Making good stories great.

Making good stories great.

Making good stories great.

Pergamon Narrative is an all-in-one immersive storytelling consultancy for video game studios.

Services

We are dedicated to bringing the myths and legends of your imagination to life through comprehensive narrative solutions. Our historical insight, attention to detail, and research-driven approach make us the ideal partner for studios looking to differentiate their games with compelling stories.

Narrative design

Crafting everything from detailed story arcs and character backstories to dialogues and lore, aligned with your game’s vision to engage players on a deeper level. By combining strong storytelling techniques with an understanding of player experience, we help studios deliver memorable narratives that enhance gameplay and drive player engagement.

Historical consulting

Expert research and integrate elements from specific time periods, cultures, and mythologies to create game worlds that feel authentic and enriched with detail. With our support, studios can add depth and credibility to their games, attracting players who appreciate historically informed storytelling.

Ready to delve into the magic of storytelling?

Additional services

Worldbuilding

Crafting rich, immersive settings with compelling lore and cultural depth, to give your game a unique identity that resonates with players.

UX Writing

Using data-driven insights to refine your game’s interface, and providing clear and concise wording to enhance player experiences.

UX/UI Design

Designing intuitive, visually appealing interfaces that enhance player interaction and ensure your game’s usability aligns with its creative vision.

UX/UI Design

Designing intuitive, visually appealing interfaces that enhance player interaction and ensure your game’s usability aligns with its creative vision.

Marketing Copywriting

Driving engagement and drawing new players to your game with persuasive SEO-optimized content. Turning casual gamers into superfans.

Marketing Copywriting

Driving engagement and drawing new players to your game with persuasive SEO-optimized content. Turning casual gamers into superfans.

Production Management

Providing expert production management to keep your game development on track, ensuring deadlines are met and resources are optimized.

Game Design Documentation

Ensuring seamless collaboration between your team’s narrative, art, design, and development processes with detailed, professional game design documentation.

Select projects

Crystal Spider Games

Three unlikely heroes battle their way through mobs of enemies to save the world in this classic Beat'em'Up adventure.

Worldbuilding

Level Conception

Character Creation

Narrative Design

Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.
Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.
Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.
Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.

Ready4Player / DNE

Azadi is a land of ancient forces and powerful magics. A story-driven fantasy/sci-fi MMORPG where player choices shape the fates of all.

Worldbuilding

Scriptwriting

Narrative Design

Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.
Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.
Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.
Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.

Plague in Venice

Danish Educational Studio

As the Black Death sweeps through Asia and Europe, the residents of Venice must find ways to combat the plague, making impactful choices upon the fate of the city.

Historical Research

Branching Dialogues

Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.
Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.
Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.
Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.

A match-3 puzzle game where players gather resources to aid their citizens in restoring ancient pyramids, temples, and palaces.

Historical Research

Workshops & Lectures

Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.
Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.
Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.
Fantastical monsters gather around a swirling purple portal where three epic heroes stand guarding it.

Our process

A kanban board on Trello with many tasks and an image of tribal logos for ingame factions.
A kanban board on Trello with many tasks and an image of tribal logos for ingame factions.
A kanban board on Trello with many tasks and an image of tribal logos for ingame factions.
A kanban board on Trello with many tasks and an image of tribal logos for ingame factions.

Planning

Ensuring on-time delivery, we pride ourselves in documenting research and concepting storylines as your game takes shape in the planning phase.

  • Documentation

  • Research

  • Concepting

  • Scoping

Pre-Production

Before full production begins, we craft bespoke lore, create detailed outlines for all the story beats, write characters to populate your world, and plan the narrative delivery systems needed for your game.

  • Worldbuilding

  • Story Beats

  • Character Creation

  • Design Narrative Systems

A moodboard for the Elven pirate Umi with images of Dragon Age and other games' concept art.
A moodboard for the Elven pirate Umi with images of Dragon Age and other games' concept art.
A moodboard for the Elven pirate Umi with images of Dragon Age and other games' concept art.
A moodboard for the Elven pirate Umi with images of Dragon Age and other games' concept art.
Comlex narrative nodes connect in bottlenecked paths in Articy: draft 3.
Comlex narrative nodes connect in bottlenecked paths in Articy: draft 3.
Comlex narrative nodes connect in bottlenecked paths in Articy: draft 3.
Comlex narrative nodes connect in bottlenecked paths in Articy: draft 3.

Production

As production gets under way, we collaborate with your teams to create quest scenarios and locations. From cutscenes to ingame dialogues to NPCs screams and shouts, we help your team draw players into your immersive game world.

  • Level Outlines

  • Cutscene Scripts

  • Dialogues and Barks

  • Item Descriptions

  • Found Narrative

  • VO Directing

Testing & Editing

As the production cycles comes to a close, we help your QA team test and polish the narrative elements of the game, as well as aid yor marketing team create captivating copy.

  • Playtesting

  • Proofing/Editing

  • Polishing

  • Marketing Content

A mysterious hooded woman swirls her glass of red wine with descriptive text displayed in the Unity workspace.
A mysterious hooded woman swirls her glass of red wine with descriptive text displayed in the Unity workspace.
A mysterious hooded woman swirls her glass of red wine with descriptive text displayed in the Unity workspace.
A mysterious hooded woman swirls her glass of red wine with descriptive text displayed in the Unity workspace.

Get in touch to begin your quest with Pergamon Narrative

About us

As trained medieval and ancient historians, we share a deep love for storytelling and gaming. Time and again, we’ve noticed missed opportunities in game narratives to tap into the rich tapestry of stories from around the world.

We have launched Pergamon Narrative to fill this gap. Our expertise spans diverse cultures, ancient religions, archaeology, and historical architecture, allowing us to build worlds and narratives with unmatched authenticity. By weaving these elements into game design, we help studios create immersive, compelling stories that stand out in a crowded market.

As trained medieval and ancient historians, we share a deep love for storytelling and gaming. Time and again, we’ve noticed missed opportunities in game narratives to tap into the rich tapestry of stories from around the world.

We have launched Pergamon Narrative to fill this gap. Our expertise spans diverse cultures, ancient religions, archaeology, and historical architecture, allowing us to build worlds and narratives with unmatched authenticity. By weaving these elements into game design, we help studios create immersive, compelling stories that stand out in a crowded market.

Our leaders

Konrad stairs into the distance facing profile with flowers pinned to hs wide brimmed hat and a red bandanna around his neck..
Konrad stairs into the distance facing profile with flowers pinned to hs wide brimmed hat and a red bandanna around his neck..
Konrad Hughes

Narrative Director

Storytelling Voyager

Loves to explore forgotten places and create fantastic realms of wonder

Medieval Historian

Viking, Rus, Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Turkic, & Byzantine

Polina looks at the camera intently, wearing a coloringful sweater and holding a mug of steaming tea.
Polina looks at the camera intently, wearing a coloringful sweater and holding a mug of steaming tea.
Polina Chelpanova

Historical Consultant

Linguistics Sorceress

Loves learning languages and incorporating their nuance into narrative

Ancient History Guide

Egypt, Rome, Greece, & Indo-European Mythology

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