Pen to Paper
A visual novel journaling game hybrid about charting a traveller's journey.
21 April 2023
Pen to Paper is an indie, released 21 April 2023 on Android, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Pen to Paper is
Pen to Paper was released in 2023. It is available on Android, Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Pen to Paper launched on 21 April 2023, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Dead Island 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Honkai: Star Rail.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Dead Island 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Honkai: Star Rail.
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When did Pen to Paper come out?
Pen to Paper was released on 21 April 2023 for Android, Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.
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