Sethian - a sci-fi language puzzle game
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Enter a lost world in the distant future, learn the language of an ancient computer, and uncover the secrets of a forgotten people.
Backers: 571
Average Pledge Per Backer: $20
Funded: $11,569 of $8,000
Dates: May 11th -> Jun 10th (30 days)
Project By: Grant Kuning
Backers: 571
Average Pledge Per Backer: $20
Funded: $11,569 of $8,000
Dates: May 11th -> Jun 10th (30 days)
Project By: Grant Kuning
$11,569
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 10 @ 09:45 -0400 GMT
144%
of goal
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Latest News
Last day, last video 
June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys! Sorry for the delay. The last video is finally here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEir82wm47s Not much time left. Let's finish strong everybody! (Read More)
Day 27 - We're funded!
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it everybody!! Thank you so much everyone for your support! This is my dream job, and I'm really excited to be working on it! Now that we're funded, I've set us up on Steam Greenlight. Make sure you vote for me, or else I'll wind up with a... (Read More)
Day 26 - New Music!
June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow guys, we made a crazy amount yesterday! We're now at 90% now! Let's keep it up! This weekend, I'm going to be updating my stretch goals. I've found very affordable ways to get original music and a handwritten journal into the game, so there's no... (Read More)
Day 24 - One week left!
June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
As of this update, we have almost exactly seven days until this Kickstarter ends, on next Wednesday morning (my time at least, I know some of you are all over the world). We made almost $3000 in the first week, so I know we can do this. We're already... (Read More)
Day 22
June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Sorry the video still isn't up yet! The initial delay made me realize there's still some stuff I want to work on before I show off more of the game. Right now I think I'll just post one long video finishing up everything I want to show later this... (Read More)
Day 19
May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Sorry guys, I can't do the video today. I'm a little under the weather, and I'm afraid my soft voice is no good when I'm hoarse on top of that. I'll see about getting it up this weekend. News, though! Yesterday we popped up on Indie Game Magazine's... (Read More)
Day 17 - We're halfway!
May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We crossed the $4000 line today! That means we're halfway to our goal now. It's going to be close, but if we continue to spread the word we can definitely get this project funded. In today's blog post, I talk about the relationship between language... (Read More)
Decipher The Mystery of Language in Sethian
May 27th - via: cliqist.com
Sethian is a new puzzle indie video game being funded on Kickstarter that focuses on language. (Read More)
Day 16
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Today's blog post is about phonology. If you want to learn real languages but have trouble pronouncing them, this might be really helpful for you! http://sethiangame.com/2015/05/26/speaking-in-tongues/ Also, Cliqist just did a write-up on us today!... (Read More)
Day 15
May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Not much to say today, just wanted to share a new blog post. This'll be a fun one if you like maps. http://sethiangame.com/2015/05/25/the-world-atlas-of-language-structures/ (Read More)
Day 14 - Video #3
May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Sorry for the delay! Video #3 is finally here! In this video, we continue to learn the game's grammar and the plot starts to get rolling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6RBMn2BhFE Also, if you're a fan of the old school SNES RPGs and you haven't... (Read More)
Day 10
May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
For today, I wrote about previous programs have handled conversation, and how Sethian understands its language. http://sethiangame.com/2015/05/20/making-conversation/ Also, I did write a post yesterday, but I forgot to post an update for it. Sorry! I... (Read More)
Day 8
May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
New blog post! I talk about the history of writing, how Chinese writing works, and the game's writing system. sethiangame.com/2015/05/18/writing-without-an-alphabet/ Today we popped up in indiegames.com's weekly trailer round-up! Thanks Lena! Link:... (Read More)
Day 5 - Video #2! Music!
May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
The new video is here! In this update, we go into verbs and polar questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkhKy4OA3Jg Thanks again everybody for all your support so far! However, while it seems like this project is on track to get funded, we are... (Read More)
Day 4
May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow guys! The project had a slow start, but we're finally starting to pick up steam. Thank you everyone for your support, and thanks for all the love I got today on Twitter. No blog update today, sorry. I was thinking about going into lore, but I... (Read More)
Day 3 Blog Update
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Today's update is about my last major conlang experience, with a language I called Cosmopolitan, and how that experience translates to my experience working on the game. A lore post will come later this week. Thanks again to everyone who's supported... (Read More)
Day 2 - Blog Update
May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
First blog update! In this post, I talk about weird things some languages do, weird things Chinese does, and how I borrowed some of those things into the language I created for the game.... (Read More)
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