Shaz here, game designer on BFF or Die. This week we’d like to show you a 5 minute mini documentary about BFF or Die which was made in November 2017. Making this game has been a journey of over four years so far. As a small team there are a lot of different things we do other than make the game itself…!
In this vid, videographers Tom Lafferty and Jack Hynes tag along with me to co-working office Space4, the games showcase at Reading Comic Con, a meetup/party at UKIE who are one of the UK trade bodies for video games and to a London Indies meetup which is a game developer community group I’m part of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwRRUPScftM
It tends to be me who takes the game around to public events, that’s why you don’t see Alex, our artist, or Anj, our programmer in this vid. Hopefully you’ll see them in a future video if they let me do that..! They usually prefer to be left to work on the game is their secret bunkers :D
At this point we’ve seen around 2000 people play the game at various stages of development over the years at many different events. It’s been a great way to help us see how to improve the game by listening to feedback and also a lot of motivation to keep going after seeing all the positive reactions and hearing the nice comments. We’ll post something more in depth about that another time..!
Btw the gameplay shown in the mini documentary is, of course, now old and outdated so check out the latest trailer below for more recent gameplay footage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KrsVnsbgGQ
See ya soon!
BFF or Die is releasing on September 13th!
Hey BFFs!
We’re super-excited to announce that BFF or Die will be releasing via Steam on September 13th, 2018! After the game’s received such great feedback at shows throughout the UK over the last few years, we’re delighted to finally give you all the chance to play the way we always imagined: cosied up on the couch with your friends, families and loved ones!
Throughout the last few months we’ve been working hard to make the ancient architect of Egypt stand out and look as good as it can, as shown in the screenshots below. With just over two months until the game’s release, we’ll be using that time to extensively test the game and give you a truly memorable co-op experience with your nearest and dearest.
The camera movement is one of the many things that we've been refining lately. The main gameplay sections have a tilted overhead viewpoint so you can see each environment clearly.
Then at certain moments the cam zooms in on the environment, an object or a character to progress the story of why our alien time travellers are in the predicament they find themselves in.
We know some people will enjoy following along with the story and voicing the text themselves but some just want to play, so if you want you can skip the story sections easily (you can see the button commands on the top right of the pic).
Hello from the BFF or Die Team :)
We have some great news to share: our Steam page is live! BFF or Die is finally releasing to all earthlings in 2018. Take a virtual holiday to Ancient Egypt and celebrate the disappearance of those winter blues. Jump in your Space-Time-Machine, master the challenge of single player mode, then invite some friends and family to huddle around the PC and enjoy a different set of challenges in couch co-op mode.
After a roaring success at gaming events both big and small we are excited to finally share the intimate co-op and thrilling solo puzzling of BFF or Die. Born in 2014, BFF or Die was Greenlit on Steam two years later thanks to enthusiastic gamers recognising the potential of our concept.
Since then we’ve been nominated for and won awards, including Intel Level-Up, GameOn 2.0’s Best Multiplayer Game and we were among the finalists in the Develop Conference Indie Showcase. We were also lucky enough to receive funding support from the UK Games Fund who can only help a small fraction of the studios who apply to them.
BFF or Die has toured the the UK games events circuit for over four years, bringing challenge, panic, laughs, and high fives to over two thousand people, all of whom helped to shape the gameplay through their reactions and feedback. Thankyou to everyone who helped us sculpt the experience of BFF or Die which has been years in the making.
We’ve been working hard all that time - tweaking our time machine, modifying the mummies, and adapting our alien apparatus to make BFF or Die the best game it can be. Now it’s your turn to enjoy it :) We are super excited to share it with you all!
To keep up to date with the latest news on your otherworldly pals, be sure to add BFF or Die to your Steam Wishlist and follow us on Twitter.
Get ready to graduate from the prestigious Intergalactic Time Academy!
