Far-off Daydream Games: A Near Dawn

We just launched our KickStarter Campaign to help get support for this project! You can download and play A Near Dawn: Prologue for Windows/Mac/Linux/Android on Itch.io, Steam, and Google Play!

A Near Dawn is a charming yet devastating psychological thriller with amusing highs, gut-wrenching crashes, and mature themes. While grounded in reality, supernatural and science fiction elements will unfold as the story progresses. The opening sees our main character - Seattle-based attorney Sam Nichols - who seems to be experiencing disturbing psychological difficulties, exposed to progressively dire circumstances that threaten to unravel his reality and destroy those closest to him. Haunted by personal demons, with your law firm struggling and on the brink of collapse, you take the helm on an important new case involving a ruthless multinational corporation, defended by some of the vilest people you ever had the misfortune of knowing. The odds already seem stacked against you, but you will soon learn that things are not as they appear, as a deeper conspiracy begins to emerge. Where will you end up if you keep untangling the threads? You must be brave to uncover the truth.

We just released an Android version of A Near Dawn: Prologue on Google Play! You can also of course find it for Windows/Mac/Linux/Android on Itch.io and Steam! We will be launching a KickStarter Campaign to help get support for this project on October 24th!

This project is an interactive VISUAL NOVEL ADVENTURE featuring:

Beautiful artwork and animations rendered in 1080p
Immersive cinematics with some frame-by-frame animation
Original music composed for the game
Fully voiced audio provided by exceptionally talented actors
Point and Click interface with puzzles to solve - the flow of this game is inspired by traditional adventure games
Dynamic decisions that alter the course of your interactions with others - rewards or consequences for your actions
Psychological tension - the main character has a darker personality who will come to the surface if you feed that darkness
Multiple endings - there is one true ending, but your successes or failures can take you off course
Episodic narrative - This is a full game, but it is part of an ambitious project with a far-reaching storyline

The plot will not progress without you, you are in control of the main character's actions at every turn. You will explore your environment and speak to other characters to learn about what is happening and what must be done. A key concept of this game was to give as much freedom and put as much detail into the content of the story as could be managed, as such you will have the option to skip important elements of the game not necessary for advancing the main plot if your character chooses to ignore them or fails to explore them. At the same time, you will not be able to move forward without resolving issues necessary for advancing the story along.