a Musings from Eternalmoor production
The essence of Yew is a choice-driven story game.
In a realm where lifetimes are opt-in plays, Ju and Inky can taste what it's like to live as anything but Blackbird, the all-knowing keeper of the Theatre and its elusive Backstage.
A bargain is made. He offers his place on one condition: they must pass through one last life as a haunted Tree next to the Lock Keepers Cottage — and bring him its Seed of Truth.
After a hundred failures they return once more, hoping the fire that took their last tree left a splinter to tether into.
Figure out what opens the lock — and get waiting narrowboat guests through.
Young Kehan arrives at a mysterious abandoned lock that won't open, though every mechanism looks sound. Something at the Keep resists every guest — and every helper. Expand the reach of your tree to keep him company from your branches, as he works out what makes the lock open.
Figure out how to make your tree birth a Seed of Truth.
Tethered to a scorched splinter, once again you take root by the Lock Keepers Cottage. Your choices shape the final form of your Yew-tree, and the mark it leaves on the Lock and its residents — as well as its willingness to deliver a Seed of Truth. Beware that you do not kill the tree in the process, or the Backstage will stay closed forever.
The Lock Keep asks much of whoever tends it and whoever seeks passage, and plays both for fools when they fall short. Mind every counsel you offer Kehan and guests looking for guidance.
Your haunting dictates whether the Lock Keep spirals into a cosy whimsical haven — or an eerie graveyard of narrowboats that never made it through.
Balance conversations and emotional pulls between Ju and Inky — shaped by branching dialogues, choices, and quests.
Story beats orbit four primary emotional drivers: a positive drive vs. a corresponding fear.
Quests grow from small tasks to moments that leave a mark. Win or stumble, the Weave of Echoes remembers.
Driven by a deep longing to finally peek into the Backstage machinery of existence — and possibly even transcend into a Blackbird herself — Ju is determined to face whatever trials Blackbird demands of her.
Help her nudge Inky's feelings to succeed in different quests that may — or may not — bring her closer to reaching her goals.
Driven by a desire to taste the fullness of existence, Inky is the chaotic spirit carrying Ju's inkwell heart.
Guide Inky’s mood: innocent, cheeky, or biting — and watch the lock ricochet differently.
All-knowing and ever-amused keeper of the Theatre's Backstage, Blackbird welcomes Ju into his realms — but only if she is willing to be cast as a Tree of Life and Death and brings back a Seed of Truth from it, one that reveals the essence of /Ju:/.
Kehan meets the world with practical hands and a natural knack for helping others find their path in life.
A small-team, quality-first production — Unity for play and pacing, Blender for world-building, and systems built for dialogue, exploration, and emotional mechanics rather than combat loops. Chapter 1 is in active development; the goal is a cohesive, authored experience.
Every note is written and produced for Eternalmoor, with live musicians where the arrangement asks for it. Audio is part of the storytelling, not wallpaper.
Sol Vikström
Creative lead · storyteller · devDesign, writing, and direction — the world, the tone, and the stubborn belief that a game can make room for reflection.
Stefan Hallgren
Co-producer · financing · soundRepresents Eternalmoor to financiers and helps secure backing for the production — with a contributing hand in sound design and mix.
Iris
Helpful catMorale, keyboard supervision, and the occasional decisive stare when a feature needs more love.