Indie Game Spotlight: Frogsong (@brodnork​)

This week’s Indie Game Spotlight is all about Frogsong, a story-driven adventure game about a tiny frog trying to prove their worth. It has a heartfelt story and lots of fun characters to talk to on your journey.

We spoke with Brandon Braun, the creator of Frogsong, who handles most of the development—the art, most of the programming, the story, the level design…it’s busy work!

Frogsong looks like it has a lot of different animal friends. What kind of animals can we expect to meet in the land of Salia?

The only sapient creatures in Salia are frogs and toads, but Chorus will encounter lots of different animals, with most of the enemies being insects. You’ll also run into snails, snakes, bats, and all sorts of mysterious creatures!

How does Frogsong address themes of hope, identity, and what it means to be important?

The story of Frogsong starts off with Chorus moving to a new town to start a better life. Being much smaller than the other warriors, Chorus struggles to get anyone to take them seriously. The story is centered around Chorus fighting to be accepted for who they really are and distancing themself from their old identity. Chorus spends most of the game trying to prove they’re important, too, despite their small size. The story takes from a lot of very personal life experiences that I think make the game heartfelt and authentic. I’m hoping it resonates with a lot of people.

Have you learned any interesting frog facts while working on the game?

Tons! I’m a huge fan of frogs already, so I had a lot of fun putting in lots of research for the game. Did you know that there’s an extinct species of frog that raised its tadpoles in its own mouth? Or that frogs use their eyeballs to push food down their throat? Or a species of frog that breaks its own toes when threatened and uses its own broken bones as claws? Frogs are super weird.

What do you hope players will take away from your game?

I want players to feel important, no matter what disadvantages they may have or what they’ve achieved. You don’t have to do amazing things to matter. That’s what the game’s tagline—“It’s okay to be small”—means to me.

Frogsong will be up for purchase on Steam and itch.io, for PC, Mac, and Linux, with more platforms hopefully being added later in development! You can keep up with all updates by following their Tumblr here! 

Hey guys! The Frogsong Indiegogo is off to a great start! Thanks to the Wholesome Direct yesterday, there’s been a lot of fresh eyes on Frogsong! Things have been slowing down quite a bit over the last week though, and we still need $1600 to reach our goal. Let’s try to spread the word about Frogsong, a heartfelt adventure about a small frog trying to save a huge world!

Frogsong has been 100% funded! 🐸

There’s still 10 days remaining, and we’re $400 away from the first stretch goal… can we make it?

Hey guys! The Frogsong Indiegogo is off to a great start! Thanks to the Wholesome Direct yesterday, there’s been a lot of fresh eyes on Frogsong! Things have been slowing down quite a bit over the last week though, and we still need $1600 to reach our goal. Let’s try to spread the word about Frogsong, a heartfelt adventure about a small frog trying to save a huge world!

Frogsong has been 100% funded! 🐸

There's still 10 days remaining, and we're $400 away from the first stretch goal... can we make it?

Hey guys! The Frogsong Indiegogo is off to a great start! Thanks to the Wholesome Direct yesterday, there’s been a lot of fresh eyes on Frogsong! Things have been slowing down quite a bit over the last week though, and we still need $1600 to reach our goal. Let’s try to spread the word about Frogsong, a heartfelt adventure about a small frog trying to save a huge world!

THE FROGSONG INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN HAS LAUNCHED, AND THE DEMO HAS RELEASED! 

🐸 Demo Link: https://brodnork.itch.io/frogsong-demo  🐸 Indiegogo Link: https://igg.me/at/frogsong 

Thank you all so much for following along so far!

Released an important update for the demo!

THE FROGSONG INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN HAS LAUNCHED, AND THE DEMO HAS RELEASED! 

🐸 Demo Link: https://brodnork.itch.io/frogsong-demo  🐸 Indiegogo Link: https://igg.me/at/frogsong 

Thank you all so much for following along so far!

Hey, it’s been a while since I posted here! This is the trailer for Frogsong, the game I’ve been working on for a year now. I’ll be launching an Indiegogo campaign on May 18 to raise funds! You can add Frogsong to your Steam Wishlist here. It would help a lot if people reblogged this post to spread the word over the next couple weeks!

You can check out the official Twitter for Frogsong here for more updates.

Thanks for following along so far, I hope to see you all in May!

Demo launches Monday with the Indiegogo campaign!

Hey, it’s been a while since I posted here! This is the trailer for Frogsong, the game I’ve been working on for a year now. I’ll be launching an Indiegogo campaign on May 18 to raise funds! You can add Frogsong to your Steam Wishlist here. It would help a lot if people reblogged this post to spread the word over the next couple weeks!

You can check out the official Twitter for Frogsong here for more updates.

Thanks for following along so far, I hope to see you all in May!

Hey, it’s been a while since I posted here! This is the trailer for Frogsong, the game I’ve been working on for a year now. I’ll be launching an Indiegogo campaign on May 18 to raise funds! You can add Frogsong to your Steam Wishlist here. It would help a lot if people reblogged this post to spread the word over the next couple weeks!

You can check out the official Twitter for Frogsong here for more updates.

Thanks for following along so far, I hope to see you all in May!

Hey, it’s been a while since I posted here! This is the trailer for Frogsong, the game I’ve been working on for a year now. I’ll be launching an Indiegogo campaign on May 18 to raise funds! You can add Frogsong to your Steam Wishlist here. It would help a lot if people reblogged this post to spread the word over the next couple weeks!

You can check out the official Twitter for Frogsong here for more updates.

Thanks for following along so far, I hope to see you all in May!

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I love the reactions to this people are having but I also want to point out its way worse in person. The skin has depth. There's a couple veins in there. It's rubbery and floppy. I haven't put batteries in because I'm scared it will make eye contact with me

🐸 I made a shirt to help spread awareness of chytrid, a fungal disease that’s driving several frog species to extinction! 

I’ll be donating all the profits I make to the Honduras Amphibian Rescue & Conservation Center, an organization that’s helping several critically endangered frogs and researching the chytrid fungus!

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Please reblog to spread the word! Even if there isn’t a lot of donations, it’s really important that people are aware of this issue!

🐸 I made a shirt to help spread awareness of chytrid, a fungal disease that’s driving several frog species to extinction! 

I’ll be donating all the profits I make to the Honduras Amphibian Rescue & Conservation Center, an organization that’s helping several critically endangered frogs and researching the chytrid fungus!

Full colour version

Line art version

Please reblog to spread the word! Even if there isn’t a lot of donations, it’s really important that people are aware of this issue!