Investigators,

The time is upon us! The highly suspicious software "Closer the Distance" is now available on Steam and is being distributed worldwide. Since we have information that there are hidden messages contained within it, this must not happen without proper scrutiny exercised by our agents - such as you. Watch the following briefing video for reference.



You are hereby ordered to obtain said software from Steam, play through it at length, and post your honest report as a review on the very same platform. Detà̴͇ils ̸̼͚̎̄ o̷͈̅n̵͔̒͆ ŷ̷̰̹ỏ̶̼ȕ̸̡͍̕r̸͔̓͠ ̷̳͋ m̵̨̺̃̉̈́͊i̶s̵s̷i̵o̶n̶ f̶̲̞͍̞͒o̶̢̪̮͕͆l̶̨̻̭͙͗̈̚͝ḷ̶̪͋̃͑̋o̴ẅ̵̞̜͙́ ̸̺̃̓̈́͆͒̎b̸̡̻̺̳̼̬̫̤̭̄͌͝ę̴̩̠̿̋̽͂͒̚͜͝l̷̦̥̾o̸

Hey everyone!

We just wanted to say thank your ongoing support! You're awesome! Over the last years, we've poured our hears and souls into our new game Closer the Distance. While it's a very different game, we believe if you liked Orwell Closer the Distance might also be for you. We'd be supper happy if you gave it a try. There's also a free demo available if you're unsure. That's all we wanted to say.

Thank you <3
The Osmotics

T̶͖̉̐h̴͔͙̓e̵ ̴̭͑͛s̶̠͌̌o̶̻̪͌f̴̮͂̉t̸̔̉w̵͂â̷̡͎r̷̄e̴͕͘ ̸͂̍ c̵̜̎an be obtained here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/Closer_the_Distance/

Stay viligant!

Investigators,

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Investigators,

Through unwavering dedication and the steadfast commitment of our intelligence operatives, we have garnered additional intelligence regarding the dubious activities surrounding the software codenamed Closer the Distance.

In accordance with directive 42B, it is imperative that all agents and investigators meticulously review the following video footage and promptly relay any irregularities or notable features to their designated supervisor for comprehensive analysis and identification:

Maintaining close surveillance of this application and monitoring all associated undertakings remains of paramount importance.
A procedural protocol known as 'wishlisting' has been identified as a means to gain further insight into its inner workings.

Access all pertinent briefings and available information via the following link:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/Closer_the_Distance/

Remain vigilant!
The Orwell Administration

Investigators,

This is an obligatory announcement: The Orwell software is now available at a generously reduced (-75%) price for the event codenamed Steam Visual Novel Fest.
We strongly advise you to get your hands on it immediately if you have not acquired it yet.

We would also like to announce that information about a new software has been leaked to The Administration.
This not yet released application, codenamed Closer the Distance, has now been cleared for security level A and flagged for immediate preliminary inspection.
We urge all agents and investigators to add this software to their wishlist in order to track and closely examine all related activities as well as to uncover possible hidden messages or instructions immediately after its publication.
Find the briefing and all the information that is known so far here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/Closer_the_Distance/

As always, we thank you for your attention and remind you of your obligation to report any incidents and inconsistencies to The Administration.

Stay alert and remain vigilant!
The Orwell Administration

Investigators,

We once again ask for your attention: The Orwell software (both Keeping an Eye on You and Ignorance is Strength) is available at a steeply reduced price (-75% and -60%) for the event codenamed LudoNarraCon!



But this is hardly all. You are hereby strongly advised to check on the highly suspicious software as well as the presentations outlined and displayed at the following page:

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/ludonarracon

Remain vigilant!
The Orwell Administration

Our publisher, Fellow Traveller is an indie games label publishing innovative story-driven games. Their newest game, Suzerain is out today!

Suzerain is a text based, political strategy game, where you play as the newly elected President of Sordland, following 20 year dictatorship. It’s 1954 and it’s your job to lead the country into an uncertain future.


Navigate your first term through conversations with your cabinet members, colleagues and family. It’s up to you to decide who you will trust, what you will sacrifice and where your priorities lie.

Will you reform the constitution, transforming the Republic into a brutal dictatorship or true democracy? Align yourself with the capitalist of communist superpowers? Prepare for potential military threats on the horizon? Address racial minorities, women’s rights, the ongoing recession, immigration and all the other challenges and opportunities presented to a world leader.



If you love narrative games as much as we do, check out Suzerain on Steam!

Our publisher, Fellow Traveller is an indie games label publishing innovative story-driven games. Their newest game, Paradise Killer launches today!

Paradise Killer is an open world, murder mystery. Welcome to a whodunit tale where you get to decide who did the deed—you just have to PROVE it.



On the eve of rebirthing a new Paradise Island, the Council of leaders is murdered and Paradise is killed. This is the crime to end all crimes.

You play as Lady Love Dies, an “investigation freak” who is summoned from exile to decide who the murderer is. Search for clues and find the evidence needed to accuse whoever you find guilty. Multiple suspects means multiple possible outcomes based on the evidence you discover and the choices you make.

What are the facts? What are the truths? Are they the same?

Who killed Paradise?

If you love narrative games as much as we do, check out Paradise Killer on Steam!

Investigators,

With the help of our loyal community of international agents we were finally able to make the Orwell system available in three more languages: From today you will be able to utilize Orwell in Italian, Japanese, as well as Indonesian. You are hereby encouraged to appreciate their effort.

As always, you can find detailed update instructions below.


Stay vigilant
The Orwell administration

• added community localizations for Italian, Japanese and Indonesian

• fixed a bug where the Insider tool wasn't unlocked correctly in Episode 3 on an OS with Turkish language setting

LudoNarraCon is here! Explore exhibitor streams, play a demo (...or 20! 😍), learn something new with 14 hours of panels, or snag one of the 50+ games that's on sale. This free digital festival celebrates indie narrative games like our's: with over 40 exhibitors, there's something for everyone.



Start the next chapter of your next favorite game. There are over 20 demos for you to download and play during LudoNarraCon.,, all from the comfort of your own home. Begin your work to protect The Nation: play our demo today!





Keep an eye on this Surveillance Stories bundle featuring four amazing games: Unheard, Do Not Feed the Monkeys, Beholder 2, and Orwell: Keeping An Eye On You. These limited time bundles are only available during LudoNarraCon!

Our exhibitors, panelists, and partners have all pitched into the LudoNarraCon sale. Snag one of the fifty games on sale throughout the weekend.

Investigators,

We are constantly scouting for new recruits for the Orwell Project. But, as many of you have legtimately voiced, our surveillance effort would never be able not realize its full potential as long as it didn't include more languages.

This changes today! The Government of The Nation has spared no expense to present you official localizations of the Orwell software in

• German
  
• French
  
• Spanish
  
• Russian
  
• Chinese

as well as an unofficial localization in Portuguese (Brazil), put together by some of our most loyal citizens on translate.orwell-game.com. Also, we would like to say thank you to all our citizens who have pointed out errors minor imperfections in the Public Localization Beta, which is hereby concluded. Note that more languages will be added through future updates.

Additionally, the update brings tons improvements our engineers have worked on tirelessly in the recent months, such as a much demanded phone call text speed slider, a brand new hack effect intrusion warning, some reworked documents, and much shorter loading times.

Please refer to the full changelog below for a detailled list of improvements and additions.


As always, remain vigilant.
The Orwell Project Administration



Content and feature changes

• added official localizations for German, French, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese (change language from settings menu)
  
• added community localization for Portuguese (Brazil) [THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY ON TRANSLATE.ORWELL-GAME.COM!!]
  
• added a slider for text speed in phone calls
  
• slightly reworked timing of events such as comments by Symes
  
• all documents now dynamically adapt to content
  
• completely reworked the layout of some websites
  
• completely reworked some pictures
  
• slightly changed writing in places
  
• Spoiler episodes 2 & 5: completely reworked the hacking/glitch effect on Thought and in the Orwell system
  
• Spoiler episodes 5: the ending sequence now features a dark overlay to make it clearer what can be clicked and what cannot

Technical improvements

• greatly reduced loading times for savegames
  
• reduced memory footprint
  
• improved document loading, now loads contents element by element

Bugfixes

• phone calls will now correctly maintain their vertical scroll position if the call is still running
  
• overlays no longer freeze after uploading a Datachunk
  
• fixed a sound bug when music was muted during the closing cutscene
  
• fixed tons of typos in the English original text