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PixelFade is a game studio that had made 5 Original English Language Visual Novels (OELVN). Such as an isekai fantasy entry like Crystalline which started off as a Kickstarter campaign since March 2017.

Example gameplay of Crystalline (https://minireview.io/adventure/crystalline)

But also known for Sci-Fi titles such as the first release of this studio Ace Academy.

PixelFade made this announcement on Steam back on 20th January 2026:

Hello PixelFaders,
After an incredible journey making OELVNs, we have decided that the time has come to retire PixelFade Studio. This was not a decision made lightly, but one we are making with full hearts. We are incredibly proud of the worlds we’ve built and the stories we’ve had the pleasure of sharing with you.
As we move toward closing this chapter, we want to let you know that our games will be removed from sale starting next month. If you have already purchased our games, you will generally continue to have access to download and play them through your library.
Looking back, this journey has been nothing short of amazing. We started with a passion for visual novels and a desire to create something special, but it was all of you who believed in us that let us breathe life into our work. Your overwhelming support allowed us to grow and dream bigger than we ever thought possible.
We are happy to be wrapping things up on our own terms, feeling accomplished and deeply grateful. We are stepping away not with sadness, but with a sense of celebration for everything we achieved together.
Thank you for playing our games, for loving our characters, and for being part of the PixelFade legacy. It has been an honor sharing these stories with you.
Signing off with everything pleasant (with the exception of fireworks :P),
The PixelFade Team

Browsing YouTube had often been leading to freeze and even crashes sometimes on Firefox but after removing Plasma Integration extension from KDE, the problem seems gone?

I have been messing around to test and there hadn't been a freezing yet so it might be the extension.

On Wayland KDE Plasma.