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"The industry's finest sustainable storyteller" is an appellation that we'll wear with pride. Thank you, @jeremypeel.bsky.social and the Edge team, for this wonderful profile in January's issue.
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Thanks, fallen london
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Thanks, fallen london
not to barge in, but as it's been a long while and you might not have seen: you can change your character's pronouns and other terms of reference from 'Attend to matters of identity' in your Lodgings, in case that helps ♥️
February 10, 2026 at 9:46 AM
not to barge in, but as it's been a long while and you might not have seen: you can change your character's pronouns and other terms of reference from 'Attend to matters of identity' in your Lodgings, in case that helps ♥️
Wahey, glad you had fun! We like doing these and expect to do more. :D
February 10, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Wahey, glad you had fun! We like doing these and expect to do more. :D
💅
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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today in "things i ALMOST only get to say about Fallen London"
February 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
today in "things i ALMOST only get to say about Fallen London"
I hope that what you see is welcome news, then :D
February 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I hope that what you see is welcome news, then :D
We'd really like to hear what fans of rural life sims make of the dialogue system we're using in Mandrake. Is that you?
Rich Stories in Mandrake | Rural Life Sim
YouTube video by Failbetter Games
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February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
We'd really like to hear what fans of rural life sims make of the dialogue system we're using in Mandrake. Is that you?
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Lots of our books have suggested media lists - so if this speaks to you, get into SPIRE!
check it out here: bit.ly/4tko2HO
check it out here: bit.ly/4tko2HO
February 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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In Mandrake, you'll see different options and insights in conversations depending on your choices.
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
Rich Stories in Mandrake | Rural Life Sim
YouTube video by Failbetter Games
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
In Mandrake, you'll see different options and insights in conversations depending on your choices.
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
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A lovely glimpse of Mandrake’s narrative here – how conversations with other characters looks and works, how your character’s traits affect it, and more.
Working out how to write Failbettery narrative in a rural life sim wrapper has been very challenging!
Working out how to write Failbettery narrative in a rural life sim wrapper has been very challenging!
In Mandrake, you'll see different options and insights in conversations depending on your choices.
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
Rich Stories in Mandrake | Rural Life Sim
YouTube video by Failbetter Games
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
A lovely glimpse of Mandrake’s narrative here – how conversations with other characters looks and works, how your character’s traits affect it, and more.
Working out how to write Failbettery narrative in a rural life sim wrapper has been very challenging!
Working out how to write Failbettery narrative in a rural life sim wrapper has been very challenging!
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Look at this beautiful thing — made with ink!
In Mandrake, you'll see different options and insights in conversations depending on your choices.
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
Rich Stories in Mandrake | Rural Life Sim
YouTube video by Failbetter Games
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Look at this beautiful thing — made with ink!
In Mandrake, you'll see different options and insights in conversations depending on your choices.
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
Rich Stories in Mandrake | Rural Life Sim
YouTube video by Failbetter Games
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
In Mandrake, you'll see different options and insights in conversations depending on your choices.
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
Here's Hannah (me) with a breakdown of a conversation with one of our villagers, Tamsyn!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOD...
he's so gruff! (fangirling for our own characters is definitely part of my job)
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM
he's so gruff! (fangirling for our own characters is definitely part of my job)
Thank you very much for including Mandrake in there! Our game director is from Abergavenny and we're all taking a trip to Wales together soon 🤍❤️💚
February 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Thank you very much for including Mandrake in there! Our game director is from Abergavenny and we're all taking a trip to Wales together soon 🤍❤️💚
Plenty of excitement for new and returning players alike, but I'd like to highlight:
- The Once-Dashing Smuggler returns as a companion
- You can now upgrade player spouses
- You can marry the sea
Full details are on the blog!
- The Once-Dashing Smuggler returns as a companion
- You can now upgrade player spouses
- You can marry the sea
Full details are on the blog!
The Feast of the Exceptional Rose 2026 is here!
Love is in the air, and the Feast of the Exceptional Rose begins once again.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Plenty of excitement for new and returning players alike, but I'd like to highlight:
- The Once-Dashing Smuggler returns as a companion
- You can now upgrade player spouses
- You can marry the sea
Full details are on the blog!
- The Once-Dashing Smuggler returns as a companion
- You can now upgrade player spouses
- You can marry the sea
Full details are on the blog!
The Feast of the Rose is here!
Fallen London's free festival of affectionate activities, nuptial phantasies, burgeoning romance… and a dash of scorn.
Tend to the business of your heart through 'Celebrate the Feast of the Exceptional Rose', available throughout London.
www.fallenlondon.com
Fallen London's free festival of affectionate activities, nuptial phantasies, burgeoning romance… and a dash of scorn.
Tend to the business of your heart through 'Celebrate the Feast of the Exceptional Rose', available throughout London.
www.fallenlondon.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The Feast of the Rose is here!
Fallen London's free festival of affectionate activities, nuptial phantasies, burgeoning romance… and a dash of scorn.
Tend to the business of your heart through 'Celebrate the Feast of the Exceptional Rose', available throughout London.
www.fallenlondon.com
Fallen London's free festival of affectionate activities, nuptial phantasies, burgeoning romance… and a dash of scorn.
Tend to the business of your heart through 'Celebrate the Feast of the Exceptional Rose', available throughout London.
www.fallenlondon.com
Thank you for sharing
February 5, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Thank you for sharing
mr stones
or
it's me, i'm the horrors
or
it's me, i'm the horrors
February 5, 2026 at 9:49 AM
mr stones
or
it's me, i'm the horrors
or
it's me, i'm the horrors
Yeah in this case it's graft in the sense of 'hard graft,' meaning tough work. I'll leave it on there, we write in British English after all. :)
February 5, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Yeah in this case it's graft in the sense of 'hard graft,' meaning tough work. I'll leave it on there, we write in British English after all. :)
depends on your table's tolerance for it
February 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
depends on your table's tolerance for it
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For your reassurance, here's the Fallen London AI Transparency Statement and the portion of the Steam page which states that we're making Mandrake by hand.
We don't use generative AI. <3
We don't use generative AI. <3
February 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM
For your reassurance, here's the Fallen London AI Transparency Statement and the portion of the Steam page which states that we're making Mandrake by hand.
We don't use generative AI. <3
We don't use generative AI. <3
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Fallen London coded
February 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Fallen London coded
It is the way of things at the moment, but I'm glad to have put your mind at rest. :)
February 4, 2026 at 11:42 AM
It is the way of things at the moment, but I'm glad to have put your mind at rest. :)
I believe people were stressed about some background textures that actually came from a human-authored stock library, and also a part of the promotional video that was some good old-fashioned human-made clone tool photoshoppin'. :D
February 4, 2026 at 11:20 AM
I believe people were stressed about some background textures that actually came from a human-authored stock library, and also a part of the promotional video that was some good old-fashioned human-made clone tool photoshoppin'. :D