Two lookouts meet in a desert, far from the sight of their gangs.
With more in common than they could've expected, they scout out a town with rumours of gold.
What will become of this fateful meeting?
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Lookouts is a romance visual novel about two gay trans masc outlaws in the old west, finding refuge in each other, and a little hope for a better life.
With roughly 45,000 words of story and a 5-6 hour reading time, it's a much expanded version of the original made for the Gay Western Jam. The original jam version can be played here!
Controls: Click or press spacebar to progress/show dialogue. The menu bar will show up in the top right hand corner if you tap/mouse over it.
Loading the game in the browser version may take a while depending on your internet connection. If it looks like it isn't loading, don't worry, it is! Just give it a minute or two.
CW for: alcohol, smoking, gun violence (with SFX), gun death, blood, injury, mild transphobia, discussions of racism and settler violence. Injuries aren't described in graphic detail but there are some visual aids and allusions.
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Made with love by:
- Col (Art and Character Design)
- Hawky (Programming and Story)
- Featuring music by the talented Jamiee of fakegamercomics
Marble Claws is Hawky and Col's next venture in making games. Check the team's itchio account here, tumblr here, and Bluesky here.
If you'd like to get in contact regarding Lookouts, feel free to email us at marbleclaws [at] gmail [dot] com.
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If you enjoyed the game and want some extra super cool stuff, consider buying the Gold Edition of Lookouts. If you click the Download Now button, for only £5/$6.50 you get a zip file containing:
- High quality original versions of all the art from the game
- Exclusive wallpapers for desktop and mobile
- The full banging OST
- A bunch of extra original art of doodles and designs by Col
- Five mini comics with the characters
- A development artbook
The Lookouts OST by Jamie can also be bought and listened to individually over here on Bandcamp!
Merch is available now! Go to our store to buy Lookouts stickers, postcards, shirts, or a physical edition of the artbook! https://marbleclaws.bigcartel.com/
