The Piper of Dawn, blending farming, alchemy, and Cthulhu-Inspired Investigation, OUT NOW on Steam
Bone Nail (the team behind the acclaimed Yog-Sothoth's Yard) and publisher 2P Games announce that their latest genre-blending simulation RPG, The Piper of Dawn, is out now on Steam for $12.99, £11.75, 13,49€ with a 10% discount for two weeks. The game features a dark twist of intriguing NPCs and cosmic horror themes hidden behind cute, stylized 2D art.
Set in the walled Diamond City, a "paradise" glittering with spires and riddled with shadowy secrets, players will step into the boots of an alchemist running a one-stop empire. But beneath the surface of farming and shopkeeping lies a darker reality: you must also act as an investigator navigating a world influenced by Cthulhu-esque supernatural events.
ABOUT THE GAME
The Piper of Dawn is a simulation and management RPG that blends farming, alchemy, and branching visual novel storytelling. While it offers a peaceful life of growing herbs, running a customizable market stall, and finding love, players must also confront the unnatural events threatening Diamond City.
The farming system allows players to grow their own workforce instead of hiring strangers. The Peoplesprout farm will provide trustworthy fingers, brains, eyes and different crops that will take care of different tasks depending on their type. The best of all? They don’t complain and they work 24/7.
The game incorporates a time-rewind mechanic crucial for its politics management part. To add more fun, players won’t just peacefully farm, but they’ll have to engage in factional politics. Whether they align with local criminal syndicates or goddess worshipers will shape the city’s fate. Supporting different nations and matching with different companions will lead to vastly different endings and branching narratives.
KEY FEATURES
Farm, cultivate, and develop your land. Cultivate 100+ unique crops across evolving biomes, even underground! Mix and match crop traits and affixes to achieve high yields, accelerated growth, auto-watering, or bizarre mutations.
Grow your own workforce. Automate operations with bio-engineered laborers known as Peoplesprouts: assign them to your fields and workshops to cut down on repetitive grind. Even Peoplesprouts can suffer from burnout, so keep an eye on their sanity levels.
Master alchemy & eldritch oracles. Unlock forbidden recipes, listen to ancient whispers, and build oracle combinations to empower your alchemical crafts.
Manage commercial ventures, run a customizable market stall, attract human and otherworldly customers, and build your reputation.
Politics is everything. Align with powerful groups like the Silver Key syndicate, goddess worshipers, and more - your choices shape both your story and the city’s fate.
Experience love and narrative depth. Forge bonds with 6 distinct heroines, uncovering their personal stories, pursuing romance, and reshaping the city's future together across deep narrative branches.
Engaging minigames & catching old gods: Play high-stakes Blackjack at the Golden Cage, or relax by the water with a casual fishing system where you can even hook ancient deities.
