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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Homer has new updates (1.3.5): Gendered Labels, Embedded Labels, variables of type expression, Variables Without Curly Brackets, Improved Dialogue Import. open-lab.notion.site/Version-1-3-... #homer #features #updated #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #gameflow

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Version 1.3.5 Release Notes | Notion

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Coming soon to Homer: • Gendered labels to allow gender variations • Labels inside node text • Variables and actor properties can be used without curly brackets—their values are resolved automatically at runtime. #homer #gamedev #narrativedesign #storyeditor #floweditor

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

#homer #features #updated #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #gameflow One Homer feature is copying a dialogue from your text editor and pasting it into Homer. The dialogue is automatically transformed into nodes, making your workflow faster and smoother. in seconds now!

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A quick look at some of the things we’ve been building over the years. websites, applications, and games. Full version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrM2... Open Lab: open-lab.com contact us: info@open-lab.com #gamedev #indiedev #interactive #narrativedesign #games #interactiondesign #creativecoding

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Working on a “Locked” state for Homer's choice nodes. Soon, choices will be displayed as locked until a specific condition is met. #homer #features #newfeature #updated #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #gameflow

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WeAreMuesli @wearemuesli.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

In Their Shoes would simply not exist if it hadn't been for the lovely story flow editor Homer homer.open-lab.com by @peterpunk.bsky.social & @pupunzi.bsky.social If you're planning to make a dialog-rich game (even if you aren't), you should definitely check out this gem of a #NarrativeDesign tool!

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Homer. The Story Flow Editor

Homer is the free web-based solution for designing and writing interactive narrative content.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Soon in Homer: a new feature for conditional content directly inside nodes: [IF xxx] text [ELSE IF xxx] text [ELSE] text [/IF] Supports unlimited ELSE IF conditions. homer.open-lab.com #homer #features #newfeature #updated #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #gameflow

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Becoming Saint, our strategic and tactical medieval game, is now also available for iOS and Android. open-lab.com/games/becomi... If you also wish to play with Football Drama & Roller Drama, get them all with the iOS Bundle: apps.apple.com/us/app-bundl... #strategygames #indiegames #gamedev

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Becoming Saint by Open Lab Games

A strategy game of faith, sins, penitence & conquest

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

A simple "Roll the Dice" logic implemented in Homer, used in "Rome City of Cards", a game we are working on. homer.open-lab.com #rollthedice #homer #example #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indiegame #gameflow

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

An example of a "logic flow" to calculate consequences for our "Rome City of Cards" game. homer.open-lab.com #homer #features #newfeature #updated #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indiegame #gameflow

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Latest Homer updates, a new Substack article by Open Lab #gamedev #latestupdates #narrativedesigntool openlabgames.substack.com/p/homer-our-...

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Pietro Polsinelli 🔜 Games about revolution @peterpunk.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

And then there are our 2 partners in Open Lab, @pupunzi.bsky.social who develops Homer, the narrativetool on which Becoming Saint is built, who also gave crucial help in fixing several insidious bugs, and Laura Mirri, who handles management and testing. homer.open-lab.com/site/

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Homer. The Story Flow Editor

Homer is the free web-based solution for designing and writing interactive narrative content.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#homer #features #newfeature #updated #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indiegame #gamei18n Update: >Homer now displays character counts for all node elements. Great for optimizing text length across your workflow.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

#narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indiegame #strategygame #cardgame Still early days and plenty of uncertainty, but we're making progress. Currently experimenting with how Senate discussions influence the movement of nearby or distant senators.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

#homer #features #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indiegame #gamei18n With Homer, you can add support for as many languages as you need. Translate the content of any node instantly with a single click, powered by the Google Translate API. homer.open-lab.com

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Pietro Polsinelli 🔜 Games about revolution @peterpunk.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Thank you to all who played the Becoming Saint demo! There is a *new* “Training Mode” - here are some changes after your feedback: steamcommunity.com/app/2643010/... 😇 @firesquid.games #indiegames

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

#narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indigame #strategygame #cardgame I'm working on a new strategic card video game where you play as a Roman senator during the late Republic. Use your cards to persuade the Senate and manage the construction of new buildings across the city of Rome.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

#homer #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indigame In Homer, you can add a new global variable simply by writing it in any node. Homer will automatically detect it as new and add it with the correct type.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

#homer #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indigame Homer allows you to easily create dialogue nodes by pasting copied dialogue text directly into the platform. It automatically generates actors and connects the nodes for you.

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Pietro Polsinelli 🔜 Games about revolution @peterpunk.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

After more than two years of research and development, the public demo for Becoming Saint is now available on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2643010/... #indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #strategy #indiegamedev #medieval #history

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

#homer #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indigame We put Homer to the test with the internationalization of Becoming Saint, and it handled the challenge flawlessly—our translation management system worked seamlessly across 7 languages! homer.open-lab.com

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Homer. The Story Flow Editor

Homer is the free web-based solution for designing and writing interactive narrative content.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

From Lombardy to Sicily, passing through Emilia-Romagna and Sardinia, the six winning projects of Bologna Game Farm@CTE COBO 2025 www.cittametropolitana.bo.it/portale/Comu...

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Dalla Lombardia alla Sicilia, passando per l'Emilia-Romagna e la Sardegna, attraversano l'Italia i sei progetti vincitori di Bologna Game Farm@CTE COBO 2025

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Pietro Polsinelli 🔜 Games about revolution @peterpunk.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

So hurry up all you heretics, Becoming Saint is in open playtest, with 43 chapters to play, 55 towns to convert, SteamDeck and controllers already fully supported, and more than 500 testers already playing it! #indiegame #steamgames @firesquid.games

Animated gif of a dancing funeral labeled with"what happed" "he tried to become a saint"

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

You can now play Becoming Saint, the *full game* is in open playtest on Steam - for Win Mac Linux and fine on SteamDeck too!!! 😇 store.steampowered.com/news/app/264... #becomingsaint #playtest #indiegames #rts #steam #realtimestrategy #roguelite

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Becoming Saint - Join our open playtest on Steam! - Steam News

Participate on Steam and give us your feedback on the game!

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Get Started with Homer: 5 Free Invitation Codes Available: HOMER-5SQ5L-JGK3M-MF3DV HOMER-9Q8FA-Z63GY-TKBAU HOMER-FAE3K-78XY8-CKVRV HOMER-X48X2-RNH6U-3RXZJ HOMER-7BBDZ-53KRQ-5BSEA homer.open-lab.com/register #homer #enrollment #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev

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Homer. The Story Flow Editor

Homer is the free web-based solution for designing and writing interactive narrative content.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

open-lab.com Open Lab is a game studio behind "Football Drama" (2019), "Roller Drama" (2023), and "Becoming Saint" (2025). We also created "Homer," a tool for interactive narratives, and offer design solutions like web design, branding, and creative services. #GameDev #GraphicDesign #webDesign

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Open Lab. An Independent Game Development and Design Studio

Open Lab is an independent game development and design agency located in Florence, Italy. We focus on commercial games, applied games e design projects.

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Pietro Polsinelli 🔜 Games about revolution @peterpunk.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

You can now play Becoming Saint during Steam RTS fest: join as a tester docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 😇😎

The image of a saint from the game Becoming Saint on the side of the Steam real time strategy fest announcement.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Check out the brand-new trailer for Becoming Saint, our upcoming strategy game!: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UWy... Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2643010 #becomingsaint #indiegames #rts #steam #realtimestrategy #roguelite

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Becoming Saint - RTS Steam Fest Trailer

YouTube video by Open Lab Games

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

#homer #enrollment #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev We’re updating the Homer enrollment process to enhance the integrity and quality of our service. Going forward, creating a new user account will require an access code. This change will not affect current users.

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Pietro Polsinelli 🔜 Games about revolution @peterpunk.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Are you ready to become a saint? And bring justice, benevolence to all, and some small side personal benefits to you? Join Becoming Saint playtest now for playing next week!!!

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Soon in Homer - The Story Flow Online Editor: Manage images as assets. #homer #storyeditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #features

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