Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker News

[p]Dear Adventurer![/p][p]We've been silently preparing the Kickstarter campaign for our upcoming visual novel, and now it's finally time to share an exciting announcement![/p][p]The Kickstarter campaign of Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker will launch next week on Tuesday, January 27th, around 5 pm CET – 11 am EST – 8 am PST! 🚀[/p][p]if our Kickstarter gets funded, we will invite a very special guest to lend their voice to our narrator and tavernkeep of the Drowsy Dragon – our dear friend Cyrus Nemati, founder of indie development team Little Bat Games which made Vampire Therapist, but also the voice of Ares, Theseus, and Dionysus from Hades I & II.[/p][p][/p][p]We would be over delighted, if we are able to welcome Cyrus on this adventurous journey through the mysterious and fantastical lands of Asteria, here in Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker.[/p][p]Let's hear his message for our campaign:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]To make this happen, you can follow our Kickstarter right now and be among the first to be notified about a few extra special things you wouldn't want to miss...[/p][p]... like some special early bird tiers with additional discounts than the regular ones? Well, you can, and here is how in three easy steps:[/p]

1. [p]Follow the campaign[/p]
2. [p]Take a screenshot showing you've followed[/p]
3. [p]Reply by Monday, 10 am CET to [email protected], and attach the screenshot. [/p]

[p]Also, we have a very pretty Thank-You postcard with a gold foil finish waiting for the first 200 backers to support the campaign on launch on any tier containing a game key (Novice tier and up).[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We would not have made it this far without the relentless support of this great community and the warm shoulders of developer friends like Cyrus to steady us within the turbulent waters of the Indie Sea.[/p][p]We are very grateful for this opportunity and look forward to bring the Kickstarter campaign for Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker into the best position to launch.[/p][p]See you soon at the Drowsy Dragon,[/p][p]Your Gentle Trolls[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]We are so proud to announce that Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker is part of this year's Cozy Quest![/p][p]Cozy Quest 2025 begins at 18:00 GMT today with an opening Showcase. You can watch an exclusive Trailer with Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker - the prequel of Tavern Talk. So, keep an eye out! 👀 We'll introduce you to an old friend. 💜[/p][p][/p][p]To the showcase![/p][p][/p][p]And the annual Cozy Quest Awards will return on Thursday, 20 November, where players can vote for their favorite games. We keep fingers crossed and hope for a lot of votes for our cozy visual novel. 😉[/p][p][/p][p]Vote now![/p][p][/p][p]During the celebration a lot of incredible and cozy games will have great discounts including Tavern Talk and its DLCs. Check our last news for more information on our newest costume DLC "Pirate Palooza": [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Check out Cozy Quest right now![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Don't forget, you can still follow our Kickstarter for Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker. Following the pre-campaign early on ensures that you won't miss the launch date and will get notice when to grab some early bee offers! 💯 [/p][p][/p][p]And with our campaign's social achievements, you can already help collect points to unlock more goodies at the end! This way you have the chance to get more free stuff while supporting our game in the long run![/p][p][/p][p]Follow the Kickstarter![/p][p][/p][p]Let's go big with the Kickstarter and even bigger with Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker![/p][p]Your Gentle Troll Team![/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]We launched our pre-follow page on Kickstarter. Giving you an early glimpse of everything that we have planned for the upcoming Kickstarter campaign! 👀[/p][p][/p][p]During our first Kickstarter campaign for Tavern Talk we've made some amazing experiences and it helped us to elevate our game to another level. With this campaign we want to do it all over again, while giving you the chance to grab some early goodies and make even new features possible! 🔥[/p][p][/p][p]To add incentive to the above actions, we decided to kick off the campaign's social achievements from the start. That's right, you can already help collect points to unlock social achievements and get even more goodies at the end! The easiest way to reach new points is to follow our Kickstarter campaign and be notified once it's live! ⏰[/p][p][/p][p]Click here and follow our Kickstarter![/p][p][/p][p]Since the first hours of a Kickstarter are so important, you can look forward to some early bee specials where you can get certain tiers with a discount! 💯 So make sure you'll be there at launch! We'll communicate the exact launch date in time, but following now ensures you don't miss it![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you all for your support and we can't wait to tell you more,
Your Gentle Troll team![/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]last week, we were at Gamescom 2025 to present our new game Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker and to talk to the players![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]It was amazing to see and hear how much people enjoyed the new mechanics and the overall atmosphere of the new settings. Thank you all for taking the time not only to play the shorter Gamescom demo, but also to talk to us afterwards.[/p][p][/p][p]We talked to so many players and even to different press outlets! This is always exciting for us, since it allows us to spread the word and reach a new audience.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]And as always, Gamescom is an incredible place to meet other devs and make fun things happen, like the cozy indie game sticker rally! We collaborated with 9 different games and if you played all of our demos, you could receive an exclusive sticker sheet![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]You should definitely check out the other amazing games that made this sticker rally possible!

1 Envision Entertainment - Pioneers of Pagonia [/p][p]2 Pipapo Games - MapMap [/p][p]3 Neoludic Games - Tiny Bookshop [/p][p]4 Speldosa Interactive - Muri Wildwoods [/p][p]5 Stray Fawn Studios - Kill your darlings [/p][p]6 Kitten Cup Studio - Capy Castaway[/p][p]7 Stormcloak Games - Adaptory [/p][p]8 Humble Reeds - Heidi's Legacy: Mountains Calling[/p][p]9 Whimsical Wolff Games - Kohlrabi Starship [/p][p][/p][p]With all the amazing things, there was also a downside. 😱 We had an Andu plushie with us. To show it to others and to give people an idea of how the possible Dindi plushie can look and feel like...[/p][p][/p][p]Well, needless to say, the Andu plushi got stolen by someone...[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]While this was a sad moment and Andu never came back to us, we hope they have a loving home with the thief. 🫰 And we managed to get a lot of people interested in the Dindi plushie![/p][p][/p][p]We are still missing 62 pledges to produce the Dindi plushie, so if you haven't had the chance to secure a Dindi. Now you do![/p][p][/p][p]Pledge for the Dindi plushie![/p][p][/p][p]And last but not least! Cosplayers! We love it so much that people take the time to actually make cosplays of our characters. This is just beautiful and always a highlight. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]With all the ups and downs, this Gamescom was so much fun and it's thanks to all the incredible players like you. Thank you so much for the support and for being there with us. 🥰

Cheers,
Tommy[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]We're already at 31!🚀[/h2][p]
My dearest Tavernkeepers and future owners of the Drowsy Dragon, thanks to all of you, we've reached almost 31 reviews on Steam for our demo. This is incredible and it's the first time for us to have a dedicated demo page! [/p][p]If you already played the demo but didn't write a review yet, it would help us out so much if you take the time to give us a couple of lines with your thoughts about the game so far. Since it's a bit hard to find sometimes, just click on the link above, scroll down on the page until you find the other reviews and there you can post yours. 🫰 [/p][p][/p][p]Not only does it help to get more eyes on our game, but just like with our last game, we take your feedback very seriously and try to implement your suggestions moving forward. [/p][p][/p][p]As of now, the feedback has been amazing on our demo for Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker and it shows that we've learned a lot from Tavern Talk and your support. Let's take a moment to celebrate how far we've come. 🎉🥳🎈 [/p][p][/p][p]Thank you again for taking the time to leave a review! 💜 So if you want to support us through those exciting times, always remember that there are three little steps how you can do that:[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p][/p]