This week on the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Podcast: We talk to @hownottodraw.bsky.social about micro-branching: choices that don't have big story impacts, but give value in the moment. How do we use them well? Check it out here: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... ... or any-podcast-place!

Eurogamer on 'The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope' book, and all the amazing pieces you can find in it. 📘 www.eurogamer.net/inkle-kaleid...

Listening to the Game Narrative Kaleidosope podcast, and absolutely loving it. ▶️ www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/

Josh is a great writer, with a tonne of hands-on experience of bark writing that we delve into in detail. (Also, a real passion for indie games!)

Procedural generation can mean a lot of work that no one notices - assuming it goes well. So the question is, says @joshscherr.bsky.social - do you know why you're doing it? Check out the full conversation here: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

Can I recommend: Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising Diana Wynne Jones' Howl's Moving Castle (also, everything) Diane Duane's So You Want to Be a Wizard Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (also, everything) Ursula le Guin's The Wizard of Earthsea (also, everything)

I visited Naughty Dog with some Remedy folks back in 2018. Josh talked to us (we signed NDAs) about a bark system he was working on. I was impressed then, and I was impressed later when it gave a bespoke, personal quality to all the voice sets in TLOU2

CONGRATULATIONS @meredithgran.com!!! Perfect Tides: Station to Station just nabbed the IGF award for Excellent in Narrative! The game itself is an incredible achievement, but this is also notable for being the first AGS adventure game to win an IGF Award!

I love what I get to read for 'work'! Looks so pretty, and arrived so fast! Thanks @jon.inkle.co for putting it all together!

Sleipnir #sygnin #darkart

Game Narrative Kaleidscope Podcast #3 - Mary Kenney (@marykgames.com) ND and senior writer on Spiderman: Miles Morales and Marvel: Wolverine talks to us about the long shadow of online harassment, creative sparking, and writing from a place of love. www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

The next ep. of the Kaleidoscope Podcast (www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope) goes up tomorrow - we're speaking to one of AAA gaming's most accomplished writers about her experience of writing under a hostile public eye, about writing with compassion; and about inspiration from theatre and comics

PSA: a lot of people asked for an ebook edition — and we’ve been able to put one together! And with hyperlinks, of course.

If I had known this video was going to be public, I would have dragged my bookshelf behind me for more writer cred. I have dozens of them, I promise.

In the past few days many talented Writers + Narrative Designers from across our industry have been sharing their involvement in The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope project - 100+ essays all exploring the art and craft of game narrative, organised by Jon Ingold. 1/4

Just posted "On Gameplay Storytelling", my contribution to @jon.inkle.co's cool new anthology "The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope", on my website: jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne... The thing about writing for games is to remember that the story exists to serve the game design, not...

Whether you're an enthusiast player, aspiring writer, or experienced expert, this Kaleidoscope anthology is a must-have essay collection about game narrative. Short reads, searing insights, a huge author roster that's simply to die for...and also a little one from me about letting players struggle😇

I’m in this book? I’m in this book!! I keep being surprised I’m in this book with so many amazing writers. 😅😅😅 Grateful to @jon.inkle.co for taking my pitch. Get your copy asap! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/

Book is out! What a pleasure to be in company of some of the most talented people in the industry.

Look what arrived. I opened it a random and landed on my article lol 🤩

Game Developer posted up the foreword to the new book:

We're very grateful you were willing to be our first proper episode, Darby! Since we did the recording, I've had your boy Eddie K on my mind + the need for the player's verbs to feed straight into the maw of the hero's flaw. I now see this form in every new (good) game I look at. Thanks Darby!

Excited to be launching this! Many of the articles in the book are absolute gold, and it’s just so *dense*. Well done to @jon.inkle.co for executing this so beautifully, and looking to listening to the podcast myself. And on a personal level I’m super proud of how the book cover turned out!

And here it is, everyone - The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope book is out now! You're in for a treat and many unexpected, delightful & thought-provoking pieces. Here's a cheat code: if you want to read my essay, turn to page 122. (And there's a *podcast* as well?)

The first proof of the dust jacket / hardback version of The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope has arrived! It is a thing of beauty! @jon.inkle.co

The first episodes of Inkle's Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Podcast are out: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/ – hosted by @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social , feat. @darbymcdevitt.bsky.social Enjoyable conversations, and quite a few thoughts applicable to more than just game writing.

Absolutely delighted to say - this is out now! We've also launched a podcast to go with, the first two eps of which are live, including an amazing interview with @darbymcdevitt.bsky.social, writer of Black Flag. New eps weekly, we have some amazing people lined up. Genuinely thrilling.

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope 100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max... ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

🌀 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE is out as of today! 🌀 www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/ A tasty pile of >100 articles on the craft of game narrative. Plus... a podcast diving carefully into each piece, hosted by yours truly and @inkle.co 's @jon.inkle.co . Two full eps out now. Check it out!

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday! Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced. … AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.

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Very excited to see this one out! Definitely worth checking out.

It's time for a haircut! Sagar Beroshi's Adventure X 2025 talk is now available on the Adventure X YouTube channel. @adventurex.bsky.social, @sagarberoshi.bsky.social #adventurex #gamedev #narrativegames #adventuregames #indiegame #indiedev youtu.be/WRn2p1CZ_z4

#AdvX25 #AdventureX starting up in minutes. Come check out my talk at 10:45 on scope reductions, responding to them, and overall living a healthy and happy career as a games narrative human

Definitely should've mentioned this earlier in the week... but I'm at hashtag#AdventureX this weekend and speaking Sunday morning, first slot www.adventurexpo.org/schedule My talk is called "Planning Your Haircut: Cutting Narrative Without Losing Style". Come find me after to say hi!

Ah!! Our @xbox.com article is up detailing inspo/ideas for Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest. news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0... These and many others really spoke to us for this game (you ought to see our Miro board packed with references). @thechineseroom.co.uk @wearesecretmode.com

Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest is out! store.steampowered.com/app/3465690/... I was lucky to be Narrative Lead/Writer on this game with a great team. If any of you here try the game, let me know what you think! I'd genuinely love to hear. @wearesecretmode.com @thechineseroom.co.uk