If you're one of those space lovers, you might have seen that the European Space Agency (ESA) are at Gamescom this year, which seems like a fitting time to let you all know that we are partnering with them once more for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life!
The European Space Agency is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
We are going to be working with the folks at ESA to make sure we can bring authenticity and real-world science into our sequel to Mars Horizon. As the sequel focuses on The Search for Life, we are excited to talk to them about biosignature detection, sample return, and much more. Their partnership ensures that we can create an authentic game in Mars Horizon 2, as we did with the first!
We are excited to announce that we are supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Oceans Day!
The WDC World Oceans Day Sale starts today and runs until 15th June, 10am PDT 2023, and you can save a fin-tastic 50% off Mars Horizon 1 and 90% off Dark Future: Blood Red States. We will also donate 20% of our net profits to WDC to support their conservation work.*
WDC, Whale and Dolphin conservation is the leading global charity dedicated to the protection and conservation of whales and dolphins.
Their expert-led teams in the UK, Europe, the Americas, and Australasia work across the whole spectrum of threats, from climate breakdown to accidental entanglements in fishing gear. They bring together, and work hand-in-hand with, businesses, philanthropists, scientists, NGOs, governments and grassroots communities to find solutions to the problems faced by whales and dolphins.
Their aim is to reverse the global decline in whale and dolphin populations by:
Stopping cruelty from deliberate harms such as whaling and captivity.
Creating safe seas, free from the threat of pollution, collisions with vessels and accidental entanglement in fishing gear.
Winning recognition of whales and dolphins as sentient, socially complex beings, and our allies in the fight against climate and nature breakdown.
Whales and dolphins are awe-inspiring. They are intelligent beings, vital for the health of the ocean and planet. They have suffered from terrible harm - deliberate and accidental - and their homes and populations are under threat. But it's not too late.
Together we can still help them recover and flourish and they can help us reconnect with the wild, and repair the damage we have caused.
Thank you for joining us and for supporting WDC! 🐳
*20% of our net developer revenue from this sale will support WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation. Whale and Dolphin Conservation is a UK registered charity (no. 1014705)
Warhammer Skulls Festival - Dark Future: Blood Red States
We're delighted to be part of the Warhammer Skulls Festival again this year!
Dark Future: Blood Red Sates is our reboot of the cult Games Workshop 1988 game of car combat. Grab the game here or get the Developer Archive DLC - which has a folder full of normally developer-only builds and videos that gives you an unprecedented glimpse into the making of a video game, and also has PDFs of the original 1988 game rules/setting, the expansion rules of White Line Fever and the Golgotha Run PDF!
Make sure to check out Warhammer Skulls Festival main page for loads of exciting announcements and discounts on great Games Workshop titles plus hear from their awesome host Rahul Kohli!
Dark Future's is four years old 🍰
We recently celebrated Dark Future: Blood Red States fourth birthday! What better time to take a look back at the making of the game in our stream for Digital Tabletop Fest:
You can also check out these links below to learn more and see what goes into making a game:
💀Warhammer Skulls Festival 💀 Dark Future: Blood Red States
As part of the Warhammer Skulls Festival you can get the game and DLC for a massive 70% off!
Dark Future: Blood Red States is our reboot of the cult Games Workshop 1988 game of car combat. Right now you can get the game for 70% off - but also you can get the Developer Archive DLC for 50% off too - which has a folder full of normally developer-only builds and videos that gives you an unprecedented glimpse into the making of a video game, and also has PDFs of the original 1988 game rules/setting, the expansion rules of White Line Fever and the Golgotha Run PDF!
Here, the government is non-existent and society, struggling against pollution, stagnation, catastrophic climate change and gang warfare, is at the point of collapse. You are a highway warrior for hire, taking on contracts to keep the few laws that exist, in check. In the game you battle against roving gangs to control the dangerous roads and earn a living in these dangerous times. Tool up your vehicle with a range of weapons and upgrades in this game of both action and strategy that features a unique time-dilating command mode to help you make tactical decisions as metal crashes metal.
Check out our stream of the game for Digital Tabletop Fest to get an insight into the making of:
Want to know more about Dark Future and the game we made? Here’s a few links that will warp your reality;
💀Skulls Sale 💀 Now is the time to drive into the Dark Future
Dark Future: Blood Red States is our reboot of the cult Games Workshop 1988 game of car combat. We launched our reboot on 18th May 2019, just over two years ago - that anniversary combined with the fact that the game is in the immense Skulls Sale 2021 means that, if you’ve not already got the game and the DLC for it, then today is a good day to drive into the darkest of futures!
An alternative America. In another 2025.
Here, the government is non-existent and society, struggling against pollution, stagnation, catastrophic climate change and gang warfare, is at the point of collapse. You are a highway warrior for hire, taking on contracts to keep the few laws that exist, in check. In the game you battle against roving gangs to control the dangerous roads and earn a living in these dangerous times. Tool up your vehicle with a range of weapons and upgrades in this game of both action and strategy that features a unique time-dilating command mode to help you make tactical decisions as metal crashes metal.
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Right now you can get the game for 50% off - but also you can get the Developer Archive DLC for 50% off too - which has a folder full of normally developer-only builds and videos that gives you an unprecedented glimpse into the making of a video game, and also has PDFs of the original 1988 game rules/setting, the expansion rules of White Line Fever and the Golgotha Run PDF!
(As well as Dark Future, there’s a ton of amazing titles in the Skulls Sale 2021, so you’ll want to check it out too!)
Want to know more about Dark Future and the game we made? Here’s a few links that will warp your reality;
A deep dive into Dark Future Blood Red States, the digital adaptation of the 1988 Games Workshop cult classic board game ‘Dark Future’ and also look into the subgenre of car combat games. The stream also includes a special guest, Graeme Davis, one of the developers on the original 1988 Games Workshop physical game.
Auroch Digital Podcast episode - Non-Warhammer Games Workshop Games
Here at Auroch Digital we are huge Games Workshop fans, especially our CEO Tomas Rawlings.
This passion for Games Workshop titles has led us to adapt several of their games into video games. In this episode of our podcast Tomas joins Jem and Matt to talk about some of the games that Games Workshop made that were not Warhammer titles, and how we came to turn some of those into video games.
As part of the festival of Warhammer gaming that is Skulls for the Skull Throne 4 we’ve put Dark Future on discount at 30% off, and we’ve added five new cosmetic skins for player vehicles;
True Fan (Interceptor Light)
Omega (Civilian Vehicle)
Go Fasta (T-Bird Thunder)
Blocked (Interceptor Light)
Hexed (Interceptor Medium)
If you plan on heading out onto the highways with these new additions, grab some screenshots with the built-in capture tool and send us your best ones via our Discord, or tag @AurochDigital if you share them on social media.
Patch Notes: 28th May 2020, Mytholmroyd
Hello all,
This update adds new Player Vehicle Skins with which to look extra stylish while dealing death to your fellow road users. If you’ve unlocked a character that uses the corresponding vehicle then you can assign that skin regardless of whether you’ve completed their Season.
If you missed some of our previous updates, click the links below to see what’s been added since launch;
- Added five new Player Vehicle Skins: True Fan (Interceptor Light), Omega (Civilian Vehicle), Go Fasta (T-Bird Thunder), Blocked (Interceptor Light), Hexed (Interceptor Medium).
Bug Fixes
- Fixed typo: rogue apostrophe on Tutorial. - Fixed typo: the Guided Rockets now fire in a “salvo”.
Want to swap strategies or share road war stories? Fancy a peek at what the studio is up to next? Head on over to our Discord and official website.
Happy hunting!
Our latest update is now live - plus competitions and podcasts!
Hi there!
Our latest update is now live!
The Suckley update focuses on improving visibility for achievement progress, introduces the ability to swap between vehicle skins, and brings with it bug fixes and some other minor improvements to the overall package. Read the full patch notes here, or the quick improvements summary below.
Improvements
In-game achievements menu added. This handy update shows how close you are to reaching specific achievements. It’s accessible from the Main Menu and during combat when the game is paused.
Added the ability to swap between Normal and Pro paint scheme for character vehicles, once that character is completed.
Message box and Discord button added to Main Menu.
Moved version info about game to Options.
Photo Competition
Each month we run a photo competition using the in-game screenshot - you can find the latest one here. This month the theme is Machine Guns - enter your photos and you could win 2 games and a Dark Future novel!
Thank you again for all your great reviews here on Steam and spreading the word about the game with your friends - as a small studio, we really appreciate your support! And as always if you have any questions do let us know here on Steam, or over on our Discord.
