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Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition is OUT NOW!!
Buy it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/Herald_The_Interactive_Period_Drama__Complete_Edition/
Buy it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/Herald_The_Interactive_Period_Drama__Complete_Edition/
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@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
#indiedev #indiegame #visualnovel #adventuregame
Wispfire is nominated for two Dutch Game Awards this year! 🤩We're in the race with Herald: Complete Edition for Best Audio and Best Narrative. On December 3rd we will know who wins the prizes, so fingers crossed! 🤞 #awards #gameawards
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Wispfire is nominated for two Dutch Game Awards this year! 🤩We're in the race with Herald: Complete Edition for Best Audio and Best Narrative. On December 3rd we will know who wins the prizes, so fingers crossed! 🤞 #awards #gameawards
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Since we are going down memory lane, here is @wisproy.bsky.social from @wispfire.com presenting on Herald at the very first TIPC back in 2016! You can re-watch the talk over at www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4or... and of course see Roy's return to TIPCs on the GameDev panel this Thursday!
October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Since we are going down memory lane, here is @wisproy.bsky.social from @wispfire.com presenting on Herald at the very first TIPC back in 2016! You can re-watch the talk over at www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4or... and of course see Roy's return to TIPCs on the GameDev panel this Thursday!
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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
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.
store.steampowered.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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
The #SteamAutumnSale will last from Sept 29 - Oct 6!
Grab it here: store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/...
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame
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
#VA #VoiceCasting #VoiceActing #Vtuber
August 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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
#VA #VoiceCasting #VoiceActing #Vtuber
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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. 😁
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...
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...
adventuregamespodcast.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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. 😁
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You can buy Herald - Complete Edition now in the #Steam Summer Sale with a 20% discount.
#indiedev #summersale #games
#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
June 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
You can buy Herald - Complete Edition now in the #Steam Summer Sale with a 20% discount.
#indiedev #summersale #games
#indiedev #summersale #games
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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!
June 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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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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...
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.
www.ign.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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...
www.ign.com/articles/sta...
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.
June 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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.
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.
May 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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.
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!
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.
May 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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!
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
#visualnovel #indiedev #indiegames #gaming
May 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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
#visualnovel #indiedev #indiegames #gaming
Nothing like a sunset yacht party. Nothing could possibly go wrong. Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
#indiedev #narrativegame #gamedev #gaming
#indiedev #narrativegame #gamedev #gaming
May 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Nothing like a sunset yacht party. Nothing could possibly go wrong. Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
#indiedev #narrativegame #gamedev #gaming
#indiedev #narrativegame #gamedev #gaming
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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.
May 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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.
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
#indiedev #narrativegames #indiegames #gamedeveloper #gaming
May 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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
#indiedev #narrativegames #indiegames #gamedeveloper #gaming
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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.
May 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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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I just started this game 45 mins ago and I’m already low key hooked
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
#indiedev #indiegame #visualnovel #adventuregame
May 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I just started this game 45 mins ago and I’m already low key hooked
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.
May 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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.
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)
he was in a bind 'cause he was way behind and he was willing to make a deal
(animating violin playing is hard)
May 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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)
he was in a bind 'cause he was way behind and he was willing to make a deal
(animating violin playing is hard)
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.
May 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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.
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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
May 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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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Took us a while to come up with @wispfire.com, but that was also because we didn’t want a random silly name. Everyone was doing that and we are too cool for that shit. 😎
May 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Took us a while to come up with @wispfire.com, but that was also because we didn’t want a random silly name. Everyone was doing that and we are too cool for that shit. 😎
“Herald's message is more important than ever”
Thank you for the shout-out, @controlmagazine.bsky.social ! (If you don't speak Dutch, Google Translate is your friend!)
www.control-online.nl/2025/05/16/b...
Thank you for the shout-out, @controlmagazine.bsky.social ! (If you don't speak Dutch, Google Translate is your friend!)
www.control-online.nl/2025/05/16/b...
“Boodschap van Herald is belangrijker dan ooit”
Ruim acht jaar na de release van Herald deel 1 en 2 komt de Complete Edition uit. Developer Wispfire: De boodschap van de game is nu belangrijker dan ooit."
www.control-online.nl
May 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“Herald's message is more important than ever”
Thank you for the shout-out, @controlmagazine.bsky.social ! (If you don't speak Dutch, Google Translate is your friend!)
www.control-online.nl/2025/05/16/b...
Thank you for the shout-out, @controlmagazine.bsky.social ! (If you don't speak Dutch, Google Translate is your friend!)
www.control-online.nl/2025/05/16/b...
THANK YOU! we're biased but yeah, more reviews would really help! If you've played it and enjoyed it, please consider giving us a review!
Herald: The Interactive Period Drama made by @wispfire.com is a "high-seas alternate-history anticolonial, unabashedly woke narrative adventure game" and deserves a hundred times the amount of reviews it is sitting at right now (NINE 😱)
store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/...
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
May 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
THANK YOU! we're biased but yeah, more reviews would really help! If you've played it and enjoyed it, please consider giving us a review!
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