Scarlet Hollow

Scarlet Hollow is a finalist for the AT&T Unlocked Games Awards
over 3 years ago – Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 02:17:33 AM

Hey folks! Exciting news: Scarlet Hollow is one of six finalists in the AT&T Unlocked Games awards! There's going to be a livestream on December 2nd where we (read: Abby) go head to head with some other great games, and it just so happens that there are THREE cash prizes, any of which would be enough funding to push us over the edge for our Talk to Animals stretch goal.

And it ALSO just so happens that one of the three prizes is an AUDIENCE CHOICE prize, which means that each and every one of you, at no monetary cost whatsoever, can help push us over that final edge! Watch the stream! Vote for us once it's over! Call your mom and get her to vote for us too! Ask your mom to call her friends and get THEM to vote for us!!

Thank you again for all of your support, and for getting us as far as we've already gotten. Let's take this home.

~Abby and Tony

Surveys have been sent out!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 09:32:13 PM

Hiya, folks!

We just sent out our surveys through BackerKit, so keep an eye out for an email from us. Any additional sales we get through BackerKit will count towards our remaining stretch goals, so if you're able and interested, consider picking up the physical art book (a brand-new reward available only via backerkit), or maybe some pins or stickers!

For folks who missed out on the Kickstarter campaign, you can still pre-order Scarlet Hollow AND get some limited edition merch through our BackerKit store. We'd love to do one last, big push to hit our stretch goals, so whether or not you wind up grabbing some add-ons, feel free to share the link to our pre-order store on social. You can grab the link here: https://scarlet-hollow.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

We're less than $17k away from Talk to Animals, which is well within our grasp!

Thank you so much for your continual support, and for helping us make this game~

~Abby and Tony

BackerKit add-ons and preorders!
over 3 years ago – Tue, Nov 03, 2020 at 09:54:57 PM

Hello!!

Thank you everyone for helping make this Kickstarter a resounding success! We're so appreciative of everything y'all have done for us, and can't wait to get cracking on Episode 2 (after we return to our crypt to slumber for a week).

As we mentioned in the final days, we've made it so any additional funds raised over on BackerKit will count towards our stretch goals, so Talk to Animals is still well within our grasp >:D

If you missed out on the Kickstarter, you can head on over to our BackerKit page and pre-order the game (as well as some other goodies!)

And for KS supporters, you'll be able to add all kinds of stuff to your pledge once the surveys go out in late November. That includes merch and two items that weren't a part of the campaign-- a physical art book (to be released around or a little after the final chapter) and a collection of HD Wallpapers with some of our favorite scenes and backgrounds (to be released piecemeal as new episodes come out~).

In the meantime, if you want to help us get closer to those final stretch goals, please feel free to share the pre-order page on social: https://scarlet-hollow.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders.

Likewise, if you'd like to be part of the Scarlet Hollow community, feel free to follow us on Twitter, or join our Discord to discuss spoilers, share fanart, and post food/pet pics!! (Do it for me... I crave food/pet pics)

Thank you once again for all of your support, we can't stress enough how much it's meant to us and we can't wait to show you what we have planned for the rest of the game!!

~Abby and Tony

Final hours!
over 3 years ago – Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 07:40:22 PM

Hey folks! A scant few hours remain before the Kickstarter ends! If you're thinking about backing or upping your pledge to help us break $80k and beyond, now's the time!

Two days left!
over 3 years ago – Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 11:58:57 AM

Hello again!!

Just reaching out since a mere two days remain in the Scarlet Hollow Kickstarter. The campaign ends this Thursday! We'll be doing a special livestream from around 9:30AM EDT on Thursday that'll go until the Kickstarter ends-- I'll do a formal post about it tomorrow, but feel free to start sending in any sketch requests you might have (I'll be doing mostly monsters, but Scarlet Hollow related stuff is good, too!) Comment here, send a DM on Twitter, whatever works for you ;D

Today I'm highlighting the Specialty Tiers, which are half-off their original price (and include the stickers and pins) to help us get as close as we can to that most-desired Talk To Animals trait. (But also no pressure for folks who aren't interested in dropping this kind of dough)

I'll draw art on a 4x6in postcard and Tony and I will sign it! It'll be shipped to you with both the pins and the stickers.

An illustration of you and a character of your choice! Here's an example of what the finished piece might look like:

You'll receive a high-res digital file as well as the original lineart (minus digital coloring, of course!) The image will be featured in the credits of the game with a thank-you.

You get to help decide on a design for the tombstone (which can be as goth and elaborate as you'd like), and it will be featured in the unsettling, eerie Scarlet family plot. The tombstone will be featured in the credits of the game with a thank-you!

You get to decided how you're represented-- whether it be You In Real Life or whatever odd character you imagined running around in Scarlet Hollow. We can decided together how each of the characters would react to being in this group photo, as well! The image will be featured in the credits of the game with a thank-you.

We've gotten some questions about this one-- you can choose to either be a portrait in the halls of the Scarlet Estate (or anyone else's house in town), or your likeness can be translated to a background character, hanging out in the diner or the mine or milling about the general store. Your image will also be featured in the credits of the game with a thank-you!

A pet of your choice will be added to the game. You can work with us to decided on a likeness, and will be able to give input on which character will be your pet's fictional caretaker. A sprite of the pet will also be featured in the game's credits with a thank-you!

Anyways, those are the specialty tiers-- but no worries if they're out of your price range. There are still other ways you can help us get to that coveted Talk To Animals stretch goal!

•  Share the Kickstarter and game on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, group chats, Reddit, maybe even... LinkedIn?!) You can follow us on Twitter for handy posts you can retweet and share if you haven't followed already.
•  Leave a review of the game of Steam, Itch, or Metacritic.
•  If you're of the streaming inclination, stream the game before the Kickstarter ends!

That's all from us for now-- we'll check back in tomorrow for one last update before we both go into post-Kickstarter hibernation.

Thank y'all so much!

-Abby