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UPDATE: Physical copies are no longer available for purchase. The digital version for print-and-play is still available to order.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Announcement: Twisty Little Passages Reprint and Time Fenix campaign reboot
7 months ago
– Tue, Aug 05, 2025 at 09:36:18 PM
Caravel Games has two items of good news to share!
First, we have received multiple requests to reprint Twisty Little Passages for those who either missed the original campaign or would like to obtain additional copies.
Second, we are rebooting the Time Fenix campaign. We're working with our team of artists to refresh the prototype art and components featured in the initial campaign launch for a final version. We anticipate going through this phase of the artistic process will take at least a few months. We'll be sharing updates on changes periodically, and the campaign will launch once these updates are complete, when we can share the finished game art in all its glory. We appreciate your patience as we work to make Time Fenix the best experience possible.
We’re thrilled to finally share this labor of love with you. Whether you're a longtime fan or just discovering Time Fenix, now is the moment to join us on this journey through time.
Already backed the project? Thank you! Your early support means the world to us. Please help us spread the word by sharing the campaign with fellow gamers, puzzle lovers, and sci-fi enthusiasts!
Let’s make this campaign soar. Every share, pledge, and comment helps push us closer to bringing Time Fenix to life.
-- The Time Fenix Team
Time Fenix announcement - A spiritual successor to Twisty Little Passages
10 months ago
– Sat, May 17, 2025 at 02:08:28 PM
As a follower of Twisty Little Passages, we have a special announcement for you. Soon, we will be running a campaign for a new Caravel Games creation, Time Fenix. It's a spiritual successor to TLP, and this time, Time Fenix will be a full-blown tabletop game!
Following the TLP campaign, we took your feedback and requests for a sequel to heart, and we've been working on this secret project for the past few years. The game is essentially complete, and we're quite proud of what we've designed and produced.
Some high-level details:
Time Fenix is a fully resettable, solo puzzle-adventure campaign game. In addition to providing handcrafted puzzley areas heavy on resource management like TLP, Time Fenix features a non-linear progression with legacy elements and unique flip-and-write play that interleaves card and deck management mechanics into the puzzles.
There are now multiple open-ended ways to solve the areas. Playing better improves your score!
Features a dynamic difficulty tuning system that lets you play through at easier challenge levels.
There's a streamlined meta-game strategy element for puzzling out how to advance through the areas on an overworld map. Look for secret areas and bonus objectives that provide more opportunities to permanently boost your character's stats, abilities, and inventory. Find the path through the game that best fits you!
Time Fenix takes place in the far future of the TLP world. There's a fresh story with rich worldbuilding and a new set of characters that advances you through the campaign.
There's so much more to share, but I'd like to keep this update relatively short. To learn more, sign up to be notified when the Time Fenix campaign begins:
We're currently targeting a July 1 launch date. Meanwhile, we're providing prototype copies of Time Fenix to early reviewers, so be on the lookout for previews of Time Fenix in the upcoming month. (If you're a reviewer, feel free to reach out, and we'll try to accommodate you.)
Following the campaign, we're planning on a rapid turnaround to get Time Fenix mass-printed and distributed. Our goal is to have it in your hands for the holidays.
One final item if you'd like to linger a bit and learn more:
My wife and I were recently on 1 Player Podcast with Albert Hernandez, talking about the history of Caravel Games, TLP, and Time Fenix. We share some thoughts on how we'll manage the tariff situation for the upcoming campaign so everybody wins:
Feel free to ask questions and share your thoughts and feedback.
Till then, happy gaming!
Mike Rimer
Caravel Games
Twisty Little Passage - Final Project Updates
over 5 years ago
– Fri, Aug 07, 2020 at 08:21:59 PM
Hi!
I have what may be the final update to present on our Twisty Little Passages campaign, which has now come to a close. Of course, if I have future news to share on TLP (or maybe a sequel!), I'll publish them here.
Backer Reward Delivery
A big "thank you" to all who have helped track deliveries of TLP throughout the globe. All orders should have been shipped out and received by now. Hoping you like the game and have been enjoying it! Thank you one last time for your support and enthusiasm for our game!
If you, as a backer, have not received your reward by this point, please private message me for next steps and I'll help you out.
Additional copies
A limited quantity of additional copies of Twisty Little Passages are still available for retail purchase. You can pick up a copy by clicking the "Buy Now" link at the top of the TLP KS campaign page or going to TLP's BackerKit store page:
The Italian localized version is now complete! As promised, all backers who have received a license to the digital print-and-play version, or who order the digital version, may now download a PDF of the Italian version alongside the English version on DriveThruRPG. I'd like to provide a plug for Stefano Trivellato and his great work in providing a careful and excellent Italian translation.
Interview with Mike Rimer
I was honored to be invited to an episode of One Stop Co-op Shop's podcast, interviewing on the creative process in making Twisty Little Passages. You can listen to the show here:
Some updates have been made to TLP to clarify a couple play details and address unintended puzzle solutions. You can read about the changes in detail on the TLP forums on BoardGameGeek:
I'll keep this space current with any future updates.
The latest available version is 1.02a. The PDF of this version has been published on DriveThruRPG, which you may download if you have a digital license to TLP.
For those focusing on playing using the print version of TLP, it remains completely playable as-is, and you are welcome to apply these updates into your play as you progress through the puzzles, as you wish.
In parting...
As a bit of fun, consider this final section the unexpected propaganda of the month. Wishing you to stay safe and healthy as we ride out the latter half of 2020 together!
Ren socially distances. Except when she doesn't. And that's when things can get dicey.
Masked Ren
Stay safe. Wear a mask!
Best wishes,
Mike
Twisty Little Passages rewards are being delivered!
over 5 years ago
– Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 01:23:41 AM
Without further ado...
Our fulfillment partners have received the books!
Books! And more books!
I'll share some more photos of an initial unboxing, sent to me by our fulfillment partner in the EU.
Unboxing a case of ten copies of TLP
The finished book. It looks beautiful!
Putting a copy of TLP in a book mailer
Ready to ship!
The book looks exactly as we envisioned!
One very minor issue: as you can see in one of the photos, a metal ring is bent slightly out of place on a copy. This may be the case on your copy when you receive it. This is an expected part of a worldwide shipping process and is easy to fix -- just gently bend the ring back into place, and everything should be good thereafter. I don't anticipate any quality issues; just wanted to pass along this detail, as it was noted to me as books started shipping out from one fulfillment hub.
Shipment
First backer rewards and then pre-orders are being shipped out, as quickly as our partners can pack them. I have heard from one lucky individual who posted a comment here that they have already received their copy. I'm guessing they are situated close to an origin point! I've tried to synchronize delivery inasmuch as such a thing is possible these days. My expectations are that most backers will have orders delivered over the next week or two, depending on your location.
Add-on dry-erase pens have also been received by (or are passing through customs and will very soon to be in the hands of) our distribution partners.
I have heard there may be a customs hang-up in Australia, where one of our fulfillment partners resides. If you're in the APAC region, please be patient while this gets sorted out. I've done all I can to keep things moving and want everyone to receive their reward as soon as possible. APAC orders with a dry-erase pen add-on will be on hold until pens arrive at the warehouse, so the entire order can be sent out in a single package. This might add a week or two to delivery, but I'm crossing my fingers it won't be that long.
I have yet to receive my own set of mass-produced (non-prototype) copies of TLP. As soon as I do, which should be this upcoming week, I'll be making them available to those who selected a Local Pickup option. If that's your selection, be on the lookout for an email from me.
Electronic (print-and-play) version
The English e-version of TLP is also (practically) ready! I'm publishing it through DriveThruRPG.com, which is a popular site for purchasing electronic and print-on-demand RPG manuals, games, resource and reference materials, and much, much more. I've requested the site make TLP available for purchase, and I should be hearing back from them on that next week.
For those who are expecting an e-version as part of your reward or pre-order, I'm putting together the list of recipients for the site to send a link, which will be for your licensed reward copy. Look for that over the next week.
I stand by the physical book being the recommended play experience, and if you're getting a book soon, I'd encourage you to wait till you get it in your hands to look through all the content in the book in person. I know that's easy to say, and it's up to you, of course!
The Italian localized version is still underway and close to completion. I'd say it's 80-85% complete at this point, and I hope to have it up on the site as well very soon.
Experiencing the book
I've received some glowing remarks from individuals who have seen the finished book. At this point, I won't share those, because I'd like you to form your own fresh experience with TLP as you see and hold it for the first time. Hope you will find it was well worth the wait, and I'd love to hear about your experience!
What's next?
I'll post another update here once I've received confirmation that all rewards/pre-orders have been shipped out to everyone, everywhere around the globe. After that point, if another couple weeks has gone by, and you still haven't heard or seen anything on your end, please contact me and I'll look into it. (Before that point, feel free to contact me as well, but if you're writing to ask about delivery, I'll likely tell you that you need to wait a bit longer to receive your reward.)
Once I have copies in-hand, I'll be sending out some review copies to spread the word about TLP. If there's an online site or group that you think would be interested in reviewing TLP, let me know and I'll look into reaching out to them!
Nearing the end of this project, with the beginning of your experience with our creation, I'd like to express my thanks and gratitude one more time for your enthusiasm, support, and patience while our team crafted this unique puzzle game experience. It is thanks in part to you that TLP exists. As you see the book, remember that you were a part of it!
