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 people wearing much fancier spandex. But the checks clear, and Lord Bedlam offers healthcare, so a job’s a job, right?
Even henchmen have bills to pay, and sometimes, even henchmen can make choices that change everything.
Superhero Satire: A comedic take on the world of superheroes that revels in the ridiculous nature of its setting, and showcases a colorful, comic book aesthetic.
Colorful Characters: Find friends, enemies and even romance amongst a lively cast of villains, heroes and fellow henchmen.
Meaningful Choices: Your decisions directly influence the story - leading to over a dozen endings, determining the fate of its characters, and if you play your cards right, you might even earn a promotion!
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Credits
Writing and Game Direction by Marc Soskin
Character Art by Simon Adventure
Background Art by winsbuck
Scenario Coding by Arizona Identities, Nathan "Nighten" Guilhot and Marc Soskin
Starring
Anairis Quiñones – Kate
Anthony Sardinha – Dave and Chef Antonio
Daphne Nitsuga – Miss Dynamo
Elissa Park – Madame Scorpion
Marc Soskin - Stan and Lord Bedlam
Voice-over Direction by Howard Wang and Caitlyn Elizabeth
Voice-over Editing and Mastering by Sound Cadence Studios
Additional Voice-over Editing by Daphne Khoo
UI Design and Coding by Marc Soskin
Original Soundtrack by Cliff Keller
Music Mastering by Erik Peabody
Ending Theme Vocals by Elsie Lovelock
Sound Effects by Alec Shea and Marc Soskin
Itch.io and Kickstarter Graphics by Sasquatchii
Game Logo by atomic-invasion
Developer’s Notes and Questions
Hi, everyone! Henchman Story is a project that I first conceived of back in 2016, but my game development career put it on the shelf for a while. Now, after shipping titles like ARK: Survival Evolved, Lone Echo and The Outer Worlds as a writer and designer, I’ve decided to make a return to VN development and give Henchman Story a proper go.
The Lemma Soft Forums have been invaluable as a resource for information and as a community while I’ve been developing the game, so I’m very excited to finally reveal it to all of you!
If you have any feedback about the demo, the preview images or the general concept, please let me know. I value the opinions and experience of all the talented developers that make up this community. If you’d like some specific questions to go off of:
- Based off of the concept, preview images and/or demo, how do you feel about the overall concept of the game?
- Do you have a favorite character so far, or one that you’re most interested to learn more about?
- If you played the demo, how do you feel about the cadence of player choices so far?