London, UK — BAFTA-nominated Weather Factory (creators of Cultist Simulator, previously Fallen London and Sunless Sea) today reveals a launch trailer for popular upcoming RPG BOOK OF HOURS. The library simulator which started as a throwaway tweet now has 100k wishlists on Steam, so it’s one to watch when it launches next month on Thursday 17th August.
The new, never-before-seen launch trailer shows some of BOOK OF HOURS’ deepest mysteries, from the nature of the gods to the game’s updated crafting system, final Wisdom Tree and what lies beneath the stones of the library you’re rebuilding.
Key Info
- Developer/publisher: Weather Factory
- Release date: 17th August 2023 @ 6PM BST / 10AM PDT
- Storefronts: Steam + GOG (Windows, Mac, Linux)
- Price: £19.99 / $24.99
About BOOK OF HOURS
“Shutter the windows against the sea. Bank the fire against the cold. Listen to the rain rattle on the roof, while you slide books one by one into their ancient nests…”
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
- 20-40 hours playtime for each of the nine starting roles
- Innovative, text-driven ‘narrative crafting’ mechanics
- Captivating lore and industry-leading writing from the creator of Fallen London, Sunless Sea and Cultist Simulator
- Lovingly hand-drawn art inspired by fairytales and Wes Anderson
- 101 unique endings to unlock
Assets
- Trailer - https://bit.ly/welcometoHushHouse
- Steam page - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1028310/BOOK_OF_HOURS/
- Website - https://weatherfactory.biz/
About Weather Factory
Weather Factory was co-founded in 2017 by Alexis Kennedy and Lottie Bevan to make ingenious narrative games with a consciously indie aesthetic. The teeny two-person studio released double-BAFTA-nominated Cultist Simulator, luxury Lovecraftian TRPG The Lady Afterwards, and are currently developing BOOK OF HOURS, an elegant, melancholy, combat-free RPG set in an occult library.
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