Lookouts
Two lookouts meet in a desert, far from the sight of their gangs.
With more in common than they could've expected, they scout out a town with rumours of gold.
What will become of this fateful meeting?
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Lookouts is a romance visual novel about two gay trans masc outlaws in the old west, finding refuge in each other, and a little hope for a better life.
With roughly 45,000 words of story and a 5-6 hour reading time, it's a much expanded version of the original made for the Gay Western Jam. The original jam version can be played here!
Controls: Click or press spacebar to progress/show dialogue. The menu bar will show up in the top right hand corner if you tap/mouse over it.
Loading the game in the browser version may take a while depending on your internet connection. If it looks like it isn't loading, don't worry, it is! Just give it a minute or two.
CW for: alcohol, smoking, gun violence (with SFX), gun death, blood, injury, mild transphobia, discussions of racism and settler violence. Injuries aren't described in graphic detail but there are some visual aids and allusions.
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Made with love by:
- Col (Art and Character Design)
- Hawky (Programming and Story)
- Featuring music by the talented Jamiee of fakegamercomics
Marble Claws is Hawky and Col's next venture in making games. Check the team's itchio account here, tumblr here, and Bluesky here.
If you'd like to get in contact regarding Lookouts, feel free to email us at marbleclaws [at] gmail [dot] com.
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If you enjoyed the game and want some extra super cool stuff, consider buying the Gold Edition of Lookouts. If you click the Download Now button, for only £5/$6.50 you get a zip file containing:
- High quality original versions of all the art from the game
- Exclusive wallpapers for desktop and mobile
- The full banging OST
- A bunch of extra original art of doodles and designs by Col
- Five mini comics with the characters
- A development artbook
The Lookouts OST by Jamie can also be bought and listened to individually over here on Bandcamp!
Merch is available now! Go to our store to buy Lookouts stickers, postcards, shirts, or a physical edition of the artbook! https://marbleclaws.bigcartel.com/
Download
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Development log
- Translations now available! Patch 1.3Dec 30, 2024
- Lookouts' Second Anniversary! Comics, Translations, CommissionsApr 01, 2024
- Lookouts' First Anniversary! Patch, Merch, ArtbookApr 01, 2023
- We're Nominated for an Ursa Major!Mar 09, 2023
- Lookouts Plans for 2023Feb 09, 2023
- Two Week Patch + Big Thank You!Apr 16, 2022
- Lookouts is out!Apr 01, 2022
- Look out for Lookouts - Coming 30/03/22Mar 16, 2022
Comments
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this took me like 2 hours to complete and I have to say it was time well spent, cried ATLEAST twice lol this game is a masterpieceee
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THIS WAS THE BEST AND SWEETEST GAME EVER, OH MY GOD I'M GOING TO CRY. IT'S A MASTERPIECE.
I LOVE THEM SM!!!!! i wish the fanbase for this game was bigger omg. i could only imagine me and my boyfriend the whole time i played this since we're also t4t boys :) lovelovelove them, love seeing them happy, love seeing their gangs gone!! YAAAAAAAAY
This story is so beautiful it made me cry inside.
10/10
I'm so happy that this was one of the first things I clicked on when I went to the free games section on itch.io, I was NOT DISAPPOINTED! Seriously, this story is so cute and the art style is so warm and comforting, I love everything about this and I will be coming back to it <3333
Loved this!!! Def need more :p
To be honest, this is the first VN I played that had a short story. But I think it worked really well. Better a short finished story than a big unfinished one. It made me feel emotional towards the end. Even though it’s simple, it still feels meaningful.
SPOILER (click to open)
The main characters relationship transforms them both, and they both push for change, even if they're not sure what comes next. There's no super NSFW scenes, so the romantic moments you do get feel even more charming and meaningful.The art style is very cute too, I actually enjoyed it a lot, even though I usually don’t pay attention to it that much. All in all, really nice game with a lot of charm!
no puedo amar mas este juegos es arte y lo amo
THIS GAME. ts genuinely changed my perspective on my relationships in my life and made me grow as a person. I love this and everything it will be. Thank you
I LOVED THIS GAME SO MUCH! This game was awesome and I really enjoyed it!
I LOVE BTOH OF THEM SO MUCH BLESS THEIR HEARTS I HOPE THEY HAVE THE BEST LIFE TOGETHER OH MY GIDEGJEHDBHSEGNYGDFSGHEFGHFDE VD CVXBCMHDVFHJEGHJ
This only took me 4 hours to read not 5 or 6!! now make a second game that takes 2763 hours to read for compensation!!! Now seriously, this game was awesome, i ACTUALLY kicked my feet in happiness when (spoilers) they kissed, i was so happy, half of the time i was half asleep since i started reading around 10 almost 11 pm to 1 am, but i decided to rest and finished it just some minutes ago. I love the character design and I really want more of them! But uh, yeah that's up to you and the team's choice, wish you luck and a good day, to you and the team who helped make this game.
2763 you say… anyways I haven’t read this yet sounds good :D
I have to be up early in the morning for work but it was SO worth it staying up and playing this. Really enjoyed the art style and story, and the relatable "what do I do know" at the end. I need a sequel :D
they are so cute, I have so many ss of them!! loved the storyline the joy I'm feeling atm is immense:))) edit just finished it, crying it's over
this hit me on such a personal level i genuinely cannot explain how much i adored this game
haha gay.
not appropriate
Sooo heckin cute and sweet! Highly recommend! Can't wait to see what these developers do next!
No mobile! 😭😭😭😭
This game is super incredible. The storyline had its highs and lows, and times I've laughed and cried over this silly lil game. When it ended I can say that this game deserves so much more recognition and love. Good job to all the people who helped made this game!!!<3
Incredible, I've played this for hours and I can say that, it hooks too much is very nice story, a striking art style, and a story that is not noticeable at all flat, Super well done and interesting, for when the second part 🗿🗿??
Utterly amazing, games and movies don't normally get me but this made me well up several times. One of the best VNs I've had the pleasure of experiencing.
it won’t let me load this version but I played the Jam version and I loved it! If I could play this version I could, guess I’ll keep trying!
Such an amazing game!! I had a lovely time and I loved how the characters' emotions were deeply studied, not only limited to the main plot. It is such a complex, emotive and well-written story! Thank you, Col and Hawky, for bringing such a wonderful project to life!
Lovely story, would recommend, short and sweet
I love the Artwork and the Story as well, thank u so much for representing this love story so damn well, its really beautiful all around and ill replay this for sure, as a trans masc myself i really appreciate the representation, thanks again :3<3
Such a lovely story and the art was so cool!! was so heartbroken when credits rolled, lol, i wish it was longer <3
I am so happy I actually played this and I wish I can support this project more than enjoying it and commenting on itch io.
aww this is such a cute and wholesome story! i really love the artstyle, its so chunky and fits really well with the whole vibe!
This is the best visual novel I've ever played! The characters were well crafted, and I was in love with the art style. I genuinely wish it were longer, but I understand that all good things must come to an end.
I finished the game in one day, so engrossed and in love with the story and the characters, that when the credits rolled I even cried because I felt like I was saying goodbye to someone in my family, this story touched me so deeply.
Same here, i whish it would be longer or there would be a second part, stoping when the real story begins is brutal lol
This game was so FUCKING GOOD oh my god what an experience, really. I LOVED it
is this game gonna have like a spin off or sequal in any form ever?
OMG i hope so
i need this game to have a big fandom everywhere NOW
Gonna start drawing fanart of those characters, have to see where to get it to the dev thou lmao
Oh how I wish to be a queer outlaw in the desert...
(Love the game btw, actively eating it as we speak :3)
arent humans the only creature that can blush?
its a fiction telltale game.
i'm sure anthropomorphic birds doesn't exist too
The game looks fantastic <3 The art style the characters are made with is so well done!
I noticed that your game has already been translated into some languages. I wonder, would you be interested in the Polish localisation of Lookouts?
luv the character designs :3
Such a creative idea. You nailed it!
I was very immersed in this story, I really liked it! the art style is really good!