#ludonarracon

[limbolanegames]

SURPRISE!! A PUBLIC DEMO OF GREAT GOD GROVE IS OUT NOW ON STEAM!!! Dive in, and let us know what you think- your feedback will help us grow three whole inches taller.

[blacktabbygames]

LudoNarraCon starts this Thursday, and we've got a JAM PACKED schedule for you. For those of you not in the know, LNC is a digital-only Steam festival celebrating narrative games of all types. More info here: https://www.ludonarracon.com/ So here's what we've got cooking.

Starting at 1pm Eastern on Thursday May 9th, both Slay the Princess and Scarlet Hollow are each going to be 20% off. So if you've been itching to pick one of them up, hold off for a couple of days and save a couple of bucks.

At 7pm Eastern on Thursday May 9th, we'll be doing a retrospctive twitch Stream where we'll play through the ORIGINAL demo cut of Slay the Princess as well as the first episode of Scarlet Hollow. This'll be broadcast on http://twitch.tv/black_tabby_games/

On Friday May 10th, we've got 2 panels that will be broadcast on the LudoNarraCon Steam page.

At 1pm Eastern, I'll be doing a fireside chat with Meredith Gran where we talk about narrative design. At 5pm Eastern on the 10th, Abby and I are on a panel moderated by Patrick Klepek (formerly Vice, now Remap Radio) alongside Ben Gelinas (Times * Galaxy, formerly Bioware + Remedy) and Gareth Damian Martin (Citizen Sleeper.) The topic of this panel is balancing storytelling with player choice. On Sunday, May 12th, at 1pm Eastern, we'll be doing an art stream, specifically going through some of the process of how Abby makes assets for our games! Again, on our Twitch channel!

[wormdramafever]

25% OFF Goodbye Volcano High and Dépanneur Nocturne for LudoNarraCon!!

LudoNarraCon SALE

Goodbye Volcano High

Dépanneur Nocturne

From twitter:

You can pick up Goodbye Volcano High and Dépanneur Nocturne for 25% off right now on Steam as part of the #LudoNarraCon Sale alongside so many other amazing games! Go check it out! 🎸✨

[deathofawish]

Randomizer Update and Mac/Linux Release

Hello all! 

Death of a Wish has been out for over a month now, so we want to bring you some updates about what the future holds for this project. We have some really exciting news to share, so without further ado, let's get into it.

Randomizer Update

On Thursday, May 9, we're launching the Randomizer Update for Death of a Wish, which, as the name implies, will add a new randomized game mode option that allows players to experience the game like never before.

Did you beat Death of a Wish and find yourself still hungry for more? The Randomizer Update is for you! This mode allows players looking for an extra challenge, or those who just want another taste of Death of a Wish, to replay the entire game with randomized enemy and item placements, including randomized starting equipment.

Take on the game in brand new ways by mastering different combat styles and managing unpredictable encounters thanks to new item and weapon placements. Nothing will be the same as your first time through, so it's almost like trying the game from scratch!

For those who want to crank the difficulty up even more, this update also includes a "True Randomizer" mode that makes it possible for players to encounter mini-bosses and regular bosses as regular enemies in the world.

LudoNarraCon

We're so excited to let you all know that Death of a Wish is an official selection for this year's Ludonarracon event on Steam! The digital festival runs from May 9 - 13, kicking off at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on the 9th.

During this event Colin will be showing off the Randomizer Update in action via a livestream on May 9 at 11 AM PST.

Colin and Kevin are also hosting a panel on Meaningful Combat Design in Narrative Games during the event, though the date and time for that are still TBD. We will let you all know those details as soon as we have them.

Mac & Linux Port

Alongside the Randomizer Update, we're also launching Mac and Linux versions of Death of a Wish on May 9. As of that date, the game will officially be available on PC, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch.

As always, if you haven't yet please leave a review for Death of a Wish! Thank you all for your time and support!

-melessthanthree

[ectafoole]

For LudoNarraCon, the Snapjaw VTuber is going to be streaming the Spring Molting beta for hit indie Roguelike Caves of Qud. You can watch on the game's Steam page or come say hi in our twitch chat!

See you tomorrow!

[midautumngame]

LudoNarraCon is in a few weeks and we're doing a big content drop to celebrate one year of early access! Midautumn is gonna be 20% off, and there'll be a number of other story-rich games, demos and panels to check out! Sherveen's also doing a panel about designing meaningful combat in action games with a bunch of really cool folks!

[mossflwer]

Huge thanks to Fellow Traveller for access to the game demos for LudoNarraCon 2024!!

We'll be streaming them on Twitch tonight, talking about all sorts of game design lenses and narrative design techniques! See you soon!

https://twitch.tv/mossflwer

[novelgamestudios]

Game Recs : Fishbowl

Hey everyone!

I thought it might be nice if every once in a while I recommended a game that's caught my eye! I don't know how often I'll do these as I don't have a lot of game-playing time available but I hope to do one every couple of months at least!

First up is

✨Fishbowl ✨

Fishbowl is a slice of life, coming of age story told over a month. Video call loved ones, work from home, sort through puzzles to rediscover childhood memories, do care tasks and get to know yourself better, one day at a time.

While this game isn't yet out, the demo was recently released as part of LudoNarraCon! This game tackles themes of loss, grief, and loneliness and even the short amount of time I spent with it in the demo I can already tell the devs are putting so much care and love into this project.

imissmyfriends.studio a two person indie game studio based in India! And you can find them on twitter and instagram!

I recently streamed my playthrough of it and it's now up as a VOD on youtube as well if you want to check it out! Or even play it for yourself!

Also I hear Jaja in my head as that one lady on tiktok that puts the bangles on her cat and now you will too 💜

[thribby]

she ludo on my narrative til i dissonate

[wolfnanaki]

Tomorrow the demo for Goodbye Volcano High launches on Steam! It'll be available to download May 4th (estimated 1 PM EST) through May 8th, coinciding with LudoNarraCon. There will also be an interview with the game's co-director Kyle McKernan, which will broadcast on KO_OP's Twitch at 5 PM EST.

I know this game got memed to hell and back, but it's a game I have a lot of faith in and I hope you give it a try.

[ligiawrites]

The LudoNarraCon just started, and I'm already EXTREMELY EXCITED FOR AUGUST, CAUSE

[churchinthedarkness]

The Church in the Darkness are long time guests of LudoNarraCon, the annual online festival about narrative games.  And we’re glad to be featured again for 2023, now with a 90% off discount!  Check out us and all the featured games on Steam right here:  https://store.steampowered.com/sale/LudoNarraCon

As part of LudoNarraCon, our project director Richard Rouse also participated in the panel Game Stories Told in Most Unexpected & Surprising Ways which includes Richard Dansky (of The Hunt:  Showdown), Daniel Benmergui (of Storyteller) and Latoya Peterson (of Insecure: The Come Up Game).  The panel is streaming all weekend long as part of LudoNarraCon, and  but also you can watch it anytime on YouTube right here:  

Not all the games features will all promise cults in the jungle, but there's more to life than joining the Collective Justice Mission.   Right?  Right?  

[blacktabbygames]

still recovering from the rona so sorry if this is rambly but do you know about ludonarracon? it's this neat digital games festival that gets hosted on steam once a year with a focus on interactive fiction and narrative heavy games exhibitor list for this coming festival just went live and wouldn't you know it, slay the princess was one of the lucky few to make it through the selection process. and we'll be doin a stream during the festival! and maybe there's some other stuff we're doin too that we haven't announced yet

like... maybe hosting a very cool panel with some very cool panelists... maybe

anyways lnc always has a ton of really cool demos, and it's one of my favorite ways others than steam next fest and spamming discovery queue to find out about cool new games (like that's how i found about beacon pines last year! also if you haven't played beacon pines you should play beacon pines it is SO clever and it's made everyone i know who's played it cry.)

^ perfect lil game. i think it's on gamepass too but you should just support the devs and buy it at full price. and also play it without reading about it please.

ok back to being sick, BYEEE

[richardrouse3]

I’ve done a panel at all five LudoNarraCon events, and I’m glad to be back at this year’s event, running on Steam this very weekend!  This year the panel is titled “Game Stories Told in Most Unexpected & Surprising Ways” about all the unconventional ways games can tell stories, and with me I have Richard Dansky (narrative lead on extraction shooter The Hunt:  Showdown), Daniel Benmergui (creator of unique story-builder game Storyteller) and Latoya Peterson (head of Glow Up Games, makers of Insecure: The Come Up Game).  The panel is streaming all weekend long as part of LudoNarraCon, but you can also watch it anytime on YouTube right here:  

As part of the event, my experimental narrative game The Church in the Darkness is up for it’s biggest sale yet at 90% off.  Take a look at all the LudoNarraCon content right over here:  

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/ludonarracon

[deathofawish]

Death of a Wish is a LudoNarraCon Official Selection!

We're happy to announce that Death of a Wish is an Official Selection at this year's LudoNarraCon! This narrative-focused games festival runs May 9-13 on Steam.

You can view the full list of game selections at https://ludonarracon.com.

Additionally, Death of a Wish developers Kev and Colin will be part of a panel called MEANINGFUL COMBAT DESIGN IN ACTION GAMES alongside the developers of Angeline Era, Midautumn, and BOSSGAME: The Final Boss Is My Heart. You won't want to miss it!

See the full list of speakers at https://ludonarracon.com/2024-speakers

[kaile-hultner]

Henlo I’m doing a games festival coverage, please enjoy my look at three video games and three panels from day one of LudoNarraCon