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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 08/06/2026

Will you accept the sweetest kiss of all? 💋🩸 Wishlist Red Kiss now: bit.ly/RedKissSteam

Wispfire @wispfire.com · 04/12/2025

Herald won the Dutch Game Award for Best Narrative! We're humbled that the jury saw Herald as the best story this year! A special thanks to the players who stuck with us through the years, we can’t wait to bring more stories to fans of story-driven games. More to come soon... 💜 #gameawards #indiedev

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 30/10/2025

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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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 15/08/2025

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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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 02/06/2025

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 @wispfire.com · 30/05/2025

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 @wispfire.com · 29/05/2025

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 @wispfire.com · 28/05/2025

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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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 27/05/2025

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 @wispfire.com · 23/05/2025

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 @wispfire.com · 22/05/2025

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 @wispfire.com · 21/05/2025

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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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 09/05/2025

In a game full of hard decisions, there's one that rises above the rest to test your character the way few others will. What did you do with the rooster?

An image of a rooster that has been beheaded, next to a bloodstained compass on top of a piece of parchment and leaking fountain pen.

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 07/05/2025

Thanks for the review, esteemed Steam Curator Beauty vs woke ugliness! It's true, our game is stuffed full of woke content. We're woker than a lifetime supply of Monster Energy. Thank you for helping us spread the word! Seethe.

steam curator "beauty vs woke ugliness" marking our game "not recommended" for woke content

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 06/05/2025

Have you played Herald yet? We'd love it if you left a review on Steam! It really helps us with visibility, and it also helps other people figure out if the game is something *they'd* enjoy too! 1 review = 1 forehead kiss from our entire team store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/...

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 02/05/2025

me, busting in to tell you about how the high-seas alternate-history anticolonial, unabashedly woke narrative adventure game Herald: The Interactive Period Drama is out right now on Steam and GOG store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/...

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 01/05/2025

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 @wispfire.com · 29/04/2025

We're TWO DAYS out from our launch as part of #LudoNarraCon, and to gear up for release, we've dropped a demo! Explore the first parts of our narrative, and when the game comes out, your progress will carry over! #indiedev store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/...

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 28/04/2025

Thank you so much for the kind words @JetsonPlaysGames.com ! "The artwork, characters, and writing got their hooks into me immediately, and kept me on the line through the entire trip. 9/10" www.jetsonplaysgames.com/post/herald-...

A portrait of Tabatha Veazie looking out along the ocean, saying "Look, uncle!"

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 25/04/2025

Our art director Aïda de Ridder recently sat down with @taylorjrioux.bsky.social over at @jetsonplaysgames.com to talk about her work on Herald! We launch on May 1 as part of #LudoNarraCon, so if you're curious about our artistic vision, read up! www.jetsonplaysgames.com/post/develop...

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 24/04/2025

We're one week from launch and ready to announce pricing! The game retails for $19.99, with a 15% discount during #LudoNarraCon. However, we set up a bundle so players who own our previous release get a 40% discount on top of that and can buy for $10.19! store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/...

Herald key art with portraits of Devan, Louis, Tabatha, The Rani, and Aaron

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 22/04/2025

Our launch as part of #LudoNarraCon is RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! Take to the high seas aboard a luxurious mercantile ship and navigate the dangers of a hyper-colonial world in this alternate history narrative drama. Prove that anyone can change the world. #indiedev #indie #gamedev

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 21/04/2025

Today is the birthday of your humble social media guy! (that's me!) Currently accepting any and all gifts, especially in the form of wishlists for Herald: Complete Edition! store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/...

an image of a party aboard the Herald ship

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 18/04/2025

We're so proud to be an official @fellowtraveller.games selection at #LudoNarraCon! Look at the company we're in! 1000XRESIST! Clickolding! Citizen Sleeper 2! Promise Mascot Agency! And SO SO SO many more!

An image of the LudoNarraCon official selection, with Herald's key art circled and arrows pointing to it.

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 17/04/2025

Make sure to stop and smell the roses* while playing Herald -- our art director Aïda has done some incredible work bringing our alternate-history world to life. There are portraits, vistas, and tableaus in the game that we hope you'll find desktop-background-worthy, or at least screenshot-worthy!

An image of a ship clipping through choppy waters. The ship has a golden rooster as a masthead, and dozens of sails. It's set on a blue-pink, partly cloudy sky. It's a beautiful, drawn vista.

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 15/04/2025

We're so happy to be a featured #LudoNarraCon title, launching as the event begins on May 1! STAY TUNED Y'ALL

herald key art with the three leads looking out over the sea

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 14/04/2025

i've never watched the show wishlist herald: the interactive period drama complete edition on steam

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 11/04/2025

went ahead and rerolled, blessed ivory dice

the blue prince drafting screen, with three boat screenshots from Herald with the text "bigg boat" overlaid

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 11/04/2025

Thanks so much to AdventureGamers! "[Herald] has been selected as a featured title at LudoNarraCon, a testament to its compelling storytelling[... The game] explores the power of small acts of resistance, a message that resonates strongly in today’s world." adventuregamers.com/news/view/he...

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 08/04/2025

Reminder that if you stream or are a youtube creator, we want to give you game codes! DM us here or get in touch at wispfireartandgames at gmail dot com if you want a copy!

Herald key art with the heads of the lead characters against a lush background

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 07/04/2025

me when the function has an alternate history 19th century theme

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 04/04/2025

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 04/04/2025

INFLUENCERS. STREAMERS. CONTENT CREATORS. ~hiiiiiiii~ Are you a fan of narrative games? Did your audience pop off when you filled in that last name in Obra Dinn? Did chat roast you when you didn't save Michonne? We want you to play Herald! Email us at wispfireartandgames (at) gmail (dot) com!

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 31/03/2025

Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility. Please, support your trans comrades today, and every day. Things are dangerous, and as an unapologetically queer studio, we believe that trans visibility, and centering those experiences in storytelling, is vital. #tdov #indiedev

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 28/03/2025

don't worry, we've gotchu with a few of our endings. Herald: Complete Edition launches May 1st on Steam and GOG

A tweet from baileylikemovie reading "I looove when a movie ends on the darkest, bleakest, most demoralizing, hopeless, dismal note with no moment of relief and just leaves me feeling completely empty inside"

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 27/03/2025

me, making sure you know that Herald: Complete Edition is launching May 1 and that you can wishlist it right now store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/...

A screenshot of Tomodachi Life showing a giant woman greeting another woman

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 26/03/2025

I don't know if this morning routine is advisable on the high seas, honestly

A screenshot of Herald. Tabatha Veazie, a noble-looking young woman is looking out at the sea. A larger portrait of her is visible, and she is saying "Water as far as the eye can see." There is an overlaid image of a muscular man diving off the ship, and an overlay reading 7:36am.

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 24/03/2025

If you like Telltale games? Wishlist Herald. If you liked Return of the Obra Dinn? Wishlist Herald. If you like games that tell diverse stories? Wishlist Herald. If you're, for some reason, craving a story about doing what you can despite being powerless against an unjust society? Wishlist Herald.

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 22/03/2025

It's once again #screenshotsaturday! This week we're keeping it light with a shot from a party on the deck where absolutely nothing is about to go horribly wrong! We promise!* *your results may vary Wishlist Herald -- it's coming out sooner than you think! store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/...

A screenshot of a lively party on the top deck of a ship. There are streamers hanging from the mast, with colorful ribbons fluttering in the wind. The crew is dancing together, with the captain looking on.

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 19/03/2025

Press and influencer codes ARE AVAILABLE for Herald! Hit us up at wispfireartandgames (at) gmail (dot) com if you are interested in playing the game on stream, reviewing it, or interviews. This game has an incredibly important message, especially now, and we're excited to see what you think!

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 18/03/2025

Unpick multiple interwoven stories to find the darkness at the heart of the Herald's voyage. All may not be as it seems on this luxury merchant ship, and the people you meet on your journey may have more to them than you first suspect.

Art of multiple characters from Herald, The Rani, Tabatha, Aaron, and Louis, each with insignias, flora, fauna, and emblems around them. Devan, eyes closed, stands in the middle in front of a broken compass

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 14/03/2025

Herald: Complete Edition is releasing on May 1st! This collection includes the previously-released Books 1 and 2 and the all-new Books 3 and 4, which conclude the story. Embark on a high-seas narrative adventure where your decisions can change the world. store.steampowered.com/app/2199510/...

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 13/03/2025

Even when you're in the middle of a heist, checking to see whether the ship you're on is haunted, or unraveling a multinational conspiracy, there's always time to take in the sights.

Devan, Tabatha, and Louis all on the main deck of the ship. They're looking out to the sea on a partly cloudy day, the sky tinged a beautiful pinkish blue hue.

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 11/03/2025

Calm down, Louis. What's some light poisoning among friends?

An image of Devan, Louis, and Cornelis speaking below decks in the Captain's office. Louis Morton is saying "Your Steward almost poisoned me, Cornelis!"

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 08/03/2025

Happy #ScreenshotSaturday! It's not all conspiracies and heists aboard the Herald. Any crew worth its salt knows that nothing beats a party on the high seas. #indiedev #gamedev #narrativegame

An image of the crew of the Herald having a party. The crew is dancing and playing music on the top deck of the ship.

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 07/03/2025

Here's some early concept art for the bedroom of The Rani, the site of some of the most pivotal conversations and moments of the entire story. Even in this early art, you can see the focus on color and the ambience the flowing silks and ornate candelabras create.

Concept art of a bedroom. Two imposing pillars stand in the foreground, with pink silks hanging from them. An ornate candelabra hangs from the ceiling along with orange silks, and purple silks hang from the back wall, framing a large bed and two side tables.

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Wispfire @wispfire.com · 05/03/2025

Today, we're sharing some concept art for the top deck of the Herald, complete with inspiration and reference photos! As you can see, we were inspired by the beautifully functional nautical designs of the period, down to the way they hung and rigged their ropes!

Concept art of the top deck of the Herald. There are red arrows pointing to pictures of hanging ropes, shroud attachments, helms, compasses, and other nautical equipment.

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