Everyone loves a good team up! But why do superheroes always get all of the fun? Why can't two mostly competent, financially challenged henchmen team up for money, infamy and ridiculous hijinks? Well now they can, as Henchman Story teams up with Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain to form the Henchman for Hire Bundle!



That means you'll get an extra 10% off of both games if you purchase them together - or if you already own one and want to complete your collection. So if you've already played Henchmen Story and are looking for a game with a similar premise, then you'll get an extra discount when you buy Penny Larceny. And vice versa for any Penny Larceny fans!

On top of that, both games are on sale for the Steam Autumn Sale, which means you steal both games for a great price! Check it out:

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/35773/Henchmen_for_Hire_Bundle/

And as always, to all of Henchman Story's players and fans, thank you for your support.

Greetings, fellow henchmen! Today, we're excited to announce that Henchman Story is part of a brand new Steam Collection Bundle collab with Galdra Studios and Rocket Adrift!



Get an additional 15% off when you buy Henchman Story, Arcadia Fallen & Raptor Boyfriend together! Or, if you already own 1-2 of them, you can complete your collection for the same discount. All three games are discounted as part of the Steam Autumn Sale, so for the next week you can get the whole bundle for a whopping 54% off!

And if you already Henchman Story - which a lot of you do - you still get that 15% off when you buy the other two games. Arcadia Fallen & Raptor Boyfriend are excellent VNs made by excellent people. If you liked our game, then we know you'll like them too, so check them out:

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/28899/Heroes_Villains_and_Raptors_Bundle/

Henchman Story is part of LudoNarraCon 2022, hosted by the wonderful folks at Fellow Traveller! That means it's on sale at 35% off May 5-11th, alongside tons of other narrative adventures, which you can find right here:


So grab some games, try promising demos from upcoming titles, check out loads fun panels and support interactive storytelling in gaming!

And if you know anyone who's been thinking about giving Henchman Story a go, spread the word - we really appreciate your support.

Henchman Story is an Award Winner!

With the end of the year comes award season, and we're proud to say the Henchman Story won a couple of honors! First, we won Switchabo's 'Best Hidden Gem' Award!



And we also earned an Honorable Mention in the SwitchRPG Awards, where they had some lovely things to say about the game.

Henchman Story is the story ofwella henchman. With an abundance of endings, CGs to unlock, and paths to take, it was fun to play as Stan the henchman as he made the best (or worst) choices of his life and seeing the consequences of said choices. The comic book inspiration is also a treat to take in.

Been thinking about a change in profession this holiday season? Well now's the perfect time to start a new career working as a henchman for a supervillain, because Henchman Story is 30% during the Steam Winter Sale - our biggest discount yet! So don't delay, sign up with Lord Bedlam today!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449510/Henchman_Story/

And now, for both our new recruits and most veteran evildoers, Henchman Story now has official Steam Trading Cards and community items!



Collect all 6 cards to earn badges, backgrounds and emoticons, some of which are also available on the Points Shop. They're the perfect way to show off your villainous spirit, and don't worry, all existing players that have played the minimum required time will automatically earn 3 cards right out of the gate. You may have even earned them already.

Lastly, be sure to join your fellow henchmen in the official Silken Sail Discord to discuss the game or offer feedback, and have a superbly villainous holiday season!

Greetings, fellow henchman! We discovered a possible crash bug this morning, so we've put together a small patch.

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a crash that can occur during "Issue 6: Finite Crisis" while talking to Dave under specific circumstances
  
• Various punctuation and grammar fixes
  

Greetings to all henchman, heroes and villains! Thank you all so much for the wonderful reception that you've given to Henchman Story since our launch last week. After monitoring player reviews, bug reports and testing the game internally, we've given the green light to Henchman Story's first ever patch.

Here's what we've changed:

[h2]UI Updates[/h2]

• Auto-Play has been moved from the Options Menu to the in-game Quick Menu.
  
• Auto-Play Time has been added to the Options Menu. Increasing or decreasing this changes how long the pause is between each text box while Auto-Play is active.
  
• Text Speed has been added to the Options Menu. This lets you adjust how fast dialogue and narration appears in the text box. Setting it to maximum lets them appear instantly.
  

• Workaround for a song that was not being properly unlocked in the Music Room (Baby, It's Showtime!). This song now unlocks when players complete 1 playthrough of the game. If you have already completed a playthrough, this will work retroactively, meaning you do not have to complete the game again to unlock the song.
  
• Fixed two instances where Madame Scorpion's VO repeated itself
  
• Fixed a line where the first part of Stan's VO was missing
  
• Fixed an instance of the wrong VO file playing for one of Stan's lines
  
• Various typo and punctuation fixes
  
• Fixed a Music Room song icon that wasn't highlighted when the song was playing
  

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After over a year of development, Henchman Story is finally available on PC, Mac and Linux! With full voice acting, a script of around 200,000, two romance options and loads of meaningful choices, there's a lot to dig into compared to our Next Fest demo. We hope you enjoy it!

Now get out there and be the best henchmen you can be!

Join the writer and game director of Henchman Story for a behind the scenes look at our demo and a Q&A where you can learn more about the game, or just chat about comics, games and his experience in the game industry working on titles like the Outer Worlds or Lone Echo.



And if you haven't already, try our demo for yourself - because Next Fest is your last chance to play it on Steam ahead of our October 14th release!

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[h2]Release Date[/h2]
It's official - Henchman Story releases on Steam on October 14th, 2021 with support for PC, Mac and Linux. Check out our snazzy new announcement trailer above and be sure to wishlist us to get notified as soon as the full game is available.

[h2]New Demo[/h2]
As part of our release date announcement, we've relaunched Henchman Story's demo with full voice acting, our updated, original soundtrack, an extended ending and more. You can download it right here on Steam - where it will be available all the way through Steam Next Fest in October!

[h2]Steam Next Fest[/h2]
Speaking of Steam Next Fest, be sure to check back here once the festival starts - we'll be scheduling some live streams of our demo where you can interact with team and get some insight into the game's development.

Until then, enjoy the demo and stay tuned! We can't wait to show you the full release.

Hi there, everyone! First, thank you so much to those who have added Henchman Story to your wishlist or downloaded our demo, we really appreciate all the support you've given the game so far.

If you fall in the later category, you may have noticed that we disabled Henchman Story's demo on Steam for now - but don't worry! It won't be missing from your Steam library for long, because very soon, Henchman Story will be getting a brand new, fully updated demo featuring:

• Full voice acting for every character
  
• The smooth sounds of Henchman Story's original soundtrack
  
• A slightly extended ending, and more!