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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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.
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! 🛠
Architecture & Design Bureau Report: Backgrounds — 60% The non-artist stopped getting in touch, so work on the backgrounds returned to snaro, who previously created backgrounds for the factory and has already prepared materials for the new episode.Sprites — 30% A new outfit for Alexandra and Natasha has been added.CG Art — 60%The artist continues to work on new CG images and sprites.Code — 10%Work on the code has begun. The programmer is porting Thursday’s script into the code.Report of the music club “Bright Sun”:Music — 80%In the new episode there will be 13 new tracks. If you’d like to contribute to the soundtrack with your own compositions or write an original track for “Factory,” please contact us by email or via the group messages. The opening music for the second episode will also be written by the Anti-Universe group.Voiceover — 10%All voice actors who participated in the first episode will return to their roles. Scripts for Thursday’s voice recording have already been handed to the actors.Factory Report “Archive No. 9”:Script — 100%The script for the second episode is fully ready. We are starting work on the next episode to keep the script ahead of other directions.Editing — 70%Thursday’s editing is complete; Friday needs some final refinements to meet the target.Translation into English — 0%Join the VK Donut and Boosty communities to receive fresh behind-the-scenes news about development.Thank you for your support and interest in our visual novel “Zavod”!
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