Hey Civic Voters, Happy to announce that Civic Story is featured in this year's Game Devs Of Color Expo 2024 (GDoC), alongside hundreds of games around the world also developed my game developers of colour, going on RIGHT NOW! The SSE team has followed GDoC for years and this is
Hey Civic Voters,
Happy to announce that Civic Story is featured in this year's Game Devs Of Color Expo 2024 (GDoC), alongside hundreds of games around the world also developed my game developers of colour, going on RIGHT NOW!
The SSE team has followed GDoC for years and this is a great honor! We greatly encourage you to support Civic Story buy buying it for our GDoC Sale going on right now if you haven't already (or even gift it to a friend) and buying tickets the Game Devs of Color experience on their website! Support us and other game developers of colour!
Hey Civic Voters, This week marks the 1 year anniversary of Civic Story's release! As the Director, I first dreamed up Civic Story over 10 years ago. After a lot of blood, sweat, and (many) tears, Civic Story has now been out teaching the basics of politics, civics, and voting fo
Hey Civic Voters,
This week marks the 1 year anniversary of Civic Story's release!
As the Director, I first dreamed up Civic Story over 10 years ago. After a lot of blood, sweat, and (many) tears, Civic Story has now been out teaching the basics of politics, civics, and voting for a year with its excitable and colourful characters! I am still immensely proud of the game and my team.
To celebrate this milestone, Civic Story and its soundtrack will be 50% off this week for a new Anniversary sale that will make you shout "Poppycock!". If you haven't grabbed it yet, now is the perfect time. If you played it and loved it, gift it to a friend who may not understand politics so that Civic Story can be a great starting point for them to learn and be inspired to vote. In this increasingly political year, it's important that we all know our Civics!
I greatly appreciate everyone's support. We at Shining Spark Entertainment are hard at work dreaming up and seeking funding a couple of new games that we hope we can unveil soon. In the meantime, we hope you continue to enjoy Civic Story!
Hey Civic Story citizens, It's been a few months since Civic Story's release. While Shining Spark Entertainment has been taking a much deserved break since our last bug fix, Civic Story has been making the rounds quite a bit lately. Our founder, Jordan Sparks, has been speaking t
Hey Civic Story citizens,
It's been a few months since Civic Story's release. While Shining Spark Entertainment has been taking a much deserved break since our last bug fix, Civic Story has been making the rounds quite a bit lately. Our founder, Jordan Sparks, has been speaking to quite a few people out the game.
A while ago, the head of the Facebook page "The Love Life of An Asian Guy" (LLAG) took an interest in our work and asked Jordan to come on his podcast a few months ago to talk about Civic Story and Video Games. If you check out his Facebook and Tiktok, he's also been posting clips from our chat for the past week, so definitely check him out. It was a lot of fun going on LLAG and we might be showing up again on their show to talk about other stuff later. We'll see!
Coincidentally, less than a day after the LLAG interview was released last week, this came out!
Recently, The Lodgge, a local organization that reports on and celebrates Ontario games and interactive media, invited Jordan onto their podcast to discuss a multitude of things: Civic Story, his work at the Hand Eye Society, how he got into games, and even his thoughts on the Ontario media industry. Feel free to check that out.
Finally, Civic Story was part of the Indie Showcase for the Dreamhack Beyond event this past weekend on Steam. I still find it very ironic that our political game was technically sponsored by the US Air Force for a weekend, but it is what it is.
While Civic Story has been out, we are finally slowly getting around to addressing a few small technical issues that we couldn't fix at launch. We hope to update the game with those fixes in the new year and include one extra goodie in there if we can. Additionally, we're in early development of a few other new game concepts we hope you can expect on the horizon. We'll update you when you when we can.
Hey Civic Story fans, A new update has dropped to address small issues and update others. This Version 1.0.4 update features: - Fixed: Players with certain resolution monitors reported difficulties pressing the new game button on the main menu. From what we can tell, this glitch
Hey Civic Story fans,
A new update has dropped to address small issues and update others. This Version 1.0.4 update features:
- Fixed: Players with certain resolution monitors reported difficulties pressing the new game button on the main menu. From what we can tell, this glitch has now been fixed. - Small animation updates. - Small content updates. - Various minor bug fixes.
If you have downloaded Civic Story previously, please update to the newest version. If you discover an issue that our team missed, feel free to report it in-game by pressing F11 to send us a bug report. We hope to address any lingering bugs through new updates in the coming months. Thank you for your support of Civic Story!
Our World is in danger, not from space aliens, super villains, or monsters, but from politics and the rampant apathy and divisiveness around them. Introducing Civic Story , a 3D Visual Novel... About Politics! Civic Story is a political parody where players are thrust into an ele
Our World is in danger, not from space aliens, super villains, or monsters, but from politics and the rampant apathy and divisiveness around them.
Introducing Civic Story, a 3D Visual Novel... About Politics! Civic Story is a political parody where players are thrust into an election season, not as a politician or a decision maker, but as a regular citizen and marketer. As the election heats up and politicians make their promises, how does this have an affect on you and others? When the time comes to vote, who will you choose?
Ripped from the headlines! Experience an engaging satirical 8-Chapter storyline reflecting modern political challenges and how they affect the public.
It’s your choice! Interactive Point & Click Visual Novel with interactive conversations.
Choose your words! Learn common Political terms, explore information, and create media headlines! Chose differently on each playthrough!
Welcome to the funny pages! A colourful, comic-inspired visual style realized in a 3D world full of quirky characters and comedic writing.
ABSURD Debates! Observe Politicians discussing various topics in a bombastic and dramatic parody of political debates, which includes them shouting NONSENSE at each other!
Guided by research, consultants, and a passionate and diverse team at Shining Spark Entertainment, Civic Story will enlighten you on how politics affects different facets of our lives with a colourful cast of characters. You'll laugh and you might even cry learning the nuances of Canadian politics and how it affects the lives of others in this indie parody adventure!
Civic Story releases today alongside its original soundtrack, which can be purchased on its own or in a bundle.
While the Civic Story is currently developed in English, we also hope to include a free French-Language update and potentially other bonuses at a later date.
Get your Vote on and get ready to shout POPPYCOCK! as you prepare to play Civic Story today.
