I Was a Teenage Exocolonist News

On Thursday August 25th at 10am PT we'll finally loose our arrow into the world, piercing the hearts of narrative rpg fans as they live (and re-live) their teenage years on the planet Vertumna.

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Our new launch trailer features beautiful rock-ballad "The Child You Were" by Frances Aravel, and powerful imagery from emotional moments in the game. I'm not crying, you're crying.

Our sound designer Em Halberstadt from A Shell in the Pit Audio created it with help from Emily Liles and friends from Finji.

I'm as nervous as a hopeye about the upcoming launch!! I hope you're excited to play I Was a Teenage Exocolonist soooooooooon.

- Sarah ːnyaaː

Today we're unveiling our beautiful new key art by Meilee Chao. It shows off the more mature side of I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, including older versions of all the teen characters and a mysterious Sol (our name for the player character) looking like some kind of sorcerous card-o-mancer.



Mei's older illustrations will still be in rotation on storefronts, including our beta box art showcasing a younger more innocent Sol in the natural world of Vertumna:



With exactly two weeks until release, we're thinking hard about how best to describe our narrative-rpg-deckbuilder-lifesim to the world. We've posted new screenshots and new text on our store page, and I've been practicing my elevator pitches in press interviews.

With such a unique cross-genre game that is both delicately beautiful and at times filled with viscous angst, it's been a challenge! I wonder if those of you who played the demo will be surprised with where the game goes after the first year? Only two more weeks to find out!

- Sarah ːnyaaː

We’re so excited to be participating in Pax Rising Online on July 9th and 10th!

Play the limited time demo this weekend and watch our special streams and developer panel!

Saturday, July 9th:
12pm PT / 3pm ET- JeffBrutlag demo stream
3pm PT / 6pm ET- Narrative Design Panel with developers Sarah Northway and Lindsay Ishihiro, hosted by Finji co-founder Adam Saltsman

Sunday, July 10th:
12pm PT / 3pm ET- BarghestBlack demo stream
5pm PT/ / 8pm ET- Let’s Play I Was a Teenage Exocolonist with Developer Sarah Northway

Stop by! We’d love to see you there! I Was a Teenage Exocolonist will be launching on August 25th. Wishlist it now!

Announcing our launch date of August 25th 2022!

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Yes, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is only a few months away! We were excited to announce our upcoming launch as part of this weekend's Guerrilla Collective showcase. To celebrate, the Exocolonist demo will be up all weekend (and possibly longer if you're lucky and we forget to take it down)

It's been a long road since I started working on Exocolonist in August 2017. Five years!! It's dizzying to think about, and also dizzying to think about how huge this game ended up being.

If you've played the demo and are eager for more, hold on to your hopeyes because there is a lot more game where that came from, and in a few short months you'll get to play the rest! ːnyaaː

When you're not playing the limited-time demo, watch live streams of I Was A Teenage Exocolonist live all weekend during LudoNarraCon!

We'll be hosting broadcasts from streamers around the globe enjoying the game - check back on this page as we're expecting additions to the broadcast schedule!

Thursday May 5th:
Skittzipoo 8pm-10pm ET

Friday May 6th:
Zeenigami 3pm-5pm ET

Saturday May 7th:
Miisty 12pm-2pm ET
Syafire 3PM - 5PM ET

Sunday May 8th:
Poiyapng 1pm-3pm ET

Also be sure to catch the Art of the Twist panel on the LudoNarraCon main stage featuring Exocolonist's own Sarah Northway at 4PM ET on Friday, May 6th!

*Streamers will be viewing Twitch chat. If you want to chat with the streamer, head over to their Twitch page!