Die Gute Fabrik

Selfie of Doug in black KY0 t shirt. Background is a dark hall with hanging PS Move controllers in background, lit up rainbow colors. They reflect on the shiny wood floor.

Hello from Cape Town!

Here early at the Homecoming Centre for setup. Already the energy is great. It feels so good to be back at an arts-focused videogames festival.

#SaltseaChronicles 50% sale on Steam ends in two hours! 😱

The Steam ban of @santaragione.com's HORSES is extremely worrying for us who make games, who want to push the boundaries of what games can do, and make a living of it. This concerns everyone who loves this medium. Read this, share it, and support HORSES when it comes out next week.

Remember to buy Saltsea Chronicles, the game that @hannahnicklin.bsky.social was creative director on, at a 50% dicount during the #AdventureX promotion. store.steampowered.com/app/1419620/...

AdventureX 2025 Event AdventureX - The Narrative Games Convention

The @adventurex.bsky.social Steam event is on! There's a collection of fantastic narrative games that are part of it, including @gutefabrik.bsky.social 's Saltsea Chronicles, which I had the privilege to work on, at a 50% discount.
store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...

AdventureX 2025 Event AdventureX - The Narrative Games Convention

Once again #saltseachronicles is part of #AdventureX festival, and we're having a 50% discount on Steam. Time to pick it up if you haven’t tried it yet. Also check out the other amazing games and the festival itself.
store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...

Shoutout to a game published by our friends at Akupara:

Shoutout to a game developed by our friends at Indoor Sunglasses:

Shoutout to a game developed by our friends at Pine Creek Games:

Shoutout to a game developed by our friends at Autoscopia:

Mr Woofmantic Games & Jazz Mr Woofmantic Games & Jazz is a one-day festival, a celebration of experimental games and music for dogs and humans

btw i guess i forgot to announce this here but we got a new website for Mr Woofmantic Games & Jazz! it looks better on a big computer and that's my fault but websites are usually more fun on bigger computers and i didn't make the rules!
mrwoofmantic.neocities.org

A selection of images from games etc. Hannah Nicklin has worked on, a screencap or key art image from: Saltsea Chronicles, Black Mirror: Thronglets, Mutazione; and the cover of Writing for Games: Theory & Practice. Also featured two reviews. One from Eurogamer: 5/5 Saltsea Chronicles "Onwards you go in pursuit of your missing crew, then, your story diverging further from mine with every island choice, with every flick of the head or settling of the lips. Memories/Artefacts? Skeptical/Curious? And astonishingly, through all these moving parts, all this phase space, my story still made rich sense, and actually built to a truly devastating climax. Scream/Weep? Fittingly, for me, Saltsea Chronicles turned out to be a story about choices as well as a story made of choices. It made me think about the big decisions I make in life, but also the decisions that shape a life that I don't even notice having made. Ripples turning to waves and all that. You must play this. It's luminous." The second of Mutazione from Gamespew, 9/10 "Mutazione is a game that builds up relationships within a community you instantly feel a part of. The main story is secondary to the real drama and the heart of the town, but it’s necessary. It’s extremely well-written, and the hand-drawn environments are beautifully designed. Die Gute Fabrik has crafted a sweet, powerful fairy tale that delves into the human psyche and allows you to reside there for five hours or so."

A virtual biz card on a dark purple background, featuring an image of a white woman in glasses, with blonde hair, speaking at a podium. Next to it is the title Hannah Nicklin, and the details Creative Director, Narrative Lead/Designer, Senior Writer, Consultant. 11+ years experience in interactive narrative • 3 games shipped as Lead (PC, Console, mobile) • Many more as consultant • PhD in Interactive Practices • Masters & BA in Play/Screenwriting & Dramatic Arts • GDC Indie Summit Advisor, BAFTA Juror, TGA Future Class • Author of Writing for Games: Theory & Practice Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione; Saturnalia; Night School (A Netflix Studio); Cardboard Computer; Die Gute Fabrik; Draknek; Twisted Tree Games. Based in: Sheffield, United Kingdom Work in: Remote, CET-PST LinkedIn.com/in/hannah-nicklin hannahnicklin.com

📚 My current contract is coming to an end in Dec so I am now looking for new work!

⭐ I am an award-winning & expert/lead game writer & narrative designer.

🌎 I am interested in long & short term contracts & consultancy, ideally remote.

Let's chat!

hannahnicklin.com
linkedin.com/in/hannah-nicklin

Screenshot from Akupara's Publisher sale on the Steam Store with Mutazione in the Top Sellers category next to Rain World.

@akuparagames.bsky.social is holding a publisher sale on pretty much all platforms. Check it out!
Here's a Steam link: store.steampowered.com/sale/Akupara...

*Deep breath* #EyesofHellfire is officially in EARLY ACCESS. You can play it RIGHT NOW. Can't begin to express the immense pride I have in our indie team. To create something and release it is such an achievement.

Support Indie Games. Play Eyes of Hellfire!

store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...

Thank you! If you're into the soundtrack, you might like the eggplant podcast deep dive we on the music some time ago.

Game of the day screenshot of Mutazione.

#Mutazione GAME OF THE DAY, US App Store. ✌️

#Mutazione Music Thread by @nilsdeneken.bsky.social. And welcome to Bluesky, Mutazione Composer Alessandro @millogameaudio.bsky.social!

...aaaaaand we're at 1000 overwhelming positive reviews on Steam for #Mutazione. Yay!

🌱Mutazione has 999 Overwhelmingly Positive reviews on Steam! @gutefabrik.bsky.social

If you're looking for a deep story where 🏘️small-town gossip meets the supernatural, join 15-year-old Kai on an adventure to care for her ailing grandfather.

Or leave us a review, if you haven't yet? 💘

But if you prefer to buy #Mutazione on Switch, Playstation or XBox, or rather want it on your phone on iOS or Android, we got you covered!

Narrative Arc Bundle Play games with gripping narratives like SEASON: A letter to the future and Dustborn and help support the It Gets Better Project with your purchase!

Here's a reminder that there's one week left to get the Narrative Arc Humble Bundle with #Mutazione included in all tiers:
www.humblebundle.com/games/narrat...

#Mutazione took me 11 years to make – Concept, World, Characters, Story, Creative Direction of a core team of up to 13 and the work of my career I’m most proud of (so far) – Out as a premium title on iOS and Android. It's even more relevant now and I hope it still is 11 years after its release.

Links to the Mobile versions of Mutazione provided by our lovely publisher and porting studio @akuparagames.bsky.social !

Announcement trailer (short version, no platform logos) Mutazione Game Announcement trailer

Hey there! #Mutazione just got released on iOS and Android. If you ever wanted to play the game on your phone but didn't have an Apple Arcade account, here's your chance to grab it!
Here's a short version of our classic trailer:
vimeo.com/1095599343

Mutazione hace su debut en iOS y Android con una oferta especial Mutazione, desarrollado por Die Gute Fabrik y publicado por Akupara Games, ya está disponible para dispositivos móviles iOS y Android.

🆕 NOVEDADES

📰 Mutazione llega a dispositivos móviles con un descuento especial de lanzamiento

#Videojuegos l #indiegames l @gutefabrik.bsky.social l @akuparagames.bsky.social

🔍 ¡Descubre todos los detalles! 👇
puntoderespawn.com/noticias/mut...

Mutazione Box Art, with three friends on a small swamp island, Kai reading, Tung fishing and Miu lying around tracing her hand in the water. But who's that eerie bird mand on the concrete collumn in the back?

#Mutazione is part of a @humblebundle.bsky.social along with awesome games like Harold Halibut, Venba, Season, Coffee Talk 2 and more...
www.humblebundle.com/games/narrat...

Around seven hours left to hoard Saltsea Chronicles while it has a 40% discount on @steampowered.com , and 35-40% on @playstation.com.

Thank you!

Save 40% on Saltsea Chronicles on Steam It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.

store.steampowered.com/app/1419620/...

four Characters from Saltsea Chronicles in the radio room with a lot of different devices, that look like 70s technology. Characters are Murl, Iris and two "radders" from Sisao, an stranded, upside down cruise ship.

Now Saltsea is also 40% off on Steam. And a reminder that we're still part of the Days of Play Promotion with #SaltseaChronicles on @playstation.com. You can get the game 35-45% off in all regions! Both promotions end June 11th!