Goblin and Coins
8 years anniversary
Thank you for all your support throughout the years. 8 years, to be more precise, as the first game in the series - Goblin and Coins - was released on November 8th 2016. Time simply flies by. There are two more Goblin and coins games since, a very difficult Goblin and Coins II with metroidvania-lik levels and a focus on exploration and acquiring upgrades, and an easier alternative to it, The Lost Recipes, which is more similar to the first game, with mostly linear levels and unlimited continues.
In order to celebrate together, a franchise link has been created on steam, so it's easier to find all the games in the series, and also there will be a significant discount on all three games at the same time a bit later this month (scheduling requirements prevent it from starting today). Don't forget that purchasing a complete-your-collection bundle gives you an additional discount on top of the regular discount.
Happy 8th goblinversary to all of you!
PS
There just might be a tiny giveaway hidden here.
The Lost Recipes is OUT NOW!
What awaits you?
- Familiar platforming mechanics, traps and enemies, but improved!
- 25 handcrafted levels
- world 1 very easy, worlds 2 and 3 easy/medium, worlds 4-5 a bit challenging
- Unlimited continues / level restarts
- No boss fights, just platforming fun!
- Double-jump available from the very start of the game
- 5 brand new recipes to unlock, prepare (baking), and post your artwork to the game hub
- English and Serbian language (with Brazilian Portuguese coming soon and more to potentially come later)
- Gamepad support, keyboard re-binding
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2677680/Goblin_and_Coins_II_The_Lost_Recipes/
Please note - if you're using GNU/Linux and your default Proton doesn't work, try switching to version 9.0.2.
The Lost Recipes will release on August 28th
Let's head back into adventuring and numismatics! The Lost Recipes, a much easier stand-alone expansion for the Goblin and Coins II, will release on August 28th on Steam.
What can you expect?
- 25 handcrafted levels (that get a bit challenging close to the end, but are a walk in the park compared to the most of GnC2 maze-like levels)
- Familiar mechanics, traps and enemies - but improved!
- Unlimited continues / level restarts
- No boss fights, just platforming
- Double-jump available from the very start of the game
- 5 brand new recipes to unlock, prepare, and post your artwork to the game hub
- Locked chests, shortcut portals and secret areas
- Affordable price
- Doesn't require you to play any previous game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2677680/Goblin_and_Coins_II_The_Lost_Recipes/
GnC2 The Lost Recipes DEMO is available now!
The free DEMO for the next adventure in the series is here now. It's been prepared for the upcoming Steam NextFest June2024, but before the press and public get to check it out, you have the opportunity to byte in first.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2677680/Goblin_and_Coins_II_The_Lost_Recipes/
If you have any comments or questions, you can leave feedback in the dedicated thread in the game forums right here on Steam.
Thank you for the support!
GnCII: The Lost Recipes coming Q1 2024
Where are the lost recipes?
https://youtu.be/BBPgc_HR3TU
- 5 areas with 25 levels total
- familiar and new enemies and traps
- unlimited continues for a casual experience
- new recipes to collect
- TBA
(follow the dev page or discord to be the first to know, store page coming later)
Goblin and Coins II is coming to Steam in April 2023
https://youtu.be/u-DVAzLCTy0
Run and jump through a new adventure, explore the world, collect coins, unlock upgrades, revisit levels to find secrets and face enemies old and new.
What's new?
- Improved graphics, extended mechanics and simple puzzles
- Create your own difficulty by getting or ignoring the upgrades
- Revisit levels, find secrets, optional easier start for the new players
- No game over - there's a secret way to regain your lost lives...
- It Already supports English, Serbian, Turkish, Brazilian Portuguese and Russian, with more languages coming in the future.
Click here to follow and wishlist now.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/694990/Goblin_and_Coins_II/
Try the Goblin and Coins II DEMO in the NEXT Fest
What to expect in the DEMO:
- English and Serbian language only. More to come in the full release.
- Only the Windows build available for now, Linux/SteamDeck dedicated build coming later (you can try and use Proton though, should work perfectly).
- All settings and options available, be sure to tune it to your liking before playing.
- Available levels: Midnight raid, Sunny beach, Fisherman's village, Dark mines, Downhill, Cpt. Greenbeard boss fight, Snowy pass, Ice caves (+ the underground, a special level you only get to see after you lose all lives/continues). These are the initial levels and are on the easy side.
- Quarter of the world map, including store/trader (ingame coins exchanged for upgrades, no mtx!)
- Upgrade 2 (double jump) is purchasable for free (available sum will go into debt now, will cost 100 coins later. I recommend getting the 4th life first, so you can have both)
- Upgrade 4 (shrinky in a blinky) works automatically without a purchase (will cost 200 coins later, enables using crawlspaces)
The Steam NEXT FEST June '22 edition will run from June 13th to 20th, so be sure to download and try the demo before the time runs out.
If you have any comments and want to provide feedback after playing the DEMO you can visit the forums and write your thoughts there (you can also press F1 in game to jump there instantly).
Goblin and Coins works on SteamDeck
We're all waiting for Valve to test and sort all the 60.000+ games on Steam for SteamDeck compatibility. With that amount of material to go through, it's understandable that Goblin and Coins, being a very small indie game, won't be a priority for a while, and that's okay (there's ~1300 games rated so far).
But while we wait for the official rating, there's many 3rd parties that have access to SteamDeck and with the lifting of embargos and the official release of the handheld, it's now possible to simply have the game tested - not as throuough as Valve's doing it and certainly not with an official verified/playable rating yet - but enough to know there's a 2D platformer you can run on your brand new handheld when that bean soup starts playing it's tune.
Source for the pic and the test: LiamD from GamingOnLinux.com . It's an amazing website for all gaming news and reviews related to gaming on GNU/Linux, check it out.