Zavod is a Russian visual novel that immerses you in the gritty reality of Soviet-era factory work, following a broke protagonist navigating lathe operation and industrial life. The game combines detailed storytelling with full voice acting and romantic subplots, offering both narrative depth and practical glimpses into manufacturing crafts like soldering. It appeals to players seeking literary adventure grounded in historical authenticity and workplace atmosphere, with a generous helping of character romance.
About this game
The visual novel "Zavod" is an adventure that will take you to the industrial and factory everyday life of ordinary workers.
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▲ Recommended17 hrs
Sir a russian VN hit the market. Yes. It's well made. All scenes dubbed. Yes. It's USSR. Kind of isekai. No. He works on a lathe. He's broke. Yes. It's descriptive. I learned soldering. Yes. Lotta girls. A lot. No, no. It's peak, I'm afraid.
We’re getting closer and closer to completing the second episode! Here are the latest updates. 🛠🎨 Architecture and Design Bureau • Backgrounds — 100% ✅ • CG artwork — 100% ✅ • Sprites — 70%We’ve updated the sprites for all the female characters. Our paid subscribers also voted on whether the male character sprites should be updated, and the majority supported the idea. So they’ll be getting an update too!💻 Technical Department • Code — 70%Work here is progressing at breakneck speed! Kawaii Ishaq has joined the project and is working diligently on the technical side, improving the gameplay and helping accelerate development.We’re currently testing half of the episode and fixing the bugs we find. 🐛🔧We’ve also added a small interactive segment and a resistor mini-game for the internship with Nastya, laying the groundwork for a beta test with our paid supporters.• Direction — 0%We’ll begin directing the episode once all the sprites are fully completed.🎵 “Bright Sunshine” Music Club • Music — 100% ✅ • Sound effects — 100% ✅ • Voice acting — 90%Due to personal circumstances, Karelia’s voice actress was unable to complete the remaining work. We therefore made the difficult decision to completely replace the character’s voice.This means that Karelia’s lines from the first episode will also be re-recorded by a new voice actor.📝 Archive No. 9 • Script and editing — 100% ✅ • English translation — 70%💖 Support “Zavod”!Exclusive polls, behind-the-scenes development materials, and other bonuses are available to our supporters on VK Donut and subscribers on Boosty.Thank you for staying with us and continuing to wait!Development continues—the second episode is getting closer and closer! 🏭🛠
There’s hardly any news to speak of 😿, but since you’re waiting — we’ll definitely share them! 👇🎨 Architecture and design department: • Backgrounds — 90% Lehan Fox has finished the final locations you saw in the previous posts. Dmitry Koshelev is finishing the remaining backgrounds. • CG arts — 99% 🎨✍️ We’re drawing the final illustration especially for the trailer. • Sprites — 30% 👤 We’ve started working on new character poses and emotions. We’d be glad if you shared in the comments which poses and emotions you’d like to see in the novel.💻 Technical department: • Code — 30% Unfortunately, difficult times have begun here... The programmer has not been working on the project for more than a month and has not been responding to messages due to being busy with other projects or his main job. Thursday’s text has been fully implemented in the code. Everything else remains unchanged.📢 ATTENTION, VACANCY! We really need a Unity scripter with experience in Naninovel. If you’re ready to help speed up the release of the episode, write to the group messages or email us at: visualnovelzavod@gmail.com🎵 Music club “Bright Little Sun”: • Music — 100% 🎸🎹 (Done!) • Sound effects — 100% 🎧🔊 (Done!) • Voice acting — 90% 🎙 Only Friday’s voice acting for Karelia is left — the actress is currently having problems with her laptop. The rest of the voice acting is already done.📝 Archive No. 9: • Script and editing — 100% 📖✍️ (Fully ready!) • English translation — 50% 🌍 Thursday has already been fully translated into English.🔥 SECRET PROJECT: We have also started work on a new project under the code name “Banya” — it won’t be as long as “Zavod,” and it will help brighten the wait for the third episode.We still need people for the team: 🎨 GUI artist 📝 Background artist 💻 ProgrammerWrite to us by email or in the group 📬🤝Support Zavod! The latest behind-the-scenes development news is available to our donors on VKDonut and to Boosty supporters.Thank you for your support and interest in our visual...
🎨 Architectural & Design Bureau: • Backgrounds (70%): Changes have occurred in the production process. Both our lead and new artists have stepped down for personal reasons. We have found replacements: artsam has taken on one background, and two more were drawn by an active subscriber (huge thanks for your help!). The search for additional hands continues. • CG Artwork (70%): This is our current priority, so most of our forces are concentrated here. To speed up the drawing process, an additional artist has been brought on board. • Sprites (30%): Temporarily on hold—we will return to them immediately after the CGs are finished.💻 Technical Department: • Code (30%): The process is ongoing but slower than we would like. The programmer's primary job is taking up a lot of time.📢 ATTENTION, VACANCY! We urgently need a scripter with experience in Naninovel. If you are ready to speed up the release of the episode, please DM the group or email us at: visualnovelzavod@gmail.com🎵 "Bright Sun" Music Club: • Music — 100% (Complete!) • Sound Effects — 60% • Voice Acting — 70%📝 Archive №9 (Scripting Workshop): • Script & Editing — 100% (Fully ready!) • English Translation — 20%Support the factory shift! The latest "behind-the-scenes" news is available to our donors on VK Donut and boosters on Boosty.The work continues! 🛠
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