A. K. F E D E A U
NARRATIVE DESIGN. PROSE. ARTICLES.
A.K. Fedeau is a writer and current Associate Narrative Designer at Obsidian Entertainment. She has written long and short fiction, interactive branching dialogue, analysis of storytelling through costume design, and more.
G A M E S
COMPANY OF HEROES 3
Company of Heroes 3 is a real-time strategy game developed by Relic Entertainment. Set in the Italian and North African theaters of WW2, players must manage resources and command units to relive - or change - the course of history.
DANGEROUS CROWNS
Dangerous Crowns is a political thriller novel set in a neoclassical fantasy world. When two lovers - a general and spy - plot to overthrow a tyrannical king, they discover the true extent to which power can corrupt. It is available in Kindle ebook format, featuring bonus material about the story’s setting and creation process.
MYCELIUM
Mycelium is a short science fiction horror Twine game produced collaboratively for NarraScope Game Jam 2020. When the player visits an off-world archaeological dig, they must contend with their personal demons as well as an otherworldly threat. It is available to play for free on Itch.io.
HAVENFALL IS FOR LOVERS
Havenfall is for Lovers is a free-to-play narrative game developed by Voltage USA. When the player’s sister is kidnapped, they discover a secret world of small-town supernatural adventure and mystery. Six different character routes are available, including two vampires, a werewolf, a djinn, and more.
CONTRITION
Contrition is a short psychological horror Twine game produced for Halloween 2020. When a priest takes confession from an unsettling stranger on Halloween night, the player must keep the stranger calm while navigating the priest’s relationship with guilt. It is available to play for free on Itch.io.
QUEEN OF THIEVES
Queen of Thieves is a free-to-play narrative game developed by Voltage USA. When the player falls in with a gang of high-class art thieves, they set off on an adventure to steal the world’s greatest treasures. Six different character routes are available, including the gang’s leader, hacker, driver, explosives expert, and more.
LOVE & LEGENDS
Love & Legends is a free-to-play narrative game developed by Voltage USA. When the player falls from modern Chicago into a fantasy world, they are drawn into an epic war against an evil witch queen. Seven different character routes are available, including knights, wizards, a lord, an elven prince, and more.
A R T I C L E S
DRESSED TO KILL
“Dressed to Kill” is a long-form essay that explores the relationship between fashion, aesthetic, and power in Hitman. It examines how developer IO Interactive uses character and costume design as a narrative device through in-depth analyses of allies, targets, the tailoring of Agent 47’s suit, and more.
Death Becomes Her: The Style of Lady Dimitrescu
There may be more to the viral vampire’s outfit than it seems.
Ask A.K. #5
Is it too late for me to develop the writing habits that seem to come naturally to pros?
Ask A.K. #4
What do you think about when adding a new character to an established universe?
