One Night in Kawami
A downloadable visual novel for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Welcome to the City of Rivers!
In One Night in Kawami, you play Max, who is about to meet an online acquaintance for the first time: Tanya. She will be your friendly guide in this metropolis where tradition and technology converge - but other than checking the sights, are there other reasons for this meetup? Only one way to find out...
It's Your First Time In the Big City; Make It Count
You will get a first look at a longer story in this short visual novel penned by Jigu (Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising, A Match Made in Limbo). This fifteen-minute tale offers slightly different outcomes on the final stretch.
(Feel free to save and load it before pressing the button. Once you get there, you will know.)
Original Visuals by Brazilian Artists
Featuring character art by SlowPumpkins and backgrounds by Nanda Doti, get ready to meet Kawami's coolest citizens... and some other guy, apparently?
Dunking on Annoying Wannabes
No one knows who he is or cares. Every city has one of those, I guess.
Distorted Guitars!
If you are as into indie & alternative rock as we are, put on your phones for this. One Night in Kawami features a curated soundtrack to explore the City of Rivers' nightlife.
About One Night in Kawami
This is BNW's first foray into in-house development and self-publishing. It is an expanded and improved remake of Out of Phase Synchronicity, an interactive fiction text adventure Jigu submitted to IntroComp 2020.
Even Though The Game is Free...
If you've donated US$ 5 or more, you're eligible for a special download: the SUPERFAN PACK!, a 13-page-long digital artbook featuring interesting trivia, tidbits and curiosities about the humble beginnings of One Night in Kawami... and a glimpse into some of its possible futures.
CREDITS
Publisher: Brand New Whatever
Game Story & Programming: Jigu
Character Art: SlowPumpkins
Background Art: Nanda Doti
Casting Director: Aaron Moy
Also includes artwork via CreativeCommons.org, CC BY 2.0):
Creativity103's "wavelength trace purple", "colour light painting" and "light wavelength lines"
Raven Vasquez's "Galaxy NGC 60"
VOICE CAST
Jonna-Lynn Alonso is Tanya
Dashawn Ricks is Gilbert
Aaron Moy is Mohawkadour
Vanessa Benoit is Inga
SOUNDTRACK (via freemusicarchive.com, CC BY 4.0)
- "Mockingbird (Instrumental)", David Mumford
- "Struck Down With Love", Squire Tuck
- "Bozo", Evan Schaeffer
- "Super Bubbly", Jesse Spillane
- "Cold War Echo", Kai Engel
- "Dream" (sample), Wild Shores
- "Burn Your Lovely Town", Rozkol
- "Just a Blip", Andy G. Cohen
BNW's Intro Tune: "Echo Chromatic Riser", SuburbanWizard (via freesound.org, CC0)
Download
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Development log
- Update v1.1: Voices of KawamiFeb 15, 2024
- Version 1.05c, Steam Launch, Artbook DLC!Jan 17, 2024
- Version 1.04 is live -- thank you!Sep 22, 2023
- Brazilian Portuguese now available!Sep 17, 2022
- Mac & Android versions available now!Jun 29, 2022
- One Night in Kawami is now availableJun 24, 2022
Comments
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Hey this was cool! Felt really short, but that's of course a good thing :) I hope you get to make the full game!
Hey Arto! Thanks for the kind words, glad you liked the game - and I'm certain this isn't the last you'll hear of Kawami. <3
Looks cool. Any mac version on the way ?
Hey there Norman! Thanks. I've uploaded a Mac build for v1.01, though I don't have the means to test it. I mean, I've tried it once on a work computer that isn't mine, which isn't ideal. Can you download it and give it a try?
It works perfectly ! Well done that's great :-)
Phew, that's a relief! Thank you for testing it out - and I hope you enjoy the ride. :)
Yeah that was really cool ! Characters are really well written and the story is original. Bravo :-)
nice novel
Thank you! Glad you liked it. :)