Another quick update while BOOK OF HOURS is in the early, non-sexy-can't-really-share-much-at-this-stage part of production. Meet another one of BOOK OF HOURS' sister-libraries, the bookish troves you'll work with when managing Hush House. This update it's the Grove of Green Immortals, a mountain-monastery of renegade Taoists specialising in horticulture and medicine and patronised by the mysterious Hour known as the Applebright. (The Applebright, as any lore-hound will tell you, is a little-known God-from-Nowhere who is probably very, very dangerous. But look how lovely her library is! How bad could she really be?)
Click for a larger version. More info and updates over on the blog. And have a bonus photo of one of the Weather Factory cats: Chi, He Who Never Shuts Up.

[ 2021-03-26 10:15:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

For fifteen centuries, Hush House was a fortress of knowledge. Until the fire. The collection is ruined, and the last Librarian is gone. Only one with your unique talents can rebuild the library.

BOOK OF HOURS is an elegant, melancholy, combat-free RPG set in an occult library, from the creator Fallen London, Sunless Sea and the double BAFTA-nominated Cultist Simulator.

Enjoy the sweet peace of organising books and customising your new home, all while unpeeling centuries of history from the occult stones about you.

The Librarian's influence extends far beyond the walls of Hush House. It's up to you to determine how history is written.



In this 20 - 40 hour game, you'll:

◆ ACQUIRE, RESTORE and CATALOGUE occult books, scrolls and curiosities.

◆ STUDY the nine Wisdoms, and conquer the nine Elements of the Soul.

◆ GUIDE visitors who come seeking your assistance, choosing their paths and stories.

◆ EXPLORE the Secret Histories and the pantheon of Hours that rules them.

◆ RESTORE a vast crumbling edifice built on the foundations of an ancient abbey.

◆ WREST your past from obscurity. Choose from nine different Legacies which determine who you are. You might be a Magnate, abandoning wealth to seek peace. Or an Archaeologist, fleeing the curse you awoke. Or perhaps your origins are more esoteric, like the Symurgist, or Twiceborn? Each playthrough offers different opportunities.



Weather Factory is a two-person dev team supported by many brilliant freelancers. BOOK OF HOURS was partially funded by the European Union's Creative Europe Programme - MEDIA. Thank you, Europe! We love you. ♥