Independent developer of narrative games; creators of ink; home of the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope podcast.. Games: TR-49, A Highland Song, Forever Labyrinth, Overboard, Expelled, Heaven's Vault, 80 Days, Sorcery, and Pendragon. 🔗 inkle.cohttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.cohttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mmbnd4otac2rNew Kaleidoscope episode! This week, Total War and Star Wars Jedi alumnus @petestewart.bsky.social joins us to dig into worldbuilding: how do we use detail -- and how do we use the empty space? https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast20 May 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbnd4otac2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mmbsjulk7s2n⭐⭐⭐!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbsjulk7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mmbnd4otac2rNew Kaleidoscope episode! This week, Total War and Star Wars Jedi alumnus @petestewart.bsky.social joins us to dig into worldbuilding: how do we use detail -- and how do we use the empty space? https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast20 May 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbnd4otac2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mmbmafogi22r⭐⭐!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbmafogi22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mmbma4w5q22r⭐! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbma4w5q22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mm5kocy4tc2kWe’re pretty thrilled with this - TR-49 has been nominated for *two* Apple design awards We love the mobile form factor and always have - the immediacy of it and the lower barrier to entry - and we’re dead chuffed to have that recognised! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5kocy4tc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mm4jpil4522vEveryone likes to do their best, but the best teams know when to do less: and for writers, that can sometimes feel quite strange. @edstern.bsky.social tells us why. For the full conversation, flip to http://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast18 May 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4jpil4522vhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mlyyk7ceck2rPassepartout gets his best life [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyyk7ceck2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mlwbwz6isc2kLots of shipping notices for copies of Heaven’s Vault IV went out today so hopefully books will start arriving after the weekend. Soon people will have the answer to the greatest of all HV mysteries…15 May 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwbwz6isc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mlpvvd5gss2rVenerable storyteller @edstern.bsky.social joins us to talk in great detail about understatement, and the craft of putting material in versus holding it back. Turn to http://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast to begin!13 May 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpvvd5gss2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mll5lblpl22qWhen writing for romance, says @storeytell.bsky.social, it's better to think of conflict as "scandal"... For more on writing as entertainment, and as art, turn to www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast11 May 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll5lblpl22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mlgqbhbjh22fBy the Goddess! To celebrate the launch of the new novel - and the end of Aliya’s story - Heaven’s Vault is 80% off on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/774201/Heavens_Vault/09 May 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgqbhbjh22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mledegvxi22sExcited to say the fourth Heaven’s Vault novel outsold this car in just a few hours! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mledegvxi22shttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mldq3jxvsc2m📜 HEAVEN'S VAULT - BOOK 4 📜 The Rising Light is OUT NOW from the inkle bookshop! 📕 shorturl.at/o6tqJ 📕 The floodwaters have risen. A new threat looms. The only hope is a lost legend. Can a secret be hidden in a single word? Aliya and Six will have to travel beyond the rivers to find out...08 May 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldq3jxvsc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mldq3jxvsc2m📜 HEAVEN'S VAULT - BOOK 4 📜 The Rising Light is OUT NOW from the inkle bookshop! 📕 shorturl.at/o6tqJ 📕 The floodwaters have risen. A new threat looms. The only hope is a lost legend. Can a secret be hidden in a single word? Aliya and Six will have to travel beyond the rivers to find out...08 May 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldq3jxvsc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3mlbl6rcecc2b [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbl6rcecc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3ml75rszsrk2oFor those of you who have been following the "saga" of Heaven's Vault from its earliest days -- the end is coming, sooner than you might think. https://forms.gle/DEkeNMu35Vj7FB6C606 May 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml75rszsrk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3ml6ulbq4z22qMajor Spoilers -- but a great breakdown of the literature behind the literature behind the game [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6ulbq4z22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3ml6tflbso22qNew Kaleidoscope ep! This week, @storeytell.bsky.social joins us to talk about writing for romance, ways to stories drive beyond conflict, and finding the sublime within the commercial. Listen at https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast, or any podcast place!06 May 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6tflbso22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkle.co/post/3ml3zwn6sn22zEvery detail of a game communicates narrative, says @gilesarmstrong.bsky.social - so no writing is too small to be important. For more tips and inspiration, turn to https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/#podcast05 May 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:qdx4mapccxbgzylcpoknkn4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3zwn6sn22z