FEB 1, 2023: KICKSTARTER FOR THE GOOD PEOPLE (NA DAOINE MAITHE) HAS ENDED!
Thank you to our 776 backers for allowing us to bring this project to life, and reach our side stories stretch goal! We hope that you love what we have in store! Stay tuned, fateful friends!
The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) is a lore-rich, choice-driven visual novel inspired by Irish mythology and Celtic folklore. Play as an Irish tenant farmer from the mid-19th century, whose path becomes inexplicably entwined with fairy affairs after getting robbed by the roadside and lured into the mythic and war-torn world of Tír na nÓg: A once unified land, now divided into the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. Will you escape with your stolen belongings? Or does fate have something else in mind?
Our Full Game will Feature:
Six Character Routes: There will be six character routes in total, each one exploring the individual stories of our diverse cast of Love Interests (LIs)! There are two men, two women, and two non-binary folk to choose from. Half of our cast is aspec, as well!
Secret Story Route: If you play through all six character routes, you'll unlock the secret story route! It's designed to tie up the broader narrative aspects of the game, and you can choose which character route is "canon" to your play through!
Flexible MC: Choose your preferred name and pronouns (including neo pronouns) and romance whomever you please! (We even have a stretch goal to customize MC's sprite appearance, too!)
Platonic Options: Not into romance, or don't want to romance them all? Not to worry! All routes can be played platonically.
Multiple Endings: Each route has two endings based on the health of your relationship with the LI, regardless of whether it's romantic or platonic.
English-Gaeilge Lexicon: Our game features translatable Gaeilge (Irish) words and phrases, and in the full game, translations will be voiced for ease of pronunciation!
Voice Acting: The main cast will have limited voice acting in the full game. Check our Kickstarter page periodically for voice actor reveals and samples!
Other Features (Stretch Goals): Side stories in-between route releases.
While we develop the full game, be sure to try out our FREE DEMO out now on Steam and Itch.io! Make sure to Wishlist our game on Steam as well!
NAME TAG: a piece of interactive art by kael knoxton martin
An interactive surreal game about the inner world of a DID system (I have DID myself). You play as a new alter navigating the inner world, conversing with other alters and, ultimately, picking a name for yourself and finding a place in this world.
This is my most complex twine piece yet and I'm proud. Please inform me of any bugs.
Trigger warning for gore, violence, unreality, implied child abuse, and suicide mentions.
In fact, I would like to thank you all! I've never had so many followers and so many comments. It warms the heart and soul, but also gives some reasons for concern. In any case, this is a new experience that constantly pleasantly surprises me. You all surprise me :)
The labyrinth streaches infront of you.
You are lost.
Which way do you choose?
Go into the light.
To the weird squeaking from the right.
Is someone there at the left corridor?
…are those whispers?
Venture into the dark.
Stay.
Warning.
Entering the labyrinth can be too fearsome for some people. If you cannot stand dark or tight places please do not go forth. No sounds, mild jumpscares ahead.
Can you believe we released The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe)'s demo a year ago today? To mark the occasion, we decided it was high time you all found out what the first two routes of NDM are going to be... While also giving you a little glimpse at our new UI!
Shae and Maeve are looking forward to adventuring with you in 2024!