Debtors' Club, a narrative driven, roguelite-style, city tax department management game, with a nice hand-drawn art style, released on Steam

Carighan , 9 hours ago

Hrm, is it narrative-driven like the page claims? Or is it a roguelike? Because this sounds interesting, but not if it doesn’t have a proper story with a proper ending and all.

decerian , 8 hours ago

I feel like you can do both these days, can’t you? Hades was one of the first to break this ground.

Carighan , 8 hours ago

Yeah but it’s also been the only one I’ve seen pull it off since then. Everyone else just doesn’t really do a story, just some loose lore.

glimse , 4 hours ago

I feel like Cobalt Core did it pretty well for an indie game…not nearly on the same level as Hades but each win unlocks a memory from a character and the story is slowly revealed. Once you see all the memories, you get a final mission (that I will not spoil here). Narrative elements progress during runs, too.

It’s kinda just lore like you describe so I might be giving it too much credit but I really liked the way it unfolds and wasn’t expecting the “twists” as you find out the real motivations of each crew mate. It’s also a really fun game