A sci-fi visual novel about climate crisis, classism, and the relationships that shape our worldview.
From the deepest miasma to the shimmering veil, everything is in its place. The Peakborn rule, the Sunken toil, and the Unmoored trade. But Clear Skies Technology could rewrite the atmosphere, and with it the culture of planet Zé. 

It all depends on how you use it.

Play as Spire Risan, an off-worlder scientist who becomes entangled in the drama of a mountain they came here to save. Fall in with the denizens of the three castes, and find that things are more complicated than they seem: be it love, family, or the systems that shape us.

Relationships

A Two-Faced Spymaster, an Ambitious Painter, a Fiery Revolutionary, and a Kid Thief. Whose world will you fall into?

The Sky Left Us will feature six unique relationship routes and one true ending. While this game has plenty of plot and politics, they are rooted in the characters and Spire’s relationship to them. 

Kickstarter Finished!
Our Kickstarter to fund the game has concluded with the support of 1,232 backers and nearly $47K raised! We are so grateful for the support.

Meet the Crew

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Quinn Milton
Pronouns: Ze/They,
​Honorific: M. 
Owner and Project Manager

Quinn Milton is an artist, writer, and game designer who has worked in LARP for 10 years. They are a staff member at The Wayfinder Experience, gave a keynote speech at Living Games Conference 2018 about Queering SciFi, and their zines frequently haunt the shelves of Bluestockings NYC. www.quinnmilton.com
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Sadia Bies
Pronouns: They/Them, Honorific: M. 
Owner and Art Director

​Sadia has been creating and costuming larps for nine years. Their games include Burial By Ash, Holding My Breath, and the upcoming Basilica. They have painted and taught art professionally with Artists for Humanity for seven years, and provide illustrations for TTRPGs. They have also been a professional GM. ​https://witchstitches.itch.io/
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Aysha U. Farah​
Pronouns: She/They
Narrative Director
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​​Aysha is full-time freelance writer and game developer, living in the American south and slowly letting moss grow on her philosophy degree. In her spare time she used to enjoy running and urban exploration, but there is currently a plague so she plays video games instead. Interests include robots, cocktails, and botany. https://twitter.com/ayshaufarah
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Donyae Coles 
Pronouns: She/Her 
Writer
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Donyae Coles is a writer and and artist. She has had work featured on Pseudopod and Vastarien Magazine. She has also had non-fiction work featured in Wear Your Voice and Vox. Donyaecoles.com
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James Mendez Hodes
Pronouns: He/Him, Honorific: Mr.
Writer
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Mendez is a cultural consultant, writer, and editor you might recognize from 7th Sea, Scion, Thousand Arrows, or some blog posts complaining about orcs. His interests include hip hop, martial arts, and invertebrates. Find him on the Internet at jamesmendezhodes.com or on Twitter @LulaVampiro.
Adelaide Killigan
Pronouns: She/Her
Writer and Programmer
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Adelaide Killigan is a writer at What Pumpkin Games, and specializes in horror, humor, and romance. She's a full-stack dev and machine learning wizard who loves designing experimental games. Check out https://adelaide.monster/ for a list of her current projects.
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Courtney Brendle
Pronouns: She/her, Honorific: Ms.
Background Artist
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Courtney Brendle is an artist and illustrator with a love of color and environments. Her past clients for background design and painting include Cartoon Network and What Pumpkin Games.
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Sora Medina
Pronouns: She/Her
Character Artist

Sora Medina is an illustrator with a passion for nuanced character design, sequential storytelling, and angsty windswept hair. Guam raised and San Francisco based, her past projects include illustrating both Avatar: The Last Airbender: Legacy of The Fire Nation and The Legend of Korra: An Avatar’s Chronicle. www.reveriesky.com
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Aster Santiago
Pronouns: They/Them, Honorific: Mx.
​Background Artist
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Aster Santiago is a Mexican illustrator, animator and concept artist with experience in games, animation and publishing. They’ve worked in a variety of projects for clients ranging from Condé Nast to Cartoon Network, and have acted a mentor and speaker for the Women Game Jam project in Mexico. They are currently working on their first graphic novel.
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Roy Wang
Pronouns: They/Them
Character Artist
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Roy Wang is a nonbinary illustrator, sequential artist, and avid role player. They are a recent graduate from Savannah College of Art and Design, contributor to various zines, and working to launch their own webcomic in Winter 2020. 
​https://starfauna.myportfolio.com/
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Emily Combs
Character Artist
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Emily, commonly known as PapayaParty, is a silly sort of animal practicing freelance illustration with a focus on the particularly handsome and finely detailed. Always hungry for the trans-mundane, she has a pension for monsters, romance, and various combinations of the two.

You can find her work and links at wixsite.com/papayaparty​

The Developer

Ratworm Games are the creators of the Event Horizon Universe of larps, a setting in which The Sky Left Us takes place. Ratworm Games produces queer-trans spec-fic games. ​