
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
Published | 4 hours ago |
Status | In development |
Platforms | HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux |
Release date | 6 hours ago |
Authors | indecisiv, a_sett, Rev, William Rockwell, KhaosPhoenix |
Genre | Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction |
Made with | Ren'Py |
Tags | Character Customization, Fantasy, LGBT, Meaningful Choices, Multiple Endings, Narrative, No AI, Point & Click, Roadtrip |
Code license | MIT License |
Asset license | Creative Commons Attribution v4.0 International |
Average session | About an hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Gamepad (any), Touchscreen |
Accessibility | Subtitles, High-contrast |
Links | Source code |
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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