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Edinburgh based indie studio, developing fun point-and-click adventure games! Our first full-length game, 'Less Miserables' is in development, follow […]

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Less Miserable updates to brighten your day! Feat dynamic lighting, new walkcycles, and exclusive merch for AdventureX this weekend!

https://www.collegefun.games/blog/less-miserables-devlog-is-back-alright-2/

#devlog #adventuregame #indiegame #pointandclick #adventurex
Less Miserables devlog is back, alright!
It's been a few months since the last update, as we've all been working on other projects. But from November we are now all working on Less Miserables! Did you hear? We are making a point-and-click adventure game parody of Les Misérables! We had our first in-person meeting for 3
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November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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It's walk cycle week! All our main characters for Less Miserables can now stroll confidently around Paris!

#gamedev #indiedev #adventuregame #pointandclick
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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We got stickers for the attendee bags at @adventurex! Excitement is building!

#indiegame #adventuregame #adventurex25
A large scattered pile of round stickers, all saying 'Less Miserables' and with different characters from the game, in a cartoony style
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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We are beavering away on Less Miserables, and new art is coming in daily!

#screenshotsaturday #adventuregame #pointandclick
A bearded man in prison rags, looking up to the sky with arms held back in a dramatic pose, with grey cobbles behind him.
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Thrilled to announce you'll be able to play a demo of our point-and-click parody of Les Miserables at the amazing Debug Festival next year!

Tickets: gamesfestival.co.uk @debugorg

#pointandclick #debugmagazine #adventuregame #indiegame #gameexpo
A banner with art work from Less Miserables, advertising our appearance at DGF - debug Games Festival 25-26th April 2026 in Norfolk
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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After an amazing voice session for our innkeeper, we decided to add a proper singing pose for her...

#adventuregame #pointandclick #indiegame #artdev #lessmiserables
A theatrically posed older lady, with tall hair and a purple dress, eyes closed about to sing, behind the brown/grey back of a blurred inn
October 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Our first game launched one year ago today! How many copies did we sell? How much does it cost to make a game like this? Find out in our latest blog and follow for more!

https://collegefun.games/blog/the-protagonish-one-year-on/

#indiegame #indiedev #adventuregame #pointandclick
The Protagonish: one year on!
Today marks the one year anniversary of us unleashing 'The Protagonish' on an unsuspecting world! This post aims to give a bit of background, how we did marketing and promotion, and details of sales and Steam and all that jazz. I had been working for several years on a crazy
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October 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Want to see all the steps a professional artist takes to develop a game character? See behind the scenes of the amazing Elena Grossi working on our first game 'The Protagonish'!

https://elenagrossi.myportfolio.com/the-protagonish

#characterart #gamedev #indiedev #art #animation
Elena Grossi - The Protagonish
COLLEGE FUN GAMES
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October 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Toot toot! You can now wishlist our forthcoming point-and-click parody of Les Miserables here!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4090610

#adventuregame #pointandclick #indiedev #gamedev
Less Miserables on Steam
A point-and-click parody of Les Miserables. Part 'Monkey Island', part 'Allo 'Allo, Less Miserables aims to do for 'Les Misérables' what 'Life of Brian' did to The Bible. Vive la révolution!
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October 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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An insight into the research required to make an Indie game feel realistic

https://www.collegefun.games/blog/scientifically-ranking-the-legs-of-french-kings/

#gamedev #indiegame #history #frenchrevolution #cardgame
Scientifically ranking the legs of French Kings
We are making an adventure game about the French Revolution. OK, technically not THE French Revolution, but this one. And in our research we have been looking at the shapely calf muscles of a lot of French Kings. Our parody adventure game 'Less Miserables' features a mini-game which is basically
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October 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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We are running a Kickstarter in Spring for our adventure game Less Miserables, be first to hear when it goes live by following it here!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/collegefungames/less-misearbles-a-point-and-click-parody-of-les-miserables

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October 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Updating the first locations for our next #adventuregame based on Les Miserables: the trip to Paris brought some inspirations to make it feel more real!

#pointandclick #indiedev #indiegame
Three pictures: an early sketch of a bar, with simple lines, a photo of an old inn in Paris, and at the bottom, a much more detailed black and white sketch
October 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Our first game 'The Protagonish' is now on sale! It's only 63p! You can't buy a pack of crisps that cheap these days!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2994780/The_Protagonish/

#adventuregame #pointandclick #indiegame
Save 60% on The Protagonish on Steam
A short adventure game, where you don't control the adventurer. Play the side characters in a medieval village, and decide to help or hinder the adventurer in their mysterious quest.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Yes, our next game includes a card minigame with figures from the French Revolution, and yes, we made a physical version to test balance this weekend!

#gamedev #cardgame #indiedev #adventuregame #frenchrevolution
A hand holding a spread of 'top-trump' style cards, each with a person from the French Revolution. Marie Antionette in blue is pictured with stats for Style, Charisma, Power and Agility
September 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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More on our field trip to Paris!

https://www.collegefun.games/blog/bringing-paris-to-less-miserables-game/

#gamedev #adventuregame #pointandclick #lessmiserables
Bringing Paris to Less Miserables
It was something we talked about at the very first stages of the game: we had to do a field trip to Paris! It would give us a chance to see the real places we wanted to have in Less Miserables, while capturing the visuals and feel of the place.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Really great interview with Ron Gilbert about his latest game, worth a watch and the channel in general is worth a sub imho!

https://youtu.be/YULGsutCIM0?si=EyEyUqtSVBzQjiiX
September 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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We've got updates and a new website for our forthcoming game, Less Miserables! Today's a good day for indie game news, right??

https://www.lessmiserables.com

#indiegame #gamedev #pointandclick #adventuregame
Less Miserables: A point-and-click parody adventure game
www.lessmiserables.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Fun summary and vlog from the recent Glasgow Indie Game Festival!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ5YVrPU9Ts

#vlog #indiegame #gamedev #gigf25
August 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Putting the first recorded lines in our game from our first voice over session last week: real actors and actresses really make it come alive!

#gamedev #indiedev #adventuregame #pointandclick
August 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Hello Ketchup 4000, our old friend! Great to be back in the amazing Leith based B&B Studios for our first live voice sessions for 'Less Miserables' today!

#adventuregame #pointandclick #gamedev #voiceover
Two racks of audio equipment: lots of dials, lights and headphones, and a compressor called 'Ketchup 4000'
August 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Scripts ready for our first in-person voice recording session tomorrow!

#indiedev #voiceacting #adventuregame
Hand holding printed scripts (lots of text and a couple of character images), 'Less Miserables' is visible at the top of the page
August 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Working on a website for our new game! Eeee!
August 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Our first live voice recording session for Less Miserables is in one week! Busy locking down the script after feedback from our first demo...

#voiceacting #indiedev #adventuregame #pointandclick #pointnclickfriday
August 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Best find at the Glasgow Indy Game Festival was the legendary Marks and Spencers VR headset.... Power way beyond it's time...
Grey cardboard box saying M&S Virtual Reality Headset
August 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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New backgrounds for the demo of our Les Miserables parody game!

#screenshotsaturday #adventuregame #pointandclick #indiedev
A horse drawn coach, tall man in brown coat against a painted dark road at night, with brightening sky
August 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM