Arshean was once a cursed place; its inhabitants scattered to the four winds. Generations later, practitioners have returned to establish the imbued city of Baile Arainn. Within its protective walls, bond-architect Cormac Giphert strives at last to make his mark in the field, using ritual magic to shape the destiny of an entire city. But when disaster strikes at its very arteries, he may find himself having to heal and reform more than he bargained for.

"Waybinder" is an interactive novella: a work of occult fantasy which explores ritual witchcraft, the nature of journeys, and what it might mean to shape destinies both large and small.

Official Selection, Yonderplay Showcase at Nordic Game Conference 2019

  • Guide an entire city towards its inauguration, in a ritual of your discovery and making
  • Explore four main, interwoven branches — each a destiny waiting to be formed
  • Meet a diverse cast of characters, some of whom speak a language which is not necessarily your own
  • The adventure unfolds in continuous format, there to be read back as a short story if so desired
  • Features content written in gàidhlig (Scots Gaelic), complete with pronunciation guides for English-speakers
Contains no known triggers/upsetting content, although there are elements of horror. Would likely be rated suitable for young teens and upwards.

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Hello!

Back in tumblr other IF authors warned about a site that has started to appear that is hitching on some of the IFs present here in Itch, as if it was made by this site, and Trigaea is one of the IFs they put up there. I haven't played Waybinder yet, however when I went to check to see if there was any game whose author's tumblr I knew or similar, I immediatelly recognized Waybinder's name. Sadly, this is the only way I know how to reach out and warn you.

The site is called Citron Games and it has citron-apps in the link; some other authors reported it appearing in the game analytics here in itch.io.

Please have a nice month.

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Hello!

Ah yes, I see what you mean. It's bizarre to see several such games shoved into a Sri Lankan subscription website of all places; weirder still to try and make sense of that AI-generated cover art!

I'm not sure there's anything I can realistically do about it, but I appreciate your bringing it to my attention.

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Some authors have managed to fill DMCAs and take down the game in this site, and these are the steps shared, if you wish to try and do something.

Please have a great weekend!


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Hey there! I really enjoyed this, thank you for making it ^_^ I wanted to let you know that we've mentioned your story in our list of recommended Twine stories. But if that's not okay just let me know. You can view it here, let us know if there are any other details we should add for your title --> https://itch.io/t/1763600/twine-games-with-character-customization-part-1

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Hello! I'm grateful for the link, however I'm not sure Waybinder really belongs on that list; its protagonist isn't customisable. I appreciate the thought, but I wouldn't want the game to disappoint. :)

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  • "Features content written in gàidhlig (Scots Gaelic), complete with pronunciation guides for English-speakers"

did you mean

MY SPECIAL INTEREST

(seriously tho i really enjoyed this, well done indeed friend, or sin thu fhèin as they say!)

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Aw, tapadh leibh! That's lovely to hear. :3