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Edinburgh based indie studio, hand-making fun point-and-click adventure games! Our first full-length game, 'Less Miserables' is in development, follow […] πŸŒ‰ bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@collegefungames, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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A warm coloured old Paris street, with a gruff looking cartoon character, and a cursor saying 'Bakers' on a blue door

A warm coloured old Paris street, with a gruff looking cartoon character, and a cursor saying 'Bakers' on a blue door

Happy #ScreenShotSaturday from Paris! New scenes coming together for 'Less Miserables' - our point-and-click parody

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4090610/Less_Miserables/

#GameDev #NoAI #GameArt #IndieGame

07.03.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Less Miserables Feb26 Devlog Yes yes, I'm late posting the blog post. But the video did go out in February! We had a great month, exhibiting the demo at the Yorkshire Games Festival in Bradford, and we are finally able to announce that we are part of the Official Selection for the London Games

Our latest blog update is live!

https://www.collegefun.games/blog/less-miserables-feb26-devlog/

#devlog #IndieGames #IndieDev #AdventureGame

05.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A round spray of 12 cards, red and blue, with portraits of figures from the French Revolution drawn and illustrated in a classical style

A round spray of 12 cards, red and blue, with portraits of figures from the French Revolution drawn and illustrated in a classical style

Test print of our card game 'Heads Off!' with figures from the French Revolution. Love how they've come out!

#GameDev #History #FrenchRevolution

05.03.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How do you develop hand-drawn backgrounds for our point-and-click adventure game? Pitfalls and processes! Watch our monthly update and find out more!

https://youtu.be/0NOxdURdWRU

#AdventureGame #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev #PointAndClick

27.02.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A purple banner with two megaphones, announcing "We're Showcasing! #DGLX26" and the title art for "Less Miserables: a point and click parody" with cartoon drawn figures against a smoky barricade

A purple banner with two megaphones, announcing "We're Showcasing! #DGLX26" and the title art for "Less Miserables: a point and click parody" with cartoon drawn figures against a smoky barricade

We are thrilled to be selected for GDL Indie Games Expo, just outside London on March 28th. Get your tickets now, and play 'Less Miserables' as well as 60 more indie games!

https://www.gamedevlocal.com/gdlx

#GDLX26 #IndieGame #IndieGames

20.02.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
In front of a large glass window, with a blue sticker stating 'Yorkshire Games Fest' are a little pop-up banner and computer screen, both with the logo and title for "Less Miserables"

In front of a large glass window, with a blue sticker stating 'Yorkshire Games Fest' are a little pop-up banner and computer screen, both with the logo and title for "Less Miserables"

Amazing to show the Demo of our point-and-click parody 'Less Miserables' at Yorkshire Games Festival this week! You can still go and play it till Sunday!

#IndieGame #YGF26 #Bradford #GameDev #IndieGamesExpo

18.02.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A older, bearded cartoon style character, looking up to the sky with arms back, seen from above. Very brown/grey vibes, and the captions 'Less Miserables' College Fun Games, and Official Selection, London Games Festival 2026

A older, bearded cartoon style character, looking up to the sky with arms back, seen from above. Very brown/grey vibes, and the captions 'Less Miserables' College Fun Games, and Official Selection, London Games Festival 2026

Delighted to reveal we are part of the Official Selection for London Games Festival this year! Come play a demo of our point-and-click adventure twisting Les Miserables!

#London #LGF26 #LFG2026 #IndieGame #IndieGamesFestival

12.02.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A watercolour style painting of the outside of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, in warm orange hue, with elegant tall buildings on the left, and a large empty plaza in front.

A watercolour style painting of the outside of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, in warm orange hue, with elegant tall buildings on the left, and a large empty plaza in front.

First paint of the scene outside Notre Dame for our game!

#PointAndClick #Paris #NotreDame #GameArt #IndieDev

11.02.2026 08:40 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Woot woot! Less Miserables has over 100 followers on Kickstarter!!

#IndieDev #IndieGames #AdventureGames #PointNClick

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/collegefungames/less-misearbles-a-point-and-click-parody-of-les-miserables/

08.02.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Less Miserables DevLog Jan 26 Happy New Year! OK, I know it's not January any more. But we did do a video devlog! But who wants to watch my face for 8 minutes? I certainly don't! So what did we do in January? Well, we launched our first teaser trailer, which has racked up nearly

January was a busy month! Here's our recap...

https://collegefun.games/blog/less-miserables-devlog-jan-26/

#GameDev #IndieDev #AdventureGame #PointAndClick

05.02.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a webpage, saying 'Game Details' then the promo image for 'Less Miserables' and a banner saying 'Hotly Anticipated'

A screenshot of a webpage, saying 'Game Details' then the promo image for 'Less Miserables' and a banner saying 'Hotly Anticipated'

Wow! Our forthcoming parody of Les Miserables is in the top 10 'Hotly Anticipated' games on the amazing https://adventuregamehotspot.com !

#AdventureGame #PointAndClick

02.02.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our first DevLog! January has been a busy month, but our indie game works on Steam Deck now!

https://youtu.be/qcf87moBw8I

#indieDev #GameDev #AdventureGame #PointAndClick

30.01.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two video game boxes, beige on a blue carpet, one with 'Less Miserables' and one with Monkey Island 2 written on the side

Two video game boxes, beige on a blue carpet, one with 'Less Miserables' and one with Monkey Island 2 written on the side

Printed mock-ups for our Kickstarter physical box edition. Only have one genuine LucasArts box in the office, so Monkey Island 2 was the size template!

#GameDev #AdventureGame #LucasArts #GameArt

28.01.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A grey pencil sketch of a back-alley, with large windowed buildings, towering from the outside, an arch at the back, blue posters on the wall, and a cartoon character in a long brown coat

A grey pencil sketch of a back-alley, with large windowed buildings, towering from the outside, an arch at the back, blue posters on the wall, and a cartoon character in a long brown coat

Any take on Revolutionary Paris needs a dodgy back-alley, with some shady characters to interact with...

#AdventureGame #PointAndClick #IndieDev #IndieGame #Sketch

26.01.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our trailer featured by the amazing Yakwaxlips!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=tuMcOSasc04

#pointandclick #adventuregames

20.01.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
London skyline, old yellow brick buildings, a large crowd and a bright banner saying Pocket Gamer Connects London

London skyline, old yellow brick buildings, a large crowd and a bright banner saying Pocket Gamer Connects London

Amazing to be in the Big Indie Zone at Pocket Gamer Connects in London the next two days! Come by our booth and play 'Less Miserables'

19.01.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This first trailer got more views in a day than our last game trailer did in a whole year. And the emails have been so lovely. Thank you so much!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ43ijLDlAA

#indieDev #gameDev #AdventureGame #PointAndClick

16.01.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A point-and-click parody of Les MisΓ©rables. Vive la rΓ©volution!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ43ijLDlAA

#indieGame #indieGames #gameTrailer #PointAndClick #AdventureGame

15.01.2026 09:27 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A teaser for our teaser trailer coming out on Thursday? Why not!

#indieGame #gameTrailer #indieGameDev #PointAndClick

13.01.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Inside a grand cathedral, with high arched ceilings on the right, and light streaming in the window from the left. A door, statue and candles are also visible, above a black and white checkered floor

Inside a grand cathedral, with high arched ceilings on the right, and light streaming in the window from the left. A door, statue and candles are also visible, above a black and white checkered floor

First sketch from inside Notre Dame... Hope you can't work out the puzzles from this!

#indieDev #indieGame #adventureGame #PointAndClick #indieGames #indieGameDev

12.01.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A black and white sketch of an underground tomb, with a row of coffins on the right, going off into the distance, and dark walls with suggestions of scribbles and skulls on the left

A black and white sketch of an underground tomb, with a row of coffins on the right, going off into the distance, and dark walls with suggestions of scribbles and skulls on the left

Where would an adventure game be without a creepy crypt?

#AdventureGame #PointAndClick #IndieGame #IndieDev

08.01.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Less Miserables on Steam A point-and-click parody of Les Miserables. Part 'Monkey Island', part 'Allo 'Allo, Less Miserables aims to do for 'Les MisΓ©rables' what 'Life of Brian' did to The Bible. Vive la rΓ©volution!

Want to play a point-and-click parody set in revolutionary France? Less Miserables is a hand drawn adventure game which might have a song or two...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4090610/Less_Miserables/

#wishlistWednesday #IndieGame #IndieDev

07.01.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A sketch of Notre Dame - a large rectangular fronted cathedral, with lines to show perspective, lamp-posts and a cartoon character shown in different sizes

A sketch of Notre Dame - a large rectangular fronted cathedral, with lines to show perspective, lamp-posts and a cartoon character shown in different sizes

This is why we went to Paris! Photos from Notre Dame, used in the perspective layout sketch for a scene in our forthcoming game 'Less Miserables'

#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Sketch

06.01.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to be showing 'Less Miserables' at The Big Indie Zone at Pocket Gamer Connects London later this month!

#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame

https://www.pgconnects.com/london/the-big-indie-zone/

06.01.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honored to be among so many game devs working on adventure games this year!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vddms-O9Ptk

#GameDev #IndieGame #AdventureGames #PointAndClick

02.01.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Save 60% on The Protagonish on Steam A short adventure game, where you don't control the adventurer. Play the side characters in a medieval village, and decide to help or hinder the adventurer in their mysterious quest.

Just a few more days to grab our short game 'The Protagonish' for 60% off!

#AdventureGame #IndieGame #PointNClick

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2994780/The_Protagonish/

01.01.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Less Miserables #Devlog December 2025 I should probably do a end-year round up, but honestly this month has been so busy it can fill a post by itself! Briefly, this year we finished 3 months of art dev, went to Paris (!), did our first voice over recording session in July during the Edinburgh Fringe, made

Our last Less Miserables #devlog for the year is up! Find out what we did, and what we have planned for the spring!

#GameDev #IndieDev #AdventureGame #PointAndClick #Rewind

https://collegefun.games/blog/less-miserables-devlog-december-2025/

23.12.2025 12:09 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A playing card style sketch picture in blue and white of Louis IV, with xxxed out stats for Style, Charisma, Power and Agility.

A playing card style sketch picture in blue and white of Louis IV, with xxxed out stats for Style, Charisma, Power and Agility.

More advanced sketch and layout design for our Heads-Off! French Revolution mini card game... What do you think?

21.12.2025 11:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Save 60% on The Protagonish on Steam A short adventure game, where you don't control the adventurer. Play the side characters in a medieval village, and decide to help or hinder the adventurer in their mysterious quest.

Our first short game is 60% off! Play an adventure game where you don't control the adventurer!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2994780/The_Protagonish/

#SteamSale #AdventureGame #PointAndClick #IndieGame

18.12.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Outside the brick walls of a prison at night, cartoon style, with a prison guard on the left standing in an open doorway, with 'Well Claude, tonight's the night!' above his head, speaking to a convict in brown rags. Snow is falling

Outside the brick walls of a prison at night, cartoon style, with a prison guard on the left standing in an open doorway, with 'Well Claude, tonight's the night!' above his head, speaking to a convict in brown rags. Snow is falling

For the last GameDevEd meetup of the year, there's a tradition of 'Christmasifying' your game for people to play. So, snow has come to Less Miserables!

#Edinburgh #IndieGame #GameDev

16.12.2025 12:13 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0