Tavern Talk

Tavern Talk is a narrative game set in Asteria, a fantasy land inspired by D&D and tabletop role-playing games. You play the owner of the Wayfarer’s Inn, a popular tavern where you serve magical drinks, turn rumours into quests and get to know a cast of more than 20 characters. Your choices affect patrons’ fates and connect to a danger threatening the land. A first playthrough offers at least 12 hours of reading, with multiple endings. It is not a tavern management game and has no economy.

The Wayfarer’s Inn

The inn is a safe haven for adventurers. You learn about their personalities, hear them share stories of success or failure, and help them find a place that feels like home. Returning adventurers bring trinkets that you can use to decorate the tavern and shape its interior.

Drinks and quests

You serve an expanding menu of magical drinks, from potions of seething fury to prancing swords. Choose carefully, as what you serve can change a customer’s destiny. You also gather rumours from patrons and use them to create quests for your adventurers.

Secrets of Asteria

In your study, you piece together fragments to uncover the secrets of an ancient evil threatening the land. Quests, rumours and conversations all tie into the land’s fate. The game includes LGBTQ+ representation and mentions of death, grief and violence.