Games like The Written Wyrd

Artist Statement - Surviving the First Night What obsession did you pick and why did you pick it? I chose to base my game off of my obsession with the Reality TV show Survivor. Recently, I have been really into this show since a new season is airing right now. I’ve been watching it every Wednesday with my friends this season and have been watching on my own since 2019. I find the show as a whole…

"Sethian" is a single-player mystery puzzle game set in a sci-fi world where you, an archaeologist, must master a fictitious language with unique grammar and vocabulary to unlock an abandoned computer's secrets and solve the mystery of a vanished civilization. Over 100 handwritten journal pages assist in learning the language, making for a challenging and immersive experience. With elements borrowed from real-world languages like Chinese and American Sign Language, Sethianese provides a unique and engaging linguistic puzzle.

"ISLAND is a single-player mystery visual novel game with an intriguing story and beautiful visuals. As amnesiac Setsuna, you'll explore Urashima island and its inhabitants' pasts to uncover hidden secrets and protect what you value most. With multiple routes and endings, will you save Urashima from soot blight syndrome, or become lost in its complexities?"

"Heaven's Vault" is an archaeological adventure game that follows Ali, a robot archaeologist, as she explores a mysterious network of ancient ruins, deciphering a lost language and uncovering secrets of the past. Players will solve puzzles, make choices that affect the story, and delve deeper into the rich history and lore of this ancient civilization. With a unique narrative-driven experience, "Heaven's Vault" offers a compelling and immersive journey through space and time.

To begin my artist’s statement, I would like to disclose what my “What If” statement is, which I ended up creating a mesh of the two following statements: "What if death happened to be the key to someone's happiness." AND "What if your cat's last life took yours with it?"  The concept for Ginger’s character came from my own personal experience from being a mid-twenties college student, trying t…

"Departed Away" is a narrative-driven game about a high school student who becomes the target of blame for a misunderstanding on their first day. Struggling to survive in a hostile environment, the player must navigate the school's secrets and conflicts while dealing with a complicated family situation. The game is currently in development with Turkish, Japanese, and Chinese translations in progress.

"Heaven Will Be Mine" is a queer science fiction visual novel set in 1981, where the dream of human habitation in space has been abandoned. Players control one of three defiant pilots who reject Earth's decision and continue to fight for their space-born existence, each with their own Ship-Self robot. The game is from the creators of "We Know The Devil."

"No Longer Home" is a semi-auto-biographical point and click game, about two recent graduates preparing to move out of their flat.

Decade is an interactive fiction adventure where you send children back ten years to uncover how the world ended and shape multiple futures. Investigate documents, manage aging abilities, and make impactful choices across a deep narrative with over 50k words, 20 FMV endings, and unlockable themes featuring unique soundtracks.

In "Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names," you are a werewolf fighting to save the earth from destruction. Together with your pack, you must defeat the Wyrm, a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie you want to believe. This text-based interactive novel, set in the World of Darkness, offers hundreds of choices and over 1.6 million words of immersive storytelling. Your shapeshifting abilities, deep connection to nature, and raw courage will be tested as you work to protect the living earth.