Digitalis Publishing and 15 Industry have announced Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, a neoclassical digital gamebook RPG for PC. The title will launch on Steam on July 9 with support for English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. The proposal seeks to recapture the experience of classic adventure notebooks, but adapted to the screen. The story takes place in the infected capital of Erishing, centered on a Dark Castle and its mysterious witch.
Pencil and Dice Mechanics in Digital Format 🎲
The game emulates the action of jotting down stats by hand, rolling dice, and manually turning pages, but all within a digital environment. The developers have implemented a system that replicates the tactile feel of traditional role-playing books, with animations that simulate the stroke of a pencil and the roll of dice. The interface is designed so that the player interacts with the text and decisions as if they were in front of a physical notebook, without automatic shortcuts that break immersion.
Turning Pages with the Mouse: The New Shoulder Workout 🖱️
Finally, gamebook lovers can feel the wrist pain of turning digital pages, just like in the old days, but without the excuse of having to look for a pencil under the couch. Now, instead of losing a torn-out page, you'll lose your patience by clicking over and over again. The witch of the castle awaits, but it seems you'll take a while to get there because the page-turn button is very small.