clearly state they are fan translations and NOT official.I also plan to translate my games to, at least, Spanish at some point.◆ ◆ ◆
FORBIDDEN CONDUCT▸ Not-Safe-For-Work/pornographic/lewd/heavy gore artwork or fan-content.▸ Fan-Content that involves shipping between an adult and a minor and/or incest.▸ Profit (excluding commission work and simple merch that’s sold locally in your country and isn’t widely distributed).▸ Silent playthroughs without subtitles or any kind of transformative content.▸ NFTs/Non-Fungible Tokens & A.I Generation.▸ Re-uploading/re-distributing/re-selling my games and/or any of the assets used inside them in any shape or form.⭑ GO BACK TO FAQ MENU

⭑ General Game-related ⭑

WHERE CAN I FOLLOW YOUR GAME DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS?
You can follow me on itch.io, where your feed will tell you whenever I post a new devlog or when I make updates on my games themselves.If you have social media, you can also follow me on Bluesky or Tumblr. I also have a TikTok but it's usually used more for fun videos.
◆ ◆ ◆WHEN WILL [INSERT GAME NAME] BE RELEASED?
I work at my own pace, so the games will be released whenever I can. If I happen to have a release date planned, I will announce it at some point.Please, be patient. Thank you for understanding 🙏
◆ ◆ ◆WILL [INSERT GAME NAME] BE FREE?
Most probably not. Making games takes a lot of time and is very expensive, so I can't afford to make them free all the time (unless it's something super short for a game jam or a collaboration).
◆ ◆ ◆WILL [INSERT GAME NAME] BE ON STEAM?
There aren't any plans for that, at the moment, sorry. As a creator from Argentina, my sales from Steam would be in Argentine Pesos and, honestly, the economy in my country is so bad right now that I can't really bear the cost of having sales in pesos—especially considering the recurrent inflation. In addition, many of the people I hire for art, voice acting and other things are from overseas, and I have to pay them in USD as well.Hopefully this changes if I ever move to another country (most likely Spain) some day. For now, though, I really can't. Sorry 😞
◆ ◆ ◆WILL [INSERT GAME NAME] HAVE AN ANDROID VERSION?
Depends on the game; the ones that are commercial, most probably yes! 👀.
However, keep in mind that working on the PC & Mac versions of my games will take priority, for now. So android versions would be released later.
◆ ◆ ◆CAN I STREAM AND/OR MAKE GAMEPLAYS OF YOUR GAMES?
Check out the Guidelines for this, thank you!
◆ ◆ ◆WILL [INSERT GAME NAME] BE TRANSLATED INTO [INSERT LANGUAGE]?Eventually, I'd like for my games to be translated into other languages. At the moment, though, this isn't really possible since I don't have the time and money to hire someone to localize them. I'd much rather use that time and money on creating more games.Regarding fan-translations, check out the Guidelines. Thank you!
◆ ◆ ◆WHY HAS KILLER TRAIT'S ART STYLE CHANGED?This post explains it in detail.⭑ GO BACK TO FAQ MENU

⭑ Characters & World Lore⭑

WHAT WOULD [CHARACTER] DO IF [SCENARIO] HAPPENED?
With these kinds of questions, it really depends.Those that are relatively simple to answer or are directly involved with stuff that happened in the games, I don't mind at all; ask away!When it comes to questions related to things I haven't mentioned in my games—or that I've been very vague about—I may not always be able to answer since they are things that I plan to show in future projects or the full-game itself (if you happen to be asking about a game that only has a demo).And, finally, the last case involves questions that are either too hyperspecific or talk about alternate universes altogether. These type of questions put me in a bit of an awkward position where I don't feel comfortable answering them since they are either very different to the canon universe I created or something I never even thought about before.Thank you for understanding!
◆ ◆ ◆WHAT WOULD [CHARACTER] DO IF [HYPOTHETICAL MC/ SELF-INSERT MC] DID [SCENARIO] OR VICE VERSA?
Before tackling the question itself, it's important to take into account that, while WWCG and Killer Trait give the player the option to play as an invisible MC, Aspen and Fawna are still the canon protagonists of the stories.Being established characters, Aspen and Fawna have their own personalities, traits and backgrounds/pasts. Neither of the two really work as self-inserts that everyone could see themselves into (though it always makes me really happy when people relate to them! 😊)Because of this, I can't answer specifics of how a hypothetical MC or an OC of yours would act towards my characters or vice versa. I can only answer for the characters I know, which are Aspen and Fawna.If, however, you'd like to ask this question in regards to Aspen or Fawna, feel free to ask! I love getting questions about them, though keep in mind I may not always be able to answer if it involves something spoilery and such.Thank you for understanding!
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⭑ Fan Content-related ⭑

NSFW CONTENT?
I am NOT comfortable nor approve my characters/works being used in a NSFW/sexual/suggestive way. NSFW content is something very private for me and I don't like other people sexualizing my characters and/or making NSFW content surrounding them. Please, don't create NSFW of my games/characters nor share them publicly (especially not on social media). This includes excessive gore.If you still wish to make NSFW fanart/fanfiction or discuss NSFW topics regarding them, please do so in your own private circles. Don't share them publicly, don't tag me nor use the tags of my games for this type of content.
◆ ◆ ◆CAN I MAKE FANART, FANFICTION AND/OR MEMES OF YOUR GAMES?
Check out the Guidelines for this info. Thank you!
◆ ◆ ◆CAN I COSPLAY AS YOUR CHARACTERS?
By all means! I'd love to see it!
◆ ◆ ◆CAN I MAKE REVIEWS, ANALYSES OR THEORIES OF YOUR GAMES?
Of course! Feel free to do so whether it's in written format or video format.
◆ ◆ ◆REGARDING AI AND NFTs
Do NOT use my content for AI nor NFTs. This includes Chatbots, Chat GPT or any similar thing.
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⭑ Work-related⭑

I'M AN ARTIST! I'D LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU!
Thank you so much for the interest! I'm always looking for new artists to work with so, if you'd like to work with me at some point, you can complete this Artist Interest Form that I made!
◆ ◆ ◆I'M A VOICE ACTOR/MUSICIAN! I'D LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU!
First of all, I'm flattered! Thank you for being interested in working with me! I might make a Voice Actor Interest Form in the near future (similar to the artist one) so, if you're interested in working with me at some point, look forward to that!
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⭑ Personal⭑

WHAT ARE YOUR PRONOUNS?
She/Her!
◆ ◆ ◆WHAT'S YOUR STANCE ON AI?
I am very much AGAINST it. The way AI blatantly STEALS from writers, artists, actors and content creators as a whole is outrageous to me. Many people are losing their jobs because AI is just "cheaper" and "easier" for these companies who only care about cutting costs and encourage crunch culture.AI is soulless. It's not "creating" anything. It's removing the passion, the effort, the work that artists, writers, actors and content creators in general put into their craft and then calling it "art".AI can't innovate. AI can only imitate. And the way it imitates is by using things that humans have already created and without their consent.With all of this being said, I DON'T ALLOW UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES for anyone to feed my content into AI generators. This includes: my writing, my characters, the art/music/sfx/voice acting/code or anything that I commission for my games and, of course, my games themselves.◆ ◆ ◆HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT A SHIP BETWEEN [CHARACTER] AND [CHARACTER]?
Unless it's a ship that I explicitly say I like or is very obvious (examples: Lacrima & Angis, Crowe & Aspen), this honestly puts me in a really awkward position. Why? Because if I happen to say I DO like the ship, then it's quite possible that I might get more questions on the matter asking whether it's going to be canon or not. I don't really want that kind of pressure put on me, so I'd rather not answer.Still, you're free to ship my characters among each other as long as:-They DON'T involve incest, minor x adult, or things along those lines.
-You respect the characters' established orientations (if a character is revealed to be aroace, don't ship them romantically or sexually with another character, etc).
◆ ◆ ◆HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT SELF-INSERT SHIPS OR FAN CHARACTER X CANON CHARACTER SHIPS?
I'm fine with them AS LONG AS you don't become overly possesive of my characters and you respect the no NSFW rule and NO minor x adult rule mentioned above. Thank you for understanding.
◆ ◆ ◆HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT [CHARACTER HEADCANON]?
Just like with ships, I'd rather not answer these types of questions because I don't want them to be mistakenly taken as canon or for others to feel bad if I don't like their headcanons.
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