Laga

Latest Update 13/08/23: Beta Demo V3 is out!

Story driven game / visual novel set in the ancient Middle East after the fall of the Tower of Babel. It's based off a visual novel style of gameplay in which there are no battles or points to be gained. The emphasis is on characters, stories, and exploration.  (Although there are 4 mini-games.)

- Approximately 2 hours of gameplay in Story Mode.

- Optional Language Learning Mode with 5-10 hours of gameplay, 4 minigames, and dictionary.

- Easy switch between Language Learning Mode and Story Mode.

Laga can be played in the following 28 languages:

• English
• Arabic - MSA
• Arabic - Levantine / Shami
• Danish (New!)
• Dutch 
• Esperanto 
• French
• German
• Greek (New!)
• Hebrew (New!)
• Italian
• Japanese 
• Korean
• Kurdish - Kurmanji
• Latin
• Norwegian (New!)
• Pashto (New!)
• Persian (New!)
• Polish
• Portuguese Brazilian
• Romanian
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swahili (New!)
• Swedish (New!)
• Turkish (New!)
• Ukrainian
• Vietnamese
• Yiddish (New!)

If you don't see a language you'd like to learn, please write it in the comments!

Translations are good quality and *not* made with Google Translate.

The Language Learning Aspect:

If you choose, the native inhabitants of Laga will speak a language you're trying to learn. For those who wish to learn a language with Laga, they will have the translations in their native language, with the click of a button.

Laga has other language learning tools like a self-made dictionary, and exercises to become more familiar with vocabulary and grammar, based off the dialogue in the game. There is also a typing game to learn how to type in your target langauge.

Motivation:

The initial motivation for creating this game was to make a language learning tool that would be more effective and engaging than mainstream apps like Duolingo or Rosetta Stone. After creating a strong language learning engine for Laga, we realized that the game would be more engaging if it could stand on its own, without the language learning aspect.

The result is a story driven game with which you explore the land of Laga and it's crazy characters. If you want, you can turn on the language learning aspect if you feel like learning a language, or turn it off again if your feeling lazy and just want to play in your native language.

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Final game currently in development.

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This is the final version of the demo. After this, I'll be working on the next/first real chapter of this game. I'm so happy to finally be finished with the basic foundation of Laga! It's going to be a lot of fun from this point forward. The whole point of this game is the story, which is going to be nothing short of an epic to be released one chapter at a time.