Destination: Prague
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
When your travel agents go on a date, you have to take the trip into your own hands. Join Christian—a teddy bear on a tour around Europe—and his friends as they discover the European capital with the help of a local guide.
- Get off the beaten path and discover interesting spots beyond the historical city centre.
- Glimpse into Czech daily life, culture, and history.
- Help all plushies get back to their home countries!
Destination: Prague is a short visual novel initially developed for NaNoRenO 2020. We didn't get to travel much during that year, so I made a game where you can visit my hometown from wherever you are in the world!
Features
- 6,500 words (half an hour playtime)
- Two trips around Prague, with player choices and a little adventure!
- 150 photographs to show you around (shot in 2020 and 2021 for this game)
- Bilingual presentation: the game can be played in English or Czech (there's a short segment about Czech language including some spoken words and a tounge twister!)
- A happy ending 😊
Meet the cast
Christian, an overly serious bear
- Emma on him: “Christian likes to pretend I’m his wife. He’s so sweet.”
- Brian on him: “He had fun once and didn’t like it.”
- ??? on him: “A good fellow when he lets himself relax.”
Emma, his “wife”
- Christian on her: “Emma is my oldest friend and partner.”
- Brian on her: “She is less funny than my owner's mom.”
- ??? on her: “She’s outgoing and silly. A good match to Christian.”
Brian, a bear boy
- Christian on him: “That boy is trouble.”
- Emma on him: “Thanks to Brian, our trip took an exciting turn.”
- ??? on him: “It’s embarrassing, I was just like him as a kid.”
???, their new friend and guide
- Christian on him: “He would make a fine pen friend, if not for his personality.”
- Emma on him: “I can’t pronounce his name, but he’s a great guide.”
- Brian on him: “He’s an alright guy.”
What people say
Destination: Prague is an innovative game that you’ll enjoy if you love history and geography, especially because the game uses actual photos from the area!
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Get the game
You can download the game below! If you play it, I'd love to hear your thoughts about it as this is my first VN project :)
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Install instructions
Extract and run.
Development log
- Full version of Destination: Prague released!Dec 06, 2021
- Development update #3 – New demo for SuNoFes21!Sep 03, 2021
- Demo released!Apr 13, 2020
- Development Update #2 – Meet the (real) castMar 18, 2020
- Development Update #1Mar 15, 2020
Comments
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I had been looking forward to this little game since the 2020 NaNo! I decided to wait for the full version before I played it, and it was worth the wait! For such a short adventure, I really enjoyed it. The characters being cute plush toys was a neat touch, especially the fact they are based on the creator's actual plushies! I personally loved Brian the best, he was funny (and dramatic haha). The photos were really neat, I felt like I got to learn about Prague from the comfort of my own home, and I loved the simple effects of panning across an image, how the images moved across the screen, and other little images inside a poleroid frame. A simple but charming visual novel with quite a few choice points for such a short story, it allowed for a bit of replay to see more sights, and I loved the section about the Czech language (yes I tried pronouncing some of it, the r sound is interesting!) I am curious to the dev... did you record those audio demonstrations yourself? (After hearing the voice, I pictured Mr. Cat with that voice the rest of the game).
Overall, I highly recommend this cute, short but sweet adventure!
I’m glad you enjoyed the final game! It only took 1.5 years to release since I made that Lemmasoft thread ^^;
Writing Brian’s dialogue was perhaps the most fun part of making the game! Taking pictures of the city while holding the camera just above the ground to get correct “plushie point-of-view” perspective was also interesting. The game has over 100 backgrounds, which is a bit crazy for its length…
Yes, I did the voice work myself, haha! It was a late addition, I was thinking of the most random thing Brian could ask Mr. Cat, and that’s how it got in the game.
Thanks again for your kind words and playing the game :)
Ah yes, I had forgotten to comment how neat it was that you took the photos so low to match their point of view. It was obvious a lot of love and passion went into this, and it's just so cute and charming! I look forward to your future projects ^^
Congratulations for your first game! Just finished playing it, I like it! It teaches me a lot about Prague and the history behind the place! Now I wish I can go there one day ❤️❤️
Hopefully you'll produce more VN afterwards!
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed playing ^^
Your welcome! 🌸🌸