“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.” – Brandon Sanderson
What is LudoNarraCon 2025?
LudoNarraCon 2025 (LNC) is a FREE digital convention hosted on Steam, with a focus on celebrating narrative and storytelling in video games and the talented and dedicated people who make such titles. The initiative was started in 2019 by indie publishing label Fellow Traveller, creating a platform to showcase unique and innovative narrative-centric games. This year’s event is only the third event of its kind and will run from 10am PDT on the 1st May – 5th May.
Being an entirely digital event removes any geographical focus or restrictions and enables LudoNarraCon to concentrate on the focus of the convention and appeal to a relatively niche market on a global scale. The overall aim is to replicate as many of the aspects and benefits of a physical convention as possible, without the many drawbacks of a crowded exhibition floor.
The LudoNarraCon 2025 Festivities will include:
- A selection of 50 games showcasing behind-the-scenes content on their Steam store pages
- A vast selection of demos will be available to download and play during the digital festival – some available for the first time!
- 15 hours of panel discussions and fireside chats with industry leaders live on the ‘main theatre’ stream.
- Streamed sessions showcasing some of the demos on offer.
- A story-rich mega bundle of 10 games will be available on Steam.
- Multiple narrative games will be available in a special LudoNarraCon sale.
LudoNarraCon 2025 Exhibitors
During the digital festival, the 50 exhibiting narrative games will give behind-the-scenes insights via live streams on their store pages, with a large number of these having playable demos, many of which are being debuted for the first time during LudoNarraCon 2025!
Live Panels
This year’s LNC will see a selection of live panels streamed on the Main Theatre Stage on Steam and will include discussions with BAFTA-nominated studio head, narrative director, and writer Xalavier Nelson Jr., Samantha Low, a writer, PR and marketing consultant, who has a monthly video games column in The Japan Times, a weekly entertainment column for Tokyo Weekender and is a frequent contributor to GamesHub, and Adam Vian, the creator of the Long Lost Lempi comics and the artist for SFB Games the studio behind titles such as Detective Grimoire and Tangled Tower.
Fireside Talks
Also streaming on Steam is a series of casual fireside chats featuring influential figures from the narrative game scene including writer and director Sam Lake who has worked on titles such as Alan Wake 2 and Control, Davey Wreden, an independent game developer who’s worked on such titles as The Stanley Parable, The Beginner’s Guide, and Wanderstop, and Lucy James, the lead producer at GameSpot and Giant Bomb and co-host of the Friends Per Second podcast.
Demo Live Stream Sessions
LudoNarraCon 2025 Schedule
The aforementioned live panels and fireside chats will be streamed according to the schedule below. There’s no need to worry about missing anything, however, as they will then be repeated for the duration of LudoNarraCon 2025!
Story Rich Mega Bundle
During LudoNarraCon 2025 a story-rich mega bundle of games will be available to purchase on Steam. It will include 10 games that have featured in the festival since it began in 2019 at a huge discount for a strictly limited time.
LudoNarraCon 2025 Summary
With 50 game exhibitors, 5 fireside talks and 8 panels from industry leaders discussing game development, demo streaming, a host of playable demos, a sale, and a games bundle all on offer over the course of the event, LudoNarraCon 2025 is sure to be both fun and informative. If previous years are anything to go by, this is without a doubt a must-attend event for both fans and creators of narrative-driven games!
You might also like to take a look at our coverage of the start of LudoNarraCon in previous years:
2019 – 2020 – 2021 – 2022 – 2023 – 2024