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The brightest and the best of all children in the Saldacian Empire are brought in to Snowdrop Academy.
There, they’re taught etiquette, leadership, history, poetry… and, of course, the use of Magic.
These children will be the future leaders and champions of the Empire.
And among them… a little orphan girl called Livia.
You are Livia. This is your story.
You see her live a life of wonder, magic, friendships and challenges.
You see her develop her skills and talents and grow from a sweet little girl to a bright young woman.
What kind of a person will your Livia be? What kind of a future awaits her?
Hi all! Thanks for checking out the project!
Livia: Little Fledgling is a visual novel / life simulator with heavy RPG elements. It’s a story-based game in which you go through young Livia’s life in a magical academy, make friends and enemies… and try to figure who you are, and who you’re going to become!
We take inspiration from cult classics such as Princess Maker and Long Live the Queen, but give the concept our very own flavor!
What makes this game special?
What if you could make your own character to be just the kind of a person you want them to be… and the game world actually reacted to it?
In Livia: Little Fledgling, the game track all the choices you make throughout the game and changes accordingly. When you act a certain way and make certain kinds of dialogue options, other characters start reacting to you differently.
And, once you gain a certain reputation, your whole story changes: a kind-hearted, popular Livia will encounter very different story events than a hard-boiled Livia with a reputation of a bully!
At the end of Livia’s school journey, you will see one of dozens of endings, showing you what Livia grows up to be… an artist? magician? carpenter? teacher? …a princess?
In most story-based games, you’re either given a pre-made character with a complex personality, needs, wants, dreams and desires; a character who’s really interesting, but isn’t someone you created. Or else your character will be a silent protagonist who never speaks and never shows any trace of emotion or character, outside of what you imagine in your head. Livia: Little Fledgling tries to do something completely different… a character who’s uniquely yours, and the game world acknowledges that!
Who is making the game?
Livia: Little Fledgling is developed by Fabler Studios, a small but ambitious new indie studio based in Finland.
Our game designer and writer, Fabler, has worked as a game designer for “real” game companies since 2011. Most recently he worked for Frozenbyte on games such as Trine 3, Shadwen and Trine 4. Fabler Studios, and Livia: Little Fledgling in particular, is his leap into indie game development, with the ambition of exploring narrative games in completely new and unprecedented ways!
Our character and background artist is the amazingly talented LPchan. You can find more of her work at her ArtStation!
Our UI has been created by LemmaSoft's wonderful Sasquatchii, whose work you can find here!
For programming, we’ve received help from multiple great and talented programmers: carrot, naomimyselfandi and drKlauz!
Depending on the scale of the full game, we’ll be expanding the team in the coming year!
Will there be a demo I can try?
Yes! A free demo version of the game will be available very shortly.
The demo version will contain a fraction of the features we’re hoping to accomplish, as well as a small preview of exactly what the adapting gameplay could be like. All of this will be greatly expanded upon and improved based on your feedback!
Don’t worry, though: a small example it may be, but the demo already contains over 60,000 words of story and a proper little story arc for you to experience as you get your glimpse into what life in Snowdrop Academy might be like!
Why a crowdfunding campaign?
Livia: Little Fledgling is a passion project that we’ve already invested lots of time and work into. The full version of our dreams will require even more work, especially with all the plans and ideas we have lined up!
We’re hoping to raise funds to finish the full game, yes; but also, to see just how big and ambitious we should make the final game!
If the crowdfunding reveals modest interest, we’ll polish the game into a finely tuned little story that will likely last for a couple of years of in-game time. If the interest is great, however, we’ll be happy to take Livia through all her school years!
Either way, we’ll look forward to bringing you the best, most complete story and experience we can!
Where will the full game be released, and how much will it cost?
The game will be released on Steam and Itch.io for the PC. Other platforms pending!
Final price will depend on a lot of factors and is yet to be decided. If you take part in our crowdfunding campaign, your pledge will absolutely guarantee you a copy of the final game, no matter the final price!
When will the full game be finished?
Depending on the success of our Indiegogo campaign and the final scope of the project, we’ll be looking at either a 2021 or 2022 release! Stay tuned for updates.
