News
Our ongoing adventures in developing narrative game tools—updates, experiments, and articles about Yarn Spinner and narrative game development.
GodotCon 2026
We were really hoping to make the journey from Tasmania to GodotCon Amsterdam 2026 this year, …
Tarot for Yarn Spinner
We have been making Yarn Spinner for over a decade. Compilers, virtual machines, engine …
Monthly Update: Mar '26
Continuing our monthly updates as we work towards our highly ambitious goals for 2026, this …
Yarn Spinner for Unity 3.2
Version 3.2 of Yarn Spinner for Unity is out now! This release brings mostly small bugfixes and …
Monthly Update: Feb '26
We have a huge amount of work planned for 2026, with more ongoing projects and ambitious goals …
Monthly Update: Jan '26
We recently posted a huge list of goals for Yarn Spinner in 2026 (read the roadmap here) and …
Hine Line '93 for ACMI
We pitched ACMI a 1993 game hint line simulator with a 300-page physical binder. They said yes.
Why We Don't Use AI
We get asked about AI a lot. Whether we’re going to add it to Yarn Spinner, whether we …
Yarn Spinner in 2026
We’ve been making Yarn Spinner for a decade now. Night in the Woods, DREDGE, A Short …
2025 Indie Game Awards
We were thrilled to see the Finalists for this year’s Indie Game Awards announced a few …
Saliency and State Mutation
Recently we had a question about saliency systems, and I wrote up a quick example about a quirk …
Yarn Spinner 3.1 is Here
Yarn Spinner 3.1 is out now. This release brings async dialogue runner methods, option …
Mass Effect 2 for Yarn Spinner
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You’ve been begging for it, and here it is! Announcing an …
Yarn Spinner at GDC 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that Jon, from the Secret Lab and Yarn Spinner team will be …
Yarn Spinner 3 Beta 1
Yarn Spinner 3 Beta 1 introduces significant language features and Unity integration improvements for the narrative scripting tool.
Melbourne Games Week 2024
The Yarn Spinner team at Melbourne International Games Week 2024, showcasing Story Solver and available for meetings throughout the week.
Yarn Spinner will be at GCAP 2024
We’re so excited to announce that we’ll be presenting at the amazing GCAP …
NarraScope 2024
Phew, it’s been a week. Last week, I travelled all the way to Rochester, New York, to …
Yarn Spinner for Books
You already know that Yarn Spinner is one of the most powerful, flexible and innovative tools …
Buy Yarn Spinner
Yarn Spinner is now available for purchase! We’ve been working hard to make it easier for …
Yarn Spinner 3.0: What To Expect
A preview of the major features coming in Yarn Spinner 3.0, including storylets, line groups, smart variables, and enhanced engine integrations.
I Feel Fine
We’re thrilled to announce that our next game, I Feel Fine, is nearly finished! I Feel …