- Our latest game releases in Early Access today! - 20 January 2025
Iron Roads, a top-down 2D train management game in which you lay tracks, buy trains, and set their routes using board game-inspired mechanics to optimise your network. Run your enterprise efficiently while avoiding backlogs, jams, or angry passengers, and you'll be recognised for the unsung train hero you know you are. Don't miss out on the launch discount, and share it far and wide if you enjoy it! Marina and Duncan
- Steam Visual Novel Fest 2023 - 5 August 2023
We'll be streaming a pre-recorded developer plays video during the Steam Visual Novel Fest 2023!
- Our new game releases today! - 28 April 2022
We'll always have Paris, a short narrative experience about loving someone with dementia is out today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1520310 This is the story of Simon Smith, a retired chef who lives with Claire, his wife of fifty years. Claire is slowly losing her memory, and Simon must balance his love for her with his desire to maintain normality and autonomy over the confusion that is infiltrating both their lives. We'll always have Paris is a wholesome narrative game that explores the lived experience of memory loss, and the beauty of a love that lasts two lifetimes.
- Sarawak 1.0.2 update - 21 March 2021
This is a maintenance release which fixes a few issues with Sarawak that came up with players since launch, and adds some further polish to the game. - Added more background music and sound effects - Added parallax to images - Added volume control to main menu screen - Added scroll speed option - Added all options from main screen to the in-game menu - Added exit to desktop option to in-game menu - Reworked hints to improve clarity - Removed unnecessary animations in Chapter 2 crossword - Minor image updates - Title music is always enabled when returning to main menu Linux users, please note that there has been an update to the Steam Linux Runtime since Sarawak's launch. If you have opted into the Steam Linux Runtime this seems to have an issue that can cause Sarawak to fail to launch. It affects a number of other games, so it is likely to be resolved before long. In the meantime, pleas…
- In need of a good interactive story? Sarawak is out now - 3 February 2021
Love to curl up with a good book? Sarawak from Cowleyfornia Studios LLP is out now and it looks fantastic. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/02/in-need-of-a-good-interactive-story-sarawak-is-out-now
- Sarawak 1.0.1 now live! - 1 February 2021
This is a minor maintenance patch for Sarawak. In particular, it contains Miscellaneous editorial fixes Fix for music playing in chapter 5 when streamer mode is turned on Fixed a bug that could cause Sarawak to fail to boot in rare cases Version number is now shown on the boot screen
- Sarawak is now out - don't miss out on the launch discount! - 28 January 2021
Don't miss out on the launch week discount, and share Sarawak far and wide if you enjoyed it!
- Sarawak stream: The Big Adventure Event - 20 January 2021
We will be streaming a play-through of the first two chapters of Sarawak during The Big Adventure Event starting this Thursday 21 January through to 25 January. Join us, ask us questions, or send us your comments. See you there!
- Sarawak will be participating in The Big Adventure Event - 18 January 2021
Sarawak will be participating in The Big Adventure Event starting this Thursday 21 January through to 25 January. We'll be in the company of lots of awesome adventure games, plus you'll be able to try out the final demo. See you there!
- 22 days until release! - 6 January 2021
Happy New Year everyone! We're excited to say that Sarawak is in the very final stages of testing, ready for our Steam release on the 28 January. It will be playable on Windows, Linux and macOS for now. That's 22 days to go! A giant thank you goes out to a long list of supporters and beta testers for all their help and feedback. We couldn't have done it without you! Please wishlist Sarawak here if you haven't already, and feel free to share with anyone you think will enjoy playing Sarawak. In the meantime, enjoy this trailer we've put together ahead of the launch.
- Sarawak Livestream - 10 October 2020
I'll be livestreaming my upcoming Narrative Adventure Game - Sarawak - on Saturday as part of the Steam Autumn Festival. I'd love to show you all how it works and answer any questions you may have about it. Sarawak is a literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo. Sarawak will appeal to players who enjoy the cosy pleasures of sinking into an old-fashioned mystery novel as well as the thrill of a classic puzzler game. Best described as a text-based narrative adventure, gameplay is split between interactive narrative choices and image-based puzzles. Sarawak's beautiful and interactive illustrations set it apart from similar games of the genre, and players will need to open locks and doors, discover secret rooms, hack into police equipment, pore through newspaper archives, and light up a jungle research station to progress the game. Sarawak will appeal to players who enjoyed the likes o…
- Sarawak Livestream - 7 October 2020
I'll be livestreaming my upcoming Narrative Adventure Game - Sarawak - on Saturday as part of the Steam Autumn Festival. I'd love to show you all how it works and answer any questions you may have about it. Sarawak is a literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo. Sarawak will appeal to players who enjoy the cosy pleasures of sinking into an old-fashioned mystery novel as well as the thrill of a classic puzzler game. Best described as a text-based narrative adventure, gameplay is split between interactive narrative choices and image-based puzzles. Sarawak's beautiful and interactive illustrations set it apart from similar games of the genre, and players will need to open locks and doors, discover secret rooms, hack into police equipment, pore through newspaper archives, and light up a jungle research station to progress the game. Sarawak will appeal to players who enjoyed the likes o…
- Steam Autumn Festival Announcement - 7 October 2020
Sarawak is a narrative adventure set in Oxford and Borneo. It's for anyone who loves sinking into an old-fashioned mystery novel but also enjoys the thrills of a classic puzzler game. We're Marina and Duncan from Cowleyfornia Studios, and we're excited to be sharing the first two chapters of our upcoming debut game Sarawak. We're planning to release in January 2021. Do stop over to our page to wishlist, try out the demo and share any questions or feedback! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249430/Sarawak/
- Sarawak update - 19 August 2020
We reached an important milestone this week. The words have been written, the puzzles created, the characters drawn, major bugs exterminated. That can only mean one thing: Sarawak is now playable from start to finish. We told ourselves we'd take a week off to celebrate and take a bit of a breather. Our trip to Malta that we had booked for this week was cancelled due to the virus, so we fired up the barbeque and drank lager in the torrential rain here in Oxford instead. Not quite the same as drinking Cisk on the beach with our friends, but honestly, it felt great. Anyway, our time off has resulted in us brainstorming ideas for our next game, which is always a lot of fun. Fancy beta-testing? Sarawak is soon ready for a proper playtest, so give me a shout if you're interested in being one of our beta testers. We'd be very grateful!
- Interview with This Week in Video Games - 7 July 2020
Thanks to This Week in Video Games for having us on this week's show! This podcast is always worth a listen especially if you're into narrative games. If you are interested in hearing a bit more about Sarawak, and its development, check out this week's episode. https://anchor.fm/this-week-in-video-games/episodes/54-Hyper-Scape--Cyberpunk-2077-and-Interview-with-Cowleyfornia-Studios-talking-Sarawak-egb7cm/a-a2kkg6c
- Sarawak AMA - 8 June 2020
Hello everyone! We are a husband and wife team based in Oxford, and Sarawak is our first project together. Duncan has written the engine, and Marina has done the artwork and writing. Our backgrounds are in software development and writing (by way of theoretical physics and medicine), and we both love books, puzzles and games. In Sarawak we are working to merge these interests with something that has both the interactivity of a game along with the narrative flexibility of a book. Since this is an AMA, please ask us anything you like, including any aspects of indie dev life, the engine, our backgrounds, or whatever interests you really. We look forward to your questions! Join the AMA here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1249430/discussions/0/2520275467396176484/
