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Old familiar chthonic weirdnessOn the occasion of the sale, we’ve decided to relaunch our bundle with Decktamer. We all love deckbuilders, roguelikes, and awesome artwork, right? Decktamer is still a very original project with crazy — in a good, wild way — art…

Knock, knock, travelers!Today we’re finishing our journey across Midian, and not in any old blind alley, but in the majestic Sunny City, the capital of the elves. Calling it the capital of the elven state would me a misnomer, as the Sunny City is the elven sta…

Knock, knock, travelers! While I’ve been keeping the diaries going, we’ve covered quite a distance across the expanses of Midian—traveling not only through space, but through time as well. Today we’ll have sort of a compilation of that journey. For some reason…

You wanted a game with Russian language support in the bundle — here it is.As always: dark, atmospheric, roguelike, and deck-building — we don’t keep any others, we’re like that ourselves.And it’s original, too. Ever wanted to play as a haunted house? Interest…

NEWS?We’re working on three projects at the same time:1) the director’s cut of KOTCL2) a script for the new game set in Midian. This second one is only my job for now because I’m your script-writer and because I have time left for it. The script is very intric…

Another dose of chthonic weirdness.Our new bundle is somewhat similar to the previous ones — once again, it’s all about cards and atmosphere — but we’re trying to collaborate with more original projects. If you don’t like deckbuilders and roguelikes, then why …

Knock, knock, travellers!As I promised, today we’ll be venturing into the tangled jungle of game development.Last time, I talked about the exotic and rarely understood profession of the narrative game designer—myself being a scriptwriter, ha-ha! Yes, I’m not a…

Check out the stylish bundle with Roots DevourIf I were making a game about a divine mite, it would probably look a lot like Roots Devour: an incredibly dense atmosphere, a deliberately muted color palette (as if you’re seeing the world through non-human eyes)…

Knock, knock!Today I’d like to take a little break from KOTCL and from Midian to talk about game development in general and game design in particular. But not just game design—narrative game design.So What Kind of Beast Is It?Don’t change the channel—it’s goin…

Knock-knock, travelers! You read the previous diary log, right? Last time I talked about the above-ground part of New Agreement. Today it’s the under-ground part’s turn. It’s going to be fun and dark. A City Under a CityJust to remind you—New Agreement is a hu…

Knock-knock, travelers!Today’s diary is a themed one, dedicated entirely to the New Agreement. I’d like to tell you more about this most epic and significant location of Midian. But first, a small poll.Some of our users had their DLC disappear, and we fixed th…

Knock, knock, travelers!Today, for a change, we’ll have an absolutely ordinary journal entry. Let’s start with feedback.FeedbackApparently you want to learn more about what we’re up to right now. I’ll tell you everything I can, which is not much, for reasons y…

Happy New Year, travelers! Did you miss us?How did you spend your holidays? As for me, I met with my friends and relatives, had guests over and was a guest myself, went to a theater, etc. I had a very busy schedule, even too busy—as per usual.The start of a ne…

Knock, Knock, It’s the 2025 Wrap-Up!Have you ever done this?—I mean, wrapping up the year isn’t simply an excuse for another post—it’s a good opportunity to reflect on everything you’ve done, and commit all of it to memory. We’re all great at making plans, but…

Have you already figured out how you’ll be celebrating New Year and Christmas? Personally, I’m going to a rock concert. Just kidding. I traditionally celebrate New Year at home with my family, and on Christmas I go visit my cousin. By the way, he has such powe…

At the last meeting Misha announced that he’d be reducing Bjorn’s eight basic mechanics to three. I got very curious and thought you might be interested too, so I decided to grill Misha a bit. Misha ExplainsMisha: Hi! So see for yourself. To describe Bjorn’s c…

Knock, knock!First off, thank you for your kind words in the comments. That’s quite a rare sight. The way human psyches work, when we like content, we simply press “Like” and leave; but when we’re dissatisfied with something, we’ll write a negative comment abo…

Bjorn's Rebalance Will Be Happening!It’s official! Unofficially, we started working on Bjorn’s rebalance quite a while ago, but it’s still in the documentation stage. Want me to tell you what “documentation” means? The Bjorn DocumentationOn a separate sheet, w…