The First Seagull Over the Ocean
Thorns: Police never sleeps Patch Notes — September 13, 2025
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Ocean 17
A huge thank you to everyone who dared to journey through our worlds, shared their thoughts, and wrote so many kind words in the comments and via email. Your support is the fuel that charges us up for new endeavors!
We are proud and excited to announce that we have begun development on a new project in the same universe — "Ocean 17"!
What awaits us this time?
A New Genre: We're stepping beyond the visual novel! Despite a strong narrative focus, the game will feature full-fledged gameplay: exploring locations, dialogues with unexpected choices, and intense arcade-style boss fights.
A New Story, a Familiar Universe: You will find yourself once again in the dystopian world of Thorns, but a completely new story awaits you with different characters and philosophical dilemmas.
A Gameplay Mix: Walking through neon-lit streets, dialogues powered by the Ink engine, and spectacular combat requiring quick reactions and tactics.
What's the project's status?
As before, BRNLG remains our hobby project and a game dev experiment, so the journey ahead is long and eventful.
Right now, the game is in the early stages of active development. The movement prototype, dialogue system, and first location are already functional, but ahead lies a massive amount of work on content, polish, and creating that very specific, atmospheric mood.
Want to follow the process and influence it?
We've decided to develop our game as openly as possible and share progress with you — with those who are truly interested. We will aim to publish weekly reports with interesting insights.
What we offer:
Influence the Development: Participate in votes and discussions about mechanics and the story.
Become Part of the World: We're planning activities like "create your own small 3D model (e.g., an ice cream), and we'll add it to the game."
Look Behind the Scenes: Development streams are quite possible, where everything comes to life right before your eyes.
Follow our pages, that's where all the behind-the-scenes action and important announcements will be:
Telegram
VK
Twitter (X)
There, we will post the first screenshots, gameplay GIFs, concept art, and talk about our struggles and successes. Your likes, comments, and ideas will help us make the game even better.
This is just the beginning of a long journey. Thank you for walking it with us.
BRNLG