The Incident at Galley House — Announcement!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3641000/The_Incident_at_Galley_House/

Type Help started as an initial sketch of a story nearly two and a half years ago now.

I never really expected much when I put the game online back in January, but I've had some very kind people stumble across this game, and it's been amazing to see so many people enjoy it. I very much appreciate everyone that's shown their support.

Then, a few months ago now, I was contacted by Robin Ward, one of the creators of the hit indie detective game The Roottrees are Dead. This was very exciting! And we began the conversation about whether it would be possible to maybe turn Type Help into something else...

The thing is, I hadn't originally envisioned Type Help as a text-based browser game. But I'd struggled to turn the game into something bigger, and my ideas had to be trimmed back to how it is today. I'm of course very proud of the game, and it will of course remain completely free in its current version for whoever wishes to play it... But, I was never going to turn down an opportunity to work with some of the most talented devs in the genre to turn the game into something new!

And so, here's the big announcement: Type Help is being remastered into a Steam release, called The Incident at Galley House...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3641000/The_Incident_at_Galley_House/

I've already been blown away by the professional illustrations, music and voice acting that we have so far, and it's genuinely surreal to see my game be brought to life by such talented people. I really can't thank enough anyone that's chosen to work on this project.

We're also redesigning the UI completely from scratch, and I'm doing my best to adapt the game for the new format. Without revealing too much, there are certain things that I couldn't do with the original game... I'm very excited to see if people like the new stuff. It's been extremely exciting to write so far.

I don't think many people on itch.io read these posts, so if you happen to be here and you'd like to show your support, then please wishlist the game! Obviously, none of this would be possible without people like you.

Additionally, I'd like to say a huge thank you to Humano for providing a Japanese translation for Type Help and to others who have reached out and offered to provide translations. (Hopefully another one coming soon!)

Thanks for reading this. I'll post again when the game comes out. 

William Rous