// Games & Active Titles

OUR GAMES

BoldHat® publishes games designed to justify a franchise — worlds that expand through novels, interactive drama, ARG, and live community. Currently: one flagship title, two Steam store pages submitted, and one ambitious target.

Steam Store · Pages Under Review
COMING TO STEAM
Targeting Steam Next Fest · June 2026

Both the ConOps21 game page and demo page have been submitted to Valve for review. Next Fest participation requires store page approval and a separate application — we are targeting the June 2026 event. Follow both pages now to be notified on day one.

Steam App IDs
Game
#4604230
Demo
#4605790
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CONOPS21

Book 1 · Available Now
ConOps21: Subversion Protocol — Black Signal cover
CONOPS21
Subversion Protocol · Black Signal
Prestige Interactive Drama · UE5 · LLM NPCs
Comparable to
Detroit: Become Human × Disco Elysium × Oxenfree × Norco
Full Title
ConOps21: Subversion Protocol — Black Signal
Genre
Prestige Interactive Drama / Psy Horror
Engine
Unreal Engine 5.4+
Narrative Layer
Ink / Inkpot
Platform
Steam · PC (Win/Linux)
PS5/Xbox
Stretch Goal
Price (R1)
$19.99 – $24.99
Rating Target
M (Mature 17+) / PEGI 18
Steam Game
store.steampowered.com/app/4604230/
Steam Demo
store.steampowered.com/app/4605790/

In a near-future where Dominion Corp controls reality through neural-integrated AR, a fractured cell intercepts a signal that should not exist. ConOps21 is the prestige TV of gaming — designed to pull literary readers and non-gamers in, then keep them through psychological depth, live LLM NPCs, and a franchise ARG that bleeds into the real world.

"No indie is doing prestige literary interactive drama with LLM NPCs and live franchise ARG architecture. Detroit is AAA. Disco Elysium is text-heavy RPG. The gap between them is ConOps21."

Order Book One on Amazon Steam Demo Page Full Franchise Site →
Hyde LLM (Phi-4 Mini)
Continuous AI voice companion from the opening scene — no latency, no gimmick.
Mara LLM (Claude API)
Extended NPC conversation — CLARITY-governed so it never breaks character.
Investigation Mechanic
Examine objects, trigger memory scans, uncover the signal beneath the surface.
Live ARG · subject21.cc
The ARG is live. The SSI counter moves. The world responds to players.
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DEVELOPMENT PATHS

ConOps21 is being evaluated on two parallel GDD paths. The franchise IP, world, characters, and canon are identical across both. What differs is production scope and audience positioning.

// GDD X v4.0 · Active Evaluation Path
Interactive Drama Edition
Genre Prestige Interactive Drama
Comp Detroit × Disco Elysium
Scope (Game 1) 6–8 chapters + LLM NPC layer
Team 1 director + AI tools
Timeline (R1) 12–18 months
Budget (R1) $50K–$150K
Price $19.99–$24.99

Demo builds follow the GDD X path — Interactive Drama Edition. Targeting literary readers, prestige TV audience, and narrative gamers simultaneously.

// GDD v4.0 · Full Build Path
Narrative Stealth Thriller
Genre Narrative Stealth Thriller
Comp Control × Death Stranding
Scope (Game 1) 35 chapters + full systems
Team 14+ people
Timeline (R1) 3+ years (post-Kickstarter)
Budget (R1) $500K–$2M+
Price $39.99–$49.99

The full franchise vision. Requires Kickstarter funding, team assembly, and extended timeline. The IP architecture supports this scale.