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Henchman Story is out now! Check out our launch trailer below, and our new thread in the completed games section for more details: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=63333

i32_QprdKFw [PLAY ON STEAM] [PLAY ON ITCH.IO] Henchman Story is a visual novel where you play as a beleaguered henchman working for a bumbling supervillain. It’s thankless work. Week in and week out, you put on your purple spandex and get the crap beaten out of you by much stronger, much cooler peo...

Appreciate the compliment, the trailer was really fun to make! Hopefully it convinces folks to give the game a shot.

SimonAdventure was the first person other than myself to work on Henchman Story, and I couldn't have asked for a better collaborator. Her sprites were a huge part in forming the foundation of the game's aesthetic and capturing the comic book style we were after, and it was always easy to get on the ...

Well it's been a long journey, but after a year of development, Henchman Story finally has a release date - October, 14th 2021! And on top of that, it's coming out on all major consoles thanks to the efforts of our console publisher, Top Hat Studios! Check out our announcement trailer for more info,...

Nighten was communicative, professional and delivered exactly what we needed for our project and then some. He has an excellent knack for visuals, and really elevated the posing, animations and effects for our game in a big way. A pleasure to work with from start to finish, and would absolutely work...

Bartulisica / ArizonaIdentities was detailed, efficient and technically proficient at every turn. He had to navigate a couple new tools and methods on our project, and was able to adapt no problem. Very easy to work with, and the results to match. Highly recommend him for any of your Ren'Py coding n...

If you don't think a villain fits in the story, then my advice is not to force it. Keep in mind that villains and antagonists are not the same thing - all stories have antagonists even if they don't have a villain. The antagonist is just whatever stands between the protagonist and their goal. In som...

Setting aside visual novels for moment, it is commonly said among literary folks that fewer, deeper characters are more effective than many more shallow characters when it comes to storytelling, and I tend to agree. In fact, I'd say that it's always a good idea to look at your cast and ask "Are...

So since our last update, our Kickstarter came to a close, leaving us with 124% of our funding goal! That was enough for us to hit our first stretch goal and more, so we're really happy with how it went. Since then, we've been going full speed ahead on development, and we managed to secure a Mac for...

Gaming on Linux wrote a nice article about Henchman Story recently, which was cool to see: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/10/work-for-a-bumbling-supervillain-in-henchman-story-try-the-demo People seemed to respond well to it to, so remember - RenPy works on Linux out of the box, so make sure to ...

Duuuuude! I worked with Simon Adventure before. Fantastic artist. Glad to see this game is going so great! Best of luck on the Kickstarter! You definitely deserve it Yeah, Simon Adventure has been amazing to work with for sure! Really helped establish the aesthetic of the game as a whole. And thank...

We're a little over two weeks into the Kickstarter, and things are looking good! We're up to over 200 backers and 67% funding, but we've still got a ways to go! In non-Kickstarter news, Henchman Story's page on the Steam Store went live today! If you're interested in the game but can't back the Kick...

Sasquatchii did an awesome job on the Kickstarter graphics for Henchman Story, and was always pleasant to work with. Definitely look her way if you're looking for a graphic designer for your VN!

The Henchman Story Kickstarter is here! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/silkensail/henchman-story And we have a brand new trailer! We hope you’ll check it out: 87r55sxINiI Thanks again to everyone in this community for helping to make Henchman Story possible - whenever I needed RenPy help or mo...