Gwen C. Katz - itch.io

Gwen C. Katz www.nightwellgames.com/ @gwenckatz.bsky.social

Author, artist, game designer, erstwhile mad scientist. Crafting unforgettable narrative experiences for Nightwell Games. I gravitate to the thematic and unusual. My favorite genres: Historical fiction, horror, strategy, resource management, interactive fiction.

My official releases can be found on the Nightwell Games Itch page: https://nightwellgames.itch.io/

The House Hunter Mystery with Nancy Drew

A treasure hunt with the world's most famous girl detective

Puzzle

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Full-Length Releases

Build your own tide pool in this relaxing deckbuilder

Nightwell Games

Puzzle

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Surradia: An Art Retrospective (Demo)

Unravel the mystery of three missing artists

Nightwell Games

Puzzle

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The Wolf of Derevnya

A werewolf survival horror story in Kievan Rus'

Nightwell Games

Visual Novel

Featured Short Games

Deductopia: Scout Camp

Room 5 of Deductopia

Puzzle

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Run a madcap hotel in this Marx Bros management sim.

Geoffrey Golden

Simulation

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Deductopia: Hill and Dale

Sort out the confused hikers in this cute deduction puzzle.

Puzzle

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Deductopia: Bring Your Pet To School Day

Bring your pet to school day didn't go as planned

Puzzle

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An Interactive Nature Poem

Interactive Fiction

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A boy, a tree, and a war

Simulation

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Don't you know I care about you? A psychological point-and-click game.

Nightwell Games

Adventure

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Tools

Really Basic Ink

A simple script to integrate Ink with Unity