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Pen to Paper

Indie

Visual Novel

A visual novel journaling game hybrid about charting a traveller's journey.

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Release Date:

21 Apr, 2023

Last Updated:

9 Apr, 2026

About this game

A visual novel journaling game hybrid about charting a traveller's journey.

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An experimental hybrid of a visual novel with a journaling game. You and the narrator tell the story of a traveller leaving home to seek something special, you decide the details as the journey is carried out. The journalling angle is re-using some ideas I had in a previous game Writing Desk. Made for Only One of Any Asset Queer Edition 2023

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PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Android, Web browser

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21 Apr, 2023

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Single player

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Indie, Visual Novel

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