art direction meeting went really well. i love our team so much -- truly just a bunch of passionate creatives trying to make something great together while having fun in the process. from the very beginning til the very end this game is made with so much love and care #gamedev #indiegame
Some of you have asked us to set up a Ko-fi alongside our Patreon to allow for one off donations.
You asked, we delivered!
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The last stand of a hunter. Read the end of Helva's investigation in all its red glory as she fights the temptation to kneel before her monster.
🩸Read the final chapter here: www.greatsealstudios.com/short-story/...
An itch and a point of no return as conviction turns into obsession.
🩸 Read Chapter 3 of our short story here: greatsealstudios.com/short-story/...
A morgue, deft fingers, and a haunted hamlet. Follow Helva as she delves further into the unknown.
🩸 Read Chapter 2 of our short story here: greatsealstudios.com/short-story/...
Illustration of Hava towering over the snow-capped mountains of Northern To-Valand.
Our short story is set during Hava's Festival. Hava is the only wild god in the Valandi pantheon, born out of Viharg's frozen heart.
Chapter 2 will be available on Friday. Until then, read the first chapter of Virga here: greatsealstudios.com/short-story/
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Dear Friends,
To celebrate Halloween, we have released the very first chapter of our short story, Virga! 🎃
🕯️ Read it here: greatsealstudios.com/short-story/
Character concept of the short story's protagonist, Helva.
Helva's journal sketch of the Beast.
We now unveil the character concept art for our short story's protagonist and the creature she believes to be pursuing.
Illustrated by the wonderful @meg-noel-art.bsky.social
Story synopsis. VIRGA - Follow a proud member of the Bulwark as she investigates a series of murders.
Dear Friends,
We have teamed up with two extremely talented individuals for a mini project!🧵
On All Hallows' Eve, we will be sharing the first chapter of a short story set in our world authored by the amazing @lelianas.bsky.social
Early sketches of Hava. Their head is shaped like an anatomical heart and crowned with a halo of veins.
The Valandi Pantheon tree.
Moulded out of the frozen heart of Viharg, Hava silently rules over and protects the snowy regions of To-Valand where the ice never thaws.
Learn more about the Valandi Pantheon for free in our archives 🗝️: www.patreon.com/posts/valand...
Hava: @/dyingnome
Pantheon Tree: @/pfkndope
A portrait of Viharg – Deity of Storms and Creation.
Early sketches of Forin - God of Love and Temptation.
Early sketches of Forin - God of Love and Temptation.
Viharg is the head of the Valandi pantheon, Deity of Storms, and Creator of Venar.
Forin is the son of the Goddesses Ada and Sela whose love has served as an inspiration for bards and painters across the thundering seas.
@/dyingnome
In my upcoming horror game you examine a family's photo album for signs of the paranormal 📸
Official announcement in 10 days!
#screenshotsaturday
An open letter from Great Seal Studios addressing the nature of Blood Beckons: Due to the limitations afflicting self-funded indie studios, Blood Beckons draws inspiration from visual novels and will be smaller in scope compared to our future projects. To get there, however, we need to start from scratch. That does not mean that our first title is a mere stepping stone, we are passionate about crafting rich story-driven games and we are very excited to have you experience a world drenched in horror and desire intertwined.
Blood Beckons is a 2D, narrative-driven, gothic horror game where your choices will pit you against your own sanity.
As desire drips, drips, drips into survival, Elanor's fate is in your hands. Mould it carefully and let her story consume you.
Read our open letter here:
#indiegame #indiedev
"Don't be afraid of her teeth, Elanor, for this place may eat you whole long before the end." Our first title, Blood Beckons, is now in early development. #indiegame #indiedev #indiehorror #gamedev
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Under the watchful gaze of an eclipsed sun, pilgrims hold a torch and make their way up towards the crater of a sacred volcano.
During a solar eclipse, the devout Santilli ascend en masse to grand volcanic craters. By carrying a torch of inextinguishable blue flame, they usher in a season of agricultural harmony. The pilgrimage is concluded once the shadowed veil has been lifted off Aprex, the Great Sun.
@/papirfecni
While we’re distracted from the genocide in Gaza by being forced to defend free speech in the UK, Israel is accelerating its ethnic cleansing of the West Bank
A radiant scenery of a coastal village. A volcano and a verdant mountain dominate the horizon and tower over settlements below. Fishing boats sail away and towards wooden docks under the warmth and glow of the Great Sun.
The first inhabitants of today’s Santilla were once part of Lehellen's tribe. Centuries had, however, rusted the shared culture between them and their northern brethren, resulting in the Lehelleni Schism. The independent Santilli forged a new path under the protection of the Sun.
@/papirfecni
The Field of Stars mirrors the constellations in the night sky. Two lesbian scholars hold each other in loving embrace as they stargaze. The scholar on the left points up reverently at the cluster of stars, while the one on the right gently grips her partner by the hip and playfully fiddles with a spyglass.
As the Lehelian saying goes, “The sky is as vast as knowledge itself.” Many believe the phrase originates from early scholars who visited a secluded area where “the Sky met the Earth” and were struck by the sheer presence of the cosmos. They named this wonder the Field of Stars. #lesbian
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A scenic view of the observatory in Lehel at dawn. The twin towers are joined by an arched bridge. A crescent adorns the roof of the tower on the left, while a sun-shaped finial marks the one to the right. Scholars roam freely between the towers.
The realm of Lehel is located in the Western Plains. The study of the sky and the Grand Order are of great importance in Lehelian culture, resulting in a nation of scientists. As knowledge lies at the heart of their society, Lehel is home to Venar’s very first university.
@/dyingnome
Hi, friends. We made a Patreon where you can support us financially. As we currently operate as a passion project, every penny counts, truly. We aim to create a healthy community as well as share our BTS development work that we've poured our hearts into. #gamedev
www.patreon.com/GreatSealStu...
maybe let citizens figure out their own ‘regime change’ should they demand it - no one needs Euro-American consensus or definition of what ‘liberation’ ought to look like. They certainly don’t need your planes, bombs, and ‘diplomatic’ intervention.
My stop motion horror archeology game, The Children of Clay is out now on Steam!✨Link in the comments!⬇️
A ruined tower slants to the right against the backdrop of a full moon. The ground is split in two, revealing a bottomless chasm of faceless figures melted into its walls.
During a widespread revolutionary wave that shook the Empire, a group of scientists were tasked with harnessing raw energy directly from the source to forge new weapons, resulting in the catastrophic events now known as Greed’s Grave. Today, Krumland is a hazardous wasteland.
@/dyingnome
nothing could have prepared me to read this sequence of words in this thread. history is amazing
Our next game, Dosa Divas. Battle an evil fast food empire in this spicy narrative turn-based RPG. Two sisters and their upgradable spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build up your reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones. youtu.be/jzOKSPSVYwY?...
The journey begins. Take Us North is a narrative-driven game inspired by real-world stories that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border.
Back it now on Kickstarter and help humanize migrant stories: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
An imposing skyline of the Krumi Empire in its heyday. Electric crackles emerge from floating crystallized platforms and charge up the atmosphere.
Krumland was a land of prosperity and extremes. The former peninsula was infused with raw energy due to the presence of several Great Wounds, resulting in the rapid technological development that aided the brutal Krumi expansion. The Krumi Empire reigned over Venar for centuries.
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