Anchovy Works creates original story IP. We turn our stories into novels, games, film and animation ourselves, or build them with specialist studios and investors.
Everything we do starts with an original story: a world, its characters and the words they speak. That story belongs to Anchovy Works, and it can take any form.
Some forms we make ourselves. For others we work with the people who do them best.
Story IP
Original worlds, characters and scenarios, written and owned by Anchovy Works.
Made in-house
Novels, games, films and animation we produce ourselves from our own stories. LING the Bell Saint is the first.
Made with partners
Co-development with specialist studios, publishers and investors, built on our stories.
Projects
What we're making
Project 01
Parnassus
An original story IP in development. Details are private for now.
Four bells. Four chosen sisters. While the corrupt Black Chancery rules the land, the bells of the old abbeys begin to ring again, and each one calls a saint.
One bell · one gift · one calling
Each saint is named for the word for “bell” in her homeland. Each signature move belongs to an hour of the abbey’s prayers: dawn, evening, night and midnight.
Ashford · Kick fighter
LING
Her name means “bell” in the tongue of the East.
Bell
Every kick she lands rings like a bell and carries its light.
Signature
Dawnbell
Colors
Black, white and gold
Who she is
A nun of the Abbey of Saint Aurel. Left at the abbey gate as a baby on a winter night by a traveler from the East, with only a jade pendant. An old monk trained her in a martial art built on kicks, and she fights with nothing else. Blunt, warm, and quick to act.
Flaw
Reckless. She fights without armor and is always the one who comes back hurt.
Dawnbell — at sunrise on the abbey bell tower.
Hollowmere · Paladin
CAMPANA
Her name means the great church bell.
Bell
Her bell-shield rings a wall of sound that stops attacks and draws enemies to her.
Signature
Vespertoll
Colors
White and silver
Who she is
The eldest of the four. A knight-saint of discipline and honor who stands in front so the others don’t have to.
Flaw
She believes in rules, and the Black Chancery is the law. Choosing between the law and the people tears at her.
With LING
At first she sees LING as a careless youngest sister. They clash, then learn to fight back to back.
Vespertoll — holding the abbey gate at dusk.
Frostvale · Healer
KELLA
Named for the bells of the snowbound north.
Bell
The chimes on her staff heal every wound they reach. Rung hard, they wrap her friends in a ward.
Signature
Complinechime
Colors
White and indigo
Who she is
A gentle healer from the snowy north who carries herbs and bandages everywhere. Kind to everyone, especially small creatures.
Flaw
Fear. In battle she freezes, her hands shake, and the bells fall silent. When someone gets hurt, she blames herself.
With LING
LING comes back bruised from every fight, and Kella scolds her while patching her up. With LING in front, Kella can ring even while trembling.
Complinechime — a snowy mountain path at night.
The Black Chancery · Archer
NOLA
Her name means the small hand bell.
Bell
The bell on her bow forms arrows of light. Only the one she aims at hears it ring.
Signature
Matinsknell
Colors
White and burgundy
Who she is
The youngest. She grew up inside the Chancery’s own chapel and speaks little. Sharp-eyed and always a step ahead.
Flaw
She trusts no one and carries everything alone. Her secrets can put the others in danger.
With LING
LING trusts her from the first day, which unsettles Nola more than any enemy. In time LING becomes the one person she can’t lie to.
Matinsknell — a tower above the Chancery at midnight.
The enemy
Lord Chancellor Malvoir
Head of the Black Chancery, the court that rules the four regions in the king's name. Its judges tax the villages hollow and call it law. The bells were silent for a long time. Now they ring for the people the Chancery forgot.
The Bell Saint Project · First release
LING the Bell Saint
Game · First release · Made by Anchovy Works
LING the Bell Saint
A side-scrolling action game starring LING, released ahead of the rest of the story. She leaves the abbey on the night her bell chooses her and kicks her way across Ashford with the martial art an old monk taught her, and the Dawnbell. Grow stronger stage by stage, and face every judge the Chancery sends.
20 stages
20 bosses
9 enemy types
Pray · Ward · Dawnbell
Character growth
Full voice & score
English
Android · Google PlayComing soon
Title screenStage 1 · Ashford GatePray restores HP and SPBoss · Gate Captain BragClose combatLevel up
Light novel · Planned
The Bell Saint, Volume I
The story before the game. Life inside the Abbey of Saint Aurel, years of training under an old monk from the East, the night the Chancery came, and the bell that chose LING.
Specialist studios, publishers and investors who want to build on our stories: we'd like to hear from you. Players and press can write here too.
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Privacy Policy
Applies to LING the Bell Saint and other apps published by Anchovy Works.
Effective date: October 22, 2026
Summary
Our games do not ask for, collect or share your personal information. There are no accounts, no ads and no analytics in LING the Bell Saint.
Information we collect
None. The game does not collect names, email addresses, contacts, location, device identifiers or any other personal data.
Data stored on your device
Your game progress and settings, such as cleared stages, character level and sound volume, are saved only on your device. This data is never sent to us or to anyone else. Uninstalling the game deletes it.
Purchases
Purchases are handled entirely by Google Play. We do not receive your payment details. Google's own privacy policy applies to that transaction.
Permissions
The game does not request access to your camera, microphone, contacts, location or files.
Children
Because we collect no personal information, we do not knowingly collect information from children of any age.
Changes to this policy
If a future update adds features that use data, such as online leaderboards, we will update this page and the effective date before that update is released.
