The Nine Tales

Play as a wild fox on its path to achieving immortality.

The Nine Tales is a Visual Novel and Platforming game that follows the story of a young and naïve fox who will be granted immortal life on the condition that it learns to understand the human heart.

Earn 9 tails, with each tail (level) corresponding to a stage of human grief, as the feral fox must understand mortality in order to challenge it.

Note: This is a demo. There are not 9 levels in this game.

Genre: 2D Narrative, Platformer
Platform: PC
Player Count: 1
Supported Controls: Keyboard & Controller

Gameplay Footage: Design Challenge Video:

Sell Sheet: A Game by Coconut Dog:

Alice Peng
Production Lead 

Justin Vrieling
Technical Lead / Programming

Abdullah Allami
Level Design / Programming

CJ O'Headny
Narrative Design / Writing

Zoe Chen
Creative Lead / Concept Art

Morgan Lyn
Character Art / UI Art

Adrian Cogswell
Environment Art / Rigging

Edward Lu
VFX Art

Original Music & Sound Design by:

Em Hendershot
Audio Lead / ImplementationDavid Saldarriaga & Juliette Jones
Sound Design

Icy Wong, Nathan Corr, & Leah Hidalgo
Composition