Gamertell

A year ago, Tycoon Games released a visual novel set in the 17th century called Heileen. It starred a young woman named Heileen, who was going with her Uncle Otto, his mistress Lora and her friend Marie on a boat trip to the new world on a business trip. Now,… Continue Reading »

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n the past, visual novels haven’t really been one of the most popular genres. Their popularity and fanbase was mainly centered in Japan. That’s starting to change now, with the translation of many Japanese visual novels and creation of original, English language ones. That’s where Tycoon Games comes in. For… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Bionic Heart

There’s nothing like a good ole interactive fiction game. Bionic Heart by Tycoon Games, is now in the first stages of beta testing (also known as the closed period). Bionic Hearts is a comic-book style downloadable interactive fiction game for the PC, Mac and Linux that takes place in London… Continue Reading »

While visual novels are common place in Japan, and a fairly standard game genre, they haven’t found the same audience in North America or other regions yet. That’s slowly starting to change, and quite a few independent developers are starting to take a chance on the genre. Tycoon Games is… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Heileen

Visual novels are still new territory for gamers outside of Japan. In Japan, the genre is thriving, but they’ve slowly started to grow in popularity in other areas thanks to games like Phoenix Wright and Time Hollow. Independent developer/publisher Tycoon Games has just created Heileen, a new historical-fiction visual novel… Continue Reading »