TOWNIE(S)
TOWNIE(S) is a journaling game based on the Lost & Found engine by Jack Harrison. This game is to be played alone.
This game is about how a town changes over Time. This game is about the town and the people in it. This game is about the Rust Belt and those left behind by capitalism’s chase for profit at the expense of people.
The City cannot move, act, or affect the inhabitants of its borders on its own. There is always an inheritor, the Townie(s), that live within the city.
CWs: Loneliness, capitalist violence, violence of all sorts really, urban decay, the Opioid Crisis, missing persons, mental illness, and death.
COVER: Andrew Beauman
INTERIOR ART: Vicky Lee
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Development log
- TOWNIE(S) has interior art12 days ago
- TOWNIE(S) Cover revealFeb 26, 2026
- TOWNIE(S) RELEASEDSep 28, 2025
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As a Midwesterner myself, I was unprepared for how accurate Jellyfishlines' descriptions of the people who live here. This game spoke to my core, and through playing this solo journaling game, I was able to connect so many real-life stories and weave them into tales inspired by the game's Townies archetypes.
Through three acts of play, you are guided through Celebratory and Painful events, and you decide how your city and your townies react to each. Through play, I saw pain reflected from so many of my family members and neighbors, and I also saw the persistence that makes these communities last, even after decades of turmoil.
There's a bittersweetness to this game that will inspire my game-playing and game-making for a very long time. If you are looking for a game with heart, you've found it.