PRESS KIT

THE BASICS

Title: Lore City Workshop, a dungeonpunk visual novel series.
Pitch: Follow an ensemble cast of magical outcasts, tired alchemists, corrupt state agents and powerful fugitives as they unwittingly unravel a conspiracy at the heart of an enlightened city, an oppressive regime, and the carnivorous forest threatening to engulf them all.
Games: Alkahest (2021), Dialogian (2023), Coven (2026), and Legion (2026)
First Game Launch Date: Summer 2021
Final Game Launch Date: Winter 2026
Developer: Split Fate Studios
Availability: PC, Mac, and Linux
Marketplaces: Itch.io, Steam
Contact: info at splitfatestudios dot com
Price: Alkahest (FREE), Dialogian (TBA), Coven (TBA), Legion (TBA)

OVERVIEW

The legacies of three legendary pathfinders come to the Risen Continent several centuries past still fuel the civilizations that sprouted in their wake.

Featuring an ensemble cast, this four-part visual novel series set in the dungeonpunk world of Lore City Workshop spans a golden city gleaming with corruption, isolationist towns overrun by charlatans, and a carnivorous forest guarded by the Fae Folk. Follow an ensemble cast of magical outcasts, tired alchemists, corrupt state agents and powerful fugitives as they unwittingly unravel a conspiracy beating at the heart of Lore City.

THE SERIES

  • PART I: ALKAHEST — (Released)

  • PART II: DIALOGIAN — (In Development)

  • PART III: COVEN — (In Development)

  • PART IV: LEGION — (In Development)

DEVELOPER NOTES

  • Content Warnings: Playable scenes may contain suggestive intimidation (implicit sexuality), physical violence while under duress, psychological manipulation, mind control (possession), protagonist death/murder, villain death/murder, visible blood splater, and soul corruption.

  • Rating: 18+

ABOUT SPLIT FATE STUDIOS

Split Fate Studios is a tiny media studio with a big agenda. Our works are grounded in all things speculative and subcultural, and always feature LGBTQ+ and PoC characters at the helm. A transatlantic duo split between Chicago (US) and Cambridge (UK), together with talented freelancers and collaborators we work hard to make our own. Find us at the intersection of nuanced characterization, immersive worldbuilding, and good (but not always clean) fun.

DANI DEE
website: epistellar.itch.io

  • Project & Narrative Director

  • Gameplay & Character Designer

  • Lead Writer

  • Lead Programmer

JOSEPH BYRNE
website: artstation.com/realityajar

  • Art Director

  • Lead Illustrator

  • Lead Character Artist

OTHER CREDITS

GAME LOGOS & OTHER ASSETS

Coming Soon.