Tag Archives: indie
Madcap Castle is a love letter to retro portables
The challenging game Madcap Castle is retro portable coming to Linux. While the developmer is indie studio Diel Mormac Games. Publishing by IDJ Games. The release date promises to bring many adventures. Also creative fun and a lot of nostalgia through 150 levels. The games coming to Steam and Itch on December 11th, 2017 for Linux, Mac and Windows. So this is a true loveletter to those retro portable games on Steam.
Relic Hunters Legend fully funded via Kickstarter
Rogue Snail concluded their 2017 Kickstarter for Relic Hunters Legend. Since the campaign is funded, raising a total of $55,185 USD for the games arrival on Linux, Mac and Windows. Also, the games campaign even reached its first stretch goal: “Asteroid Dungeon”. Which is an endless challenge mode with daily and seasonal leaderboards.
Humble Bundle gets acquired by IGN
Since I follow Humble Bundle on Tumblr, I noticed this post. Media giant IGN just announced the acquisition of Humble Bundle. The company we all know for selling packs of indie games at pay-what-you-want prices. While terms of the deal are not disclosed.
What about Linux and Ubuntu support?
What about indie games?
This is potentially a big deal for game developers. Since Humble has also seen expansion into publishing gaming. Paying devs to make games for its subscription-based monthly game club. Maintaining the subscription-based online game trove. Plus operating an online game storefront.
Warlocks 2: God Slayers sequel – latest trailer
Warlocks 2: God Slayers is a sequel to Warlocks vs Shadows on Steam. Since this an action-filled hack ‘n slash experience with wizards and meteor showers. Which is obviously coming to Linux as a day-one release, as well as Mac and Windows.
While introducing a brand new story. Since the titled Warlocks now need to face the gods themselves. So the Order of Warlocks has been called to challenge the gods. Working to dethrone them from their obnoxious mighty positions.
Warlocks vs Shadows was the first big game. Since the Steam rating hold steady with a 64% Postive Review rating, there are issues. Therefore developer Frozen District admit to their mistakes. Both during development and after, which is something that is understood. And seeing that Warlocks vs Shadows has already been Greenlit. We are keen to share the news.
So Frozen District are paying attention the preview games players’ feedback. There were some good foundations in the game. Which is the influence for the developers to make it into a great experience. Since the previous game featured small maps and arenas. Which didn’t leave a lot of room for exploration. So they are now building actual locations to visit. Complete with their own wild monsters. So each universe has it’s own inhabitants. Each behave differently when approached.
There’s a lot we want to change and add, but there are some basic things that will stay for sure – wizards, co-op (we’ll spend a lot more time on polishing it and making it as user friendly as possible) and big-ass bosses 😉
Warlocks 2: God Slayers | Gamescom Trailer:
Warlocks 2: God Slayers Features:
- awesome pixel art with hand-drawn animations
- fresh hack ‘n slash experience in both local and online co-op
- enemies have their own skill sets and work together to take you down
- special familiar slot for your character (with evolutions!)
- giant bosses waiting to get slayed
- tons of randomly generated loot waiting for you to pick ’em up
Other Features:
- wizards, warlocks, sorcerers
- awesome co-op experience (local and online)
- familiar slot in your EQ (you can evolve your familiar!)
- cheesy and over the top story
Warlocks 2: God Slayers will be available Q1 2018 on Steam. Since the games going to debut on Linux, Mac and Windows.
Beat The Game release coming soon (on Linux)
Plan of Attack are working with San Francisco based studio, Worm Animation. Their upcoming music adventure title, #BeatTheGame is coming soon (this summer). So expect to see #games debut on Linux, Mac and #Windows as well as Xbox One. Beat The Game is a charming and surreal adventure. Since the games inspiration comes from twentieth century surrealists, Dali and Ernst. As well as modern European techno.
Since a new trailer has made a debut. Which looks like Worm Animation are moving that much closer to a full release. Since it is due this summer, we still do not have a firm release date. Yet we we do have a new trailer.
Beat The Game – Trailer 2:
Beat The Game Features:
- A fusion of classic adventure/exploration gameplay combined with intuitive music-sequencing.
- Explore hand-crafted 3D environments to discover sounds and use your recorder to sample them.
- Combine samples to create your own dynamic club soundtrack.
- Beautiful art style riffing riffing on the great European surrealists of the 20th century—Dali and Ernst.
So Worm Animation take players on a journey with Mistik. Since we this is our hero of Beat The Game, we have to uncover the mysterious. While adventuring through the abstract universe. Since our hero finds himself in this strange world after a motorbike crash. Mistik is a music producer. Armed with a trusty recorder, his goal is to collect the samples. Which are scattered around the game’s beautiful, dream-like environments. All in order to create the ultimate track. Esteemed house and techno producer, Marc Houle, is scoring the soundtrack. While ensuring the player is capable of making anything from mellow. All the way to dusty rollers, upbeat and acid house. With a cast of warm, funny characters. A visual style that draws on classic animation. Beat The Game is a timeless journey about the joy of creating music.
Beat The Game is a timeless journey about the joy of creating music. Since the games coming soon (this summer) to Linux, Mac and Windows via Steam and Humble Store. We still do not have a solid release date, yet.
