Signs Of The Sojourner turns dialogue into a deck-building demo

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I’ve seen a lot of dialogue systems in games. Some with dice-rolls, some with obscure glyphs, but none quite like Signs Of The Sojourner, which transforms conversation into a deck-building puzzle. Just announced by Echodog Games and aiming to release later this year, they’ve just released a playable alpha demo, available via their Discord channel to gather feedback. It’s a story about leaving home in the wake of a parent’s death, travelling, discovering delicious foods and trying to come away from every conversation with knowledge of how to talk to others better.

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