About Us
A glimpse into the forge of the Nightwell Rat
In the orange glow of the Nightwell Rat's forge, we hammer out rich narrative experiences where choices matter. From fantasy to survival horror, our sims, strategy games, and choose your own adventures feature intricately branching plots, hand-drawn art, and deep emotions that will linger with you. Let the Nightwell Beasts thrill you, terrify you, and take your breath away.
Statement on
AI-Generated Content
In the Nightwell Forge, we define art, as opposed to content, as something created by a person in response to their emotions, thoughts, and experiences in order to form a connection with other people by sharing those emotions, thoughts, and experiences.
Therefore, because a LLM has no emotions or experiences to share, it can only create content, not art.
We at the Forge create games for the purpose of forming just such connections with others. We deliberately craft our work the slower and more difficult way because we believe it deepens these connections and makes our games more meaningful. We are in the business of creating art, not content.
For this reason, we will never use AI-generated images or text for any purpose.
About
the Wolfmaster
Gwen C. Katz is an author, artist, and game designer who lives in Pasadena, CA with her husband and a revolving door of transient mammals.
She's been shepherding Nightwell Games since 2022 and making games for fun since, well, forever. In addition to the official releases on this site, you can find her independent and hobby projects on her private Itch page, gwenckatz.itch.io.
She's been a full-time author since 2014. Her first novel, Among the Red Stars, tells the story of Russia's all-female bomber regiment, the Night Witches. She's also written a whole lot of short stories and nonfiction.
When she's not making games, she enjoys hiking, gardening, and volunteering at her local nature center, teaching children about wildlife.
The Nightwell Forge is currently open to contract work. If you're interested in hiring the Wolfmaster to work on your project, contact ravenmaster@nightwellgames.com.