Don't Shoot The Messenger
Nobody knows the war is over.
You are a young courier who must deliver news of the war's end. Travel with a mismatched group of soldiers where you navigate dangerous terrain, unexpected encounters, and tricky relationships on the long road to peace.
Don't Shoot The Messenger is a fantasy adventure visual novel made for Road Trip Jam 2025!
- Choose your main character's pronouns, name, and look.
- Make choices to decide the fates of your whole party.
- See how different items change the outcome of each scene.
- Listen as the sound dynamically changes to match each scene.
Play day one now!
Andrew Shirey – Sound Designer
a_sett – Composer, Sound Designer
Indecisiv – Project Manager
KhaosPhoenix – Writing Editor
Revierr – Lead Artist
William Rockwell – Lead Programmer
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Install instructions
To play this game you need to:
1. Download the file.
2. Extract the .zip file.
3. Run the .exe file inside of the extracted folder.
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Comments
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really lovely story & i really like the whole concept of the adventure! there's a real feeling of suspense, intrigue, and the weight of their duty that i really enjoyed... the music & sound design really added to the atmosphere, especially the way it dynamically builds and reacts to the scene is SOOO good and just very immersive. the art is really cute too, i especially love the lil game over screen art :D
Super interesting story and nice visuals✨ Can't wait for more :D
Also I made a quick fanart, hope you like it ✨
THIS IS SO PERFECT!! Thank you for the nice comment and thank you even more for the fanart! 🧡
Nice game! Good cast, nice visuals, and I like the variety of choices and even how some characters make note of some that have no direct story effect (like being consistently quiet will cause a character to point that out). Still working on figuring out the 2nd achievement... interested to see where the game goes (especially the inventory system, that seems cool)!
Thank you!! Without saying any spoilers the 2nd achievement is something you can look forward to in future updates 🧡