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Roy van der Schilden - Wispfire @wisproy.bsky.social · 9d

Want to play a branching narrative alt-history story this week? Well, you can! Herald - Complete Edition is now only $15 dollars in the Steam Autumn Sale.

The #SteamAutumnSale will last from Sept 29 - Oct 6!

Grab it here: store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/...

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

Save 25% on Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition on Steam

Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · Aug 15

Wispfire is casting English speaking actors for our next game! If you are an experienced EU voice-over artist, or a VTuber who has the ambition to bring a vampire to life in a game, now is your chance! Please have a look at these paid jobs on wispfire.com/jobs

#VA #VoiceCasting #VoiceActing #Vtuber

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Roy van der Schilden - Wispfire @wisproy.bsky.social · Jul 18

It was a lot of fun to talk about the creation of Herald and my research and design ideas behind it. As @wispfire.com we’re really proud that we were able to finally release this story in its complete state. I hope people will be inspired by it. And thank you Seoirse for the interview. 😁

Adventure Games Podcast @adventgamepod.bsky.social · Jul 18

In our latest interview Seoirse talks to Roy aka @wisproy.bsky.social from @wispfire.com all about his sea faring adventure game Herald The Interactive Drama! You can check out the full interview below and anywhere you listen to podcasts!
adventuregamespodcast.com/podcast/2025...

Interview with Wispfire - Herald The Interactive Drama — Adventure Games Podcast

This week Seoirse is joined by Roy from Wispfire as he talks about his new game Herald: The Interactive Period Drama, a new choice driven game set on the high seas in an alternate 19th century. So joi...

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Roy van der Schilden - Wispfire @wisproy.bsky.social · Jun 26

You can buy Herald - Complete Edition now in the #Steam Summer Sale with a 20% discount.

#indiedev #summersale #games

Save 20% on Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition on Steam

Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.

store.steampowered.com

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Roy van der Schilden - Wispfire @wisproy.bsky.social · Jun 28

Some #indiedev advice. If the industry makes you feel you have to constantly keep talking about the new best thing you’re working on. Don’t! Your old games, even if they’re 20 years old, are still unknown gems to many. Your works, all of them, deserve to be seen well after the launch buzz dies down!

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · Jun 2

i need the industry to stop doing this because i genuinely hate that i have to keep writing these stories

www.ign.com/articles/sta...

Star Wars: Hunters Publisher Shutters Studio Founded by Torchlight, Diablo Creator Before It Could Announce Its New Game - IGN

Zynga has officially shuttered Echtra Games, the development studio behind Torchlight 3, which had been working on an unannounced cross-platform ARPG in the four years since its acquisition.

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · Jun 2

It's so dark out here

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · Jun 2

Was literally hoping you'd be the person covering this!

Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · Jun 2

You're not just going to be exploring a fine merchant ship. Here's a brief tour of the abode of The Rani, a place you'll want to get pretty familiar with, if for no other reason than to be jealous of her interior design chops.

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · Jun 2

oh my god this is beautiful

Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 30

Who did you help out during the violin chapter? Choose carefully, you might make a powerful ally who helps you later on, or a bitter enemy who leaves you in the lurch when you need it most.

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 30

Our game has a lot of moments like this, where if you don't think through what you say, you'll have to deal with unintended consequences. Friction is a really important part of game design!

Chris Schilling @schillingc.bsky.social · May 30

A thing not enough critics do is to properly interrogate strange/idiosyncratic design choices. Is this weird bit of friction intentional? What is the designer trying to say by including it? Don't just say: oh, I didn't like this, it isn't fun, blah blah, quality of life. *Think* about it.

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 29

store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/...

Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition on Steam

Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.

store.steampowered.com

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 29

We've secured an overall positive rating on Steam! If you're into visual novels, adventure games, or choice-driven narratives, please give our little project a try. It's the culmination of a decade-plus of work, and we truly think you'll love it.
#visualnovel #indiedev #indiegames #gaming

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 28

Nothing like a sunset yacht party. Nothing could possibly go wrong. Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
#indiedev #narrativegame #gamedev #gaming

An image of the top deck of a large, beautiful sailing ship. The crew and passengers are all dancing and playing music and partying.

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · May 28

Been writing and thinking about games a lot more than usual this year and it’s become apparent that the game industry’s ills are being conflated with the ill fortune of games media and it’s important to separate the two.

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 27

Herald is a story about justice, about freedom, about self-determination, and about doing your damndest to protect the people you can in a world that sees people like you as lesser. Find your family, and change the world.
#indiedev #narrativegames #indiegames #gamedeveloper #gaming

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 23

On one hand, squashing bugs for Herald's release was a huge pain. On the other hand, doing it gave us the excuse to put together an entire folder of bloopers like this one. Unfortunately, we had to axe non-Euclidean Tabatha for the final release.

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Kate Hunter | No Small Games @katerblossom.bsky.social · May 23

I just started this game 45 mins ago and I’m already low key hooked

Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 1

Herald: Complete Edition is OUT NOW as part of #LudoNarraCon! Our high-seas narrative adventure represents almost a decade of work from our team, and we are thrilled to finally share it. We truly hope you find meaning in the story we've crafted.

#indiedev #indiegame #visualnovel #adventuregame

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 23

On one hand, squashing bugs for Herald's release was a huge pain. On the other hand, doing it gave us the excuse to put together an entire folder of bloopers like this one. Unfortunately, we had to axe non-Euclidean Tabatha for the final release.

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 22

are you saying we DIDN'T get it right in that gif? we'd pored over thousands of hours of orchestral footage and it was our understanding that this is how all the Great Masters play

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 22

devil went down to herald he was looking for a soul to steal
he was in a bind 'cause he was way behind and he was willing to make a deal

(animating violin playing is hard)

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 21

Characters in the world of Herald will react to you truthfully, and they won't forget what you've done -- for good or for ill. You won't be able to make everyone happy, and you'll have to make your peace with that.

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Wispfire Art and Games @wispfire.com · May 21

When we say your choices in Herald matter, we mean it. This is a mockup flowchart of *one* short conversation, and though we had to zoom out so far it's unreadable, you can see how dialogue changes not just based on your responses, but by previous choices you've made.

A detailed dialogue flowchart full of boxes that contain dialogue and narrative notes

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Roy van der Schilden - Wispfire @wisproy.bsky.social · May 20

It's awful to think about how many great artists we lost because of grifters harassing them into leaving. Many talented people I know left the industry because they don't feel safe or welcome anymore. Can't blame them for leaving a toxic environment, they deserved so much better though. #indiedev

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