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Detective-political visual novelIn Development
Broken Bonds
A production case for a detective-political visual novel: story ownership, Steam positioning, a public web surface and a 15-person creative pipeline.
Launch mode: external. Live app available at /launch/broken-bonds.
Project metrics
Measured outcomes
1100+Steam wishlistspre-release traction
1000+Public downloadsdemo and external mirrors
15Creative teamart, music, writing, development
30+Original musiccompositions produced
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Detective-political visual novel
A production case for a detective-political visual novel: story ownership, Steam positioning, a public web surface and a 15-person creative pipeline.
GodotRen'PyNarrative DesignGame DesignCreative Productionvisual noveldetectivepolitical dramaindie game
Case frame
How this project was actually run.
2023 - Present
15 people
Broken Bonds is presented here as a production case study, while the full game website is live at broken-bonds.com. The case explains my work as founder, writer and game designer, covering story architecture, asset production, public materials, Steam positioning and the transition from Ren'Py prototype work toward a stronger game-system architecture.
Visual evidence
Selected frames and assets.
Direct from the production: in-engine frames, illustrations and UI surfaces.
Deep dive
Structured case detail.
My contribution
I shaped Broken Bonds as both a story and a production system: writing direction, game-design framing, team coordination, Steam presentation and the public web layer that explains the project clearly.
Systems designed
- Narrative structure for a long-form cast
- Production pipeline for backgrounds, illustrations and music
- Public case-study framing for Steam and portfolio use
- Engine migration requirements from Ren'Py toward Godot
- Media-board logic for key art, screenshots and visual evidence
Production role
- Founder-level initiative from concept to public presence
- Team coordination across creative departments
- Asset pipeline across illustrations, backgrounds and music
- Store-page and demo positioning
- Portfolio-ready proof through metrics and visuals
Next product steps
- Connect more production screenshots and trailer assets
- Build an interactive character dossier section
- Document the Godot migration clearly
- Tighten the public store funnel
- Expand the internal web layer from media board to playable archive