Heaven's Vault ($12.49) - Outer Wilds fans still looking for that fix, pick this up. archaeologist Aliya Elasra has discovered a lost history in a nebula, and now must decipher it. but the journey she'll undergo involves much more than just translation. store.steampowered.com/app/774201/H...

WIP feature of our next game, presented entirely out of context (it's been surprisingly fun to build tho)

Five hours left to snag every inkle game for barely anything so, you know, make a cup of tea, go for a run, have a nap etc www.humblebundle.com/games/comple...

New Kaleidoscope ep! Deborah D'Antonio L.B. Almeida joins us to talk about designing interesting choices, and using a structure-first approach for writing. Check it out, here! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast

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This is a great conversation about cities in games, and particularly *entering* them, that first impression. I instantly thought about the way From has presented various cities across the Souls games and Elden Ring. Dark Souls dumps you by a graveyard outside towering walls, but you can't walk in-

Cities are big spaces, and we want to feel that scale when we play in them -- @konstantinosd.bsky.social tells us how a dog can help. For the full chat, turn to www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast

An archaeological sci-fi journey where language and history shape everything you uncover in Heaven's Vault. Discover how its rich visual world was built in Indie Game Works, featuring insights from the team at Inkle. #IndieGames #GameDev #NarrativeDesign @inkle.co

It was so much fun working with Konstantinos on the worldbuilding of ZERO PARADES; incredible insights in here!

This week, on the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, @konstantinosd.bsky.social (Zero Parades) joins us to talk about game cities: how we design them, how we bring them to life, and how we make them feel like real spaces. Enter the discussion, here: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast

There's a core thing you have to check before your write dialogue for your NPC... For the full conversation with @iamleyeti.bsky.social, turn to www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast

Great news for anyone wanting to take ink for a spin 👇

A short medium post on how we think about dialogue pacing at inkle, in which I ill-advisedly rewrite Tolkein

(smiles silently)

This week, on the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope - @iamleyeti.bsky.social (Night Call, Flat Eye) calls for silence: how do encourage players to hold back, and let the other characters do the talking? Find out - if you'll only listen! - here: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

I've never seen this before: a short film, inspired by a scene from our adaptation of Sorcery! 2

Get ready for a wild adventure through the Scottish Highlands, with open platforming and dynamic storytelling in A Highland Song. The Complete Inkle Library supports @play.breakthrought1d.org.

written in ink! (And beautiful-looking to boot)

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Listened to this while out on a run, and I really enjoyed the buzz of storytelling ideas sparking off this discussion.

It's a bit early, I know, but plugging my November game urbanism course on creating interactive cities in text using @inkle.co's ink felt proper (before taking a week or so off). Find out more and enroll here: www.d6learning.com/course/nov26...

A game's economy is a mine of untapped potential for worldbuilding - rdemiranda.bsky.social lays out why. For the full story, turn to www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast

“Do not sleep on this bundle!”

I reviewed it earlier in the year for those interested in taking a look. And be sure to follow @inkle.co! www.the-indie-game-cafe.com/tr-49-review/

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I'm LIVE now playing some TR-49 from the newest Humble Bundle supporting @play.breakthrought1d.org ! www.humblebundle.com/games/comple... Join me to discorver the mysteries of this game! twitch.tv/missjanoux

A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Get TR-49 with the Complete Inkle Library! Supports @play.breakthrought1d.org.

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New Examined Game episode now live... Joseph Humphry interview: How @inkle.co Built a Sustainable Game Studio www.theexaminedgame.com/how-inkle-st... #inkle #gaming

Your talk about inflation made me think about “Bone Market Exhaustion” in Fallen London—not quite the same but you can flood the market with fake dinosaur skeletons and make it harder to sell. I guess this is more simulating diminishing returns? But definitely player-driven market change.

ICYMI - every inkle game (and novel), $20 with a charity cut. (And £2000 raised for @play.breakthrought1d.org so far!)

Thank you so much to @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social for having me on the podcast, it was a wonderful conversation! 🙏 Very grateful to have been given a platform to discuss this niche topic!

This is daylight robbery at this price!

Hell of a deal. Everything Inkle put out is worth your attention, and you'll never see it at better value than this.

This is ridiculously good value. I completed TR-49 last night and would happily pay $20 for that alone. And then you have _everything else_.

OK, buy you fools

This is absurd value for money. Absurd.

Okay, so this is massive and we're terrified. Partnering with @play.breakthrought1d.org in the fight against diabetes, the ENTIRE inkle catalogue is on Humble Bundle right now for $20 -- including TR-49, all four novels, both Overboard! games, 80 Days, all four parts of Sorcery! ... everything.

The Kaleidoscope podcast episodes continue to be a brilliant insight into the minds of game writers and narrative design. (Just like the book) Personally, I’m continually fascinated by the perceptions of narrative morality, which come up more often than not. Often as unquestioned assumptions.

New Kaleidoscope episode! Narrative designer @rdemiranda.bsky.social joins us to discuss the untapped potential of in-game economies to build the fiction of the world - and to drive the story, too. Listen here, or on any podcast platform: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

we have something massive launching, er, tomorrow

Wonderfully bonkers bit of ink I just discovered, that let's you insert a collapsible inventory menu with a single tunnel

Celebration of Apple Design Award finalists at Apple Park! Yay TR-49 🥳

i think the only constraint I have on this one is… does it make sense for the character to behave this way? this includes also asking yourself ‘does it make sense for this character to be a goody two shoes all the time given their past and given what their needs are now.‘

Protagonists don't have to be shining examples of humanity - in fact, maybe they *shouldn't* be. We get into it with @stirpicus.bsky.social here - www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast (oh, btw, if you're ordering the book this week, use the code PAGES10 for 10% off)

Finished Golden Idol & looking for something similar? I put together 5 game recs, from indie gems to an upcoming game from 1 of Golden Idol's designers. Feat @eviltrout.com, @timsheinman.bsky.social, @kinigames.bsky.social, @inkle.co www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ri... @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social

New Kaleidoscope episode! We're joined by @stirpicus.bsky.social (Fortnite, Minecraft: Story Mode) to talk about writing protagonists with strong personalities. How do we get the player to connect? And does it allow for more complex - even immoral - characters? www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

I'm still amazed that this is a screenshot from an indie videogame! 😳 It's by @inkle.co. 😎

RIP John Blanche, whose iconic illustrations for the Sorcery! series defined the style. We never met him, but were lucky enough to be allowed to use his work and creature designs in our adaptation of the series.

I don't do podcasts often so I was very nervous, but I had a swell time chatting with Jon and Sagar about adventure games and the complex push and pull between player and player character. Great fun! Check it out!